Bergs at the2023 US Open | |
| Country (sports) | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Antwerp, Belgium |
| Born | (1999-06-03)3 June 1999 (age 26) Lommel, Belgium |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 2018 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Ruben Bemelmans (May 2022 –),[1] Jan de Witt (Jul 2025 –), Kristof Vliegen (– May 2025)[2] |
| Prize money | US $2,909,238 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 55–64 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 39 (13 October 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 40 (2 February 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2023,2024,2025,2026) |
| French Open | 3R (2024) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2022,2024,2025) |
| US Open | 3R (2025) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 6–11 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 265 (27 November 2023) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2026) |
| French Open | 1R (2025) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2025) |
| US Open | 1R (2024,2025) |
| Last updated on: 2 February 2026. | |
Zizou Bergs (Dutch pronunciation:[ziˈzuˈbɛr(ə)xs]; born 3 June 1999) is a Belgian professionaltennis player. He has a career-highATP singles ranking of world No. 39, achieved on 13 October 2025 and a best doubles ranking of No. 265, reached on 27 November 2023.[3] He is currently the No. 1 ATP singles player from Belgium.[4]
Bergs was born inLommel, Belgium, to parents Koen Bergs and Anne-Mie Driesen. He started taking tennis lessons in his early childhood.
Bergs made his ATP main draw debut as a wildcard at the2020 European Open. In the first round, he recorded his first ATP victory by defeatingAlbert Ramos Viñolas in straight sets,[5][6] before pushing world No. 17Karen Khachanov to three sets in the second round.[7]
In March 2021, Bergs won his first Challenger title atSaint Petersburg. Later that month, he won his second Challenger title atLille.[8] In June, he won his third Challenger title atAlmaty.[9]
After defeating fellow qualifierOscar Otte in the first round of theSwiss Open Gstaad,[10] he reached the top 200 at World No. 196 on 26 July 2021.[11] In October, he again received a wildcard into theEuropean Open, but lost in the first round toLloyd Harris.[12][13]
Bergs reached his first final of the season at theSaint-Brieuc Challenger, losing toJack Draper.[14] In May, he reached his second Challenger final of the season at theSaturn Oil Open inTroisdorf, Germany, where he lost toLukáš Klein.[15]
Ranked No. 207, he won theIlkley Trophy as a qualifier, defeating lucky loserAlexei Popyrin in the semifinals[16][17][18][19] andJack Sock in the final.[20] As a result, he received a wildcard intoWimbledon, where he made his Grand Slam debut.[21] He also climbed more than 60 positions up the rankings to a new career-high of world No. 146 on 20 June 2022.[3]

At the inaugural2023 United Cup, Bergs lost his two singles matches against BulgarianDimitar Kuzmanov and GreekStefanos Sakellaridis.[22] He thenqualified for the main draw at theAustralian Open, defeating another Bulgarian,Adrian Andreev,[23] but lost in the first round toLaslo Djere.[24]
Bergs received a wildcard for theMiami Open,[25] but lost in the first round to lucky loserThanasi Kokkinakis.[26] He entered theU.S. Men's Clay Court Championships as a lucky loser directly into the second round, but lost toCristian Garín.[27] As the defending champion, he entered theIlkley Trophy Challenger, but lost toDenis Kudla in the second round.[1]
Bergs missed several months playing on the ATP Tour, due to a torn ligament in his left wrist, but returned in September at theChengdu Open as a wildcard.[28] In October, he received a wildcard in doubles for theEuropean Open inAntwerp, alongside compatriotTibo Colson.[29]In November, at theCalgary Challenger, he reached the quarterfinals[30] and won his sixth Challenger title inDrummondville, and in December, his seventh inYokkaichi.[31][32]

In April, Bergs won his first match of the season on theATP Tour inHouston, defeating qualifierPatrick Kypson in the first round,[33] before losing to top seed and eventual championBen Shelton in the second round.[34] Bergs then reached back-to-back finals on theATP Challenger Tour, inSarasota where he lost toThanasi Kokkinakis[35] and inTallahassee where he defended his title and defeatedMitchell Krueger to win his eighth Challenger title.[36][37]
Bergs received a wildcard for the main draw at theMadrid Open, where he made his debut[38] but lost in the first round toLuca Van Assche.[39]In May, Bergs qualified for the main draw of theItalian Open, where he lost toRafael Nadal in the first round.[40][41][42]Ranked No. 102, Bergs made hisFrench Open debut after qualifying for the main draw.[43] He upset 24th seedAlejandro Tabilo for his first win at a Major[44] and defeatedMaximilian Marterer to reach the third round of a Major for the first time where he lost to 10th seedGrigor Dimitrov.[45] As a result, he reached the top 85 in the rankings on 10 June 2024.[46]
In the beginning of the grass court season he entered the main draw of theRosmalen Open as a lucky loser and defeated local wildcardTim van Rijthoven,[47] before losing to top seed Alex de Minaur in the second round.[48] He also entered the main draw at theWimbledon after qualifying but lost toArthur Cazaux in five sets with a super tiebreaker in the fifth.[49] As a result, he reached the top 75 in the singles rankings on 15 July 2024.[3]
At theUS Open, Bergs also played a first round match with a super tiebreaker in the fifth, but won it this time defeatingPavel Kotov.[50] He lost his next match against 31st seedFlavio Cobolli.[51]In October, Bergs reached the quarterfinals at theEuropean Open inAntwerp with wins overFacundo Díaz Acosta[52] and fourth seedSebastián Báez,[53] before his run was ended by eighth seedMarcos Giron.[54] The following month, ranked No. 61, Bergs also made it through to the quarterfinals at theMoselle Open, defeating lucky loserManuel Guinard[55] andHugo Gaston.[56] Bergs lost in the last eight toCameron Norrie.[57]
In January, Bergs reached his maiden ATP Tour final as a qualifier at the2025 ASB Classic with wins overPablo Carreño Busta,Francisco Comesaña,Isaac Becroft,Luca Nardi,Roberto Carballés Baena, and seventh seed Nuno Borges.[58][59] As a result, Bergs reached the top 60 in the rankings on 13 January 2025. He lost toGaël Monfils in straight sets in the championship match.[60][61]
In February, Bergs reached his second career semifinal at theOpen 13 in Marseille, with wins over eight seed Nuno Borges andZhizhen Zhang by retirement.[62]In March, at the2025 Miami Open, Bergs reached the third round recording his first top 10 win over eight seedAndrey Rublev. As a result, he reached the top 50 on 31 March 2025.[63]

In June, Bergs reached his second career ATP final at the2025 Libéma Open in 's-Hertogenbosch with a win overMark Lajal in the quarterfinal,[64] andReilly Opelka in the semifinal.[65][66] He lost toGabriel Diallo in the final.[67]
In September, Bergs reached the third round of theUS Open after the withdrawal ofJack Draper, where he lost toJaume Munar in straight sets.[68] At the2025 Rolex Shanghai Masters he reached his first Masters-level quarterfinal defeatingGabriel Diallo and reached the top 40 on 13 October 2025.[2]
At the2025 Davis Cup qualifiers stage, Bergs struck his rivalCristian Garín (Chile) with his shoulder on his eye while celebrating a point, knocking him down. According to the Chilean team doctor, this caused him "swelling, vision difficulties, nausea, and a severe headache".[69] Bergs was not defaulted, but given a warning for unsportsmanlike conduct. As Garín was unfit to continue playing,[70][71] and after a quick and controversial assessment by the neutral doctor (a Belgian doctor),[72] umpire Ramos gave him three consecutive time violations, thus ending the match.[73] After the match, theChile Tennis Federation officially requested to theInternational Tennis Federation a reversal of the match result, a rescheduling of the decisive fifth match to a later date and an automatic wildcard entry into the Davis Cup Finals, as well as an internal revision of umpire Ramos actions and decisions.[74]
Bergs' parents named him Zizou after French football playerZinedine Zidane, who had this nickname.[75]
He has a brother, Maxim. His father, Koen, is the senior executive of a train company in Belgium and his mother, Anne-Mie, is a photographer.[76]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Current through the2026 Australian Open.
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–4 | 0% | ||||
| French Open | A | Q1 | Q2 | 3R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |||||
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |||||
| US Open | Q2 | Q3 | Q1 | 2R | 3R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 11 | 4–11 | 27% | ||||
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||
| Miami Open | A | A | 1R | Q2 | 3R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |||||
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||||
| Italian Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||
| Shanghai Masters | NH | A | 2R | QF | 0 / 2 | 5–2 | 71% | ||||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 9–7 | 0–0 | 0 / 12 | 11–12 | 48% | ||||
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2025 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | ATP 250 | Hard | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2025 | Libéma Open, Netherlands | ATP 250 | Grass | 5–7, 6–7(8–10) |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Mar 2021 | St. Petersburg Challenger, Russia | Challenger | Hard (i) | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 | |
| Win | 2–0 | Mar 2021 | Play In Challenger, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5) | |
| Win | 3–0 | Jun 2021 | Almaty Challenger, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Clay | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 3–1 | Mar 2022 | Open Saint-Brieuc, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | 2–6, 7–5, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 3–2 | May 2022 | Saturn Oil Open, Germany | Challenger | Clay | 2–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 4–2 | Jun 2022 | Ilkley Trophy, UK | Challenger | Grass | 7–6(9–7), 2–6, 7–6(8–6) | |
| Loss | 4–3 | Aug 2022 | Rafa Nadal Open, Spain | Challenger | Hard | 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 5–7 | |
| Win | 5–3 | Apr 2023 | Tallahassee Tennis Challenger, US | Challenger | Clay (green) | 7–5, 6–2 | |
| Win | 6–3 | Nov 2023 | Challenger Nationale de Drummondville, Canada | Challenger | Hard (i) | 6–4, 7–5 | |
| Win | 7–3 | Nov 2023 | Yokkaichi Challenger, Japan | Challenger | Hard | 6–2, 7–6(7–2) | |
| Loss | 7–4 | Apr 2024 | Sarasota Open, US | Challenger | Clay (green) | 3–6, 6–1, 0–6 | |
| Win | 8–4 | Apr 2024 | Tallahassee Tennis Challenger, US(2) | Challenger | Clay (green) | 6–4, 7–6(11–9) |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Mar 2023 | Challenger Città di Lugano, Switzerland | Challenger | Hard (i) | 6–2, 7–6(8–6) |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | WTT | Hard | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jan 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard | 4–6, 6–7(6–8) | |
| Loss | 3–4 | Feb 2020 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | WTT | Hard | 6–3, 4–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | 4–4 | Nov 2020 | M15 Bratislava, Slovakia | WTT | Hard (i) | 6–4, 6–2 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2018 | Qatar F1, Doha | Futures | Hard | 7–6(7–3), 3–6, [4–10] | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Mar 2018 | Qatar F2, Doha | Futures | Hard | 6–4, 3–6, [10–6] | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2018 | Italy F12, Reggio Emilia | Futures | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 2–2 | Mar 2019 | M15 Doha, Qatar | WTT | Hard | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 3–2 | Aug 2019 | M15 Koksijde, Belgium | WTT | Clay | 6–4, 3–6, [10–3] | ||
| Loss | 3–3 | Oct 2019 | M15 Benicarló, Spain | WTT | Clay | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 4–3 | Nov 2019 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 4–4 | Dec 2019 | M15 Doha, Qatar | WTT | Hard | 1–6, 0–6 |
| Season | 2025 | 2026 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| # | Player | Rk | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Rk | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ||||||||
| 1. | 9 | Miami Open, US | Hard | 2R | 7–5, 6–4 | 51 | [78] | |
| 2026 | ||||||||
| 2. | 5 | United Cup, Australia | Hard | RR | 6–4, 6–2 | 42 | [79] | |