Emanuel Couto (born 6 August 1973), is a former professional tennis player from Portugal. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 91 in 1997.

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Emanuel Couto

Country (sports)	Portugal
Born	(1973-08-06) 6 August 1973 (age 48) Guarda, Portugal
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro	1990
Retired	2003
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	US$ 269,001
Singles
Career record	15–21 (42%)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 174 (22 February 1996)
Doubles
Career record	32–33 (49%)
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 91 (6 September 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	2R (1997)
Wimbledon	2R (1997)
US Open	1R (1995)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (1992, 1996)

The highest moment of his career was his only ATP level victory in his home country at the Oporto Open in 1996 with fellow Portuguese player and regular doubles partner Bernardo Mota.

Couto participated in 20 Davis Cup ties for Portugal from 1994 to 2003, posting a 13–5 record in doubles and an 11–10 record in singles.

Couto also represented Portugal in the Olympics in Barcelona 92 and Atlanta 96 in the doubles category.

Career finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	Mar 1995	Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	João Cunha e Silva	Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig	6–4, 6–1
Win	1.	Jun 1996	Oporto, Portugal	Clay	Bernardo Mota	Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent	4–6, 6–4, 6–4

Awards

• 2013 – ITF Commitment Award[1]

References

External links

• Emanuel Couto at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Emanuel Couto at the International Tennis Federation
• Emanuel Couto at the Davis Cup

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