Bruno Soares
Bruno Fraga Soares is a professional tennis player from Brazil. His highest singles ranking on the ATP Tour is World No. 221, which he reached in March 2004. Primarily a doubles specialist, his career-high doubles ranking is World No. 2, which he achieved in October 2016. After a few efforts, including a final in the 2012 US Open and the semifinals of the 2008 and 2013 French Opens, Soares finally won his first Grand Slam title at the 2016 Australian Open, partnering Jamie Murray and then followed that up with a second men's doubles title at the 2016 US Open. He has also won three Grand Slam titles in Mixed Doubles, two at the US Open, in 2012 and 2014, and one at the Australian Open in 2016. He was the third Brazilian tennis player to achieve this, after Maria Bueno and Thomaz Koch.
International career
2008
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 made a great campaign. Playing without a permanent partner, he reached the semifinals of Roland Garros and the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open. In addition, he won his first ATP doubles title in Nottingham, a grass tournament before Wimbledon.Helped by the winnings of the French Open, Soares decided to finish 2008 marrying architect Bruna Alvim. The couple welcomed their first son, Noah, in 2015.
2009
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 quarter-finals 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.2010
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 Bryanthe world's top doubles playersand 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 U.S. Open, the final of the ATP 250 Metz, and the semifinals of the ATP 500 Tokyo and the ATP 250 Stockholm.2011
In 2011 at the South American Clay tournamentsa series of four ATP tournaments in Latin AmericaMelo 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.2012
In 2012, Soares partnered with Eric Butorac and went to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and won his 6th 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 a new partnership with Alexander Peya. In the first tournament of the new partnership, they were runners-up of the ATP 250 Bastad.
Participating at London 2012 with Marcelo Melo, Soares reached the quarterfinals after defeating the duo Berdych/Stepanek by 24–22 in the last set.
At the U.S. Open in 2012, along with Peya, Soares reached the quarterfinals of the Men's doubles. In that tournament, partnered with Ekaterina Makarova, Soares won the biggest title of his career by becoming champion of Mixed doubles. In the first round they defeated the seeded number 2 couple Mike Bryan and Lisa Raymond. In the second phase they defeated Bob Bryan and Kim Clijsters. Since the Gustavo Kuerten triple crown at Roland Garros 2001, a Brazilian had not won a Grand Slam professional title. Soares/Makarova won $150,000 as a prize for the title.
After the mixed doubles title at the U.S. 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.
2013
2013 was the best year in the Soares' career. In January, he won the ATP 250 Auckland, alongside Scottish Colin Fleming. In February, partnered with Melo he defeated Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan at the Davis Cup in the United States. In the same month, he and Peya won the ATP 250 BrasilSoares' third win in that tournament and reached the semifinals of the ATP 500 in Memphis and Acapulco.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. In Roland Garros, Soares and Peya reached the semifinals of the tournament. With that, Soares entered the top 10, ranking 6th for doubles. Soares equaled Carlos Kirmayr's number 6 in the world in 1983 as the second-best doubles tennis player in Brazil's history.
In preparation for Wimbledon, Soares was runner-up in the ATP 250 Queens and champion of the ATP 250 Eastbourne, reaching its 200th victory. 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. 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 Masters 1000 Canada. With that, Soares arrived at the best doubles ranking of his career, number 4 in the world, equaling Cássio Motta as the best Brazilian doubles player of all time.
At the U.S. 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 doublesfor the first time in his careerSoares reached a Grand Slam final. However, Peya suffered a muscle strain near the end of the semifinals game against Melo and Dodig. In the U.S.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 by 2 sets to 0. With these results, Soares qualified in anticipation for the ATP Finals for the first time in his career.
On October 7, 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 tennissurpassing Cassio Motta, who was No. 4 doubles in 1983. At the end of October, Soares and Peya became two-time champions of the ATP 500 Valencia, defeating the Bryan Brothers in the final.
2014
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.2015
In 2015, the partnership did not work well. Just as in 2014, they obtained only two quarter-finals in Grand Slams, 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 2015 Soares announced the ending of his partnership with Alexander Peya, and a new partnership with Britain's Jamie Murray in the 2016 season.
2016
The Soares and Murray partnership had an astonishing start. They reached the semi-finals of the Doha ATP Tour 250, the first tournament of the season. On January 16, Soares and Murray won the second tournament of the season, the Sydney ATP Tour 250. 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.Soares and Murray would combine to also win the US Open men's doubles title in 2016. Soares ended 2016 at No.1 in the ATP doubles race alongside Murray.
2019
In January, Soares and partner Jamie Murray reached the men's doubles quarterfinal at the Australian Open, but were defeated in straight sets. In May, Soares and Murray ended their three and a half year partnership after a first-round loss at the 2019 French Open. Soares announced 2018 Australian Open and 2018 Davis Cup winner, Croatian Mate Pavić as his new partner.Significant finals
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Mixed doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
Masters 1000 finals
Doubles: 12 (4 titles, 8 runner-ups)
ATP career finals
Doubles: 62 (32 titles, 30 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | 2008 Nottingham Open – Doubles| | Nottingham Open, United Kingdom | International | Grass |  Kevin Ullyett |  Jeff Coetzee Jamie Murray | 6–2, 7–6 |
| Loss | 1–1 | 2008 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Doubles| | Washington Open, United States | International | Hard | Kevin Ullyett |  Marc Gicquel Robert Lindstedt | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | 2009 Pilot Pen Tennis – Men's Doubles| | New Haven Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard | Kevin Ullyett |  Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 2–2 | 2009 If Stockholm Open – Doubles| | Stockholm Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Hard | Kevin Ullyett | Simon Aspelin Paul Hanley | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | 2010 Heineken Open – Doubles| | Auckland Open, New Zealand | 250 Series | Hard |  Marcelo Melo |  Marcus Daniell Horia Tecău | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | 2010 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur – Doubles| | Open de Nice Côte d'Azur, France | 250 Series | Clay | Marcelo Melo |  Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 1–6, 6–3, |
| Loss | 3–4 | 2010 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad – Doubles| | Swiss Open, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | Marcelo Melo | Johan Brunström Jarkko Nieminen | 3–6, 7–6, |
| Loss | 3–5 | 2010 Open de Moselle – Doubles| | Open de Moselle, France | 250 Series | Hard | Marcelo Melo |  Dustin Brown Rogier Wassen | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–5 | 2011 Movistar Open – Doubles| | Chile Open, Chile | 250 Series | Clay | Marcelo Melo |  Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 5–5 | 2011 Brasil Open – Doubles| | Brasil Open, Brazil | 250 Series | Clay | Marcelo Melo |  Pablo Andújar Daniel Gimeno Traver | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–6 | 2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Men's Doubles| | Mexican Open, Mexico | 500 Series | Clay | Marcelo Melo | Victor Hănescu Horia Tecău | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 5–7 | 2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Doubles| | Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco | Masters 1000 | Clay |  Juan Ignacio Chela |  Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5–8 | 2011 If Stockholm Open – Doubles| | Stockholm Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Hard | Marcelo Melo | Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–8 | 2012 Brasil Open – Doubles| | Brasil Open, Brazil | 250 Series | Clay | Eric Butorac |  Michal Mertiňák André Sá | 3–6, 6–4, |
| Loss | 6–9 | 2012 Swedish Open – Men's Doubles| | Swedish Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Clay | Alexander Peya | Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 7–9 | 2012 Proton Malaysian Open – Doubles| | Malaysian Open, Malaysia | 250 Series | Hard | Alexander Peya | Colin Fleming Ross Hutchins | 5–7, 7–5, |
| Win | 8–9 | 2012 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Doubles| | Japan Open, Japan | 500 Series | Hard | Alexander Peya | Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 9–9 | 2012 If Stockholm Open – Doubles| | Stockholm Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Hard | Marcelo Melo | Robert Lindstedt Nenad Zimonjić | 6–7, 7–5, |
| Win | 10–9 | 2012 Valencia Open 500 – Doubles| | Valencia Open, Spain | 500 Series | Hard | Alexander Peya | David Marrero Fernando Verdasco | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 11–9 | 2013 Heineken Open – Doubles| | Auckland Open, New Zealand | 250 Series | Hard | Colin Fleming | Johan Brunström Frederik Nielsen | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 12–9 | 2013 Brasil Open – Doubles| | Brasil Open, Brazil | 250 Series | Clay | Alexander Peya | František Čermák Michal Mertiňák | 6–7, 6–2, |
| Win | 13–9 | 2013 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell – Doubles| | Barcelona Open, Spain | 500 Series | Clay | Alexander Peya | Robert Lindstedt Daniel Nestor | 5–7, 7–6, |
| Loss | 13–10 | 2013 Mutua Madrid Open – Men's Doubles| | Madrid Open, Spain | Masters 1000 | Clay | Alexander Peya | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 13–11 | 2013 Aegon Championships – Doubles| | Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom | 250 Series | Grass | Alexander Peya | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–4, 5–7, |
| Win | 14–11 | 2013 Aegon International – Men's Doubles| | Eastbourne International, United Kingdom | 250 Series | Grass | Alexander Peya | Colin Fleming Jonathan Marray | 3–6, 6–3, |
| Loss | 14–12 | 2013 International German Open – Doubles| | German Open, Germany | 500 Series | Clay | Alexander Peya | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | 6–3, 1–6, |
| Win | 15–12 | 2013 Rogers Cup – Men's Doubles| | Canadian Open, Canada | Masters 1000 | Hard | Alexander Peya | Colin Fleming Andy Murray | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Loss | 15–13 | 2013 US Open – Men's Doubles| | US Open, United States | Grand Slam | Hard | Alexander Peya | Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 16–13 | 2013 Valencia Open 500 – Doubles| | Valencia Open, Spain | 500 Series | Hard | Alexander Peya | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 7–6, 6–7, |
| Loss | 16–14 | 2013 BNP Paribas Masters – Doubles| | Paris Masters, France | Masters 1000 | Hard | Alexander Peya | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 16–15 | 2014 Qatar ExxonMobil Open – Doubles| | Qatar Open, Qatar | 250 Series | Hard | Alexander Peya | Tomáš Berdych Jan Hájek | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 16–16 | 2014 Heineken Open – Doubles| | Auckland Open, New Zealand | 250 Series | Hard | Alexander Peya | Julian Knowle Marcelo Melo | 6–4, 3–6, |
| Loss | 16–17 | 2014 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Doubles| | Indian Wells Masters, United States | Masters 1000 | Hard | Alexander Peya | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 17–17 | 2014 Aegon Championships – Doubles| | Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom | 250 Series | Grass | Alexander Peya | Jamie Murray John Peers | 4–6, 7–6, |
| Loss | 17–18 | 2014 Aegon International – Men's Doubles| | Eastbourne International, United Kingdom | 250 Series | Grass | Alexander Peya |  Treat Huey Dominic Inglot | 5–7, 7–5, |
| Loss | 17–19 | 2014 International German Open – Doubles| | German Open, Germany | 500 Series | Clay | Alexander Peya |  Marin Draganja Florin Mergea | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 18–19 | 2014 Rogers Cup – Men's Doubles| | Canadian Open, Canada | Masters 1000 | Hard | Alexander Peya | Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 19–19 | 2015 BMW Open – Doubles| | Bavarian International Tennis Championships, Germany | 250 Series | Clay | Alexander Peya |  Alexander Zverev Mischa Zverev | 4–6, 6–1, |
| Loss | 19–20 | 2015 MercedesCup – Doubles| | Stuttgart Open, Germany | 250 Series | Grass | Alexander Peya | Rohan Bopanna Florin Mergea | 5–7, 6–2, |
| Win | 20–20 | 2015 Swiss Indoors – Doubles| | Swiss Indoors, Switzerland | 500 Series | Hard | Alexander Peya | Jamie Murray John Peers | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 21–20 | 2016 Apia International Sydney – Men's Doubles| | Sydney International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard | Jamie Murray | Rohan Bopanna Florin Mergea | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 22–20 | 2016 Australian Open – Men's Doubles| | Australian Open, Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | Jamie Murray | Daniel Nestor Radek Štěpánek | 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 22–21 | 2016 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Doubles| | Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco | Masters 1000 | Clay | Jamie Murray | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut | 6–4, 0–6, |
| Loss | 22–22 | 2016 Rogers Cup – Men's Doubles| | Canadian Open, Canada | Masters 1000 | Hard | Jamie Murray | Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 23–22 | 2016 US Open – Men's Doubles| | US Open, United States | Grand Slam | Hard | Jamie Murray | Pablo Carreño Busta Guillermo García-López | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 23–23 | 2017 Apia International Sydney – Men's Doubles| | Sydney International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard | Jamie Murray | Wesley Koolhof Matwé Middelkoop | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 24–23 | 2017 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Men's Doubles| | Mexican Open, Mexico | 500 Series | Hard | Jamie Murray | John Isner Feliciano López | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 25–23 | 2017 MercedesCup – Doubles| | Stuttgart Open, Germany | 250 Series | Grass | Jamie Murray | Oliver Marach Mate Pavić | 6–7, 7–5, |
| Win | 26–23 | 2017 Aegon Championships – Doubles| | Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom | 500 Series | Grass | Jamie Murray | Julien Benneteau Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 26–24 | 2017 Western & Southern Open – Men's Doubles| | Cincinnati Masters, United States | Masters 1000 | Hard | Jamie Murray | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 26–25 | 2017 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Doubles| | Japan Open, Japan | 500 Series | Hard | Jamie Murray |  Ben McLachlan Yasutaka Uchiyama | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 26–26 | 2018 Qatar ExxonMobil Open – Doubles| | Qatar Open, Qatar | 250 Series | Hard | Jamie Murray | Oliver Marach Mate Pavić | 2–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 27–26 | 2018 Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Men's Doubles| | Mexican Open, Mexico | 500 Series | Hard | Jamie Murray | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 7–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 27–27 | 2018 Queen's Club Championships – Doubles| | Queen's Club Championships, United Kingdom | 500 Series | Grass | Jamie Murray | Henri Kontinen John Peers | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 28–27 | 2018 Citi Open – Men's Doubles| | Washington Open, United States | 500 Series | Hard | Jamie Murray | Mike Bryan Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 3–6, 6–3, |
| Win | 29–27 | 2018 Western & Southern Open – Men's Doubles| | Cincinnati Masters, United States | Masters 1000 | Hard | Jamie Murray |  Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | 4–6, 6–3, |
| Loss | 29–28 | 2018 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Doubles| | Shanghai Masters, China | Masters 1000 | Hard | Jamie Murray | Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 30–28 | 2019 Sydney International – Men's Doubles| | Sydney International, Australia | 250 Series | Hard | Jamie Murray | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 30–29 | 2019 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell – Doubles| | Barcelona Open, Spain | 500 Series | Clay | Jamie Murray | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 31–29 | 2019 MercedesCup – Doubles| | Stuttgart Open, Germany | 250 Series | Grass | John Peers | Rohan Bopanna Denis Shapovalov | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 32–29 | 2019 Rolex Shanghai Masters – Doubles| | Shanghai Masters, China | Masters 1000 | Hard | Mate Pavić | Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 32–30 | 2019 Stockholm Open – Doubles| | Stockholm Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Hard | Mate Pavić | Henri Kontinen Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 4–6, 2–6 |