Lucas Engel
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Lucas Feltes Engel (born 1 December 1981) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player.
A native of Novo Hamburgo, Engel competed in ATP Challenger and ITF Futures events, reaching a career high singles ranking of 297 in the world. He won six Futures singles titles and was a semi-finalist at the 2006 Joinville Challenger, with wins over Ricardo Mello and André Sá. In doubles, Engel was ranked as high as 207 and won the 2007 Florianópolis Challenger, along with 10 Futures tournaments.
In 2020 it was revealed that Engel was undergoing chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Engel's younger brother, Thomás, was a promising junior tennis player who in 2001, at the age of 16, was killed in a police shooting. He was being searched by police at the time and was on his back when he was fired upon. A police lieutenant was convicted of murder.
ITF Futures titles
Singles: (6)
| Legend |
|---|
| ITF Futures (6) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jun 2003 | Mexico F10, Acapulco | Futures | Clay | Chile Paul Capdeville | 7–6(1), 7–6(5) |
| 2. | Aug 2005 | Brazil F7, Canela | Futures | Clay | Brazil André Ghem | 7–6(7), 4–6, 6–4 |
| 3. | Sep 2005 | Brazil F11, Porto Alegre | Futures | Clay | Brazil André Ghem | 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 4. | May 2006 | Brazil F1, Recife | Futures | Clay | Brazil Alexandre Simoni | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 5. | Aug 2006 | Brazil F9, Itajaí | Futures | Clay | Brazil Franco Ferreiro | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 6. | Nov 2006 | Brazil F20, Criciúma | Futures | Clay | Brazil Franco Ferreiro | 7–5, 6–2 |
Doubles: (11)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger (1) |
| ITF Futures (10) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Apr 2004 | Mexico F4, Ciudad Obregón | Futures | Hard | Brazil Marcelo Melo | Chile Juan Ignacio Cerda Netherlands Jasper Smit | 7–6(4), 6–4 |
| 2. | May 2004 | Colombia F2, Pereira | Futures | Clay | Brazil André Ghem | Brazil Júlio Silva Brazil Rogério Dutra Silva | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 3. | Oct 2004 | Colombia F3, Medellín | Futures | Clay | Brazil André Ghem | Chile Jorge Aguilar Chile Guillermo Hormazábal | 7–6(2), 6–3 |
| 4. | Oct 2004 | Brazil F10, Campo Grande | Futures | Clay | Brazil André Ghem | Brazil Júlio Silva Brazil Rogério Dutra Silva | 6–0, 6–1 |
| 5. | Apr 2005 | Colombia F3, Cali | Futures | Clay | Brazil André Ghem | Colombia Pablo González Colombia Michael Quintero | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 6. | May 2005 | Brazil F4, Piracicaba | Futures | Clay | Brazil André Ghem | Brazil Marcelo Melo Brazil Alexandre Simoni | 6–3, 6–7(3), 7–6(3) |
| 7. | May 2005 | Brazil F5, Florianópolis | Futures | Clay | Brazil André Ghem | Brazil Rafael Farias Brazil Rodrigo Guidolin | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 8. | Aug 2005 | Brazil F7, Canela | Futures | Clay | Brazil André Ghem | Brazil Alexandre Bonatto Brazil Henrique Pinto-Silva | 7–5, 6–1 |
| 1. | Feb 2007 | Florianópolis 1 Challenger, Florianópolis | Challenger | Clay | Brazil Márcio Carlsson | Argentina Brian Dabul Argentina Máximo González | 6–4, 2–6, [14–12] |
| 9. | Sep 2007 | Brazil F12, Criciúma | Futures | Clay | Brazil Franco Ferreiro | Brazil Henrique Pinto-Silva Brazil Gabriel Pitta | 1–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| 10. | Nov 2007 | Brazil F22, Porto Alegre | Futures | Clay | Italy Mattia Livraghi | Brazil Eric Gomes Brazil Tiago Lopes | 7–6(4), 2–6, [10–7] |