Hugo Calderano
Calderano at the 2020 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Hugo Marinho Borges Calderano |
| Born | 22 June 1996 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Table tennis |
| Club | TTF Liebherr Ochsenhausen |
| Playing style | Right-handed, shakehand grip |
| Highest ranking | 2 (9 February 2026) |
| Current ranking | 4 (2 March 2026) |
Medal record | |
Hugo Marinho Borges Calderano (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈuɡu maˈɾĩɲu ˈbɔʁʒis kawdeˈɾɐ̃nu]; born 22 June 1996) is a Brazilian professional table tennis player and considered the greatest player from the American continent in the history of the sport. In February 2026, he achieved the highest-ranking for a player from the Americas to date, world No. 2 in singles by ITTF/WTT.
Calderano won the 2025 World Cup, his biggest accomplishment, where he defeated the three best ranked players at that time; the world No. 3 Tomokazu Harimoto in the quarterfinal, the world No. 2 Wang Chuqin in the semifinal and the world No. 1 Lin Shidong in the final. That same year, he was runner-up at the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships. He has also placed in the top 3 at the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals, the WTT Champions and the Grand Smash, in addition to placing fourth in the Olympic Games, the first table tennis player from the Americas to reach an Olympic semi-final.