50 Facts About Fred Gil

Fred Gil reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of No 62 in the world on 25 April 2011.

Fred Gil was the first Portuguese man to reach the third round in a Grand Slam singles event and the quarterfinals of a Masters 1000 event.

Fred Gil was the first Portuguese to hit one million dollars in career prize money.

In 2009, Fred Gil became the second Portuguese player to reach the singles top 100, and in October 2010, he and Rui Machado were the first Portuguese duo to rank inside the top 100 simultaneously.

Fred Gil was coached by Joao Cunha e Silva, until he fired him during a tournament after an anger rage.

Frederico "Fred" Gil was born in Sao Jorge de Arroios, Lisbon.

Fred Gil's father Rui worked for an insurance company and his mother Carlota is a mathematics teacher.

Fred Gil started playing tennis at the age of four on a court built in his family's grounds.

Fred Gil joined a local club when he was 7, and won his first tournament shortly after.

Aged 10, Fred Gil was diagnosed with osteochondroma and was told to give up from tennis.

In 2003, Fred Gil joined the Clube Escola Tenis de Oeiras, led by his mentor and future coach, whom he would later abandon Joao Cunha e Silva.

Fred Gil has been a guest commentator at Portuguese Eurosport transmissions.

Fred Gil is known for his unstable temper, which lead to him impulsively cut ties with coaches and partners.

Fred Gil made his debut in a junior tournament in July 2000 at the Grade 4 Taca Diogo Napoles in Porto, by playing the main draw in the doubles event.

Until his last appearance in a junior event in December 2003, Fred Gil won three singles titles out of six finals, and conquered six doubles titles in eight finals attempts.

At Grade A events, Fred Gil reached the 2003 singles final and won the 2002 and 2003 doubles finals of the Banana Bowl, as well as the quarterfinals of the singles event at the 2003 Orange Bowl.

In 2003, his final junior season, Fred Gil turned professional after entering his first singles main draw event at a Futures event in Espinho in February.

At the 2004 Estoril Open, Fred Gil made his ATP Tour debut playing the doubles event alongside Bernardo Mota and reached the quarterfinals.

Fred Gil was called for the Portugal Davis Cup team for the first time this season.

Fred Gil began 2005 season with two straight singles titles and one doubles runner-up at Futures tournaments in Faro and Lagos between February and March.

Fred Gil won two singles titles and one doubles title out of two finals at Futures level.

Fred Gil played regularly at that level the rest of the season and reached his first doubles final in Bogota.

At ATP Tour level, Fred Gil entered again in the Estoril Open doubles event and lost in the first round with Leonardo Tavares.

At Davis Cup, Fred Gil consolidated his place in the National team with 3 more participations.

Fred Gil won six matches out seven against Estonia, Algeria and Slovenia teams, with his only loss coming against Algeria's Lamine Ouahab.

In 2006, Fred Gil made his ATP Tour debut in a singles event at the 2006 Estoril Open.

Fred Gil made his first attempt to enter the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament at the 2007 French Open, but lost in the final match of the qualifying rounds.

Fred Gil entered his first ATP tournament outside of Portugal at the Grand Prix Hassan II, where he lost in the first round to Julien Benneteau.

At the Estoril Open, Fred Gil was defeated by Richard Gasquet in the second round.

The next month, Fred Gil was called up for the Portugal Davis Cup team to face Tunisia and won his singles match against Malek Jaziri.

Fred Gil then entered directly in the main draw of the US Open, where he lost again to Chardy in the first round.

Fred Gil played Challenger tournaments the remaining season, without reaching any finals.

Fred Gil then entered his first career Masters 1000 event in Miami, as a qualifier.

Fred Gil continued his form with a quarterfinals presence at the Grand Prix Hassan II, and fell in the second round at the Barcelona Open to Nadal again.

At the US Open, Fred Gil lost to Somdev Devvarman in the first round.

Fred Gil finished his season with a second round loss at the Vienna Open and qualifying round exits at the Swiss Indoors and the Paris Masters.

Fred Gil began 2010 season with first round exits at the Qatar Open and the Sydney International, both times against Potito Starace.

Fred Gil won a singles title in Milan and a doubles title in Lugano before losing in the first round at the Wimbledon Championships to Marcel Granollers.

Fred Gil rebounded with a Challenger doubles title in Turin.

At the US Open, Fred Gil lost in the first round to John Isner.

Fred Gil finished 2010 season following a loss in the qualifying rounds of the Valencia Open.

Fred Gil entered the 2011 season with early round losses at the Chennai Open and the Sydney International.

Fred Gil was initially invited for the Estoril Open as a wildcard, in virtue of his low ranking, but he eventually qualified directly, because of pre-tournament drop-outs.

Fred Gil finished the year placed in the 102nd position in the world behind Rui Machado.

Fred Gil finished the match eight for 22 on his break point opportunities.

Fred Gil dominated with his return game, breaking the Spaniard six times, winning 66 per cent of his return points to clinch the upset in 57 minutes.

Besides his combative spirit, Fred Gil is known for having a good in-game tactical read.

Fred Gil was involved in some on-court incidents with fellow players due to his playing style.

Fred Gil signed a sponsorship deal with sportswear and equipments producer Asics in 2009, which combined monetary and material support.

Fred Gil is currently sponsored by sports supplements company Gold Nutrition, and has used Prince Sports racquets throughout his career.