Bruno Soares
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Country (sports) |
Brazil |
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Residence |
Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
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Born |
(1982-02-27) February 27, 1982 Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
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Height |
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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Turned pro |
2001 |
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Plays |
Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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Prize money |
U$ 3,189,960 |
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Singles |
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Career record |
2–0 |
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Career titles |
0 |
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Highest ranking |
No. 221 (March 22, 2004) |
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Grand Slam Singles results |
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French Open |
Q2 (2004) |
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Wimbledon |
Q1 (2004) |
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US Open |
Q1 (2004) |
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Doubles |
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Career record |
328–200 (62.12%) |
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Career titles |
22 |
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Highest ranking |
No. 3 (October 7, 2013) |
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Current ranking |
No. 7 (April 18, 2016) |
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Grand Slam Doubles results |
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Australian Open |
W (2016) |
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French Open |
SF (2008, 2013) |
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Wimbledon |
QF (2009, 2014, 2015) |
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US Open |
F (2013) |
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Other doubles tournaments |
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Tour Finals |
SF (2013) |
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Olympic Games |
QF (2012) |
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Mixed doubles |
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Career titles |
3 |
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Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results |
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Australian Open |
W (2016) |
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French Open |
SF (2014) |
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Wimbledon |
F (2013) |
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US Open |
W (2012, 2014) |
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Last updated on: April 19, 2016. |
Bruno Fraga Soares (born February 27, 1982, in Belo Horizonte) is a professional tennis player from Brazil. His highest singles ranking on the ATP Tour is World No. 221, which he reached in March 2004. Primarily a doubles specialist, his career-high doubles ranking is World No. 3, which he achieved in October 2013. After a few efforts, including a final in the 2012 US Open and the semifinals of the 2008 and 2013 French Opens, Soares finally won his first Grand Slam title at the 2016 Australian Open, partnering Jamie Murray. He has also won three Grand Slam titles in Mixed Doubles, two at the US Open, in 2012 and 2014, and one at the Australian Open in 2016.[1] He was the third Brazilian tennis player to achieve this, after Maria Bueno and Thomaz Koch.
International career
2008
In early 2008, Soares won the São Paulo Challenger for the second time, rising in the doubles rankings and gaining the opportunity to compete in the main tournament circuit, the ATP tours. In 2008, Soares made a great campaign. Playing without a permanent partner, he reached the semifinals of Roland Garros and the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open. In addition, he won his first ATP doubles title in Nottingham, a grass tournament before Wimbledon.[2]
Helped by the winnings of the French Open, Soares decided to finish 2008 marrying architect Bruna Alvim.[3] The couple welcomed their first son, Noah, in 2015.[4]
2009
In 2009, Soares partnered with Kevin Ullyett from Zimbabwe, a high level doubles player who had won 32 titles and remained ranked among the top 10 for several years. They reached the quarter-finals of Wimbledon and Roland Garros, the semifinals of the Masters 1000 Rome and Madrid, the final of the ATP New Haven, and won his second ATP doubles title in Stockholm. At the end of the year, with the retirement of Ullyett, Soares announced a new partnership with Marcelo Melo.[2]
2010
In 2010, Melo and Soares reached the final of the ATP 250 Auckland at the beginning of the year. In May, they won the title of the ATP 250 Nice. In Roland Garros, Soares defeated the brothers Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan—the world's top doubles players—and reached the quarterfinals. Subsequently, Soares and Melo reached the semifinals of the ATP 500 Hamburg, the final of the ATP 250 Gstaad, the third round of the U.S. Open, the final of the ATP 250 Metz, and the semifinals of the ATP 500 Tokyo and the ATP 250 Stockholm.[2]
2011
In 2011 at the South American Clay tournaments—a series of four ATP tournaments in Latin America—Melo and Soares won two consecutive titles in the ATP 250 of Chile and Brazil, and were runners-up at the ATP 500 Acapulco. In April, Soares was runner-up of the Masters 1000 Monte Carlo, playing alongside Juan Ignacio Chela. He competed in the semifinals of the ATPs 250s in Nice and Eastbourne. In August, the Melo and Soares arrived at the semifinals of the ATP 500 Washington. In October, with Soares and Melo reached the semifinals of the ATP 500 Valencia and Tokyo, and the final of the ATP 250 Stockholm. Partnered with Nicolas Almagro he was a quarterfinalist in the Masters 1000 Shanghai. In November, Soares and Melo were quarterfinalists in the Masters 1000 Paris. At the end of the year, Melo and Soares ended their partnership.[2]
2012
In 2012, Soares partnered with Eric Butorac and went to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open and won his 6th ATP doubles title in the ATP 250 Brazil. He also reached the third round at Roland Garros.
On July, he ended his partnership with Butorac and began a new partnership with Alexander Peya. In the first tournament of the new partnership, they were runners-up of the ATP 250 Bastad.[2]
Participating at London 2012 with Marcelo Melo, Soares reached the quarterfinals after defeating the duo Berdych / Stepanek by 24–22 in the last set.[5][6]
At the U.S. Open in 2012, along with Peya, Soares reached the quarterfinals of the Men's doubles. In that tournament, partnered with Ekaterina Makarova, Soares won the biggest title of his career by becoming champion of Mixed doubles. In the first round they defeated the seeded number 2 couple Mike Bryan and Lisa Raymond. In the second phase they defeated Bob Bryan and Kim Clijsters.[7] Since the Gustavo Kuerten triple crown at Roland Garros 2001, a Brazilian had not won a Grand Slam professional title.[8] Soares / Makarova won $150,000 as a prize for the title.[9]
After the mixed doubles title at the U.S. Open, Soares took an impressive winning streak, winning the doubles match of the Davis Cup in Brazil against Russia and won four titles in five consecutive tournaments played. He won the ATP 250 Kuala Lumpur and the ATP 500 Tokyo, both playing with Peya; they played the Masters 1000 Shanghai but lost in the second round. Partnered with Melo he won the ATP 250 Stockholm, and the ATP 500 Valencia playing with Peya. In the Masters 1000 Paris, Soares and Peya were quarterfinalists.[2]
2013

Soares at the French Open 2013

Bruno Soares and Alexander Peya
2013 was the best year in the Soares' career. In January, he won the ATP 250 Auckland,[10] alongside Scottish Colin Fleming. In February, partnered with Melo he defeated Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan at the Davis Cup in the United States. In the same month, he and Peya won the ATP 250 Brasil—Soares' third win in that tournament—[11] and reached the semifinals of the ATP 500 in Memphis and Acapulco.[2]
In March, Soares reached the semifinals of the Masters 1000 Indian Wells. In April, he won the ATP 500 Barcelona. In May,for the second time in his career, he was runner-up of a Masters 1000 in Madrid, losing only to the world leaders the Bryan brothers. At this point, Soares approached the top 10 doubles, staying at 11th place.[2][12] In Roland Garros, Soares and Peya reached the semifinals of the tournament. With that, Soares entered the top 10, ranking 6th for doubles. Soares equaled Carlos Kirmayr's number 6 in the world in 1983 as the second-best doubles tennis player in Brazil's history.[13]
In preparation for Wimbledon, Soares was runner-up in the ATP 250 Queens and champion of the ATP 250 Eastbourne, reaching its 200th victory.[14] At Wimbledon, Soares was knocked out in the third round of the men's doubles. In mixed doubles, Soares reached the final of the tournament for the first time, partnered with the American Lisa Raymond.[15] He was runner-up at the ATP 500 Hamburg in July. In August, Soares and Peya won a Masters 1000 title for the first time at the Masters 1000 Canada. With that, Soares arrived at the best doubles ranking of his career, number 4 in the world, equaling Cássio Motta as the best Brazilian doubles player of all time.[2]
At the U.S. Open, Soares "retired" James Blake in the first round of the men's doubles. In mixed doubles, Soares reached the semifinals partnered with Anabel Medina Garrigues. In men's doubles—for the first time in his career—Soares reached a Grand Slam final. However, Peya suffered a muscle strain near the end of the semifinals game against Melo and Dodig. In the U.S.Open final, Soares could not play well because of the problem, and in the second set, Peya almost abandoned the game. Soares and Peya eventually lost the final by 2 sets to 0.[16] With these results, Soares qualified in anticipation for the ATP Finals for the first time in his career.
On October 7, 2013, Soares became the No. 3 doubles player in the world; his best position of his career and the best position in the history of Brazilian tennis—surpassing Cassio Motta, who was No. 4 doubles in 1983.[17] At the end of October, Soares and Peya became two-time champions of the ATP 500 Valencia, defeating the Bryan Brothers in the final.[18]
2014
In 2014, the partnership Soares/Peya started to not work as before. During the year, they had as prominent campaigns only the title of the Masters 1000 in Canada and one runner-up finish at the Masters 1000 Indian Wells, as well as a title in the ATP 250 in London. Soares finished the year as No. 10 in the world.[2]
2015
In 2015, the partnership did not work well. Just as in 2014, they obtained only two quarter-finals in Grand Slams, and the result in the Masters 1000 has worsened, with the pair getting only two semifinals in Miami and Canada. Soares finished the year as No. 22 in the world.
In October 2015 Soares announced the closure of his partnership with Alexander Peya, and a new partnership with Britain's Jamie Murray in the 2016 season.[2][19]
2016
The new partnership had an astonishing start.
They reached the semi-final of Doha ATP Tour 250,
the first tournament of the season.
On January 16, Soares and Murray won the second tournament,
the Sydney ATP Tour 250.[20]
On January 30, the duo won the Australian Open. It was Soares' first Grand Slam title in men's doubles. Murray/Soares win over Czech Radek Stepanek and Canadian Daniel Nestor, by 2 sets to 1 (2/6, 6/4, 7/5), in the men's doubles final, and Soares/Vesnina overcame Horia Tecau/Coco Vandeweghe partnership by 2 sets to 1 (6/4, 4/6, 10-5). Soares became the first Brazilian man to win two titles in the same Grand Slam. [21][22]
Significant finals
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Mixed doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
Masters 1000 finals
Doubles: 7 (2 titles, 5 runners-up)
ATP career finals
Doubles: 43 (22 titles, 21 runners-up)
Legend |
Grand Slam tournaments (1–1) |
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (2–5) |
ATP World Tour 500 Series (5–3) |
ATP World Tour 250 Series (14–12) |
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Finals by Surface |
Hard (12–10) |
Clay (7–8) |
Grass (3–3) |
Carpet (0–0) |
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Titles by Location |
Outdoors (14–19) |
Indoors (8–2) |
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Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents |
Score |
Winner |
1. |
June 16, 2008 |
Nottingham Open, Nottingham, United Kingdom |
Grass |
Kevin Ullyett |
Jeff Coetzee
Jamie Murray |
6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
Runner-up |
1. |
August 10, 2008 |
Legg Mason Tennis Classic, Washington, United States |
Hard |
Kevin Ullyett |
Marc Gicquel
Robert Lindstedt |
6–7(6–8), 3–6 |
Runner-up |
2. |
August 29, 2009 |
Pilot Pen Tennis, New Haven, United States |
Hard |
Kevin Ullyett |
Julian Knowle
Jürgen Melzer |
4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Winner |
2. |
October 25, 2009 |
If Stockholm Open, Stockholm, Sweden |
Hard (i) |
Kevin Ullyett |
Simon Aspelin
Paul Hanley |
6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Runner-up |
3. |
January 11, 2010 |
Heineken Open, Auckland, New Zealand |
Hard |
Marcelo Melo |
Marcus Daniell
Horia Tecău |
5–7, 4–6 |
Winner |
3. |
May 22, 2010 |
Open de Nice Côte d’Azur, Nice, France |
Clay |
Marcelo Melo |
Rohan Bopanna
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi |
1–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
Runner-up |
4. |
August 1, 2010 |
Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad, Gstaad, Switzerland |
Clay |
Marcelo Melo |
Johan Brunström
Jarkko Nieminen |
3–6, 7–6(7–4), [9–11] |
Runner-up |
5. |
September 26, 2010 |
Open de Moselle, Metz, France |
Hard |
Marcelo Melo |
Dustin Brown
Rogier Wassen |
3–6, 3–6 |
Winner |
4. |
February 5, 2011 |
Movistar Open, Santiago, Chile |
Clay |
Marcelo Melo |
Łukasz Kubot
Oliver Marach |
6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
Winner |
5. |
February 12, 2011 |
Brasil Open, Costa do Sauípe, Brazil |
Clay |
Marcelo Melo |
Pablo Andújar
Daniel Gimeno-Traver |
7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Runner-up |
6. |
February 26, 2011 |
Abierto Mexicano Telcel, Acapulco, Mexico |
Clay |
Marcelo Melo |
Victor Hănescu
Horia Tecău |
1–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up |
7. |
April 17, 2011 |
Monte Carlo Rolex Masters, Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Clay |
Juan Ignacio Chela |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up |
8. |
October 23, 2011 |
If Stockholm Open, Stockholm, Sweden |
Hard (i) |
Marcelo Melo |
Rohan Bopanna
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi |
1–6, 3–6 |
Winner |
6. |
February 19, 2012 |
Brasil Open, São Paulo, Brazil |
Clay (i) |
Eric Butorac |
Michal Mertiňák
André Sá |
3–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
Runner-up |
9. |
July 15, 2012 |
Swedish Open, Båstad, Sweden |
Clay |
Alexander Peya |
Robert Lindstedt
Horia Tecău |
3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Winner |
7. |
September 30, 2012 |
Proton Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Hard (i) |
Alexander Peya |
Colin Fleming
Ross Hutchins |
5–7, 7–5, [10–7] |
Winner |
8. |
October 7, 2012 |
Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, Tokyo, Japan |
Hard |
Alexander Peya |
Leander Paes
Radek Štěpánek |
6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
Winner |
9. |
October 21, 2012 |
If Stockholm Open, Stockholm, Sweden |
Hard (i) |
Marcelo Melo |
Robert Lindstedt
Nenad Zimonjić |
6–7(4–7), 7–5, [10–6] |
Winner |
10. |
October 28, 2012 |
Valencia Open 500, Valencia, Spain |
Hard (i) |
Alexander Peya |
David Marrero
Fernando Verdasco |
6–3, 6–2 |
Winner |
11. |
January 12, 2013 |
Heineken Open, Auckland, New Zealand |
Hard |
Colin Fleming |
Johan Brunström
Frederik Nielsen |
7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–2) |
Winner |
12. |
February 17, 2013 |
Brazil Open, São Paulo, Brazil |
Clay (i) |
Alexander Peya |
František Čermák
Michal Mertiňák |
6–7(5–7), 6–2, [10–7] |
Winner |
13. |
April 28, 2013 |
Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain |
Clay |
Alexander Peya |
Robert Lindstedt
Daniel Nestor |
5–7, 7–6(9–7), [10–4] |
Runner-up |
10. |
May 12, 2013 |
Mutua Madrid Open, Madrid, Spain |
Clay |
Alexander Peya |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up |
11. |
June 16, 2013 |
AEGON Championships, London, United Kingdom |
Grass |
Alexander Peya |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
6–4, 5–7, [3–10] |
Winner |
14. |
June 21, 2013 |
AEGON International, Eastbourne, United Kingdom |
Grass |
Alexander Peya |
Colin Fleming
Jonathan Marray |
3–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Runner-up |
12. |
July 21, 2013 |
International German Open, Hamburg, Germany |
Clay |
Alexander Peya |
Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski |
6–3, 1–6, [8–10] |
Winner |
15. |
August 11, 2013 |
Rogers Cup, Montreal, Canada |
Hard |
Alexander Peya |
Andy Murray
Colin Fleming |
6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Runner-up |
13. |
September 7, 2013 |
US Open, New York, United States |
Hard |
Alexander Peya |
Leander Paes
Radek Štěpánek |
1–6, 3–6 |
Winner |
16. |
October 27, 2013 |
Valencia Open 500, Valencia, Spain |
Hard (i) |
Alexander Peya |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
7–6(7–3), 6–7(1–7), [13–11] |
Runner-up |
14. |
November 3, 2013 |
BNP Paribas Masters, Paris, France |
Hard (i) |
Alexander Peya |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up |
15. |
January 3, 2014 |
Qatar ExxonMobil Open, Doha, Qatar |
Hard |
Alexander Peya |
Tomáš Berdych Jan Hájek |
2–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up |
16. |
January 11, 2014 |
Heineken Open, Auckland, New Zealand |
Hard |
Alexander Peya |
Julian Knowle Marcelo Melo |
6–4, 3–6, [5–10] |
Runner-up |
17. |
March 16, 2014 |
BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, United States |
Hard |
Alexander Peya |
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan |
4–6, 3–6 |
Winner |
17. |
June 15, 2014 |
Aegon Championships, London, United Kingdom |
Grass |
Alexander Peya |
Jamie Murray
John Peers |
4–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–4] |
Runner-up |
18. |
June 21, 2014 |
Aegon International, Eastbourne, United Kingdom |
Grass |
Alexander Peya |
Treat Huey
Dominic Inglot |
5–7, 7–5, [8–10] |
Runner-up |
19. |
July 20, 2014 |
International German Open, Hamburg, Germany |
Clay |
Alexander Peya |
Marin Draganja
Florin Mergea |
4–6, 5–7 |
Winner |
18. |
August 10, 2014 |
Rogers Cup, Toronto, Canada |
Hard |
Alexander Peya |
Ivan Dodig
Marcelo Melo |
6–4, 6–3 |
Winner |
19. |
May 3, 2015 |
BMW Open, Munich, Germany |
Clay |
Alexander Peya |
Alexander Zverev
Mischa Zverev |
4–6, 6–1, [10–5] |
Runner-up |
20. |
June 14, 2015 |
MercedesCup, Stuttgart, Germany |
Grass |
Alexander Peya |
Rohan Bopanna
Florin Mergea |
5–7, 6–2, [10–7] |
Winner |
20. |
November 1, 2015 |
Swiss Indoors, Basel, Switzerland |
Hard (i) |
Alexander Peya |
Jamie Murray
John Peers |
7–5, 7–5 |
Winner |
21. |
January 16, 2016 |
Sydney International, Sydney, Australia |
Hard |
Jamie Murray |
Rohan Bopanna
Florin Mergea |
6–3, 7–6(8–6) |
Winner |
22. |
January 30, 2016 |
Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia |
Hard |
Jamie Murray |
Daniel Nestor
Radek Štěpánek |
2–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
Runner-up |
21. |
April 17, 2016 |
Monte-Carlo Masters, Monte-Carlo, Monaco |
Clay |
Jamie Murray |
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Nicolas Mahut |
6–4, 0–6, [6–10] |
Doubles performance timeline
Mixed doubles performance timeline
References
- ↑ "Soares, Makarova take US Open mixed doubles title". The Times Of India. Retrieved September 6, 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "History of the Bruno Soares games at the ATP site". ATP. 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Bruno Soares, milionário entre aspas" (in Portuguese). UOL. 2014-02-26.
- ↑ "Esposa Bruna e filho Noah aguardam nesta terça pelo campeão Bruno Soares". Hoje em Dia (in Portuguese). 2016-02-02.
- ↑ "Soares and Melo finally win game with length record, and pass to the quarter-finals". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). August 1, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ↑ "Soares and Melo stop in front of the French, and say goodbye to London". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). August 2, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ↑ Soares and Makarova in the Mixed Doubles final
- ↑ Soares and Marakova are US Open champions
- ↑ US Open 2012 Prize Money
- ↑ Bruno Soares confirms favoritism and is champion in Auckland doubles
- ↑ Inspired alongside Peya, Soares gives a show in the tiebreaker and conquers triple crown in São Paulo
- ↑ 'Follow the dance': Bruno Soares celebrates runner-up in Madrid and rise in the rankings
- ↑ With peya, Soares lose to Bryan brothers in Paris, but will enter the top 10
- ↑ Besides peya, Soares surpasses British and won title and his 200th win
- ↑ Bruno goes to the mixed doubles final, and seeks second Slam
- ↑ Soares and Peya finishes runner-up at NY doubles
- ↑ Soares became the world number 3 and hits Cassio Motta mark: "An honor"
- ↑ Soares and peya put an end to starvation against Bryan brothers, and win the ATP Valencia
- ↑ "Murray to switch doubles partners". BBC. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
- ↑ "Sydney: Murray/Soares Triumph". Association of Tennis Professionals. 2016-01-16. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
- ↑ "With J.Murray, Soares takes his 1st Grand Slam title in doubles". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). January 30, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ↑ "Bruno Soares is champion in mixed doubles and "does the double" in Australia". Globoesporte (in Portuguese). January 31, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
External links
World rankings – Top ten tennis players as of week of 2 May 2016
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