Zizou Bergs (born 3 June 1999) is a Belgian professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 128 achieved on 26 September 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 449 achieved on 25 October 2021. He is currently the No. 2 Belgian singles tennis player.[1]
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Residence | Neerpelt, Belgium |
Born | (1999-06-03) 3 June 1999 (age 23) Lommel, Belgium |
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Turned pro | 2018 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Bertrand Tinck |
Prize money | $355,374 |
Singles | |
Career record | 3–10 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 128 (26 September 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 137 (31 October 2022) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q1 (2022) |
French Open | Q1 (2022) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2022) |
US Open | Q3 (2022) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 1–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 449 (25 October 2021) |
Current ranking | No. 996 (17 October 2022) |
Last updated on: 16 October 2022. |
Bergs made his ATP main draw debut at the 2020 European Open after receiving a wildcard for the singles main draw. In the first round, he recorded his first ATP victory by defeating Albert Ramos Viñolas in straight sets,[2][3] before pushing world No. 17 Karen Khachanov to three sets.[4]
Bergs won his first Challenger title at the 2021 Saint Petersburg Challenger in March and later on in the month, would win his second Challenger title at the 2021 Lille Challenger. In June, he won his third Challenger title at the 2021 Almaty Challenger.[5]
After a second round showing at the 2021 Swiss Open Gstaad where he defeated fellow qualifier Oscar Otte in the first round, he reached the top 200 at World No. 196 on 26 July 2021.
Ranked No. 207, he won the 2022 Ilkley Trophy as a qualifier defeating lucky loser Alexei Popyrin in the semifinals[6][7][8] and Jack Sock in the final. As a result he won the last 2022 Wimbledon wildcard where he made his Grand Slam debut.[9] He also climbed more then 60 positions up the rankings to a new career-high of World No. 146 on 20 June 2022.
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jan 2018 | Turkey F2, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | May 2018 | Poland F1, Wisła | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–1 | Jul 2018 | Belgium F2, Arlon | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(6–8), 6–4, 1–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2018 | Belgium F5, Duinbergen | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(2–7), 3–6 |
Win | 3–2 | Mar 2019 | M15 Doha, Qatar | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 3–3 | Jan 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–7(6–8) |
Loss | 3–4 | Feb 2020 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 4–4 | Nov 2020 | M15 Bratislava, Slovakia | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 5–4 | Mar 2021 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
Win | 6–4 | Mar 2021 | Lille, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 7–4 | Jun 2021 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 7–5 | Mar 2022 | Saint-Brieuc, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
2–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
Loss | 7–6 | May 2022 | Troisdorf, Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 8–6 | Jun 2022 | Ilkley, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | ![]() |
7–6(9–7), 2–6, 7–6(8–6) |
Loss | 8–7 | Aug 2022 | Mallorca, Spain | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(2–7), 6–3, 5–7 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2018 | Qatar F1, Doha | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–3), 3–6, [4–10] |
Win | 1–1 | Mar 2018 | Qatar F2, Doha | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [10–6] |
Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2018 | Italy F12, Reggio Emilia | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Mar 2019 | M15 Doha, Qatar | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 3–2 | Aug 2019 | M15 Koksijde, Belgium | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [10–3] |
Loss | 3–3 | Oct 2019 | M15 Benicarló, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 4–3 | Nov 2019 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–4 | Dec 2019 | M15 Doha, Qatar | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 0–6 |
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