Kristof Vliegen
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Kristof Vliegen is a former Belgian tennis
player. He plays right-handed and he turned professional in 2001.
He was a semi-finalist in Chennai in 2006 and in May of the same year, he reached the final of the ATP tournament in Munich, setting up the first ever all-Belgian men's singles final against Olivier Rochus
. In July, Vliegen reached the second round of Wimbledon.
. He was defeated in three straight sets 4-6, 7-6 and 6-4. At the Australian open he met Italian Simone Bolelli
but lost in three long sets 6-7, 5-7 and 6-7. One week later he started in the SA Tennis Open as the seventh seed. In the first round he won in two straight sets of unranked Ross Hutchins
. In the next round he defeated Czech Jan Minar
. In the quarterfinals he lost to world number 6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets 4-6 and 1-6. At the Open 13
in Marseille he faced Czech Jan Hernych
in the first round but lost in three sets: 6-3, 3-6 and 6-4.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player. He plays right-handed and he turned professional in 2001.
He was a semi-finalist in Chennai in 2006 and in May of the same year, he reached the final of the ATP tournament in Munich, setting up the first ever all-Belgian men's singles final against Olivier Rochus
Olivier Rochus
Olivier Rochus is a Belgian tennis player. He was born in Namur, Belgium, and currently resides in Auvelais, Belgium.-Career:...
. In July, Vliegen reached the second round of Wimbledon.
2009
In Doha, the first tournament of the year he defeated Spaniard Óscar Hernández with 6-1, 6-7 and 6-7. In the next round he faced German Philipp KohlschreiberPhilipp Kohlschreiber
Philipp Kohlschreiber is a tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 2001. The right-hander has won six doubles and three singles titles. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 28 September 2009, when he achieved a ranking of World No. 22...
. He was defeated in three straight sets 4-6, 7-6 and 6-4. At the Australian open he met Italian Simone Bolelli
Simone Bolelli
Simone Bolelli is a professional Italian tennis player.- 2003 :In 2003, Bolelli reached his first ITF Futures tournament semifinal at Egypt F1, losing to 485th-ranked Jaroslav Pospíšil. He played entirely Futures events except for one Challenger tournament in Brindisi, losing to Galo Blanco in the...
but lost in three long sets 6-7, 5-7 and 6-7. One week later he started in the SA Tennis Open as the seventh seed. In the first round he won in two straight sets of unranked Ross Hutchins
Ross Hutchins
Ross Dan Hutchins is a British professional tennis player, known best as a doubles player. Hutchins was born in Wimbledon, a location synonymous with tennis. Having turned professional in 2002, he enjoyed success on the Challenger circuit and broke through to the ATP Tour in late 2007...
. In the next round he defeated Czech Jan Minar
Jan Minár
Jan Minář is a professional Czech tennis player. His brother Ivo is also a professional player.-Wins :-Runners-up :-Wins :-Runners-up :-External links:...
. In the quarterfinals he lost to world number 6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets 4-6 and 1-6. At the Open 13
Open 13
The Open 13 is an annual men's tennis tournament played in Marseille, France. The tournament is an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. It is held for one week in February...
in Marseille he faced Czech Jan Hernych
Jan Hernych
Jan Mauda Hernych is a professional male tennis player from Czech Republic. Born in Prague, he turned pro in 1998 and achieved his highest ranking of World No. 59 on 27 April 2009. He is currently 241st in the ATP rankings.-External links:...
in the first round but lost in three sets: 6-3, 3-6 and 6-4.
Singles
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (9) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the Final | Score in the Final |
| 1. | 19 August 2002 |  GenevaIPP Trophy The IPP Trophy is a tennis tournament held in Geneva, Switzerland since 1988. The event is part of the ATP challenger series and is played on outdoor clay courts. It is held at Drizia-Miremont Tennis Club. Two-time Swiss champion Stanislas Wawrinka would later enter the world top 10 in the ATP... , Switzerland |
Clay |  Galo BlancoGalo Blanco Galo Blanco is a retired professional tennis player from Oviedo, Spain. Blanco is a member of the men's professional tour since 1995.Most of Blanco's early professional tour appearances were earned by qualifying for tournaments... |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 2. | 12 May 2003 |  ZagrebZagreb Open The Zagreb Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Športski Park Mladost in Zagreb, Croatia, since 1996.... , Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ... |
Clay | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo is a professional male tennis player from Spain. His career-high ATP entry ranking is #50 , and his current ranking is #84 . He turned pro in 1998... |
6–1, 4–6, 6–0 |
| 3. | 29 September 2003 |  Groningen, Netherlands |
Hard (I) |  Joachim JohanssonJoachim Johansson Joachim Johansson is a former professional male tennis player from Sweden.-Background:Johansson was born in Lund and currently lives in Södertälje, Sweden. His father, Leif Johansson, was also a tennis player and represented Sweden in the Davis Cup in the 1970s. He goes by the nickname "Pim Pim",... |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 4. | 28 January 2008 |  Wrocław, PolandKGHM Dialog Polish Indoors The KGHM Dialog Polish Indoors is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Hala Orbita in Wrocław, Poland, since 2000.... |
Hard (I) |  Jürgen MelzerJürgen Melzer Jürgen Melzer is an Austrian tennis player. He reached a career-high ranking of no. 8 on 18 April 2011, and a doubles ranking of no. 6 on 13 September 2010. He is the only current player on the ATP Tour to be ranked in the top 10 in both singles and doubles. He is a left-handed tennis player, but... |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 5. | 18 August 2008 | Geneva IPP Trophy The IPP Trophy is a tennis tournament held in Geneva, Switzerland since 1988. The event is part of the ATP challenger series and is played on outdoor clay courts. It is held at Drizia-Miremont Tennis Club. Two-time Swiss champion Stanislas Wawrinka would later enter the world top 10 in the ATP... , Switzerland |
Clay |  Yuri SchukinYuri Schukin -2008:The 6 ft 2 inch 181 pound Russian began the 2008 tour season by losing in the first round to Rajeev Ram at the Chennai Open 6–7 , 6–7 .-References:... |
6–2, 6–1 |
| 6. | 1 September 2008 |  DüsseldorfDüsseldorf Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the... , Germany |
Clay | Andreas Beck Andreas Beck (tennis) Andreas Beck is a professional male tennis player of Germany. His career high rank was #33, achieved on November 2, 2009.- 2008 :... |
6–0, 6–3 |
| 7. | 22 September 2008 |  Grenoble, FranceGrenoble Challenger The Grenoble Challenger is a tennis tournament held in Grenoble, France since 1999. The event is part of the challenger series and is played on indoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:... |
Hard (I) | Alexandre Sidorenko Alexandre Sidorenko Alexandre Sidorenko is a French tennis player. He has a career high-ranking of 145 .-Career:... |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 8. | 1 March 2009 | Besançon, France Internationaux du Doubs – Open de Franche-Comté The Internationaux du Doubs – Open de Franche-Comté is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Besançon, France, since 1996 .-Singles:-Doubles:-External links:**... |
Hard (I) | Andreas Beck Andreas Beck (tennis) Andreas Beck is a professional male tennis player of Germany. His career high rank was #33, achieved on November 2, 2009.- 2008 :... |
6–2, 6–7, 6–3 |
| 9. | 12 July 2009 | Scheveningen, The Netherlands Siemens Open The Hague Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Scheveningen, Netherlands, since 1993.-Singles:-Doubles:-External links:**... |
Clay | Albert Montañés Álbert Montañés Albert Montañés Roca is a professional tennis player from Spain.He first entered the top-100 in 2001 and has been in the top-100 for all but 20 weeks since then... |
4–2 ret |
Runner-Ups
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the Final | Score in the Final |
| 1. | 30 December 2002 |  Adelaide, Australia |
Hard |  Nikolay DavydenkoNikolay Davydenko Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Ukrainian-Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semifinals, which he has done on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open. His biggest achievement to date was winning the 2009 ATP... |
6–2, 7–6(3) |
| 2. | 1 May 2006 | Munich, Germany BMW Open The BMW Open is a tennis tournament held in Munich, Germany. Held since 1900, the tournament is played on outdoor clay courts and is a part of the ATP Tour schedule.-History:... |
Clay |  Olivier RochusOlivier Rochus Olivier Rochus is a Belgian tennis player. He was born in Namur, Belgium, and currently resides in Auvelais, Belgium.-Career:... |
6–4, 6–2 |
Singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 |
| French Open | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 7 | 3–7 |
| Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors... |
A | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 3–6 |
| U.S. Open U.S. Open (tennis) The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, which for men's singles was first contested in 1881... |
1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 0 / 4 | 0–4 |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | N/A | 0 / 22 |
| Grand Slam Win-Loss | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | N/A | 10–22 |