Luiz Augusto Queiroz Miguel, 17, made history in Paris, France, this Saturday (Jun. 6). Known as Guto, he became the first Brazilian to win the boys’ singles title at Roland Garros, one of the four Grand Slam tournaments, alongside the Australian Open, Wimbledon (Great Britain), and the US Open (United States).

The tennis player, who entered the tournament ranked fourth in the world junior rankings, defeated American Michael Antonius in the final in straight sets, 6–2, 6–4. With this result, he will move up to No. 1 in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior rankings.

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Guto had already become only the fourth Brazilian to reach a junior singles final at Roland Garros.

With this title, he joins three other Brazilians who have won junior Grand Slam singles titles: Tiago Fernandes (Australian Open, 2010), Thiago Wild (US Open, 2018), and João Fonseca (US Open, 2023).

“I know it’s a junior tournament, and I know what it’s like to be world junior No. 1, but I still have a long way to go in my career. It’s important to enjoy this moment, but to keep my feet on the ground and keep working,” said Guto, who is ranked 829th in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings, in a press release.

Another standout in Paris was 16-year-old Victoria Barros, ranked third in the world among players under 18. She reached the semifinals at Roland Garros, losing to China’s Xinran Sun on Friday in straight sets, 6–2, 6–3. She is the first Brazilian since São Paulo native Dadá Vieira in 1987 to go so far in a junior Grand Slam singles tournament. In the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings, Victoria is ranked No. 968.

Brazilian João Fonseca, ranked 30th in the world, bid farewell to his quest for the Roland Garros title in France on Tuesday (Jun. 2). After a historic run on the Parisian clay, the 19-year-old was eliminated by another rising star of the new generation – 20-year-old Czech Jakub Mensik, currently 27th in the world ranking. With a powerful serve, strong finishing shots, and perfect returns, Mensik dictated the pace of the match, winning 3–0 with set scores of 6–4, 6–3, and 7–6, after a 2-hour, 44-minute battle on the Philippe-Chatrier court, the main court at Roland Garros.

Despite the setback, Fonseca has put Brazil back in the men’s quarterfinals at Roland Garros after a 22-year drought – Brazil’s last representative had been Gustavo Kuerten in 2004.

In the next ranking update on Monday (8), the Brazilian is expected to rise to 25th or 26th place thanks to the impressive victories he has racked up at Roland Garros. Fonseca’s highest ranking was 24th in October last year.

Doubles tournament

Also on Tuesday (2), Brazilian Luisa Stefani advanced to the doubles semifinals in Paris for the first time in her career. Partnering with Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski, the Brazilian defeated the duo of German Laura Siegemund and Russian Vera Zvonareva 2–0, with set scores of 6–4 and 7–5. The pair returns to the court this Friday (5) against American Taylor Townsend and Czech Katerina Siniakova.

This Wednesday (3), Brazilian Marcelo Demoliner and Indian Sriram Balaji take the court together for a spot in the Roland Garros semifinals. They will face the duo formed by Australian Henry Patten and Finnish Harri Heliövaara. The pair advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating Germans Puetz and Krawietz 2–0 (7–5, 6–4) last Monday (1).