Joran Vliegen

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Joran Vliegen
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Vliegen at the 2021 French Open
Country (sports)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
Residence Maaseik, Belgium
Born (1993-07-07) 7 July 1993 (age 30)
Maaseik, Belgium
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2014
PlaysLeft-handed
College ECU
Prize money $ 1,254,492
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 508 (1 August 2016)
Doubles
Career record130–122
Career titles8
Highest rankingNo. 17 (7 August 2023)
Current rankingNo. 19T (15 April 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2020)
French Open F (2023)
Wimbledon 3R (2023)
US Open QF (2020)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games 1R (2021)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open QF (2020)
French Open F (2022)
Wimbledon F (2023)
US Open QF (2023)
Last updated on: 15 April 2024.

Joran Vliegen (born 7 July 1993) is a Belgian professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 17 achieved on 7 August 2023. [1] He also has a career high singles ranking of World No. 508 achieved on 1 August 2016. Vliegen has claimed 8 ATP tour doubles titles with partner Sander Gillé, [2] including an ATP Masters 1000 title at 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters. He has also won two singles titles on the ITF Men's Circuit.

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He is not related to fellow Belgian tennis player Kristof Vliegen. [3]

Early life and background

Vliegen was born in Maaseik, Belgium to parents Ivo Vliegen and Annick Desender. He has a brother named Warre. He started playing tennis at the age of five. [4] In 2011 he moved to the United States to play college tennis at East Carolina University. He was named 2014 Conference USA Player of the Year. [5] He earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in business. [4]

Career

2018: Davis Cup debut

Vliegen made his debut with the Belgium Davis Cup team in 2018. In the quarterfinals against the United States, he and fellow Belgian Sander Gillé lost against Ryan Harrison and Jack Sock. [6]

2019: Grand Slam debut and first quarterfinal, Three ATP doubles titles

In 2019 he and Gillé managed to pull off a surprise win over Brazil's Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares in the Belgium-Brazil Davis cup tie contributing to Belgium qualifying for the 2019 Davis Cup Finals held in November. [7]

Vliegen made his Grand Slam debut in the 2019 French Open. Partnering Mikhail Kukushkin from Kazakhstan he managed to reach the quarterfinals. [5] At Wimbledon 2019, Vliegen made his debut in a mixed doubles event, and reached the third round with Zheng Saisai from China. [8]

Vliegen won his first ATP Tour doubles title at the 2019 Swedish Open with fellow Belgian Sander Gillé. [9] One week later, again partnering with Gillé, he also won the title at the Swiss Open. [10] The duo continued their winning streak by reaching the final of the Austrian Open, losing to Philipp Oswald and Filip Polášek. [11] Two months later, Vliegen and Gillé picked up their third title of 2019 at the Zhuhai Championships. [2]

2020–2021: Two titles, Second Major quarterfinal, first Masters semifinal, Olympics & top 30 debut

Vliegen won two more titles with his partner Sander Gillé at the 2020 Astana Open and at the 2021 Singapore Open. They also reached the quarterfinals at the 2020 US Open (tennis) losing to the eventual runners-up Mektic/Koolhof, their best showing at the Grand Slam thus far. The pair made their first Masters 1000 semifinal at the 2021 Mutua Madrid Open losing to the 2nd seeded pair of Pavic/Mektic. As a result, Vliegen reached a career-high of No. 31 on 10 May 2021.

2022: First Grand Slam mixed doubles final

At the 2022 French Open, Vliegen and Gillé caused an upset by eliminating the defending champions and home favorites Pierre Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut in three tight sets without dropping one service game. In the second round they saw off the Australian pairing of Luke Saville and Jordan Thompson before falling to the unseeded pairing of Rafael Matos and David Vega Hernández in a third super match tie-break.

He also entered the mixed doubles event for the first time, partnering Norwegian Ulrikke Eikeri. In the first round they won against the Kazakh pairing of Anna Danilina and Andrey Golubev in three sets. In the second round they progressed past the home team of Clara Burel and Hugo Gaston in straight sets. In the third round they faced 2021 Wimbledon champions Desirae Krawczyk and Neal Skupski and lost the first set comprehensively before bouncing back to win the second set in the tie-break and the third set match tie-break. [12] Their semifinal followed a similar pattern, this time against 2018 Wimbledon champion Nicole Melichar and twice French Open Men's doubles champion Kevin Krawietz, with them again bouncing back from a poor first set to win the second in the tie-break and the third set match tie-break to reach their first Grand Slam final. They lost in the final to Ena Shibahara and Wesley Koolhof. [13] [14] This made Vliegen the first Belgian man to reach the final of a mixed doubles event of a Grand Slam tournament.[ citation needed ]

2023: First Grand Slam men's doubles final, second mixed doubles final, top 20 debut

At the 2023 French Open, Vliegen having never get passed the quarterfinals at this Major, partnering Gillé as an unseeded pair, they reached their first Major semifinal defeating fourth seeds Croatians Nikola Mektić/Mate Pavić, Roman Jebavý/Luis David Martínez, ninth seeds Santiago González/Édouard Roger-Vasselin, 14th seed Argentines Andrés Molteni/Máximo González [15] and 12th seeds Andreas Mies/Matwé Middelkoop. [16] [17] In the final they lost to Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek in straight sets. [18] At Wimbledon, he and Gillé lost in the third round of the men's doubles event, while Vliegen paired with Xu Yifan in mixed doubles to reach his second career final. This made him the first Belgian man in a Wimbledon mixed doubles final.[ citation needed ] He made his top 20 debut on 7 August 2023 at world No. 17.

2024: First Masters title

At the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters with Gille, they defeated wildcard pair of Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo Sonego, defending champions and second seeds Austin Krajicek and Ivan Dodig in the second round, and sixth seeds Tim Pütz and Kevin Krawietz to reach the semifinals. [19] They reached their first Masters 1000 final upsetting third seeds Horacio Zeballos and Marcel Granollers. [20] They won their first Masters title defeating alternate pair of Alexander Zverev and Marcelo Melo. They became just the second and third Belgians to win a Masters 1000 doubles title after Xavier Malisse won in Indian Wells in 2010. [21]

Significant finals

Grand slam finals

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 2023 French Open Clay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Dodig
Flag of the United States.svg Austin Krajicek
3–6, 1–6

Mixed doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 2022 French Open Clay Flag of Norway.svg Ulrikke Eikeri Flag of Japan.svg Ena Shibahara
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wesley Koolhof
6–7(5–7), 2–6
Loss 2023 Wimbledon Grass Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Yifan Flag of Ukraine.svg Lyudmyla Kichenok
Flag of Croatia.svg Mate Pavić
4–6, 7–6(11–9), 3–6

Masters 1000 finals

Doubles: 1 (title)

OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 2024 Monte Carlo Clay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo
Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev
5–7, 6–3, [10–5]

ATP career finals

Doubles: 13 (8 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–1)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (1–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (7–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (4–4)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (6–5)
Indoor (2–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Jul 2019 Swedish Open, Sweden250 SeriesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Delbonis
Flag of Argentina.svg Horacio Zeballos
6–7(5–7), 7–5, [10–5]
Win2–0 Jul 2019 Swiss Open, Switzerland250 SeriesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Oswald
Flag of Slovakia.svg Filip Polášek
6–4, 6–3
Loss2–1 Aug 2019 Austrian Open, Austria250 SeriesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Oswald
Flag of Slovakia.svg Filip Polášek
4–6, 4–6
Win3–1 Sep 2019 Zhuhai Championships, China250 SeriesHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Demoliner
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4)
Win4–1 Nov 2020 Astana Open, Kazakhstan250 SeriesHard (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Purcell
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Saville
7–5, 6–3
Win5–1 Feb 2021 Singapore Open, Singapore250 SeriesHard (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Ebden
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John-Patrick Smith
6–2, 6–3
Loss5–2 May 2021 Bavarian Championships, Germany250 SeriesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wesley Koolhof
Flag of Germany.svg Kevin Krawietz
6–4, 4–6, [5–10]
Win6–2 Jan 2023 Maharashtra Open, India250 SeriesHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of India.svg Sriram Balaji
Flag of India.svg Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
6–4, 6–4
Win7–2 Apr 2023 Estoril Open, Portugal250 SeriesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Serbia.svg Nikola Ćaćić
Flag of Serbia.svg Miomir Kecmanović
6–3, 6–4
Loss7–3 Jun 2023 French Open, FranceGrand SlamClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Dodig
Flag of the United States.svg Austin Krajicek
3–6, 1–6
Loss7–4 Jul 2023 Hamburg European Open, Germany500 SeriesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Germany.svg Kevin Krawietz
Flag of Germany.svg Tim Pütz
6–7(4–7), 3–6
Loss7–5 Jan 2024 Hong Kong Open, Hong Kong250 SeriesHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of El Salvador.svg Marcelo Arévalo
Flag of Croatia.svg Mate Pavić
6–7(3–7), 4–6
Win8–5 Apr 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco Masters 1000 Clay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo
Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Zverev
5–7, 6–3, [10–5]

Challenger and Futures Finals

Singles: 3 (2–1)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (2–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Aug 2015Belgium F8, Middelkerke FuturesHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Julien Cagnina 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Loss1–1Sep 2015Belgium F14, Middelkerke FuturesClay Flag of Germany.svg Jeremy Jahn3–6, 4–6
Win2–1Aug 2016Belgium F11, Huy FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Romain Barbosa6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 51 (37–14)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (14–7)
ITF Futures Tour (23–7)
Titles by surface
Hard (10–3)
Clay (25–10)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jul 2013Belgium F6, Heist FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Cedric De Zutter Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bobbie De Goeijen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Scott Griekspoor
7–5, 6–2
Win2–0Aug 2013Belgium F8, Eupen FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Argentina.svg Gustavo Gómez Buyatti
Flag of France.svg Antoine Hoang
6–3, 6–3
Win3–0Aug 2014Belgium F11, Koksijde FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jake Eames
Flag of Spain.svg David Pérez Sanz
3–6, 6–3, [12–10]
Win4–0Jun 2015Belgium F2, Damme FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of France.svg Antoine Hoang
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Ugo Nastasi
6–2, 6–3
Loss4–1Jun 2015Belgium F3, Havré FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of the United States.svg Deiton Baughman
Flag of Brazil.svg Fabrício Neis
6–2, 4–6, [2–10]
Win5–1Jul 2015Belgium F7, Duinbergen FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Julien Cagnina
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jonas Merckx
6–7(5–7), 6–4, [10–6]
Loss5–2Aug 2015Belgium F8, Middelkerke FuturesHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sander Arends
Flag of Uruguay.svg Ariel Behar
7–6(7–1), 4–6, [7–10]
Loss5–3Aug 2015Belgium F9, Eupen FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Billy Harris
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Evan Hoyt
6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win6–3Aug 2015Belgium F10, Koksijde FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Evan Hoyt
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Toby Martin
6–2, 6–1
Win7–3Aug 2015Belgium F11, Jupille-sur-Meuse FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Evan Hoyt
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Toby Martin
6–1, 6–4
Win8–3Aug 2015Belgium F12, Ostend FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Antoine Hoang Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kevin Benning
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jonas Merckx
6–2, 7–5
Win9–3Sep 2015Belgium F14, Middelkerke FuturesClay Flag of Portugal.svg Gonçalo Oliveira Flag of Germany.svg Timon Reichelt
Flag of Germany.svg George von Massow
6–3, 3–6, [10–4]
Win10–3Oct 2015Norway F2, Oslo FuturesHard (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Sabanov
Flag of Croatia.svg Matej Sabanov
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), [10–8]
Win11–3Nov 2015Norway F3, Oslo FuturesHard (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Sabanov
Flag of Croatia.svg Matej Sabanov
7–6(7–3), 6–1
Win12–3Jan 2016France F2, Bressuire FuturesHard (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of France.svg Benjamin Bonzi
Flag of France.svg Grégoire Jacq
7–6(7–1), 7–5
Win13–3Jan 2016France F3, Veigy-Foncenex FuturesCarpet (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Clayton
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Gabb
6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), [10–7]
Loss13–4Mar 2016Egypt F7, Sharm El Sheikh FuturesHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dominik Kellovský
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Pospíšil
6–3, 3–6, [11–13]
Win14–4Mar 2016Egypt F8, Sharm El Sheikh FuturesHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Germany.svg Tom Schönenberg
Flag of Germany.svg Matthias Wunner
6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Win15–4Apr 2016Uzbekistan F2, Bukhara FuturesHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Russia.svg Evgeny Elistratov
Flag of Russia.svg Vitaly Kozyukov
6–4, 6–3
Win16–4May 2016Ukraine F1, Cherkasy FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Antoine Bellier
Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladyslav Manafov
6–3, 4–6, [11–9]
Win17–4Jun 2016Belgium F2, Havré FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Taylor
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Taylor
6–2, 6–4
Win18–4Jul 2016Belgium F3, Nieuwpoort FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stijn Meulemans
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurens Verboven
6–2, 6–3
Win19–4Jul 2016Belgium F6, Knokke FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of the United States.svg Hunter Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg Yates Johnson
6–4, 6–4
Win20–4Jul 2016Belgium F7, Duinbergen FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Michael Geerts
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jeroen Vanneste
6–7(4–7), 6–3, [10–4]
Win21–4 Aug 2016 Trnava, SlovakiaChallengerClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Bednarek
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Roman Jebavý
6–2, 7–5
Loss21–5 Aug 2016 Meerbusch, GermanyChallengerClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Elgin
Flag of Belarus.svg Andrei Vasilevski
6–7(6–8), 4–6
Loss21–6Aug 2016Belgium F11, Huy FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jarryd Bant
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Farquharson
3–6, 2–6
Loss21–7Jan 2017Germany F2, Kaarst FuturesCarpet (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg David Pel Flag of Germany.svg Jannis Kahlke
Flag of Germany.svg Oscar Otte
3–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Win22–7Jan 2017France F3, Veigy-Foncenex FuturesCarpet (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Julien Dubail Flag of the Netherlands.svg Antal van der Duim
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tim van Terheijden
4–6, 6–4, [10–4]
Loss22–8Mar 2017Turkey F10, Antalya FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Turkey.svg Tuna Altuna
Flag of Turkey.svg Cem İlkel
6–0, 2–6, [8–10]
Win23–8May 2017Italy F12, Naples FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of the Netherlands.svg Antal van der Duim
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Boy Westerhof
6–4, 6–2
Win24–8May 2017Romania F1, Bucharest FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Ștefan Apostol
Flag of Romania.svg Nicolae Frunză
7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win25–8 Jun 2017 Lyon, FranceChallengerClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Germany.svg Gero Kretschmer
Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Satschko
6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–2), [14–12]
Win26–8 Jun 2017 Blois, FranceChallengerClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Argentina.svg Máximo González
Flag of Brazil.svg Fabrício Neis
3–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Win27–8 Jul 2017 Scheveningen, NetherlandsChallengerClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Slovakia.svg Jozef Kovalík
Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas
6–2, 4–6, [12–10]
Win28–8 Jul 2017 Tampere, FinlandChallengerClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Mexico.svg Lucas Gómez
Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Ignacio Londero
6–2, 6–7(5–7), [10–3]
Loss28–9 Sep 2017 Sibiu, RomaniaChallengerClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Italy.svg Marco Cecchinato
Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Donati
3–6, 1–6
Loss28–10 Sep 2017 Rome, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Kližan
Flag of Slovakia.svg Jozef Kovalík
3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win29–10 Jan 2018 Rennes, FranceChallengerHard (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sander Arends
Flag of Croatia.svg Antonio Šančić
6–3, 6–7(1–7), [10–7]
Loss29–11 Feb 2018 Quimper, FranceChallengerHard (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ken Skupski
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski
3–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Loss29–12 May 2018 Rome, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Germany.svg Kevin Krawietz
Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Mies
3–6, 6–2, [4–10]
Win30–12 Jul 2018 Prague, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Romboli
Flag of Spain.svg David Vega Hernández
6–4, 6–2
Win31–12 Aug 2018 Liberec, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Slovakia.svg Filip Polášek
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Patrik Rikl
6–3, 6–4
Win32–12 Aug 2018 Pullach, GermanyChallengerClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Italy.svg Daniele Bracciali
Flag of Italy.svg Simone Bolelli
6–2, 6–2
Win33–12 Oct 2018 Ortisei, ItalyChallengerHard (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of India.svg Purav Raja
Flag of Croatia.svg Antonio Šančić
3–6, 6–3, [10–3]
Win34–12 Oct 2018 Brest, FranceChallengerHard (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
3–6, 6–4, [10–2]
Win35–12 Nov 2018 Mouilleron-le-Captif, FranceChallengerHard (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Monaco.svg Romain Arneodo
Flag of France.svg Quentin Halys
6–3, 4–6, [10–2]
Loss35–13 Jan 2019 Punta del Este, UruguayChallengerClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Argentina.svg Guido Andreozzi
Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Durán
2–6, 7–6(8–6), [8–10]
Loss35–14 Mar 2019 Marbella, SpainChallengerClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Germany.svg Kevin Krawietz
Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Mies
6–7(6–8), 6–2, [6–10]
Win36–14 Jun 2019 Bratislava, SlovakiaChallengerClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé Flag of Slovakia.svg Lukáš Klein
Flag of Slovakia.svg Alex Molčan
6–2, 7–5
Win37–14 Sep 2022 Cassis, FranceChallengerHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Michael Geerts Flag of Monaco.svg Romain Arneodo
Flag of France.svg Albano Olivetti
6–4, 7–6(8–6)

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Doubles

Current through the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters.

Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AA 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 51–517%
French Open AA 1R 3R 3R F 0 / 49–469%
Wimbledon Q2 2R NH 1R 2R 3R 0 / 44–450%
US Open A 1R QF 2R A 1R 0 / 43–443%
Win–loss0–01–23–33–43–37–40–10 / 1717–1750%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters AANH 2R AA 2R 0 / 22–250%
Miami Open AANH 1R 1R A 1R 0 / 30–30%
Monte-Carlo Masters AANH 1R 1R A W 1 / 35–271%
Madrid Open AANH SF AA0 / 12–167%
Rome Masters AA 2R 1R 1R A0 / 31–325%
Canadian Open AANH SF A 2R 0 / 24–267%
Cincinnati Masters AA 1R 1R A 1R 0 / 30–30%
Shanghai Masters AANH 1R 0 / 10–10%
Paris Masters A 1R 2R QF 2R A0 / 44–450%
Win–loss0–00–12–38–81–41–36–21 / 2217–2145%
Career statistics
Tournaments4151525302510Career total: 125
Titles0311021Career total: 8
Finals0412042Career total: 13
Overall win–loss1–528–1316–1624–2315–3032–2414–98 / 125130–12252%
Year-end ranking824740246225 $1,317,733

Mixed doubles

Current through the 2024 Australian Open.

Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–LWin %
Australian Open A QF A 1R A 2R 0 / 33–350%
French Open ANHA F A0 / 14–180%
Wimbledon 3R NHA 1R F 0 / 36–367%
US Open 1R NH 2R A QF 0 / 33–350%
Win–loss2–22–11–14–36–21–10 / 1016–1062%

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sander Gillé</span> Belgian tennis player

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Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert defeated Alexander Bublik and Andrey Golubev in the final, 4–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–4 to win the men's doubles title at the 2021 French Open. It was their second French Open title and fifth major title together. They saved match points en route to the title, in the semifinals against Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah. Bublik and Golubev became the first male Kazakhstani players to contest a major final.

Marcelo Arévalo and Jean-Julien Rojer defeated Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek in the final, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–3 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2022 French Open. They saved three championship points en route to winning their first major title as a team and their third overall title together. With his maiden major title, Arévalo became the first men's doubles major champion from Central America, and at 40 years of age, Rojer became the oldest men's doubles major champion in the Open Era with his third major men's doubles title.

Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek defeated Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden in the final, 7–6(7–5), 2–6, [12–10] to win the doubles tennis title at the 2023 Rotterdam Open. The pair saved a championship point en route to the title.

Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek defeated Sander Gillé and Joran Vliegen in the final, 6–3, 6–1 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2023 French Open. It was Dodig's third major men's doubles title and Krajicek's first, and their first major title as a team.

Sander Gillé and Joran Vliegen defeated Marcelo Melo and Alexander Zverev in the final, 5–7, 6–3, [10–5] to win the doubles tennis title at the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters. It was both players' first Masters 1000 title, and they became the first Belgians to win a Masters 1000 doubles title since Xavier Malisse at the 2011 Indian Wells Masters.

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