Matías Soto (tennis)
{{Short description|Chilean tennis player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Matías Soto
|image = Matías Soto Chile Open 2024.jpg
|caption = Soto in 2024
|fullname =
|country = {{Flagu|Chile}}
|residence =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|4|27}}
|birth_place = Copiapó, Chile
|height = {{convert|abbr=on|1.70|m}}
|weight =
|turnedpro =
|plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
|college = Baylor
|careerprizemoney = US $128,632
|singlesrecord = 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
|singlestitles = 0
|highestsinglesranking = No. 240 (21 April 2025)
|currentsinglesranking = No. 240 (21 April 2025)
|doublesrecord = 6–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
|doublestitles = 0
|highestdoublesranking = No. 106 (14 April 2025)
|currentdoublesranking = No. 106 (14 April 2025)
|updated = 21 April 2025
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Matías Soto (born 27 April 1999) is a Chilean tennis player.
He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 240 and a doubles ranking of No. 106, achieved in April 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/matias-soto/s0ek/overview|title=Matias Soto | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis|website=ATP Tour}} He is currently the No. 5 player from Chile.{{Cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/rankings/singles?rankRange=0-5000®ion=CHI|title=Chile Rankings | Singles}}
Soto represents Chile at the Davis Cup.{{Cite web|url=https://sicem365.com/s/10405/mens-tennis-matias-soto-selected-to-davis-cup-for-team-chile|title=Men's Tennis Matias Soto Selected to Davis Cup for Team Chile|date=2 September 2021|website=SicEm365}}{{cite web | url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800424370 | title=Davis Cup - Players }}
He played college tennis at Baylor University.{{Cite web|url=https://baylorbears.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/matias-soto/10794|title=Matias Soto – Men's Tennis|website=Baylor University Athletics}}
Career
Soto made his ATP main draw debut in doubles at the 2023 Chile Open after receiving a wildcard with Thiago Seyboth Wild, where he notched his first career ATP tour-level win in doubles, and after two more wins, he reached his first career ATP doubles final.{{cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/pellegrino-vavassori-santiago-2023-doubles-final|title= Pellegrino/Vavassori Save MP To Win Santiago Doubles Title }} As a result he reached the top 300 in the doubles rankings.
He also received a wildcard for the 2024 Chile Open this time partnering Orlando Luz, another Brazilian where he reached his second doubles final. At the same tournament, he also received a wildcard for the singles qualifying competition. {{cite web|url=https://www.chileopen.cl/noticias/matas-soto-e-ignacio-buse-confirmados-como-las-wild-cards-de-la-fase-previa-del-movistar-chile-open-2024|title= Matías Soto e Ignacio Buse confirmados como las wild cards de la fase previa del Movistar Chile Open 2024 |language=es}}
In March 2025, Soto won three back-to-back Challenger doubles titles in Santiago, Asunción and in Concepción, Chile partnering American Vasil Kirkov. {{cite web|url=https://www.adnradio.cl/2025/03/27/en-su-mejor-momento-matias-soto-vuelve-a-ganar-en-dobles-y-esta-cerca-de-obtener-su-tercer-titulo-consecutivo-a-nivel-challenger/|title= En su mejor momento: Matías Soto vuelve a ganar en dobles y está cerca de obtener su tercer título consecutivo a nivel challenger; El chileno, junto al estadounidense Kirkov, se metieron en las semifinales del Challenger 75 de Concepción.|date=27 March 2025|language=es}} {{cite web|url=https://www.adnradio.cl/2025/03/28/brilla-con-luz-propia-matias-soto-se-mete-en-la-final-de-dobles-en-el-challenger-de-concepcion-e-ira-por-su-tercer-titulo-consecutivo/|title= Brilla con luz propia: Matías Soto se mete en la final de dobles en el Challenger de Concepción e irá por su tercer título consecutivo|date=28 March 2025|language=es}} {{cite web|url=https://www.adnradio.cl/2025/03/30/su-tercer-titulo-consecutivo-matias-soto-se-corono-campeon-en-el-dobles-del-challenger-de-concepcion/|title= Su tercer título consecutivo: Matías Soto se coronó campeón en el dobles del Challenger de Concepción|date=30 March 2025|language=es}} At the last tournament in Chile he also reached the semifinals in singles. {{cite web|url=https://www.adnradio.cl/2025/03/28/matias-soto-supera-a-rival-argentino-y-se-mete-en-las-semifinales-del-challenger-de-concepcion/|title= Matías Soto supera a rival argentino y se mete en las semifinales del Challenger de Concepción|date=28 March 2025|language=es}}
ATP Tour finals
=Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)=
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|0–1 |Chile Open, Chile |ATP 250 |Clay |{{flagicon|BRA}} Thiago Seyboth Wild |{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Pellegrino |4–6, 6–3, [10–12] |
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|0–2 |Chile Open, Chile |ATP 250 |Clay |{{flagicon|BRA}} Orlando Luz |{{flagicon|CHI}} Tomás Barrios Vera |2–6, 4–6 |
ATP Challenger Tour finals
=Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)=
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|0–1 |2024 San Luis Open Challenger – Men's singles |style="background:moccasin;"|San Luis, Mexico |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|COL}} Nicolás Mejía |1–6, 7–5, 2–6 |
=Doubles: 12 (9 titles, 3 runner-ups)=
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|1–0 |2023 Challenger Santa Fe – Doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|Santa Fe, Argentina |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|USA}} Vasil Kirkov |{{flagicon|ARG}} Ignacio Monzón |7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
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|1–1 |2023 Santa Cruz Challenger – Doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|ARG}} Gonzalo Villanueva |{{flagicon|BOL}} Boris Arias |2–6, 6–4, [7–10] |
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|2–1 |2023 Challenger Temuco – Doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|Temuco, Chile |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|BRA}} Mateus Alves |{{flagicon|USA}} Aleksandar Kovacevic |6–2, 7–5 |
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|2–2 |style="background:moccasin|Santa Cruz de la Sierra II, Bolivia |style="background:moccasin|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|NZL}} Finn Reynolds |{{flagicon|LBN}} Hady Habib |6–3, 3–6, [7–10] |
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|3–2 |style="background:moccasin|Ibagué, Colombia |style="background:moccasin|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|NZL}} Finn Reynolds |{{flagicon|ARG}} Leonardo Aboian |6–4, 4–6, [10–7] |
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|4–2 |style="background:moccasin|Bogotá, Colombia |style="background:moccasin|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|NZL}} Finn Reynolds |{{flagicon|BRA}} João Lucas Reis da Silva |6–3, 6–4 |
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|5–2 |2024 Antofagasta Challenger – Doubles |style="background:moccasin;"|Antofagasta, Chile |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|BRA}} Mateus Alves |{{flagicon|ARG}} Leonardo Aboian |6–1, 6–4 |
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|6–2 |style="background:moccasin|Curitiba, Brazil |style="background:moccasin|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|BRA}} Fernando Romboli |{{flagicon|POL}} Karol Drzewiecki |7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4) |
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|6–3 |style="background:moccasin|Córdoba, Argentina |style="background:moccasin|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|BRA}} Fernando Romboli |{{flagicon|POL}} Karol Drzewiecki |4–6, 4–6 |
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|7–3 |style="background:moccasin|Santiago, Chile |style="background:moccasin|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|USA}} Vasil Kirkov |{{flagicon|BRA}} Mateus Alves |6–4, 6–3 |
bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|8–3 |style="background:moccasin|Asunción, Paraguay |style="background:moccasin|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|USA}} Vasil Kirkov |{{flagicon|ARG}} Guillermo Durán |6–3, 6–4 |
bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|9–3 |style="background:moccasin|Concepción, Chile |style="background:moccasin|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|USA}} Vasil Kirkov |{{flagicon|JPN}} Seita Watanabe |6–2, 6–4 |
ITF World Tennis Tour finals
=Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
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|1–0 |{{dts|Jun 2022}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Quito, Ecuador |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Clay |{{flagicon|CHI}} Diego Fernández Flores |6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
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|1–1 |{{dts|Jul 2022}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Cancún, Mexico |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Hard |{{flagicon|FRA}} Enzo Wallart |3–6, 3–6 |
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|2–1 |{{dts|Aug 2022}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Portoviejo, Ecuador |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Clay |{{flagicon|BRA}} José Pereira |6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss
|2–2 |{{dts|May 2024}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Trelew, Argentina |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Hard |{{flagicon|JPN}} Kaichi Uchida |6–4, 1–6, 0–6 |
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|3–2 |{{dts|Aug 2024}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Arequipa, Peru |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Clay |{{flagicon|ARG}} Guido Iván Justo |6–0, 7–6(7–2) |
bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss
|3–3 |{{dts|Aug 2024}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Arequipa, Peru |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Clay |{{flagicon|ZIM}} Benjamin Lock |1–6, 3–6 |
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|4–3 |{{dts|Nov 2024}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Recife, Brazil |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Clay (i) |{{flagicon|BRA}} Eduardo Ribeiro |6–4, 6–2 |
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|4–4 |{{dts|Nov 2024}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 São Paulo, Brazil |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Clay |{{flagicon|FRA}} Mathys Erhard |3–6, 3–6 |
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|4–5 |{{dts|Dec 2024}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Santiago, Chile |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Clay |{{flagicon|ARG}} Guido Iván Justo |6–0, 6–7(3–7), 0–6 |
=Doubles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)=
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|0–1 |{{dts|Jul 2019}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Buenos Aires, Argentina |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Clay |{{flagicon|BRA}} Mateus Alves |{{flagicon|ARG}} Maximiliano Estévez |3–6, 2–6 |
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|1–1 |{{dts|Nov 2020}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Fayetteville, USA |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Hard |{{flagicon|GBR}} Charles Broom |{{flagicon|CAN}} Liam Draxl |2–6, 6–2, [10–5] |
bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss
|1–2 |{{dts|Jun 2022}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Quito, Ecuador |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Clay |{{flagicon|CHI}} Diego Fernández Flores |{{flagicon|COL}} Juan Sebastián Osorio |6–7(5–7), 6–7(2–7) |
bgcolor=ffa07a|Loss
|1–3 |{{dts|Aug 2022}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Portoviejo, Ecuador |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Clay |{{flagicon|CHI}} Miguel Fernando Pereira |{{flagicon|USA}} Tristan McCormick |6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|2–3 |{{dts|Aug 2023}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Arequipa, Peru |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Clay |{{flagicon|PER}} Arklon Huertas del Pino |{{flagicon|COL}} Juan Sebastián Osorio |7–5, 6–1 |
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|2–4 |{{dts|Oct 2023}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Norman, USA |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Hard (i) |{{flagicon|GBR}} Mark Whitehouse |{{flagicon|FRA}} Robin Catry |3–6, 4–6 |
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|2–5 |{{dts|Oct 2023}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 Fayetteville, USA |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Hard |{{flagicon|GBR}} Mark Whitehouse |{{flagicon|USA}} Axel Nefve |2–6, 4–6 |
bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|3–5 |{{dts|Aug 2024}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Arequipa, Peru |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Clay |{{flagicon|COL}} Andrés Urrea |{{flagicon|USA}} Pranav Kumar |6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
bgcolor=98fb98|Win
|4–5 |{{dts|Aug 2024}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 Arequipa, Peru |style="background:#cffcff;"|WTT |Clay |{{flagicon|COL}} Andrés Urrea |{{flagicon|USA}} Pranav Kumar |6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
References
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External links
- {{ATP|S0EK}}
- {{ITF|matias-soto/800424370/chi}}
- {{DavisCup|800424370}}
{{Top male singles tennis players by country|CHI}}
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