The Most Famous
TABLE TENNIS PLAYERS from Brazil
This page contains a list of the greatest Brazilian Table Tennis Players. The pantheon dataset contains 107 Table Tennis Players, 3 of which were born in Brazil. This makes Brazil the birth place of the 10th most number of Table Tennis Players behind North Korea, and France.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Brazilian Table Tennis Players of all time. This list of famous Brazilian Table Tennis Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Hugo Calderano (b. 1996)
With an HPI of 46.08, Hugo Calderano is the most famous Brazilian Table Tennis Player. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages on wikipedia.
Hugo Marinho Borges Calderano (born 22 June 1996, in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian table tennis player. In January 2022, he peaked at number 3 in the world rankings, becoming the highest-ranked Americas player in history. By becoming the first table tennis player from the Americas to reach an Olympic semi-final, he returned to the world No. 3 position in August 2024. Calderano is the first-ever player from Latin America to reach the Top 10 of the ITTF World Rankings. He has placed in the top three in many major competitions, including the Table Tennis World Cup, the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals, the WTT Champions and the Grand Smash, in addition to placing fifth in the World Table Tennis Championships and fourth in the Olympic Games. He notably defeated China's Fan Zhendong twice: in the quarterfinals of the 2018 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals, and at the 2024 WTT Champions. He also defeated China's Liang Jingkun in the quarterfinals of the 2024 WTT Champions Chongqing.
2. Gustavo Tsuboi (b. 1985)
With an HPI of 35.93, Gustavo Tsuboi is the 2nd most famous Brazilian Table Tennis Player. His biography has been translated into 11 different languages.
Gustavo Tsuboi (born 31 May 1985) is a table tennis player from Brazil, he won three medals in double and team events in the Pan American Games. Along with Hugo Hoyama and Thiago Monteiro, Tsuboi was part of the winning team at the 2007 Pan American Games and 2011 Pan American Games. Tsuboi won the gold medal at the inaugural 2011 Latin American Cup held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil after defeating Paraguay's Marcelo Aguirre 4–0. Tsuboi competed in table tennis at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.
3. Bruna Takahashi (b. 2000)
With an HPI of 35.83, Bruna Takahashi is the 3rd most famous Brazilian Table Tennis Player. Her biography has been translated into 10 different languages.
Bruna Yumi Takahashi (born 19 July 2000) is a Brazilian table tennis player. She represented Brazil at the Summer Olympics two times since 2016. She is one of the best Americas players in the ITTF world ranking, after Puerto Rico's Adriana Diaz. Her sister Giulia Takahashi also plays table tennis.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Brazilian table tennis players born between 1985 and 2000. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Brazilian table tennis players include Hugo Calderano, Gustavo Tsuboi, and Bruna Takahashi. As of April 2024, 3 new Brazilian table tennis players have been added to Pantheon including Hugo Calderano, Gustavo Tsuboi, and Bruna Takahashi.
Living Brazilian Table Tennis Players
Go to all RankingsHugo Calderano
1996 - Present
HPI: 46.08
Gustavo Tsuboi
1985 - Present
HPI: 35.93
Bruna Takahashi
2000 - Present
HPI: 35.83
Newly Added Brazilian Table Tennis Players (2024)
Go to all RankingsHugo Calderano
1996 - Present
HPI: 46.08
Gustavo Tsuboi
1985 - Present
HPI: 35.93
Bruna Takahashi
2000 - Present
HPI: 35.83