Filip Peliwo

Filip Peliwo at the2013 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)	Canada  Poland (since 2022)
Residence	North Vancouver,British Columbia, Canada
Born	(1994-01-30)January 30, 1994 (age 31) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro	2013
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Frédéric Niemeyer
Prize money	US$396,556
Singles
Career record	2–6
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 161 (21 May 2018)
Current ranking	No. 577 (21 October 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (2014,2018)
French Open	Q1 (2018)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2013)
US Open	Q1 (2018)
Doubles
Career record	0–0
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 321 (19 March 2018)
Current ranking	No. 1052 (21 October 2024)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	1R (2015)
Last updated on: 21 October 2024.

Filip Peliwo (/ˈfɪlɪpˈpɛlɪvoʊ/FIL-ipPEL-iv-oh,^[1][2]Polish:[ˈfilippɛˈlivɔ]; born January 30, 1994) is aCanadian-bornPolish professionaltennis player. He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 161 on 21 May 2018. In 2022, he began competing forPoland.^[3] Peliwo became the first Canadian male and second Canadian ever to win a Grand Slam in singles at any level with his2012 Wimbledon boys' title win.^[4] This was Canada's second Grand Slam title in two days, one day afterEugenie Bouchard's.^[5] With the victory, Peliwo reached the No. 1 combined junior world ranking in July 2012, the first time a Canadian has been top ranked.^[5] He won his second straight junior Grand Slam title at the2012 US Open. Peliwo was also runner-up in the boys singles events at the 2012Australian Open andFrench Open.

Peliwo was born inVancouver to Polish parents Mark and Monika. He played his early tennis through his teens at the North Shore Winter Club in North Vancouver BC and was part of the National Training Centre inMontreal from 2009 to 2012. He is the only one of three siblings not born inPoland.^[6]

Peliwo reached the semifinals of theOrange Bowl in December 2011.^[7] At the beginning of 2012, he won the Grade 1 tournament inTraralgon, Australia after beating junior world No. 1Luke Saville.^[8] He then reached the final of the juniorAustralian Open, where he lost to Saville.^[9] He reached his second straight Grand Slam final at theFrench Open, but lost this time toKimmer Coppejans. After reaching his third Grand Slam final in a row in 2012 atWimbledon, Peliwo won his first Grand Slam junior title there with a win over defending championLuke Saville.^[4] He became the second Canadian to win a junior Grand Slam singles title, followingEugenie Bouchard who the day before won theWimbledon girls' title.^[10] Peliwo reached his fourth straight junior Grand Slam final at theUS Open, where he defeatedLiam Broady to win his second Grand Slam title.^[11]

As a junior, he compiled a singles win–loss record of 92–44.

Junior Grand Slam results - Singles:

Australian Open: F (2012)
French Open: F (2012)
Wimbledon:W (2012)
US Open:W (2012)

Junior Grand Slam results - Doubles:

Australian Open: QF (2012)
French Open: 1R (2011,2012)
Wimbledon: QF (2012)
US Open: 2R (2012)

In March, Peliwo reached his first professional semifinal at the ATP Challenger inRimouski, where he lost to compatriotVasek Pospisil.^[12] In late August, Peliwo also reached the semifinals of the ITF Futures inWinnipeg, and the doubles final as well.^[13] He turned full-time professional in September, following his victory at the juniorUS Open.^[14] In November, Peliwo reached his first professional singles final at the ITF Futures inMérida, but lost to fellow 18-year-oldLucas Pouille.^[15]

In May, Peliwo reached his second doubles final but lost again, this time at the Futures inHeraklion toJoshua Milton andAndrew Whittington.^[16] He made it to his second singles final a week later at theMarathon Futures, but was defeated in three sets by Michal Konečný.^[17] As the 2012 junior champion, Peliwo was awarded a wildcard for the qualifying draw atWimbledon. He defeated world No. 178Bradley Klahn in the first round, but was eliminated by the sixth seedDenis Kudla in the next round. Peliwo reached the quarterfinals of theChallenger de Granby in July.^[18] The following week inLexington, he made it to the second ATP Challenger semifinal of his career, where he was defeated byJames Ward.^[19]

At the Masters 1000Rogers Cup, at the beginning of August, Peliwo was granted a wildcard into the main draw, his first appearance at an ATP Tour tournament. He scored an upset with a three-set win over world No. 39Jarkko Nieminen in the first round when Nieminen retired at 1–3 in the third set.^[20] He was defeated in the next round by world No. 66Denis Istomin in three sets.^[21] He made it to the doubles final for the second straight year at the Futures inWinnipeg, but lost once again.^[22] In late September, Peliwo won his first pro title at the Futures inMarkham when compatriotPhilip Bester gave him a walkover in the final.^[23]

In March, Peliwo reached the fourth professional doubles final of his career at the Futures inGatineau. He was defeated, with compatriot Kamil Pajkowski, byEdward Corrie andDaniel Smethurst.^[24] At theGrand Prix Hassan II in April, Peliwo successfully made it through three rounds of qualifying for the first time to get a spot in an ATP tournament main draw without the use of a wildcard. He defeated world No. 80Filippo Volandri in his opening match, but was stopped in three sets by world No. 43Federico Delbonis in the next round.^[25] In May, he reached the semifinals in doubles of theSamarkand Challenger.^[26] At the end of June, Peliwo reached his first singles final of the season at the Futures inRichmond where he was defeated byDennis Novikov in three sets.^[27] At the Futures inKelowna a week later, Peliwo made it to a second straight singles final but was this time defeated byBenjamin Mitchell.^[28] In July, he was awarded a wildcard in the main draw of theCiti Open but lost toLukáš Lacko in the opening round.^[29] In September, Peliwo reached the doubles final of the Futures inMarkham where he was defeated by Matt Seeberger and Rudolf Siwy.^[30]

In February 2015, Peliwo captured his second pro singles title at the Futures inFeucherolles with a straight sets victory overAntal van der Duim.^[31] Two weeks later, he won his first professional doubles title after defeating Hiroyasu Ehara and Takashi Saito with partner Pietro Licciardi in the final.^[32] In August 2015, Peliwo was awarded a wildcard for theRogers Cup singles main draw where he was defeated by world No. 60Sergiy Stakhovsky in the opening round in three sets.^[33] In October 2015, he won the doubles title at the ITF Futures inRodez withFabien Reboul.^[34]

Peliwo won his fourth singles title at the ITF Futures inToronto in September 2016, defeatingRhyne Williams in straight sets.^[35] The next week, he won the doubles title at the Futures inNiagara-on-the-Lake with compatriotBrayden Schnur.^[36]

In April, Peliwo captured both the singles and doubles titles at the ITF Futures inSharm El Sheikh.^[37] Two weeks later, he won his sixth ITF title with a victory overIssam Haitham Taweel again inSharm El Sheikh.^[38] At the end of April, Peliwo won his third ITF singles title in four weeks with a straight sets victory overMoez Echargui at the Egypt F15 inSharm El Sheikh. He also reached the doubles final.^[39] In May, Peliwo won his fourth ITF singles title in his last six tournaments after defeatingEdan Leshem in the final inHerzliya.^[40] The next week, he captured his fifth ITF singles title of the season with a straight sets victory over Dekel Bar inNetanya. He made it to the doubles final as well.^[41] In July inKelowna, he advanced to his sixth ITF Futures final of the season but was defeated byAlexander Sarkissian. He won the doubles title withRonnie Schneider.^[42] The next week, Peliwo captured his sixth ITF singles title of the year with a victory overMarcos Giron inSaskatoon and reached the doubles final again with Schneider.^[43] In September at the Futures inCalgary, he reached his eight singles final of the season where he was defeated byUlises Blanch.^[44] In November, he won his first ATP Challenger title, defeatingDenis Kudla at the 75K inKnoxville.^[45]

In March, Peliwo advanced to his first ATP Challenger doubles final inDrummondville, losing toJoris De Loore andFrederik Nielsen with partnerLuis David Martínez.^[46]

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2012	Mexico F14, Mérida	Futures	Hard	Lucas Pouille	3–6, 3–6
Loss	0–2	May 2013	Greece F6, Marathon	Futures	Hard	Michal Konečný	7–5, 5–7, 5–7
Win	1–2	Sep 2013	Canada F9, Markham	Futures	Hard (i)	Philip Bester	walkover
Loss	1–3	Jun 2014	Canada F3, Richmond	Futures	Hard	Dennis Novikov	6–1, 4–6, 4–6
Loss	1–4	Jul 2014	Canada F4, Kelowna	Futures	Hard	Benjamin Mitchell	3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win	2–4	Feb 2015	France F3, Feucherolles	Futures	Hard (i)	Antal van der Duim	6–2, 6–4
Win	3–4	Nov 2015	Great Britain F11, Bath	Futures	Hard (i)	Mats Moraing	2–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win	4–4	Sep 2016	Canada F8, Toronto	Futures	Hard	Rhyne Williams	6–3, 6–4
Win	5–4	Apr 2017	Egypt F12, Sharm El Sheikh	Futures	Hard	Aldin Šetkić	2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win	6–4	Apr 2017	Egypt F14, Sharm El Sheikh	Futures	Hard	Issam Haitham Taweel	6–3, 6–3
Win	7–4	Apr 2017	Egypt F15, Sharm El Sheikh	Futures	Hard	Moez Echargui	6–3, 6–4
Win	8–4	May 2017	Israel F7, Herzlia	Futures	Hard	Edan Leshem	4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Win	9–4	May 2017	Israel F8, Netanya	Futures	Hard	Dekel Bar	6–3, 7–5
Loss	9–5	Jul 2017	Canada F3, Kelowna	Futures	Hard	Alexander Sarkissian	2–6, 4–6
Win	10–5	Jul 2017	Canada F4, Saskatoon	Futures	Hard	Marcos Giron	7–6(9–7), 6–7(5–7), 6–1
Loss	10–6	Sep 2017	Canada F5, Calgary	Futures	Hard	Ulises Blanch	4–6 ret.
Win	1–0	Nov 2017	Knoxville, USA	Challenger	Hard (i)	Denis Kudla	6–4, 6–2
Loss	1–1	May 2019	Jerusalem, Israel	Challenger	Hard	Danilo Petrović	6–7(3–7), 7–6(10–8), 1–6
Loss	10–7	Aug 2021	M15 Gdynia, Poland	WTT	Clay	Román Andrés Burruchaga	7–6(7–2), 7–6(3–7), 1–6
Loss	10–8	Oct 2021	M15 Pretoria, South Africa	WTT	Hard	Rio Noguchi	3–6, 5–7
Win	11–8	Oct 2021	M25 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan	WTT	Hard	Andrey Kuznetsov	6–3, 7–5
Loss	11–9	Aug 2022	M15 Helsinki, Finland	WTT	Hard	Charles Broom	6–4, 4–6, 1–6
Win	12–9	Aug 2022	M25 Aldershot, United Kingdom	WTT	Hard	Leandro Riedi	6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss	12–10	Oct 2022	M25 Glasgow, United Kingdom	WTT	Hard (i)	Aidan McHugh	6–7(4–7), 4–6
Loss	12–11	Oct 2022	M25 Afula, Israel	WTT	Hard	Daniel Cukierman	6–7(4–7), 3–6
Loss	12–12	Nov 2022	M25 Jerusalem, Israel	WTT	Hard	Vladyslav Orlov	6–1, 1–6, 5–7
Loss	12–13	Jun 2023	M25 Netanya, Israel	WTT	Hard	Martyn Pawelski	1–6, 5–7
Loss	12–14	Jul 2023	M25 Netanya, Israel	WTT	Hard	Yshai Oliel	6–1, 6–7(5–7), 2–6
Loss	12–15	Sep 2024	M25 Pozzuoli, Italy	WTT	Hard	Alessandro Pecci	2–6, 4–6

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 2012	Canada F6, Winnipeg	Futures	Hard	Milan Pokrajac	Yuichi Ito Ante Pavić	6–3, 3–6, [18–20]
Loss	0–2	May 2013	Greece F5, Heraklion	Futures	Hard	Hugo Di Feo	Joshua Milton Andrew Whittington	6–2, 3–6, [7–10]
Loss	0–3	Aug 2013	Canada F6, Winnipeg	Futures	Hard	David Sofaer	Ante Pavić Milan Pokrajac	0–6, 6–4, [11–13]
Loss	0–4	Mar 2014	Canada F1, Gatineau	Futures	Hard (i)	Kamil Pajkowski	Edward Corrie Daniel Smethurst	6–7(4–7), 1–6
Loss	0–5	Sep 2014	Canada F11, Markham	Futures	Hard (i)	Daniel Skripnik	Matt Seeberger Rudolf Siwy	2–6, 3–6
Win	1–5	Feb 2015	Tunisia F5, El Kantaoui	Futures	Hard	Pietro Licciardi	Hiroyasu Ehara Takashi Saito	7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
Win	2–5	Oct 2015	France F23, Rodez	Futures	Hard (i)	Fabien Reboul	Jonathan Eysseric Tom Jomby	6–7(2–7), 6–4, [10–4]
Loss	2–6	Nov 2015	Great Britain F11, Bath	Futures	Hard (i)	Sam Barry	Lloyd Glasspool Joshua Ward-Hibbert	4–6, 6–3, [2–10]
Win	3–6	Sep 2016	Canada F9, Niagara	Futures	Hard (i)	Brayden Schnur	Iván Endara Nicolás Jarry	6–3, 6–3
Win	4–6	Apr 2017	Egypt F12, Sharm El Sheikh	Futures	Hard	Aldin Šetkić	Vladyslav Manafov Daniil Zarichanskyy	4–6, 6–3, [14–12]
Loss	4–7	Apr 2017	Egypt F15, Sharm El Sheikh	Futures	Hard	Vladyslav Orlov	David Jordà Sanchis Jaime Pulgar-García	4–6, 6–3, [1–10]
Loss	4–8	May 2017	Israel F8, Netanya	Futures	Hard	Yanais Laurent	Antoine Bellier Albano Olivetti	6–7(6–8), 5–7
Win	5–8	Jun 2017	Canada F3, Kelowna	Futures	Hard	Ronnie Schneider	Jody Maginley Mark Whitehouse	7–5, 6–4
Loss	5–9	Jul 2017	Canada F4, Saskatoon	Futures	Hard	Ronnie Schneider	Alexios Halebian Alexander Sarkissian	3–6, 6–7(0–7)
Loss	0–1	Mar 2018	Drummondville, Canada	Challenger	Hard (i)	Luis David Martínez	Joris De Loore Frederik Nielsen	4–6, 3–6
Loss	0–2	Feb 2020	Calgary, Canada	Challenger	Hard (i)	Harry Bourchier	Nathan Pasha Max Schnur	6–7(4–7), 3–6
Loss	5–10	Jun 2021	M15 Monastir, Tunisia	WTT	Hard	Matías Franco Descotte	Hong Seong-chan Nam Ji-sung	3–6, 1–6
Loss	5–11	Nov 2022	M25 Jerusalem, Israel	WTT	Hard	Mattias Southcombe	Daniel Cukierman Joshua Paris	3–6, 4–6

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	2012	Australian Open	Hard	Luke Saville	3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss	2012	French Open	Clay	Kimmer Coppejans	1–6, 4–6
Win	2012	Wimbledon	Grass	Luke Saville	7–5, 6–4
Win	2012	US Open	Hard	Liam Broady	6–2, 2–6, 7–5

• 2012 –ITF Junior World Champion

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