Murkel Dellien

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Murkel Dellien
Country (sports)Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Born (1997-09-16) 16 September 1997 (age 27)
Trinidad, Bolivia
PlaysRight-handed
College Wichita State
Prize money$168,771
Singles
Career record2–4
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 168 (15 July 2024)
Current rankingNo. 181 (12 August 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open Q1 (2024)
Wimbledon Q1 (2024)
US Open Q2 (2024)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 174 (1 April 2024)
Current rankingNo. 286 (5 August 2024)
Last updated on: 12 August 2024.

Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco (born 16 September 1997) is a Bolivian tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 168, achieved on 15 July 2024. He is the current No. 2 Bolivian tennis player. [1] He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 174 achieved on 1 April 2024. Dellien represents Bolivia at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 2–4.

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College career

Dellien played college tennis at Wichita State. [2]

Professional career

In 2021 Dellien defeated Zizou Bergs in his first Davis Cup rubber. [3]

In July 2024, he won his maiden Challenger title at the 2024 Ion Țiriac Challenger in Brașov, Romania with a win over Dmitry Popko in the final. With his brother's Hugo winning the title at the 2024 Iași Open, also in Romania, the Delliens became the first brothers to win a Challenger title in the same season since the Cerúndolos in 2022. [4]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of fellow tennis player Hugo Dellien. [5] Their father, Hugo Eduardo Dellien, [6] represented Beni Department as a substitute member of the Chamber of Deputies for the Social Democratic Power alliance from 2006 to 2010.

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Jan 2023 Tigre, ArgentinaChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Cerúndolo 6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Win1–1 Jul 2024 Brașov, RomaniaChallengerClay Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Dmitry Popko 6–3, 7–5

Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (3–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Jun 2022 Corrientes, ArgentinaChallengerClay Flag of Peru.svg Nicolás Álvarez Flag of Argentina.svg Guido Andreozzi
Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Durán 		5–7, 2–6
Loss0–2 Aug 2022 Prague, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Flag of Bulgaria.svg Adrian Andreev Flag of Romania.svg Victor Vlad Cornea
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrew Paulson 		3–6, 1–6
Win1–2 May 2023 Coquimbo, ChileChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Valerio Aboian Flag of Argentina.svg Tomás Farjat
Flag of Italy.svg Facundo Juárez		7–6(7–4), 6–0
Win2–2 Jan 2024 Punta del Este, UruguayChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Agustín Gómez Flag of Argentina.svg Guido Andreozzi
Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Durán		6–3, 6–2
Win3–2 Sep 2024 Buenos Aires, ArgentinaChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Facundo Mena Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Meligeni Alves
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Zormann 		1–6, 6–2, [12–10]

ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (6–3)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Feb 2022M15 Naples, USAWTTClay Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Boscardin Dias 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win1–1May 2022M15 Quito, EcuadorWTTClay Flag of Peru.svg Arklon Huertas del Pino 7–6(7–1), 6–3
Win2–1Jun 2022M15 Quito, EcuadorWTTClay Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Bautista Otegui6–3, 6–2
Loss2–2Sep 2022M25 Maribor, SloveniaWTTClay Flag of Argentina.svg Hernán Casanova 4–6, 3–6
Win3–2Oct 2022M15 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BoliviaWTTClay Flag of Peru.svg Conner Huertas del Pino 6–0, 6–2
Win4–2Nov 2022M15 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BoliviaWTTClay Flag of Uruguay.svg Franco Roncadelli 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss4–3Mar 2023M25 Río Cuarto, ArgentinaWTTClay Flag of Spain.svg Pol Martín Tiffon6–7(7–9), 6–3, 5–7
Win5–3Feb 2024M25 Punta del Este, UruguayWTTClay Flag of Peru.svg Gonzalo Bueno 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Win6–3Feb 2024M25 Punta del Este, UruguayWTTClay Flag of Ecuador.svg Álvaro Guillén Meza 6–1, 6–0

Doubles: 15 (9 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF Futures/WTT (9–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (8–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Sep 2012Bolivia F2, BoliviaFuturesClay Flag of Bolivia.svg Hugo Dellien Flag of Argentina.svg Facundo Mena
Flag of Colombia.svg Sebastián Serrano		3–6, 5–7
Loss0–2Sep 2013Bolivia F3, BoliviaFuturesClay Flag of Bolivia.svg Hugo Dellien Flag of Argentina.svg Franco Feitt
Flag of Argentina.svg José María Páez		3–6, 3–6
Win1–2Jun 2021M25 Wichita, USAWTTHard Flag of Chile.svg Nicolás Acevedo Flag of the United States.svg John McNally
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Benjamin Sigouin 		6–4, 2–6, [12–10]
Win2–2Sep 2021M15 Ibagué, ColombiaWTTClay Flag of Bolivia.svg Boris Arias Flag of Colombia.svg Alejandro Gómez
Flag of Colombia.svg Alejandro Hoyos		6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
Win3–2Oct 2021M25 Lima, PeruWTTClay Flag of Peru.svg Jorge Panta Flag of Ecuador.svg Cayetano March
Flag of Spain.svg Pol Martín Tiffon		7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3)
Loss3–3Nov 2021M15 Córdoba, ArgentinaWTTClay Flag of Bolivia.svg Boris Arias Flag of Uruguay.svg Ignacio Carou
Flag of Argentina.svg Alejo Lorenzo Lingua Lavallén 		4–6, 7–5, [4–10]
Win4–3Apr 2022M25 Rosario, ArgentinaWTTClay Flag of Peru.svg Arklon Huertas del Pino Flag of Argentina.svg Tomás Farjat
Flag of Argentina.svg Ignacio Monzón		6–3, 6–3
Win5–3Apr 2022M25 Rosario, ArgentinaWTTClay Flag of Peru.svg Arklon Huertas del Pino Flag of Argentina.svg Román Andrés Burruchaga
Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Ignacio Galarza		6–3, 7–5
Loss5–4May 2022M15 Quito, EcuadorWTTClay Flag of Peru.svg Arklon Huertas del Pino Flag of Brazil.svg Igor Gimenez
Flag of Brazil.svg Nicolas Zanellato		2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win6–4Jun 2022M15 Quito, EcuadorWTTClay Flag of Peru.svg Arklon Huertas del Pino Flag of Bolivia.svg Alejandro Mendoza
Flag of Peru.svg Jorge Panta 		6–3, 7–5
Win7–4Aug 2022M25 Koksijde, BelgiumWTTClay Flag of Argentina.svg Hernán Casanova Flag of Croatia.svg Zvonimir Babić
Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Freund 		6–1, 4–6, [10–5]
Win8–4Mar 2023M25 San Miguel de Tucumán, ArgentinaWTTClay Flag of Argentina.svg Valerio Aboian Flag of Argentina.svg Franco Emanuel Egea
Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Alejandro Hidalgo		6–7(5–7), 7–5, [10–7]
Loss8–5Jun 2023M25 Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech RepublicWTTClay Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Sakamoto Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Fanselow
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dominik Kellovský		2–6, 4–6
Win9–5Jun 2023M25 Córdoba, SpainWTTClay Flag of Argentina.svg Valerio Aboian Flag of Spain.svg Imanol López Morillo
Flag of Spain.svg Benjamin Winter López		6–3, 6–7(4–7), [11–9]
Loss9–6Jul 2023M25 Kassel, GermanyWTTClay Flag of Serbia.svg Stefan Latinovic Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Barnat
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Patrik Rikl 		4–6, 4–6

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References

  1. ↑ "Rankings | Singles".
  2. ↑ "Murkel Dellien – Men's Tennis". Wichita State Athletics.
  3. ↑ Comunicaciones, Compañia Chilena de. "Bolivia tomó ventaja sobre Bélgica en Copa Davis gracias a triunfos de Hugo y Murkel Dellien". alairelibre.cl.
  4. ↑ "Bonzi back in Challenger winners' circle: 'My best performance of the year'". ATPTour. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "2019-20 Men's Tennis Roster: Murkel Dellien". Wichita State Schokers. Archived from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  6. ↑ "Papá de Hugo Dellien: 'Voy a ver el partido encerrado entre cuatro paredes'". El Deber (in Spanish). Santa Cruz de la Sierra. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2023.


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