Murkel Dellien

Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco (born 16 September 1997) is a Bolivian tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 297, achieved on 10 April 2023. He is the current No. 2 Bolivian tennis player.[1] He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 206 achieved on 29 August 2022.

Murkel Dellien
Country (sports) Bolivia
Born (1997-09-16) 16 September 1997
Trinidad, Bolivia
PlaysRight-handed
CollegeWichita State
Prize money$65,573
Singles
Career record1–4
Career titles4 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 297 (10 April 2023)
Current rankingNo. 325 (26 June 2023)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 206 (29 August 2022)
Current rankingNo. 233 (26 June 2023)
Last updated on: 26 June 2023.

Dellien played college tennis at Wichita State.[2]

Dellien represents Bolivia at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 1–0.

Career

In 2021 he defeated Zizou Bergs in his first Davis Cup rubber.[3]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of fellow tennis player Hugo Dellien.[4] Their father, Hugo Eduardo Dellien,[5] represented Beni Department as a substitute member of the Chamber of Deputies for the Social Democratic Power alliance from 2006 to 2010.

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 8 (4–4)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF World Tennis Tour (4–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (4–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2022 M15, Naples, Usa World Tennis Tour Clay Brazil Pedro Boscardin Dias 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 1–1 May 2022 M15, Quito, Ecuador World Tennis Tour Clay Peru Arklon Huertas Del Pino 7–6(7–1), 6–3
Win 2–1 Jun 2022 M15, Quito, Ecuador World Tennis Tour Clay Argentina Juan Bautista Otegui 6–3, 6–2
Loss 2–2 Sep 2022 M25, Maribor, Slovenia World Tennis Tour Clay Argentina Hernán Casanova 4–6, 3–6
Win 3–2 Oct 2022 M15, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia World Tennis Tour Clay Peru Conner Huertas del Pino 6–0, 6–2
Win 4–2 Nov 2022 M15, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia World Tennis Tour Clay Uruguay Franco Roncadelli 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss 4–3 Jan 2023 Tigre, Argentina Challenger Clay Argentina Juan Manuel Cerúndolo 6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Loss 4–4 Mar 2023 M25, Río Cuarto, Argentina World Tennis Tour Clay Spain Pol Martín Tiffon 6–7(7–9), 6–3, 5–7

Doubles: 18 (10–8)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–2)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (9–6)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (9–8)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2012 Boliva F2, Bolivia Future Clay Bolivia Hugo Dellien Argentina Facundo Mena
Colombia Sebastian Serrano
3–6, 5–7
Loss 0–2 Sep 2013 Boliva F3, Bolivia Future Clay Bolivia Hugo Dellien Argentina Franco Feitt
Argentina Jose Maria Paez
3–6, 3–6
Win 1–2 Jun 2021 M25 Wichita, United States World Tennis Tour Hard Chile Nicolas Acevedo United States John McNally
Canada Benjamin Sigouin
6–4, 2–6, [12–10]
Win 2–2 Sep 2021 M15 Ibague, Colombia World Tennis Tour Clay Bolivia Boris Arias Colombia Alejandro Gómez
Colombia Alejandro Hoyos
6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
Win 3–2 Oct 2021 M25 Lima, Peru World Tennis Tour Clay Peru Jorge Panta Ecuador Cayetano March
Spain Pol Martin Tiffon
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3)
Loss 3–3 Nov 2021 M15 Córdoba, Argentina World Tennis Tour Clay Bolivia Boris Arias Uruguay Ignacio Carou
Argentina Alejo Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen
4–6, 7–5, [4–10]
Win 4–3 Apr 2022 M25 Rosario, Argentina World Tennis Tour Clay Peru Arklon Huertas del Pino Argentina Tomás Farjat
Argentina Ignacio Monzon
6–3, 6–3
Win 5–3 Apr 2022 M25 Rosario, Argentina World Tennis Tour Clay Peru Arklon Huertas del Pino Argentina Román Andrés Burruchaga
Argentina Juan Ignacio Galarza
6–3, 7–5
Loss 5–4 May 2022 M15 Quito, Ecuador World Tennis Tour Clay Peru Arklon Huertas del Pino Brazil Igor Gimenez
Brazil Nicolas Zanellato
2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 6–4 Jun 2022 M15 Quito, Ecuador World Tennis Tour Clay Peru Arklon Huertas del Pino Bolivia Alejandro Mendoza
Peru Jorge Panta
6–3, 7–5
Loss 6–5 Jun 2022 Corrientes, Argentina Challenger Clay Peru Nicolás Álvarez Argentina Guido Andreozzi
Argentina Guillermo Durán
5–7, 2–6
Win 7–5 Aug 2022 M25 Koksijde, Belgium World Tennis Tour Clay Argentina Hernán Casanova Croatia Zvonimir Babić
Sweden Simon Freund
6–1, 4–6, [10–5]
Loss 7–6 Aug 2022 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Bulgaria Adrian Andreev Romania Victor Vlad Cornea
Czech Republic Andrew Paulson
3–6, 1–6
Win 8–6 Mar 2023 M25 San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina World Tennis Tour Clay Argentina Valerio Aboian Argentina Franco Emanuel Egea
Argentina Gabriel Alejandro Hidalgo
6–7(5–7), 7–5, [10–7]
Win 9–6 May 2023 Coquimbo, Chile Challenger Clay Argentina Valerio Aboian Argentina Tomás Farjat
Italy Facundo Juárez
7–6(7–4), 6–0
Loss 9–7 Jun 2023 M25 Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic World Tennis Tour Clay Brazil Pedro Sakamoto Germany Sebastian Fanselow
Czech Republic Dominik Kellovsky
2–6, 4–6
Win 10–7 Jun 2023 M25 Cordoba, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Argentina Valerio Aboian Spain Imanol Lopez Morillo
Spain Benjamin Winter Lopez
6–3, 6–7(4–7), [11–9]
Loss 10–8 Jul 2023 M25 Kassel, Germany World Tennis Tour Clay Serbia Stefan Latinovic Czech Republic Jiri Barnat
Czech Republic Patrik Rikl
4–6, 4–6

References

  1. "Rankings | Singles".
  2. "Murkel Dellien – Men's Tennis". Wichita State Athletics.
  3. Comunicaciones, Compañia Chilena de. "Bolivia tomó ventaja sobre Bélgica en Copa Davis gracias a triunfos de Hugo y Murkel Dellien". alairelibre.cl.
  4. "2019-20 Men's Tennis Roster: Murkel Dellien". Wichita State Schokers. Archived from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  5. "Papá de Hugo Dellien: 'Voy a ver el partido encerrado entre cuatro paredes'". El Deber (in Spanish). Santa Cruz de la Sierra. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2023.


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