The Prize Money and ATP Points 18-Year-Old Joao Fonseca Won With Future-Defining Title in Buenos Aires 5e5r1r

Joao Fonseca lifted his maiden ATP singles title in Buenos Aires to underline just why he is tennis’ leading teenage prospect. Below we chronicle the journey to what could be the first of many titles, along with how much he won in of prize money and ATP points.

Joao Fonseca Wins First ATP Tour Title at the Argentina Open 6613o

Joao Fonseca’s meteoric rise up the rankings just hit overdrive after overcoming Francisco Cerundolo 6-4, 7-6 to his first career ATP title.

Fonseca overcame four separate Argentines in five tournament matches to quell a notoriously boisterous home crowd in Buenos Aires, although the Brazilian quickly became a warm favourite.

Fonseca s illustrious company after becoming the seventh-youngest ATP champion in the Tour era (since 1990), and also the youngest Brazilian ATP winner in the nation’s history.

He also becomes the first player born in 2006 to win an ATP title.

Youngest ATP Tour Champions (Tour Era) 1l4e3

• 16y 10m 18d – Lleyton Hewitt
• 17y 9m 21d – Andrei Medvedev
• 18y 1m 19d – Kei Nishikori
• 18y 2m 12d – Rafael Nadal
• 18y 2m 20d – Carlos Alcaraz
• 18y 5m 7d – Michael Chang
• 18y 5m 26d – Joao Fonseca

Brazil has been starved of elite level tennis players since three-time French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten pulled the curtain down on his career almost two decades ago.

Fonseca, whose aggressive spin-heavy playing style has been likened to a mix of both Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, has captured the hearts of Brazilians back home this week. Football fans were seen watching his win live in the street before a Palmeiras match in Sau Paulo.

Half an hour before the Palmeiras game, hundreds of football fans gathered in the streets of Sao Paulo to watch 18-year-old Joao Fonseca win the title in Buenos Aires.

Two decades after Gustavo Kuerten, Brazil has found a new tennis hero.

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— Bastien Fachan (@BastienFachan) February 17, 2025

His victory in Buenos Aires could scarcely have come at a better time as a returns to his home town for the Rio Open, where he will have to topple the likes Alexander Zverev and Lorenzo Musetti if he is to clinch a first ATP 500 title.

Joao Fonseca Prize Money – How Much Did He Win in Argentina? d4q6i

For a man who only turned 18 last summer, Fonseca has already racked up over a $1 million in prize money.

Fonseca pocketed a cool $100,160 for lifting silverware in Argentina, and will be hoping to add to the that tally as the Latin American Golden Swing continues in Brazil.

UK betting sites have Fonseca as second favourite to clinch a second consecutive ATP title at the Rio Open.

Joao Fonseca ATP Ranking 6j1x3g

This time last year the Brazilian found himself just breaking into the top 700 on the ATP rankings. Fast-forward to February 17th, his maiden title has catapulted him to 68th.

The teenager sat on 409 ATP points at the turn of the year, but a ATP Challenger victory in Canberra and a second round appearance at the Australian Open – which included a huge scalp in Andrey Rublev – moved him up to 600.

The Buenos Aires Open is an ATP 250 event, meaning Fonseca maxed out the points offering and now sits on 850.