Nuno Borges Racquet – Player Profile

Written by: Stefan Jonsson | December 10, 2024
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Updated 10 December 2024
Nuno Borges is a talented Portuguese player with a career high ATP singles ranking of world number 30. But what is Nuno Borges racquet?

Nuno Borges Tennis Racquet

Nuno Borges is a long time user of the HEAD Radical. He plays with a popular pro stock based on the first Graphene Radical. It is called TGT 307 in HEAD pro stock racquet terminology. We don’t know his racquet specifications or string setup, so if you know more about Nuno Borges racquet, please comment below.

Biography and Career

Nuno Borges was born February 19th, 1997 in Maia, Portugal.

The Portuguese has been enjoying a meteoric rise on the ATP Tour since becoming a pro in 2020.

The highlight of Nuno’s college career is his run at the 2019 NCAA national singles championship, losing only in the final to Paul Jubb. The 25-year-old followed the footsteps of many other successful players by playing college tennis for several years. Borges played for Mississippi State University between 2015 and 2019, winning the SEC Player of the Year Award three times in 2017, 2018, and 2019.

After a successful college career, Borges decided to turn pro and start his adventure in professional tennis.

First Years on Tour

2020 was Nuno’s first season as a professional player, and it didn’t take long for the Portuguese to make an impact. he enjoyed great success in Future tournaments, winning three titles and ending the season with an impressive 31-7 record.

In 2021 Borges decided to transition to the Challenger Tour and continued to impress. Despite starting the year as the world no.399, the Portuguese won his first Challenger title and reached two other finals at that level. Another of the season’s highlights was his performance at the Millenium Estoril Open, with Borges winning his first ever match on the ATP Tour against Jordan Thompson in straight sets.

Breakthrough Season 2022

After two successful seasons on the ITF and Challenger Tour, Borges continued his meteoric rise in 2022.

One of Nuno’s 2022 season highlights was his campaign at the US Open, winning his first-ever main draw match at a Grand Slam against Ben Shelton. This victory was extraordinary for Borges since it guaranteed his first appearance in the Top 100, less than three years after becoming pro.

Doubles Success

Besides his impressive singles career, Borges is also an excellent doubles player. He has played most of his doubles matches with his childhood friend, Francisco Cabral, and both have an incredible record.

Besides winning multiple Challenger Titles, Borges and Cabral also won the Millenium Estoril Open in 2022 after receiving a wild card.

The two have been a tough team to beat and will definitely be a pair to keep an eye on in the upcoming years at the main events.

2023 and 2024

In the past two years we’ve seen Borges make his Australian Open debut and also got his first Masters 1000 win over Dusan Lajovic at the Rome Masters.

In 2024 Nuno has continued his success story and reached some fame with his title win in Båstad, Sweden (his only ATP title) where he beat legend Rafa Nadal in the final. That made him the fifth man to beat Nadal in a clay court final.

This year also saw Borges climb into the top 35 of the ATP world rankings.

Info and Stats

  • Plays right-handed with a two-handed backhand
  • Total prize money won: $2,594,542
  • Current rank (November 2024): 33
  • Weight: 78kg
  • Height: 185cm
  • Started playing tennis at age 6
  • Favourite tournament: Estoril
  • Idol while growing up: Roger Federer

Serve Stats

CategoryStatistic
Aces425
Double Faults232
1st Serve Success Rate63%
1st Serve Points Won70%
2nd Serve Points Won51%
Break Points Faced585
Break Points Saved60%
Service Games Played1047
Service Games Won77%
Total Service Points Won63%

Return Stats

CategoryStatistic
1st Serve Return Points Won27%
2nd Serve Return Points Won50%
Break Point Opportunities525
Break Points Converted37%
Return Games Played1060
Return Games Won18%
Total Return Points Won36%
Total Points Won49%

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Stefan Jonsson

Stefan is a writer at Tennisnerd since 2023 and keep the readers updated on new events, betting tips and general tennis news.