Wesley Koolhof

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Wesley Koolhof
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Koolhof at the 2019 French Open
Country (sports)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Residence Duiven, Netherlands
Born (1989-04-17) 17 April 1989 (age 35)
Zevenaar, Netherlands
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2008
Retired24 November 2024
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachRob Morgan, Mariusz Fyrstenberg [1]
Prize money US$4,659,899
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 462 (5 August 2013)
Doubles
Career record307–193
Career titles21
Highest ranking No. 1 (7 November 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open QF (2022, 2023)
French Open SF (2020)
Wimbledon W (2023)
US Open F (2020, 2022)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals W (2020)
Olympic Games 2R (2021, 2024)
Mixed doubles
Career titles1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2022)
French Open W (2022)
Wimbledon SF (2019)
US Open QF (2018, 2019)
Other mixed doubles tournaments
Olympic Games SF (2024)
Team competitions
Davis Cup F (2024)

Wesley Koolhof (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɛsliˈkoːlɦɔf] ; [2] born 17 April 1989) is a Dutch former professional tennis player who was ranked World No. 1 in doubles. He is a two-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2023 Wimbledon Championships in men's doubles with Neal Skupski and the 2022 French Open in mixed doubles with Ena Shibahara.

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Koolhof also finished runner-up in men's doubles at the 2020 and 2022 US Opens, alongside Nikola Mektić and Skupski respectively. He has won 21 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including the 2020 ATP Finals with Mektić and six at Masters 1000 level. Koolhof became world No. 1 for the first time in November 2022, becoming the fourth Dutchman to attain the top ranking in doubles after Tom Okker, Paul Haarhuis and Jacco Eltingh, and ending the year as joint No. 1 alongside Skupski. In singles, he reached his career-high ranking of world No. 462 in August 2013.

Koolhof has represented the Netherlands in the Davis Cup since 2019 and also competed at the 2020 Olympic Games partnering Jean-Julien Rojer and at the 2024 Olympics partnering Tallon Griekspoor. He was part of the team that reached the Davis Cup final in 2024 and the quarterfinals in 2022 and in 2023, the Netherlands' best performances in the competition since 2005.

Personal life

He is the son of the late Dutch international footballer Jurrie Koolhof, and the elder brother of Dean Koolhof.

Koolhof is in a long-term relationship with former WTA tennis player Julia Görges. [3]

Career

2015–16: Partnership with Middelkoop, First ATP & 11 Challengers titles

Koolhof won his maiden ATP tour doubles title at the 2016 Sofia Open on indoor hardcourts in Bulgaria, partnering compatriot Matwe Middelkoop. The pair defeated Adil Shamasdin and Philipp Oswald in a third set tie-breaker 5–7, 7–6(11–9), [10–6] in the championship match to capture the title.

2017–18: New partnership with Sitak, Five ATP finals

Koolhof teamed up with New Zealand player Artem Sitak mid-year in 2017. They reached the final at the 2017 BB&T Atlanta Open, losing to the Bryan brothers, and lost in the first round at the US Open before winning a Challenger event in Szczecin, Poland, and losing another ATP final, this time at the 2017 Moselle Open in Metz, France, to Julien Benneteau and Édouard Roger-Vasselin.

Starting the new 2018 year in Brisbane, Sitak and Koolhof lost in the semi-finals to Leonardo Mayer and Horacio Zeballos. They lost in the first round in Auckland to Michael Venus and Raven Klaasen, and then 7–6(5), 4–6, 4–6 in the second round of the Australian Open to the eventual winners, Oliver Marach and Mate Pavić.

Sitak and Koolhof then went to Newport Beach in California where, as top seeds, they lost in the first round in straight sets to Treat Huey and Denis Kudla. They then lost in the quarterfinals at Montpellier before going all the way to the final in the New York Open, being beaten by Max Mirnyi and Philipp Oswald in a match tie-break. They followed that up with a first-round loss at Delray Beach to Scott Lipsky and Divij Sharan.

Their up and down season continued in Brazil, where they reached the final in São Paulo, but were beaten in straight sets by Federico Delbonis and Máximo González. Their next stop was Irving, Texas, where they lost in the semifinals of the ATP Challenger to Alexander Peya and Philipp Petzschner. Moving to Europe, and playing in the Alicante Challenger in Spain as preparation for the European clay court season, they won their second title together when they beat Guido Andreozzi and Ariel Behar in the final in straight sets. They lost in the first round of their next tournament in Marrakech. In the Hungarian Open they beat the top seeds Nikola Mektic and Alexander Peya in the first round, but lost in the second to Marcin Matkowski and Sitak's former partner Nicholas Monroe.

Their next tournament was at Estoril where they went all the way to the final before losing to the British pair of Kyle Edmund and Cameron Norrie. They then lost in the first round of the Bordeaux Challenger tournament after Sitak had been hit in the right ear by a smash from Radu Albot, and also in the first round in Geneva, the last tournament before the French Open.

At Roland Garros, Sitak and Koolhof beat Andre Begemann and Antonio Sancic in the first round, then the ninth seeds Ivan Dodig and Rajeev Ram, before going down to fifth seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah. All three matches went to a deciding set. After the tournament was finished, it was announced that the pair would split, with Koolhof joining Sitak's fellow New Zealander, and former partner, Marcus Daniell, and Sitak linking up with Indian Divij Sharan. [4]

2019: First Major quarterfinal with Daniell, Three Masters finals

Koolhof partnering with Stefanos Tsitsipas reached his first Masters 1000 final at the 2019 Miami Open losing to the Bryan brothers and with Robin Haase made the finals of the 2019 Monte-Carlo Masters and the 2019 Canadian Open.

At the 2019 Wimbledon Championships he reached the quarterfinals partnering Marcus Daniell in doubles and the semifinals in mixed doubles with Květa Peschke.

2020: ATP Finals title & US Open final with Mektic, World No. 5

2020 was the most successful year for Koolhof in his career thus far. He won the 2020 ATP Finals in doubles partnering Nikola Mektić. He also reached the doubles semifinal of the 2020 French Open and the final at the 2020 US Open partnering again with Nikola Mektić. As a result, he finished the year at world No. 5 in the top 10 rankings in doubles and No. 3 in the doubles race with his partner Nikola Mektić.

2021: Seventh title, Second mixed doubles semifinal, Olympics debut

In May, Koolhof won his seventh title at the 2021 Bavarian Championships with Kevin Krawietz. He also reached his 7th and 8th consecutive Masters 1000 quarterfinals at the 2021 Mutua Madrid Open with Łukasz Kubot and at the 2021 Italian Open with compatriot Jean-Julien Rojer. [5]

2022: Partnership with Skupski, three Masters & mixed doubles titles, World No. 1

Partnering with Neal Skupski he won two ATP 250 titles during the Australian Summer swing, before the 2022 Australian Open. The pair reached the quarterfinals at the first Grand Slam of the year for the first time at this Major. They won their third title at the 2022 Qatar ExxonMobil Open dropping only one set en route to the final where they defeated Rohan Bopanna and Denis Shapovalov in straight sets. [6] He reached the final of the 2022 Miami Open with Skupski where they lost to John Isner and Hubert Hurkacz.

Seeded seventh, they reached their second Masters 1000 final at the 2022 Mutua Madrid Open after defeating John Isner and Hubert Hurkacz. [7] In the final they defeated fifth seeds Robert Farah and Juan Sebastián Cabal to win their first Masters 1000 title in their career and as a pair. [8] As a result Koolhof returned to the top 10 in the rankings on 9 May 2022.

At the 2022 French Open he won his first Grand Slam title in mixed doubles in his career partnering Ena Shibahara. [9] He also reached the quarterfinals with Skupski for the second time at this Major defeating unseeded pair of Americans Tommy Paul and Mackenzie McDonald. [10]

He reached a new career high doubles ranking of World No. 4 on 8 August at the start of the 2022 National Bank Open where he reached with Skupski the semifinals of a Masters 1000 for the third time in the season defeating Lloyd Glasspool/Harri Heliövaara. [11] Next the pair advanced to the eight final of the season defeating Krawietz/Mies. [12] They won their sixth title defeating Dan Evans (tennis) and John Peers (tennis). [13] As a result he moved to world No. 3 in the doubles rankings on 15 August 2022.

Seeded 2nd at the US Open the pair reached the quarterfinals defeating Wimbledon champions Australian pair of Ebden/Purcell in three sets. [14] Next they defeated Marcelo Demoliner and Joao Sousa to reach the semifinals. They reached the finals after defeating Marcelo Arevalo and Jean-Julien Rojer in the semifinals for a chance to become World No. 1. [15] In the finals, they lost in straight sets to Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury. [16] At the 2022 Rolex Paris Masters the pair Koolhof/Skupski reached the semifinals defeating ninth seeds Rohan Bopanna/Matwe Middelkoop climbing to World No. 1 and World No. 2 respectively, and solidifying the No. 1 position as a pair in the doubles race. [17] They reached their 10th final and fourth at a Masters level for the season defeating seventh seeds Lloyd Glasspool /Harri Heliövaara. [18] They won their third Masters title and seventh for the season defeating eight seeds Ivan Dodig/Austin Krajicek in the final. [19] They also clinched the No. 1 year-end ranking as a team. [20] [21]

2023: Wimbledon champion, 20th title

The world No. 1 duo Koolhof and Skupski continued their good form reaching yet another Masters final at the 2023 BNP Paribas Open where they lost to Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden.

At the 2023 French Open he reached the quarterfinals with Skupski for the third time in his career. He lost to the 10th seeded team of Horacio Zeballos and Marcel Granollers. [22] He won his first Grand Slam title at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships with Skupski and returned to the No. 1 ranking. [23]

On 28 November 2023, he announced that the 2024 season would be his last on the ATP Tour. [24]

2024: Shanghai, Paris Bercy titles, Davis Cup finalist, retirement

In 2024, after reuniting with Nikola Mektić for his last season, he won his first ATP 500 title at the home tournament, the 2024 ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam. [25] [26] Unseeded, he won the 2024 BNP Paribas Open with Mektic defeating Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in the final. [27] [28] Also unseeded at the 2024 Rolex Shanghai Masters, they reached the semifinals defeating Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow and kept their position of No. 8 above their opponents in the ATP doubles race. [29] Following reaching the final with a win over Santiago González and Édouard Roger-Vasselin, the duo Koolhof and Mektic climbed a position up to No. 7 in the ATP Live doubles race. They won their fourth title for the season defeating Argentinian duo of Máximo González and Andrés Molteni. It was Koolhof's 20th doubles title. [30]

Koolhof and Mektić won their fifth title of the season at the Paris Masters at Bercy, defeating Lloyd Glasspool and Adam Pavlásek in the final which went to a deciding champions tiebreak. [31]

He finished his last season ranked in the top 10, at the 2024 ATP Finals, where he partnered with Nikola Mektić, losing his last ATP match in the round robin stage. [32]

Partnering Botic van de Zandschulp Koolhof won the decisive match and helped the Netherlands team reach the semifinals at the 2024 Davis Cup, with a win over Spanish duo Carlos Alcaraz and Marcel Granollers. [33] The Netherlands subsequently reached the final after defeating Germany in the two singles matches. [34]

Significant finals

Grand Slam tournament finals

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 2020 US Open Hard Flag of Croatia.svg Nikola Mektić Flag of Croatia.svg Mate Pavić
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares
5–7, 3–6
Loss 2022 US OpenHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski Flag of the United States.svg Rajeev Ram
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joe Salisbury
6–7(4–7), 5–7
Win 2023 Wimbledon Grass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski Flag of Spain.svg Marcel Granollers
Flag of Argentina.svg Horacio Zeballos
6–4, 6–4

Mixed doubles: 1 (title)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 2022 French Open Clay Flag of Japan.svg Ena Shibahara Flag of Norway.svg Ulrikke Eikeri
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Joran Vliegen
7–6(7–5), 6–2

Year-end championships

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 2020 ATP Finals, LondonHard (i) Flag of Croatia.svg Nikola Mektić Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Melzer
Flag of France.svg Édouard Roger-Vasselin
2–6, 6–3, [10–5]

Masters 1000

Doubles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner-ups)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 2019 Miami Open Hard Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
5–7, 6–7(8–10)
Loss 2019 Monte-Carlo Masters Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Haase Flag of Croatia.svg Nikola Mektić
Flag of Croatia.svg Franko Škugor
7–6(7–3), 6–7(3–7), [9–11]
Loss 2019 Canadian Open Hard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Haase Flag of Spain.svg Marcel Granollers
Flag of Argentina.svg Horacio Zeballos
5–7, 5–7
Loss 2022 Miami OpenHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski Flag of Poland.svg Hubert Hurkacz
Flag of the United States.svg John Isner
6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win 2022 Madrid Open Clay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Sebastián Cabal
Flag of Colombia.svg Robert Farah
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–5]
Win 2022 Canadian OpenHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Evans
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Peers
6–2, 4–6, [10–6]
Win 2022 Paris Masters Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Dodig
Flag of the United States.svg Austin Krajicek
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss 2023 Indian Wells Masters Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski Flag of India.svg Rohan Bopanna
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Ebden
3–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Win 2024 Indian Wells MastersHard Flag of Croatia.svg Nikola Mektić Flag of Spain.svg Marcel Granollers
Flag of Argentina.svg Horacio Zeballos
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4)
Win 2024 Shanghai Masters Hard Flag of Croatia.svg Nikola Mektić Flag of Argentina.svg Máximo González
Flag of Argentina.svg Andrés Molteni
6–4, 6–4
Win 2024 Paris Masters (2)Hard (i) Flag of Croatia.svg Nikola Mektić Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lloyd Glasspool
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adam Pavlásek
3–6, 6–3, [10–5]

Summer Olympics

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 fourth place)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
4th place 2024 Summer Olympics, ParisClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Demi Schuurs Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabriela Dabrowski
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Félix Auger-Aliassime
3–6, 6–7(2–7)

ATP Tour finals

Doubles: 45 (21 titles, 24 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (1–2)
ATP World Tour Finals (1–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (6–5)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–6)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (12–11)
Finals by surface
Hard (15–15)
Clay (3–7)
Grass (3–2)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (17–16)
Indoor (4–8)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Feb 2016 Sofia Open, Bulgaria250 SeriesHard (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Oswald
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adil Shamasdin
5–7, 7–6(11–9), [10–6]
Win2–0 Jul 2016 Austrian Open, Austria250 SeriesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop Flag of Austria.svg Dennis Novak
Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem
2–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Win3–0 Jan 2017 Sydney International, Australia250 SeriesHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares
6–3, 7–5
Loss3–1 Feb 2017 Rotterdam Open, Netherlands500 SeriesHard (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Dodig
Flag of Spain.svg Marcel Granollers
6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss3–2 Jul 2017 Atlanta Open, United States250 SeriesHard Flag of New Zealand.svg Artem Sitak Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
3–6, 4–6
Loss3–3 Sep 2017 Moselle Open, France250 SeriesHard (i) Flag of New Zealand.svg Artem Sitak Flag of France.svg Julien Benneteau
Flag of France.svg Édouard Roger-Vasselin
5–7, 3–6
Loss3–4 Feb 2018 New York Open, United States250 SeriesHard (i) Flag of New Zealand.svg Artem Sitak Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi
Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Oswald
4–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Loss3–5 Mar 2018 Brasil Open, Brazil250 SeriesClay (i) Flag of New Zealand.svg Artem Sitak Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Delbonis
Flag of Argentina.svg Máximo González
4–6, 2–6
Loss3–6 May 2018 Estoril Open, Portugal250 SeriesClay Flag of New Zealand.svg Artem Sitak Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kyle Edmund
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cameron Norrie
4–6, 2–6
Loss3–7 Oct 2018 Stockholm Open, Sweden250 SeriesHard (i) Flag of New Zealand.svg Marcus Daniell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Bambridge
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonny O'Mara
5–7, 6–7(8–10)
Win4–7 Jan 2019 Brisbane International, Australia250 SeriesHard Flag of New Zealand.svg Marcus Daniell Flag of the United States.svg Rajeev Ram
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joe Salisbury
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Loss4–8 Mar 2019 Miami Open, United StatesMasters 1000Hard Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
5–7, 6–7(8–10)
Loss4–9 Apr 2019 Monte-Carlo Masters, MonacoMasters 1000Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Haase Flag of Croatia.svg Nikola Mektić
Flag of Croatia.svg Franko Škugor
7–6(7–3), 6–7(3–7), [9–11]
Loss4–10 Apr 2019 Hungarian Open, Hungary250 SeriesClay Flag of New Zealand.svg Marcus Daniell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ken Skupski
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski
3–6, 4–6
Loss4–11 Jun 2019 Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands250 SeriesGrass Flag of New Zealand.svg Marcus Daniell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dominic Inglot
Flag of the United States.svg Austin Krajicek
4–6, 6–4, [4–10]
Loss4–12 Jul 2019 German Open, Germany500 SeriesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Haase Flag of Austria.svg Oliver Marach
Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Melzer
2–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss4–13 Aug 2019 Canadian Open, CanadaMasters 1000Hard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Haase Flag of Spain.svg Marcel Granollers
Flag of Argentina.svg Horacio Zeballos
5–7, 5–7
Win5–13 Jan 2020 Qatar Open, Qatar250 SeriesHard Flag of India.svg Rohan Bopanna Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Bambridge
Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago González
3–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Loss5–14 Feb 2020 Open 13, France250 SeriesHard (i) Flag of Croatia.svg Nikola Mektić Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vasek Pospisil
3–6, 4–6
Loss5–15 Sep 2020 US Open, United StatesGrand SlamHard Flag of Croatia.svg Nikola Mektić Flag of Croatia.svg Mate Pavić
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares
5–7, 3–6
Win6–15 Nov 2020 ATP Finals, United KingdomTour FinalsHard (i) Flag of Croatia.svg Nikola Mektić Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Melzer
Flag of France.svg Édouard Roger-Vasselin
2–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Win7–15 May 2021 Bavarian Championships, Germany250 SeriesClay Flag of Germany.svg Kevin Krawietz Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sander Gillé
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Joran Vliegen
4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Loss7–16 Oct 2021 European Open, Belgium250 SeriesHard (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jean-Julien Rojer Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut
Flag of France.svg Fabrice Martin
0–6, 1–6
Win8–16 Jan 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1, Australia250 SeriesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Aleksandr Nedovyesov
Flag of Pakistan.svg Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
6–4, 6–4
Win9–16 Jan 2022 Adelaide International 2, Australia250 SeriesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski Flag of Uruguay.svg Ariel Behar
Flag of Ecuador.svg Gonzalo Escobar
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win10–16 Feb 2022 Qatar Open, Qatar (2)250 SeriesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski Flag of India.svg Rohan Bopanna
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denis Shapovalov
7–6(7–4), 6–1
Loss10–17 Apr 2022 Miami Open, United StatesMasters 1000Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski Flag of Poland.svg Hubert Hurkacz
Flag of the United States.svg John Isner
6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss10–18 Apr 2022 Barcelona Open, Spain500 SeriesClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski Flag of Germany.svg Kevin Krawietz
Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Mies
7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), [6–10]
Win11–18 May 2022 Madrid Open, SpainMasters 1000Clay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Sebastián Cabal
Flag of Colombia.svg Robert Farah
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–5]
Win12–18 Jun 2022 Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands250 SeriesGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Ebden
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Purcell
4–6, 7–5, [10–6]
Win13–18 Aug 2022 Canadian Open, CanadaMasters 1000Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Evans
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Peers
6–2, 4–6, [10–6]
Loss13–19 Sep 2022 US Open, United StatesGrand SlamHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski Flag of the United States.svg Rajeev Ram
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joe Salisbury
6–7(4–7), 5–7
Win14–19 Nov 2022 Paris Masters, FranceMasters 1000Hard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Dodig
Flag of the United States.svg Austin Krajicek
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss14–20 Mar 2023 Indian Wells Masters, United StatesMasters 1000Hard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski Flag of India.svg Rohan Bopanna
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Ebden
3–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Loss14–21 Apr 2023 Barcelona Open, Spain500 SeriesClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski Flag of Argentina.svg Máximo González
Flag of Argentina.svg Andrés Molteni
3–6, 7–6(10–8), [4–10]
Win15–21 Jun 2023 Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands (2)250 SeriesGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski Flag of Ecuador.svg Gonzalo Escobar
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Aleksandr Nedovyesov
7–6(7–1), 6–2
Win16–21 Jul 2023 Wimbledon Championships, United KingdomGrand SlamGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski Flag of Spain.svg Marcel Granollers
Flag of Argentina.svg Horacio Zeballos
6–4, 6–4
Loss16–22 Oct 2023 China Open, China500 SeriesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Dodig
Flag of the United States.svg Austin Krajicek
7–6(14–12), 3–6, [5–10]
Win17–22 Jan 2024 Auckland Open, New Zealand250 SeriesHard Flag of Croatia.svg Nikola Mektić Flag of Spain.svg Marcel Granollers
Flag of Argentina.svg Horacio Zeballos
6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–7]
Win18–22 Feb 2024 Rotterdam Open, Netherlands500 SeriesHard (i) Flag of Croatia.svg Nikola Mektić Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Haase
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Botic van de Zandschulp
6–3, 7–5
Win19–22 Mar 2024 Indian Wells Masters, United StatesMasters 1000Hard Flag of Croatia.svg Nikola Mektić Flag of Spain.svg Marcel Granollers
Flag of Argentina.svg Horacio Zeballos
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4)
Loss19–23 Jun 2024 Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands250 SeriesGrass Flag of Croatia.svg Nikola Mektić Flag of the United States.svg Nathaniel Lammons
Flag of the United States.svg Jackson Withrow
6–7(5–7), 6–7(3–7)
Win20–23 Oct 2024 Shanghai Masters, ChinaMasters 1000Hard Flag of Croatia.svg Nikola Mektić Flag of Argentina.svg Máximo González
Flag of Argentina.svg Andrés Molteni
6–4, 6–4
Loss20–24 Oct 2024 Swiss Indoors, Switzerland500 SeriesHard (i) Flag of Croatia.svg Nikola Mektić Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Peers
3–6, 5–7
Win21–24 Nov 2024 Paris Masters, France (2)Masters 1000Hard (i) Flag of Croatia.svg Nikola Mektić Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lloyd Glasspool
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adam Pavlásek
3–6, 6–3, [10–5]

ATP Challenger Tour titles

Doubles: 14

DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
17 November 2013 Guayaquil, EcuadorClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Stephan Fransen Flag of Moldova.svg Roman Borvanov
Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Satschko
1–6, 6–2, [10–5]
27 July 2014 Oberstaufen, GermanyClay Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Motti Flag of Moldova.svg Radu Albot
Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Kowalczyk
7–6(9–7), 6–3
6 February 2015 Glasgow, United KingdomHard (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergei Bubka
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Aleksandr Nedovyesov
6–1, 6–4
2 May 2015 Turin, ItalyClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop Flag of Croatia.svg Dino Marcan
Flag of Croatia.svg Antonio Šančić
4–6, 6–3, [10–5]
4. July 2015 Marburg, GermanyClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop Flag of Germany.svg Tobias Kamke
Flag of Germany.svg Simon Stadler
6–1, 7–5
15 August 2015 Prague, Czech RepublicClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop Flag of Belarus.svg Sergey Betov
Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Elgin
6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
11 September 2015 Seville, SpainClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bortolotti
Flag of Poland.svg Kamil Majchrzak
7–6(7–5), 6–4
26 September 2015 Trnava, SlovakiaClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop Flag of Poland.svg Kamil Majchrzak
Flag of France.svg Stéphane Robert
6–4, 6–2
25 October 2015 Brest, FranceHard (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ken Skupski
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski
3–6, 6–4, [10–6]
16 January 2016 Bangkok, ThailandHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop Flag of Germany.svg Gero Kretschmer
Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Satschko
6–3, 7–6(7–1)
19 June 2016 Ilkley, United KingdomGrass Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Demoliner
Flag of Pakistan.svg Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
7–6(7–5), 0–6, [10–8]
31 July 2016 Scheveningen, NetherlandsClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tallon Griekspoor
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tim van Rijthoven
6–1, 3–6, [13–11]
26 November 2016 Andria, ItalyCarpet (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Roman Jebavý
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdeněk Kolář
6–3, 6–3
13 May 2017 Aix-en-Provence, FranceClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop Flag of Germany.svg Andre Begemann
Flag of France.svg Jérémy Chardy
2–6, 6–4, [16–14]

Doubles performance timeline

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.

Men's doubles

Current through the 2024 ATP Finals.

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAA 2R 2R 2R 2R 3R QF QF 3R 0 / 814–8
French Open AAA 1R 1R 3R 2R SF 3R QF QF 2R 0 / 916–9
Wimbledon AA Q1 2R 1R 1R QF NH 1R 3R W 2R 1 / 813–7
US Open AAA 1R 1R 2R 3R F 3R F 3R QF 0 / 919–9
Overall win–loss0–00–00–01–31–44–47–49–36–413–414–37–41 / 3462–33
Year-end championship
ATP Finals Did not qualify W DNQ SF RR RR 1 / 48–7
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters AAAAAA 1R NH 2R QF F W 1 / 511–4
Miami Open AAAAAA F 1R F QF 2R 0 / 511–5
Monte-Carlo Masters AAAAAA F 2R 1R QF 2R 0 / 56–5
Madrid Open AAAAAA SF QF W QF 1R 1 / 512–4
Italian Open AAAAAA 1R 2R QF QF SF QF 0 / 610–6
Canadian Open AAAAAA F NH 2R W 2R A1 / 49–3
Cincinnati Masters AAAAAA 1R QF 2R 2R 2R 2R 0 / 64–6
Shanghai Masters AAAAAA 1R NH QF W 1 / 38–2
Paris Masters AAAAA 1R 1R QF 1R W QF W 2 / 710–5
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–115–94–38–821–514–918–56 / 4680–40
Win–loss
Tournaments113172227261421212524202
Titles00021012172521
Finals000244742105745
Overall win–loss0–10–12–313–1518–2129–2742–2728–1324–1958-2147–2547-22308–195
Year-end ranking161221676046421452118860.83%

Mixed doubles

Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR
Australian Open AA 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 0 / 5
French Open AA 1R NH SF W A1 / 3
Wimbledon 1R A SF NH 2R A 2R 0 / 4
US Open A QF QF NHAAA0 / 2

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