Tomás Barrios Vera Explained

Tomás Barrios
Fullname:Marcelo Tomás Barrios Vera
Residence:Santiago, Chile
Birth Date:1997 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Chillán, Chile
Height:NaN1.91
Turnedpro:2019
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach:Guillermo Gomez
Careerprizemoney:$932,615
Singlesrecord: (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 93 (15 January 2024)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 163 (22 July 2024)
Australianopenresult:1R (2022)
Frenchopenresult:Q2 (2021, 2022, 2023)
Wimbledonresult:2R (2023)
Usopenresult:Q1 (2021, 2023, 2024)
Othertournaments:yes
Olympicsresult:1R (2021, 2024)
Doublesrecord: (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Doublestitles:1
Highestdoublesranking:No. 217 (7 February 2022)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 250 (15 July 2024)
Updated:22 July 2024
Medaltemplates-Expand:yes

Marcelo Tomás Barrios Vera (pronounced as /es-419/; born 10 December 1997), also known as Tomás Barrios,[1] is a Chilean professional tennis player. Barrios has a career high ATP rankings in singles of World No. 93 achieved on 15 January 2024 and in doubles of No. 217 achieved on 28 February 2022. He is the current Chilean No. 4.[2]

He has won three Challenger titles, at Meerbusch (2021), San Luis Potosí and Florianópolis (2023).

Professional career

2021: Grand Slam debut, top 150, first Challenger title

Barrios Vera reached his first challenger final in homesoil, at the Santiago challenger, but lost to Sebastián Báez.

He reached the final of the 2021 Almaty Challenger II losing to Jesper De Jong, which resulted in a career high of No. 210 on 21 June 2021.

In the following week, Barrios qualified for his first Grand Slam at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships, where he lost to former finalist Kevin Anderson in the first round. As a result, he entered the top 200 reaching a career-high ranking of No. 194 on 12 July 2021.

Barrios qualified to represent Chile at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He lost in the first round to Jérémy Chardy.

In the following month, Barrios won his first Challenger title in Meerbusch, Germany, defeating Juan Manuel Cerúndolo in two sets at the final.[3] The next day, he reached a new career-high ranking of No. 172 on 16 August 2021.

He finished the 2021 season ranked No. 147 in the singles rankings.

2023: First ATP quarterfinal and Major win

He reached the quarterfinals at the 2023 Córdoba Open as a wildcard defeating Daniel Galan and eight seed Bernabé Zapata Miralles.[4] [5] Later in the year, he clinched his second and third Challenger titles by winning the 2023 San Luis Open Challenger, defeating Dominik Koepfer in straight sets,[6] and the 2023 Florianópolis Challenger defeating Alejandro Tabilo in straight sets.

He won his first Major match against Sebastian Baez at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships after qualifying into the main draw.

2024: United Cup debut, Top 100

He made his debut at the 2024 United Cup in mixed doubles partnering Daniela Seguel where they stunned Greek top 10 duo Maria Sakkari and Stefanos Tsitsipas.[7]

He reached the top 100 at world No. 95 in the singles rankings on 8 January 2024.

Davis Cup

Barrios Vera represents Chile in the Davis Cup.[8] He was first nominated to the team for the 2017 Davis Cup and played in a match against Dominican tennis player José Olivares.

Performance timelines

Singles

Current through the 2024 Australian Open.

Tournament201720182019202020212022SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAA1RQ2Q10 / 10–1
French OpenAAAAQ2Q2Q2Q10 / 00–0
WimbledonAAAstyle=color:#767676NH1RQ12RQ20 / 21–2
US OpenAAAAQ1AQ10 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–00–10–11–10 / 31–3
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells MastersAAANHAAA0 / 00–0
Miami OpenAAAstyle=color:#696969NHAAA0 / 00–0
Monte-Carlo MastersAAAstyle=color:#696969NHAAA0 / 00–0
Madrid OpenAAAstyle=color:#696969NHAAA0 / 00–0
Italian OpenAAAAAAbgcolor= ecf2ff Q20 / 00–0
Canadian OpenAAAstyle=color:#696969NHAAA0 / 00–0
Cincinnati MastersAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
Shanghai MastersAAANHA0 / 00–0
Paris MastersAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 00–0
National representation
Davis CupZ1AAWG10 / 01–1
Career statistics
!2017201820192020202120222023Career
Tournaments00013149
style=text-align:leftTitles / Finals0 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 0
style=text-align:leftOverall win–loss1–00–00–01–20–31–13–45–10
Year-end ranking563345322254147230103

Doubles

Tournament201920202021202220232024SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAAA0 / 00–0
French OpenAAAAA0 / 00–0
WimbledonAstyle=color:#767676NHAAA0 / 00–0
US OpenAAAAA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 00–0
National representation
Davis CupRRQRWG10 / 10–5
ATP Cupstyle=color:#767676NHAARRNH0 / 12–1
Career statistics
201920202021202220232024Career
Tournaments01123310
style=text-align:leftTitles / Finals0 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 01 / 11 / 1
style=text-align:leftOverall win–loss0–22–21–23–24–24–214–12
Year-end ranking518275264336725

ATP Tour career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (0–0)
ATP 250 (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 24 (11 titles, 13 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (4–7)
ITF Futures/WTT (7–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (9–9)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Colombia F9, ValleduparFuturesHard Tigre Hank5–7, 0–6
Win1–1Mexico F2, PachucaFuturesHard Darian King6–1, 7–6 (7–3)
Win2–1Colombia F4, ValleduparFuturesHard Daniel Elahi Galán4–6, 6–3, 7–6 (7–5)
Loss2–2Greece F3, HeraklionFuturesClay Marek Jaloviec2–6, 5–7
Win3–2Chile F3, AntofagastaFuturesClay Alejandro Tabilo5–7, 7–6 (7–5), 6–2
Win4–2USA F5, WestonFuturesClay Fred Gil6–2, 6–0
Loss4–3Greece F3, HeraklionFuturesHard Marko Tepavac3–6, 5–7
Loss4–4Greece F4, HeraklionFuturesHard Stefan Seifert7–6 (7–4), 2–6, 2–6
Loss4–5Greece F5, HeraklionFuturesHard Yannick Jankovits4–6, 3–6
Win5–5USA F11, Orange ParkFuturesClay Noah Rubin6–4, 6–3
Win6–5M25 Portoviejo, EcuadorWTTClay Juan Pablo Ficovich6–2, 6–0
Win7–5M25 Lima, PeruWTTClay Carlos Gómez-Herrera6–2, 6–2
Loss7–6M25 Lima, PeruWTTClay Facundo Argüello2–6, 4–6
Loss7–7Santiago, ChileChallengerClay Sebastián Báez3–6, 6–7 (4–7)
Loss7–8Almaty, KazakhstanChallengerClay Jesper de Jong1–6, 2–6
Win8–8Meerbusch, GermanyChallengerClay Juan Manuel Cerúndolo7–6(9–7), 6–3
Loss8–9Salvador, BrazilChallengerClay João Domingues6–7(9–11), 1-6
Loss8–10Poznań, PolandChallengerClay Arthur Rinderknech3–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss8–11Piracicaba, BrazilChallengerClay Andrea Collarini2–6, 6–7(1–7)
Win9–11San Luis Potosí, MexicoChallengerClay Dominik Koepfer7–6(8–6), 7–5
Win10–11Florianópolis, BrazilChallengerClay Alejandro Tabilo6–4, 6–4
Loss10–12Poznań, PolandChallengerClay Mariano Navone5–7, 3–6
Loss10–13Trieste, ItalyChallengerClay Federico Agustín Gómez1–6, 2–6
Win11–13Amersfoort, NetherlandsChallengerClay Alexey Zakharov6–2, 6–1

Doubles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–1)
ITF Futures/WTT (4–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (4–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Chile F6, SantiagoFuturesClay Jorge Montero Jorge Aguilar
Victor Núñez		walkover
Loss0–2Chile F8, TemucoFuturesClay Jorge Montero Franco Agamenone
Patricio Heras		6–2, 6–7 (5–7), [8–10]
Win1–2Chile F9, OsornoFuturesClay Jorge Montero Guillermo Rivera Aránguiz
Cristóbal Saavedra Corvalán		6–4, 6–1
Loss1–3Chile F10, Puerto MonttFuturesHard Jorge Montero Franco Agamenone
Tomás Lipovšek Puches		3–6, 6–3, [3–10]
Win2–3Chile F12, TalcaFuturesClay Jorge Montero Gabriel Alejandro Hidalgo
Federico Moreno		6–4, 6–3
Win1–0Santiago, ChileChallengerClay Nicolás Jarry Máximo González
Andrés Molteni		6–4, 6–3
Win3–3Greece F3, HeraklionFuturesHard Benjamin Bonzi Yaraslav Shyla
Dzmitry Zhyrmont		4–6, 7–6 (7–5), [10–7]
Loss3–4Chile F7, TalcaFuturesClay Juan Carlos Sáez Mariano Kestelboim
Matias Zukas		6–7(5–7), 5–7
Win4–4M25 Lima, PeruWTTClay Carlos Gómez-Herrera Nicolás Alberto Arreche
Jorge Panta		7–5, 6–2
Loss1–1Lima II, PeruChallengerClay Alejandro Tabilo Sergio Galdós
Gonçalo Oliveira		2–6, 6–2, [5–10]

Davis Cup

Participations (2–5)

Group membership
World Group (0–1)
Qualifying Round (0–3)
WG Play-off (0–0)
Group I (2–1)
Group II (0–0)
Group III (0–0)
Group IV (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (1–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (1–1)
Doubles (1–4)
Rubber outcomeNo.RubberMatch type (partner if any)Opponent nationOpponent player(s)Score
5–0; 3-5 February 2017; Centro Nacional de Tenis Parque del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Davis Cup Group I semi-finals; hard (outdoor) surface
Victory1IVSingles Dominican RepublicJosé Olivares7–610–8, 7–67–2
3–2; 1-2 February 2019; Salzburgarena, Salzburg, Austria; Davis Cup Finals Qualifying Round; clay (indoor) surface
Defeat2IIIDoubles (with Hans Podlipnik) AustriaOliver Marach / Jürgen Melzer4–6, 6–2, 5–7
1–2; 21 November 2019; Caja Mágica, Madrid, España; Davis Cup Finals; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat3IIIDoubles (with Alejandro Tabilo) GermanyKevin Krawietz / Andreas Mies6–7(3–7), 3–6
1–3; 6-7 March 2020; Royal Tennis Hall, Stockholm, Sweden; Davis Cup qualifying round; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat4IISingles SwedenMikael Ymer2–6, 3–6
Defeat5IIIDoubles (with Alejandro Tabilo)Markus Eriksson / Robert Lindstedt4–6, 4–6
1–3; 17-18 September 2021; NTC Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia; Davis Cup World Group I; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat6IIIDoubles (with Alejandro Tabilo) SlovakiaFilip Polášek / Igor Zelenay1–6, 6–7(4–7)
4–0; 4-5 March 2022; Club de Tenis Unión, Viña del Mar, Chile; Davis Cup World Group I play-offs; clay (outdoor) surface
Victory5IIIDoubles (with Alejandro Tabilo) SloveniaSebastian Dominko / Blaž Rola6–2, 6–3

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tomás Barrios – Player Profile – Tennis.
  2. Web site: Rankings | Singles.
  3. Web site: 15 August 2021. Tomás Barrios wins the first major title of his career and reaches the best ranking of his life. 15 August 2021. Sport-Journal.com.
  4. Web site: Cecchinato Knocks off Home Favourite Bagnis in Córdoba. ATP Tour .
  5. Web site: Tomás Barrios jugará cuartos de final de ATP por primera vez . 8 February 2023 .
  6. Web site: ¡Notable campaña! Tomás Barrios es campeón del Challenger de San Luis de Potosí tras derrotar al alemán Koepfer . 9 April 2023 .
  7. Web site: Chile stuns Greece at United Cup. 2 January 2024.
  8. Web site: Equipos Copa Davis de Chile y RD participan en un encuentro social y de confraternidad . Davis Cup teams from Chile and RD participate in a social and fellowship meeting . elnuevodiario.com.do . es . 2 February 2017 . 5 February 2017 . 6 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170206103913/http://elnuevodiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=518916&section=43&name=Deportes . dead.

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