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Belgian tennis player
Niels Desein
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Country (sports) | Belgium |
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Residence |
Ostend, Belgium |
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Born | (1987-06-09) 9 June 1987 (age 37)
Ghent, Belgium |
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Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
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Turned pro | 2007 |
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Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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Prize money | US$412,624 |
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Career record | 0–3 |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 154 (2 March 2015) |
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Australian Open | Q3 (
2016) |
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French Open | Q2 (
2014) |
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Wimbledon | Q1 (
2010,
2013,
2014,
2015) |
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US Open | 1R (
2014) |
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Career record | 1–0 |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 182 (3 August 2009) |
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Current ranking | No. 1550 (12 July 2021) |
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Davis Cup | F (
2015) |
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Last updated on: 18 July 2021. |
Niels Desein (born 9 June 1987) is a
Belgian
tennis player playing on the
ATP Challenger Tour. He was born in
Ghent, Belgium, and currently resides in
Wondelgem, Belgium.
Juniors
Desein reached as high as No. 4 in the combined junior world rankings in May 2005.
[1]
Junior Slam results:
Australian Open: -
French Open: 1R (
2005)
Wimbledon: 3R (
2004,
2005)
US Open: 2R (
2004)
Professional tour
His career-high
ATP rankings are world No. 154 in singles in March 2015 and World No. 182 in doubles in August 2009. His favourite surface is clay.
[2]
He made his main draw debut on the ATP World Tour at the
2013 Portugal Open as a qualifier. He represented the
Belgium Davis Cup team on one occasion in 2015.
Singles: 47 (27–20)
Legend
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ATP Challenger (1–0)
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ITF Futures (26–20)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (16–11)
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Clay (10–4)
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Grass (0–1)
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Carpet (1–4)
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Result
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W–L
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Date
|
Tournament
|
Tier
|
Surface
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Opponent
|
Score
|
Loss
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0–1
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Jul 2005
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Great Britain F8,
Felixstowe
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Futures
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Grass
|
Nicolas Tourte
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7–6(7–5), 5–7, 3–6
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Win
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1–1
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Jul 2006
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Germany F8,
Trier
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Futures
|
Clay
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Lukáš Rosol
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2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–4
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Loss
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1–2
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Mar 2007
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Portugal F3,
Albufeira
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Futures
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Hard
|
Ričardas Berankis
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5–7, 4–6
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Win
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2–2
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May 2007
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Romania F1,
Bucharest
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Futures
|
Clay
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Martin Kližan
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7–6(7–3), 7–6(9–7)
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Loss
|
2–3
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Aug 2007
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Germany F11,
Wetzlar
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Futures
|
Clay
|
Alexander Flock
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4–6, 2–6
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Loss
|
2–4
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Nov 2007
|
Israel F4,
Ramat HaSharon
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Futures
|
Hard
|
Ruben Bemelmans
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3–6, 3–6
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Win
|
3–4
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Jan 2008
|
France F1,
Deauville
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Futures
|
Clay
|
Cătălin-Ionuț Gârd
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6–2, 4–6, 6–0
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Loss
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3–5
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Aug 2008
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Senegal F1,
Dakar
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Futures
|
Hard
|
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
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3–6, 5–7
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Win
|
4–5
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Aug 2008
|
Senegal F2,
Dakar
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Futures
|
Hard
|
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
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3–3 ret.
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Loss
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4–6
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Sep 2008
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France F14,
Mulhouse
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Futures
|
Hard
|
Michael Lammer
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7–6(7–4), 5–7, 3–6
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Win
|
5–6
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Oct 2008
|
France F18,
Saint-Dizier
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Futures
|
Hard
|
Vincent Millot
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6–7(1–7), 6–3, 6–1
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Win
|
6–6
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Oct 2008
|
France F19,
La Roche-sur-Yon
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Futures
|
Hard
|
Pavol Červenák
|
6–4, 6–1
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Win
|
7–6
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Jul 2009
|
Italy F20,
Modena
|
Futures
|
Clay
|
Francesco Aldi
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2–6, 7–5, 6–3
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Win
|
8–6
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Sep 2009
|
France F14,
Mulhouse
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Futures
|
Hard
|
Yannick Mertens
|
7–6(7–1), 6–4
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Win
|
9–6
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Oct 2009
|
France F19,
La Roche-sur-Yon
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Futures
|
Hard
|
Baptiste Dupuy
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3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
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Win
|
10–6
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Nov 2009
|
Senegal F1,
Dakar
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Futures
|
Hard
|
Valentin Sanon
|
7–6(7–2), 6–3
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Win
|
11–6
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Nov 2009
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Senegal F2,
Dakar
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Futures
|
Hard
|
Claudio Grassi
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6–2, 6–0
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Win
|
12–6
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Feb 2010
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Germany F4,
Nussloch
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Futures
|
Carpet
|
Thomas Schoorel
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6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–3), 7–6(8–6)
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Loss
|
12–7
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Mar 2010
|
France F4,
Lille
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Futures
|
Hard
|
Ruben Bemelmans
|
4–6, 2–6
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Loss
|
12–8
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Jul 2010
|
Spain F23,
Palma del Río
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Futures
|
Hard
|
Ruben Bemelmans
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6–4, 4–6, 6–7(1–7)
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Loss
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12–9
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Sep 2010
|
Netherlands F6,
Middelburg
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Futures
|
Clay
|
Matwé Middelkoop
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6–7(2–7), 2–6
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Loss
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12–10
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Feb 2012
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Turkey F5,
Antalya
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Futures
|
Hard
|
Riccardo Ghedin
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6–1, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
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Loss
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12–11
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Mar 2012
|
Portugal F3,
Loulé
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Futures
|
Hard
|
Dénes Lukács
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4–6, 1–6
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Loss
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12–12
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Mar 2012
|
France F6,
Saint-Raphaël
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Futures
|
Hard
|
Laurent Rochette
|
4–6, 1–6
|
Loss
|
12–13
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Apr 2012
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Greece F1,
Heraklion
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Futures
|
Carpet
|
Yannick Jankovits
|
3–6, 5–7
|
Loss
|
12–14
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Apr 2012
|
Greece F2,
Heraklion
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Futures
|
Carpet
|
Alexandros Jakupovic
|
7–6(11–9), 3–6, 4–6
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Win
|
13–14
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Jul 2012
|
Belgium F1,
De Haan
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Futures
|
Clay
|
Arthur De Greef
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6–2, 4–6, 6–3
|
Loss
|
13–15
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Jul 2012
|
Netherlands F4,
Middelburg
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Futures
|
Clay
|
Matwé Middelkoop
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6–4, 2–6, 3–6
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Win
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14–15
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Aug 2012
|
Belgium F8,
Koksijde
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Futures
|
Clay
|
Juan Sebastián Vivanco
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6–2, 6–0
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Win
|
15–15
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Sep 2012
|
Belgium F10,
Damme
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Futures
|
Clay
|
Joris de Loore
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3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
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Loss
|
15–16
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Sep 2012
|
France F15,
Bagnères-de-Bigorre
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Futures
|
Hard
|
Julien Obry
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4–6, 3–6
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Win
|
16–16
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Feb 2013
|
Portugal F1,
Vale do Lobo
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Futures
|
Hard
|
Pedro Sousa
|
7–6(7–3), 6–2
|
Win
|
17–16
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Apr 2013
|
France F7,
Angers
|
Futures
|
Clay
|
Calvin Hemery
|
6–3, 6–2
|
Loss
|
17–17
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Jul 2013
|
Netherlands F4,
Middelburg
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Futures
|
Clay
|
Thomas Schoorel
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3–6, 4–6
|
Win
|
18–17
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Sep 2013
|
France F16,
Plaisir
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Futures
|
Hard
|
Maxime Authom
|
6–4, 6–4
|
Win
|
19–17
|
Oct 2013
|
Hungary F1,
Budapest
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Futures
|
Clay
|
Gerard Granollers Pujol
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5–7, 6–3, 6–2
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Loss
|
19–18
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Oct 2013
|
Portugal F11,
Guimarães
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Futures
|
Hard
|
Rui Machado
|
6–7(4–7), 3–6
|
Win
|
20–18
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Jul 2014
|
Belgium F7,
Middelkerke
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Futures
|
Hard
|
Steve Darcis
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6–3, 3–6, 7–6(8–6)
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Win
|
21–18
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Sep 2014
|
France F19,
Plaisir
|
Futures
|
Hard
|
Josselin Ouanna
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6–1, 7–6(7–4)
|
Win
|
22–18
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Oct 2014
|
France F21,
Nevers
|
Futures
|
Hard
|
Enzo Couacaud
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6–1, 6–7(7–9), 6–2
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Win
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23–18
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Feb 2015
|
Glasgow, United Kingdom
|
Challenger
|
Hard
|
Ruben Bemelmans
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7–6(7–4), 2–6, 7–6(7–4)
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Win
|
24–18
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Sep 2015
|
France F17,
Bagnères-de-Bigorre
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Futures
|
Hard
|
Grégoire Barrère
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7–5, 6–3
|
Win
|
25–18
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Oct 2015
|
France F22,
Saint-Dizier
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Futures
|
Hard
|
Peter Kobelt
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4–6, 6–3, 6–4
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Loss
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25–19
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Jan 2016
|
Germany F3,
Nussloch
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Futures
|
Carpet
|
Nils Langer
|
3–6, 4–6
|
Win
|
26–19
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Jun 2016
|
Belgium F1,
Binche
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Futures
|
Clay
|
Arthur Rinderknech
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6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–1
|
Win
|
27–19
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Sep 2017
|
France F19,
Mulhouse
|
Futures
|
Hard
|
Edward Corrie
|
6–3, 4–6, 6–3
|
Loss
|
27–20
|
Feb 2018
|
Switzerland F2,
Bellevue
|
Futures
|
Carpet
|
Ugo Humbert
|
7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), 3–6
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Doubles: 51 (32–19)
Legend
|
ATP Challenger (1–4)
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ITF Futures (31–15)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (14–8)
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Clay (14–9)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (4–2)
|
|
Result
|
W–L
|
Date
|
Tournament
|
Tier
|
Surface
|
Partner
|
Opponents
|
Score
|
Loss
|
0–1
|
Feb 2006
|
Israel F1,
Ramat HaSharon
|
Futures
|
Hard
|
Dušan Lojda
|
Antoine Benneteau
Frederic Jeanclaude
|
6–7(2–7), 6–7(4–7)
|
Loss
|
0–2
|
Jun 2006
|
Tunisia F1,
Sousse
|
Futures
|
Clay
|
Dušan Lojda
|
Mounir El Aarej
Walid Jallali
|
4–6, 3–6
|
Win
|
1–2
|
Aug 2006
|
Germany F11,
Essen
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Futures
|
Clay
|
Ruben Bemelmans
|
Antal van der Duim
Boy Westerhof
|
1–6, 7–5, 7–5
|
Win
|
2–2
|
Jan 2007
|
Germany F3,
Kaarst
|
Futures
|
Carpet
|
Jeroen Masson
|
Daniel Brands
Ralph Grambow
|
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
|
Win
|
3–2
|
Mar 2007
|
Portugal F2,
Lagos
|
Futures
|
Hard
|
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
|
Murad Inoyatov
Dmitri Sitak
|
6–3, 6–4
|
Win
|
4–2
|
May 2007
|
Romania F1,
Bucharest
|
Futures
|
Clay
|
Jeroen Masson
|
Thomas Kromann
Martin Pedersen
|
6–4, 6–1
|
Win
|
5–2
|
Jul 2007
|
Netherlands F2,
Breda
|
Futures
|
Clay
|
Jeroen Masson
|
Vladimir Karusevich
Nicolás Todero
|
6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
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Loss
|
5–3
|
Nov 2007
|
Great Britain F21,
Redbridge
|
Futures
|
Hard
|
Ruben Bemelmans
|
Josh Goodall
Ken Skupski
|
7–5, 6–7(3–7), [5–10]
|
Win
|
6–3
|
Jan 2008
|
France F1,
Deauville
|
Futures
|
Clay
|
Alexandre Renard
|
Philippe de Bonnevie
Petar Popović
|
6–3, 6–2
|
Win
|
7–3
|
Mar 2008
|
Morocco F1,
Oujda
|
Futures
|
Clay
|
Jeroen Masson
|
M-A López Jaén
J-M Such-Perez
|
6–2, 6–4
|
Win
|
8–3
|
Jun 2008
|
Netherlands F2,
Alkmaar
|
Futures
|
Clay
|
Jeroen Masson
|
Dušan Karol
Yannick Mertens
|
6–4, 6–7(4–7), [10–6]
|
Loss
|
8–4
|
Jun 2008
|
Netherlands F3,
Breda
|
Futures
|
Clay
|
Jeroen Masson
|
Jesse Huta Galung
Matwé Middelkoop
|
6–3, 3–6, [8–10]
|
Win
|
9–4
|
Aug 2008
|
Senegal F1,
Dakar
|
Futures
|
Hard
|
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
|
Benjamin Balleret
Philippe de Bonnevie
|
7–5, 6–7(3–7), [10–5]
|
Win
|
10–4
|
Aug 2008
|
Senegal F2,
Dakar
|
Futures
|
Hard
|
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
|
Benjamin Balleret
Philippe de Bonnevie
|
6–4, 6–4
|
Win
|
11–4
|
Aug 2008
|
Belgium F2,
Koksijde
|
Futures
|
Clay
|
Ruben Bemelmans
|
Alexandre Folie
David Goffin
|
7–5, 7–5
|
Win
|
12–4
|
Aug 2008
|
Italy F28,
Piombino
|
Futures
|
Hard
|
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
|
Bai Yan
Jun-Chao Xu
|
6–3, 6–3
|
Win
|
13–4
|
Sep 2008
|
France F14,
Mulhouse
|
Futures
|
Hard
|
Ruben Bemelmans
|
Dustin Brown
Stefan Seifert
|
7–6(13–11), 6–3
|
Loss
|
13–5
|
Sep 2008
|
Grenoble, France
|
Challenger
|
Hard
|
Dick Norman
|
Martin Fischer
Philipp Oswald
|
7–6(7–5), 5–7, [7–10]
|
Win
|
14–5
|
Oct 2008
|
France F18,
Saint-Dizier
|
Futures
|
Hard
|
Ruben Bemelmans
|
Guillermo Alcaide
Nikolai Nesterov
|
6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
|
Loss
|
14–6
|
Jul 2009
|
San Benedetto, Italy
|
Challenger
|
Clay
|
Stéphane Robert
|
Stefano Ianni
Cristian Villagrán
|
6–7(3–7), 6–1, [6–10]
|
Win
|
15–6
|
Jul 2009
|
Italy F20,
Modena
|
Futures
|
Clay
|
Yannick Mertens
|
Alessandro Giannessi
Filippo Leonardi
|
6–2, 6–1
|
Loss
|
15–7
|
Sep 2009
|
St. Remy, France
|
Challenger
|
Hard
|
Ruben Bemelmans
|
Jiří Krkoška
Lukáš Lacko
|
1–6, 6–3, [3–10]
|
Win
|
16–7
|
Oct 2009
|
France F19,
La Roche-sur-Yon
|
Futures
|
Hard
|
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
|
Fabrice Martin
Adil Shamasdin
|
7–6(10–8), 1–6, [10–5]
|
Win
|
17–7
|
Nov 2009
|
Senegal F2,
Dakar
|
Futures
|
Hard
|
John Paul Fruttero
|
Philip Barlow
Tony Holzinger
|
6–3, 6–2
|
Win
|
18–7
|
Mar 2010
|
France F4,
Lille
|
Futures
|
Hard
|
Ruben Bemelmans
|
Izak van der Merwe
Raven Klaasen
|
7–6(7–4), 6–3
|
Loss
|
18–8
|
Oct 2010
|
Nigeria F1,
Lagos
|
Futures
|
Hard
|
Laurent Rochette
|
Amir Weintraub
Boy Westerhof
|
walkover
|
Win
|
19–8
|
Mar 2012
|
Portugal F3,
Loulé
|
Futures
|
Hard
|
Jeroen Masson
|
G Gomez-Diaz
A Vivanco-Guzman
|
7–6(7–3), 6–3
|
Win
|
20–8
|
Jun 2012
|
Morocco F2,
Rabat
|
Futures
|
Clay
|
Alexandre Penaud
|
Kalle Averfalk
Robin Olin
|
6–1, 2–6, [13–11]
|
Loss
|
20–9
|
Jul 2012
|
Tampere, Finland
|
Challenger
|
Clay
|
André Ghem
|
Michael Linzer
Gerald Melzer
|
1–6, 6–7(3–7)
|
Loss
|
20–10
|
Aug 2012
|
Belgium F6,
Ostend
|
Futures
|
Clay
|
James Junior Storme
|
Joris de Loore
Juan Carlos Sáez
|
0–6, 4–6
|
Win
|
21–10
|
Sep 2012
|
Belgium F10,
Damme
|
Futures
|
Clay
|
James Junior Storme
|
Joris de Loore
Yannis Baltogiannis
|
3–6, 6–2, [10–3]
|
Loss
|
21–11
|
Apr 2013
|
France F7,
Angers
|
Futures
|
Clay
|
Tim Pütz
|
Ivan Bjelica
Miljan Zekić
|
3–6, 4–6
|
Win
|
22–11
|
Apr 2013
|
France F8,
Ajaccio
|
Futures
|
Clay
|
Yannick Mertens
|
Daniel Smethurst
Alexander Ward
|
6–2, 6–2
|
Win
|
23–11
|
Aug 2013
|
Belgium F7,
Ostend
|
Futures
|
Clay
|
Kimmer Coppejans
|
Sander Gillé
Roger Ordeig
|
6–2, 6–3
|
Loss
|
23–12
|
Oct 2013
|
Hungary F1,
Budapest
|
Futures
|
Clay
|
Peter Torebko
|
Piotr Gadomski
Błażej Koniusz
|
3–6, 3–6
|
Loss
|
23–13
|
Mar 2014
|
France F6,
Poitiers
|
Futures
|
Hard
|
Yannick Mertens
|
Isak Arvidsson
Markus Eriksson
|
walkover
|
Win
|
24–13
|
Nov 2014
|
Eckental, Germany
|
Challenger
|
Carpet
|
Ruben Bemelmans
|
Andreas Beck
Philipp Petzschner
|
6–3, 4–6, [10–8]
|
Loss
|
24–14
|
Nov 2015
|
Czech Republic F7,
Jablonec nad Nisou
|
Futures
|
Carpet
|
Libor Salaba
|
Sander Arends
Adam Majchrowicz
|
3–6, 4–6
|
Loss
|
24–15
|
Jan 2016
|
Germany F3,
Nussloch
|
Futures
|
Carpet
|
Uladzimir Ignatik
|
Johannes Härteis
Kevin Krawietz
|
7–6(7–5), 4–6, [8–10]
|
Win
|
25–15
|
Feb 2016
|
Switzerland F1,
Nussloch
|
Futures
|
Carpet
|
Denis Matsukevich
|
Sebastien Boltz
Grégoire Jacq
|
6–0, 6–4
|
Loss
|
25–16
|
Jun 2016
|
Spain F16,
Huelva
|
Futures
|
Clay
|
Lamine Ouahab
|
Ivan Arenas-Gualda
David Vega Hernández
|
4–6, 2–6
|
Win
|
26–16
|
Feb 2017
|
Great Britain F1,
Glasgow
|
Futures
|
Hard
|
Mick Lescure
|
Farris Fathi Gosea
Tim Kopinski
|
4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
|
Win
|
27–16
|
Mar 2017
|
France F4,
Lille
|
Futures
|
Hard
|
David Guez
|
Samuel Bensoussan
Yanais Laurent
|
6–1, 6–2
|
Loss
|
27–17
|
Mar 2017
|
France F5,
Toulouse
|
Futures
|
Hard
|
Yannick Jankovits
|
Fabien Reboul
Thai-Son Kwiatkowski
|
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
|
Loss
|
27–18
|
Oct 2017
|
Portugal F20,
Oliveira de Azeméis
|
Futures
|
Hard
|
Yannick Jankovits
|
Francisco Cabral
Nuno Deus
|
6–3, 3–6, [8–10]
|
Win
|
28–18
|
Jan 2018
|
France F1,
Bagnoles-de-l'Orne
|
Futures
|
Clay
|
Boy Westerhof
|
Romain Arneodo
Grégoire Jacq
|
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
|
Win
|
29–18
|
Feb 2018
|
Switzerland F2,
Bellevue
|
Futures
|
Carpet
|
Albano Olivetti
|
Charlie Emhardt
Josh Hagar
|
6–3, 6–1
|
Win
|
30–18
|
Apr 2018
|
Portugal F8,
Cascais
|
Futures
|
Clay
|
Boy Westerhof
|
Germain Gigounon
Tristan Lamasine
|
7–6(7–4), 6–2
|
Loss
|
30–19
|
Aug 2018
|
Belgium F8,
Koksijde
|
Futures
|
Clay
|
Germain Gigounon
|
Michael Geerts
Matias Zukas
|
1–6, 1–6
|
Win
|
31–19
|
Sep 2018
|
France F16,
Bagnères-de-Bigorre
|
Futures
|
Hard
|
Yannick Mertens
|
Albano Olivetti
Dan Added
|
6–7(7–9), 7–5, [10–5]
|
Win
|
32–19
|
Feb 2019
|
M15
Grenoble, France
|
World Tennis Tour
|
Hard
|
Yannick Mertens
|
Hugo Voljacques
Dan Added
|
7–6(9–7), 6–3
|
Performance timeline
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.
Singles
References
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