Kristof Vliegen (born 22 June 1982) is a Belgian formertennis player. He plays right-handed and he turned professional in 2001.
He was a semi-finalist inChennai in 2006 and in May of the same year, he reached the final of the ATP tournament inMunich, setting up the first all-Belgian men's singles final againstOlivier Rochus.
He is not related to fellow Belgian tennis playerJoran Vliegen.[1]
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 all-Belgian men's singles final against Olivier Rochus. He was also the 30th seed at the2006 Wimbledon Championships, where he reached the 2nd round before losing toNicolas Mahut in straight sets.
In Doha, the first tournament of the year he defeated SpaniardÓscar Hernández with 6–1, 6–7 and 6–7. In the next round he faced GermanPhilipp Kohlschreiber. He was defeated in three sets 4–6, 7–6 and 6–4. At the Australian open he met ItalianSimone Bolelli but lost in three long sets 6–7, 5–7 and 6–7. One week later he started in theSA Tennis Open as the seventh seed. In the first round he won in two straight sets of unrankedRoss Hutchins. In the next round he defeated CzechJan Minář. In the quarterfinals he lost to world number 6Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets 4–6 and 1–6. At theOpen 13 in Marseille he faced CzechJan Hernych in the first round but lost in three sets: 6–3, 3–6 and 6–4.
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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.