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Filipe Toledo

Filipe Toledo
Toledo at the Oi Rio Pro in 2015
Personal information
Born (1995-04-16) 16 April 1995 (age 29)
Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil
ResidenceSan Clemente, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight154 lb (70 kg)
Surfing career
Best year1st: 2022, 2023 - WSL World Champion
SponsorsHurley, Monster Energy, Oakley, Corona, FCS traction and fins
Major achievements
Surfing specifications
StanceRegular (natural foot)
Medal record
Men's surfing
Representing  Brazil
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Miyazaki Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Arecibo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 La Bocana Team

Filipe Toledo (born 16 April 1995) is a Brazilian professional surfer who has competed on the World Surf League Men's World Tour since 2013. He is a second-generation pro who grew up outside of Ubatuba, Brazil on the northeastern coast of the state of São Paulo. His father, and long-time coach, Ricardo, was a two-time national champion. In 2014, as his career took flight, Filipe convinced his entire family to move to San Clemente, California.[1]

Toledo won the World Surf League championship in 2022 and 2023. He qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games.

Surfing career

In 2014, after also competing in some events on the Qualifying Series (WQS), Toledo became the WQS champion. In 2015, Toledo had one of the best year of his professional career on the WSL World Championship Tour (CT), managing to grab his first 3 CT event wins and getting at least one perfect 10 in each final he competed in. Toledo was also the surfer with most CT event wins of the year and went on to finish the 2015 season in 4th place.[2] In 2016, Toledo suffered a string of injuries which caused him to miss 2 CT events. He went on to finish the 2016 season in 10th place. In 2017, Toledo won the J-Bay Open and the Hurly Pro at Trestles. However inconsistent result at other events saw him finish the 2017 season in 10th place. In 2018, Toledo won the J-Bay Open for the 2nd year in a row as well as the Rio Pro. He also went onto to finish the 2018 season in 3rd place, which was at the time his best season ending ranking. In 2019, Toledo won the Rio Pro for the 2nd year in a row and made 2 finals appearances at the Rip Curl Pro and Surf Ranch Pro. He finished the 2019 season in 4th place. In the 2021 season, Toledo won 2 CT events and finishing 2nd overall, after a runner-up finish to Gabriel Medina at the inaugural WSL Finals. In the 2022 season, Toledo won his first ever Championship Tour, placing 1st place and beating fellow Brazilian surfer, Italo Ferreira at the RIP Curl WSL finals. Most recently, in the 2023 World Surf League Championship Tour finals, Toledo won the competition for the second time, bringing down the Australian Ethan Ewing.[3] On February 12, 2024, following an early elimination from the Lexus Pipe Pro, Toledo announced that he would be taking a 1 year break from the tour to focus on his mental health and not competing in any of the remaining events on the 2024 calendar.[4][5]

Filipe Toledo in Mongaguá, Brazil 2010.

For his whole professional career, Filipe Toledo has represented the tip of the spear of the progressive surfing movement. Small in stature, but massive with his moves, especially in the aerial realm. According to his peers, Toledo’s volatility was the only thing stopping him from achieving his dream of a World Title. His high-flying act also makes him vulnerable to injury and his early youthful passion has led to a series of costly mental errors (he was suspended for one event in 2017 for his behavior in the wake of an interference call).[6] He currently rides Sharp Eye Surfboards with a FCS II fin setup.[7]

Career Victories

WSL Finals Wins
Year Event Venue Country
2023 Rip Curl WSL Finals Lower Trestles, California  United States
2022 Rip Curl WSL Finals Lower Trestles, California  United States
WCT Wins
Year Event Venue Country
2023 Corona Open J-Bay Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cap  South Africa
2023 Surf City El Salvador Pro Punta Roca, La Libertad  El Salvador
2023 Hurley Pro Sunset Beach Sunset Beach, Oahu  Hawaii
2022 Oi Rio Pro Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro  Brazil
2022 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach Bells Beach, Victoria  Australia
2021 Jeep Surf Ranch Pro Lemoore, California  United States
2021 Boost Mobile Margaret River Pro presented by Corona Margaret River, Western Australia  Australia
2019 Oi Rio Pro Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro  Brazil
2018 Corona J-Bay Open Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cap  South Africa
2018 Oi Rio Pro Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro  Brazil
2017 Hurley Pro at Trestles Trestles, California  United States
2017 Corona J-Bay Open Jeffreys Bay, Eastern Cap  South Africa
2015 MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal Supertubos, Peniche  Portugal
2015 Oi Rio Pro Rio de Janeiro, RJ  Brazil
2015 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast Gold Coast, Queensland  Australia
WQS Wins
Year Event Venue Country
2017 Reef Hawaiian Pro Haleiwa, Hawaii  United States
2016 US Open of Surfing[8] Huntington Beach  United States
2016 Oakley Lowers Pro San Diego County  United States
2016 O'Neill SP Prime São Sebastião  Brazil
2016 US Open of Surfing Huntington Beach  United States
2016 Sooruz Lacanau Pro Lacanau  France
Juniors Wins
Year Event Venue Country
2011 Billabong Surf Eco Festival Salvador  Brazil
2011 US Open Junior Pro Huntington Beach  United States

WSL World Championship Tour

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast 13th 25th 1st 3rd 25th 5th 17th - - -
Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach 5th 13th 5th INJ 5th 13th 2nd - 1st 3rd
Margaret River Pro - 9th 25th INJ 3rd 5th[9] 17th 1st 9th 5th
Oi Rio Pro 5th 13th 1st 9th 13th 1st 1st - 1st 9th
Corona Bali Protected 13th - - - - 5th 5th - - -
Corona Open J-Bay - 25th 13th 5th 1st 1st 3rd - 9th 1st
Tahiti Pro Teahupoo 25th INJ 9th 25th 25th 3rd 9th - 17th 9th
Surf Ranch Pro - - - - - 2nd - 1st [10] - 3rd
Quiksilver Pro France 3rd 9th 25th 5th 25th 13th 17th - - -
MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal 13th 5th 1st 13th 25th 13th 5th - 2nd 17th
Billabong Pipeline Masters 25th 5th 13th 9th 25th 13th 17th 17th 9th 5th 33rd
Fiji Pro 25th 9th 13th 13th DNC - - - - -
Hurley Pro at Trestles 13th 13th 3rd 3rd 1st - - - - -
Rip Curl Newcastle Cup - - - - - - - 3rd - -
Rip Curl Narrabeen Classic - - - - - - - 9th - -
Rip Curl Rottnest Search presented by Corona - - - - - - - 17th - -
Corona Open Mexico presented by Quiksilver - - - - - - - 17th - -
Rip Curl WSL Finals - - - - - - - 2nd 1st 1st
Hurley Pro Sunset Beach - - - - - - - - 9th 1st
Quiksilver Pro G-Land - - - - - - - - 2nd -
Surf City El Salvador Pro - - - - - - - - 2nd 1st
Rank 15th 17th 4th 10th 9th 3rd 4th 2nd 1st 1st
Earnings $107,000 $112,000 $397,250 $138,500 $303,000 $388,000 $227,600

References

  1. ^ "Filipe Toledo makes most of his opportunities at U.S. Open of Surfing". dailynews.com. August 2016.
  2. ^ "ASP Surfer Profile: Filipe Toledo". ASPWorldTour.com. 11 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Filipe Toledo is a WORLD CHAMPION!".
  4. ^ "Brazil's Filipe Toledo the latest world champion to take break from surfing". NBC Sports. 2024-02-12. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  5. ^ Pierson, Dashel (2024-02-14). "Will Filipe Toledo Surf in the Olympics at Teahupo'o?". Surfer. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  6. ^ "Filipe Toledo Surfer Bio | Age, Height, Videos & Results". World Surf League. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  7. ^ "Filipe Toledo". Sharp Eye Surfboards Inc. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  8. ^ Connelly, Laylan (August 1, 2016). "U.S. Open of Surfing: Filipe Toledo tramples the competition to take top prize". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  9. ^ "WSL to Complete Canceled Margaret River Event at Uluwatu". Surfer.com. 10 May 2018.
  10. ^ Boxscore World Sportswire (21 June 2021). "Johanne Defay and Filipe Toledo Win Jeep Surf Ranch Pro presented by Adobe". boxscorenews.com. Retrieved 21 June 2021.