Belgian tennis coach and former tennis player (1980)
Xavier Malisse Country (sports) Residence Sarasota , United StatesBorn (1980-07-19 ) 19 July 1980 (age 45) Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Turned pro 1998 Retired 2013(last doubles match 2022) Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $ 5,702,871Singles Career record 294–274 Career titles 3 Highest ranking No. 19 (12 August 2002) Grand Slam singles results Australian Open 3R (2003 ,2011 ) French Open 4R (2002 ,2004 ) Wimbledon SF (2002 ) US Open 4R (2001 ,2003 ,2005 ) Other tournaments Olympic Games 1R (2004 ) Doubles Career record 132–115 Career titles 9 Highest ranking No. 25 (7 November 2011) Current ranking No. 818 (24 October 2022) Grand Slam doubles results Australian Open 2R (2003–2006, 2011) French Open W (2004 )Wimbledon 3R (2005) US Open 2R (2003) Last updated on: 24 October 2022.
Xavier Malisse (born 19 July 1980) is a Belgiantennis coach and a former professional player. Born in the north-westernFlemish city of Kortrijk and nicknamedX-Man , he is one of only two Belgian men (the other beingDavid Goffin ) to have been ranked in the top 20 of theATP Tour , with a career-high singles ranking of world No. 19.
As a junior Malisse compiled a singles win–loss record of 66–18, reaching as high as No. 10 in the junior world singles rankings in 1997. He made the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 1997, whilst his final junior tournament was winning Eddie Herr later that year.
Malisse turned professional in 1998.
His best performance in Grand Slam singles competition was at the2002 Wimbledon championships, where he reached the semi-final, beatingGalo Blanco ,Vince Spadea ,Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Britain'sGreg Rusedski in five sets en route, as well as former championRichard Krajicek . He eventually lost to runner-upDavid Nalbandian , again in five sets.Malisse andOlivier Rochus won theFrench Open doubles championship in 2004. He has won three ATP tour singles titles:Delray Beach in 2005 and 2007, andChennai in 2007.
After a difficult year, Malisse found himself with a world ranking of 205. In his first tournament of the year in Brisbane, he lost in the last qualifying round to AmericanBobby Reynolds . A week later, inMedibank International Sydney , he reached the main draw, but lost toMario Ančić in the first round.
At theAustralian Open , he first won his qualifying matches. In the first round of the main draw, he defeatedMichaël Llodra . However, in the next round, he lost toAndy Roddick in four sets. In October, he won a Challenger tournament in Lyon, and this pushed him back into the world's top 100 for the first time in nearly two years.
He was banned for a year over doping allegations.[ 1] [ 2]
Malisse lost in the third round of Wimbledon toSam Querrey in five sets.
Xavier started the 2011 season by reaching the final ofChennai . In March, he won the doubles title in theIndian Wells Masters withAlexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine. He reached the fourth round at Wimbledon, where he lost toBernard Tomic .
Xavier reached the fourth round of Wimbledon where he facedRoger Federer . Federer won the first two sets and went a break up in the third, but Malisse came back to win the third set and move 2–0 in the fourth. Federer subsequently won six out of the next seven games to win the match and went on to win the Title.
After retiring in 2013 and competing in an ITF doubles event in 2015, Malisse entered the2016 Meerbusch Challenger in doubles, ultimately conceding a walkover to end his playing career. He then participated in theATP Champions Tour until 2018.
Malisse came out of retirement to play doubles at the2021 European Open having received a wildcard alongsideLloyd Harris whom he was coaching.[ 3] Ivan Dodig andMarcelo Melo en route before losing to 3rd seedsJean-Julien Rojer andWesley Koolhof in straight sets.
He also participated in the2022 European Open having received again a wildcard to play doubles withDiego Schwartzman . In the first round they managed to beatRaven Klaasen andMarcelo Melo in straight sets.[ 4] Botic van de Zandschulp andTallon Griekspoor in two tie-breaks.[ 5]
Masters 1000 finals [ edit ] [ edit ] Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) Tennis Masters Cup / ATP Masters Series / ATP International Series Gold / ATP International Series /
Titles by surface Hard (3–4) Clay (0–4) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–1)
Titles by setting Outdoor (3–8) Indoor (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Loss 0–1 Nov 1998 Mexican Open , MexicoWorld Series Clay Jiří Novák 3–6, 3–6 Loss 0–2 May 1999 Delray Beach ITC , USWorld Series Clay Lleyton Hewitt 4–6, 7–6(7–2) , 1–6 Loss 0–3 Mar 2001 Delray Beach ITC, US International Hard Jan-Michael Gambill 5–7, 4–6 Loss 0–4 Apr 2001 Atlanta Tennis Challenge , USInternational Clay Andy Roddick 2–6, 4–6 Loss 0–5 May 2004 St. Pölten Open , AustriaInternational Clay Filippo Volandri 1–6, 4–6 Loss 0–6 Oct 2004 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon , FranceInternational Carpet (i) Robin Söderling 2–6, 6–3, 4–6 Win 1–6 Jan 2005 Delray Beach ITC, US International Hard 7–6(8–6) , 6–2 Loss 1–7 Jan 2006 Adelaide International , AustraliaInternational Hard Florent Serra 3–6, 4–6 Loss 1–8 Feb 2006 Delray Beach ITC, US International Hard Tommy Haas 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(5–7) Win 2–8 Jan 2007 Chennai Open , IndiaInternational Hard Stefan Koubek 6–1, 6–3 Win 3–8 Feb 2007 Delray Beach ITC, US (2) International Hard James Blake 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 Loss 3–9 Jan 2011 Chennai Open, India 250 Series Hard Stanislas Wawrinka 5–7, 6–4, 1–6
[ edit ] Legend Grand Slam tournaments (1–0) Tennis Masters Cup / ATP Masters Series / ATP International Series Gold / ATP International Series /
Titles by surface Hard (8–3) Clay (1–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting Outdoor (7–3) Indoor (2–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1–0 Jun 2004 French Open , FranceGrand Slam Clay Olivier Rochus Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro 7–5, 7–5 Win 2–0 Jan 2005 Adelaide International , AustraliaInternational Hard Simon Aspelin Todd Perry 7–6(7–5) , 6–4 Win 3–0 Jan 2007 Chennai Open , IndiaInternational Hard Dick Norman Rafael Nadal Bartolomé Salvá Vidal 7–6(7–4) , 7–6(7–4) Win 4–0 Feb 2007 Delray Beach ITC , USInternational Hard Hugo Armando James Auckland Stephen Huss 6–3, 6–7(4–7) , [10–5] Loss 4–1 Jan 2008 Auckland Open , New ZealandInternational Hard Jürgen Melzer Luis Horna Juan Mónaco 4–6, 6–3, [7–10] Loss 4–2 Feb 2011 Pacific Coast Championships , US250 Series Hard (i) Alejandro Falla Scott Lipsky Rajeev Ram 4–6, 6–4, [8–10] Win 5–2 Mar 2011 Indian Wells Masters , USMasters 1000 Hard Alexandr Dolgopolov Roger Federer Stanislas Wawrinka 6–4, 6–7(5–7) , [10–7] Win 6–2 Jul 2011 Los Angeles Open , US250 Series Hard Mark Knowles Somdev Devvarman Treat Huey 7–6(7–3) , 7–6(12–10) Win 7–2 Feb 2012 Pacific Coast Championships, US 250 Series Hard (i) Kevin Anderson Frank Moser 6–4, 1–6, [10–5] Loss 7–3 May 2012 Bavarian Championships , Germany250 Series Clay František Čermák Filip Polášek 4–6, 5–7 Loss 7–4 Jul 2012 Atlanta Open , US250 Series Hard Michael Russell Matthew Ebden Ryan Harrison 3–6, 6–3, [6–10] Win 8–4 Jul 2012 Los Angeles Open, US (2) 250 Series Hard Ruben Bemelmans Jamie Delgado Ken Skupski 7–6(7–5) , 4–6, [10–7] Win 9–4 Feb 2013 Pacific Coast Championships, US (2) 250 Series Hard (i) Lleyton Hewitt Marinko Matosevic 6–0, 6–7(5–7) , [10–4]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals [ edit ] Legend ATP Challenger (4–3) ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface Hard (4–3) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Win 1–0 Oct 2000 San Antonio , United StatesChallenger Hard Ronald Agénor 7–6(7–3) , 6–3 Loss 1–1 Oct 2005 Mons , BelgiumChallenger Hard Olivier Rochus 2–6, 0–6 Win 2–1 Jul 2008 Moncton , CanadaChallenger Hard Danai Udomchoke 6–4, 6–4 Win 3–1 Aug 2009 Granby , CanadaChallenger Hard Kevin Anderson 6–4, 6–4 Loss 3–2 Aug 2009 Vancouver , CanadaChallenger Hard Marcos Baghdatis 4–6, 4–6 Loss 3–3 Sep 2009 St. Remy , FranceChallenger Hard Marcos Baghdatis 4–6, 1–6 Win 4–3 Oct 2009 Orleans , FranceChallenger Hard Stéphane Robert 6–1, 6–2
Legend ATP Challenger (2–2) ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface Hard (1–1) Clay (1–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0–1 Jul 1999 Ostend , BelgiumChallenger Clay Wim Neefs Marcos Ondruska Steven Randjelovic 2–6, 4–6 Win 1–1 Jul 2008 Bogotá , ColombiaChallenger Clay Carlos Salamanca Juan Sebastián Cabal Michael Quintero 6–1, 6–4 Win 2–1 Sep 2008 Donetsk , UkraineChallenger Hard Dick Norman Harel Levy Noam Okun 4–6, 6–1, [13–11] Loss 2–2 Sep 2012 Orleans , FranceChallenger Hard Ken Skupski Lukáš Dlouhý Gilles Müller 2–6, 7–6(7–5) , [7–10]
Performance timelines [ edit ] Key W F SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(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.
Season 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Total Wins 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 1 16
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score 2001 1. Marat Safin 2 Los Angeles , United StatesHard 2R 7–5, 6–3 2. Tim Henman 9 US Open , New York, United StatesHard 3R 6–7(6–8) , 6–3, 7–5, 4–6, 6–4 2002 3. 6 Rome , ItalyClay 2R 6–3, 6–4 4. 6 French Open , Paris, FranceClay 2R 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–4) , 6–3 5. Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6 Wimbledon , London, United KingdomGrass 3R 7–6(7–4) , 7–5, 6–1 2003 6. Lleyton Hewitt 6 Cincinnati , United StatesHard 1R 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 2004 7. Rainer Schüttler 7 French Open , Paris, FranceClay 1R 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 2006 8. Gastón Gaudio 8 Rome , ItalyClay 1R 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 9. Nikolay Davydenko 5 Toronto , CanadaHard 1R 6–3, 7–5 2007 10. Rafael Nadal 2 Chennai , IndiaHard SF 6–4, 7–6(7–4) 11. James Blake 6 Delray Beach , United StatesHard F 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 2008 12. David Nalbandian 7 Miami , United StatesHard 2R 6–1, 6–4 2010 13. Novak Djokovic 3 Queen's Club , London, United KingdomGrass 3R 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 14. Tomáš Berdych 8 Washington, D.C. , United StatesHard QF 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 2012 15. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7 Valencia , SpainHard (i) 1R 3–1, ret. 2013 16. David Ferrer 4 Rosmalen , NetherlandsGrass 1R 7–6(7–3) , 6–3
Belgium
Michaël Llodra
Alexandr Dolgopolov
Roger Federer
Jiří Novák
Lleyton Hewitt
Jan-Michael Gambill
Filippo Volandri
Robin Söderling
Tommy Haas
Stefan Koubek
Rafael Nadal
James Auckland
Luis Horna
Juan Mónaco
Alejandro Falla
Mark Knowles
Somdev Devvarman
Treat Huey
Kevin Anderson
Filip Polášek
Ronald Agénor
Danai Udomchoke
Marcos Baghdatis
Harel Levy
Gilles Müller
Marat Safin
Novak Djokovic
