Rui Machado Bio


  • Started playing tennis at age 6 after parents brought him a tennis racquet from a trip to the United States…Speaks Portuguese, Spanish and English…Father David is a businessman, mother Rosa is a kindergarten teacher…Brother David is a businessman…Favourite surfaces are clay court and outdoor hard court…Favourite shot is forehand…Favourite events are Roland Garros and Estoril Open…Idol growing up was Stefan Edberg…Currently trains in Lisbon and Barcelona…Hobbies are surfing the internet and following the financial markets…Would be a businessman if he weren’t a tennis player…Best memory was to play his first Grand Slam main draw at 2008 US Open
  • Coached by Andre Lopes
  • Physical trainer is Paulo Figueiredo
Biographical information from ATP. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2011.


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