Yannick Mertens

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Yannick Mertens
Yannick Mertens 2, 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying - Diliff.jpg
Country (sports)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Residence Ternat, Belgium
Born (1987-06-25) 25 June 1987 (age 35)
Anderlecht, Belgium
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Turned pro2006
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money US$510,635
Singles
Career record1–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 179 (17 August 2015)
Current rankingNo. 481 (31 May 2021)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q3 (2012)
French Open Q2 (2012, 2016)
Wimbledon Q3 (2015, 2016)
US Open Q3 (2012)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 316 (1 October 2018)
Current rankingNo. 557 (31 May 2021)
Last updated on: 31 May 2021.

Yannick Mertens (born 25 June 1987) is a professional tennis player from Belgium who mainly has played on the ATP Challenger Tour. On 27 July 2015, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 179, and his highest doubles ranking of 363 was reached on 19 September 2011.

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Personal life

He was born in Anderlecht and currently resides in Ternat.

His favorite surface is clay, and he is coached by his father Kris Mertens. [1]

Future and Challenger finals

Singles: 53 (28–25)

Legend
ATP Challengers 0 (0–0)
ITF Futures 53 (28–25)
Titles by surface
Hard (19–18)
Clay (8–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Apr 2008 Antalya, Turkey F4FuturesClay Flag of Romania.svg Gabriel Moraru 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss0–2May 2008 Ruse, Bulgaria F2FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Maxime Authom 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Win1–2May 2008 Pleven, Bulgaria F3FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Xavier Pujo 7–5, 3–6, 6–2
Win2–2Jun 2008 Sofia, Bulgaria F4FuturesClay Flag of Bulgaria.svg Tihomir Grozdanov 6–1, 6–3
Win3–2Nov 2008 Las Palmas, Spain F42FuturesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pierre-Ludovic Duclos 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss3–3Feb 2009 Bagnoles-de-l'Orne, France F1FuturesClay (i) Flag of France.svg Julien Jeanpierre 1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win4–3Mar 2009 Tipton, Great Britain F3FuturesHard (i) Flag of France.svg Stéphane Robert 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
Win5–3May 2009 Pozzuoli, Italy F10FuturesClay Flag of Italy.svg Simone Vagnozzi 6–2, 6–2
Loss5–4Sep 2009 Mulhouse, France F14FuturesHard (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Niels Desein 6–7(1–7), 4–6
Win6–4Oct 2009 Glasgow, Great Britain F15FuturesHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Evans 6–0, 6–2
Loss6–5Oct 2009 Cardiff, Great Britain F16FuturesHard (i) Flag of Finland.svg Henri Kontinen 6–7(4–7), 5–7
Loss6–6Oct 2010 La Roche-sur-Yon, France F19FuturesHard (i) Flag of France.svg Clément Reix 3–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–7(8–10)
Win7–6Mar 2011 Tipton, Great Britain F3FuturesHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Evans 6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Loss7–7Apr 2011 Padova, Italy F6FuturesClay Flag of Austria.svg Daniel Köllerer 5–7, 1–6
Loss7–8May 2011 Newcastle, Great Britain F7FuturesClay Flag of Tunisia.svg Malek Jaziri 3–6, 4–6
Win8–8Jul 2011 Middelburg, Netherlands F4FuturesClay Flag of Russia.svg Victor Baluda 6–4, 6–4
Win9–8Jul 2011 Fano, Italy F19FuturesClay Flag of Argentina.svg Nicolás Pastor6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Win10–8Jan 2012 Birkenhead, Great Britain F3FuturesHard (i) Flag of Poland.svg Jerzy Janowicz 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 6–2
Win11–8Jul 2013 Trier, Germany F10FuturesClay Flag of Bulgaria.svg Petar Trendafilov 6–4, 6–2
Loss11–9Aug 2013 Ostend, Belgium F7FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kimmer Coppejans 7–6(8–6), 1–6, 2–6
Win12–9Sep 2013 Bujumbura, Burundi F1FuturesClay Flag of Austria.svg Lukas Jastraunig6–2, 6–1
Win13–9Nov 2013 Puerto de la Cruz, Spain F38FuturesCarpet Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Ortega Olmedo 6–2, 6–3
Win14–9Mar 2014 Lille, France F4FuturesHard (i) Flag of France.svg Mathieu Rodrigues 6–2, 6–1
Loss14–10Mar 2014 Antalya, Turkey F8FuturesHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Mertl 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 4–6
Loss14–11Apr 2014 Doha, Qatar F1FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Cox 3–6, 4–6
Win15–11Aug 2014 Piombino, Italy F29FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Martin Vaïsse 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win16–11Oct 2014 Madrid, Spain F32FuturesHard Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Vivero González6–3, 7–5
Loss16–12Nov 2014 Oslo, Norway F1FuturesHard (i) Flag of France.svg Jules Marie0–6, 2–6
Loss16–13Mar 2015 Loulé, Portugal F3FuturesHard Flag of Portugal.svg Rui Machado 4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win17–13Mar 2015 Birkenhead, Great Britain F4FuturesHard (i) Flag of Croatia.svg Matija Pecotić 6–2, 6–4
Win18–13Mar 2015 Madrid, Spain F6FuturesHard Flag of Spain.svg Jaime Pulgar-Garcia4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Loss18–14Apr 2015 Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia F12FuturesHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Clément Geens6–3, 4–6, 5–7
Loss18–15May 2015 Bol, Croatia F9FuturesClay Flag of Serbia.svg Miljan Zekić 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 2–6
Win19–15Jul 2015 Amstelveen, Netherlands F4FuturesClay Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yann Marti 6–4, 6–4
Win20–15Mar 2016 Lille, France F4FuturesHard (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Antal van der Duim 6–2, 6–4
Win21–15Apr 2016 Heraklion, Greece F4FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lloyd Glasspool 6–2, 7–5
Loss21–16Jul 2016 Middelkerke, Belgium F5FuturesHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ruben Bemelmans 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 1–6
Loss21–17Aug 2016 Béjar, Spain F24FuturesHard Flag of Spain.svg Andrés Artuñedo 2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss21–18Oct 2016 Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal F11FuturesHard Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas 3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win22–18Dec 2016 Ramat Gan, Israel F16FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Mick Lescure6–3, 6–2
Win23–18Mar 2017 Faro, Portugal F2FuturesHard Flag of Austria.svg Lucas Miedler 6–4, 6–2
Win24–18Sep 2017 Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal F20FuturesHard Flag of Serbia.svg Peđa Krstin 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Loss24–19Nov 2017 Meitar, Israel F15FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Yannick Jankovits 5–7, 6–7(6–8)
Win25–19Dec 2017 Ramat HaSharon, Israel F16FuturesHard Flag of Israel.svg Edan Leshem 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss25–20Jan 2018 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt F1FuturesHard Flag of Russia.svg Aslan Karatsev 1–6, 2–6
Loss25–21Feb 2018 Glasgow, Great Britain F1FuturesHard (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Scott Griekspoor 1–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss25–22Apr 2018 Djerba, Tunisia F16FuturesHard Flag of Turkey.svg Altuğ Çelikbilek 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 4–6
Win26–22Sep 2018 Plaisir, France F18FuturesHard (i) Flag of France.svg Antoine Cornut Chauvinc7–6(7–4), 6–2
Loss26–23Sep 2018 Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal F18FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Gleb Sakharov 6–7(7–9), 4–6
Loss26–24Feb 2019M15 Grenoble, FranceWorld Tennis TourHard (i) Flag of France.svg Lény Mitjana3–6, 5–7
Win27–24Sep 2019M25+H Plaisir, FranceWorld Tennis TourHard (i) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Christopher Heyman6–3, 6–0
Loss27–25Feb 2021M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stuart Parker 3–6, 6–4, 6–7(5–7)
Win28–25May 2021M15 Marbella, SpainWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Chile.svg Diego Fernández Flores 6–2, 6–1

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References

  1. "Mertens biography at ITF" . Retrieved 19 August 2010.