Zizou Bergs

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Zizou Bergs
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Bergs at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Residence Neerpelt, Belgium
Born (1999-06-03) 3 June 1999 (age 25)
Lommel, Belgium
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2018
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach Ruben Bemelmans
Prize money$1,163,038
Singles
Career record21–36
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 65 (21 October 2024)
Current rankingNo. 65 (21 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (2023, 2024)
French Open 3R (2024)
Wimbledon 1R (2022, 2024)
US Open 2R (2024)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games 1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record4–4
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 265 (27 November 2023)
Current rankingNo. 626 (26 August 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 1R (2024)
Last updated on: 26 August 2024.

Zizou Bergs (born 3 June 1999) is a Belgian professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 73 achieved on 15 July 2024. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 265 achieved on 27 November 2023. [1] He is currently the No. 2 Belgian singles tennis player. [2]

Contents

Early life

Bergs was born in Lommel, his parents named him Zizou after French football player Zinedine Zidane, whose nickname is Zizou. [3]

Professional career

2020: ATP 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 the Saint Petersburg Challenger. Later that month, he won his second Challenger title at the Lille Challenger. [7] In June, he won his third Challenger title at the Almaty Challenger. [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, Grand Slam & top 150 debut

Bergs reached his first final of the season at the Saint-Brieuc Challenger, losing to Jack Draper. [13] In May, he reached his second Challenger final of the season at the Saturn Oil Open in Troisdorf, Germany, where he lost to Lukáš Klein. [14]

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]

2023: United Cup, Australian Open and Masters debuts, top 125

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Bergs at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships

At the inaugural 2023 United Cup, Bergs lost his two singles matches against Bulgarian Dimitar Kuzmanov and Greek Stefanos Sakellaridis. [21] He then qualifed for the main draw at the Australian Open, defeating another Bulgarian, Adrian Andreev, [22] but lost in the first round to Laslo Djere. [23]

He received a wildcard for the Miami Open, [24] but lost in the first round to lucky loser Thanasi Kokkinakis. [25] He entered the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships as a lucky loser directly into the second round, but lost to Cristian Garín. [26] As the defending champion, he entered the Ilkley Trophy Challenger, but lost to Denis Kudla in the second round.

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 November, at the Calgary Challenger, he reached the quarterfinals [28] and won his sixth Challenger title in Drummondville, and in December, his seventh in Yokkaichi. [29] [30]

2024: Roland Garros debut & first Major wins, top 75 & Olympics debuts

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Bergs at the 2024 Libéma Open

In April, Bergs won his first match of the season on the ATP Tour in Houston, defeating qualifier Patrick Kypson in the first round before losing to top seed and eventual champion Ben Shelton in the second round. [31] [32] Bergs then reached back-to-back finals on the ATP Challenger Tour, in Sarasota where he lost to Thanasi Kokkinakis [33] and in Tallahassee where he defended his title and defeated Mitchell Krueger to win his eighth Challenger title. [34] He received a wildcard for the main draw at the Madrid Open, where he made his debut. [35]

In May, he also qualified for the main draw of the Italian Open, where he lost to Rafael Nadal in the first round. [36] [37] [38] Ranked No. 102, Bergs made his French Open debut after qualifying for the main draw. [39] He upset 24th seed Alejandro Tabilo for his first win at a Major [40] and defeated Maximilian Marterer to reach the third round of a Major for the first time in his career. As a result, he reached the top 85 in the rankings on 10 June 2024. [41]

In the beginning of the grass court season he entered the main draw of the 2024 Libéma Open as a lucky loser and defeated local wildcard Tim van Rijthoven. [42] He also entered the main draw at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships after qualifying but lost to Arthur Cazaux in five sets with a super tiebreaker in the fifth. [43] As a result he reached the top 75 in the singles rankings in 15 July 2024.

At the US Open, he also played a first round match with a super tiebreaker in the fifth, but won it this time defeating Pavel Kotov.

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.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current through the 2024 French Open.

Singles

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 1R 1R 0 / 20–20%
French Open A Q1 Q2 3R 0 / 12–167%
Wimbledon A 1R Q2 1R 0 / 20–20%
US Open Q2 Q3 Q1 2R 0 / 11–150%
Win–loss0–00–10–13–40 / 63–633%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters AAAA0 / 00–0  
Miami Open AA 1R Q2 0 / 10–10%
Monte-Carlo Masters AAAA0 / 00–0  
Madrid Open AAA 1R 0 / 10–10%
Italian Open AAA 1R 0 / 10–10%
Canadian Open AAAA0 / 00–0  
Cincinnati Masters AAA Q1 0 / 00–0  
Shanghai Masters NHA0 / 00–0  
Paris Masters AAA0 / 00–0  
Win–loss0–00–00–10–20 / 30–30%

ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 20 (12 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (8–4)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (4–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–4)
Clay (4–4)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jan 2018Turkey F2, AntalyaFuturesHard Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dimitar Kuzmanov 6–3, 6–4
Win2–0May 2018Poland F1, WisłaFuturesClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Michael Vrbenský 3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Loss2–1Jul 2018Belgium F2, ArlonFuturesClay Flag of Peru.svg Juan Pablo Varillas 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 1–6
Loss2–2Jul 2018Belgium F5, DuinbergenFuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jeroen Vanneste6–7(2–7), 3–6
Win3–2Mar 2019M15 Doha, QatarWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Germany.svg Adrian Obert6–4, 6–1
Loss3–3Jan 2020M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Portugal.svg Nuno Borges 4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss3–4Feb 2020M15 Heraklion, GreeceWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Clement Geens6–3, 4–6, 1–6
Win4–4Nov 2020M15 Bratislava, SlovakiaWorld Tennis TourHard (i) Flag of Russia.svg Bogdan Bobrov 6–4, 6–2
Win5–4 Mar 2021 St. Petersburg, RussiaChallengerHard (i) Flag of Turkey.svg Altuğ Çelikbilek 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Win6–4 Mar 2021 Lille, FranceChallengerHard (i) Flag of France.svg Grégoire Barrère 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Win7–4 Jun 2021 Almaty, KazakhstanChallengerClay Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Timofey Skatov 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss7–5 Mar 2022 Saint-Brieuc, FranceChallengerHard (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Draper 2–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss7–6 May 2022 Troisdorf, GermanyChallengerClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Lukáš Klein 2–6, 4–6
Win8–6 Jun 2022 Ilkley, United KingdomChallengerGrass Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock 7–6(9–7), 2–6, 7–6(8–6)
Loss8–7 Aug 2022 Mallorca, SpainChallengerHard Flag of Italy.svg Luca Nardi 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 5–7
Win9–7 Apr 2023 Tallahassee, United StatesChallengerClay Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wu Tung-lin 7–5, 6–2
Win10–7 Nov 2023 Drummondville, CanadaChallengerHard (i) Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Duckworth 6–4, 7–5
Win11–7 Nov 2023 Yokkaichi, JapanChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Michael Mmoh 6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Loss11–8 Apr 2024 Sarasota, United StatesChallengerClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thanasi Kokkinakis 3–6, 6–1, 0–6
Win12–8 Apr 2024 Tallahassee, United StatesChallengerClay Flag of the United States.svg Mitchell Krueger 6–4, 7–6(11–9)

Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour (4–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Mar 2018Qatar F1, DohaFuturesHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Scott Griekspoor Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jonas Merckx
Flag of Sweden.svg Fred Simonsson
7–6(7–3), 3–6, [4–10]
Win1–1Mar 2018Qatar F2, DohaFuturesHard Flag of Sweden.svg Fred Simonsson Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marek Gengel
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Matěj Vocel
6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
Loss1–2Jul 2018Italy F12, Reggio Emilia FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Maxime Tabatruong Flag of Turkey.svg Tuna Altuna
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Alexandar Lazov
4–6, 2–6
Win2–2Mar 2019M15 Doha, QatarWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of France.svg Geoffrey Blancaneaux Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Arnaud Bovy
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jesper de Jong
6–2, 6–4
Win3–2Aug 2019M15 Koksijde, BelgiumWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of France.svg Dan Added Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Romain Barbosa
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Arnaud Bovy
6–4, 3–6, [10–3]
Loss3–3Oct 2019M15 Benicarló, SpainWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Cação Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Llamas Ruiz
Flag of Spain.svg Benjamín Winter López
3–6, 4–6
Win4–3Nov 2019M15 Monastir, TunisiaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Vilardo Flag of Tunisia.svg Aziz Dougaz
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Benjamin Lock
6–3, 6–4
Loss4–4Dec 2019M15 Doha, QatarWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Georgia.svg Zura Tkemaladze Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Freund
Flag of Sweden.svg Jonathan Mridha
1–6, 0–6

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