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Tosetto overcame college setbacks and kept his professional dream alive

Rafael Tosetto, from Jacareí in São Paulo, returned to the professional circuit after playing college tennis in the United States. He played for Tennessee Tech between 2018 and 2021 and is now at a career-best 817th in the world.

By RedaçãoPublished: 11/05/2026, 03:25

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Rafael Tosetto, paulista de Jacareí, é um dos brasileiros que passaram pelo tênis universitário dos Estados Unidos e voltaram ao circuito profissional. Ele defendeu a Tennessee Tech entre 2018 e 2021, onde cursou business management.

Começou a carreira aos 16, mas teve dificuldade de somar pontos e se manter financeiramente. “Naquela época, o juvenil não contava quase nada para o profissional”, lembrou o jogador de 27 anos.

A chance veio por indicação de um amigo, e ele superou o preconceito que tinha do college. “Na minha visão, o college era você ir lá e aposentar”, contou.

No período universitário enfrentou a pandemia de Covid-19, que inviabilizou viagens e torneios: não competiu profissionalmente entre 2018 e 2022 e voltou no quali de um M15 em Cancún. “Meu maior medo era parar de jogar sem ser profissional, sem ter um ponto ATP”, disse.

Hoje treinando no CT Nicolas Santos, em São Carlos, ele é o número 817 do mundo — começou a temporada na 1303ª posição, e vive seu melhor ranking. Para ele, a principal diferença do universitário para o profissional é física: “No college você acaba fazendo um jogo por semana... no circuito profissional você precisa competir todo dia.”

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