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Bruno Soares

Country (sports)	Brazil
Residence	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Born	(1982-02-27) 27 February 1982 (age 43) Belo Horizonte
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro	2001
Retired	September 2022
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Hugo Daibert
Prize money	US $6,948,824
Singles
Career record	2–0
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 221 (22 March 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	Q2 (2004)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2004)
US Open	Q1 (2004)
Doubles
Career record	545–324 (62.72%)
Career titles	35
Highest ranking	No. 2 (17 October 2016)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	W (2016)
French Open	F (2020)
Wimbledon	QF (2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018)
US Open	W (2016, 2020)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals	SF (2013, 2016, 2017, 2018)
Olympic Games	QF (2012, 2016)
Mixed doubles
Career titles	3
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	W (2016)
French Open	SF (2014, 2019)
Wimbledon	F (2013)
US Open	W (2012, 2014)

Bruno Fraga Soares (born 27 February 1982) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player. He was known for being a doubles specialist. This means he focused on playing tennis with a partner, rather than playing by himself.

Bruno Soares won six major titles, also known as Grand Slams. These include the Australian Open and US Open in 2016 with his partner Jamie Murray. He also won the 2020 US Open with Mate Pavić in men's doubles. In mixed doubles, where a male and female player team up, Bruno won the 2012 US Open with Ekaterina Makarova. He also won the 2014 US Open with Sania Mirza, and the 2016 Australian Open with Elena Vesnina.

He reached a career-high ranking of world No. 2 in doubles in October 2016. Bruno won 35 titles on the ATP Tour, which is the main professional tennis tour for men. He was part of the ATP Doubles Team of the Year in 2016 and 2020. Bruno Soares represented Brazil in the Davis Cup and competed in the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games. He retired from professional tennis in September 2022.

Bruno Soares' Tennis Journey

Starting His Professional Career

Bruno Soares became a professional tennis player in 2001. He started to make a name for himself in doubles.

First Big Wins in 2008

In 2008, Bruno won the São Paulo Challenger tournament for the second time. This helped him improve his doubles ranking. He then started playing in the main ATP tours. That year, he had a great season. Even without a regular partner, he reached the semifinals of the Roland Garros and the quarterfinals of the US Open. He also won his first ATP doubles title in Nottingham, a grass-court tournament held before Wimbledon.

Forming New Partnerships

Playing with Kevin Ullyett in 2009

In 2009, Bruno Soares teamed up with Kevin Ullyett from Zimbabwe. Ullyett was a very experienced doubles player. Together, they reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon and Roland Garros. They also made it to the semifinals of important tournaments like the Masters 1000 in Rome and Madrid. They won their second ATP doubles title in Stockholm. When Ullyett retired at the end of the year, Bruno announced he would partner with fellow Brazilian Marcelo Melo.

Teaming Up with Marcelo Melo (2010-2011)

In 2010, Melo and Soares reached the final of the ATP 250 Auckland. In May, they won the ATP 250 Nice title. At Roland Garros, they even beat the famous Bryan brothers, who were the top doubles players in the world. They reached the quarterfinals there. They continued to have strong results, reaching several semifinals and finals throughout 2010 and 2011. In 2011, they won two titles in South America. They also reached the final of the Masters 1000 Monte Carlo with different partners. At the end of 2011, Melo and Soares decided to end their partnership.

Success with Alexander Peya (2012-2015)

In 2012, Bruno Soares partnered with Eric Butorac. They reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and won an ATP title in Brazil. Later that year, he teamed up with Alexander Peya. Their new partnership started well, reaching the final of the ATP 250 Bastad.

At the London Olympics, playing with Marcelo Melo again, Bruno reached the quarterfinals.

In 2012, at the US Open, Bruno Soares won his first Grand Slam title in mixed doubles. He partnered with Ekaterina Makarova. They beat some top teams, including the Bryan brothers and Kim Clijsters. This was a huge win for Bruno and for Brazilian tennis! After this, Bruno had an amazing winning streak, winning four titles in five tournaments with Peya and Melo.

Soares at the French Open 2013

Bruno Soares and Alexander Peya

The year 2013 was one of Bruno's best. He and Peya won several ATP titles, including the ATP 500 Barcelona. They also reached the final of the Masters 1000 in Madrid. At Roland Garros, they made it to the semifinals. This helped Bruno enter the top 10 doubles rankings, reaching No. 6 in the world. He became the second-best Brazilian doubles player in history at that time.

In preparation for Wimbledon, Bruno won the ATP 250 Eastbourne, marking his 200th career victory. At Wimbledon, he reached the mixed doubles final for the first time with Lisa Raymond. In August, Soares and Peya won their first Masters 1000 title at the Canadian Open. This pushed Bruno to No. 4 in the world, making him the best Brazilian doubles player ever at that point.

At the US Open, Bruno reached his first men's doubles Grand Slam final with Peya. However, Peya was injured, and they lost the final. Despite this, their strong performance qualified them for the ATP Finals for the first time. In October 2013, Bruno Soares reached his highest career ranking of No. 3 in the world.

In 2014 and 2015, the Soares/Peya partnership continued, but they didn't have as many big wins. They won a Masters 1000 title in Canada in 2014 and an ATP 250 in London. Bruno finished 2014 as No. 10 in the world. In 2015, he finished at No. 22. In October 2015, Bruno announced he would partner with Britain's Jamie Murray for the 2016 season.

Grand Slam Success with Jamie Murray (2016-2018, 2021-2022)

Soares won many titles with Jamie Murray, including the 2018 Cincinnati Masters.

The partnership between Bruno Soares and Jamie Murray started incredibly well in 2016. They won the Sydney ATP Tour 250. Then, on January 30, they won the Australian Open men's doubles title. This was Bruno's first Grand Slam title in men's doubles. Bruno also won the mixed doubles title at the 2016 Australian Open with Elena Vesnina. This made him the first Brazilian man to win two titles at the same Grand Slam!

Soares and Murray continued their amazing year by winning the US Open men's doubles title in 2016. Bruno ended the season as the No. 1 doubles player in the ATP race with Murray.

In 2017, the duo didn't win any Grand Slams or Masters 1000 titles, but they had strong results. They were runners-up at the Cincinnati Masters 1000 and won three ATP 500/250 titles. Bruno finished the year as No. 10 in the world.

In 2018, Bruno and Jamie won the Masters 1000 in Cincinnati. They also won two ATP 500 titles and were runners-up at the Shanghai Masters 1000. Bruno finished 2018 as No. 7 in the world.

New Partner Mate Pavić (2019-2020)

In January 2019, Soares and Murray reached the Australian Open quarterfinals. In May, they ended their partnership. Bruno then announced that Mate Pavić from Croatia would be his new partner.

With Pavić, Bruno won the Masters 1000 in Shanghai in 2019. He also won two other ATP titles with different partners that year. Despite a challenging year, he was still a semifinalist at two Masters 1000 events and a quarterfinalist at the Australian Open. He finished the year outside the top 10, at No. 21.

In 2020, Bruno and Mate Pavić won the US Open men's doubles title. This was Bruno's third Grand Slam men's doubles title. They also reached the final of the French Open and the Paris Masters 1000.

Return to Murray and Retirement (2021-2022)

In 2021, Bruno Soares reunited with Jamie Murray. They won the Great Ocean Road Open in Australia. They also reached the final of the US Open for the fourth time in Bruno's career. Later that year, they won the St. Petersburg Open.

Bruno Soares played his last professional match at the 2022 US Open with Jamie Murray, officially retiring from the sport.

Significant Finals

Grand Slam Finals

Doubles: 6 (3 Titles, 3 Runner-ups)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2013	US Open	Hard	Alexander Peya	Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek	1–6, 3–6
Win	2016	Australian Open	Hard	Jamie Murray	Daniel Nestor Radek Štěpánek	2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Win	2016	US Open	Hard	Jamie Murray	Pablo Carreño Busta Guillermo García-López	6–2, 6–3
Win	2020	US Open	Hard	Mate Pavić	Wesley Koolhof Nikola Mektić	7–5, 6–3
Loss	2020	French Open	Clay	Mate Pavić	Kevin Krawietz Andreas Mies	3–6, 5–7
Loss	2021	US Open	Hard	Jamie Murray	Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury	6–3, 2–6, 2–6

Mixed Doubles: 4 (3 Titles, 1 Runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2012	US Open	Hard	Ekaterina Makarova	Květa Peschke Marcin Matkowski	6–7(8–10), 6–1, [12–10]
Loss	2013	Wimbledon	Grass	Lisa Raymond	Kristina Mladenovic Daniel Nestor	7–5, 2–6, 6–8
Win	2014	US Open	Hard	Sania Mirza	Abigail Spears Santiago González	6–1, 2–6, [11–9]
Win	2016	Australian Open	Hard	Elena Vesnina	Coco Vandeweghe Horia Tecău	6–4, 4–6, [10–5]

Masters 1000 Finals

Doubles: 13 (4 Titles, 9 Runner-ups)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2011	Monte-Carlo Masters	Clay	Juan Ignacio Chela	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	3–6, 2–6
Loss	2013	Madrid Open	Clay	Alexander Peya	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	2–6, 3–6
Win	2013	Canadian Open	Hard	Alexander Peya	Andy Murray Colin Fleming	6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss	2013	Paris Masters	Hard (i)	Alexander Peya	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	3–6, 3–6
Loss	2014	Indian Wells Masters	Hard	Alexander Peya	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	4–6, 3–6
Win	2014	Canadian Open	Hard	Alexander Peya	Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo	6–4, 6–3
Loss	2016	Monte-Carlo Masters	Clay	Jamie Murray	Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut	6–4, 0–6, [6–10]
Loss	2016	Canadian Open	Hard	Jamie Murray	Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo	4–6, 4–6
Loss	2017	Cincinnati Masters	Hard	Jamie Murray	Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut	6–7(6–8), 4–6
Win	2018	Cincinnati Masters	Hard	Jamie Murray	Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah	4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Loss	2018	Shanghai Masters	Hard	Jamie Murray	Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo	4–6, 2–6
Win	2019	Shanghai Masters	Hard	Mate Pavić	Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo	6–4, 6–2
Loss	2020	Paris Masters	Hard (i)	Mate Pavić	Félix Auger-Aliassime Hubert Hurkacz	7–6(7–3), 6–7(7–9), [2–10]

ATP Career Finals Summary

Bruno Soares played in 69 ATP career finals in doubles. He won 35 of these titles and was a runner-up in 34. His wins came on different surfaces:

• Hard courts: 22 wins, 19 losses
• Clay courts: 7 wins, 11 losses
• Grass courts: 6 wins, 4 losses

He won titles both outdoors (26 wins) and indoors (9 wins).

Images for kids

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  Bruno Soares playing tennis.

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  Bruno Soares and Alexander Peya, his former doubles partner.

See also

In Spanish: Bruno Soares para niños