Belgian tennis player
Filip Dewulf| Country (sports) | Belgium |
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| Residence | Leopoldsburg, Belgium |
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| Born | (1972-03-15)15 March 1972 (age 53)
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| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
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| Turned pro | 1990 |
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| Retired | 2001 |
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| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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| Prize money | $1,503,987 |
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| Singles |
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| Career record | 96–125 |
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| Career titles | 2 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 39 (15 September 1997) |
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| Grand Slam singles results |
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| Australian Open | 2R (1994,1996,1997) |
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| French Open | SF (1997) |
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| Wimbledon | 2R (1996,1998) |
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| US Open | 1R (1996,1997,1998) |
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| Other tournaments |
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| Grand Slam Cup | 1R (1997) |
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| Doubles |
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| Career record | 12–41 |
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| Career titles | 1 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 125 (4 October 1993) |
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| Last updated on: 3 April 2022. |
Filip Dewulf (born 15 March 1972) is a former professional maletennis player from Belgium.
In his career, he won twoATP Tour singles titles and one title in doubles. In1997 he reached the semifinals of theFrench Open, his best singles result ever and the first Belgian tennis player (male or female) to reach the semi-final at a Grand Slam tournament. He defeatedCristiano Caratti,Fernando Meligeni,Albert Portas,Àlex Corretja andMagnus Norman before he was defeated in four sets by the eventual champion,Gustavo Kuerten. This was, according to Roland Garros itself, the best performance that a qualifier has performed at a French Open, and only the third time in Grand Slam history that a qualifier had reached a semi-final.[1] Dewulf would also reach the quarter-finals at the same event the following year, falling to eventual runner-upÀlex Corretja in straight sets. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 39, achieved in September 1997; he became the first Belgian in ATP Top 50, overall finishing four seasons as the top-ranked Belgian player.[2]
Singles: 2 (2 titles)
[edit]| Legend |
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| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) | | ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) | | ATP Masters Series (0–0) | | ATP Championship Series (0–0) | | ATP World Series (2–0) |
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| Hard (0–0) | | Clay (1–0) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (1–0) |
| | Finals by setting |
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| Outdoors (1–0) | | Indoors (1–0) |
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Doubles: 1 (1 title)
[edit]| Legend |
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| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) | | ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) | | ATP Masters Series (0–0) | | ATP Championship Series (0–0) | | ATP World Series (1–0) |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (0–0) | | Clay (1–0) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) |
| | Finals by setting |
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| Outdoors (1–0) | | Indoors (0–0) |
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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
[edit]| Legend |
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| ATP Challenger (0–5) | | ITF Futures (1–0) |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (0–1) | | Clay (1–4) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–0) |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0-1 | Aug 1992 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Sergio Cortés | 7–6, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0-2 | May 1994 | Jerusalem, Israel | Challenger | Hard | Arne Thoms | 6–4, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0-3 | Jun 1994 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | Chuck Adams | 4–6, 6–4, 6–7 |
| Win | 1-3 | Jan 2000 | France F1,Grasse | Futures | Clay | Nicolas Coutelot | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1-4 | May 2000 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Challenger | Clay | Marcelo Charpentier | walkover |
| Loss | 1-5 | Jun 2000 | Weiden, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Daniel Elsner | 1–6, 6–7(5–7> |
| Legend |
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| ATP Challenger (6–4) | | ITF Futures (0–0) |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (0–2) | | Clay (5–1) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (1–1) |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1992 | Oberstaufen, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Tom Vanhoudt | Johan Anderson
Lars-Anders Wahlgren | 6–2, 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 1992 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Tom Vanhoudt | Alfonso Gonzalez-Mora
Marcelo Rebolledo | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–1 | Sep 1992 | Casablanca, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | Tom Vanhoudt | Karol Kučera
Andrey Merinov | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Nov 1992 | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | Challenger | Hard | Tom Vanhoudt | Owen Casey
Donald Johnson | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Feb 1993 | Lippstadt, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Martin Laurendeau | David Engel
Peter Nyborg | 7–6, 4–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Mar 1993 | Garmisch, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Tom Vanhoudt | Mike Bauer
Alexander Mronz | 6–7, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Aug 1993 | Graz, Austria | Challenger | Clay | Tom Vanhoudt | Jordi Arrese
Francisco Roig | 6–7, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–3 | Sep 1993 | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Clay | Tom Vanhoudt | Stefano Pescosolido
Massimo Valeri | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–4 | May 1994 | Jerusalem, Israel | Challenger | Hard | Dick Norman | Ellis Ferreira
Kevin Ullyett | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–4 | Jul 1995 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Vojtěch Flégl | Petr Pála
David Škoch | 6–7, 7–5, 6–2 |
Performance timeline
[edit](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.