# Nicolas Santos

Nicolas Santos (born January 5, 1988) is a tennis player from Brazil. He was the number 2 ranked junior player in the world in 2006.
Santos has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 457, achieved on 29 April 2013. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World number 349, achieved on 31 January 2011.

## Career

Santos won his first ITF Pro Circuit singles titles in Brasília in April 2011, beating Eládio Ribeiro Neto in the final in three sets. He earned his second career singles title in August 2012, beating Thiago Monteiro in the final, 6–2, 6–2, in São José do Rio Preto.
Santos has reached eight career singles finals, with a record of 3 wins and 5 losses all coming on the ITF Futures Circuit. Additionally, he has reached 34 doubles finals with a record of 12 wins and 22 losses, also all occurring at the ITF Futures level.

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 8 (3–5)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (0–0)
* ITF Futures (3–5)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Clay (3–4)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2008 | Brazil F20, Recife | Futures | Clay | Tiago Lopes | 6–4, 5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2009 | Guatemala F1, Guatemala City | Futures | Hard | Federico Delbonis | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Apr 2011 | Brazil F10, Brasília | Futures | Clay | Eladio Ribeiro Neto | 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jun 2011 | Brazil F16, Marilia | Futures | Clay | Fabiano de Paula | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Aug 2012 | Brazil F20, Lorena | Futures | Clay | José Pereira | 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–4 | Aug 2012 | Brazil F21, San Jose | Futures | Clay | Thiago Monteiro | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–4 | Dec 2016 | Colombia F9, Villavicencio | Futures | Clay | Daniel Elahi Galán | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Aug 2017 | Argentina F4, Rosario | Futures | Clay | Hernán Casanova | 2–6, 2–6 |

### Doubles: 34 (12–22)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (0–0)
* ITF Futures (12–22)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (3–5)
* Clay (9–17)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2007 | Brazil F14, Sorocaba | Futures | Clay | Fernando Romboli | Rodrigo-Antonio Grilli Raony Carvalho | 6–2, 0–6, [10–4] |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2007 | Brazil F15, Recife | Futures | Clay | Fernando Romboli | Adolfo Gomez-Pinter Cesar Ferrer-Victoria | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jun 2008 | Brazil F8, Cuiabá | Futures | Clay | Daniel Dutra da Silva | Rafael Camilo Rodrigo Guidolin | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jul 2008 | USA F19, Godfrey | Futures | Hard | Daniel Garza | Conor Pollock Austin Krajicek | 1–6, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, [6–10] |
| Loss | 1–4 | Oct 2008 | Brazil F22, São Paulo | Futures | Clay | Fernando Romboli | Diego Matos Joaquin Monteferrario | 6–4, 3–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 1–5 | Oct 2008 | Brazil F25, Porto Alegre | Futures | Clay | Andre Vidaller | Diego Matos Rafael Camilo | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Feb 2009 | Guatemala F1, Guatemala City | Futures | Hard | Rafael Camilo | Holger Fischer Lars Pörschke | 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–7 | Feb 2009 | Costa Rica F1, San José | Futures | Hard | Rafael Camilo | Rylan Rizza Kaes Van't Hof | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–7 | May 2009 | Brazil F2, Caldas Novas | Futures | Hard | Fernando Romboli | Leonardo Kirche Juan-Manuel Valverde | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–4, [10–7] |
| Win | 3–7 | Apr 2010 | Brazil F3, Brasília | Futures | Clay | Victor Maynard | Daniel Lopez Cassaccia Jonathan Eysseric | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–7 | Aug 2010 | Brazil F17, Uberlândia | Futures | Clay | Victor Maynard | Idio Escobar Danilo Ferraz | 4–6, 7–5, [10–2] |
| Win | 5–7 | Oct 2010 | Brazil F29, São Leopoldo | Futures | Clay | Fernando Romboli | Fabrício Neis José Pereira | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–8 | Oct 2010 | Brazil F30, Porto Alegre | Futures | Clay | Fernando Romboli | Juan-Pablo Villar Giorgio Portaluri | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 6–8 | Nov 2010 | Brazil F31, Porto Alegre | Futures | Clay | Daniel Dutra da Silva | Diego Matos André Miele | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–8 | Nov 2010 | Brazil F32, Barueri | Futures | Hard | Victor Maynard | Fernando Romboli Rodrigo-Antonio Grilli | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 7–9 | Dec 2010 | Brazil F37, Guarulhos | Futures | Clay | Victor Maynard | Gabriel Dias Leonardo Kirche | 4–6, 6–7$^{(8–10)}$ |
| Loss | 7–10 | Sep 2011 | Brazil F29, Arapongas | Futures | Clay | Diego Matos | José Pereira Bruno Semenzato | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 8–10 | May 2012 | Brazil F9, Goiânia | Futures | Clay | Ricardo Siggia | José Pereira Fabrício Neis | 6–3, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| Loss | 8–11 | Jun 2012 | Peru F3, Lima | Futures | Clay | Ricardo Siggia | Facundo Mena Juan Pablo Ortiz | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 8–12 | Sep 2012 | Brazil F27, Belém | Futures | Hard | João Pedro Sorgi | Guilherme Clezar Fabrício Neis | 0–6, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$ |
| Win | 9–12 | Nov 2012 | Brazil F34, Foz do Iguaçu | Futures | Clay | Fabrício Neis | Diego Matos Patricio Heras | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 10–12 | Dec 2012 | Brazil F35, Gramado | Futures | Hard | Fabrício Neis | Caio Zampieri Marcelo Demoliner | 5–7, 6–4, [10–4] |
| Loss | 10–13 | Dec 2012 | Brazil F36, Porto Alegre | Futures | Clay | Fabrício Neis | Caio Silva Augusto Laranja | 6–3, 4–6, [10–12] |
| Loss | 10–14 | Aug 2013 | Brazil F3, Porto Velho | Futures | Hard | Fabrício Neis | José Pereira Alexandre Tsuchiya | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 2–6 |
| Loss | 10–15 | Sep 2014 | Peru F5, Lima | Futures | Clay | Augusto Laranja | Fabrício Neis Alexandre Tsuchiya | 6–1, 3–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 11–15 | Oct 2016 | Colombia F6, Neiva | Futures | Clay | Caio Silva | Juan Sebastián Gómez Juan Montes | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 12–15 | Nov 2016 | Colombia F8, Medellín | Futures | Clay | Oscar Jose Gutierrez | Juan Sebastián Gómez Adam El Mihdawy | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 12–16 | Dec 2016 | Colombia F9, Villavicencio | Futures | Clay | Oscar Jose Gutierrez | Davide Pontoglio Giorgio Portaluri | 7–6$^{(14–12)}$, 4–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 12–17 | Dec 2016 | Uruguay F2, Paysandú | Futures | Clay | Oscar Jose Gutierrez | Rafael Matos Joao Menezes | 0–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 12–18 | Feb 2017 | Tunisia F7, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | Oscar Jose Gutierrez | Tomislav Brkić Nikola Ćaćić | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 12–19 | Mar 2017 | Tunisia F8, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | Oscar Jose Gutierrez | Maxime Chazal Peter Torebko | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 4–6 |
| Loss | 12–20 | Mar 2017 | Tunisia F10, Hammamet | Futures | Clay | Oscar Jose Gutierrez | Oriol Roca Batalla Pol Toledo Bagué | 4–6. 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Loss | 12–21 | Jun 2017 | Argentina F2, Córdoba | Futures | Clay | André Miele | Facundo Argüello Tomás Lipovšek Puches | 2–6. 2–6 |
| Loss | 12–22 | Mar 2018 | Turkey F9, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Oscar Jose Gutierrez | Luis Patiño Oleg Prihodko | 6–3. 3–6, [8–10] |