Christian Meira Lindell (born 20 November 1991) is an inactive professional tennis player from Brazil who plays for Sweden. He has played seven Davis Cup matches, with a 4–3 record.
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| Country (sports) |  Sweden (2007 to January 2012; June 2012 – present)  Brazil (February 2012 – June 2012) |
|---|---|
| Residence | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Born | 20 November 1991 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 2008 |
| Plays | Right-handed (double-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $306,766 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 7–14 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 177 (20 July 2015) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2015) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2015) |
| US Open | Q1 (2015) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 293 (7 March 2016) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | 4–3 |
| Last updated on: 31 October 2022. | |
Personal information
editHe has a Swedish father and a Brazilian mother.
Although he has lived his entire life in Brazil, Lindell represents Sweden through a curious chain of events. Despite having been one of the best Brazilian juniors in his age group, he was not picked to play for Brazil in the South American Junior Championships in 2007. A few months later, while on holiday in Sweden, he decided to play in the Swedish Junior Championships. Lindell won the title and received an invitation to train with the Swedish Tennis Federation and to represent Sweden, which he accepted.
On 15 May 2011 Lindell was invited to join Sweden's number one singles player Robin Söderling and the doubles pairing of Simon Aspelin and Robert Lindstedt for the 2011 Power Horse World Team Cup. He faced the top-tier players John Isner, Mikhail Kukushkin and Juan Ignacio Chela, but lost his three matches.
On 6 February 2012, Lindell announced via Twitter that he would be representing Brazil from then on.[1] Then, in June, it emerged that Lindell had again swapped allegiances. The Swedish tennis site tennissverige.se reported that because the Brazilian Tennis Confederation wouldn't fund him to train with his long-term Swedish coach Julius Demburg, Lindell had decided to return to the Swedish Federation, allegedly for good this time.[2]
Career
edit2008
editLindell made his professional debut on the ITF Futures circuit. In his second tournament, he earned his first ranking points as he reached the quarter-finals before losing to Juan-Pablo Villar.
2010
editLindell made his ATP Tour debut, receiving a wild card into the main draw in Bastad. With a ranking of 856, he performed admirably, winning the first set against #63 Jarkko Nieminen in a 6–4 0–6 4–6 defeat.
Later in the year, Lindell, having improved his ranking to 445, reached his first ATP Challenger semi-final, losing to #27 Thomaz Bellucci.
2014
editWon his first ever ATP Tour match in Bastad, defeating Inigo Cervantes before losing to Pablo Cuevas in the 2nd round.
2015
editReached his first ATP Challenger final in São Paulo, losing to Guido Pella.
Lindell qualified for his first Grand Slam at Roland Garros, defeating Aslan Karatsev, James Ward and Jan Hernych. He lost in the 1st round to home favourite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Challenger and Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals
editSingles: 31 (13–18)
edit| Legend (singles) |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (0–1) |
| ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (13–17) |
| Titles by surface |
|---|
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (13–18) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2010 | Brazil F17, Uberlândia | Futures | Clay |  Rafael Camilo
|
4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2010 | Brazil F19, São José dos Campos | Futures | Clay | André Miele
|
4–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Oct 2010 | Brazil F26, Itu | Futures | Clay | Fernando Romboli
|
4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–3 | Oct 2010 | Brazil F28, Fernandópolis | Futures | Clay | André Miele
|
7–6(8–6), 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jan 2011 | Brazil F3, Aracaju | Futures | Clay |  Andre Begemann
|
4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–5 | Jun 2011 | Italy F12, Bergamo | Futures | Clay |  Stefano Travaglia
|
2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Jul 2011 | Brazil F19, Manaus | Futures | Clay | Fabiano de Paula
|
1–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–6 | May 2012 | Brazil F9, Goiânia | Futures | Clay | Thales Turini
|
6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2–7 | Dec 2013 | Brazil F20, Santa Maria | Futures | Clay | José Pereira
|
5–7, 7–6(7–5), 2–6 |
| Win | 3–7 | Dec 2013 | Brazil F21, Cascavel | Futures | Clay |  Patricio Heras
|
7–6(3), 6–3 |
| Win | 4–7 | May 2014 | Sweden F1, Karlskrona | Futures | Clay |  Nicolas Reissig
|
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–7 | May 2014 | Sweden F3, Båstad | Futures | Clay |  Patrik Rosenholm
|
6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 6–7 | Jul 2014 | Estonia F1, Tallinn | Futures | Clay | Markus Eriksson
|
3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–7 | Jul 2014 | Denmark F1, Aarhus | Futures | Clay | Matteo Donati
|
6–2, RET |
| Win | 8–7 | Jan 2015 | Usa F1, Plantation, Florida | Futures | Clay | Julian Lenz
|
7–5, 6–0 |
| Loss | 8–8 | Apr 2015 | Chile F4, Santiago | Futures | Clay |  Juan Carlos Sáez
|
6–0, 6–7(6–8), 3–6 |
| Loss | 8–9 | May 2015 | São Paulo Brazil | Challenger | Clay | Guido Pella
|
5–7, 6–7(1–7) |
| Loss | 9–9 | Mar 2016 | Usa F9, Boca Raton, Florida | Futures | Clay | Patricio Heras
|
4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 9–10 | Oct 2016 | Argentina F11, San Juan | Futures | Clay | Federico Coria
|
6–4, 6–7(1–7), 6–7(0–7) |
| Loss | 9–11 | Jan 2017 | Usa F4, Sunrise, Florida | Futures | Clay |  Miomir Kecmanović
|
2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 10–11 | Apr 2017 | Italy F10, Santa Margherita Di Pula | Futures | Clay |  Lloyd Harris
|
6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 10–12 | Jul 2017 | France F13, Montauban | Futures | Clay |  Fabien Reboul
|
6–4, 4–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Win | 10–13 | Dec 2017 | Brazil F4, São Carlos | Futures | Clay | João Souza
|
7–6(12–10), 7–6(9–7) |
| Loss | 10–14 | Nov 2018 | Brazil F8, São Paulo | Futures | Clay | João Souza
|
1–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 10–15 | Nov 2018 | Brazil F9, Ribeirão Preto | Futures | Clay | João Souza
|
6–4, 4–6, 0–3 RET. |
| Loss | 10–16 | Apr 2019 | M15 Tabarka, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Simon Carr
|
1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 11–16 | Apr 2019 | M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Hugo Gaston
|
6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 11–17 | Jun 2019 | M15 Kaltenkirchen, Germany | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Daniel Altmaier
|
1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 12–17 | Jul 2019 | M25 Casinalbo, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Christopher O'Connell
|
7–6(7–5), 5–7, 6–3 |
| Win | 13–17 | Apr 2019 | M25 Appiano, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Riccardo Balzerani
|
6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 13–18 | Feb 2020 | M25 Weston, Florida, Usa | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Gianluigi Quinzi
|
6–3, 5–7, 5–7 |
Doubles: 13 (7–6)
edit| Legend |
|---|
| Challengers (0–2) |
| Futures (7–4) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 22 August 2010 | Brazil F19 Futures Sorocaba, Brazil | Clay (red) | Fabiano de Paula
|
Thiago Augusto Bitencourt Pinheiro Idio Escobar
|
2–6, 6–1, 10–5 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 19 September 2010 | Belo Horizonte Challenger, Brazil | Clay (red) | João Souza
|
Leonardo Kirche Rodrigo-Antonio Grilli
|
6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 1. | 17 October 2010 | Brazil F28 Futures Fernandópolis, Brazil | Clay (red) | Fabricio Neis
|
Tiago Fernandes Bruno Semenzato
|
w/o |
| Winner | 2. | 3 July 2011 | Brazil F19 Futures Manaus, Brazil | Clay (red) | Tiago Lopes
|
André Miele Diego Matos
|
7–5, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 12 September 2011 | Belo Horizonte Challenger, Brazil | Clay (red) | Ricardo Hocevar
|
Guido Andreozzi Eduardo Schwank
|
6–2, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 30 January 2012 | USA F4 Futures Palm Coast, Florida | Clay (red) |  Pedro Sousa
|
 Vahid Mirzadeh Michael Shabaz
|
6–7(7), 6–3, 10–8 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 21 May 2012 | Brazil F11 Futures Bauru, Brazil | Clay (red) | Fabiano De Paula
|
Rodrigo-Antonio Grilli Diego Matos
|
6–3, 6–3 |
| Winner | 4. | 28 May 2012 | Brazil F12 Futures Teresina, Brazil | Clay (red) | Fabiano De Paula
|
Wilson Leite Carlos Eduardo Severino
|
6–4, 7–6(4) |
| Runner-up | 5. | 29 April 2013 | Sweden F1 Futures Karlskrona, Sweden | Clay (red) | Stefan Milenkovic
|
 Érik Chvojka Patrik Rosenholm
|
6–1, 6–1 |
| Winner | 5. | 13 May 2013 | Sweden F3 Futures Båstad, Sweden | Clay (red) | Milos Sekulic
|
Jesper Brunstrom Markus Eriksson
|
3–6, 6–3, 10–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 2 September 2013 | Argentina F12 Futures La Rioja, Argentina | Clay (red) | Daniel Dutra Da Silva
|
Eduardo Agustin Torre Stefano Travaglia
|
6–2, 4–6, 10–7 |
| Winner | 7. | 25 November 2013 | Brazil F18 Futures Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil | Clay (red) | Wilson Leite
|
Joaquin-Jesus Monteferrario Facundo Mena
|
4–6, 6–4, 12–10 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 9 December 2013 | Brazil F20 Futures Santa Maria, Brazil | Clay (red) | Guillermo Duran
|
José Pereira Alexander Tsuchiya
|
7–5 6–3 |
