Tomás Barrios Vera

Professional career

Barrios Vera reached his first challenger final on home soil at the Santiago challenger, where he lost to Sebastián Báez. He then made the final of the 2021 Almaty Challenger II, falling to Jesper De Jong, which lifted him to a career high of No. 210 on 21 June 2021. The following week, he qualified for his first Grand Slam at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships and lost to former finalist Kevin Anderson in the first round; this result pushed him into the top 200 at a career-high ranking of No. 194 on 12 July 2021.

Barrios Vera qualified to represent Chile at the 2020 Summer Olympics, where he lost in the first round to Jérémy Chardy. The next month, he won his first Challenger title in Meerbusch, Germany, defeating Juan Manuel Cerúndolo in two sets in the final, and the following day reached a new career-high ranking of No. 172 on 16 August 2021. He finished the 2021 season ranked No. 147 in singles. At the 2023 Córdoba Open, as a wildcard, he reached the quarterfinals by defeating Daniel Galan and eighth seed Bernabé Zapata Miralles.

2022–2023: First ATP Tour quarterfinal and major win

Later that year, he clinched his second and third Challenger titles at the 2023 San Luis Open Challenger, beating Dominik Koepfer in straight sets, and the 2023 Florianópolis Challenger, defeating Alejandro Tabilo in straight sets. After qualifying for the main draw at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, he won his first major match against Sebastián Báez before losing to David Goffin in the second round. Barrios Vera made his debut at the 2024 United Cup in mixed doubles, partnering Daniela Seguel, where they stunned the Greek top 10 duo of Maria Sakkari and Stefanos Tsitsipas.

2024–2026: United Cup, top 100, Masters debut and first win

He reached the top 100 at world No. 95 in the singles rankings on 8 January 2024. He won his fifth Challenger title in Campinas and returned to No. 128 on 7 April 2025. Barrios Vera made his Masters 1000 debut at the 2025 Italian Open after qualifying for the main draw but lost to Jaume Munar in the first round. He qualified for the main draw and recorded his first Masters win at the Canadian Open, defeating Gaël Monfils in the first round after saving four match points.

He won his sixth Challenger in Cali in October 2025 and his seventh in Lima in November; en route to the Lima title, he made Challenger history in the semifinals by winning the longest three-set match in ATP Challenger Tour history, lasting 4 hours and 24 minutes.