Portuguese tennis player
Francisco Cabral| Country (sports) |  Portugal |
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| Born | (1997-01-08) 8 January 1997 (age 28)
Porto, Portugal |
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| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
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| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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| Prize money | $415,282 |
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| Career record | 0–1 |
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| Career titles | 0 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 862 (5 March 2018) |
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| Current ranking | No. 1,378 (13 January 2025) |
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| Olympic Games | 1R (2024) |
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| Career record | 54–56 |
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| Career titles | 2 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 45 (12 September 2022) |
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| Current ranking | No. 76 (13 January 2025) |
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| Australian Open | QF (2025) |
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| French Open | 3R (2023) |
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| Wimbledon | 2R (2022, 2023, 2024) |
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| US Open | 3R (2024) |
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| Olympic Games | 2R (2024) |
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| Last updated on: 13 January 2025. |
Francisco Cabral (Portuguese pronunciation: [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.[1]
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,[2] 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.[3]
In May 2022, he reached the top 100 in doubles after a semifinal [4][5] 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.[6][7][8][9]
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)
| Legend
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| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
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| ATP Tour Finals (0–0)
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| ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
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| ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
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| ATP Tour 250 Series (2–3)
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| Finals by surface
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| Hard (0–1)
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| Clay (2–2)
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| Grass (0–0)
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| Finals by setting
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| Outdoor (2–1)
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| Indoor (0–0)
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| Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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| Win
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1–0
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Apr 2022
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Estoril Open, Portugal
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250 Series
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Clay
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Nuno Borges
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 Máximo González
 André Göransson
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6–2, 6–3
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| Win
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2–0
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Jul 2022
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Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland
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250 Series
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Clay
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 Tomislav Brkić
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 Robin Haase
 Philipp Oswald
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6–4, 6–4
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| Loss
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2–1
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Apr 2023
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Banja Luka Open, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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250 Series
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Clay
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 Aleksandr Nedovyesov
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 Jamie Murray
 Michael Venus
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5–7, 2–6
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| Loss
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2–2
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Jul 2023
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Swedish Open, Sweden
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250 Series
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Clay
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 Rafael Matos
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 Gonzalo Escobar
Aleksandr Nedovyesov
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2–6, 2–6
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| Loss
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2–3
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Sep 2023
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Chengdu Open, China
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250 Series
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Hard
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Rafael Matos
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 Sadio Doumbia
Fabien Reboul
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6–4, 5–7, [7–10]
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ATP Challenger Tour titles
Doubles (11)
| Result
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Date
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Category
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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| Win
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11 April 2021
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Challenger
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Oeiras, Portugal
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Clay
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Nuno Borges
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 Pavel Kotov
 Tseng Chun-hsin
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6–1, 6–2
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| Win
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25 September 2021
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Challenger
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Braga, Portugal
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Clay
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Nuno Borges
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Jesper de Jong
Bart Stevens
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6–3, 6–7(4–7), [10–5]
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| Win
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6 November 2021
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Challenger
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Tenerife, Spain
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Hard
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Nuno Borges
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 Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
Purav Raja
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6–3, 6-4
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| Win
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27 November 2021
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Challenger
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Manama, Bahrain
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Hard
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Nuno Borges
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Maximilian Neuchrist
 Michail Pervolarakis
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7–5, 6–7(5–7), [10–8]
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| Win
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11 December 2021
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Challenger
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Maia, Portugal
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Clay
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Nuno Borges
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 Andrej Martin
Gonçalo Oliveira
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6-3, 6-4
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| Win
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18 December 2021
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Challenger
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Maia, Portugal
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Clay (i)
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Nuno Borges
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 Piotr Matuszewski
David Pichler
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6-4, 7-5
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| Win
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2 April 2022
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Challenger
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Oeiras, Portugal
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Clay
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Nuno Borges
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 Sanjar Fayziev
Markos Kalovelonis
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6–3, 6–0
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| Win
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9 April 2022
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Challenger
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Oeiras, Portugal
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Clay
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Nuno Borges
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 Zdeněk Kolář
Adam Pavlásek
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6–4, 6–0
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| Win
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23 April 2022
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Challenger
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Prague, Czech Republic
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Clay
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Szymon Walków
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Tristan Lamasine
Lucas Pouille
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6–2, 7–6(14–12)
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| Win
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7 May 2022
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Challenger
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Prague, Czech Republic
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Clay
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Nuno Borges
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Andrew Paulson
Adam Pavlásek
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6–4, 6–7(3–7), [10–5]
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| Win
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29 April 2023
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Challenger
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Rome, Italy
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Clay
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 Nicolás Barrientos
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Andrey Golubev
 Denys Molchanov
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6–3, 6–1
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