Zizou Bergs
Zizou Bergs (born 3 June 1999) is a Belgian professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 112 achieved on 6 February 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 289 achieved on 24 July 2023. He is currently the No. 3 Belgian singles tennis player.[1]
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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 | $630,474 |
Singles | |
Career record | 6–19 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 112 (6 February 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 181 (25 September 2023) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2023) |
French Open | Q2 (2023) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2022) |
US Open | Q3 (2022) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 2–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 289 (24 July 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 303 (18 September 2023) |
Last updated on: 25 September 2023. |
Professional career
2020: ATP debut and first win
Bergs made his ATP main draw debut at the 2020 European Open after receiving a wildcard for the singles main draw. In the first round, he recorded his first ATP victory by defeating Albert Ramos Viñolas in straight sets,[2][3] before pushing world No. 17 Karen Khachanov to three sets.[4]
2021: Three ATP Challenger titles, top 200 debut
Bergs won his first Challenger title at the 2021 Saint Petersburg Challenger in March and later on in the month, would win his second Challenger title at the 2021 Lille Challenger. In June, he won his third Challenger title at the 2021 Almaty Challenger.[5]
After a second round showing at the 2021 Swiss Open Gstaad where he defeated fellow qualifier Oscar Otte in the first round, he reached the top 200 at World No. 196 on 26 July 2021.
2022: Fourth Challenger title, Grand Slam & top 150 debut
He reached his first final of the season at the Saint-Brieuc Challenger losing to Jack Draper.[6]
In May, he reached his second Challenger final of the season at the 2022 Saturn Oil Open in Troisdorf, Germany, where he lost to Lukáš Klein.[7]
Ranked No. 207, he won the 2022 Ilkley Trophy as a qualifier defeating lucky loser Alexei Popyrin in the semifinals[8][9][10] and Jack Sock in the final. As a result he won the last 2022 Wimbledon wildcard where he made his Grand Slam debut.[11] He also climbed more than 60 positions up the rankings to a new career-high of World No. 146 on 20 June 2022.
2023: United Cup, Australian Open and Masters debuts, top 125
On his debut as the No. 2 player from Belgium, he lost his two singles matches at the inaugural 2023 United Cup against world No. 196 Bulgarian Dimitar Kuzmanov and world No. 803 Greek Stefanos Sakellaridis.[12] He made his debut by qualifying for the main draw at the 2023 Australian Open defeating another Bulgarian Adrian Andreev.[13] In the first round, he lost to Serbian Laslo Djere.
He received a wildcard for the 2023 Miami Open main draw but lost to lucky loser Thanasi Kokkinakis.[14]
He entered the 2023 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships as a lucky loser into the second round after the late withdrawal of third seed Brandon Nakashima but lost to Cristian Garin.
He entered the 2023 Ilkley Trophy Challenger as the defending champion[15] but lost to Denis Kudla in the second round.
He received a wildcard at the 2023 Chengdu Open but lost to Dušan Lajović.
Future and Challenger finals
Singles: 16 (9–7)
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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 |
Doubles 8 (4–4)
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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 |
References
- "Rankings | Pepperstone ATP Rankings (Singles) | ATP Tour | Tennis | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- "World No. 528 Bergs Stuns Ramos-Vinolas In Antwerp: 'Those Are Things I Live For'". ATP Tour. 20 October 2020.
- "Five Things To Know About Zizou Bergs". ATPTour.com. 22 October 2020.
- "Khachanov Avoids Bergs Upset In Antwerp". ATP Tour. 22 October 2020.
- "Zizou Bergs Blasts to Third Challenger Title of 2021 | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- "Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Who Will Stop Jack Draper?". 4 April 2022.
- "Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Lukas Klein Gets his Maiden Title". 30 May 2022.
- "Sock Soars into Semi-Finals at Ilkley Trophy". 17 June 2022.
- "Zizou Bergs haalt vanuit de kwalificaties de finale in Ilkley". 18 June 2022.
- "Après avoir battu Seppi, Zizou Bergs bat Popyrin et se hisse en finale du Challenger d'Ilkley".
- "Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Bergs Wins the Wimbledon Wildcard, Coric Back in Form". 19 June 2022.
- "Sakellaridis on a Debut Win & Advice from Tsitsipas at the United Cup | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- "Shang Juncheng: 17-Year-Old Charges into Australian Open Main Draw | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- "Shang Juncheng, Dominic Thiem Among Miami Wild Cards | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- https://www.atptour.com/en/news/bergs-ilkley-challenger-2023-feature
External links

- Zizou Bergs at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Zizou Bergs at the International Tennis Federation