Niels Desein

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Niels Desein
Niels Desein 1, 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying - Diliff.jpg
Country (sports)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
Residence Ostend, Belgium
Born (1987-06-09) 9 June 1987 (age 37)
Ghent, Belgium
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2007
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$412,624
Singles
Career record0–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 154 (2 March 2015)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q3 (2016)
French Open Q2 (2014)
Wimbledon Q1 (2010, 2013, 2014, 2015)
US Open 1R (2014)
Doubles
Career record1–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 182 (3 August 2009)
Current rankingNo. 1550 (12 July 2021)
Team competitions
Davis Cup F (2015)
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.

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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
ATP Challenger (1–0)
ITF Futures (26–20)
Finals by surface
Hard (16–11)
Clay (10–4)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (1–4)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jul 2005Great Britain F8, Felixstowe FuturesGrass Flag of France.svg Nicolas Tourte 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 3–6
Win1–1Jul 2006Germany F8, Trier FuturesClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Rosol 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–4
Loss1–2Mar 2007Portugal F3, Albufeira FuturesHard Flag of Lithuania.svg Ričardas Berankis 5–7, 4–6
Win2–2May 2007Romania F1, Bucharest FuturesClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Kližan 7–6(7–3), 7–6(9–7)
Loss2–3Aug 2007Germany F11, Wetzlar FuturesClay Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Flock4–6, 2–6
Loss2–4Nov 2007Israel F4, Ramat HaSharon FuturesHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ruben Bemelmans 3–6, 3–6
Win3–4Jan 2008France F1, Deauville FuturesClay Flag of Romania.svg Cătălin-Ionuț Gârd 6–2, 4–6, 6–0
Loss3–5Aug 2008Senegal F1, Dakar FuturesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pierre-Ludovic Duclos 3–6, 5–7
Win4–5Aug 2008Senegal F2, Dakar FuturesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pierre-Ludovic Duclos 3–3 ret.
Loss4–6Sep 2008France F14, Mulhouse FuturesHard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Michael Lammer 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 3–6
Win5–6Oct 2008France F18, Saint-Dizier FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Vincent Millot 6–7(1–7), 6–3, 6–1
Win6–6Oct 2008France F19, La Roche-sur-Yon FuturesHard Flag of Slovakia.svg Pavol Červenák 6–4, 6–1
Win7–6Jul 2009Italy F20, Modena FuturesClay Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Aldi 2–6, 7–5, 6–3
Win8–6Sep 2009France F14, Mulhouse FuturesHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yannick Mertens 7–6(7–1), 6–4
Win9–6Oct 2009France F19, La Roche-sur-Yon FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Baptiste Dupuy3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Win10–6Nov 2009Senegal F1, Dakar FuturesHard Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Valentin Sanon 7–6(7–2), 6–3
Win11–6Nov 2009Senegal F2, Dakar FuturesHard Flag of Italy.svg Claudio Grassi 6–2, 6–0
Win12–6Feb 2010Germany F4, Nussloch FuturesCarpet Flag of the Netherlands.svg Thomas Schoorel 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–3), 7–6(8–6)
Loss12–7Mar 2010France F4, Lille FuturesHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ruben Bemelmans 4–6, 2–6
Loss12–8Jul 2010Spain F23, Palma del Río FuturesHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ruben Bemelmans 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(1–7)
Loss12–9Sep 2010Netherlands F6, Middelburg FuturesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop 6–7(2–7), 2–6
Loss12–10Feb 2012Turkey F5, Antalya FuturesHard Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Ghedin6–1, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss12–11Mar 2012Portugal F3, Loulé FuturesHard Flag of Hungary.svg Dénes Lukács 4–6, 1–6
Loss12–12Mar 2012France F6, Saint-Raphaël FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Laurent Rochette4–6, 1–6
Loss12–13Apr 2012Greece F1, Heraklion FuturesCarpet Flag of France.svg Yannick Jankovits 3–6, 5–7
Loss12–14Apr 2012Greece F2, Heraklion FuturesCarpet Flag of Greece.svg Alexandros Jakupovic 7–6(11–9), 3–6, 4–6
Win13–14Jul 2012Belgium F1, De Haan FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Arthur De Greef 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Loss13–15Jul 2012Netherlands F4, Middelburg FuturesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop 6–4, 2–6, 3–6
Win14–15Aug 2012Belgium F8, Koksijde FuturesClay Flag of Ecuador.svg Juan Sebastián Vivanco 6–2, 6–0
Win15–15Sep 2012Belgium F10, Damme FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Joris de Loore3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Loss15–16Sep 2012France F15, Bagnères-de-Bigorre FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Julien Obry4–6, 3–6
Win16–16Feb 2013Portugal F1, Vale do Lobo FuturesHard Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Sousa 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Win17–16Apr 2013France F7, Angers FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Calvin Hemery 6–3, 6–2
Loss17–17Jul 2013Netherlands F4, Middelburg FuturesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Thomas Schoorel 3–6, 4–6
Win18–17Sep 2013France F16, Plaisir FuturesHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Maxime Authom 6–4, 6–4
Win19–17Oct 2013Hungary F1, Budapest FuturesClay Flag of Spain.svg Gerard Granollers Pujol 5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Loss19–18Oct 2013Portugal F11, Guimarães FuturesHard Flag of Portugal.svg Rui Machado 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Win20–18Jul 2014Belgium F7, Middelkerke FuturesHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Steve Darcis 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(8–6)
Win21–18Sep 2014France F19, Plaisir FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Josselin Ouanna 6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Win22–18Oct 2014France F21, Nevers FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Enzo Couacaud 6–1, 6–7(7–9), 6–2
Win23–18Feb 2015 Glasgow, United KingdomChallengerHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ruben Bemelmans 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 7–6(7–4)
Win24–18Sep 2015France F17, Bagnères-de-Bigorre FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Grégoire Barrère 7–5, 6–3
Win25–18Oct 2015France F22, Saint-Dizier FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Peter Kobelt 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss25–19Jan 2016Germany F3, Nussloch FuturesCarpet Flag of Germany.svg Nils Langer 3–6, 4–6
Win26–19Jun 2016Belgium F1, Binche FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Arthur Rinderknech 6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–1
Win27–19Sep 2017France F19, Mulhouse FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Edward Corrie 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Loss27–20Feb 2018Switzerland F2, Bellevue FuturesCarpet Flag of France.svg Ugo Humbert 7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), 3–6

Doubles: 51 (32–19)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–4)
ITF Futures (31–15)
Finals by surface
Hard (14–8)
Clay (14–9)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (4–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Feb 2006Israel F1, Ramat HaSharon FuturesHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dušan Lojda Flag of France.svg Antoine Benneteau
Flag of France.svg Frederic Jeanclaude
6–7(2–7), 6–7(4–7)
Loss0–2Jun 2006Tunisia F1, Sousse FuturesClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dušan Lojda Flag of Morocco.svg Mounir El Aarej
Flag of Tunisia.svg Walid Jallali
4–6, 3–6
Win1–2Aug 2006Germany F11, Essen FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ruben Bemelmans Flag of the Netherlands.svg Antal van der Duim
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Boy Westerhof
1–6, 7–5, 7–5
Win2–2Jan 2007Germany F3, Kaarst FuturesCarpet Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jeroen Masson Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Brands
Flag of Germany.svg Ralph Grambow
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win3–2Mar 2007Portugal F2, Lagos FuturesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pierre-Ludovic Duclos Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Murad Inoyatov
Flag of Russia.svg Dmitri Sitak
6–3, 6–4
Win4–2May 2007Romania F1, Bucharest FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jeroen Masson Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Kromann
Flag of Denmark.svg Martin Pedersen
6–4, 6–1
Win5–2Jul 2007Netherlands F2, Breda FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jeroen Masson Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Karusevich
Flag of Argentina.svg Nicolás Todero
6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
Loss5–3Nov 2007Great Britain F21, Redbridge FuturesHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ruben Bemelmans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Goodall
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ken Skupski
7–5, 6–7(3–7), [5–10]
Win6–3Jan 2008France F1, Deauville FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Alexandre Renard Flag of France.svg Philippe de Bonnevie
Flag of France.svg Petar Popović
6–3, 6–2
Win7–3Mar 2008Morocco F1, Oujda FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jeroen Masson Flag of Spain.svg M-A López Jaén
Flag of Spain.svg J-M Such-Perez
6–2, 6–4
Win8–3Jun 2008Netherlands F2, Alkmaar FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jeroen Masson Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dušan Karol
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yannick Mertens
6–4, 6–7(4–7), [10–6]
Loss8–4Jun 2008Netherlands F3, Breda FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jeroen Masson Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jesse Huta Galung
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop
6–3, 3–6, [8–10]
Win9–4Aug 2008Senegal F1, Dakar FuturesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pierre-Ludovic Duclos Flag of Monaco.svg Benjamin Balleret
Flag of France.svg Philippe de Bonnevie
7–5, 6–7(3–7), [10–5]
Win10–4Aug 2008Senegal F2, Dakar FuturesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pierre-Ludovic Duclos Flag of Monaco.svg Benjamin Balleret
Flag of France.svg Philippe de Bonnevie
6–4, 6–4
Win11–4Aug 2008Belgium F2, Koksijde FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ruben Bemelmans Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alexandre Folie
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg David Goffin
7–5, 7–5
Win12–4Aug 2008Italy F28, Piombino FuturesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pierre-Ludovic Duclos Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Bai Yan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jun-Chao Xu
6–3, 6–3
Win13–4Sep 2008France F14, Mulhouse FuturesHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ruben Bemelmans Flag of Jamaica.svg Dustin Brown
Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Seifert
7–6(13–11), 6–3
Loss13–5Sep 2008 Grenoble, FranceChallengerHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dick Norman Flag of Austria.svg Martin Fischer
Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Oswald
7–6(7–5), 5–7, [7–10]
Win14–5Oct 2008France F18, Saint-Dizier FuturesHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ruben Bemelmans Flag of Spain.svg Guillermo Alcaide
Flag of Russia.svg Nikolai Nesterov
6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
Loss14–6Jul 2009 San Benedetto, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of France.svg Stéphane Robert Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Ianni
Flag of Argentina.svg Cristian Villagrán
6–7(3–7), 6–1, [6–10]
Win15–6Jul 2009Italy F20, Modena FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yannick Mertens Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Giannessi
Flag of Italy.svg Filippo Leonardi
6–2, 6–1
Loss15–7Sep 2009 St. Remy, FranceChallengerHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ruben Bemelmans Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Krkoška
Flag of Slovakia.svg Lukáš Lacko
1–6, 6–3, [3–10]
Win16–7Oct 2009France F19, La Roche-sur-Yon FuturesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pierre-Ludovic Duclos Flag of France.svg Fabrice Martin
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adil Shamasdin
7–6(10–8), 1–6, [10–5]
Win17–7Nov 2009Senegal F2, Dakar FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg John Paul Fruttero Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Philip Barlow
Flag of Germany.svg Tony Holzinger
6–3, 6–2
Win18–7Mar 2010France F4, Lille FuturesHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ruben Bemelmans Flag of South Africa.svg Izak van der Merwe
Flag of South Africa.svg Raven Klaasen
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss18–8Oct 2010Nigeria F1, Lagos FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Laurent Rochette Flag of Israel.svg Amir Weintraub
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Boy Westerhof
walkover
Win19–8Mar 2012Portugal F3, Loulé FuturesHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jeroen Masson Flag of Spain.svg G Gomez-Diaz
Flag of Spain.svg A Vivanco-Guzman
7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win20–8Jun 2012Morocco F2, Rabat FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Alexandre Penaud Flag of Sweden.svg Kalle Averfalk
Flag of Sweden.svg Robin Olin
6–1, 2–6, [13–11]
Loss20–9Jul 2012 Tampere, FinlandChallengerClay Flag of Brazil.svg André Ghem Flag of Austria.svg Michael Linzer
Flag of Austria.svg Gerald Melzer
1–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss20–10Aug 2012Belgium F6, Ostend FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg James Junior Storme Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Joris de Loore
Flag of Chile.svg Juan Carlos Sáez
0–6, 4–6
Win21–10Sep 2012Belgium F10, Damme FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg James Junior Storme Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Joris de Loore
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yannis Baltogiannis
3–6, 6–2, [10–3]
Loss21–11Apr 2013France F7, Angers FuturesClay Flag of Germany.svg Tim Pütz Flag of Serbia.svg Ivan Bjelica
Flag of Serbia.svg Miljan Zekić
3–6, 4–6
Win22–11Apr 2013France F8, Ajaccio FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yannick Mertens Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Smethurst
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alexander Ward
6–2, 6–2
Win23–11Aug 2013Belgium F7, Ostend FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kimmer Coppejans Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé
Flag of Spain.svg Roger Ordeig
6–2, 6–3
Loss23–12Oct 2013Hungary F1, Budapest FuturesClay Flag of Germany.svg Peter Torebko Flag of Poland.svg Piotr Gadomski
Flag of Poland.svg Błażej Koniusz
3–6, 3–6
Loss23–13Mar 2014France F6, Poitiers FuturesHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yannick Mertens Flag of Sweden.svg Isak Arvidsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Markus Eriksson
walkover
Win24–13Nov 2014 Eckental, GermanyChallengerCarpet Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ruben Bemelmans Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Beck
Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Petzschner
6–3, 4–6, [10–8]
Loss24–14Nov 2015Czech Republic F7, Jablonec nad Nisou FuturesCarpet Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Libor Salaba Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sander Arends
Flag of Poland.svg Adam Majchrowicz
3–6, 4–6
Loss24–15Jan 2016Germany F3, Nussloch FuturesCarpet Flag of Belarus.svg Uladzimir Ignatik Flag of Germany.svg Johannes Härteis
Flag of Germany.svg Kevin Krawietz
7–6(7–5), 4–6, [8–10]
Win25–15Feb 2016Switzerland F1, Nussloch FuturesCarpet Flag of Russia.svg Denis Matsukevich Flag of France.svg Sebastien Boltz
Flag of France.svg Grégoire Jacq
6–0, 6–4
Loss25–16Jun 2016Spain F16, Huelva FuturesClay Flag of Morocco.svg Lamine Ouahab Flag of Spain.svg Ivan Arenas-Gualda
Flag of Spain.svg David Vega Hernández
4–6, 2–6
Win26–16Feb 2017Great Britain F1, Glasgow FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Mick Lescure Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Farris Fathi Gosea
Flag of the United States.svg Tim Kopinski
4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Win27–16Mar 2017France F4, Lille FuturesHard Flag of France.svg David Guez Flag of France.svg Samuel Bensoussan
Flag of France.svg Yanais Laurent
6–1, 6–2
Loss27–17Mar 2017France F5, Toulouse FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Yannick Jankovits Flag of France.svg Fabien Reboul
Flag of the United States.svg Thai-Son Kwiatkowski
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss27–18Oct 2017Portugal F20, Oliveira de Azeméis FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Yannick Jankovits Flag of Portugal.svg Francisco Cabral
Flag of Portugal.svg Nuno Deus
6–3, 3–6, [8–10]
Win28–18Jan 2018France F1, Bagnoles-de-l'Orne FuturesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Boy Westerhof Flag of Monaco.svg Romain Arneodo
Flag of France.svg Grégoire Jacq
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win29–18Feb 2018Switzerland F2, Bellevue FuturesCarpet Flag of France.svg Albano Olivetti Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Emhardt
Flag of the United States.svg Josh Hagar
6–3, 6–1
Win30–18Apr 2018Portugal F8, Cascais FuturesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Boy Westerhof Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Germain Gigounon
Flag of France.svg Tristan Lamasine
7–6(7–4), 6–2
Loss30–19Aug 2018Belgium F8, Koksijde FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Germain Gigounon Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Michael Geerts
Flag of Argentina.svg Matias Zukas
1–6, 1–6
Win31–19Sep 2018France F16, Bagnères-de-Bigorre FuturesHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yannick Mertens Flag of France.svg Albano Olivetti
Flag of France.svg Dan Added
6–7(7–9), 7–5, [10–5]
Win32–19Feb 2019M15 Grenoble, FranceWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yannick Mertens Flag of France.svg Hugo Voljacques
Flag of France.svg Dan Added
7–6(9–7), 6–3

Performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(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

Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q2 AAA Q1 Q2 Q1 Q3 0 / 00–0  
French Open Q1 Q1 AA Q1 Q2 Q1 A0 / 00–0  
Wimbledon A Q1 AA Q1 Q1 Q1 A0 / 00–00%
US Open Q1 Q1 AA Q1 1R Q1 A0 / 10–10%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–10–00–00 / 10–10%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Monte Carlo AAAAAA Q1 A0 / 00–0  
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 00–0  

Personal life

Desein is married to Belgian lawyer Charlotte Verkeyn who was elected as a member of parliament in 2024. They have a son. [3]

References

  1. ITF Juniors Profile
  2. "ITF Profile" . Retrieved 18 July 2010.
  3. "Fiche Charlotte Verkeyn" . Retrieved 3 September 2024.