Sports · Tennis · 11 hrs ago
Brazil has two players in the ATP top 100 for the first time in 19 months
Brazil has two players in the ATP top 100 again after about 19 months without that milestone.
In the latest rankings, João Fonseca is 46th and Thiago Wild is 98th.
Wild returned to the top 100 after reaching the final of the Costa do Sauípe Challenger in Bahia, though he lost to Argentina’s Camilo Ugo Carabelli.
The final earned Wild enough ranking points to climb 11 places; he had last been in the top 100 in March 2025.
His rise follows a strong 2026 season, with four Challenger titles and several other finals.
Fonseca remains Brazil’s highest-ranked player despite dropping five places, while Wild has 609 points.
The ranking update shows Brazil’s current standing, but no next step for either player is stated.
Brazil has two players in the ATP top 100 for the first time in about 19 months.
In the ranking update released on November 9, João Fonseca was 46th and Thiago Wild was 98th.
Wild returned to the top 100 after reaching the final of the Challenger 125 event in Costa do Sauípe, Bahia.
He lost the final to Argentina’s Camilo Ugo Carabelli in straight sets but earned enough points to rise 11 places.
Fonseca remained Brazil’s highest-ranked player despite dropping five places.
- Who
- Brazilian tennis players João Fonseca and Thiago Wild.
- What
- Brazil again has two players in the ATP top 100.
- When
- In the ranking update released Monday, November 9, 2026.
- Where
- The ATP rankings; Wild secured his return at the Challenger 125 event in Costa do Sauípe, Bahia.
- Why
- Wild earned enough ranking points by reaching the Costa do Sauípe final.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Wild was last outside the ATP top 100.
Brazil last had two players in the top 100, with Fonseca 59th and Thiago Monteiro 94th.
Wild won Challenger titles in Piracicaba, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Zug and Genoa.
The ATP ranking update placed Fonseca 46th and Wild 98th.
- João Fonseca
- 46th, with 1,200 points
- Thiago Wild
- 98th, with 609 points
- Wild’s rise
- 11 places after reaching the Costa do Sauípe final
- Final result
- Wild lost to Camilo Ugo Carabelli 6/2, 7/5
- Previous two-player milestone
- April 2025, with Fonseca 59th and Thiago Monteiro 94th