"My main goal is to arrive as a seeded player at the 2026 Australian Open." This season, Joao Fonseca has expressed this sentiment on more than one occasion. Many doubted that he could achieve it, but his title in Basel has propelled the young Brazilian to the 29th position in the ATP rankings.
While it is true that depending on the results at the Paris Masters 1000 and the first week of the upcoming competition, there may be changes, Fonseca is very close to the possibility of entering as a seeded player at the next Grand Slam. If he succeeds, he would be the youngest South American of the 21st century to enter as a seeded player at an event like this, surpassing Guillermo Coria. Only Guillermo Pérez-Roldán would surpass him, having achieved this at 18 years and 6 months at the 1988 Roland Garros.
At the 🇦🇺 Australian Open, Joao Fonseca 🇧🇷 will be the youngest South American to be seeded at a Grand Slam (19 years, 4 months, and 20 days) with the current format 👏
— Argentenista (@argentenista) October 26, 2025
At Wimbledon 2001, Guillermo Coria 🇦🇷 was seeded with only 19 days more than Fonseca will have in Melbourne.… pic.twitter.com/Z7IIwHxyl3
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