Francisco Cabral (tennis)
{{Short description|Portuguese tennis player}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Francisco Cabral
| image =
| country = {{POR}}
| fullname =
| residence =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|1|8|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Porto, Portugal
| height = {{convert|abbr=on|1.91|m}}
| turnedpro =
| plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
| careerprizemoney = $415,282
| singlesrecord = 0–1
| singlestitles = 0
| highestsinglesranking = No. 862 (5 March 2018)
| currentsinglesranking = No. 1,378 (13 January 2025)
| Othertournaments = yes
| Olympicsresult = 1R (2024)
| doublesrecord = 54–56
| doublestitles = 2
| highestdoublesranking = No. 45 (12 September 2022)
| currentdoublesranking = No. 76 (13 January 2025)
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = QF (2025)
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 3R (2023)
| WimbledonDoublesresult = 2R (2022, 2023, 2024)
| USOpenDoublesresult = 3R (2024)
| OthertournamentsDoubles = yes
| OlympicsDoublesresult = 2R (2024)
| updated = 13 January 2025
}}
Francisco Cabral ({{IPA|pt|fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃku kɐˈβɾal}}; born 8 January 1997) is a Portuguese tennis player who specializes in doubles.
He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 45 achieved on 12 September 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/francisco-cabral/cl84/overview|title = Francisco Cabral | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis}}
Cabral has won two ATP doubles titles, one partnering with Nuno Borges and another pairing with Tomislav Brkić. He has also won nine ATP Challenger doubles titles with Nuno Borges, including a record of six in the year of 2021,{{cite web | url=https://www.tennis-tourtalk.com/83557/borges-to-face-tseng-in-maia-open-final | title=Borges to Face Tseng in Maia Open Final | date=18 December 2021 | access-date=29 April 2022 | archive-date=23 November 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123010853/https://www.tennis-tourtalk.com/83557/borges-to-face-tseng-in-maia-open-final | url-status=dead }} as well as one with Szymon Walków and another with Nicolás Barrientos.
Career
=2021-2024: Record Six Challenger titles in a year, ATP historic title, Top 50, Olympics debut=
Since 2021 Francisco Cabral has focused his professional career on doubles and in that year he won a record of six doubles titles partnering with Nuno Borges.{{cite web | url=https://www.tennis-tourtalk.com/83557/borges-to-face-tseng-in-maia-open-final | title=Borges to Face Tseng in Maia Open Final | date=18 December 2021 | access-date=29 April 2022 | archive-date=23 November 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123010853/https://www.tennis-tourtalk.com/83557/borges-to-face-tseng-in-maia-open-final | url-status=dead }}
In May 2022, he reached the top 100 in doubles after a semifinal {{cite web | url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/estoril-munich-2022-doubles-friday | title=Home Favourites Nuno Borges/Francisco Cabral Continue Dream Run in Estoril | ATP Tour | Tennis }}{{cite web | url=https://www.raquetc.com/2022/04/29/francisco-cabral-e-nuno-borges-estao-nas-meias-finais-do-millennium-estoril-open/ | title=Francisco Cabral e Nuno Borges estão nas meias finais do Millennium Estoril Open | date=29 April 2022 }} and first ATP 250 final showing at the 2022 Estoril Open with Borges as a wildcard pair, where they defeated the top seeded pair Jamie Murray and Michael Venus en route. They became the first Portuguese pair to reach and win the final at their home tournament and all this on their ATP doubles debut.{{cite tweet|number=1520390606987706372|user=EstorilOpen|title=HISTORY IN ESTORIL!Francisco Cabral and Nuno Borges are the first ever Portuguese doubles pair to reach the final…|date=30 April 2022}}{{cite web | url=https://www.ojogo.pt/modalidades/tenis/noticias/portugueses-nuno-borges-e-francisco-cabral-fazem-historia-no-estoril-open-14814015.html | title=Portugueses Nuno Borges e Francisco Cabral fazem história no Estoril Open }}{{cite web | url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/estoril-munich-2022-doubles-saturday | title=Maximo Gonzalez/Andre Goransson Reach Estoril Final on Team Debut | ATP Tour | Tennis }}{{Cite web |title=Estoril Open {{!}} Results {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/estoril/7290/overview |access-date=2022-05-01 |website=ATP Tour}}
In July 2022, Francisco Cabral won his second ATP 250 title at the 2022 Swiss Open in Gstaad this time pairing with Tomislav Brkić.
ATP career finals
=Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runners-up)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|1–0 |Estoril Open, Portugal |250 Series |Clay |{{flagicon|POR}} Nuno Borges |{{flagicon|ARG}} Máximo González |6–2, 6–3 |
| bgcolor=98FB98|Win
|2–0 |2022 Swiss Open Gstaad – Doubles |Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland |250 Series |Clay |{{flagicon|BIH}} Tomislav Brkić |{{flagicon|NED}} Robin Haase |6–4, 6–4 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|2–1 |Banja Luka Open, Bosnia and Herzegovina |250 Series |Clay |{{flagicon|KAZ}} Aleksandr Nedovyesov |{{flagicon|GBR}} Jamie Murray |5–7, 2–6 |
| bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss
|2–2 |2023 Swedish Open – Men's doubles |Swedish Open, Sweden |250 Series |Clay |{{flagicon|BRA}} Rafael Matos |{{flagicon|ECU}} Gonzalo Escobar |2–6, 2–6 |
| bgcolor= FFA07A|Loss
|2–3 |Chengdu Open, China |250 Series |Hard | {{flagicon|BRA}} Rafael Matos |{{flagicon|FRA}} Sadio Doumbia | 6–4, 5–7, [7–10] |
ATP Challenger Tour titles
=Doubles (11)=
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! Result ! Date ! Category ! Tournament ! Surface ! Partner ! Opponents ! Score |
| bgcolor=moccasin
| style="background:#98FB98" | Win | 11 April 2021 | Challenger | Oeiras, Portugal | Clay | {{flagicon|POR}} Nuno Borges | {{flagicon|RUS}} Pavel Kotov | 6–1, 6–2 |
| bgcolor=moccasin
| style="background:#98FB98" | Win | 25 September 2021 | Challenger | Braga, Portugal | Clay | {{flagicon|POR}} Nuno Borges | {{flagicon|NED}} Jesper de Jong | 6–3, 6–7(4–7), [10–5] |
| bgcolor=moccasin
| style="background:#98FB98" | Win | 6 November 2021 | Challenger | Tenerife, Spain | Hard | {{flagicon|POR}} Nuno Borges | {{flagicon|IND}} Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | 6–3, 6-4 |
| bgcolor=moccasin
| style="background:#98FB98" | Win | 27 November 2021 | Challenger | Manama, Bahrain | Hard | {{flagicon|POR}} Nuno Borges | {{flagicon|AUT}} Maximilian Neuchrist | 7–5, 6–7(5–7), [10–8] |
| bgcolor=moccasin
| style="background:#98FB98" | Win | 11 December 2021 | Challenger | Maia, Portugal | Clay | {{flagicon|POR}} Nuno Borges | {{flagicon|SVK}} Andrej Martin | 6-3, 6-4 |
| bgcolor=moccasin
| style="background:#98FB98" | Win | 18 December 2021 | Challenger | Maia, Portugal | Clay (i) | {{flagicon|POR}} Nuno Borges | {{flagicon|POL}} Piotr Matuszewski | 6-4, 7-5 |
| bgcolor=moccasin
| style="background:#98FB98" | Win | 2 April 2022 | Challenger | Oeiras, Portugal | Clay | {{flagicon|POR}} Nuno Borges | {{flagicon|UZB}} Sanjar Fayziev | 6–3, 6–0 |
| bgcolor=moccasin
| style="background:#98FB98" | Win | 9 April 2022 | Challenger | Oeiras, Portugal | Clay | {{flagicon|POR}} Nuno Borges | {{flagicon|CZE}} Zdeněk Kolář | 6–4, 6–0 |
| bgcolor=moccasin
| style="background:#98FB98" | Win | 23 April 2022 | Challenger | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | {{flagicon|POL}} Szymon Walków | {{flagicon|FRA}} Tristan Lamasine | 6–2, 7–6(14–12) |
| bgcolor=moccasin
| style="background:#98FB98" | Win | 7 May 2022 | Challenger | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | {{flagicon|POR}} Nuno Borges | {{flagicon|CZE}} Andrew Paulson | 6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–5] |
| bgcolor=moccasin
| style="background:#98FB98" | Win | 29 April 2023 | Challenger | Rome, Italy | Clay | {{flagicon|COL}} Nicolás Barrientos | {{flagicon|KAZ}} Andrey Golubev | 6–3, 6–1 |
References
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External links
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