Emanuel Couto

Emanuel Couto (born 6 August 1973), is a Portuguese former professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 91 in 1997.

Emanuel Couto
Country (sports) Portugal
Born (1973-08-06) 6 August 1973 (age 50)
Guarda, Portugal
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1990
Retired2003
PlaysRight-handed
Prize moneyUS$ 269,001
Singles
Career record15–21 (42%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 174 (22 February 1996)
Doubles
Career record32–33 (49%)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 91 (6 September 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (1997)
Wimbledon2R (1997)
US Open1R (1995)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (1992, 1996)

The highest moment of his career was his only ATP level victory in his home country at the Oporto Open in 1996 with fellow Portuguese player and regular doubles partner Bernardo Mota.

Couto participated in 20 Davis Cup ties for Portugal from 1994 to 2003, posting a 13–5 record in doubles and an 11–10 record in singles.

Couto also represented Portugal in the Olympics in Barcelona 92 and Atlanta 96 in the doubles category.

Career finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0/0)
ATP Tour World Championships (0/0)
ATP Masters Series (0/0)
ATP International Series Gold (0/0)
ATP International Series (1/1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0/0)
Clay (1/1)
Grass (0/0)
Carpet (0/0)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.Mar 1995Casablanca, MoroccoClay João Cunha e Silva Tomás Carbonell
Francisco Roig
6–4, 6–1
Win1.Jun 1996Oporto, PortugalClay Bernardo Mota Joshua Eagle
Andrew Florent
4–6, 6–4, 6–4

Awards

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