Filip Dewulf (born 15 March 1972) is a former professional male tennis player from Belgium.
Filip Dewulf Country (sports) BelgiumResidence Leopoldsburg , BelgiumBorn (1972-03-15 ) 15 March 1972 (age 52) Mol, Belgium Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Turned pro 1990 Retired 2001 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $ 1,503,987Career record 96–125 Career titles 2 0 Challenger , 1 Futures Highest ranking No. 39 (15 September 1997) Australian Open 2R (1994 , 1996 , 1997 ) French Open SF (1997 ) Wimbledon 2R (1996 , 1998 ) US Open 1R (1996 , 1997 , 1998 ) Career record 12–41 Career titles 1 6 Challenger , 0 Futures Highest ranking No. 125 (4 October 1993) Last updated on: 3 April 2022.
In his career, he won two ATP Tour singles titles and one title in doubles. In 1997 he reached the semifinals of the French 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 defeated Cristiano Caratti , Fernando Meligeni , Albert Portas , Àlex Corretja and Magnus 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-up Àlex 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]
ATP career finals
Singles: 2 (2 titles) Legend 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)
Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (1–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (1–0)
Finals by setting Outdoors (1–0) Indoors (1–0)
Doubles: 1 (1 title) Legend 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 Hard (0–0) Clay (1–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting Outdoors (1–0) Indoors (0–0)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 6 (1–5) Legend ATP Challenger (0–5) ITF Futures (1–0)
Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (1–4) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Loss 0-1 Aug 1992 Geneva , SwitzerlandChallenger Clay Sergio Cortés 7–6, 2–6, 4–6 Loss 0-2 May 1994 Jerusalem , IsraelChallenger Hard Arne Thoms 6–4, 1–6, 4–6 Loss 0-3 Jun 1994 Tashkent , UzbekistanChallenger 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 KingdomChallenger Clay Marcelo Charpentier walkover Loss 1-5 Jun 2000 Weiden , GermanyChallenger Clay Daniel Elsner 1–6, 6–7(5–7>
Doubles: 10 (6–4) Legend ATP Challenger (6–4) ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface Hard (0–2) Clay (5–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (1–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0–1 Jul 1992 Oberstaufen , GermanyChallenger Clay Tom Vanhoudt Johan Anderson Lars-Anders Wahlgren 6–2, 6–7, 4–6 Win 1–1 Aug 1992 Geneva , SwitzerlandChallenger Clay Tom Vanhoudt Alfonso Gonzalez-Mora Marcelo Rebolledo 6–3, 6–2 Win 2–1 Sep 1992 Casablanca , MoroccoChallenger Clay Tom Vanhoudt Karol Kučera Andrey Merinov 7–5, 6–3 Loss 2–2 Nov 1992 Bandar Seri Begawan , BruneiChallenger Hard Tom Vanhoudt Owen Casey Donald Johnson 2–6, 3–6 Win 3–2 Feb 1993 Lippstadt , GermanyChallenger Carpet Martin Laurendeau David Engel Peter Nyborg 7–6, 4–6, 7–6 Loss 3–3 Mar 1993 Garmisch , GermanyChallenger Carpet Tom Vanhoudt Mike Bauer Alexander Mronz 6–7, 6–3, 2–6 Win 4–3 Aug 1993 Graz , AustriaChallenger Clay Tom Vanhoudt Jordi Arrese Francisco Roig 6–7, 6–2, 6–3 Win 5–3 Sep 1993 Budapest , HungaryChallenger Clay Tom Vanhoudt Stefano Pescosolido Massimo Valeri 7–5, 6–3 Loss 5–4 May 1994 Jerusalem , IsraelChallenger Hard Dick Norman Ellis Ferreira Kevin Ullyett 6–7, 3–6 Win 6–4 Jul 1995 Prague , Czech RepublicChallenger Clay Vojtěch Flégl Petr Pála David Škoch 6–7, 7–5, 6–2
(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.
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