Zizou Bergs

Zizou Bergs (born 3 June 1999) is a Belgian professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 163 achieved on 28 February 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 449 achieved on 25 October 2021.

Zizou Bergs
Bergs at the 2021 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée
Country (sports) Belgium
ResidenceNeerpelt, Belgium
Born (1999-06-03) 3 June 1999
Lommel, Belgium
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2018
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachBertrand Tinck
Prize money$153,588
Singles
Career record3–6 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 163 (28 February 2022)
Current rankingNo. 163 (28 February 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2022)
US OpenQ2 (2021)
Doubles
Career record1–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 449 (25 October 2021)
Current rankingNo. 460 (28 February 2022)
Last updated on: 8 November 2021.

Professional career

2020: ATP debut and first ATP win

Bergs made his ATP main draw debut at the 2020 European Open after receiving a wildcard for the singles main draw. In the first round, he recorded his first ATP victory by defeating Albert Ramos Viñolas in straight sets,[1][2] before pushing world No. 17 Karen Khachanov to three sets.[3]

2021: First ATP Challenger title, top 200 debut

Bergs won his first Challenger title at the 2021 Saint Petersburg Challenger in March and later on in the month, would win his second Challenger title at the 2021 Lille Challenger. In June, he won his third Challenger title at the 2021 Almaty Challenger.[4] After a second round showing at the 2021 Swiss Open Gstaad where he defeated fellow qualifier Oscar Otte in the first round, he reached the top 200 at World No. 196 on 26 July 2021.

Future and Challenger finals

Singles: 12 (7–5)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–1)
ITF Futures Tour (4–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (5–3)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2018 Turkey F2, Antalya Futures Hard Dimitar Kuzmanov 6–3, 6–4
Win 2–0 May 2018 Poland F1, Wisła Futures Clay Michael Vrbenský 3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Loss 2–1 Jul 2018 Belgium F2, Arlon Futures Clay Juan Pablo Varillas 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 1–6
Loss 2–2 Jul 2018 Belgium F5, Duinbergen Futures Clay Jeroen Vanneste 6–7(2–7), 3–6
Win 3–2 Mar 2019 M15 Doha, Qatar World Tennis Tour Hard Adrian Obert 6–4, 6–1
Loss 3–3 Jan 2020 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard Nuno Borges 4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 3–4 Feb 2020 M15 Heraklion, Greece World Tennis Tour Hard Clement Geens 6–3, 4–6, 1–6
Win 4–4 Nov 2020 M15 Bratislava, Slovakia World Tennis Tour Hard (i) Bogdan Bobrov 6–4, 6–2
Win 5–4 Mar 2021 St. Petersburg, Russia Challenger Hard (i) Altuğ Çelikbilek 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Win 6–4 Mar 2021 Lille, France Challenger Hard (i) Grégoire Barrère 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Win 7–4 Jun 2021 Almaty, Kazakhstan Challenger Clay Timofey Skatov 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 7–5 Mar 2022 Saint-Brieuc, France Challenger Hard (i) Jack Draper 2-6, 7-5, 4-6

Doubles 8 (4–4)
Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (4–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2018 Qatar F1, Doha Futures Hard Scott Griekspoor Jonas Merckx
Fred Simonsson		 7–6(7–3), 3–6, [4–10]
Win 1–1 Mar 2018 Qatar F2, Doha Futures Hard Fred Simonsson Marek Gengel
Matěj Vocel		 6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
Loss 1–2 Jul 2018 Italy F12, Reggio Emilia Futures Clay Maxime Tabatruong Tuna Altuna
Alexandar Lazov		 4–6, 2–6
Win 2–2 Mar 2019 M15 Doha, Qatar World Tennis Tour Hard Geoffrey Blancaneaux Arnaud Bovy
Jesper de Jong		 6–2, 6–4
Win 3–2 Aug 2019 M15 Koksijde, Belgium World Tennis Tour Clay Dan Added Romain Barbosa
Arnaud Bovy		 6–4, 3–6, [10–3]
Loss 3–3 Oct 2019 M15 Benicarló, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Tiago Cação Pablo Llamas Ruiz
Benjamín Winter López		 3–6, 4–6
Win 4–3 Nov 2019 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Clay Francesco Vilardo Aziz Dougaz
Benjamin Lock		 6–3, 6–4
Loss 4–4 Dec 2019 M15 Doha, Qatar World Tennis Tour Hard Zura Tkemaladze Simon Freund
Jonathan Mridha		 1–6, 0–6

References
  1. "World No. 528 Bergs Stuns Ramos-Vinolas In Antwerp: 'Those Are Things I Live For'". ATP Tour. 20 October 2020.
  2. "Five Things To Know About Zizou Bergs". ATPTour.com. 22 October 2020.
  3. "Khachanov Avoids Bergs Upset In Antwerp". ATP Tour. 22 October 2020.
  4. "Zizou Bergs Blasts to Third Challenger Title of 2021 | ATP Tour | Tennis".
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