Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Leopoldsburg, Belgium |
Born | Mol, Belgium | 15 March 1972
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Turned pro | 1990 |
Retired | 2001 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $1,503,987 |
Singles | |
Career record | 96–125 |
Career titles | 2 0 Challenger, 1 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 39 (15 September 1997) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1994, 1996, 1997) |
French Open | SF (1997) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1996, 1998) |
US Open | 1R (1996, 1997, 1998) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 12–41 |
Career titles | 1 6 Challenger, 0 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 125 (4 October 1993) |
Last updated on: 3 April 2022. |
Filip Dewulf (born 15 March 1972) is a former professional male tennis player from Belgium.
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)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Oct 1995 | Vienna, Austria | World Series | Carpet | ![]() |
7–5, 6–2, 1–6, 7–5 |
Win | 2–0 | Jul 1997 | Kitzbühel, Austria | World Series | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–1 |
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Aug 1993 | Umag, Croatia | World Series | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 6 (1–5)
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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 | ![]() |
7–6, 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0-2 | May 1994 | Jerusalem, Israel | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0-3 | Jun 1994 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–4, 6–7 |
Win | 1-3 | Jan 2000 | France F1, Grasse | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 1-4 | May 2000 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
walkover |
Loss | 1-5 | Jun 2000 | Weiden, Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 6–7(5–7> |
Doubles: 10 (6–4)
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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 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–7, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Aug 1992 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 2–1 | Sep 1992 | Casablanca, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–2 | Nov 1992 | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 3–2 | Feb 1993 | Lippstadt, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | ![]() |
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7–6, 4–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 3–3 | Mar 1993 | Garmisch, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–3, 2–6 |
Win | 4–3 | Aug 1993 | Graz, Austria | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 5–3 | Sep 1993 | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 5–4 | May 1994 | Jerusalem, Israel | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 3–6 |
Win | 6–4 | Jul 1995 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 7–5, 6–2 |
Performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Tournament | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||||||
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Australian Open | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% | |||||||||||||
French Open | Q3 | A | Q3 | 1R | SF | QF | A | Q2 | 0 / 3 | 9–3 | 75% | |||||||||||||
Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% | |||||||||||||
US Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 6–4 | 5–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 15 | 14–15 | 48% | |||||||||||||
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |||||||||||||
Monte Carlo | A | Q3 | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||||
Hamburg | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |||||||||||||
Rome | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||||||||||
Canada | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||||
Cincinnati | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||||
Paris | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||||
Stuttgart | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 11 | 4–11 | 27% |
References
External links
- Filip Dewulf at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Filip Dewulf at the International Tennis Federation
- Filip Dewulf at the Davis Cup