João Lucas Reis da Silva

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Reis and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
João Lucas Reis da Silva
Country (sports) Brazil
Born (2000-03-26) 26 March 2000
Recife, Brazil
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachArthur Rabelo[1]
Prize money$228,196
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles1 Challenger, 3 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 230 (18 August 2025)
Current rankingNo. 230 (18 August 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenQ1 (2025)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles1 Challenger, 8 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 204 (13 November 2023)
Current rankingNo. 308 (14 July 2025)
Last updated on: 14 July 2025.

João Lucas Reis da Silva (born 26 March 2000) is a Brazilian professional tennis player from Recife, Pernambuco. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 230 achieved on 18 August 2025. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 204 achieved on 13 November 2023.[1]

Early life

João Lucas Reis da Silva was born on March 26, 2000, in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.[1] He began playing tennis at the age of three, inspired by his older brother, who also competed at the junior level.[2] At the age of 10, he started competing in national tournaments.[2] At 13, Reis da Silva relocated to São Paulo to advance his training, where he lived and trained for seven years before eventually moving to Rio de Janeiro.[2]

Career

Reis da Silva plays right-handed with a two-handed backhand and considers his return of serve and backhand as his strengths.[1]

Reis da Silva has participated in tournaments across the U.S., Europe, Australia, and South America and competed in junior Grand Slam events.[2] He has won 1 ATP Challenger doubles title at the 2023 Challenger de Santiago with Pedro Boscardin Dias.

In December 2024, Reis da Silva won the Procopio Cup in São Paulo by defeating Daniel Dutra da Silva, securing a spot in the Rio Open qualifying rounds.[2] This was his first tournament victory in four years, following a period marked by injuries.[2]

Personal life

Reis da Silva came out to his family and friends as gay five years before publicly sharing his identity in December 2024.[2] He is in a relationship with Brazilian actor and model Gui Sampaio Ricardo.[2][3] Reis da Silva stated that accepting his identity improved his relationships with those around him, including his coaches and parents.[2]

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2022 Ambato, Ecuador Challenger Clay Argentina Facundo Bagnis 6–7(7–9), 4–6
Loss 0–2 May 2023 Coquimbo, Chile Challenger Clay Brazil Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida 6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–4), 4–6
Loss 0–3 Apr 2024 Florianópolis, Brazil Challenger Clay France Enzo Couacaud 6–3, 4–6, 6–7(1–7)
Win 1–3 Jun 2025 Santa Fe, Argentina Challenger Clay Argentina Lautaro Midón 6–4, 6-3

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2022 São Leopoldo, Brazil Challenger Clay Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves Argentina Guido Andreozzi
Argentina Guillermo Durán 		1–5 ret.
Win 1–1 Mar 2023 Santiago, Chile Challenger Clay Brazil Pedro Boscardin Dias Ecuador Diego Hidalgo
Colombia Cristian Rodríguez 		6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss 1–2 Aug 2024 Bogotá, Colombia Challenger Clay Zimbabwe Benjamin Lock New Zealand Finn Reynolds
Chile Matías Soto 		3–6, 4–6

ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-up)

Legend
ITF Futures/WTT (2–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2018 Brazil F4, Curitiba Futures Clay Brazil Thiago Seyboth Wild 6–7(1–7), 6–3, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Aug 2019 M15 Lambare, Paraguay WTT Clay Argentina Gonzalo Villanueva 1-6, 3-6
Win 2–1 Nov 2019 M15 Cancún, Mexico WTT Hard Northern Mariana Islands Colin Sinclair 6-2, 6–4
Loss 2–2 Nov 2019 M15 Cancún, Mexico WTT Hard United Kingdom Paul Jubb 6-7(3–7), 0-6
Win 3-2 Feb 2020 M15 Cancún, Mexico WTT Hard Argentina Maximiliano Estévez 7–6(13–11), 6–1
Loss 3-3 Sep 2021 M25 Medellín, Colombia WTT Clay Brazil Gilbert Klier Junior 2-6, 2-6
Loss 3-4 Aug 2022 M25 Guayaquil, Ecuador WTT Clay Chile Gonzalo Lama 4-6, 6-4, 2-6
Loss 3-5 Aug 2022 M15 Recife, Brazil WTT Clay Brazil Eduardo Ribeiro 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win 4-5 May 2025 M25 Coquimbo, Chile WTT Clay Argentina Luciano Emanuel Ambrogi 6-2, 7-6(8–6)

Doubles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF Futures/WTT (5–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (3–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2018 Lithuania F1, Vilnius Futures Clay Brazil Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida Netherlands Marc Dijkhuizen
Netherlands Bart Stevens 		6–2, 6–2
Win 2–0 Jun 2019 M15 Balatonalmadi, Hungary WTT Clay Brazil Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida Austria Lenny Hampel
Austria Neil Oberleitner 		6–4, 7–6(7–1)
Win 3–0 Nov 2020 M15 Quinta do Lago, Portugal WTT Hard Brazil Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida United Kingdom Jonathan Binding
Poland Yann Wojcik 		7–6(7–3), 6–1
Loss 3–1 Mar 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey WTT Clay Brazil Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida Argentina Matias Zukas
Italy Raúl Brancaccio 		5–7, 5–7
Loss 3–2 Apr 2021 M15 Villa María, Argentina WTT Clay Brazil Matheus Pucinelli de Almeida Argentina Mateo Nicolás Martínez
Argentina Gonzalo Villanueva 		3–6, 3–6
Win 4–2 Sep 2021 M25 Medellín, Colombia WTT Clay Brazil Gilbert Klier Jr. Brazil Pedro Boscardin Dias
Brazil Gustavo Heide 		6–4, 4–6, [10–8]
Win 5–2 Jun 2022 M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic WTT Hard France Dan Added United States Jake Bhangdia
United States Gabriel Evans 		6–4, 6–3

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Joao Lucas Reis da Silva | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Futterman, Matthew; Eccleshare, Charlie. "Joao Lucas Reis da Silva, the first out gay active professional male tennis player, was just posting a selfie". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
  3. ^ Varela, Sebastián (2024-12-10). "The great tennis taboo falls: Brazilian Joao Reis comes out as gay". CLAY. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
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