1. Filipe Toledo was born on 16 April 1995 and is a Brazilian professional surfer who has competed on the World Surf League Men's World Tour since 2013.
16 Facts About Filipe Toledo
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Filipe Toledo is a second-generation pro who grew up outside of Ubatuba, Brazil, on the northeastern coast of the state of Sao Paulo.
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Filipe Toledo's father, and long-time coach, Ricardo, was a two-time national champion.
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In 2014, as his career took flight, Filipe convinced his entire family to move to San Clemente, California.
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Filipe Toledo won the World Surf League championship in 2022 and 2023.
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In 2014, after competing in some events on the Qualifying Series, Filipe Toledo became the WQS champion.
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In 2015, Filipe Toledo had one of the best year of his professional career on the WSL World Championship Tour, managing to grab his first 3 CT event wins and getting at least one perfect 10 in each final he competed in.
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Filipe Toledo was the surfer with most CT event wins of the year and went on to finish the 2015 season in 4th place.
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In 2016, Filipe Toledo suffered a string of injuries which caused him to miss 2 CT events.
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Filipe Toledo went on to finish the 2016 season in 10th place.
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In 2017, Filipe Toledo won the J-Bay Open and the Hurly Pro at Trestles.
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In 2018, Filipe Toledo won the J-Bay Open for the 2nd year in a row as well as the Rio Pro.
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Filipe Toledo went onto to finish the 2018 season in 3rd place, which was at the time his best season ending ranking.
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In 2019, Filipe Toledo won the Rio Pro for the 2nd year in a row and made 2 finals appearances at the Rip Curl Pro and Surf Ranch Pro.
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On February 12,2024, following an early elimination from the Lexus Pipe Pro, Filipe Toledo announced that he would be taking a 1 year break from the tour to focus on his mental health and not competing in any of the remaining events on the 2024 calendar.
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Filipe Toledo's high-flying act makes him vulnerable to injury and his early youthful passion has led to a series of costly mental errors.