Andre Sa
Andre Sa was born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil on May 6th, 1977 and is the Tennis Player. At the age of 46, Andre Sa biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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André Rezende Sá (born 6 May 1977) is a retired Brazilian tennis player who plays for the national team. In singles, he was a Wimbledon quarterfinalist in 2002.
He ranked No. 1 in the world's highest doubles rankings for a career. The 17-year-old champion has gained 11 doubles titles.
In 2000 and 2001, Sá reached the semifinals of ATP tournaments in Memphis and Hong Kong.
Professional career
In 1993, Sá played his first competitive match in Belo Horizonte, where he failed in the first round at the age of 16. He began travelling around South America in 1997 and reached his first Challenger semifinal in Quito, losing to Mariano Puerta. He reached his first final in August, once more in his hometown, losing to Brazilian Roberto Jabali. In Guadala, Mexico, he also reached the semifinal. He played his first Davis Cup match against Alistair Hunt, a New Zealander, in Florianópolis, in 1997. Brazil defeated Brazil 5–0 in their fifth match of the rubber, with the fifth match of the rubber on record. He appeared in his first ATP-Tour match in Mexico City in October, where he advanced to the quarterfinals.
Sá defeated Juan Antonio Marn from Costa Rica 6–3, 3–6, 6–2. In 1998, Sá won his first Challenger in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, defeating Juan Antonio Marn 6–3. He won the Salinas Challenger in Ecuador two weeks later, beating Guillermo Caas in the final, and the Gramado Challenger title was won over Hideki Kaneko from Japan in August. In Wimbledon, where he would record his best showing ever a few years later this year, this year saw his first Grand Slam participation. In the first round, he lost to Todd Martin.
In 1999, Sá had been competing in four ATP tournaments, first in Wimbledon, losing to Karol Kuera, the 13th of the world at the time.
He won three Challenger titles in a matter of five weeks: Austin, Texas, defeating Jimy Szymanski in the last two challenges. At the time, he had a 13-game winning streak.
He reached the final in Waikoloa Challenger in 2000, his first ATP semifinal in Memphis, where he lost to eventual winner Magnus Larsson. Roland Garros (lost 1st round), Wimbledon (lost 1st round) and the US Open (lost 2nd round) were among his three Grand Slams: he appeared in three Grand Slams: Roland Garros (lost 1st round), and the US Open (lost 2nd round). Sá was a member of the Brazilian Davis Cup team that advanced to the semifinals, losing 5–0 to Australia. Sá defeated Lleyton Hewitt 4–6, 1–6 in their fourth match.
In 2001, Sá participated in three Grand Slams: Australia Open (lost 2nd round to Arvind Parmar), Wimbledon (lost 1st round to him last year) and US Open (lost 2nd round). Calabasas defeated Michael Russel, Salvador, Bahia, and Brazil defeated Brazilian Alexandre Simoni in two Challenger titles: Calabasas, beating Michael Russel, Salvador, Bahia. Sá also reached the Hong Kong ATP semifinals, losing to German Rainer Schüttler.
In 2002, Sá's best results were achieved. After three outstanding ATP ratings, he reached his career-best ranking, 55, after losing just one title. With a quarterfinal appearance at Wimbledon, he competed in all four Grand Slams. He beat Antony Dupuis, Stefan Koubek, compatriot Flávio Saretta, and Spain's Feliciano López, but lost in four sets in a three-hour, 6–3 match to home hero Tim Henman, 6–3. Sá has won a record amount of $102,198. He earned the Amersfoort quarterfinal and the Kitzbühel third round in the following month, bringing Sá to the fifth position in the rankings.
In 2003, Sá had a rough time. He recorded his first victory on the grass of Queen's, overthrowrow, beating Belgium's Gilles Elseneer but losing in the second round. Sá dropped on the charts following a string of losses and just a second round in Wimbledon, with his chances failing to hold his positions. He fell to 138th place in the British Grand Slam after the British Grand Slam.
Sá's 2004 was a fruitful year for the Sá, beating two opponents in So Paulo and College Station. He also qualified in the Covington final. Sá won the Challenger of Campos do Jordo in 2005 and along with two other semifinalists. In 2006, he reached two Challenger finals in Bogotá and Belo Horizonte, finishing the year with a ranking of 179 as the fifth Brazilian.
Marcelo Melo, a teammate of Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut in five sets, 6–7, 6–3, 6–3. They defeated Paul Hanley and Kevin Ullyett in a second round Wimbledon match, which, at 5 hours and 58 minutes, was the second longest ever at Wimbledon. The final score was 7–5, 6–7, 6–4, 6–8, 6–26. In the third round of a five-set marathon, Sá and Melo defeated Christopher Kas and Alexander Peya, 6–7, 6–4, this one lasting only 3 hours 36 hours. Sá's win over seeded Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor continued after this. The team then lost 6–7, 4–6, 4–6 to eventual champions Arnaud Clément and Michal Llodra.
Sá achieved his best results on doubles in the 2002 Wimbledon quarterfinals. Sá is one of the top Brazilian doubles players of all time, with 21 Challenger and six ATP-Tour titles, as well as 11 Challenger and nine ATP-Tour finals, achieving a respectable 17th place in the rankings. He and Brazilian Flávia Saretta reached the quarterfinals at the 2004 Australian Open and Paraguayan Ramón Delgado, a third round participant in the 2006 Wimbledon. He won the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, partnering with Paulo Taicher, defeating Mexican couple Marco Osorio and Ortiz, 7–6, 6–2. In singles, he lost in the third round to David Nalbandian.
Sá participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, with Fláviao Saretta, at the doubles tournament. In the first round 7–6, 6–1, defeating Zimbabwe's Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett, 3–6, 4–6.
Sá was the second last Brazilian to qualify for the 2004 Olympics, but Sá was the second last Brazilian to do so, but Sá was unable to attend the Games because another team had to forfeit their spot.
In 12 ties, Sá played 17 Davis Cup matches. He has won ten matches and lost seven. He has a winning streak in doubles and three losses. He was a member of the 2000 Brazilian team that reached the World Group Semifinals.
In 2018, Sá resigned from international tennis. At the 2018 Brasil Open, he took his last doubles match with compatriot Thomaz Bellucci.