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Bruno Soares

Bruno Soares
Country (sports) Brazil
ResidenceBelo Horizonte, Brazil
Born (1982-02-27) 27 February 1982 (age 42)
Belo Horizonte
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro2001
RetiredSeptember 2022[1]
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachHugo Daibert
Prize moneyUS $6,948,824
Singles
Career record2–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 221 (22 March 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQ2 (2004)
WimbledonQ1 (2004)
US OpenQ1 (2004)
Doubles
Career record545–324
Career titles35
Highest rankingNo. 2 (17 October 2016)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (2016)
French OpenF (2020)
WimbledonQF (2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018)
US OpenW (2016, 2020)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsSF (2013, 2016, 2017, 2018)
Olympic GamesQF (2012, 2016)
Mixed doubles
Career titles3
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenW (2016)
French OpenSF (2014, 2019)
WimbledonF (2013)
US OpenW (2012, 2014)

Bruno Fraga Soares (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɾunu soˈaɾis];[2] born 27 February 1982) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player who specialised in doubles.

A doubles specialist, Soares won six major titles, the Australian Open and US Open in 2016 alongside Jamie Murray, and the 2020 US Open with Mate Pavić in men's doubles. In mixed doubles, Soares won the 2012 US Open partnering Ekaterina Makarova, the 2014 US Open with Sania Mirza, and the 2016 Australian Open with Elena Vesnina. He also finished runner-up at the 2013 US Open and 2020 French Open in men's doubles, and the 2013 Wimbledon Championships in mixed doubles. Soares was the fourth Brazilian to win a major title in any discipline, following Maria Bueno, Thomaz Koch and Gustavo Kuerten.

He reached his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 2 in October 2016, and has won 35 titles on the ATP Tour, including four at Masters 1000 level. Soares was part of the ATP Doubles Team of the year in both 2016 and 2020. In singles, his highest ranking was world No. 221, achieved in March 2004. Soares has represented Brazil in the Davis Cup since 2005, and competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games.

Professional career

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2008: First ATP title

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In early 2008, Soares won the São Paulo Challenger for the second time, rising in the doubles rankings and gaining the opportunity to compete in the main tournament circuit, the ATP tours. In 2008, Soares had a great campaign. Playing without a permanent partner, he reached the semifinals of Roland Garros and the quarter-finals of the US Open.

In addition, he won his first ATP doubles title in Nottingham, a grass tournament before Wimbledon.[3]

Helped by the winnings of the French Open, Soares decided to finish 2008 marrying architect Bruna Alvim.[4] The couple welcomed their first son, Noah, in 2015.[5]

2009

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In 2009, Soares partnered with Kevin Ullyett from Zimbabwe, a high level doubles player who had won 32 titles and remained ranked among the top 10 for several years. They reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon and Roland Garros, the semifinals of the Masters 1000 Rome and Madrid, the final of the ATP New Haven, and won his second ATP doubles title in Stockholm. At the end of the year, with the retirement of Ullyett, Soares announced a new partnership with Marcelo Melo.[3]

2010

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In 2010, Melo and Soares reached the final of the ATP 250 Auckland at the beginning of the year. In May, they won the title of the ATP 250 Nice. In Roland Garros, Soares defeated the brothers Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan—the world's top doubles players—and reached the quarterfinals. Subsequently, Soares and Melo reached the semifinals of the ATP 500 Hamburg, the final of the ATP 250 Gstaad, the third round of the US Open, the final of the ATP 250 Metz, and the semifinals of the ATP 500 Tokyo and the ATP 250 Stockholm.[3]

2011

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In 2011 at the South American Clay tournaments—a series of four ATP tournaments in Latin America—Melo and Soares won two consecutive titles in the ATP 250 of Chile and Brazil, and were runners-up at the ATP 500 Acapulco. In April, Soares was runner-up of the Masters 1000 Monte Carlo, playing alongside Juan Ignacio Chela. He competed in the semifinals of the ATPs 250s in Nice and Eastbourne. In August, the Melo and Soares arrived at the semifinals of the ATP 500 Washington. In October, with Soares and Melo reached the semifinals of the ATP 500 Valencia and Tokyo, and the final of the ATP 250 Stockholm. Partnered with Nicolas Almagro he was a quarterfinalist in the Masters 1000 Shanghai. In November, Soares and Melo were quarterfinalists in the Masters 1000 Paris. At the end of the year, Melo and Soares ended their partnership.[3]

2012

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Soares partnered with Eric Butorac and went to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and won his sixth ATP doubles title in the ATP 250 Brazil. He also reached the third round at Roland Garros.

On July, he ended his partnership with Butorac and began playing with Alexander Peya. In the first tournament of the new partnership, they were runners-up of the ATP 250 Bastad.[3]

Participating at the London Olympics with Marcelo Melo, Soares reached the quarterfinals after defeating the duo Berdych/Stepanek by 24–22 in the last set.[6][7]

At the US Open along with Peya, Soares reached the quarterfinals of the men's doubles. In that tournament, partnering with Ekaterina Makarova, Soares won the biggest title of his career thus far by becoming mixed-doubles champion. In the first round, they defeated the seeded No. 2 couple Mike Bryan and Lisa Raymond. In the second phase, they defeated Bob Bryan and Kim Clijsters.[8] Since Gustavo Kuerten's 3rd Roland Garros victory in 2001, a Brazilian had not won a Grand Slam title.[9] Soares/Makarova won $150,000 as a prize for the title.[10]

After the mixed doubles title at the US Open, Soares took an impressive winning streak, winning the doubles match of the Davis Cup in Brazil against Russia and won four titles in five consecutive tournaments played. He won the ATP 250 Kuala Lumpur and the ATP 500 Tokyo, both playing with Peya; they played the Masters 1000 Shanghai but lost in the second round. Partnered with Melo he won the ATP 250 Stockholm, and the ATP 500 Valencia playing with Peya. In the Masters 1000 Paris, Soares and Peya were quarterfinalists.[3]

2013

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Soares at the French Open 2013
Bruno Soares and Alexander Peya

2013 was the best year in the Soares' career. In January, he won the ATP 250 Auckland,[11] alongside Scottish Colin Fleming. In February, partnered with Melo, he defeated the Bryan brothers at the Davis Cup in the United States. In the same month, he and Peya won the ATP 250 Brasil—Soares' third win in that tournament—[12] and reached the semifinals of the ATP 500 in Memphis and Acapulco.[3]

In March, Soares reached the semifinals of the Masters 1000 Indian Wells. In April, he won the ATP 500 Barcelona. In May, for the second time in his career, he was runner-up of a Masters 1000 in Madrid, losing only to the world leaders the Bryan brothers. At this point, Soares approached the top 10 doubles, staying at 11th place.[3][13] In Roland Garros, Soares and Peya reached the semifinals of the tournament. With that, Soares entered the top 10, ranking sixth for doubles. Soares equaled Carlos Kirmayr's No. 6 in the world in 1983 as the second-best doubles tennis player in Brazil's history.[14]

In preparation for Wimbledon, Soares was runner-up in the ATP 250 Queens and champion of the ATP 250 Eastbourne, reaching its 200th victory.[15] At Wimbledon, Soares was knocked out in the third round of the men's doubles. In mixed doubles, Soares reached the final of the tournament for the first time, partnered with the American Lisa Raymond.[16] He was runner-up at the ATP 500 Hamburg in July. In August, Soares and Peya won a Masters-1000 title for the first time at the Canadian Open. With that, Soares arrived at the best doubles ranking of his career, No. 4 in the world, equaling Cássio Motta as the best Brazilian doubles player of all time.[3]

At the US Open, Soares "retired" James Blake in the first round of the men's doubles. In mixed doubles, Soares reached the semifinals partnered with Anabel Medina Garrigues. In men's doubles—for the first time in his career—he reached a Grand Slam final. However, Peya suffered a muscle strain near the end of the semifinals game against Melo and Dodig. In the US Open final, Soares could not play well because of the problem, and in the second set, Peya almost abandoned the game. Soares and Peya eventually lost the final in two sets.[17] With these results, Soares qualified in anticipation for the ATP Finals for the first time in his career.

On 7 October 2013, Soares became the No. 3 doubles player in the world; his best position of his career and the best position in the history of Brazilian tennis—surpassing Cassio Motta, who was No. 4 doubles in 1983.[18] At the end of October, Soares and Peya became two-time champions of the ATP 500 Valencia, defeating the Bryan brothers in the final.[19]

2014

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In 2014, the Soares/Peya partnership was beginning not to work as before. During the year, they had as prominent campaigns only the title of the Masters 1000 in Canada and one runner-up finish at the Masters 1000 Indian Wells, as well as a title in the ATP 250 in London. Soares finished the year as No. 10 in the world.[3]

2015

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The partnership did not work well. Just as in 2014, they obtained only two quarterfinals in Grand Slam events, and the result in the Masters 1000 has worsened, with the pair getting only two semifinals in Miami and Canada. Soares finished the year as No. 22 in the world. In October, Soares announced the ending of his partnership with Alexander Peya, and a new partnership with Britain's Jamie Murray in the 2016 season.[3][20]

2016

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Soares has won ten titles with Jamie Murray, including the 2018 Cincinnati Masters

The Soares and Murray partnership had an astonishing start. They reached the semifinals of the Doha ATP Tour 250, the first tournament of the season. On 16 January, Soares and Murray won the second tournament of the season, the Sydney ATP Tour 250.[21] On January 30, the duo won the Australian Open. It was Soares' first Grand Slam title in men's doubles. Murray/Soares defeated the team of the Czech Radek Štěpánek and the Canadian Daniel Nestor in three sets in the men's doubles final. Soares partnered with Elena Vesnina in the mixed doubles and reached the final, where they overcame Horia Tecău and CoCo Vandeweghe in three sets. Soares became the first Brazilian man to win two titles in the same Grand Slam.[22][23]

Soares and Murray would combine to also win the US Open men's doubles title in 2016. Soares ended the season at No. 1 in the ATP doubles race alongside Murray.[24]

2017

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In the new season, the Soares/Murray duo dropped a little income, not obtaining any Grand Slam or Masters 1000 titles. Their best results in these tournaments were the runner-up of the Masters 1000 of Cincinnati, the semifinals of the Masters 1000 of Indian Wells, Shanghai and Paris, and the quarterfinals of Roland Garros and the US Open. They won the ATP 500 from Acapulco, Queens, and the ATP 250 from Stuttgart. Thus, Soares ended the year as No. 10 in the world in doubles.[25]

2018

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Soares obtains as his biggest title the Masters 1000 of Cincinnati. He was also runner-up in the Shanghai Masters 1000, and a semifinalist in Rome and got quarterfinals at Wimbledon and the US Open. He became twice champion of the ATP 500 in Acapulco, won the ATP 500 in Washington, and was runner-up in the ATP 500 in Queens. The year ended as No. 7 in the world in doubles.[26]

2019

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In January, Soares and partner Jamie Murray reached the quarterfinal at the Australian Open, but were defeated in straight sets.[27] In May, they ended their three-and-a-half-year partnership after a first-round loss at the French Open. Soares announced 2018 Australian Open and 2018 Davis Cup winner, Croatian Mate Pavić, as his new partner.[28]

His biggest title of the year was winning the Masters 1000 in Shanghai, playing with Pavic. He also won the Sydney ATP 250 with Murray, and the ATP 250 Stuttgart playing with John Peers. During a difficult year, he was still a semifinalist at the Masters 1000 in Monte Carlo and Cincinnati, made the quarterfinals at the Australian Open and was runner-up in the ATP 500 in Barcelona. He ended the year outside the top 10, which had not happened since 2015, as No. 21 in the world.[29]

2021

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At the US Open, Soares, partnering with Jamie Murray, reached the final for the fourth time in his career, defeating Filip Polášek and John Peers in the semifinals.[30]

2022: Retirement

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He played his last match at the 2022 US Open with Jamie Murray.

Significant finals

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Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2013 US Open Hard Austria Alexander Peya India Leander Paes
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
1–6, 3–6
Win 2016 Australian Open Hard United Kingdom Jamie Murray Canada Daniel Nestor
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Win 2016 US Open Hard United Kingdom Jamie Murray Spain Pablo Carreño Busta
Spain Guillermo García-López
6–2, 6–3
Win 2020 US Open Hard Croatia Mate Pavić Netherlands Wesley Koolhof
Croatia Nikola Mektić
7–5, 6–3
Loss 2020 French Open Clay Croatia Mate Pavić Germany Kevin Krawietz
Germany Andreas Mies
3–6, 5–7
Loss 2021 US Open Hard United Kingdom Jamie Murray United States Rajeev Ram
United Kingdom Joe Salisbury
6–3, 2–6, 2–6

Mixed doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2012 US Open Hard Russia Ekaterina Makarova Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Poland Marcin Matkowski
6–7(8–10), 6–1, [12–10]
Loss 2013 Wimbledon Grass United States Lisa Raymond France Kristina Mladenovic
Canada Daniel Nestor
7–5, 2–6, 6–8
Win 2014 US Open Hard India Sania Mirza United States Abigail Spears
Mexico Santiago González
6–1, 2–6, [11–9]
Win 2016 Australian Open Hard Russia Elena Vesnina United States Coco Vandeweghe
Romania Horia Tecău
6–4, 4–6, [10–5]

Masters 1000 finals

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Doubles: 13 (4 titles, 9 runner-ups)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2011 Monte-Carlo Masters Clay Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
3–6, 2–6
Loss 2013 Madrid Open Clay Austria Alexander Peya United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
2–6, 3–6
Win 2013 Canadian Open Hard Austria Alexander Peya United Kingdom Andy Murray
United Kingdom Colin Fleming
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 2013 Paris Masters Hard (i) Austria Alexander Peya United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
3–6, 3–6
Loss 2014 Indian Wells Masters Hard Austria Alexander Peya United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
4–6, 3–6
Win 2014 Canadian Open Hard Austria Alexander Peya Croatia Ivan Dodig
Brazil Marcelo Melo
6–4, 6–3
Loss 2016 Monte-Carlo Masters Clay United Kingdom Jamie Murray France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
France Nicolas Mahut
6–4, 0–6, [6–10]
Loss 2016 Canadian Open Hard United Kingdom Jamie Murray Croatia Ivan Dodig
Brazil Marcelo Melo
4–6, 4–6
Loss 2017 Cincinnati Masters Hard United Kingdom Jamie Murray France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
France Nicolas Mahut
6–7(6–8), 4–6
Win 2018 Cincinnati Masters Hard United Kingdom Jamie Murray Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal
Colombia Robert Farah
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss 2018 Shanghai Masters Hard United Kingdom Jamie Murray Poland Łukasz Kubot
Brazil Marcelo Melo
4–6, 2–6
Win 2019 Shanghai Masters Hard Croatia Mate Pavić Poland Łukasz Kubot
Brazil Marcelo Melo
6–4, 6–2
Loss 2020 Paris Masters Hard (i) Croatia Mate Pavić Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime
Poland Hubert Hurkacz
7–6(7–3), 6–7(7–9), [2–10]

ATP career finals

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Doubles: 69 (35 titles, 34 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (3–3)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (4–9)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (9–7)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (19–15)
Finals by surface
Hard (22–19)
Clay (7–11)
Grass (6–4)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by location
Outdoors (26–29)
Indoors (9–5)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2008 Nottingham Open, United Kingdom International Grass[a] Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett South Africa Jeff Coetzee
United Kingdom Jamie Murray
6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 1–1 Aug 2008 Washington Open, United States International Hard Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett France Marc Gicquel
Sweden Robert Lindstedt
6–7(6–8), 3–6
Loss 1–2 Aug 2009 New Haven Open, United States 250 Series Hard Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett Austria Julian Knowle
Austria Jürgen Melzer
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 2–2 Oct 2009 Stockholm Open, Sweden 250 Series Hard (i) Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett Sweden Simon Aspelin
Australia Paul Hanley
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 2–3 Jan 2010 Auckland Open, New Zealand 250 Series Hard Brazil Marcelo Melo New Zealand Marcus Daniell
Romania Horia Tecău
5–7, 4–6
Win 3–3 May 2010 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur, France 250 Series Clay Brazil Marcelo Melo India Rohan Bopanna
Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
1–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Loss 3–4 Aug 2010 Swiss Open, Switzerland 250 Series Clay Brazil Marcelo Melo Sweden Johan Brunström
Finland Jarkko Nieminen
3–6, 7–6(7–4), [9–11]
Loss 3–5 Sep 2010 Open de Moselle, France 250 Series Hard (i) Brazil Marcelo Melo Jamaica Dustin Brown
Netherlands Rogier Wassen
3–6, 3–6
Win 4–5 Feb 2011 Chile Open, Chile 250 Series Clay Brazil Marcelo Melo Poland Łukasz Kubot
Austria Oliver Marach
6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win 5–5 Feb 2011 Brasil Open, Brazil 250 Series Clay Brazil Marcelo Melo Spain Pablo Andújar
Spain Daniel Gimeno Traver
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss 5–6 Feb 2011 Mexican Open, Mexico 500 Series Clay Brazil Marcelo Melo Romania Victor Hănescu
Romania Horia Tecău
1–6, 3–6
Loss 5–7 Apr 2011 Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco Masters 1000 Clay Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
3–6, 2–6
Loss 5–8 Oct 2011 Stockholm Open, Sweden 250 Series Hard (i) Brazil Marcelo Melo India Rohan Bopanna
Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
1–6, 3–6
Win 6–8 Feb 2012 Brasil Open, Brazil (2) 250 Series Clay (i) United States Eric Butorac Slovakia Michal Mertiňák
Brazil André Sá
3–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Loss 6–9 Jul 2012 Swedish Open, Sweden 250 Series Clay Austria Alexander Peya Sweden Robert Lindstedt
Romania Horia Tecău
3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 7–9 Sep 2012 Malaysian Open, Malaysia 250 Series Hard (i) Austria Alexander Peya United Kingdom Colin Fleming
United Kingdom Ross Hutchins
5–7, 7–5, [10–7]
Win 8–9 Oct 2012 Japan Open, Japan 500 Series Hard Austria Alexander Peya India Leander Paes
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win 9–9 Oct 2012 Stockholm Open, Sweden (2) 250 Series Hard (i) Brazil Marcelo Melo Sweden Robert Lindstedt
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
6–7(4–7), 7–5, [10–6]
Win 10–9 Oct 2012 Valencia Open, Spain 500 Series Hard (i) Austria Alexander Peya Spain David Marrero
Spain Fernando Verdasco
6–3, 6–2
Win 11–9 Jan 2013 Auckland Open, New Zealand 250 Series Hard United Kingdom Colin Fleming Sweden Johan Brunström
Denmark Frederik Nielsen
7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–2)
Win 12–9 Feb 2013 Brasil Open, Brazil (3) 250 Series Clay (i) Austria Alexander Peya Czech Republic František Čermák
Slovakia Michal Mertiňák
6–7(5–7), 6–2, [10–7]
Win 13–9 Apr 2013 Barcelona Open, Spain 500 Series Clay Austria Alexander Peya Sweden Robert Lindstedt
Canada Daniel Nestor
5–7, 7–6(9–7), [10–4]
Loss 13–10 May 2013 Madrid Open, Spain Masters 1000 Clay Austria Alexander Peya United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
2–6, 3–6
Loss 13–11 Jun 2013 Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom 250 Series Grass Austria Alexander Peya United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
6–4, 5–7, [3–10]
Win 14–11 Jun 2013 Eastbourne International, United Kingdom 250 Series Grass Austria Alexander Peya United Kingdom Colin Fleming
United Kingdom Jonathan Marray
3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss 14–12 Jul 2013 German Open, Germany 500 Series Clay Austria Alexander Peya Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski
6–3, 1–6, [8–10]
Win 15–12 Aug 2013 Canadian Open, Canada Masters 1000 Hard Austria Alexander Peya United Kingdom Colin Fleming
United Kingdom Andy Murray
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 15–13 Sep 2013 US Open, United States Grand Slam Hard Austria Alexander Peya India Leander Paes
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
1–6, 3–6
Win 16–13 Oct 2013 Valencia Open, Spain (2) 500 Series Hard (i) Austria Alexander Peya United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
7–6(7–3), 6–7(1–7), [13–11]
Loss 16–14 Nov 2013 Paris Masters, France Masters 1000 Hard (i) Austria Alexander Peya United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
3–6, 3–6
Loss 16–15 Jan 2014 Qatar Open, Qatar 250 Series Hard Austria Alexander Peya Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych
Czech Republic Jan Hájek
2–6, 4–6
Loss 16–16 Jan 2014 Auckland Open, New Zealand (2) 250 Series Hard Austria Alexander Peya Austria Julian Knowle
Brazil Marcelo Melo
6–4, 3–6, [5–10]
Loss 16–17 Mar 2014 Indian Wells Masters, United States Masters 1000 Hard Austria Alexander Peya United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
4–6, 3–6
Win 17–17 Jun 2014 Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom 250 Series Grass Austria Alexander Peya United Kingdom Jamie Murray
Australia John Peers
4–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–4]
Loss 17–18 Jun 2014 Eastbourne International, United Kingdom 250 Series Grass Austria Alexander Peya Philippines Treat Huey
United Kingdom Dominic Inglot
5–7, 7–5, [8–10]
Loss 17–19 Jul 2014 German Open, Germany (2) 500 Series Clay Austria Alexander Peya Croatia Marin Draganja
Romania Florin Mergea
4–6, 5–7
Win 18–19 Aug 2014 Canadian Open, Canada (2) Masters 1000 Hard Austria Alexander Peya Croatia Ivan Dodig
Brazil Marcelo Melo
6–4, 6–3
Win 19–19 May 2015 Bavarian International Tennis Championships, Germany 250 Series Clay Austria Alexander Peya Germany Alexander Zverev
Germany Mischa Zverev
4–6, 6–1, [10–5]
Loss 19–20 Jun 2015 Stuttgart Open, Germany 250 Series Grass Austria Alexander Peya India Rohan Bopanna
Romania Florin Mergea
5–7, 6–2, [10–7]
Win 20–20 Nov 2015 Swiss Indoors, Switzerland 500 Series Hard (i) Austria Alexander Peya United Kingdom Jamie Murray
Australia John Peers
7–5, 7–5
Win 21–20 Jan 2016 Sydney International, Australia 250 Series Hard United Kingdom Jamie Murray India Rohan Bopanna
Romania Florin Mergea
6–3, 7–6(8–6)
Win 22–20 Jan 2016 Australian Open, Australia Grand Slam Hard United Kingdom Jamie Murray Canada Daniel Nestor
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Loss 22–21 Apr 2016 Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco (2) Masters 1000 Clay United Kingdom Jamie Murray France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
France Nicolas Mahut
6–4, 0–6, [6–10]
Loss 22–22 Jul 2016 Canadian Open, Canada Masters 1000 Hard United Kingdom Jamie Murray Croatia Ivan Dodig
Brazil Marcelo Melo
4–6, 4–6
Win 23–22 Sep 2016 US Open, United States Grand Slam Hard United Kingdom Jamie Murray Spain Pablo Carreño Busta
Spain Guillermo García-López
6–2, 6–3
Loss 23–23 Jan 2017 Sydney International, Australia 250 Series Hard United Kingdom Jamie Murray Netherlands Wesley Koolhof
Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop
3–6, 5–7
Win 24–23 Mar 2017 Mexican Open, Mexico 500 Series Hard United Kingdom Jamie Murray United States John Isner
Spain Feliciano López
6–3, 6–3
Win 25–23 Jun 2017 Stuttgart Open, Germany 250 Series Grass United Kingdom Jamie Murray Austria Oliver Marach
Croatia Mate Pavić
6–7(4–7), 7–5, [10–5]
Win 26–23 Jun 2017 Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom (2) 500 Series Grass United Kingdom Jamie Murray France Julien Benneteau
France Édouard Roger-Vasselin
6–2, 6–3
Loss 26–24 Aug 2017 Cincinnati Masters, United States Masters 1000 Hard United Kingdom Jamie Murray France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
France Nicolas Mahut
6–7(6–8), 4–6
Loss 26–25 Oct 2017 Japan Open, Japan 500 Series Hard United Kingdom Jamie Murray Japan Ben McLachlan
Japan Yasutaka Uchiyama
4–6, 6–7(1–7)
Loss 26–26 Jan 2018 Qatar Open, Qatar 250 Series Hard United Kingdom Jamie Murray Austria Oliver Marach
Croatia Mate Pavić
2–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 27–26 Mar 2018 Mexican Open, Mexico (2) 500 Series Hard United Kingdom Jamie Murray United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
7–6(7–4), 7–5
Loss 27–27 Jun 2018 Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom 500 Series Grass United Kingdom Jamie Murray Finland Henri Kontinen
Australia John Peers
4–6, 3–6
Win 28–27 Aug 2018 Washington Open, United States 500 Series Hard United Kingdom Jamie Murray United States Mike Bryan
France Édouard Roger-Vasselin
3–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Win 29–27 Aug 2018 Cincinnati Masters, United States Masters 1000 Hard United Kingdom Jamie Murray Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal
Colombia Robert Farah
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss 29–28 Oct 2018 Shanghai Masters, China Masters 1000 Hard United Kingdom Jamie Murray Poland Łukasz Kubot
Brazil Marcelo Melo
4–6, 2–6
Win 30–28 Jan 2019 Sydney International, Australia (2) 250 Series Hard United Kingdom Jamie Murray Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal
Colombia Robert Farah
6–4, 6–3
Loss 30–29 Apr 2019 Barcelona Open, Spain 500 Series Clay United Kingdom Jamie Murray Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal
Colombia Robert Farah
4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 31–29 Jun 2019 Stuttgart Open, Germany (2) 250 Series Grass Australia John Peers India Rohan Bopanna
Canada Denis Shapovalov
7–5, 6–3
Win 32–29 Oct 2019 Shanghai Masters, China Masters 1000 Hard Croatia Mate Pavić Poland Łukasz Kubot
Brazil Marcelo Melo
6–4, 6–2
Loss 32–30 Oct 2019 Stockholm Open, Sweden 250 Series Hard (i) Croatia Mate Pavić Finland Henri Kontinen
France Édouard Roger-Vasselin
4–6, 2–6
Win 33–30 Sep 2020 US Open, United States (2) Grand Slam Hard Croatia Mate Pavić Netherlands Wesley Koolhof
Croatia Nikola Mektić
7–5, 6–3
Loss 33–31 Oct 2020 French Open, France Grand Slam Clay Croatia Mate Pavić Germany Kevin Krawietz
Germany Andreas Mies
3–6, 5–7
Loss 33–32 Nov 2020 Paris Masters, France Masters 1000 Hard (i) Croatia Mate Pavić Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime
Poland Hubert Hurkacz
7–6(7–3), 6–7(7–9), [2–10]
Win 34–32 Feb 2021 Great Ocean Road Open, Australia 250 Series Hard United Kingdom Jamie Murray Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal
Colombia Robert Farah
6–3, 7–6(9–7)
Loss 34–33 Sep 2021 US Open, United States Grand Slam Hard United Kingdom Jamie Murray United States Rajeev Ram
United Kingdom Joe Salisbury
6–3, 2–6, 2–6
Win 35–33 Oct 2021 St. Petersburg Open, Russia 250 Series Hard (i) United Kingdom Jamie Murray Kazakhstan Andrey Golubev
Monaco Hugo Nys
6–3, 6–4
Loss 35–34 Feb 2022 Rio Open, Brazil 500 Series Clay United Kingdom Jamie Murray Italy Simone Bolelli
Italy Fabio Fognini
5–7, 7–6(7–2), [6–10]

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Doubles

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Current through the 2022 Davis Cup.

Tournament 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 3R 1R 1R QF 2R 3R 2R W 1R 2R QF 3R SF 3R 1 / 14 27–13
French Open A A A SF QF QF 2R 3R SF 2R QF 3R QF 2R 1R F 3R 0 / 14 34–14
Wimbledon A A A 1R QF 2R 2R 2R 3R QF QF QF 2R QF 2R NH 2R 0 / 13 23–13
US Open A A A QF 2R 3R 2R QF F QF 1R W QF QF 2R W F 2 / 14 41–12
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 7–3 9–4 6–4 3–4 9–4 12–4 9–4 7–4 17–2 7–4 8–4 5–4 12–2 12–4 2–1 3 / 55 125–52
Year-end championships
ATP Finals Did not qualify SF RR DNQ SF SF SF DNQ RR RR 0 / 7 13–12
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A 1R 1R 1R 1R SF F 1R QF SF 2R 1R NH 1R 0 / 12 13–12
Miami A A A A QF 1R 1R 1R 1R QF SF 1R QF 2R 2R NH 2R 0 / 12 12–12
Monte Carlo A A A A 2R QF F 1R 2R QF QF F QF 2R SF NH A 0 / 11 13–11
Rome A A A A SF 2R A A 2R 2R 2R QF 2R SF 1R QF 1R 0 / 11 7–11
Madrid (Stuttgart) A A A A SF 1R 2R A F QF 1R 2R QF QF QF NH 1R 0 / 11 11–11
Canada A A A A 2R A 2R A W W SF F 2R 2R 1R NH A 2 / 9 14–7
Cincinnati A A A A 2R A 2R 2R QF QF 2R 2R F W SF 1R A 1 / 11 16–10
Shanghai Not Held 2R A QF 2R A QF 1R QF SF F W NH 1 / 9 13–8
Paris A A A QF 2R A QF QF F 2R 2R 2R SF 2R 1R F SF 0 / 13 17–13
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 7–9 0–5 11–8 2–6 14–7 14–8 8–9 10–9 14–9 12–8 14–8 5–3 4–5 0–0 4 / 99 116–95
Career statistics
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Career
Titles 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 5 6 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 2 1 36
Finals 0 0 0 2 2 4 5 6 11 7 3 5 6 6 5 3 3 1 69
Overall win–loss 1–0 0–0 0–0 21–14 28–29 29–29 42–28 43–23 61–20 45–25 38–26 50–24 50–23 40–19 37–21 22–11 25–16 7–3 539–311 63%
Year-end ranking 241 1637 192 23 22 35 19 19 3 10 22 3 10 7 21 6 16 $ 6,742,852

Mixed doubles

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Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R 1R A QF 2R QF SF W 2R SF SF 2R 2R A 1 / 12 22–9
French Open A QF 2R QF 1R QF SF 1R QF 1R A SF NH 1R 0 / 11 15–11
Wimbledon 1R 2R 3R 1R 2R F QF QF 2R SF QF QF NH A 0 / 12 19–10
US Open A 1R 1R QF W SF W 1R QF QF 2R 2R NH 1R 2 / 12 21–10
Win–loss 0–1 3–4 3–4 4–3 8–3 10–3 12–3 5–4 9–2 6–3 6–2 9–4 1–1 1–3 0–0 3 / 47 77–40

Notes

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  1. ^ The final itself was played on indoor hard due to rain.[31]

References

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  1. ^ "Thank You, Bruno! Locker-Room Favourite Soares Retires | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  2. ^ "The pronunciation by Bruno Soares himself". ATP World Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "History of the Bruno Soares games at the ATP site". ATP. 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  4. ^ "Bruno Soares, milionário entre aspas" (in Portuguese). UOL. February 26, 2014.
  5. ^ "Esposa Bruna e filho Noah aguardam nesta terça pelo campeão Bruno Soares". Hoje em Dia (in Portuguese). February 2, 2016. [permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Soares and Melo finally win game with length record, and pass to the quarter-finals". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). August 1, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  7. ^ "Soares and Melo stop in front of the French, and say goodbye to London". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). August 2, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  8. ^ Soares and Makarova in the Mixed Doubles final
  9. ^ Soares and Marakova are US Open champions
  10. ^ US Open 2012 Prize Money Archived November 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Bruno Soares confirms favoritism and is champion in Auckland doubles
  12. ^ Inspired alongside Peya, Soares gives a show in the tiebreaker and conquers triple crown in São Paulo
  13. ^ 'Follow the dance': Bruno Soares celebrates runner-up in Madrid and rise in the rankings
  14. ^ With peya, Soares lose to Bryan brothers in Paris, but will enter the top 10
  15. ^ Besides peya, Soares surpasses British and won title and his 200th win
  16. ^ Bruno goes to the mixed doubles final, and seeks second Slam
  17. ^ Soares and Peya finishes runner-up at NY doubles
  18. ^ Soares became the world number 3 and hits Cassio Motta mark: "An honor"
  19. ^ Soares and peya put an end to starvation against Bryan brothers, and win the ATP Valencia
  20. ^ "Murray to switch doubles partners". BBC. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  21. ^ "Sydney: Murray/Soares Triumph". Association of Tennis Professionals. January 16, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  22. ^ "With J.Murray, Soares takes his 1st Grand Slam title in doubles". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). January 30, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  23. ^ "Bruno Soares is champion in mixed doubles and "does the double" in Australia". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). January 31, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  24. ^ "Franceses perdem, e dupla de Bruno Soares fecha ano como nº 1 do mundo". Sportv.com (in Portuguese). November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  25. ^ Jogos de Soares em 2017
  26. ^ Jogos de Soares em 2018
  27. ^ "Australian Open 2019: Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares knocked out". January 23, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  28. ^ "Top doubles team Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares end partnership". May 29, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  29. ^ Jogos de Soares em 2019
  30. ^ "Salisbury faces Murray in US Open final". BBC Sport.
  31. ^ "Tennis - the Slazenger Open - Day Six - Nottingham Tennis Centre Stock Photo - Alamy".
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Awards
Preceded by ATP Doubles Team of the Year
(with United Kingdom Jamie Murray)

2016
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Netherlands Jean-Julien Rojer &
Romania Horia Tecău
ITF Men's Doubles World Champion
(with United Kingdom Jamie Murray)

2016
Succeeded by
Poland Łukasz Kubot &
Brazil Marcelo Melo