Born in 1996 in Portimão he started playing football on Escolinhas do Portimonense when he was 6 and tennis when he was 8. When he was 10 he decided to continue playing tennis and became Regional Champion and Vice Champion in individual and pairs competitions U-12 and U-18. He was national number one from U-12 to U-16. In the year 2010 he played for the National Team U-14 in the Winter Cup in Spain. The year afterwards he won his first ATP point in a professional tournament in Montechoro playing pairs with his brother. In 2013 he was Vice Champion in pairs U-18. Presently he studies Financial Management and plays in the North American University Championship for Southern New Hampshire University where he won the Conference NE10 in 2016 and 2017.

Testimony: “Portimão is the city where I was born and where I became the person and athlete I am today. It is undoubtedly a very welcoming city that supports sport like no other. Nowadays I study and play tennis in the United States but I will always have a special feeling for Portimão. I very happily and proudly support the candidature of Portimão for European City of Sports 2019. Portimão has excellent facilities that can enable an unforgettable sports experience for anyone.”