👦 Favio Felipe – 2016 – Colombia – Tennis junior boy
“I am going to be the number 1 of the world.”
Meet Favio Felipe, Colombian-Venezuelan junior boy, talent tennis player who lives in Colombia and competes.
📘 Favio Felipe | Biography, Aug 2025
| Name | Favio Felipe |
| Date of birth | May 18, 2016 |
| Nationality | Colombian 🇨🇴 – Venezuelan 🇻🇪 |
| Residence | Pereira, Colombia |
| @f.f_tennis | |
| Age started tennis | 3 |
| Tennis Club | Liga Risaraldense de Tenis |
| Coach | Henry Felipe Morales (dad) |
| Junior category | U9 |
| National ranking | #132 (U12 Colombia) |
| International ranking | |
| Racquet brand | Yonex |
| Sponsors | Food4kids Genesis Tennis Up Tennis Team Tennis World Pereira |
🎙️Favio Felipe | Interview, Aug 2025
Hello, introduce yourself please.
My name is Favio Felipe Morales Salazar. I am 9 years old. My date of birth is May 18, 2016.
I was born in Caracas, Venezuela, but actually I live in Pereira, Colombia.At what age did you start playing tennis?
I started to play tennis when I was 3 years old.Are there other tennis players in your family?
Yes, my father was a tennis player junior and my older brother play tennis too.What is your club?
I play tennis in Liga Risaraldense de Tenis.Who is your coach?
My coach since I started to play is my father Henry Felipe Morales, he is leading all my personal trainning and works in Liga Risaraldende de Tennis as a tennis coach with competitive players.How many hours a week do you train tennis and do physical training?
I play tennis 4 hours in a day and 1 hour of physical training. That is 25 hours in a week. Sometimes I play tournaments on weekends.Do you have any sponsors?
Yes I have four sponsors:
- Food4kids
- Genesis Tennis
- Up Tennis Team
- Tennis World Pereira
What racket do you play with?
I play with a Yonex Vcore 100L racketWhat are your best results so far and your national ranking?
My category is Orange ball (9 years) but I have been playing since january in green ball.
In May of this year I started play 12 years old.
In red ball, Orange ball and green ball I won a totally of 32 tournaments in Colombia.
In 12 years old I only played 4 tournaments and I’m actually ranked 132 in Colombia.In which countries have you ever been to play tennis?
I have been played tennis in Venezuela and Colombia.What is your tennis dream?
I am going to be the number 1 of the world.Who are your favorite male and female tennis players?
My favorite tennis players are Nole and Iga.Thanks a lot Favio!
Tennis Papers wishes you the best in your tennis life 💜🩷
