First Portuguese player to take a set off Novak Djokovic
Right-handed with a two-handed backhand, the Lisbon native climbed nearly 300 ranking spots in 2024 and returned to the world's top 100 after reaching the Roland Garros third round in 2026.
Career-High Rank
No. 87
24 FEB 2025
Current Rank
No. 94
15 JUN 2026
Age
22
B. 6 AUG 2003
Challenger Titles
2
LISBON, POR
Birthplace
Lisbon, Portugal
Coach
Pedro Sousa
Height
188 cm (6'2")
Plays
Right-handed
Backhand
Two-handed
Best Slam
Roland Garros 3R (2026)
Faria never cracked the junior top 100, and his route up the rankings ran through the ITF and Challenger circuits rather than the wildcard fast lane. That grounding showed at Roland Garros in 2026: ranked outside the top 100, he entered qualifying, recorded a win over Grigor Dimitrov in his opening match, and reached the main draw without dropping a set. He then dismantled Denis Shapovalov 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 to reach the second round in Paris for the first time and followed it with a straight-sets win over Jan-Lennard Struff.
"He's really a good player that has a lot of potential." — Novak Djokovic after their Australian Open 2025 match · Tennis Majors
In the third round he led Frances Tiafoe by two sets and stood five points from victory before the American escaped in five, in a tense, nearly four-hour battle that boiled over into a net-side confrontation. The run still did its work: the points carried Faria back inside the top 100 at No. 94, the position that earned his featured week in June 2026.
"I have a good serve and I try to be aggressive on court."
ON HIS GAME, MAY 2026 · TENNISTOURTALK.COM"I want to finish the season inside the top 100."
ON HIS 2026 GOALS, MAY 2026 · TENNISTOURTALK.COM"It really helps to work with someone who has played on the tour himself."
ON COACH PEDRO SOUSA, MAY 2026 · TENNISTOURTALK.COM