Joao Souza
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- Age: 25 (27.05.1988)
- Birthplace: Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil
- Residence: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
- Weight: 194 lbs (88 kg)
- Plays: Right-handed
- Turned Pro: 2006
- Coach: Ricardo Acioly
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As of 17.06.2013
| Ranking | Week Change | W-L | Titles | Prize Money* |
| 2013 | Current 118 |
1 | 1-2 | 0 | $55,202 |
| Career | High 8419.09.2011 |
17-22 | 0 | $623,617 *Singles & Doubles combined |
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| 2013 | Current 88 |
- | 1-1 | 0 | $55,202 |
| Career | High 7007.01.2013 |
13-13 | 0 | $623,617 *Singles & Doubles combined |
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Full name is João Olavo Soares de Souza...Nicknamed, 'Feijão' (which means 'bean' in English)..."Because of my colour and I like beans"...Father, Milton Soares de Souza Junior, and mother, Maria Angêla Lima...Started playing tennis aged nine in Mogi das Cruzes, at the Clube de Campo Mogi das Cruzes after watching his dad and sister Maria Clara play...Moved to Rio de Janeiro in 2005 and since then trains with Ricardo Acioly, former Davis Cup captain and Fernando Meligeni's coach...Plays with two-handed backhand...Favourite surface is clay courts...Idol growing up was Gustavo Kuerten...Has a weird ability to count letters in a sentence. In a Davis Cup tie, players would challenge his ability on a daily basis and he never missed one...Likes to listen to music, surf the internet and relax on the beach.
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