Jelle Sels

Jelle Sels

Sels at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	Netherlands
Born	(1995-08-10) 10 August 1995 (age 29) Woerden, Netherlands
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$323,492
Singles
Career record	0–0
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 127 (28 November 2022)
Current ranking	No. 335 (9 June 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	Q1 (2023)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2022, 2023)
US Open	Q1 (2023)
Doubles
Career record	0–0
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 201 (20 June 2022)
Current ranking	No. 534 (9 June 2025)
Last updated on: 12 June 2025.

Jelle Sels (born 10 August 1995) is a Dutch tennis player. Sels competes mainly in the Challenger tour circuit. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 127 achieved on 28 November 2022. He also has a career high doubles ranking of world No. 201 achieved on 20 June 2022. ^[1]

Career

In October 2022, Sels won his maiden ATP Challenger singles title at the 2022 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée in Mouilleron-le-Captif, France. ^[2] As a result, he moved more than 30 positions up in the rankings in the top 150 at world No. 141 on 10 October 2022. ^[3]

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Legend ATP Challenger Tour (1–3)

Finals by surface Hard (1–0) Clay (0–3)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 2018	Sibiu, Romania	Challenger	Clay	Dragos Dima	3–6, 2–6
Loss	0–2	Sep 2022	Tulln, Austria	Challenger	Clay	Jozef Kovalík	6–7(6–8), 6–7(3–7)
Win	1–2	Oct 2022	Mouilleron le Captif, France	Challenger	Hard (i)	Vasek Pospisil	6–4, 6–3
Loss	1–3	Sep 2024	Izida Cup II, Bulgaria	Challenger	Clay	Guy den Ouden	2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jan 2022	Forlì III, Italy	Challenger	Hard (i)	Jonáš Forejtek	Victor Vlad Cornea Fabian Fallert	4–6, 7–6(8–6), [7–10]

ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 17 (6 titles, 11 runner-ups)

Legend ITF Futures/WTT (6–11)

Finals by surface Hard (1–4) Clay (5–7) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 2016	Netherlands F3, Middelburg	Futures	Clay	Jesse Huta Galung	3–6, 2–6
Loss	0–2	Jul 2016	Netherlands F4, Amstelveen	Futures	Clay	Aleksandre Metreveli	2–6, 0–6
Loss	0–3	Aug 2017	Netherlands F7, Schoonhoven	Futures	Clay	Gibril Diarra	3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss	0–4	Oct 2017	Egypt F30, Sharm El Sheikh	Futures	Hard	Gijs Brouwer	3–6, 4–6
Win	1–4	Mar 2018	Bahrain F1, Manama	Futures	Hard	Riccardo Maiga	6–7(6–8), 6–1, 6–3
Win	2–4	Jul 2018	Netherlands F2, Den Haag	Futures	Clay	Alexander Zhurbin	6–2, 6–3
Win	3–4	Jul 2018	Italy F18, Casinalbo	Futures	Clay	Zhang Zhizhen	6–0, 6–3
Loss	3–5	Sep 2018	Italy F26, Trieste	Futures	Clay	Gijs Brouwer	4–6, 4–6
Loss	3–6	Oct 2020	M25 Rodez, France	WTT	Hard	Igor Sijsling	3–6, 3–6
Win	4–6	Jun 2021	M25 Alkmaar, Netherlands	WTT	Clay	Nicolás Álvarez Varona	6–1, 6–3
Loss	4–7	Jul 2021	M25 Den Haag, Netherlands	WTT	Clay	Javier Barranco Cosano	6–2, 1–6, 1–6
Loss	4–8	Jun 2022	M25 Den Haag, Netherlands	WTT	Clay	Daniel Rincón	6–7(6–8), 6–4, 1–6
Win	5–8	Sep 2022	M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy	WTT	Clay	Edoardo Lavagno	6–4, 6–1
Loss	5–9	Jan 2024	M25 Mandya, India	WTT	Hard	Orel Kimhi	2–6, 4–6
Loss	5–10	Feb 2024	M25 Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal	WTT	Hard	Jaime Faria	3–6, 0–6
Win	6–10	Apr 2024	M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy	WTT	Clay	Marcello Serafini	6–3, 6–2
Loss	6–11	May 2024	M25 Reggio Emilia, Italy	WTT	Clay	Martin Kližan	4–6, 4–6

References

1. "Jelle Sels | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
2. "Sels Lifts Maiden Challenger Trophy At Open De Vendée". tennis-tourtalk.com. 2022-10-09. Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
3. "#NextGenATP Svajda, Skatov Win Maiden Challenger Tour Titles | ATP Tour | Tennis".

External links

• Jelle Sels at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Jelle Sels at the International Tennis Federation