Thiago Moura Monteiro, well-known as Thiago Monteiro is a Brazilian tennis player. On February 27, 2017, Monteiro accomplished his career-high ATP singles ranking of World No.74. He also has career-high ATP double rankings of 449 achieved on December 2, 2013.
Monteiro was born on May 31, 1994, in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. Regarding nationality, he is an American. Born with an excellent ability and great personality traits, his birth sign is Gemini.
Monteiro has three sisters and an older brother Faber Monteiro, who works as a real estate broker. From the age of eight, Monteiro began to play tennis. He was also a good footballer during high school years.
Monteiro has a successful junior career, winning several championships. On February 2, 2012, he reached No.2 career rankings in the ITF Junior Circuit. His junior career ended with 77-31 win record in singles and 47-32 in doubles.
As a junior, Monteiro did not accomplish much success in singles Grand Slams. He reached the third round of the Wimbledon Championships in 2011 and at the 2012 French Open.
In his first match of ATP in February 2016, Monteiro surprised everyone by his outstanding game, beating No.9 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the first round. In the second round, Pablo Cuevas defeated him, who won over Rafael Nadal in the semi-final and Guido Pella in the final.
On May 8, 2016, Monteiro earned his first ATP Challenge title in Aix-en-Provence, France. He defeated Carlos Berlocq in the final. Monteiro favorite surface is clay, the shot is forehand as well as has a great balance and made good hand-eye-coordination when he was on the court. His playing style is somehow similar to his idol, Rafael Nadal.
Monteiro started dating fellow Brazilian tennis star, Beatriz Haddad Maia since March 2016. The news of their relationship emerges in July when they were snapped at the private places in Rio de Janeiro.
Maia is also a successful left-handed tennis player who recently reached her best singles ranking of the world number 94. Apart from tennis, he loves to watch football on the television. He supports Brazilian team and its player Neymar, Kaka, and Marcelo Vieira.
Monteiro also mentioned, if he were not a tennis player, he would definitely be a footballer. Gustavo Kuerten, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer are his inspirations. He enjoys movies along with his friends and loves to spending time with his family. He is fluent in Portuguese, Spanish and in the French Language.
Monteiro is a popular face with advertisers; he has turned his hand into fashion, clothing, and sports equipment. He is endorsed by Lacoste, Joma, Babolat, and Elemidia.
Monteiro is one of the known names in the world of tennis. He has a successful future ahead. Over his career, he has won prize money of $403,904. His net worth is expected to be around a million. Monteiro has long lists of fans on Twitter and Instagram.
