João Souza
Souza at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Full name | João Olavo Soares de Souza |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | Brazil |
| Residence | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Born | 27 May 1988 Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 2006 |
| Retired | 2020 (Banned for life by the TIU) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Andres Schneiter, Ricardo Acioly |
| Prize money | US$ 1,324,103 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 27–50 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 69 (6 April 2015) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2012, 2015) |
| French Open | 1R (2012, 2015) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2015) |
| US Open | 1R (2011, 2015) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 27–34 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 70 (7 January 2013) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2012) |
| French Open | 1R (2015) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2015) |
| US Open | 2R (2012) |
João Olavo Soares de Souza (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃w ˈso(w)zɐ]; born 27 May 1988) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player. Souza competed mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 69 on 6 April 2015, and his highest doubles ranking of No. 70, on 7 January 2013. Souza is also known as "Feijão" (Portuguese for Bean). He received a lifetime ban for match-fixing in 2020.