# José Pereira (tennis)

José Pereira (born 26 January 1991), also known as Zé Pereira, is a Brazilian professional tennis player.

## Biography
### Early life

Born in Santana do Ipanema, Pereira moved to Curitiba as a child. His father, José Sr, was originally a sugarcane cutter but got work in Curitiba at a tennis academy and eventually the entire family became involved in tennis. Teliana Pereira, José's elder sister, competed on the WTA Tour and is the most successful of his tennis-playing siblings.

### Tennis career

Pereira had a world ranking as high as four on the ITF Junior Circuit and was a two-time winner of the Copa Gerdau. In 2010 he won his first ITF Futures title. He attained his career high ranking of 232 in the world in 2015 and featured in the qualifying draw for the 2016 Australian Open. Injuries have hampered his progress in recent seasons and his ranking fell significantly, but in 2022 he secured his first singles title for five years and has re-entered the world's top 400.

## ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals
### Singles: 31 (12–19)

* Legend (singles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
* Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (12–19)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (4–2)
* Clay (8–17)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2009 | Brazil F3, Uberlândia | Futures | Clay | Júlio Silva | 6–4, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Apr 2010 | Brazil F2, Bauru | Futures | Clay | Alejandro Kon | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 2011 | Brazil F21, Curitiba | Futures | Hard | Tiago Lopes | 7–6$^{(4)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Feb 2012 | Brazil F7, Lages | Futures | Clay | Marcelo Demoliner | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Apr 2012 | Argentina F5, Villa del Dique | Futures | Clay | Renzo Olivo | 5–7, 7–6$^{(7)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Aug 2012 | Brazil F20, Lorena | Futures | Clay | Nicolas Santos | 6–3, 6–7$^{(4)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Sep 2012 | Brazil F24, Arapongas | Futures | Clay | Thales Turini | 6–7$^{(2)}$, 6–4, 6–7$^{(5)}$ |
| Loss | 3–5 | Jun 2013 | Mexico F12, Quintana Roo | Futures | Hard | Blaž Rola | 6–7$^{(6)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–5 | Aug 2013 | Brazil F3, Porto Velho | Futures | Hard | Thales Turini | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Aug 2013 | Brazil F5, Natal | Futures | Clay | Fernando Romboli | 6–7$^{(4)}$, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–7 | Sep 2013 | Brazil F10, Rio Preto | Futures | Clay | João Pedro Sorgi | 3–6, 7–5, 6–7$^{(4)}$ |
| Win | 5–7 | Dec 2013 | Brazil F20, Santa Maria | Futures | Clay | Christian Lindell | 7–5, 6–7$^{(5)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–8 | Feb 2014 | Egypt F4, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay | Stefano Travaglia | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–9 | Oct 2014 | Chile F4, Santiago | Futures | Clay | Jorge Aguilar | 6–7$^{(4)}$, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–10 | Oct 2014 | Chile F6, Villa Alemana | Futures | Clay | Cristóbal Saavedra | 6–7$^{(7)}$, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–10 | Jan 2015 | Turkey F2, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Alexey Vatutin | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6–11 | Jan 2015 | Turkey F3, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Miliaan Niesten | 1–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–11 | Jan 2015 | Turkey F4, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Riccardo Bellotti | 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7–12 | Mar 2015 | Turkey F9, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Oriol Roca Batalla | 5–7, 6–7$^{(2)}$ |
| Win | 8–12 | Jun 2015 | Netherlands F1, Alkmaar | Futures | Clay | Jean-Marc Werner | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 8–13 | Aug 2015 | Colombia F6, Medellín | Futures | Clay | Eduardo Struvay | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 8–14 | Aug 2015 | Colombia F7, Bucaramanga | Futures | Clay | Nicolás Barrientos | 6–1, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 9–14 | Nov 2015 | Brazil F9, São Paulo | Futures | Clay | Ricardo Hocevar | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 9–15 | Jun 2016 | Netherlands F1, Alkmaar | Futures | Clay | Pedro Sousa | 6–3, 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 10–15 | Jul 2016 | Brazil F4, Campos do Jordão | Futures | Clay | Mateo Nicolas Martinez | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 11–15 | Nov 2017 | Brazil F3, São Paulo | Futures | Clay | Bernardo Saraiva | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 11–16 | Aug 2021 | M25 Guayaquil, Ecuador | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Cristian Rodríguez | 3–6, 6–7$^{(3)}$ |
| Loss | 11–17 | Sep 2021 | M15 Recife, Brazil | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Gustavo Heide | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 12–17 | Jun 2022 | M15 Frascati, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Manuel Mazza | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 12–18 | Aug 2022 | M25 Portoviejo, Ecuador | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Matías Soto | 3–6, 6–7$^{(4)}$ |
| Loss | 12–19 | Oct 2022 | M25 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Wilson Leite | 3–6, 2–6 |

### Doubles: 33 (19–14)

* Legend (doubles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (0–4)
* Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (19–10)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (3–3)
* Clay (16–11)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2010 | Brazil F5, Teresina | Futures | Clay | Alexandre Bonatto | Luis Díaz Barriga Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | 4–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2010 | Brazil F29, São Leopoldo | Futures | Clay | Fabrício Neis | Fernando Romboli Nicolas Santos | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2011 | Santos, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Gerald Melzer | André Sá Franco Ferreiro | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–3 | Sep 2011 | Brazil F29, Arapongas | Futures | Clay | Bruno Semenzato | Diego Matos Nicolas Santos | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jan 2012 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Jozef Kovalík | Fernando Romboli Júlio Silva | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–3 | May 2012 | Brazil F9, Goiânia | Futures | Clay | Fabrício Neis | Nicolas Santos Ricardo Siggia | 3–6, 6–7$^{(6)}$ |
| Loss | 1–4 | May 2012 | Brazil F10, Manaus | Futures | Clay | Fabrício Neis | Guilherme Clezar Andrea Collarini | 6–7$^{(7)}$, 6–3, [5–10] |
| Loss | 1–5 | Jul 2012 | Brazil F18, Pelotas | Futures | Clay | Diego Matos | Thales Turini Fabrício Neis | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–5 | Aug 2012 | Brazil F20, Lorena | Futures | Clay | João Pedro Sorgi | Caio Silva Thales Turini | 3–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Win | 3–5 | Aug 2012 | Brazil F21, Rio Preto | Futures | Clay | Maximiliano Estévez | Fabiano de Paula Bruno Sant'Anna | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Jun 2013 | Mexico F12, Quintana Roo | Futures | Hard | Alejandro Moreno Figueroa | Jonas Lütjen Yannick Hanfmann | 7–6$^{(2)}$, 6–7$^{(3)}$, [8–10] |
| Win | 4–6 | Aug 2013 | Brazil F3, Porto Velho | Futures | Hard | Alexandre Tsuchiya | Fabrício Neis Nicolas Santos | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–6 | Aug 2013 | Brazil F4, Manaus | Futures | Clay | José Hernández-Fernández | Victor Maynard Rafael Rondino | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 5–7 | Aug 2013 | Brazil F6, Campos do Jordão | Futures | Hard | Alexandre Tsuchiya | João Pedro Sorgi André Miele | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–7 | Sep 2013 | Brazil F9, Belém | Futures | Hard | Alexandre Tsuchiya | Fernando Romboli Rafael Camilo | 7–6$^{(5)}$, 7–6$^{(9)}$ |
| Win | 7–7 | Oct 2013 | Brazil F10, Rio Preto | Futures | Clay | Alexandre Tsuchiya | Eduardo Dischinger Bruno Sant'Anna | 6–1, 7–6$^{(1)}$ |
| Loss | 7–8 | Dec 2013 | Brazil F19, Porto Alegre | Futures | Clay | Alexandre Tsuchiya | Fabrício Neis Rafael Camilo | 4–6, 6–7$^{(4)}$ |
| Win | 8–8 | Dec 2013 | Brazil F20, Santa Maria | Futures | Clay | Alexandre Tsuchiya | Guillermo Durán Christian Lindell | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–8 | Jan 2014 | Egypt F1, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay | Tak Khunn Wang | Alberto Brizzi Gianluca Naso | 6–3, 1–6, [10–1] |
| Win | 10–8 | Jan 2014 | Egypt F1, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay | Tak Khunn Wang | Stefano Travaglia Lorenzo Frigerio | 1–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Win | 11–8 | Feb 2014 | Egypt F1, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Clay | Stefano Travaglia | Miljan Zekić Arsenije Zlatanović | 2–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Win | 12–8 | Oct 2014 | Chile F4, Santiago | Futures | Clay | Fabrício Neis | Cristóbal Saavedra Ricardo Urzúa Rivera | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 13–8 | Oct 2014 | Chile F5, Coquimbo | Futures | Clay | Fabrício Neis | Víctor Núñez Hans Podlipnik Castillo | 5–7, 6–2, [13–11] |
| Win | 14–8 | Nov 2015 | Brazil F8, Campos do Jordão | Futures | Hard | Alexandre Tsuchiya | Pedro Bernardi Pedro Sakamoto | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Apr 2016 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Alexandre Tsuchiya | Fabrício Neis Caio Zampieri | 4–6, 6–7$^{(3)}$ |
| Win | 15–8 | Jul 2016 | Netherlands F4, Amstelveen | Futures | Clay | David Pel | Miliaan Niesten Boy Westerhof | 6–4, 3–6, [10–3] |
| Win | 16–8 | Jul 2017 | Austria F4, St. Poelten | Futures | Clay | Daniel Dutra da Silva | Matthias Haim Philipp Schroll | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 17–8 | Aug 2017 | Germany F9, Essen | Futures | Clay | Daniel Dutra da Silva | Elmar Ejupovic Christian Hirschmueller | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 17–9 | Sep 2017 | Argentina F6, Buenos Aires | Futures | Clay | Daniel Dutra da Silva | Maximiliano Estévez Facundo Argüello | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Oct 2017 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Gastão Elias | Máximo González Fabrício Neis | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 17–10 | Oct 2018 | Brazil F6, Curitiba | Futures | Clay | Felipe Meligeni Alves | Bernardo Azevedo Pereira Eduardo Ribeiro | 6–4, 2–6, [9–11] |
| Win | 18–10 | Oct 2019 | M15 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Igor Marcondes | Bastian Malla Michel Vernier | 7–6$^5$, 4–6, [11–9] |
| Win | 19–10 | Feb 2022 | M15 Naples, Naples, Florida | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Pedro Boscardin Dias | Colin Markes Kiranpal Pannu | 0–6, 6–2, [14–12] |