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4.4K views 34 replies 20 participants last post by  blackadder91972  
#1 ·
We got 28th week of the season.

This Portuguese fella played in...28 tournaments. Both singles and doubles. His match count is right now circa 100 in 2019 and he does it in style - USA, Germany, Uzbekistan, China, Kazakhstan, China, Thailand, Israel..... He must have a great discount in all the airlines in the world.

I wonder how much of his money comes from those 6-2 *5-2 ret. matches :smooch:

Nothing important, I just wanted to share this info I found out today
 
#9 ·
Well he's made $48,000 USD already so far this year so he's probably at least breaking even

Ridiculous schedule though, he clearly has no coach. No coach would recommend any more than 25 events in a season. Unless he's just along for the ride and not a real coach
 
#12 ·
At least Slasher's points drop lists gets fully used, hehe. But seriously, how does this guy earn? And how does this guy also keep on playing Challengers, not even ITF Tour? Does he have so much money to travel or do you really get some good earnings by playing an early round in Challengers?
 
#14 ·
From all my calculations and projections of playing 22-26 events a year in US, you really have to be top 400 to break even. And this is bare bones minimum, after taxes, stringing own racquets, driving to tournaments, no camper van, but in modest hotels, etc. For me, #400 ATP is about where I can break even.

It is a good idea for the van but that is an investment initially, funds which can be used to travel and play. You don't pay hotels, sure, but gas mileage is much lower and you have to sleep in some dodgy places sometimes or in a campground which would be a stand in for a hotel. If you spend $25/night in an RV camp or $55 a night in a hotel, maybe. But not all tournaments have RV camps. And some may be more expensive than a hotel. Or further from the tournament site. So now you have to travel more miles. In your already fuel inefficient vehicle. My numbers have given me $25K a year with hotels, $20K a year in RV. So you save $5K a year but maybe you can MAKE $5K more a year because you had more peaceful lodgings for uninterrupted rest before the match.

If he is #260 in the world, even with all this insane traveling he is doing, he is probably at least breaking even. Especially since he is making a good amount in doubles as well as singles. That #400 number I referenced above is just for singles. If you are maybe #500 ATP singles and #800 ATP doubles, maybe you can break even.
 
#15 ·
He really played every single week this season until now (one week in China doubles only), last break one week Christmas week.

Also, his schedule has become crazier over the last few years, flies a lot more now. This year especially...why in hell does he fly back to Germany for one week or to China for one week:


USA
USA
Germany
USA
USA
USA
Thailand
Thailand
Japan
China
China (doubles only)
China
France
Spain
Taiwan
China
China
South Korea
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Israel
Italy
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Slovakia
Turkey
Italy
Italy
Kazakhstan
Finland
China
Italy
(Italy, disqualified)


He usually goes back to ITF level in November and December, when nothing else is available. He is also around 100 in doubles due to playing so many events.

One question is, why does he never get injured? Everyone else thinks it's necessary to have an off-season and some sort training camp before the next season. Oliveira, however, just plays futures until Christmas. Why is he the one who doesn't get injured and why is he not tired of this?
 
#23 ·
Why just not rent a flat in Tabarka and play there every week?
 
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#24 ·
Reminds me of watching Jaroslav Pospisil playing on carpet with clay stains on his shoes, the true heroes of this sport
 
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