Orlando Luz

Orlando Luz
Luz in 2014
Full nameOrlando Moraes Luz
Country (sports) Brazil
ResidenceBalneário Camboriú, Brazil
Born (1998-02-08) 8 February 1998 (age 26)
Carazinho, Brazil
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachJosé Luis López
Prize money$336,694
Singles
Career record1–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 272 (16 August 2021)
Current rankingNo. 401 (19 August 2024)
Doubles
Career record9–10
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 70 (18 November 2024)
Current rankingNo. 70 (18 November 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (2024)
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Nanjing Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Nanjing Singles
Last updated on: 19 November 2024.

Orlando Moraes Luz (born 8 February 1998) is a Brazilian tennis player. He has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 70 achieved on 18 November 2024 and a singles ranking of No. 272 achieved on 16 August 2021.

Juniors

Luz along with compatriot Marcelo Zormann won the 2014 Wimbledon boys' doubles title after defeating Stefan Kozlov and Andrey Rublev 6–4, 3–6, 8–6 in the final.

At the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics held in Nanjing China, seeded second, Luz won the silver medal in singles, falling to Kamil Majchrzak of Poland in the final. Additionally, he and Marcelo Zormann teamed up to win the gold medal in doubles, defeating the Russian duo of Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov 7–5, 3–6, [10–3] in the final (also seeded 2nd).

He and Chung Yun-seong lost to Yishai Oliel of Israel and Patrik Rikl of the Czech Republic in the final of the 2016 French Open Boys' Doubles tournament, 6–3, 6–4.[1]

Professional career

Luz made his ATP debut on 6 March 2017, when he was given a wildcard to the first round of the Brasil Open where he was defeated by Gastão Elias.[2]

At the 2020 Rio Open, Luz alongside Rafael Matos defeated the 2019 Wimbledon and 2019 US Open champions, and ATP doubles World No. 1, Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah 6–1, 4–6, [10–8].[3]

He made his Grand Slam debut at the 2024 French Open as an alternate pair partnering Marcelo Zormann.

ATP Tour finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (0–0)
ATP 250 (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2024 Chile Open, Chile ATP 250 Clay Chile Matías Soto Chile Tomás Barrios Vera
Chile Alejandro Tabilo
2–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Jul 2024 Swedish Open, Sweden ATP 250 Clay Brazil Rafael Matos France Manuel Guinard
France Grégoire Jacq
7–5, 6–4

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 22 (9 titles, 13 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
ITF Futures/WTT (9–12)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (9–13)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2015 Italy F23, Este Futures Clay Italy Francisco Bahamonde 4–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Nov 2015 Brazil F7, Santa Maria Futures Clay Brazil João Menezes 2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 1–2 Jul 2016 Czech Republic F5, Pardubice Futures Clay Germany Peter Torebko 6–2, 6–2
Win 2–2 Dec 2016 Uruguay F1, Punta del Este Futures Clay Brazil João Pedro Sorgi 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss 2–3 May 2017 Spain F13, Valldoreix Futures Clay Argentina Pedro Cachín 2–6, 1–6
Loss 2–4 Jun 2017 Italy F16, Padova Futures Clay Argentina Andrea Collarini 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–5 May 2018 Egypt F17, Cairo Futures Clay Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves 6–7(3–7), 6–7(3–7)
Win 3–5 May 2018 Spain F12, Vic Futures Clay Spain Oriol Roca Batalla 7–6(8–6), 4–2 ret.
Win 4–5 Jul 2018 Germany F8, Kassel Futures Clay Brazil João Souza 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 4–6 Apr 2019 M15 Tabarka, Tunisia WTT Clay France Geoffrey Blancaneaux 6–7(2–7), 4–6
Loss 4–7 May 2019 M15 Tabarka, Tunisia WTT Clay Brazil Rafael Matos 5–7, 5–7
Win 5–7 May 2019 M15 Valldoreix, Spain WTT Clay Brazil Rafael Matos 6–3, 6–4
Win 6–7 Jul 2019 M25 Troyes, France WTT Clay France Jules Okala 6–0, 7–5
Loss 6–8 Aug 2019 M25 Santander, Spain WTT Clay Brazil Oscar Jose Gutierrez 4–6, 1–6
Win 7–8 Sep 2019 M25 Seville, Spain WTT Clay Spain Sergio Gutiérrez Ferrol 6–2, 6–1
Win 8–8 May 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey WTT Clay Italy Giacomo Dambrosi 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 8–9 Jul 2021 M25 Wrocław, Poland WTT Clay Argentina Hernán Casanova 1–6, 3–6
Loss 0–1 Aug 2021 City of San Marino, San Marino Challenger Clay Denmark Holger Rune 6–1, 2–6, 3–6
Loss 8–10 Jun 2022 M25 Skopje, North Macedonia WTT Clay France Laurent Lokoli 2–6, 1–6
Loss 8–11 Jun 2022 M15 Skopje, North Macedonia WTT Clay Romania Stefan Palosi 4–6, 6–1, 3–6
Loss 8–12 Dec 2022 M25 Vacaria, Brazil WTT Clay (i) Argentina Román Andrés Burruchaga 6–0, 4–6, 0–6
Win 9–12 Apr 2023 M15 Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil WTT Clay Uruguay Franco Roncadelli 2–6, 6–0, 6–2

Doubles: 60 (41 titles, 19 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (17–13)
ITF Futures/WTT (24–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (37–16)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2014 Brazil F12, São Paulo Futures Clay Brazil Fernando Romboli Brazil Daniel Dutra da Silva
Brazil Pedro Sakamoto
6–7(3–7), 6–2, [11–9]
Win 2–0 Oct 2015 Brazil F6, Porto Alegre Futures Clay Brazil Marcelo Zormann Brazil Carlos Eduardo Severino
Brazil Ricardo Hocevar
3–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win 3–0 Dec 2016 Uruguay F3, Salto Futures Clay Brazil Marcelo Zormann Uruguay Marcel Felder
Argentina Gabriel Alejandro Hidalgo
7–6(7–2), 6–4
Win 4–0 Jun 2017 Italy F18, Sassuolo Futures Clay Brazil Marcelo Zormann Italy Marco Bortolotti
Italy Walter Trusendi
6–3, 6–3
Win 5–0 Nov 2017 Brazil F2, Santos Futures Clay Brazil Marcelo Zormann Brazil Caio Silva
Brazil Thales Turini
6–3, 6–3
Win 6–0 May 2018 Egypt F16, Cairo Futures Clay Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves Italy Marco Bortolotti
Italy Nicolo Turchetti
6–3, 6–4
Win 7–0 May 2018 Egypt F17, Cairo Futures Clay Egypt M. Abdel-Aziz India T.A. Chilakalapudi
India Vignesh Peranamallur
6–1, 6–4
Win 8–0 May 2018 Spain F11, Valldoreix Futures Clay United States Sebastian Korda Netherlands Michiel de Krom
Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves
3–6, 6–2, [10–7]
Loss 8–1 Jul 2018 Germany F8, Kassel Futures Clay Brazil Marcelo Zormann Brazil João Souza
Spain David Vega Hernández
1–6, 4–6
Win 9–1 Jul 2018 Portugal F12, Porto Futures Clay Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves Portugal Fred Gil
Austria David Pichler
7–5, 3–6, [10–6]
Win 10–1 Sep 2018 Spain F26, Oviedo Futures Clay Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves Brazil Diego Matos
Brazil João Pedro Sorgi
5–7, 6–4, [11–9]
Loss 10–2 Sep 2018 Spain F27, Seville Futures Clay Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves Guatemala Christopher Díaz Figueroa
Guatemala Wilfredo González
6–4, 6–7(4–7), [5–10]
Loss 10–3 Feb 2019 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves Italy Erik Crepaldi
United States Joseph van Meter
3–6, 3–6
Win 11–3 Mar 2019 M15 Portimão, Portugal WTT Hard Brazil Rafael Matos Portugal Fred Gil
Colombia Eduardo Struvay
6–3, 6–4
Win 12–3 Mar 2019 M15 Quinta do Lago, Portugal WTT Hard Brazil Rafael Matos Colombia Alejandro Gómez
United States Michael Zhu
7–6(7–2), 6–3
Win 13–3 Apr 2019 M15 Reus, Spain WTT Clay Brazil Rafael Matos Portugal Francisco Cabral
Portugal Luís Faria
6–3, 4–6, [10–6]
Win 14–3 Apr 2019 M15 Tabarka, Tunisia WTT Clay Brazil Rafael Matos Italy Erik Crepaldi
Serbia Darko Jandrić
6–4, 7–5
Win 15–3 May 2019 M15 Tabarka, Tunisia WTT Clay Brazil Rafael Matos Argentina Franco Agamenone
Argentina Franco Emanuel Egea
6–4, 6–4
Loss 15–4 May 2019 M15 Valldoreix, Spain WTT Clay Brazil Rafael Matos Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves
Spain Jaume Pla Malfeito
6–1, 4–6, [9–11]
Win 1–0 Jun 2019 Little Rock, USA Challenger Hard Argentina Matías Franco Descotte Philippines Treat Huey
United States Max Schnur
7–5, 1–6, [12–10]
Loss 15–5 Jul 2019 M25 Troyes, France WTT Clay France Dan Added France Joffrey De Schepper
France Pierre Faivre
6–2, 4–6, [5–10]
Loss 1–1 Aug 2019 Segovia, Spain Challenger Hard Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves Netherlands Sander Arends
Netherlands David Pel
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 16–5 Aug 2019 M25 Santander, Spain WTT Clay Brazil Rafael Matos Russia Ivan Gakhov
Spain Jaume Pla Malfeito
7–5, 6–4
Win 17–5 Sep 2019 M25 Seville, Spain WTT Clay Brazil Rafael Matos Spain Sergio Gutiérrez Ferrol
Spain Sergi Perez Conti
6–1, 6–3
Win 2–1 Oct 2019 Campinas, Brazil Challenger Clay Brazil Rafael Matos Mexico Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
Brazil Fernando Romboli
6–7(2–7), 6–4, [10–8]
Loss 2–2 Oct 2019 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Challenger Clay Venezuela Luis David Martínez Uruguay Ariel Behar
Ecuador Gonzalo Escobar
7–6(7–5), 4–6, [10–12]
Loss 2–3 Nov 2019 Montevideo, Uruguay Challenger Clay Brazil Rafael Matos Argentina Facundo Bagnis
Argentina Andrés Molteni
4–6, 7–5, [10–12]
Win 3–3 Feb 2020 Punta del Este, Uruguay Challenger Clay Brazil Rafael Matos Argentina Juan Manuel Cerúndolo
Argentina Thiago Agustín Tirante
6–4, 6-2
Loss 3–4 Mar 2020 Monterrey, Mexico Challenger Hard Brazil Rafael Matos Poland Karol Drzewiecki
Portugal Gonçalo Oliveira
7–6(7–5), 4–6, [9–11]
Win 4–4 Feb 2021 Concepción, Chile Challenger Clay Brazil Rafael Matos Peru Sergio Galdós
Ecuador Diego Hidalgo
7-5, 6-4
Win 5–4 Apr 2021 Tallahassee, USA Challenger Clay (green) Brazil Rafael Matos United States Sekou Bangoura
United States Donald Young
7–6(7–2), 6–2
Win 18–5 May 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey WTT Clay Brazil Gabriel Roveri Sidney Switzerland Sandro Ehrat
Austria Alexander Erler
6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Loss 18–6 May 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey WTT Clay Brazil Gabriel Roveri Sidney Argentina Ignacio Monzón
Argentina Fermín Tenti
4–6, 3–6
Win 19–6 May 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey WTT Clay Brazil Gabriel Roveri Sidney Italy Daniele Capecchi
Italy Davide Galopinni
6–7(0–7), 7–5, [10–4]
Win 20–6 May 2021 M15 Antalya, Turkey WTT Clay Uruguay Ignacio Carou Italy Daniele Capecchi
Italy Andrea Basso
7–5, 1–6, [10–7]
Win 6–4 Jun 2021 Forlì, Italy Challenger Clay Peru Sergio Galdós Argentina Pedro Cachín
Argentina Camilo Ugo Carabelli
7–5, 2–6, [10–8]
Win 21–6 Jul 2021 M25 Wrocław, Poland WTT Clay Brazil Oscar Jose Gutierrez Italy Marco Bortolotti
Colombia Cristian Rodríguez
7–6(8–6), 2–6, [11–9]
Win 7–4 Jul 2021 Iași, Romania Challenger Clay Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves Argentina Hernán Casanova
Spain Roberto Ortega Olmedo
6–3, 6–4
Loss 7–5 Jul 2021 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves Argentina Pedro Cachín
Argentina Facundo Mena
5–7, 3–6
Win 8–5 Jul 2021 Trieste, Italy Challenger Clay Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves France Antoine Hoang
France Albano Olivetti
7–5, 6–7(6–8), [10–5]
Win 9–5 Aug 2021 Cordenons, Italy Challenger Clay Brazil Rafael Matos Peru Sergio Galdós
Argentina Renzo Olivo
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Win 10–5 Sep 2021 Kyiv, Ukraine Challenger Clay Kazakhstan Aleksandr Nedovyesov Ukraine Denys Molchanov
Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky
6–4, 6-4
Win 11–5 Dec 2021 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Challenger Hard Brazil Rafael Matos United States James Cerretani
Brazil Fernando Romboli
6–3, 7-6(7–2)
Loss 11–6 May 2022 Salvador, Brazil Challenger Clay Brazil Felipe Meligeni Alves Ecuador Diego Hidalgo
Colombia Cristian Rodríguez
5-7, 1-6
Win 22–6 Jul 2022 M25 Den Haag, Netherlands WTT Clay Brazil Marcelo Zormann Australia James Frawley
Australia Akira Santillan
7–6(7–5), 2–6, [11–9]
Loss 11–7 Aug 2022 Lima, Peru Challenger Clay Argentina Camilo Ugo Carabelli Uruguay Ignacio Carou
Argentina Facundo Mena
2-6, 2-6
Win 23–6 Oct 2022 M25 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil WTT Clay Brazil Marcelo Zormann Brazil Wilson Leite
Brazil José Pereira
6–4, 6–2
Win 24–6 Nov 2022 M25 Lajeado, Brazil WTT Clay Brazil Marcelo Zormann Brazil João Victor Couto Loureiro
Brazil Gustavo Heide
6–3, 6–2
Win 12–7 Jan 2023 Piracicaba, Brazil Challenger Clay Brazil Marcelo Zormann Argentina Andrea Collarini
Argentina Renzo Olivo
walkover
Loss 12–8 Jun 2023 Cali, Colombia Challenger Clay Ukraine Oleg Prihodko Argentina Guido Andreozzi
Colombia Cristian Rodríguez
3–6, 4–6
Loss 12–9 Jun 2023 Medellín, Colombia Challenger Clay Ukraine Oleg Prihodko Colombia Juan Sebastián Gómez
Colombia Andrés Urrea
3–6, 6–7(10–12)
Loss 12–10 Aug 2023 Todi, Italy Challenger Clay Argentina Román Andrés Burruchaga Brazil Fernando Romboli
Brazil Marcelo Zormann
7–6(15–13), 4–6, [5–10]
Loss 12–11 Sep 2023 Bogotá, Colombia Challenger Clay Argentina Guillermo Durán Argentina Renzo Olivo
Argentina Thiago Agustín Tirante
6–7(6–8), 4–6
Loss 12–12 Nov 2023 Lima II, Peru Challenger Clay Colombia Nicolás Barrientos Brazil Mateus Alves
Brazil Eduardo Ribeiro
6–3, 5–7, [8–10]
Win 13–12 Mar 2024 São Leopoldo, Brazil Challenger Clay Brazil Marcelo Demoliner Canada Liam Draxl
Italy Alexander Weis
7–5, 3–6, [10–8]
Win 14–12 Jun 2024 Poznań, Poland Challenger Clay Brazil Marcelo Zormann Germany Jakob Schnaitter
Germany Mark Wallner
5–7, 6–2, [10–6]
Loss 14–13 Jul 2024 City of San Marino, San Marino Challenger Clay France Théo Arribagé Czech Republic Petr Nouza
Czech Republic Patrik Rikl
6–1, 5–7, [6–10]
Win 15–13 Aug 2024 Bonn, Germany Challenger Clay France Théo Arribagé India Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
India Vijay Sundar Prashanth
6–2, 6–4
Win 16–13 Oct 2024 Villa María, Argentina Challenger Clay Brazil Marcelo Zormann Bolivia Boris Arias
Bolivia Federico Zeballos
0–6, 6–3, [10–4]
Win 17–13 Oct 2024 Campinas, Brazil Challenger Clay Brazil Mateus Alves Chile Tomás Barrios Vera
Argentina Facundo Mena
6–3, 6–4

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2014 Wimbledon Grass Brazil Marcelo Zormann United States Stefan Kozlov
Russia Andrey Rublev
6–4, 3–6, 8–6
Loss 2016 French Open Clay South Korea Chung Yun-seong Israel Yshai Oliel
Czech Republic Patrik Rikl
3–6, 4–6

Olympic medal matches

Singles

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Silver 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympics Hard Poland Kamil Majchrzak 4–6, 5–7

Doubles

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Gold 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympics Hard Brazil Marcelo Zormann Russia Karen Khachanov
Russia Andrey Rublev
7–5, 3–6, [10–3]

References

  1. ^ "Oliel wins first junior tennis grand slam title".
  2. ^ "Orlando Luz perde para Gastão Elias e cai na estreia do Brasil Open". Gazeta Press/ESPN.
  3. ^ "Orlandinho e Matos eliminam favoritos Cabal e Farah – Rio Open". rioopen.com (in Brazilian Portuguese).