Jaime Faria (born 6 August 2003) is a Portuguese tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 106 achieved on 10 February 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 192 achieved on 6 May 2024.[2] He is currently the No. 2 Portuguese player.[3]
In October 2021, Faria won his first ATP point in Setúbal.[4] In July 2022, he won his first singles and doubles titles in Castelo Branco, Portugal, on consecutive days.[5]
In January 2023, he made his debut on the ATP Challenger Tour.[6] The same month he made headlines when he threw his racquet in frustration during a match at the 2023 Oeiras Indoors II in Portugal and nearly struck his opponent Aziz Dougaz.[7]
2024: Maiden Challenger title, ATP and top 125 debuts
In February and March, he won four consecutive tournaments on the ITF Men's World Tennis Tour, winning the Vale do Lobo Open in Portugal as well as the Vila Real de Santo António, the Faro Open, and the Quinta do Lago.[8][9]
He qualified for the main draw at the 2024 Estoril Open, making his ATP Tour debut.[10]
In May, following his maiden Challenger title at the 2024 Open de Oeiras II, Portugal, he reached the top 200 at world No. 183 on 20 May 2024. He defeated Elias Ymer in the final.[11] Faria won his second title at the 2024 Curitiba Challenger and moved into the top 120 in the rankings on 28 October 2024.[12][13]
2025: Major debut & first win, first ATP quarterfinal, top 100
Ranked at world No. 124, Faria qualified for the main draw of a Grand Slam event for the first time at the 2025 Australian Open.[14][15] In the first round he defeated Pavel Kotov in straight sets for his first ATP and Grand Slam win.[16] In the second round he was drawn against seventh seed Novak Djokovic[17] and lost in four sets.[18]
Ranked No. 106 at the 2025 Rio Open, where he entered the main draw as a lucky loser, Faria defeated qualifier Marcelo Tomás Barrios Vera[19] and Jaume Munar for his first two wins at the ATP 500-level and first two outside the Majors. It was his first ATP quarterfinal and first at the 500-level. As a result he reached the top 100 in the singles rankings on 24 February 2025.[20][21][22] The match between him and another lucky loser (LL) Camilo Ugo Carabelli marked only the second LL vs LL quarterfinal in ATP Tour history (since 1990) after LL Max Purcell defeated LL Andreas Seppi in 2021 Eastbourne.[23][24]