Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Rui Machado (born April 10, 1984, in Faro) is a Portuguese professional tennis player that competes in the ATP World Tour. In April 2010, he achieved a career-high singles world ranking no. 102. His coach is former player João Cunha e Silva. At the age of six, Machado was first introduced to tennis when he attended lessons at a local club. He began participating in regional competitions, and five years later he was ranked no. 1 in the initiated players national ranking. In 1998, he was singles runner-up and team champion at the national juvenile championship, this time competing for the Faro Tennis Centre. One year later, Machado decided to attend a summer training camp of the Catalan Tennis Federation, in Barcelona. There he took the decision of pursuing a professional tennis career and with his family''s help, he kept on training and finished his secondary education in Spain.