# Itaro Santos

Itaro Santos (born 28 July 1985) is a German-born Brazilian former professional snooker player. Itaro is based at the Legends Snooker Academy in Leytonstone, England, United Kingdom.

## Career

Since 2004 Santos has also competed for Germany, as his native Brazil was not then a member of the IBSF. He is a two-time German Amateur Championship and together with Lasse Münstermann and Sascha Lippe competed as part of Team Germany at the European Team Snooker Championship of 2007. Through a wildcard Santos has also competed in the finals of the World Series of Snooker 2008/09. However he only managed to finish third in his group and failed to qualify for the next round.
Santos won the 2015 Pan American Championship to earn a two-year card for the snooker tour beginning with the 2015–16 season. He only played four matches in the 2015/2016 season, losing all of them. Santos also lost all 12 of his matches in the 2016–17 season, though he was 3–1 ahead of world number six Shaun Murphy at the UK Championship, but was beaten 6–3. He has now dropped off the tour.

## Performance and rankings timeline

| Tournament | 2002/ 03 | 2004/ 05 | 2008/ 09 | 2012/ 13 | 2014/ 15 | 2015/ 16 | 2016/ 17 | 2018/ 19 |
| Ranking | | | | | | | 92 | |
| Ranking tournaments |||||||||
| Riga Masters | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Minor-Ranking | Minor-Ranking | LQ | A |
| World Open | A | A | A | A | Not Held | Not Held | LQ | A |
| Paul Hunter Classic | NH | Pro-am Event | Pro-am Event | Minor-Ranking Event | Minor-Ranking Event | Minor-Ranking Event | A | 1R |
| English Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | 1R | A |
| Northern Ireland Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | 1R | A |
| UK Championship | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A |
| Scottish Open | A | Not Held | Not Held | MR | Not Held | Not Held | 1R | A |
| German Masters | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | A | A | LQ | LQ | A |
| World Grand Prix | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | NR | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Welsh Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A |
| Shoot Out | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | Non-Ranking Event | 1R | A |
| Indian Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | A | NH | LQ | A |
| Players Championship | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Gibraltar Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | MR | WD | A |
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | DNQ |
| China Open | NH | A | A | A | A | LQ | LQ | A |
| World Championship | LQ | LQ | A | A | LQ | A | LQ | A |
| Former ranking tournaments |||||||||
| Australian Goldfields Open | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | A | A | A | Not Held | Not Held |
| Shanghai Masters | Not Held | Not Held | A | A | A | A | LQ | NR |
| Former non-ranking tournaments |||||||||
| World Series Grand Final | Not Held | Not Held | RR | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held |
Performance Table Legend :
| LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) | QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
| SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
| DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew from the tournament |
| NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | means an event was not held. |
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. |
| R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | means an event is/was a ranking event. |
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. |
| PA / Pro-am Event | PA / Pro-am Event | PA / Pro-am Event | PA / Pro-am Event | means an event is/was a pro-am event. |
* ↑ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 He was an amateur
* ↑ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking
* ↑ The event was also called the Riga Open (2014/2015-2015/2016)
* ↑ The event was also called the LG Cup (2002/2003) and the Grand Prix (2004/2005, 2008/2009)
* ↑ The event was also called the Grand Prix Fürth (2004/2005)
* ↑ The event was also called the Players Tour Championship Final (2012/2013, 2014/2015-2015/2016)

## Tournament wins
### Amateur

| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 2005 | German Amateur Championship | Lasse Münstermann | 4–0 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2006 | German Amateur Championship | Lasse Münstermann | Unknown |
| Winner | 2. | 2008 | German Amateur Championship | Christian Gabriel | 4–0 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 2009 | German Amateur Championship | Patrick Einsle | 2–4 |
| Winner | 1. | 2015 | Pan American Championship | Thadeu Nobres | 6-0 |