Colombian tennis player (born 1987)
Nicolás Barrientos (Spanish pronunciation: [nikoˈlas βaˈrjentos] ;[ a] born 24 April 1987) is a Colombian professional tennis player who specializes in doubles.
He reached his highest ATP doubles ranking of world No. 47 on 23 April 2024 and a singles ranking of No. 237 on 21 September 2015.[ 1]
Barrientos has won two ATP Tour doubles titles, including the 2024 Rio Open with Rafael Matos , and 21 titles on the ATP Challenger Tour .
Barrientos made his first appearance on an ATP World Tour in July 2013 when he lost in the first round of 2013 Claro Open Colombia against Ruben Bemelmans .
He made his doubles Major debut at the 2014 US Open partnering compatriot Santiago Giraldo and won his first Major match against Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins .
At the 2023 Córdoba Open he reached the quarterfinals with Ariel Behar .[ 2] At the next Golden swing tournament, he reached the final at the 2023 Argentina Open also with Behar where they lost to Bolelli/Fognini.[ 3]
In 2024, Barrientos began a partnership with Rafael Matos which started to produce good results. At the ATP 250 in Buenos Aires , they reached the semifinals, and in the following ATP 500 tournament in Rio de Janeiro , they won their biggest title, defeating strong pairs such as Krawietz/Putz, Bolelli/Vavassori and Erler/Miedler in the final.[ 4] [ 5] As a result he reached the top 50 in the rankings on 4 March 2024.[ 6] [ 1]
Partnering Skander Mansouri , he was runner-up at the 2024 Almaty Open , losing to Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli and Arjun Kadhe in the final.[ 7] [ 8]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Current until 2025 Hellenic Championship .
ATP Tour career finals [ edit ]
Doubles: 7 (2 title, 5 runner-ups)[ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (1–0)
ATP 250 (1–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–4)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (2–4)
Indoor (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Jul 2014
Colombia Open , Colombia
ATP 250
Hard
Juan Sebastián Cabal
Sam Groth Chris Guccione
6–7(5–7) , 7–6(7–3) , [9–11]
Loss
0–2
Oct 2022
Korea Open , South Korea
ATP 250
Hard
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
Raven Klaasen Nathaniel Lammons
1–6, 5–7
Loss
0–3
Feb 2023
Argentina Open , Argentina
ATP 250
Clay
Ariel Behar
Simone Bolelli Fabio Fognini
2–6, 4–6
Win
1–3
Feb 2024
Rio Open , Brazil
ATP 500
Clay
Rafael Matos
Alexander Erler Lucas Miedler
6–4, 6–3
Loss
1–4
Oct 2024
Almaty Open , Kazakhstan
ATP 250
Hard (i)
Skander Mansouri
Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli Arjun Kadhe
6–3, 6–7(3–7) , [12–14]
Win
2–4
Mar 2025
Chile Open , Chile
ATP 250
Clay
Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli
Máximo González Andrés Molteni
6–3, 6–2
Loss
2–5
Sep 2025
Hangzhou Open , China
ATP 250
Hard
David Pel
Francisco Cabral Lucas Miedler
4–6, 4–6
ATP Challenger finals [ edit ]
Doubles: 49 (23 titles, 26 runner-ups)[ edit ]
Finals by surface
Hard (7–9)
Clay (16–16)
Grass (0–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Winner
1.
25 March 2013
Pereira , Colombia (1)
Clay
Eduardo Struvay
Facundo Bagnis Federico Delbonis
3–6, 6–3,[10–7]
Runner–up
2.
22 July 2013
Medellín , Colombia
Clay
Eduardo Struvay
Emilio Gómez Roman Borvanov
6–3, 7–6 (7–4)
Runner–up
3.
30 July 2013
São Paulo , Brazil
Clay
Marcelo Arévalo
Fernando Romboli Eduardo Schwank
6–7(6–8) , 6–4, [10–8]
Winner
4.
13 October 2013
São José do Rio Preto , Brazil
Clay
Carlos Salamanca
Marcelo Demoliner João Souza
6–4, 6–4
Runner–up
5.
10 November 2013
Bogotá , Colombia
Clay
Eduardo Struvay
Juan Sebastián Cabal Alejandro González
6–3, 6–2
Runner–up
6.
6 January 2014
São Paulo , Brazil
Hard
Víctor Estrella
Gero Kretschmer Alexander Satschko
4–6, 7–5, [10–6]
Runner–up
7.
3 May 2014
Cali , Colombia
Clay
Eduardo Struvay
Facundo Bagnis Eduardo Schwank
6–3, 6–3
Runner–up
8.
14 June 2014
Fergana , Uzbekistan
Hard
Stanislav Vovk
Sergey Betov Aliaksandr Bury
6–7(6–8) , 7–6(7–1) , [10–3]
Winner
9.
27 September 2014
Pereira , Colombia (2)
Clay (red)
Eduardo Struvay
Guido Pella Horacio Zeballos
3–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Runner–up
10.
31 January 2015
Bucaramanga , Colombia
Clay (red)
Eduardo Struvay
Guillermo Durán Andrés Molteni
7–5, 6–7(8–10) , [10–0]
Winner
11.
11 October 2015
Medellín , Colombia
Clay (red)
Eduardo Struvay
Alejandro Gómez Felipe Mantilla
7–6(8–6) , 6–7(5–7) , [10–4]
Runner–up
12.
8 November 2015
Bogotá , Colombia (2)
Clay
Eduardo Struvay
Julio Peralta Horacio Zeballos
3–6, 4–6
Runner–up
13.
13 June 2016
Perugia , Italy
Clay
Fabricio Neis
Andres Molteni Rogerio Dutra Silva
5–7, 3–6
Runner–up
14.
18 July 2016
Gimcheon , South Korea
Hard
Ruben Gonzales
Hsieh Cheng-peng Yang Tsung-hua
w/o
Runner–up
15.
12 September 2016
Nanchang , China
Hard
Ruben Gonzales
Wu Di Zhang Zhizhen
6–7(4–7) , 3–6
Runner–up
16.
6 January 2020
Ann Arbor , United States
Hard
Alejandro Gómez
Robert Galloway Hans Hach Verdugo
6–4, 4–6, [8–10]
Winner
17.
1 May 2021
Salinas , Ecuador
Hard
Sergio Galdós
Antonio Cayetano March Thiago Agustín Tirante
w/o
Winner
18.
6 June 2021
Little Rock , United States
Hard
Ernesto Escobedo
Christopher Eubanks Roberto Quiroz
4–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Runner–up
19.
12 June 2021
Orlando , United States
Hard
JC Aragone
Christian Harrison Peter Polansky
2–6, 3–6
Runner-up
19.
19 June 2021
M25 Tulsa, United States
Hard
JC Aragone
Strong Kirchheimer Michail Pervolarakis
1–6, 6–4, [7–10]
Runner–up
20.
31 July 2021
El Espinar , Spain
Hard
JC Aragone
Robert Galloway Alex Lawson
6–7(8–10) , 4–6
Runner–up
21.
2 October 2021
Lima , Peru
Clay
Fernando Romboli
Julian Lenz Gerald Melzer
6–7(4–7) , 6–7(3–7)
Runner–up
22.
23 October 2021
Bogotá , Colombia
Clay
Alejandro Gómez
Nicolás Jarry Roberto Quiroz
7–6(7–4) , 5–7, [4–10]
Winner
23.
4 December 2021
São Paulo , Brazil
Clay
Alejandro Gómez
Rafael Matos Felipe Meligeni Alves
w/o
Winner
24.
11 December 2021
Florianópolis , Brazil
Clay
Alejandro Gómez
Martín Cuevas Rafael Matos
6–3, 6–3
Runner–up
25.
26 March 2022
Santa Cruz de la Sierra , Bolivia
Clay
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
Jesper de Jong Bart Stevens
4–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Winner
26.
16 April 2022
San Luis Potosí , Mexico
Clay
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
Luis David Martínez Felipe Meligeni Alves
7–6(13–11) , 6–2
Winner
27.
23 April 2022
Aguascalientes , Mexico
Clay
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
Gonçalo Oliveira Divij Sharan
7–5, 6–3
Runner-up
28.
8 May 2022
Aix-en-Provence , France
Clay
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
Titouan Droguet Kyrian Jacquet
2–6, 3–6
Winner
29.
14 May 2022
Heilbronn , Germany
Clay
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
Jelle Sels Bart Stevens
7–5, 6–3
Winner
30.
21 May 2022
Tunis , Tunisia
Clay
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
Alexander Erler Lucas Miedler
6–7(3–7) , 6–3, [11–9]
Winner
31.
4 June 2022
Forlì , Italy
Clay
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul
7–5, 4–6, [10–4]
Runner-up
32.
16 July 2022
Amersfoort , Netherlands
Clay
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
Robin Haase Sem Verbeek
4–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Runner-up
33.
20 August 2022
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
Clay
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
Ruben Gonzales Reese Stalder
6–7(5–7) , 3–6
Winner
34.
5 October 2022
Gwangju , South Korea
Hard
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
Yuki Bhambri Saketh Myneni
2–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Winner
35.
29 April 2023
Rome , Italy
Clay
Francisco Cabral
Andrey Golubev Denys Molchanov
6–3, 6–1
Winner
36.
14 May 2023
Francavilla al Mare , Italy
Clay
Ariel Behar
Sander Arends Petros Tsitsipas
7–6(7–1) , 3–6, [10–6]
Winner
37.
Jul 2023
Iași , Romania
Clay
Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi
Gabi Adrian Boitan Bogdan Pavel
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up
38.
Nov 2023
Lima , Peru
Clay
Orlando Luz
Mateus Alves Eduardo Ribeiro
6–3, 5–7, [8–10]
Winner
39.
Nov 2023
Brasilia , Brazil
Clay
André Göransson
Marcelo Demoliner Rafael Matos
7–6(7–3) , 4–6, [11–9]
Runner-up
40.
Jun 2024
Surbiton , United Kingdom
Grass
Diego Hidalgo
Julian Cash Robert Galloway
4–6, 4–6
Winner
41.
Oct 2024
Roanne , France
Hard (i)
David Pel
Jakub Paul Matěj Vocel
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Winner
42.
Oct 2024
Brest , France
Hard (i)
Skander Mansouri
Jakub Paul Matěj Vocel
7–5, 4–6, [10–5]
Winner
43.
Nov 2024
Bratislava , Slovakia
Hard (i)
Julian Cash
André Göransson Sem Verbeek
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up
44.
Jul 2025
Porto , Portugal
Hard
Joran Vliegen
George Goldhoff Ray Ho
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up
45.
Nov 2025
Bogotá , Colombia
Clay
Benjamin Kittay
Luis David Martínez Cristian Rodríguez
1–6, 4–6
Winner
46.
Jan 2026
Bangalore , India
Hard
Benjamin Kittay
Arthur Reymond Luca Sanchez
7–6(11–9) , 7–5
Runner-up
47.
Mar 2026
Alicante , Spain
Clay
Ariel Behar
Szymon Kielan Tiago Pereira
6–4, 3–6, [13–15]
Runner-up
48.
Apr 2026
Oeiras , Portugal
Clay
Ariel Behar
Sriram Balaji Neil Oberleitner
7–6(9–7) , 4–6, [9–11]
Winner
49.
Apr 2026
Rome , Italy
Clay
Ariel Behar
Miloš Karol Andrew Paulson
7–6(7–4) , 4–6, [10–7]
ATP Challenger & ITF Futures[ edit ]
Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures (6–4)
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Winner
1.
5 December 2011
F15 Futures Tehuacán
Hard
Chris Letcher
7–6(8–6) , 7–6(7–1)
Runner–up
2.
12 December 2011
F16 Futures Guadalajara
Clay
César Ramírez
6–2, 6–1
Runner–up
3.
16 August 2012
F1 Futures Bogotá
Clay
Víctor Estrella Burgos
7–5, 6–4
Winner
4.
18 January 2013
F2 Futures Tijuana
Hard
Antoine Benneteau
5–7, 6–3, 7–5
Runner–up
5.
6 May 2013
F1 Futures Guatemala City
Hard
Carlos Salamanca
7–5, 6–2
Winner
6.
26 Apr 2014
F2 Futures Pereira
Clay
Arthur De Greef
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Winner
7.
21 Sep 2014
F6 Futures Armenia
Clay
José Hernández
6–4, 6–2
Runner–up
8.
16 Nov 2014
F7 Futures Manizales
Clay
Eduardo Struvay
4–6, 7–6(7–3) , 6–4
Winner
9.
3 May 2015
F1 Futures Mexico
Hard
Alexander Sarkissian
5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Winner
10.
9 August 2015
Colombia Futures 7
Clay
José Pereira
1–6, 6–3, 6–4
Legend
ITF Futures (10–8)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Winner
1.
6 September 2010
F1 Futures, Ecuador
Hard
Sebastián Serrano
Julio César Campozano Diego Hidalgo
6–7(2–7) , 7–6(7–5) , [10–7]
Winner
2.
6 June 2011
F6 Futures Puebla, Mexico
Hard
Manuel Sánchez
Daniel Garza Gustavo Loza
6–3, 6–3
Runner–up
3.
26 September 2011
Futures F7 Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Hard
Sebastián Serrano
Maciek Sykut Denis Zivkovic
6–3, 6–2
Runner–up
4.
20 August 2011
F2 Futures Medellín, Colombia
Clay
Michael Quintero
Ariel Behar Duilio Beretta
2–1, Retired.
Winner
5.
4 February 2013
F3 Futures Mexico City, Mexico
Hard
Christopher Díaz Figueroa
Roman Borvanov Adam El Mihdawy
7–5, 7–6 (8–6)
Runner–up
6.
13 May 2013
F1 FuturesSanta Tecla, El Salvador
Hard
Chris Letcher
Marcelo Arévalo Vahid Mirzadeh
6–4, 6–3
Runner–up
7.
26 April 2014
F2 Futures Pereira, Colombia
Clay
Eduardo Struvay
Alex Llompart Mateo Nicolás Martínez
6–3, 3–6, [6–10]
Winner
8.
13 September 2014
F5 Futures Ibagué, Colombia
Clay
Dean O'Brien
Fabiano de Paula Marcelo Demoliner
6–3, 5–7, [10–7]
Winner
9.
16 November 2014
F7 Futures Manizales, Colombia
Clay
Eduardo Struvay
Mateo Nicolás Martínez Facundo Mena
7–5, 2–6, [10–5]
Winner
10.
22 November 2014
F8 Futures Popayán, Colombia
Hard
Eduardo Struvay
Felipe Mantilla Federico Zeballos
6–1, 3–6, [10–3]
Winner
11.
27 July 2015
Colombia F6 Medellín
Clay
Eduardo Struvay
Facundo Mena Jorge Montero
6–3, 7–5
Runner–up
12.
9 August 2015
Colombia F7 Bucaramanga
Hard
Juan Montes
Facundo Mena Jorge Montero
2–6, 2–6
Runner–up
13.
23 May 2016
Romania F4 Bacau
Clay
Emilio Gómez
Andreas Mies Oscar Otte
3–6, 3–6
Runner–up
14.
20 Jun 2016
Spain F18 Palma del Rio
Hard
Jaume Pla Malfeito
Frederik Nielsen David O'Hare
4–6, 2–6
Winner
15.
2 Dec 2019
M15 Santa Marta, Colombia
Hard
Alejandro Gomez
Alejandro Hoyos Cayetano March
6–3, 6–4
Runner-up
16.
10 Feb 2020
M25 Naples, United States
Clay
Cristian Rodríguez
Martin Damm Toby Kodat
6–4, 4–6, [7–10]
Winner
17.
2 Mar 2020
M25 Las Vegas, United States
Hard
Junior A. Ore
Nick Chappell Reese Stalder
7–6(7–1) , 6–3
Winner
18.
17 May 2021
M25 Pensacola, United States
Clay
JC Aragone
Alejandro Gómez Junior A. Ore
6–2, 4–6, [10–6]
National representation [ edit ]
Singles 1 (1 runner-up)[ edit ]
Outcome
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Runner-up
1.
15 July 2015
Toronto , Canada
Hard
Facundo Bagnis
1–6, 2–6
Central American and Caribbean Games [ edit ]
Singles: 1 Bronze Medal Matches (1–0)[ edit ]
South American Games [ edit ]
Doubles 1 (1 runner-up)[ edit ]