Joao Fonseca made history at the Buenos Aires Open as he became the youngest South American to win an ATP Tour title singles title.
Aged 18 years, five months and 26 days, Fonseca defeated home favourite Francisco Cerundolo 6-4, 7-6 (7-1) in his first Tour-level to rewrite the history books.
He is not only the youngest Brazilian to win a trophy since the inception of the ATP Tour in 1990, but also the youngest man from the South American continent to win a title.
The teenager is also the seventh youngest in ATP Tour history to win a title with the likes of Lleyton Hewitt, Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz ahead of him on the list.
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And the 18-year-old made a big statement after his emotional win as he stated his world No 1 and Grand Slam ambitions.
“Unbelievable week, even in Argentina there are some Brazilians cheering for me,” he said. “That’s just amazing. Every Brazilian, everyone from their country wants this support from your own country. For me, this [moment] that I’m living is just unbelievable.
“I want to thank my family, my friends and my sponsors for just helping me achieve my dream, which is to play tennis. Of course I want to be No 1, of course I want to win Slams, titles, but my dream is just to play tennis, and I’m living it.”
Fonseca was at No 145 at the start of the 2025 season – a big leap from the No 730 just 12 months ago – and he surged another 31 places on Monday to a career-high No 68.
Points Earned
The teenager had 409 points on 1 January, but he then won the ATP Challenger event in Canberra and also reached the second round of the Australian Open and was on 600 points before his Argentina event.
The Buenos Aires Open is an ATP 250 tournament so 250 points were on offer for the winner and 165 for the runner-up and Fonseca earned the maximum so now sits on 850 points.
Money Earned
Prize money for an ATP 250 event is a lot lower than for Grand Slams or ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, but Fonseca won’t complain as it is about the title.
The Brazilian – who earned $125,653 for reaching the second round in Australia – added $100,160 to his bank account for winning the title while Cerundolo $58,420 picked up.
That is pale in comparison to the cool $526,480 for winning the 2024 Next Gen ATP Finals.
Fonseca is now on $251,440 for earnings to date in 2025 while his career earnings surpassed the $1m mark as he sits on $1,070,146.
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