Wikipedia - Francisco Cabral (tennis)
Francisco Cabral (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃku kɐˈβɾal]; born 8 January 1997) is a Portuguese tennis player who specializes in doubles. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 19 achieved on 12 January 2026.
Cabral has won six ATP doubles titles, one partnering with Nuno Borges, one pairing with Tomislav Brkić and four with Lucas Miedler. He has also won nine ATP Challenger doubles titles with Nuno Borges, including a record of six during the 2021 season, as well as one each with Szymon Walków and Nicolás Barrientos.
History
2021-25: Record Six Challengers in a year, historic ATP title, Olympics & Top 20
Since 2021 Cabral focused his professional career on doubles and in that year he won a record of six Challenger doubles titles partnering with Nuno Borges.
In May 2022, he reached the top 100 in doubles after a semifinal and first ATP 250 final showing at the 2022 Estoril Open with Borges as a wildcard pair, where they defeated the top seeded pair Jamie Murray and Michael Venus en route. They became the first Portuguese pair to reach and win the final at their home tournament, doing so on their ATP doubles debut. In July, Francisco Cabral won his second title at the 2022 Swiss Open in Gstaad, this time pairing with Tomislav Brkić.
In July 2025, Cabral won his third ATP Tour title at the 2025 Swiss Open in Gstaad, pairing with Lucas Miedler. In August, Cabral partnering with Lucas Miedler, made it to his seventh ATP 250 final at the Winston Salem Open. In September, Cabral and Miedler won the Hangzhou Open in China beating Nicolás Barrientos and David Pel in the final.[]
In October, Cabral with Miedler reached his ninth doubles final at the ATP 500 2025 Erste Bank Open, but lost to Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool. Cabral and Miedler closed the 2025 season with a third title in Athens defeating Santiago González and David Pel in the final, ending in the ATP Live Doubles Teams Race in 11th position. As a result Cabral finished the season ranked in the top 20 in the ATP doubles rankings, a career-high reached on 3 November 2025.