Zizou Bergs (born 3 June 1999) is a Belgian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 58, achieved on 17 February 2025, and a best doubles ranking of No. 265, achieved on 27 November 2023.[1] He is the current number two Belgian singles player.[2]
Bergs was born in Lommel. His parents named him Zizou after French football player Zinedine Zidane, whose family nickname is Zizou.[3]
Professional
2020: ATP Tour debut and first win
Bergs made his ATP main draw debut as a wildcard at the 2020 European Open. In the first round, he recorded his first ATP victory by defeating Albert Ramos Viñolas in straight sets,[4][5] before pushing world No. 17 Karen Khachanov to three sets in the second round.[6]
2021: Three ATP Challenger titles, top 200 debut
In March 2021, Bergs won his first Challenger title at Saint Petersburg. Later that month, he won his second Challenger title at Lille.[7] In June, he won his third Challenger title at Almaty.[8]
After defeating fellow qualifier Oscar Otte in the first round of the Swiss Open Gstaad,[9] he reached the top 200 at World No. 196 on 26 July 2021.[10] In October, he again received a wildcard into the European Open, but lost in the first round to Lloyd Harris.[11][12]
2022: Fourth Challenger title, major & top 150 debuts
Ranked No. 207, he won the Ilkley Trophy as a qualifier, defeating lucky loser Alexei Popyrin in the semifinals[15][16][17][18] and Jack Sock in the final.[19] As a result, he received a wildcard into Wimbledon, where he made his Grand Slam debut.[20] He also climbed more than 60 positions up the rankings to a new career-high of world No. 146 on 20 June 2022.[1]
Bergs missed several months playing on the ATP Tour, due to a torn ligament in his left wrist, but returned in September at the Chengdu Open as a wildcard.[27] In October, he received a wildcard in doubles for the European Open in Antwerp, alongside compatriot Tibo Colson.[28] In November, at the Calgary Challenger, he reached the quarterfinals[29] and won his sixth Challenger title in Drummondville, and in December, his seventh in Yokkaichi.[30][31]
He received a wildcard for the main draw at the Madrid Open, where he made his debut[37] but lost in the first round to Luca Van Assche.[38] In May, Bergs qualified for the main draw of the Italian Open, where he lost to Rafael Nadal in the first round.[39][40][41] Ranked No. 102, Bergs made his French Open debut after qualifying for the main draw.[42] He upset 24th seed Alejandro Tabilo for his first win at a Major[43] and defeated Maximilian Marterer to reach the third round of a Major for the first time where he lost to 10th seed Grigor Dimitrov.[44] As a result, he reached the top 85 in the rankings on 10 June 2024.[45]
In the beginning of the grass court season he entered the main draw of the Rosmalen Open as a lucky loser and defeated local wildcard Tim van Rijthoven,[46] before losing to top seed Alex de Minaur in the second round.[47] He also entered the main draw at the Wimbledon after qualifying but lost to Arthur Cazaux in five sets with a super tiebreaker in the fifth.[48] As a result he reached the top 75 in the singles rankings in 15 July 2024.[1]
At the 2025 Open 13 Provence in Marseille, Bergs reached his second career semifinal with wins over eight seed Nuno Borges and Zhizhen Zhang by retirement.[61]
National Representation
At the 2025 Davis Cup qualifiers stage, Bergs struck his rival Cristian Garín (Chile) with his shoulder on his eye while celebrating a point, knocking him down. According to the Chilean team doctor, this caused him "swelling, vision difficulties, nausea, and a severe headache".[62] Bergs was not defaulted, but given a warning for unsportsmanlike conduct. As Garín was unfit to continue playing,[63][64] and after a quick and controversial assesment by the neutral doctor (a Belgian doctor),[65] umpire Ramos gave him three consecutive time violations, thus ending the match.[66] After the match, the Chile Tennis Federation officially requested to the International Tennis Federation a reversal of the match result, a rescheduling of the decisive fifth match to a later date and an automatic wildcard entry into the Davis Cup Finals, as well as an internal revision of umpire Ramos actions and decisions.[67]
Performance timeline
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(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.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
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