João Lucas Reis da Silva

João Lucas Reis da Silva (born 26 March 2000) is a Brazilian professional tennis player from Recife, Pernambuco. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 230 achieved on 18 August 2025. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 204 achieved on 13 November 2023.^[1]

João Lucas Reis da Silva

Country (sports)	Brazil
Born	(2000-03-26) 26 March 2000 (age 25) Recife, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Arthur Rabelo[1]
Prize money	$228,196
Singles
Career record	0–0
Career titles	1 Challenger, 3 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 230 (18 August 2025)
Current ranking	No. 230 (18 August 2025)
Doubles
Career record	0–0
Career titles	1 Challenger, 8 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 204 (13 November 2023)
Current ranking	No. 308 (14 July 2025)
Last updated on: 14 July 2025.

Early life

João Lucas Reis da Silva was born on March 26, 2000, in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.^[1] He began playing tennis at the age of three, inspired by his older brother, who also competed at the junior level.^[2] At the age of 10, he started competing in national tournaments.^[2] At 13, Reis da Silva relocated to São Paulo to advance his training, where he lived and trained for seven years before eventually moving to Rio de Janeiro.^[2]

Career

Reis da Silva plays right-handed with a two-handed backhand and considers his return of serve and backhand as his strengths.^[1]

Reis da Silva has participated in tournaments across the U.S., Europe, Australia, and South America and competed in junior Grand Slam events.^[2] He has won 1 ATP Challenger doubles title at the 2023 Challenger de Santiago with Pedro Boscardin Dias.^{[citation needed]}

In December 2024, Reis da Silva won the Procopio Cup in São Paulo by defeating Daniel Dutra da Silva, securing a spot in the Rio Open qualifying rounds.^[2] This was his first tournament victory in four years, following a period marked by injuries.^[2]

Personal life

Reis da Silva came out to his family and friends as gay five years before publicly sharing his identity in December 2024.^[2] He is in a relationship with Brazilian actor and model Gui Sampaio Ricardo.^[2][3] Reis da Silva stated that accepting his identity improved his relationships with those around him, including his coaches and parents.^[2]

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Legend ATP Challenger Tour (1–3)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 2022	Ambato, Ecuador	Challenger	Clay	Facundo Bagnis	6–7(7–9), 4–6
Loss	0–2	May 2023	Coquimbo, Chile	Challenger	Clay	Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida	6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–4), 4–6
Loss	0–3	Apr 2024	Florianópolis, Brazil	Challenger	Clay	Enzo Couacaud	6–3, 4–6, 6–7(1–7)
Win	1–3	Jun 2025	Santa Fe, Argentina	Challenger	Clay	Lautaro Midón	6–4, 6-3

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend ATP Challenger Tour (1–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2022	São Leopoldo, Brazil	Challenger	Clay	Felipe Meligeni Alves	Guido Andreozzi Guillermo Durán	1–5 ret.
Win	1–1	Mar 2023	Santiago, Chile	Challenger	Clay	Pedro Boscardin Dias	Diego Hidalgo Cristian Rodríguez	6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss	1–2	Aug 2024	Bogotá, Colombia	Challenger	Clay	Benjamin Lock	Finn Reynolds Matías Soto	3–6, 4–6

ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-up)

Legend ITF Futures/WTT (2–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	May 2018	Brazil F4, Curitiba	Futures	Clay	Thiago Seyboth Wild	6–7(1–7), 6–3, 6–2
Loss	1–1	Aug 2019	M15 Lambare, Paraguay	WTT	Clay	Gonzalo Villanueva	1-6, 3-6
Win	2–1	Nov 2019	M15 Cancún, Mexico	WTT	Hard	Colin Sinclair	6-2, 6–4
Loss	2–2	Nov 2019	M15 Cancún, Mexico	WTT	Hard	Paul Jubb	6-7(3–7), 0-6
Win	3-2	Feb 2020	M15 Cancún, Mexico	WTT	Hard	Maximiliano Estévez	7–6(13–11), 6–1
Loss	3-3	Sep 2021	M25 Medellín, Colombia	WTT	Clay	Gilbert Klier Junior	2-6, 2-6
Loss	3-4	Aug 2022	M25 Guayaquil, Ecuador	WTT	Clay	Gonzalo Lama	4-6, 6-4, 2-6
Loss	3-5	Aug 2022	M15 Recife, Brazil	WTT	Clay	Eduardo Ribeiro	6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win	4-5	May 2025	M25 Coquimbo, Chile	WTT	Clay	Luciano Emanuel Ambrogi	6-2, 7-6(8–6)

Doubles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend ITF Futures/WTT (5–2)

Finals by surface Hard (2–0) Clay (3–2) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 2018	Lithuania F1, Vilnius	Futures	Clay	Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida	Marc Dijkhuizen Bart Stevens	6–2, 6–2
Win	2–0	Jun 2019	M15 Balatonalmadi, Hungary	WTT	Clay	Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida	Lenny Hampel Neil Oberleitner	6–4, 7–6(7–1)
Win	3–0	Nov 2020	M15 Quinta do Lago, Portugal	WTT	Hard	Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida	Jonathan Binding Yann Wojcik	7–6(7–3), 6–1
Loss	3–1	Mar 2021	M15 Antalya, Turkey	WTT	Clay	Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida	Matias Zukas Raúl Brancaccio	5–7, 5–7
Loss	3–2	Apr 2021	M15 Villa María, Argentina	WTT	Clay	Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida	Mateo Nicolás Martínez Gonzalo Villanueva	3–6, 3–6
Win	4–2	Sep 2021	M25 Medellín, Colombia	WTT	Clay	Gilbert Klier Jr.	Pedro Boscardin Dias Gustavo Heide	6–4, 4–6, [10–8]
Win	5–2	Jun 2022	M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	WTT	Hard	Dan Added	Jake Bhangdia Gabriel Evans	6–4, 6–3