Sem Verbeek (born 12 April 1994) is a Dutch tennis player who specializes in doubles.
He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 29 achieved on 19 May 2025.[2] In 2025, Verbeek won the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon with Kateřina Siniaková.[3] He is the current No. 2 Dutch doubles player.[4] He also has a career-high in singles of No. 531 achieved on 15 April 2019.
Career
2012-2016: College years
He played NCAA Division I college tennis at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California from 2012 to 2016.[1]
2018-2023: First ATP final
Verbeek won his first ATP Challenger doubles title at the 2018 Winnipeg National Bank Challenger with Marc-Andrea Hüsler.
In July 2021 he reached his first ATP final at the 2021 Los Cabos Open partnering with Hunter Reese.[5]
2024: Top 100, Masters, Major debuts and first wins, ATP title
He reached the top 100 in the doubles rankings at world No. 98 on 5 February 2024.[2] In March, ranked No. 89 at the 2024 Miami Open he reached the quarterfinals with John-Patrick Smith as an alternate pair.[6]As a result he improved his best ranking climbing more than 15 positions up into the top 75 at world No. 73 on 1 April 2024.[2]
He made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2024 French Open partnering Reese Stalder as an alternate pair. He recorded his first Major win at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships with Romain Arneodo as an alternate pair.[7]
He won his first ATP title with André Göransson at the 2024 Hall of Fame Open.[8][9][7] As a result he improved his best ranking climbing 11 positions up into the top 60 on 22 July 2024.[2] Verbeek also competed for the first time in the main draw of the 2024 US Open with Göransson, his third Grand Slam appearance of the season after playing in the French Open and Wimbledon.[7]
2025: Grand Slam doubles semifinal and mixed title, top 30
Verbeek made his debut at the 2025 Australian Open thus completing the set of appearances at all the Majors. He reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam for the first time with Göransson on his debut, defeating local wildcards Li Tu and Luke Saville, who played his last match before retirement.[10] Next Verbeek and Göransson upset top pair Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam for the first time in their careers.[11][12]
Verbeek won his first Grand Slam title at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships partnering world No. 1 Kateřina Siniaková.[13][14][15]
Grand Slam finals
Mixed doubles: 1 (1 title)
ATP career finals
Doubles: 4 (2 title, 2 runners-up)
Legend
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Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
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ATP Finals (0–0)
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ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
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Summer Olympics (0–0)
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ATP Tour 500 Series (1–0)
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ATP Tour 250 Series (1–2)
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Titles by surface
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Hard (0–2)
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Clay (1–0)
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Grass (1–0)
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Titles by location
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Outdoors (2–2)
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Indoors (0–0)
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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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Jul 2021
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Los Cabos Open, Mexico
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250 Series
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Hard
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Hunter Reese
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Hans Hach Verdugo John Isner
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7–5, 2–6, [4–10]
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Win
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1–1
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Jul 2024
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Hall of Fame Open, United States
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250 Series
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Grass
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André Göransson
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Robert Cash
JJ Tracy
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6–3, 6–4
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Loss
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1–2
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Jul 2024
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Atlanta Open, United States
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250 Series
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Hard
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André Göransson
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Nathaniel Lammons
Jackson Withrow
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6–4, 4–6, [10–12]
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Win
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2–2
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Apr 2025
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Bavarian Championships, Germany
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500 Series
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Clay
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André Göransson
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Kevin Krawietz
Tim Pütz
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6–4, 6–4
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ATP Challengers and ITF Futures finals
Doubles: 51 (32–19)
Legend (doubles)
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ATP Challenger Tour (15–12)
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ITF Futures Tour (17–7)
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Titles by surface
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Hard (28–14)
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Clay (4–5)
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Grass (0–0)
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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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Oct 2016
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USA F33, Berkeley
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Futures
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Hard
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André Göransson
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Connor Smith
Rhyne Williams
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4–6, 3–6
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Win
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1–1
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Dec 2016
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Israel F16, Ramat Gan
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Futures
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Hard
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John Lamble
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Martin Beran
Bernardo Saraiva
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6–4, 6–4
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Win
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2–1
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Feb 2017
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Egypt F5, Sharm El Sheikh
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Futures
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Hard
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Nathan Eshmade
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Jonas Lütjen
Nicolaas Scholtz
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3–6, 6–3, [10–3]
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Win
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3–1
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Feb 2017
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Egypt F6, Sharm El Sheikh
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Futures
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Hard
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Colin van Beem
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Chandril Sood
Lakshit Sood
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6–3, 6–2
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Win
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4–1
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Apr 2017
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Bahrain F2, Manama
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Futures
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Hard
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Ruben Gonzales
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Florian Fallert
Jonas Merckx
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6–3, 6–0
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Win
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5–1
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Apr 2017
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Qatar F1, Doha
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Futures
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Hard
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Jorge Montero
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Markus Eriksson
Milos Sekulic
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6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–7]
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Loss
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5–2
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Apr 2017
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Qatar F3, Doha
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Futures
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Hard
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Anderson Reed
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Hubert Hurkacz
Milos Sekulic
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6–1, 3–3 ret.
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Win
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6–2
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May 2017
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Singapore F1, Singapore
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Futures
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Hard
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Francis Casey Alcantara
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Hiroyasu Ehara
Sho Katayama
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6–3, 6–2
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Win
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7–2
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Jun 2017
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Singapore F2, Singapore
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Futures
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Hard
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Francis Casey Alcantara
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Soichiro Moritani
Masato Shiga
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6–3, 6–4
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Win
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8–2
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Jun 2017
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Singapore F3, Singapore
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Futures
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Hard
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Francis Casey Alcantara
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Yuichi Ito
Lý Hoàng Nam
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7–6(7–3), 6–2
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Loss
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8–3
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Jul 2017
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Netherlands F3, Middelburg
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Futures
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Clay
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Michiel de Krom
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Evan King
Hunter Reese
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2–6, 1–6
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Loss
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8–4
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Aug 2017
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Romania F10, Bucharest
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Futures
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Clay
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Nathan Eshmade
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Victor-Mugurel Anagnastopol
Victor Vlad Cornea
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5–7, 6–7(1–7)
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Loss
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8–5
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Oct 2017
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Australia F7, Cairns
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Futures
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Hard
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Francis Casey Alcantara
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Nathan Pasha
Darren Polkinghorne
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2–6, 6–2, [2–10]
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Win
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9–5
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Dec 2017
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Dominican Republic F2, Santo Domingo Este
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Futures
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Hard
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Bernardo Saraiva
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Adrian Bodmer
Matthias Haim
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7–5, 6–4
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Win
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10–5
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Dec 2017
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Dominican Republic F3, Santo Domingo Este
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Futures
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Hard
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Bernardo Saraiva
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Nick Hardt
José Olivares
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6–3, 6–4
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Win
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11–5
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Mar 2018
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USA F7, Bakersfield
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Futures
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Hard
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Bernardo Saraiva
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Boris Arias
Federico Zeballos
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7–6(7–2), 6–3
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Loss
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11–6
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Mar 2018
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USA F8, Calabasas
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Futures
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Hard
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Bernardo Saraiva
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André Göransson
Florian Lakat
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2–6, 6–7(3–7)
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Win
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12–6
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Apr 2018
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Tunisia F16, Jerba
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Futures
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Hard
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Bernardo Saraiva
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Domagoj Bilješko
Altuğ Çelikbilek
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6–3, 6–1
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Win
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13–6
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May 2018
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Tunisia F17, Jerba
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Futures
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Hard
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Bernardo Saraiva
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Ignacio Carou
Diego Hidalgo
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7–5, 6–3
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Win
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14–6
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May 2018
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Tunisia F18, Jerba
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Futures
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Hard
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Diego Hidalgo
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Anis Ghorbel
Vasko Mladenov
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6–2, 6–4
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Win
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15–6
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Jun 2018
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USA F13, Winston-Salem
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Futures
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Hard
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Marc-Andrea Hüsler
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Trevor Allen Johnson
Ronnie Schneider
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7–6(9–7), 6–1
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Win
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16–6
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Jul 2018
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Canada F5, Saskatoon
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Futures
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Hard
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Marc-Andrea Hüsler
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Alexis Galarneau
Benjamin Sigouin
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6–3, 6–3
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Win
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17–6
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Jul 2018
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Winnipeg, Canada
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Challenger
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Hard
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Marc-Andrea Hüsler
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Marcel Granollers
Gerard Granollers Pujol
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6–7(5–7), 6–3, [14–12]
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Win
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18–6
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Aug 2018
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Portugal F16, Sintra
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Futures
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Hard
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Bernardo Saraiva
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Gonçalo Falcão
Diego Matos
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6–3, 6–0
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Loss
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18–7
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Jan 2019
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Nouméa, New Caledonia
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Challenger
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Hard
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André Göransson
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Dustin Brown
Donald Young
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5–7, 4–6
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Loss
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18–8
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Jan 2019
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Canberra, Australia
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Challenger
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Hard
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André Göransson
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Marcelo Demoliner
Hugo Nys
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6–3, 4–6, [3–10]
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Win
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19–8
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Jul 2019
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Granby, Canada
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Challenger
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Hard
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André Göransson
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Li Zhe
Hugo Nys
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6–2, 6–4
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Win
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20–8
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Sep 2019
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Cassis, France
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Challenger
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Hard
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André Göransson
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Sander Arends
David Pel
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7–6(8–6), 4–6, [11–9]
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Loss
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20-9
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Oct 2019
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Fairfield, USA
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Challenger
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Hard
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André Göransson
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Peter Polansky
Darian King
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4–6, 6–3, [10–12]
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Loss
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20-10
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Nov 2019
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Knoxville, USA
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Challenger
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Hard (i)
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Bradley Klahn
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Hans Hach Verdugo
Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
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6–7(6–8), 6–4, [5–10]
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Win
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21–10
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Jan 2020
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Burnie, Australia
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Challenger
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Hard
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Harri Heliövaara
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Luca Margaroli
Andrea Vavassori
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7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)
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Loss
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21–11
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Aug 2020
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M15 Alkmaar, Netherlands
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World Tennis Tour
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Clay
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Mats Hermans
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Max Houkes
Sidane Pontjodikromo
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1–6, 7–5, [8–10]
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Loss
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21-12
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Mar 2021
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Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Challenger
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Hard (i)
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Jesper de Jong
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Christopher Eubanks
Roberto Quiroz
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4-6, 3-6
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Win
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22-12
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Mar 2021
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Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Challenger
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Hard (i)
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Jesper de Jong
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Konstantin Kravchuk
Denis Yevseyev
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6–1, 3–6, [10–5]
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Loss
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22-13
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May 2021
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Heilbronn, Germany
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Challenger
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Clay
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André Göransson
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Nathaniel Lammons
Jackson Withrow
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7–6(7–4), 4–6, [8–10]
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Win
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23-13
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May 2021
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Oeiras, Portugal
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Challenger
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Clay
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Hunter Reese
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Sadio Doumbia
Fabien Reboul
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4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
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Loss
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23-14
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Apr 2022
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Ostrava, Czech Republic
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Challenger
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Clay
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Hunter Reese
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Alexander Erler
Lucas Miedler
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6–7(5–7), 5–7
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Win
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24-14
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Jul 2022
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Lüdenscheid, Germany
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Challenger
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Clay
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Robin Haase
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Fabian Fallert
Hendrik Jebens
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6–2, 5–7, [10–3]
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Win
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25-14
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Jul 2022
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Amersfoort, Netherlands
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Challenger
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Clay
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Robin Haase
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Nicolás Barrientos
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
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6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
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Loss
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25–15
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Feb 2023
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Tenerife, Spain
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Challenger
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Hard
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Luke Johnson
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Andrew Harris
Christian Harrison
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6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–4), [8–10]
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Win
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26-15
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Feb 2023
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Rome, USA
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Challenger
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Hard (i)
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Luke Johnson
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Gabriel Décamps
Alex Rybakov
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6–2, 6–2
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Win
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27-15
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May 2023
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Oeiras, Portugal
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Challenger
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Clay
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Luke Johnson
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Jaime Faria
Henrique Rocha
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6–7(6–8), 7–5, [10–6]
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Win
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28–15
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Nov 2023
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Charlottesville, USA
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Challenger
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Hard
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John-Patrick Smith
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Denis Kudla
Thai-Son Kwiatkowski
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3–6, 6–3, [10–5]
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Win
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29–15
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Nov 2023
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Champaign, USA
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Challenger
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Hard
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John-Patrick Smith
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Lucas Horve
Oliver Okonkwo
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6–2, 7–6(7–4)
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Loss
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29–16
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Jan 2023
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Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Challenger
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Hard
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Sander Arends
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Luke Johnson
Skander Mansouri
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5–7, 3–6
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Win
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30–16
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Feb 2023
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Koblenz, Germany
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Challenger
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Hard
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Sander Arends
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Jakob Schnaitter
Mark Wallner
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6–4, 6–2
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Loss
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30–17
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Feb 2024
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Tenerife, Spain
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Challenger
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Hard
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Sander Arends
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Petr Nouza
Patrik Rikl
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4–6, 6–4, [9–11]
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Win
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31–17
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Mar 2024
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Tenerife, Spain
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Challenger
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Hard
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Sander Arends
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Marco Bortolotti
Sergio Martos Gornes
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6–4, 6–4
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Win
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32–17
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Aug 2024
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Lexington, USA
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Challenger
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Hard
|
André Göransson
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Y Shimizu
J Trotter
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6–4, 6–3
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Loss
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32–18
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Sep 2024
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Saint-Tropez, France
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Challenger
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Hard
|
André Göransson
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Luke Johnson
Sander Arends
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6–3, 3–6, [4–10]
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Loss
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32–19
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Nov 2024
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Bratislava, Slovakia
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Challenger
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Hard (i)
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André Göransson
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Nicolás Barrientos
Julian Cash
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3–6, 4–6
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