Luis Carlos is the brother of Joao Sousa, who is a professional tennis player from Portugal. Learn more about Luis in this article.
The Association of Tennis Professionals has him ranked 137th in the world. Sousa is widely recognized as the best Portuguese tennis player of all time, having been in the world’s top 100 from July 2013 to March 2021 and winning four ATP Tour singles titles.
Because he shares his birthplace of Guimares with Afonso I, the country’s first monarch, he is known as Conquistador (Portuguese for “Conqueror”).
Sousa trains at the BTT Tennis Academy in Barcelona, where former player Frederico Marques teach him.
Who Is Joao Sousa Brother?
Joao Sousa has a brother named Luis Carlos. Joao Sousa began playing tennis when he was seven years old.
He decided at the age of fifteen to invest in his future by relocating to Barcelona after winning national youth titles.
Sousa became professional in 2008 after a disappointing junior career and won his first singles competition in 2009. In 2008, he began playing on the ATP Challenger Tour, winning his first title in 2011.
Sousa made his ATP World Tour debut in 2008 and rose to fame at the 2013 Malaysian Open, where he became the first Portuguese player to win a singles championship at the highest level.
Luis Carlos Biography
Luis Carlos has yet to feature his biography on the Wikipedia page.
His brother Sousa came to Barcelona, Spain, in September 2004 at the age of 15 to attend a boarding school and join the Catalan Tennis Federation.
He joined the BTT Tennis Academy a year later, after former member and countryman Rui Machado suggested it.
Alvaro Margets was his first coach, and he was supervised by Francisco Roig, one of his mentors. He met and shared a flat with his future coach, Frederico Marques, at the academy.
Even after joining the ATP Tour, Sousa continues to train at BTT. Pete Sampras, Juan Carlos Ferrero, and Roger Federer were among Sousa’s childhood heroes.
He speaks Portuguese, Spanish, Catalan, English, French, and Italian fluently. Sousa has been dating Julia Villanueva since 2008, after meeting her during his training in Barcelona.
Who Are Luis Carlos Parents?
Luis Carlos’s parents are Armando Marinho de Sousa and Adelaide de Sousa.
Armando Marinho is a judge and amateur tennis player. Adelaide is a bank clerk.
Sousa began playing tennis with his father at a local club when he was seven years old.
He has a sibling named Joao Sousa. In 2001, Joao won the national under-12 singles title and finished second in doubles, defeating future Davis Cup partner Gastao Elias in the semifinals.