Daniel Dutra da Silva (Brazilian Portuguese:[ˌdɐniˈɛwˈdutɾɐdɐˈsiwvɐ,dɐˈnjɛw-]; born 5 July 1988) is a Brazilian professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 207, achieved on 15 August 2022 and a doubles ranking of No. 191, achieved on 31 July 2023.[1]
Dutra da Silva competes on the ITF Men's Circuit where he has won 26 singles and 28 doubles Futures titles in his career to date.
In February 2009 he made his ATP debut at the 2009 Brasil Open in Costa do Sauipe as a qualifier.
In 2022, he reached two Challengers semifinals in Santa Cruz and Vicenza.[3]
Ranked No. 215, he qualified for his second ATP singles main draw at the 2022 Generali Open Kitzbühel as a lucky loser where he lost to wildcard Filip Misolic.[4][5][6] Subsequently, he reached a new career high singles ranking of No. 207 on 15 August 2022.
2024: First ATP Challenger Tour final at 35 years old
At 2024 Brasil Tennis Open, Dutra da Silva became the oldest player to reach a maiden final in Challenger Tour history,[7] at 35 years old. He lost to Ergi Kırkın in the final.[8][9]