Filipe Toledo Explained

Filipe Toledo
Birth Date:16 April 1995
Birth Place:Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil
Residence:San Clemente, California, U.S.
Best Year:1st: 2022, 2023 - WSL World Champion
Sponsors:Hurley, Monster Energy, Oakley, Corona, FCS traction and fins
Major Achievements:
Stance:Regular (natural foot)
Show-Medals:no

Filipe Toledo (born 16 April 1995) is a Brazilian professional surfer who has competed on the World Surf League Men's World Tour since 2013. He is a second-generation pro who grew up outside of Ubatuba, Brazil on the northeastern coast of the state of São Paulo. His father, and long-time coach, Ricardo, was a two-time national champion. In 2014, as his career took flight, Filipe convinced his entire family to move to San Clemente, California.[1]

Toledo won the World Surf League championship in 2022 and 2023. He qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games.

Surfing career

In 2014, after also competing in some events on the Qualifying Series (WQS), Toledo became the WQS champion. In 2015, Toledo had one of the best year of his professional career on the WSL World Championship Tour (CT), managing to grab his first 3 CT event wins and getting at least one perfect 10 in each final he competed in. Toledo was also the surfer with most CT event wins of the year and went on to finish the 2015 season in 4th place.[2] In 2016, Toledo suffered a string of injuries which caused him to miss 2 CT events. He went on to finish the 2016 season in 10th place. In 2017, Toledo won the J-Bay Open and the Hurly Pro at Trestles. However inconsistent result at other events saw him finish the 2017 season in 10th place. In 2018, Toledo won the J-Bay Open for the 2nd year in a row as well as the Rio Pro. He also went onto to finish the 2018 season in 3rd place, which was at the time his best season ending ranking. In 2019, Toledo won the Rio Pro for the 2nd year in a row and made 2 finals appearances at the Rip Curl Pro and Surf Ranch Pro. He finished the 2019 season in 4th place. In the 2021 season, Toledo won 2 CT events and finishing 2nd overall, after a runner-up finish to Gabriel Medina at the inaugural WSL Finals. In the 2022 season, Toledo won his first ever Championship Tour, placing 1st place and beating fellow Brazilian surfer, Italo Ferreira at the RIP Curl WSL finals. Most recently, in the 2023 World Surf League Championship Tour finals, Toledo won the competition for the second time, bringing down the Australian Ethan Ewing.[3] On February 12, 2024, following an early elimination from the Lexus Pipe Pro, Toledo announced that he would be taking a 1 year break from the tour to focus on his mental health and not competing in any of the remaining events on the 2024 calendar.[4] [5] For his whole professional career, Filipe Toledo has represented the tip of the spear of the progressive surfing movement. Small in stature, but massive with his moves, especially in the aerial realm. According to his peers, Toledo’s volatility was the only thing stopping him from achieving his dream of a World Title. His high-flying act also makes him vulnerable to injury and his early youthful passion has led to a series of costly mental errors (he was suspended for one event in 2017 for his behavior in the wake of an interference call).[6] He currently rides Sharp Eye Surfboards with a FCS II fin setup.[7]

Career Victories

WSL Finals Wins
YearEventVenueCountry
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WCT Wins
YearEventVenueCountry
El Salvador
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style=text-align:centerBells Beach, Victoria
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WQS Wins
Yearwidth= 33.8% Eventwidth= 33% VenueCountry
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style=text-align:centerUS Open of Surfing[8]
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Juniors Wins
Yearwidth= 33.8% Eventwidth= 33% VenueCountry
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WSL World Championship Tour

Tournament20132014201520162017201820192021202220232024
Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast13th25thBgcolor=Yellow1stBgcolor=#B0E0E63rd25th5th17th---
Rip Curl Pro Bells BeachBgcolor=AntiqueWhite5th13thBgcolor=AntiqueWhite5thBgcolor=AntiqueWhite5th13thBgcolor=thistle2nd-bgcolor=Yellow1stBgcolor=#B0E0E63rd
Margaret River Pro-9th25thBgcolor=#B0E0E63rdBgcolor=AntiqueWhite5th[9] 17thbgcolor=Yellow1st9thBgcolor=AntiqueWhite5th
Oi Rio ProBgcolor=AntiqueWhite5th13thBgcolor=Yellow1st9th13thBgcolor=Yellow1stbgcolor=Yellow1st-bgcolor=Yellow1st9th
Corona Bali Protected13th----Bgcolor=AntiqueWhite5thBgcolor=AntiqueWhite5th---
Corona Open J-Bay-25th13thBgcolor=AntiqueWhite5thBgcolor=Yellow1stBgcolor=Yellow1stBgcolor=#B0E0E63rd-9thBgcolor=Yellow1st
Tahiti Pro Teahupoo25th9th25th25thBgcolor=#B0E0E63rd9th-17th9th
Surf Ranch Pro-----Bgcolor=thistle2nd-Bgcolor=Yellow1st [10] -Bgcolor=#B0E0E63rd
Quiksilver Pro FranceBgcolor=#B0E0E63rd9th25thBgcolor=AntiqueWhite5th25th13th17th---
MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal13thBgcolor=AntiqueWhite5thBgcolor=Yellow1st13th25th13thBgcolor=AntiqueWhite5th-Bgcolor=thistle2nd17th
Billabong Pipeline Masters25thBgcolor=AntiqueWhite5th25th13th17th17th9thBgcolor=AntiqueWhite5th33rd
Fiji Pro25th9th13th13th-----
Hurley Pro at Trestles13th13thBgcolor=#B0E0E63rdBgcolor=#B0E0E63rdBgcolor=Yellow1st-----
Rip Curl Newcastle Cup-------Bgcolor=#B0E0E63rd--
Rip Curl Narrabeen Classic-------9th--
Rip Curl Rottnest Search presented by Corona-------17th--
Corona Open Mexico presented by Quiksilver-------17th--
Rip Curl WSL Finals-------Bgcolor=thistle2ndbgcolor=Yellow1stbgcolor=Yellow1st
Hurley Pro Sunset Beach--------9thBgcolor=Yellow1st
Quiksilver Pro G-Land--------Bgcolor=thistle2nd-
Surf City El Salvador Pro--------Bgcolor=thistle2ndBgcolor=Yellow1st
Rank15th17th4th10th9th3rd4th2nd1st1st
Earnings$107,000$112,000$397,250$138,500$303,000$388,000$227,600

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Filipe Toledo makes most of his opportunities at U.S. Open of Surfing . August 2016 . dailynews.com.
  2. Web site: ASP Surfer Profile: Filipe Toledo. 11 June 2024 . ASPWorldTour.com.
  3. Web site: Filipe Toledo is a WORLD CHAMPION!.
  4. Web site: 2024-02-12 . Brazil's Filipe Toledo the latest world champion to take break from surfing . 2024-02-12 . NBC Sports . en-US.
  5. Web site: Pierson . Dashel . 2024-02-14 . Will Filipe Toledo Surf in the Olympics at Teahupo'o? . 2024-04-01 . Surfer . en.
  6. Web site: Filipe Toledo Surfer Bio Age, Height, Videos & Results . 2022-05-08 . World Surf League . en.
  7. Web site: Filipe Toledo . 2022-04-06 . Sharp Eye Surfboards Inc . en.
  8. News: Connelly. Laylan. U.S. Open of Surfing: Filipe Toledo tramples the competition to take top prize. 1 August 2016. The Orange County Register. August 1, 2016.
  9. Web site: WSL to Complete Canceled Margaret River Event at Uluwatu . Surfer.com.. 10 May 2018 .
  10. Web site: Johanne Defay and Filipe Toledo Win Jeep Surf Ranch Pro presented by Adobe. boxscorenews.com . en . Boxscore World Sportswire . 21 June 2021 . 21 June 2021 .

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