Bellucci was the main flagbearer for Brazil in the last decade on the ATP Tour.
Throughout his career, he has won 200 professional matches, reached a career-high rank of Number 21 in the world and has four ATP Tour Level titles to his name.
He also holds a 6-0 record against Novak Djokovic on clay, making him one of four players to hold that record.
The Brazilian has also scored wins against the Top 10 players six times in his career, including Andy Murray whom he defeated in the 2011 Madrid Open.
He is now planning to transition into becoming a tennis coach.
He turned pro back in 2005 and was inspired by his tennis idol Gustavo Kuerten. Many Brazilians expected him to achieve as much as a Kuerten but he was plagued with injuries.
This led to a love-hate injury among Brazilian fans.
“When people expect a lot from you, you feel it. When you have several sports heroes in a country, that is diluted among all the athletes. That’s what we see in Argentina, Spain, the United States. All have many players. In Brazil it was me playing Grand Slams,” Bellucci said.
“That wasn’t good for me. I pressured myself a lot to advance in the tournaments.”
After Bellucci’s last match, he received a message from his idol in a video that was played in the Rio Open’s arena.
“(You have) the historic second position among Brazilian male players,” Kuerten said. “It is no joke, my boy. I will continue cheering for you. I applaud you and I thank you.”