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Zizou Bergs

Zizou Bergs (born 3 June 1999) is a Belgian professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 61 achieved on 4 November 2024 and a best doubles ranking of No. 265 achieved on 27 November 2023.[1] He is currently the No. 2 Belgian singles player.[2]

Zizou Bergs
Bergs at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports) Belgium
ResidenceNeerpelt, 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)
CoachRuben Bemelmans
Prize moneyUS $1,473,644
Singles
Career record23–37
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 61 (4 November 2024)
Current rankingNo. 61 (4 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2023, 2024)
French Open3R (2024)
Wimbledon1R (2022, 2024)
US Open2R (2024)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2024)
Doubles
Career record4–5
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 265 (27 November 2023)
Current rankingNo. 851 (11 November 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1R (2024)
Last updated on: 16 November 2024.

Early life

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

Professional career

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2020: ATP debut and first win

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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

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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

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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: French Open debut, two ATP quarterfinals, top 65

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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,[31] before losing to top seed and eventual champion Ben Shelton in the second round.[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] but lost in the first round to Luca Van Assche.[36] In May, Bergs qualified for the main draw of the Italian Open, where he lost to Rafael Nadal in the first round.[37][38][39] Ranked No. 102, Bergs made his French Open debut after qualifying for the main draw.[40] He upset 24th seed Alejandro Tabilo for his first win at a Major[41] and defeated Maximilian Marterer to reach the third round of a Major for the first time where he lost to 10th seed Grigor Dimitrov.[42] As a result, he reached the top 85 in the rankings on 10 June 2024.[43]

In the beginning of the grass court season he entered the main draw of the Libéma Open as a lucky loser and defeated local wildcard Tim van Rijthoven,[44] before losing to top seed Alex de Minaur in the second round.[45] He also entered the main draw at the Wimbledon after qualifying but lost to Arthur Cazaux in five sets with a super tiebreaker in the fifth.[46] As a result he reached the top 75 in the singles rankings in 15 July 2024.[1]

At the US Open, Bergs also played a first round match with a super tiebreaker in the fifth, but won it this time defeating Pavel Kotov.[47] He lost his next match against 31st seed Flavio Cobolli.[48] In October, Bergs reached the quarterfinals at the European Open in Antwerp with wins over Facundo Díaz Acosta[49] and fourth seed Sebastián Báez,[50] before his run was ended by eighth seed Marcos Giron.[51] The following month, ranked No. 61, Bergs also made it through to the quarterfinals at the Moselle Open, defeating lucky loser Manuel Guinard[52] and Hugo Gaston.[53] Bergs lost in the last eight to Cameron Norrie.[54]

Performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(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.

Singles

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Current through the 2024 Rolex Paris Masters.

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
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 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–1 3–4 0 / 6 3–6 33%
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 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Masters A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Shanghai Masters NH A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Paris Masters A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–4 0 / 5 2–5 29%

ATP Challenger Tour finals

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Singles: 12 (8 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (8–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (3–2)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 2021 St. Petersburg, Russia Challenger Hard (i)   Altuğ Çelikbilek 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Win 2–0 Mar 2021 Lille, France Challenger Hard (i)   Grégoire Barrère 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Win 3–0 Jun 2021 Almaty, Kazakhstan Challenger Clay   Timofey Skatov 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 3–1 Mar 2022 Saint-Brieuc, France Challenger Hard (i)   Jack Draper 2–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss 3–2 May 2022 Troisdorf, Germany Challenger Clay   Lukáš Klein 2–6, 4–6
Win 4–2 Jun 2022 Ilkley, United Kingdom Challenger Grass   Jack Sock 7–6(9–7), 2–6, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 4–3 Aug 2022 Manacor, Spain Challenger Hard   Luca Nardi 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 5–7
Win 5–3 Apr 2023 Tallahassee, USA Challenger Clay (green)   Wu Tung-lin 7–5, 6–2
Win 6–3 Nov 2023 Drummondville, Canada Challenger Hard (i)   James Duckworth 6–4, 7–5
Win 7–3 Nov 2023 Yokkaichi, Japan Challenger Hard   Michael Mmoh 6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Loss 7–4 Apr 2024 Sarasota, USA Challenger Clay (green)   Thanasi Kokkinakis 3–6, 6–1, 0–6
Win 8–4 Apr 2024 Tallahassee, USA (2) Challenger Clay (green)   Mitchell Krueger 6–4, 7–6(11–9)

ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

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

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Legend
ITF Futures/WTT (4–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2018 Turkey F2, Antalya Futures Hard   Dimitar Kuzmanov 6–3, 6–4
Win 2–0 May 2018 Poland F1, Wisła Futures Clay   Michael Vrbenský 3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Loss 2–1 Jul 2018 Belgium F2, Arlon Futures Clay   Juan Pablo Varillas 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 1–6
Loss 2–2 Jul 2018 Belgium F5, Duinbergen Futures Clay   Jeroen Vanneste 6–7(2–7), 3–6
Win 3–2 Mar 2019 M15 Doha, Qatar WTT Hard   Adrian Obert 6–4, 6–1
Loss 3–3 Jan 2020 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard   Nuno Borges 4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 3–4 Feb 2020 M15 Heraklion, Greece WTT Hard   Clement Geens 6–3, 4–6, 1–6
Win 4–4 Nov 2020 M15 Bratislava, Slovakia WTT Hard (i)   Bogdan Bobrov 6–4, 6–2

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

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Legend
ITF Futures/WTT (4–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2018 Qatar F1, Doha Futures Hard   Scott Griekspoor   Jonas Merckx
  Fred Simonsson 		7–6(7–3), 3–6, [4–10]
Win 1–1 Mar 2018 Qatar F2, Doha Futures Hard   Fred Simonsson   Matěj Vocel
  Marek Gengel 		6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
Loss 1–2 Jul 2018 Italy F12, Reggio Emilia Futures Clay   Maxime Tabatruong   Tuna Altuna
  Alexandar Lazov 		4–6, 2–6
Win 2–2 Mar 2019 M15 Doha, Qatar WTT Hard   Geoffrey Blancaneaux   Arnaud Bovy
  Jesper de Jong 		6–2, 6–4
Win 3–2 Aug 2019 M15 Koksijde, Belgium WTT Clay   Dan Added   Romain Barbosa
  Arnaud Bovy 		6–4, 3–6, [10–3]
Loss 3–3 Oct 2019 M15 Benicarló, Spain WTT Clay   Tiago Cação   Benjamín Winter López
  Pablo Llamas Ruiz 		3–6, 4–6
Win 4–3 Nov 2019 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Clay   Francesco Vilardo   Aziz Dougaz
  Benjamin Lock 		6–3, 6–4
Loss 4–4 Dec 2019 M15 Doha, Qatar WTT Hard   Zura Tkemaladze   Simon Freund
  Jonathan Mridha 		1–6, 0–6

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