Dutch tennis player (born 1991)
David Pel (born 9 July 1991) is a Dutch tennis player who specializes in doubles. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 21 achieved on 22 June 2026 and a singles ranking of No. 885 achieved on 1 May 2017. Pel was a Grand Slam finalist at 2025 Wimbledon with Rinky Hijikata. He has won two doubles ATP titles.
Pel competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Men's circuit where he has a 19–16 win-loss record in Challenger finals and a 11–12 record in ITF career doubles finals.
Career
2017: ATP debut
Pel made his ATP main draw debut at the 2017 Ricoh Open in the doubles draw partnering Tallon Griekspoor.[2] They were defeated by Santiago González and Adil Shamasdin in the first round.
2021: First ATP doubles title
Partnering Sander Arends, he won his maiden ATP doubles title at the 2021 Swedish Open, defeating Andre Begemann and Albano Olivetti in the final.[3]
2025: Wimbledon finalist, top 30 in doubles
At the 2025 Wimbledon Championships Hijikata reached the final with Rinky Hijikata as alternate pair, defeating third seeds Kevin Krawietz and Tim Putz[4] and top seeds and world No. 1 duo Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic en route.[5] They lost the championship match to fifth seeds Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool.[6]
Key
| W
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F
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SF
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QF
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#R
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RR |
Q#
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DNQ
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A
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NH
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(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.
Doubles
Grand Slam tournament finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
ATP career finals
Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)
| Legend
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| Grand Slam tournaments (0–1)
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| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
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| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
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| ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
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| ATP World Tour 250 Series (2–3)
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| Titles by surface
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| Hard (0–3)
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| Clay (1–0)
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| Grass (1–1)
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| Titles by setting
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| Outdoor (2–1)
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| Indoor (0–2)
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| Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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| Loss
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0–1
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Mar 2021
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Open 13, France
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250 Series
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Hard (i)
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Sander Arends
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Lloyd Glasspool
Harri Heliövaara
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5–7, 6–7(4–7)
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| Win
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1–1
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Jul 2021
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Swedish Open, Sweden
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250 Series
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Clay
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Sander Arends
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Andre Begemann
Albano Olivetti
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6–4, 6–2
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| Loss
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1–2
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Jul 2025
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Wimbledon Championships, United Kingdom
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Grand Slam
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Grass
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Rinky Hijikata
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Julian Cash
Lloyd Glasspool
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2–6, 6–7(3–7)
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| Loss
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1–3
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Sep 2025
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Hangzhou Open, China
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250 Series
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Hard
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Nicolás Barrientos
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Francisco Cabral
Lucas Miedler
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4-6, 4-6
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| Loss
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1–4
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Nov 2025
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Hellenic Championship, Greece
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250 Series
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Hard (i)
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Santiago González
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Francisco Cabral
Lucas Miedler
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6–4, 3–6, [3–10]
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| Win
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2–4
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Jun 2026
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Libéma Open, Netherlands
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250 Series
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Grass
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Sander Arends
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Zizou Bergs
Arthur Rinderknech
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7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5)
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ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
Doubles: 64 (33–31)
| Legend (doubles)
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| ATP Challenger Tour (22–19)
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| ITF Futures Tour (11–12)
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| Titles by surface
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| Hard (17–17)
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| Clay (15–10)
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| Grass (0–0)
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| Carpet (1–4)
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| Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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| Loss
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0–1
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Mar 2011
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Switzerland F1, Fällanden
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Futures
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Carpet (i)
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Gaëtan de Lovinfosse
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Nils Langer
Marc Rath
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3–6, 6–7(5–7)
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| Loss
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0–2
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Aug 2013
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Poland F1, Ślęza
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Futures
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Hard
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Jeroen Benard
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Stefan Seifert
Torsten Wietoska
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4–6, 7–6(7–4), [6–10]
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| Loss
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0–3
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Oct 2013
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Great Britain F20, Sunderland
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Futures
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Hard (i)
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Vijay Sundar Prashanth
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Josh Goodall
Harry Meehan
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3–6, 6–4, [8–10]
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| Win
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1–3
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Jul 2014
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Austria F5, Bad Waltersdorf
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Futures
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Clay
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Jan Blecha
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Mario Haider-Maurer
Jan Poskocil
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6–4, 6–1
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| Win
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2–3
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Aug 2014
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Germany F10, Wetzlar
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Futures
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Clay
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Dennis van Scheppingen
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Julian Lenz
Lars Pörschke
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7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5)
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| Loss
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2–4
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May 2015
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Spain F10, Vic
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Futures
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Clay
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Maxime Tabatruong
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Sergio Martos Gornés
Pol Toledo Bagué
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6–3, 6–7(7–4), [15–17]
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| Loss
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2–5
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May 2015
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Italy F12, Lecco
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Futures
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Clay
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Maxime Tabatruong
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Peter Luczak
Marc Polmans
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4–6, 2–6
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| Win
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3–5
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Oct 2015
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Germany F17, Oberhaching
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Futures
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Hard (i)
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Niels Lootsma
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Johannes Härteis
Hannes Wagner
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2–6, 6–4, [10–8]
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| Win
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4–5
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Dec 2015
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Nigeria F3, Lagos
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Futures
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Hard
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Antal van der Duim
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Lloyd Harris
Karim-Mohamed Maamoun
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6–3, 6–2
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| Loss
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4–6
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Dec 2015
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Nigeria F4, Lagos
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Futures
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Hard
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Antal van der Duim
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Lloyd Harris
Karim-Mohamed Maamoun
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5–7, 6–7(6–8)
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| Loss
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4–7
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Mar 2016
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France F4, Lille
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Futures
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Hard (i)
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Antal van der Duim
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Denis Matsukevitch
Daniil Medvedev
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6–7(5–7), 6–4, [9–11]
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| Win
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5–7
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Mar 2016
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Italy F2, Basiglio
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Futures
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Hard (i)
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Antal van der Duim
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Antoine Hoang
Grégoire Jacq
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6–4, 6–4
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| Win
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6–7
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Apr 2016
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Nigeria F2, Abuja
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Futures
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Hard
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Antal van der Duim
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Luca Margaroli
Ilija Vučić
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7–5, 3–6, [10–7]
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| Loss
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6–8
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May 2016
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Nigeria F3, Abuja
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Futures
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Hard
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Antal van der Duim
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Nicolas Meister
David Pérez Sanz
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6–3, 6–7(2–7), [9–11]
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| Win
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7–8
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Jul 2016
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Netherlands F4, Amstelveen
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Futures
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Clay
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José Pereira
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Miliaan Niesten
Boy Westerhof
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6–4, 3–6, [10–3]
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| Win
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8–8
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Jul 2016
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Austria F2, Kramsach
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Futures
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Clay
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Maximilian Neuchrist
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Sebastian Bader
Matthias Haim
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6–3, 5–7, [10–4]
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| Win
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9–8
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Jul 2016
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Germany F8, Kassel
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Futures
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Clay
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Maximilian Neuchrist
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Petr Nouza
David Škoch
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6–2, 7–6(7–5)
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| Win
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10–8
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Aug 2016
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Poland F5, Bydgoszcz
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Futures
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Clay
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Maximilian Neuchrist
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Michał Dembek
Grzegorz Panfil
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6–1, 7–5
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| Loss
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10–9
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Nov 2016
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Finland F4, Helsinki
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Futures
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Hard (i)
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Andreas Mies
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Jeremy Jahn
Adam Majchrowicz
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6–3, 6–7(4–7), [8–10]
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| Loss
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10–10
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Jan 2017
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Germany F2, Kaarst
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Futures
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Carpet (i)
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Joran Vliegen
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Jannis Kahlke
Oscar Otte
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3–6, 7–5, [8–10]
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| Loss
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10–11
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Feb 2017
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Switzerland F2, Bellevue
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Futures
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Carpet (i)
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Maximilian Neuchrist
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Daniel Altmaier
Marvin Netuschil
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5–7, 6–1, [9–11]
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| Loss
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10–12
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May 2017
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Sweden F1, Karlskrona
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Futures
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Clay
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Botic van de Zandschulp
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Martín Cuevas
Christian Lindell
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4–6, 7–6(7–3), [9–11]
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| Win
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11–12
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Jul 2017
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Milan, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Tomasz Bednarek
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Filippo Baldi
Omar Giacalone
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6–1, 6–1
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| Loss
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11–13
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Aug 2017
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Liberec, Czech Republic
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Challenger
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Clay
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Tomasz Bednarek
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Laurynas Grigelis
Zdeněk Kolář
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3–6, 4–6
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| Win
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12–13
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Aug 2017
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Italy F25, Cornaiano
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Futures
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Clay
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Gonçalo Oliveira
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Gianluca Di Nicola
Lorenzo Sonego
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6–3, 6–2
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| Loss
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12–14
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Nov 2017
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Mouilleron-le-Captif, France
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Challenger
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Hard (i)
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Tomasz Bednarek
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Andre Begemann
Jonathan Eysseric
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3–6, 4–6
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| Win
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13–14
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May 2018
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Heilbronn, Germany
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Challenger
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Clay
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Rameez Junaid
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Kevin Krawietz
Andreas Mies
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6–2, 2–6, [10–7]
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| Loss
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13–15
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Sep 2018
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Sibiu, Romania
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Challenger
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Clay
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Tomasz Bednarek
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Kevin Krawietz
Andreas Mies
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4–6, 2–6
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| Win
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14–15
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Oct 2018
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Florence, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Rameez Junaid
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Filippo Baldi
Salvatore Caruso
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7–5, 3–6, [10–7]
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| Loss
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14–16
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Oct 2018
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Barcelona, Spain
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Challenger
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Clay
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Rameez Junaid
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Marcelo Demoliner
David Vega Hernández
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6–7(3–7), 3–6
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| Loss
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14–17
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Oct 2018
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Ismaning, Germany
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Challenger
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Carpet (i)
|
Rameez Junaid
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Purav Raja
Antonio Šančić
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7–5, 4–6, [5–10]
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| Loss
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14–18
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Nov 2018
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Andria, Italy
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Challenger
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Hard (i)
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Marc-Andrea Hüsler
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Karol Drzewiecki
Szymon Walków
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6–7(10–12), 6–2, [9–11]
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| Loss
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14–19
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Jan 2019
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Rennes, France
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Challenger
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Hard (i)
|
Antonio Šančić
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Sander Arends
Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
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4–6, 4–6
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| Loss
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14–20
|
Feb 2019
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Quimper, France
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Challenger
|
Hard (i)
|
Antonio Šančić
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Fabrice Martin
Hugo Nys
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4–6, 2–6
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| Loss
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14–21
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Apr 2019
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Anning, China, P.R.
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Challenger
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Clay
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Hans Podlipnik Castillo
|
Max Purcell
Luke Saville
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6–4, 5–7, [5–10]
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| Win
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15-21
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Jul 2019
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Tampere, Finland
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Challenger
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Clay
|
Sander Arends
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Ivan Nedelko
Alexander Zhurbin
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6–0, 6–2
|
| Win
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16-21
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Aug 2019
|
Segovia, Spain
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Challenger
|
Hard
|
Sander Arends
|
Orlando Luz
Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves
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6–4, 7–6(7–3)
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| Win
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17-21
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Sep 2019
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Mallorca, Spain
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Challenger
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Hard
|
Sander Arends
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Karol Drzewiecki
Szymon Walków
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7–5, 6–4
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| Loss
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17–22
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Sep 2019
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Cassis, France
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Challenger
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Hard
|
Sander Arends
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André Göransson
Sem Verbeek
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6-7(6-8), 6–4, [9-11]
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| Loss
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17–23
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Oct 2019
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Mouilleron-le-Captif, France
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Challenger
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Hard (i)
|
Sander Arends
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Jonny O'Mara Ken Skupski
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1–6, 4-6
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| Loss
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17–24
|
Nov 2019
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Ortisei, Italy
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Challenger
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Hard
|
Sander Arends
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Nikola Cacic
Antonio Sancic
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7-6(5-7), 6-7(3-7), [7-10]
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| Win
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18-24
|
Feb 2020
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Koblenz, Germany
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Challenger
|
Hard (i)
|
Sander Arends
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Julian Lenz
Yannick Maden
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7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3)
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| Win
|
19-24
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Aug 2020
|
Prague, Czech Republic
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Challenger
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Clay
|
Sander Arends
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André Göransson
Gonçalo Oliveira
|
7–5, 7–6(7–5)
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| Win
|
20-24
|
Oct 2020
|
Ismaning, Germany
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Challenger
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Carpet
|
Andre Begemann
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Alex Lawson
Lloyd Glasspool
|
5–7, 7–6(7–2), [10–4]
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| Win
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21-24
|
Jan 2021
|
Istanbul, Turkey
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Challenger
|
Hard (i)
|
André Göransson
|
Lloyd Glasspool
Harri Heliövaara
|
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
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| Loss
|
21–25
|
Oct 2021
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Mouilleron-le-Captif, France
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Challenger
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Hard (i)
|
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
|
Jonathan Eysseric
Quentin Halys
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6-4, 6-7(5-7), [8-10]
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| Loss
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21–26
|
Jan 2022
|
Quimper, France
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Challenger
|
Hard (i)
|
Sander Arends
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Albano Olivetti
David Vega Hernández
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6-3, 4–6, [8-10]
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| Loss
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21–27
|
Feb 2022
|
Turin, Italy
|
Challenger
|
Hard (i)
|
Sander Arends
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Ruben Bemelmans
Daniel Masur
|
6-3, 3–6, [8-10]
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| Win
|
22–27
|
Apr 2022
|
Saint-Brieuc, France
|
Challenger
|
Hard (i)
|
Sander Arends
|
Jonathan Eysseric
Robin Haase
|
6–3, 6–3
|
| Win
|
23–27
|
May 2022
|
Mauthausen, Austria
|
Challenger
|
Clay
|
Sander Arends
|
Johannes Härteis
Benjamin Hassan
|
6–4, 6–3
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| Loss
|
23–28
|
Jun 2022
|
Lyon, France
|
Challenger
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Clay
|
Sander Arends
|
Romain Arneodo
Jonathan Eysseric
|
5-7, 6–4, [4-10]
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| Win
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24–28
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Aug 2022
|
Meerbusch, Germany
|
Challenger
|
Clay
|
Szymon Walków
|
Neil Oberleitner
Philipp Oswald
|
7–5, 6–1
|
| Win
|
25–28
|
Sep 2022
|
Rennes, France
|
Challenger
|
Hard (i)
|
Jonathan Eysseric
|
Dan Added
Albano Olivetti
|
6–4, 6–4
|
| Win
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26–28
|
Oct 2022
|
Mouilleron-le-Captif, France
|
Challenger
|
Hard (i)
|
Sander Arends
|
Purav Raja
Divij Sharan
|
7–6(7–1), 6–7(6–8), [6–10]
|
| Win
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27–28
|
Jan 2023
|
Oeiras, Portugal
|
Challenger
|
Hard (i)
|
Sander Arends
|
Patrik Niklas-Salminen
Bart Stevens
|
6–3, 7–6(7–3)
|
| Win
|
28–28
|
Mar 2023
|
Lugano, Switzerland
|
Challenger
|
Hard (i)
|
Zizou Bergs
|
Constantin Frantzen
Hendrik Jebens
|
6–2, 7–6(8–6)
|
| Win
|
29–28
|
Aug 2024
|
Sauerland, Germany
|
Challenger
|
Clay
|
Bart Stevens
|
Matwé Middelkoop
Denys Molchanov
|
6–4, 2–6, [10-8]
|
| Win
|
30–28
|
Oct 2024
|
Roanne, France
|
Challenger
|
Hard (i)
|
Nicolas Barrientos
|
Jakub Paul
Matěj Vocel
|
4–6, 6–3, [10-6]
|
| Win
|
31–28
|
Jan 2025
|
Koblenz, Germany
|
Challenger
|
Hard (i)
|
Jakub Paul
|
Geoffrey Blancaneaux
Joshua Paris
|
walkover
|
| Win
|
32–28
|
Feb 2025
|
Lille, France
|
Challenger
|
Hard (i)
|
Jakub Paul
|
Karol Drzewiecki
Piotr Matuszewski
|
6–3, 6–4
|
| Loss
|
32–29
|
Feb 2025
|
Lugano, Switzerland
|
Challenger
|
Hard (i)
|
Jakub Paul
|
Cleeve Harper
David Stevenson
|
6–4, 3–6, [8–10]
|
| Win
|
33–29
|
Mar 2025
|
Thionville, France
|
Challenger
|
Hard
|
Jakub Paul
|
Matteo Martineau
Luca Sanchez
|
6–1, 6–4
|
| Loss
|
33–30
|
Apr 2025
|
Madrid, Spain
|
Challenger
|
Clay
|
Jakub Paul
|
Francisco Cabral
Lucas Miedler
|
6–7(2–7), 4–6
|
| Loss
|
33–31
|
May 2026
|
Valencia, Spain
|
Challenger
|
Clay
|
Sander Arends
|
Constantin Frantzen
Robin Haase
|
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [9–11]
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