Marcelo Tomás Barrios Vera (Latin American Spanish: [maɾˈselo toˈmas ˈβarjos ˈβeɾa];[a] born 10 December 1997), also known as Tomás Barrios,[1] is a Chilean professional tennis player. Barrios has a career high ATP rankings in singles of World No. 93 achieved on 15 January 2024 and in doubles of No. 217 achieved on 28 February 2022. He is the current Chilean No. 4.[2]

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Tomás Barrios
Barrios Vera in 2023
Full nameMarcelo Tomás Barrios Vera
Country (sports) Chile
ResidenceSantiago, Chile
Born (1997-12-10) 10 December 1997 (age 26)
Chillán, Chile
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2019
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachGuillermo Gomez
Prize moneyUS $968,148
Singles
Career record7–15 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 93 (15 January 2024)
Current rankingNo. 170 (28 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2022)
French OpenQ2 (2021, 2022, 2023)
Wimbledon2R (2023)
US OpenQ1 (2021, 2023, 2024)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2021, 2024)
Doubles
Career record15–14 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 217 (7 February 2022)
Current rankingNo. 226 (28 October 2024)
Medal record
Men's tennis
Representing  Chile
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place2019 LimaSingles
Silver medal – second place2023 SantiagoSingles
Silver medal – second place2023 SantiagoDoubles
South American Games
Gold medal – first place2018 CochabambaSingles
Last updated on: 2 November 2024.
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He has won four Challenger singles titles.

Professional career

2021: Grand Slam debut, top 150, first Challenger title

Barrios Vera reached his first challenger final in homesoil, at the Santiago challenger, but lost to Sebastián Báez.

He reached the final of the 2021 Almaty Challenger II losing to Jesper De Jong, which resulted in a career high of No. 210 on 21 June 2021.

In the following week, Barrios qualified for his first Grand Slam at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships, where he lost to former finalist Kevin Anderson in the first round. As a result, he entered the top 200 reaching a career-high ranking of No. 194 on 12 July 2021.

Barrios qualified to represent Chile at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He lost in the first round to Jérémy Chardy.

In the following month, Barrios won his first Challenger title in Meerbusch, Germany, defeating Juan Manuel Cerúndolo in two sets at the final.[3] The next day, he reached a new career-high ranking of No. 172 on 16 August 2021.

He finished the 2021 season ranked No. 147 in the singles rankings.

2023: First ATP quarterfinal and Major win

He reached the quarterfinals at the 2023 Córdoba Open as a wildcard defeating Daniel Galan and eight seed Bernabé Zapata Miralles.[4][5] Later in the year, he clinched his second and third Challenger titles by winning the 2023 San Luis Open Challenger, defeating Dominik Koepfer in straight sets,[6] and the 2023 Florianópolis Challenger defeating Alejandro Tabilo in straight sets.

He won his first Major match against Sebastian Baez at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships after qualifying into the main draw.

2024: United Cup debut, Top 100

He made his debut at the 2024 United Cup in mixed doubles partnering Daniela Seguel where they stunned Greek top 10 duo Maria Sakkari and Stefanos Tsitsipas.[7]

He reached the top 100 at world No. 95 in the singles rankings on 8 January 2024.

Davis Cup

Barrios Vera represents Chile in the Davis Cup.[8] He was first nominated to the team for the 2017 Davis Cup and played in a match against Dominican tennis player José Olivares.

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RRQ# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Current through the 2024 Australian Open.

More information Tournament, SR ...
Tournament201720182019202020212022 2023 2024SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A 1R Q2 Q1 0 / 1 0–1
French Open A A A A Q2 Q2 Q2 Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A A A NH 1R Q1 2R Q2 0 / 2 1–2
US Open A A A A Q1 A Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 0 / 3 1–3
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Miami Open A A A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Madrid Open A A A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Italian Open A A A A A A Q2 0 / 0 0–0
Canadian Open A A A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Shanghai Masters A A A NH A 0 / 0 0–0
Paris Masters A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0
National representation
Davis Cup Z1 A A WG1 0 / 0 1–1
Career statistics
201720182019202020212022 2023 Career
Tournaments 0 0 0 1 3 1 4 9
Titles / Finals 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
Overall win–loss 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–3 1–1 3–4 5–10
Year-end ranking 563 345 322 254 147 230 103 33%
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Doubles

More information Tournament, SR ...
Tournament201920202021202220232024SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0
National representation
Davis Cup RR QR WG1 0 / 1 0–5
ATP Cup NH A A RR NH 0 / 1 2–1
Career statistics
201920202021202220232024Career
Tournaments 0 1 1 2 3 3 10
Titles / Finals 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 1 / 1
Overall win–loss 0–2 2–2 1–2 3–2 4–2 4–2 14–12
Year-end ranking 518 275 264 336 725 54%
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ATP Tour finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (0–0)
ATP 250 (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)
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More information Result, W–L ...
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2024 Chile Open, Chile ATP 250 Clay Chile Alejandro Tabilo Brazil Orlando Luz
Chile Matías Soto
6–2, 6–4
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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 25 (11 titles, 14 runner-ups)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (4–8)
ITF Futures/WTT (7–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (9–10)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
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More information Result, W–L ...
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2015 Colombia F9, Valledupar Futures Hard Mexico Tigre Hank 5–7, 0–6
Win 1–1 May 2016 Mexico F2, Pachuca Futures Hard Barbados Darian King 6–1, 7–6 (7–3)
Win 2–1 Oct 2016 Colombia F4, Valledupar Futures Hard Colombia Daniel Elahi Galán 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 (7–5)
Loss 2–2 Mar 2017 Greece F3, Heraklion Futures Clay Czech Republic Marek Jaloviec 2–6, 5–7
Win 3–2 Dec 2017 Chile F3, Antofagasta Futures Clay Chile Alejandro Tabilo 5–7, 7–6 (7–5), 6–2
Win 4–2 Jan 2018 USA F5, Weston Futures Clay Portugal Fred Gil 6–2, 6–0
Loss 4–3 Mar 2018 Greece F3, Heraklion Futures Hard Serbia Marko Tepavac 3–6, 5–7
Loss 4–4 Mar 2018 Greece F4, Heraklion Futures Hard Germany Stefan Seifert 7–6 (7–4), 2–6, 2–6
Loss 4–5 Apr 2018 Greece F5, Heraklion Futures Hard France Yannick Jankovits 4–6, 3–6
Win 5–5 Apr 2018 USA F11, Orange Park Futures Clay United States Noah Rubin 6–4, 6–3
Win 6–5 Aug 2019 M25 Portoviejo, Ecuador WTT Clay Argentina Juan Pablo Ficovich 6–2, 6–0
Win 7–5 Feb 2020 M25 Lima, Peru WTT Clay Spain Carlos Gómez-Herrera 6–2, 6–2
Loss 7–6 Feb 2020 M25 Lima, Peru WTT Clay Argentina Facundo Argüello 2–6, 4–6
Loss 0–1 Mar 2021 Santiago, Chile Challenger Clay Argentina Sebastián Báez 3–6, 6–7 (4–7)
Loss 0–2 Jun 2021 Almaty II, Kazakhstan Challenger Clay Netherlands Jesper de Jong 1–6, 2–6
Win 1–2 Aug 2021 Meerbusch, Germany Challenger Clay Argentina Juan Manuel Cerúndolo 7–6(9–7), 6–3
Loss 1–3 May 2022 Salvador, Brazil Challenger Clay Portugal João Domingues 6–7(9–11), 1-6
Loss 1–4 May 2022 Poznań, Poland Challenger Clay France Arthur Rinderknech 3–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss 1–5 Jan 2023 Piracicaba, Brazil Challenger Clay Argentina Andrea Collarini 2–6, 6–7(1–7)
Win 2–5 Apr 2023 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Challenger Clay Germany Dominik Koepfer 7–6(8–6), 7–5
Win 3–5 Apr 2023 Florianópolis, Brazil Challenger Clay Chile Alejandro Tabilo 6–4, 6–4
Loss 3–6 Jun 2023 Poznań, Poland Challenger Clay Argentina Mariano Navone 5–7, 3–6
Loss 3–7 Jul 2024 Trieste, Italy Challenger Clay Argentina Federico Agustín Gómez 1–6, 2–6
Win 4–7 Jul 2024 Amersfoort, Netherlands Challenger Clay Alexey Zakharov 6–2, 6–1
Loss 4–8 Oct 2024 Guayaquil, Ecuador Challenger Clay Argentina Federico Agustín Gómez 1–6, 4–6
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Doubles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runner-ups)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–2)
ITF Futures/WTT (4–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (4–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
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More information Result, W–L ...
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2015 Chile F6, Santiago Futures Clay Chile Jorge Montero Chile Jorge Aguilar
Chile Victor Núñez
walkover
Loss 0–2 Dec 2015 Chile F8, Temuco Futures Clay Chile Jorge Montero Argentina Franco Agamenone
Argentina Patricio Heras
6–2, 6–7 (5–7), [8–10]
Win 1–2 Dec 2015 Chile F9, Osorno Futures Clay Chile Jorge Montero Chile Guillermo Rivera Aránguiz
Chile Cristóbal Saavedra Corvalán
6–4, 6–1
Loss 1–3 Dec 2015 Chile F10, Puerto Montt Futures Hard Chile Jorge Montero Argentina Franco Agamenone
Argentina Tomás Lipovšek Puches
3–6, 6–3, [3–10]
Win 2–3 Dec 2016 Chile F12, Talca Futures Clay Chile Jorge Montero Argentina Gabriel Alejandro Hidalgo
Argentina Federico Moreno
6–4, 6–3
Win 1–0 Mar 2017 Santiago, Chile Challenger Clay Chile Nicolás Jarry Argentina Máximo González
Argentina Andrés Molteni
6–4, 6–3
Win 3–3 Mar 2017 Greece F3, Heraklion Futures Hard France Benjamin Bonzi Belarus Yaraslav Shyla
Belarus Dzmitry Zhyrmont
4–6, 7–6 (7–5), [10–7]
Loss 3–4 Nov 2017 Chile F7, Talca Futures Clay Chile Juan Carlos Sáez Argentina Mariano Kestelboim
Argentina Matias Zukas
6–7(5–7), 5–7
Win 4–4 Feb 2020 M25 Lima, Peru WTT Clay Spain Carlos Gómez-Herrera Argentina Nicolás Alberto Arreche
Peru Jorge Panta
7–5, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Oct 2021 Lima II, Peru Challenger Clay Chile Alejandro Tabilo Peru Sergio Galdós
Portugal Gonçalo Oliveira
2–6, 6–2, [5–10]
Loss 1–2 Oct 2024 Campinas, Brazil Challenger Clay Argentina Facundo Mena Brazil Orlando Luz
Brazil Mateus Alves
3–6, 4–6
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Davis Cup

Participations (2–5)

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Group membership
World Group (0–1)
Qualifying Round (0–3)
WG Play-off (0–0)
Group I (2–1)
Group II (0–0)
Group III (0–0)
Group IV (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (1–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (1–1)
Doubles (1–4)
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More information Rubber outcome, No. ...
Rubber outcome No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
Increase5–0; 3-5 February 2017; Centro Nacional de Tenis Parque del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Davis Cup Group I semi-finals; hard (outdoor) surface
Victory 1 IV Singles Dominican Republic Dominican Republic José Olivares 7–610–8, 7–67–2
Increase3–2; 1-2 February 2019; Salzburgarena, Salzburg, Austria; Davis Cup Finals Qualifying Round; clay (indoor) surface
Defeat 2 III Doubles (with Hans Podlipnik) Austria Austria Oliver Marach / Jürgen Melzer 4–6, 6–2, 5–7
Decrease1–2; 21 November 2019; Caja Mágica, Madrid, España; Davis Cup Finals; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat 3 III Doubles (with Alejandro Tabilo) Germany Germany Kevin Krawietz / Andreas Mies 6–7(3–7), 3–6
Decrease1–3; 6-7 March 2020; Royal Tennis Hall, Stockholm, Sweden; Davis Cup qualifying round; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat 4 II Singles Sweden Sweden Mikael Ymer 2–6, 3–6
Defeat 5 III Doubles (with Alejandro Tabilo) Markus Eriksson / Robert Lindstedt 4–6, 4–6
Decrease1–3; 17-18 September 2021; NTC Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia; Davis Cup World Group I; hard (indoor) surface
Defeat 6 III Doubles (with Alejandro Tabilo) Slovakia Slovakia Filip Polášek / Igor Zelenay 1–6, 6–7(4–7)
Increase4–0; 4-5 March 2022; Club de Tenis Unión, Viña del Mar, Chile; Davis Cup World Group I play-offs; clay (outdoor) surface
Victory 5 III Doubles (with Alejandro Tabilo) Slovenia Slovenia Sebastian Dominko / Blaž Rola 6–2, 6–3
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Notes

  1. In isolation, Vera is pronounced [ˈbeɾa].

References

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