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Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Neerpelt, Belgium |
Born | Lommel, Belgium | 3 June 1999
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Turned pro | 2018 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Ruben Bemelmans |
Prize money | $1,163,038 |
Singles | |
Career record | 12–29 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 73 (15 July 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 85 (5 August 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2023, 2024) |
French Open | 3R (2024) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2022, 2024) |
US Open | Q3 (2022) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (2024) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 4–4 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 265 (27 November 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 638 (5 August 2024) |
Last updated on: 5 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. 1 Belgian singles tennis player.[2]
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,[3][4] before pushing world No. 17 Karen Khachanov to three sets in the second round.[5]
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.[6] In June, he won his third Challenger title at the Almaty Challenger.[7]
After defeating fellow qualifier Oscar Otte in the first round of the Swiss Open Gstaad,[8] he reached the top 200 at World No. 196 on 26 July 2021.[9] In October, he again received a wildcard into the European Open, but lost in the first round to Lloyd Harris.[10][11]
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.[12] 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.[13]
Ranked No. 207, he won the Ilkley Trophy as a qualifier, defeating lucky loser Alexei Popyrin in the semifinals[14][15][16][17] and Jack Sock in the final.[18] As a result, he received a wildcard into Wimbledon, where he made his Grand Slam debut.[19] 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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At the inaugural 2023 United Cup, Bergs lost his two singles matches against Bulgarian Dimitar Kuzmanov and Greek Stefanos Sakellaridis.[20] He then qualifed for the main draw at the Australian Open, defeating another Bulgarian, Adrian Andreev,[21] but lost in the first round to Laslo Djere.[22]
He received a wildcard for the Miami Open,[23] but lost in the first round to lucky loser Thanasi Kokkinakis.[24] He entered the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships as a lucky loser directly into the second round, but lost to Cristian Garín.[25] 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.[26] In November, at the Calgary Challenger, he reached the quarterfinals[27] and won his sixth Challenger title in Drummondville, and in December, his seventh in Yokkaichi.[28][29]
2024: Roland Garros debut & first Major wins, top 75 & Olympics debuts
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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.[30][31] Bergs then reached back-to-back finals on the ATP Challenger Tour, in Sarasota where he lost to Thanasi Kokkinakis[32] and in Tallahassee where he defended his title and defeated Mitchell Krueger to win his eighth Challenger title.[33] He received a wildcard for the main draw at the Madrid Open, where he made his debut.[34]
In May, he also qualified for the main draw of the Italian Open, where he lost to Rafael Nadal in the first round.[35][36][37] Ranked No. 102, Bergs made his French Open debut after qualifying for the main draw.[38] He upset 24th seed Alejandro Tabilo for his first win at a Major[39] 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.[40]
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.[41] 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.[42] As a result he reached the top 75 in the singles rankings in 15 July 2024.
Performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Current through the 2024 French Open.
Singles
Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||
French Open | A | Q1 | Q2 | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | ||||||
Wimbledon | A | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||
US Open | Q2 | Q3 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% | ||||||
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||
Miami Open | A | A | 1R | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||
Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||
Madrid Open | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||
Italian Open | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||
Canadian Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||
Shanghai Masters | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||
Paris Masters | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
ATP Challenger and Futures/ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 20 (12 titles, 8 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jan 2018 | Turkey F2, Antalya | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | May 2018 | Poland F1, Wisła | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–1 | Jul 2018 | Belgium F2, Arlon | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(6–8), 6–4, 1–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2018 | Belgium F5, Duinbergen | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(2–7), 3–6 |
Win | 3–2 | Mar 2019 | M15 Doha, Qatar | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 3–3 | Jan 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–7(6–8) |
Loss | 3–4 | Feb 2020 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 4–4 | Nov 2020 | M15 Bratislava, Slovakia | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 5–4 | Mar 2021 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
Win | 6–4 | Mar 2021 | Lille, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 7–4 | Jun 2021 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 7–5 | Mar 2022 | Saint-Brieuc, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
2–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
Loss | 7–6 | May 2022 | Troisdorf, Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 8–6 | Jun 2022 | Ilkley, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | ![]() |
7–6(9–7), 2–6, 7–6(8–6) |
Loss | 8–7 | Aug 2022 | Mallorca, Spain | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(2–7), 6–3, 5–7 |
Win | 9–7 | Apr 2023 | Tallahassee, United States | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 10–7 | Nov 2023 | Drummondville, Canada | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 11–7 | Nov 2023 | Yokkaichi, Japan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 7–6(7–2) |
Loss | 11–8 | Apr 2024 | Sarasota, United States | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–1, 0–6 |
Win | 12–8 | Apr 2024 | Tallahassee, United States | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 7–6(11–9) |
Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2018 | Qatar F1, Doha | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–3), 3–6, [4–10] |
Win | 1–1 | Mar 2018 | Qatar F2, Doha | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [10–6] |
Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2018 | Italy F12, Reggio Emilia | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 2–2 | Mar 2019 | M15 Doha, Qatar | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 3–2 | Aug 2019 | M15 Koksijde, Belgium | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [10–3] |
Loss | 3–3 | Oct 2019 | M15 Benicarló, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 4–3 | Nov 2019 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–4 | Dec 2019 | M15 Doha, Qatar | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 0–6 |
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