Happy Birthday Gastao Elias: 7 facts about the Portuguese tennis star

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First Top 100 Finish in 2016

Gastao Elias achieved his first Top 100 finish in the ATP rankings in 2016 after five consecutive year-end rankings between No. 101 and No. 200 from 2011 to 2015. Image credits: Getty

Entry into Top 100 after Challenger Title

He broke into the Top 100 on April 25, 2016, after winning the Turin, Italy Challenger title. Image credits: Getty

Career-High Ranking

Elias reached his career-high ranking of No. 57 on October 24, 2016, following a significant victory over No. 7 Monfils in the Stockholm 2nd round. Image credits: Getty

First Ranking Point and ATP World Tour Debut

Earned his first ATP ranking point as a 15-year-old on May 8, 2006, after making his ATP World Tour debut at Estoril as a lucky loser (lost to Tursunov in the 1st round). Image credits: Getty

Junior Career Peak

Peaked at No. 6 in the junior rankings on January 1, 2008. Image credits: Getty

2016 ATP World Tour Semifinals

Achieved milestones in 2016 by advancing to his first two ATP World Tour semifinals at Bastad and Umag. Image credits: Getty

Challenger and ITF Success

Captured a total of 6 ATP Challenger Tour titles, all on clay, including two in 2016 at Turin, Italy (defeated Lopez-Perez) and Mestre, Italy (defeated Lorenzi and Zeballos). Image credits: Getty Find Next One