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Belgian tennis player
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Country (sports) | Belgium |
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Residence | Ostend, Belgium |
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Born | (1987-06-09) 9 June 1987 (age 37) Ghent, Belgium |
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Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
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Turned pro | 2007 |
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Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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Prize money | US$412,624 |
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Career record | 0–3 |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 154 (2 March 2015) |
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Australian Open | Q3 (2016) |
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French Open | Q2 (2014) |
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Wimbledon | Q1 (2010, 2013, 2014, 2015) |
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US Open | 1R (2014) |
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Career record | 1–0 |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 182 (3 August 2009) |
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Current ranking | No. 1550 (12 July 2021) |
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Davis Cup | F (2015) |
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Last updated on: 18 July 2021. |
Niels Desein (born 9 June 1987) is a Belgian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. He was born in Ghent, Belgium, and currently resides in Wondelgem, Belgium.
Desein reached as high as No. 4 in the combined junior world rankings in May 2005.[1]
Junior Slam results:
Australian Open: -
French Open: 1R (2005)
Wimbledon: 3R (2004, 2005)
US Open: 2R (2004)
His career-high ATP rankings are world No. 154 in singles in March 2015 and World No. 182 in doubles in August 2009. His favourite surface is clay.[2]
He made his main draw debut on the ATP World Tour at the 2013 Portugal Open as a qualifier. He represented the Belgium Davis Cup team on one occasion in 2015.
Singles: 47 (27–20)
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Legend
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ATP Challenger (1–0)
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ITF Futures (26–20)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (16–11)
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Clay (10–4)
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Grass (0–1)
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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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Opponent
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Score
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Loss
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0–1
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Jul 2005
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Great Britain F8, Felixstowe
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Futures
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Grass
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Nicolas Tourte
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7–6(7–5), 5–7, 3–6
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Win
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1–1
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Jul 2006
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Germany F8, Trier
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Futures
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Clay
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Lukáš Rosol
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2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–4
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Loss
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1–2
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Mar 2007
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Portugal F3, Albufeira
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Futures
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Hard
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Ričardas Berankis
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5–7, 4–6
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Win
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2–2
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May 2007
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Romania F1, Bucharest
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Futures
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Clay
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Martin Kližan
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7–6(7–3), 7–6(9–7)
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Loss
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2–3
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Aug 2007
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Germany F11, Wetzlar
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Futures
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Clay
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Alexander Flock
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4–6, 2–6
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Loss
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2–4
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Nov 2007
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Israel F4, Ramat HaSharon
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Futures
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Hard
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Ruben Bemelmans
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3–6, 3–6
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Win
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3–4
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Jan 2008
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France F1, Deauville
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Futures
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Clay
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Cătălin-Ionuț Gârd
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6–2, 4–6, 6–0
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Loss
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3–5
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Aug 2008
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Senegal F1, Dakar
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Futures
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Hard
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Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
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3–6, 5–7
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Win
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4–5
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Aug 2008
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Senegal F2, Dakar
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Futures
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Hard
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Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
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3–3 ret.
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Loss
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4–6
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Sep 2008
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France F14, Mulhouse
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Futures
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Hard
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Michael Lammer
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7–6(7–4), 5–7, 3–6
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Win
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5–6
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Oct 2008
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France F18, Saint-Dizier
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Futures
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Hard
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Vincent Millot
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6–7(1–7), 6–3, 6–1
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Win
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6–6
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Oct 2008
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France F19, La Roche-sur-Yon
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Futures
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Hard
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Pavol Červenák
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6–4, 6–1
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Win
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7–6
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Jul 2009
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Italy F20, Modena
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Futures
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Clay
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Francesco Aldi
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2–6, 7–5, 6–3
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Win
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8–6
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Sep 2009
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France F14, Mulhouse
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Futures
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Hard
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Yannick Mertens
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7–6(7–1), 6–4
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Win
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9–6
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Oct 2009
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France F19, La Roche-sur-Yon
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Futures
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Hard
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Baptiste Dupuy
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3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
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Win
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10–6
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Nov 2009
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Senegal F1, Dakar
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Futures
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Hard
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Valentin Sanon
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7–6(7–2), 6–3
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Win
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11–6
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Nov 2009
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Senegal F2, Dakar
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Futures
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Hard
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Claudio Grassi
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6–2, 6–0
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Win
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12–6
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Feb 2010
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Germany F4, Nussloch
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Futures
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Carpet
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Thomas Schoorel
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6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–3), 7–6(8–6)
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Loss
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12–7
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Mar 2010
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France F4, Lille
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Futures
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Hard
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Ruben Bemelmans
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4–6, 2–6
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Loss
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12–8
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Jul 2010
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Spain F23, Palma del Río
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Futures
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Hard
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Ruben Bemelmans
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6–4, 4–6, 6–7(1–7)
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Loss
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12–9
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Sep 2010
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Netherlands F6, Middelburg
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Futures
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Clay
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Matwé Middelkoop
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6–7(2–7), 2–6
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Loss
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12–10
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Feb 2012
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Turkey F5, Antalya
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Futures
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Hard
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Riccardo Ghedin
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6–1, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
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Loss
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12–11
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Mar 2012
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Portugal F3, Loulé
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Futures
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Hard
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Dénes Lukács
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4–6, 1–6
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Loss
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12–12
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Mar 2012
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France F6, Saint-Raphaël
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Futures
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Hard
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Laurent Rochette
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4–6, 1–6
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Loss
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12–13
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Apr 2012
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Greece F1, Heraklion
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Futures
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Carpet
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Yannick Jankovits
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3–6, 5–7
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Loss
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12–14
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Apr 2012
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Greece F2, Heraklion
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Futures
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Carpet
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Alexandros Jakupovic
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7–6(11–9), 3–6, 4–6
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Win
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13–14
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Jul 2012
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Belgium F1, De Haan
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Futures
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Clay
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Arthur De Greef
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6–2, 4–6, 6–3
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Loss
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13–15
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Jul 2012
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Netherlands F4, Middelburg
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Futures
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Clay
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Matwé Middelkoop
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6–4, 2–6, 3–6
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Win
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14–15
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Aug 2012
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Belgium F8, Koksijde
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Futures
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Clay
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Juan Sebastián Vivanco
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6–2, 6–0
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Win
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15–15
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Sep 2012
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Belgium F10, Damme
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Futures
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Clay
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Joris de Loore
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3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
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Loss
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15–16
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Sep 2012
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France F15, Bagnères-de-Bigorre
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Futures
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Hard
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Julien Obry
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4–6, 3–6
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Win
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16–16
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Feb 2013
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Portugal F1, Vale do Lobo
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Futures
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Hard
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Pedro Sousa
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7–6(7–3), 6–2
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Win
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17–16
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Apr 2013
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France F7, Angers
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Futures
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Clay
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Calvin Hemery
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6–3, 6–2
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Loss
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17–17
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Jul 2013
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Netherlands F4, Middelburg
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Futures
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Clay
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Thomas Schoorel
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3–6, 4–6
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Win
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18–17
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Sep 2013
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France F16, Plaisir
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Futures
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Hard
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Maxime Authom
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6–4, 6–4
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Win
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19–17
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Oct 2013
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Hungary F1, Budapest
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Futures
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Clay
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Gerard Granollers Pujol
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5–7, 6–3, 6–2
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Loss
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19–18
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Oct 2013
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Portugal F11, Guimarães
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Futures
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Hard
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Rui Machado
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6–7(4–7), 3–6
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Win
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20–18
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Jul 2014
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Belgium F7, Middelkerke
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Futures
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Hard
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Steve Darcis
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6–3, 3–6, 7–6(8–6)
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Win
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21–18
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Sep 2014
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France F19, Plaisir
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Futures
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Hard
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Josselin Ouanna
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6–1, 7–6(7–4)
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Win
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22–18
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Oct 2014
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France F21, Nevers
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Futures
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Hard
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Enzo Couacaud
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6–1, 6–7(7–9), 6–2
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Win
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23–18
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Feb 2015
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Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Challenger
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Hard
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Ruben Bemelmans
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7–6(7–4), 2–6, 7–6(7–4)
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Win
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24–18
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Sep 2015
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France F17, Bagnères-de-Bigorre
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Futures
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Hard
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Grégoire Barrère
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7–5, 6–3
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Win
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25–18
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Oct 2015
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France F22, Saint-Dizier
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Futures
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Hard
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Peter Kobelt
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4–6, 6–3, 6–4
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Loss
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25–19
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Jan 2016
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Germany F3, Nussloch
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Futures
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Carpet
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Nils Langer
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3–6, 4–6
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Win
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26–19
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Jun 2016
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Belgium F1, Binche
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Futures
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Clay
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Arthur Rinderknech
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6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–1
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Win
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27–19
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Sep 2017
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France F19, Mulhouse
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Futures
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Hard
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Edward Corrie
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6–3, 4–6, 6–3
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Loss
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27–20
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Feb 2018
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Switzerland F2, Bellevue
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Futures
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Carpet
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Ugo Humbert
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7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), 3–6
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Doubles: 51 (32–19)
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Legend
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ATP Challenger (1–4)
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ITF Futures (31–15)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (14–8)
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Clay (14–9)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (4–2)
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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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Feb 2006
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Israel F1, Ramat HaSharon
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Futures
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Hard
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Dušan Lojda
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Antoine Benneteau Frederic Jeanclaude
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6–7(2–7), 6–7(4–7)
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Loss
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0–2
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Jun 2006
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Tunisia F1, Sousse
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Futures
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Clay
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Dušan Lojda
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Mounir El Aarej Walid Jallali
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4–6, 3–6
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Win
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1–2
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Aug 2006
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Germany F11, Essen
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Futures
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Clay
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Ruben Bemelmans
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Antal van der Duim Boy Westerhof
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1–6, 7–5, 7–5
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Win
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2–2
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Jan 2007
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Germany F3, Kaarst
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Futures
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Carpet
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Jeroen Masson
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Daniel Brands Ralph Grambow
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6–4, 7–6(7–3)
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Win
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3–2
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Mar 2007
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Portugal F2, Lagos
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Futures
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Hard
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Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
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Murad Inoyatov Dmitri Sitak
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6–3, 6–4
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Win
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4–2
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May 2007
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Romania F1, Bucharest
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Futures
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Clay
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Jeroen Masson
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Thomas Kromann Martin Pedersen
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6–4, 6–1
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Win
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5–2
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Jul 2007
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Netherlands F2, Breda
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Futures
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Clay
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Jeroen Masson
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Vladimir Karusevich Nicolás Todero
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6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
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Loss
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5–3
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Nov 2007
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Great Britain F21, Redbridge
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Futures
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Hard
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Ruben Bemelmans
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Josh Goodall Ken Skupski
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7–5, 6–7(3–7), [5–10]
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Win
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6–3
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Jan 2008
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France F1, Deauville
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Futures
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Clay
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Alexandre Renard
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Philippe de Bonnevie Petar Popović
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6–3, 6–2
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Win
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7–3
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Mar 2008
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Morocco F1, Oujda
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Futures
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Clay
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Jeroen Masson
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M-A López Jaén J-M Such-Perez
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6–2, 6–4
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Win
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8–3
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Jun 2008
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Netherlands F2, Alkmaar
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Futures
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Clay
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Jeroen Masson
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Dušan Karol Yannick Mertens
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6–4, 6–7(4–7), [10–6]
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Loss
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8–4
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Jun 2008
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Netherlands F3, Breda
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Futures
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Clay
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Jeroen Masson
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Jesse Huta Galung Matwé Middelkoop
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6–3, 3–6, [8–10]
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Win
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9–4
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Aug 2008
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Senegal F1, Dakar
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Futures
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Hard
|
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
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Benjamin Balleret Philippe de Bonnevie
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7–5, 6–7(3–7), [10–5]
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Win
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10–4
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Aug 2008
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Senegal F2, Dakar
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Futures
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Hard
|
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
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Benjamin Balleret Philippe de Bonnevie
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6–4, 6–4
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Win
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11–4
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Aug 2008
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Belgium F2, Koksijde
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Futures
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Clay
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Ruben Bemelmans
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Alexandre Folie David Goffin
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7–5, 7–5
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Win
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12–4
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Aug 2008
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Italy F28, Piombino
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Futures
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Hard
|
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
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Bai Yan Jun-Chao Xu
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6–3, 6–3
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Win
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13–4
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Sep 2008
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France F14, Mulhouse
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Futures
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Hard
|
Ruben Bemelmans
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Dustin Brown Stefan Seifert
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7–6(13–11), 6–3
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Loss
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13–5
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Sep 2008
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Grenoble, France
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Challenger
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Hard
|
Dick Norman
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Martin Fischer Philipp Oswald
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7–6(7–5), 5–7, [7–10]
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Win
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14–5
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Oct 2008
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France F18, Saint-Dizier
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Futures
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Hard
|
Ruben Bemelmans
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Guillermo Alcaide Nikolai Nesterov
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6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
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Loss
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14–6
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Jul 2009
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San Benedetto, Italy
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Challenger
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Clay
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Stéphane Robert
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Stefano Ianni Cristian Villagrán
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6–7(3–7), 6–1, [6–10]
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Win
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15–6
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Jul 2009
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Italy F20, Modena
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Futures
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Clay
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Yannick Mertens
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Alessandro Giannessi Filippo Leonardi
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6–2, 6–1
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Loss
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15–7
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Sep 2009
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St. Remy, France
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Challenger
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Hard
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Ruben Bemelmans
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Jiří Krkoška Lukáš Lacko
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1–6, 6–3, [3–10]
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Win
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16–7
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Oct 2009
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France F19, La Roche-sur-Yon
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Futures
|
Hard
|
Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
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Fabrice Martin Adil Shamasdin
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7–6(10–8), 1–6, [10–5]
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Win
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17–7
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Nov 2009
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Senegal F2, Dakar
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Futures
|
Hard
|
John Paul Fruttero
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Philip Barlow Tony Holzinger
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6–3, 6–2
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Win
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18–7
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Mar 2010
|
France F4, Lille
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Futures
|
Hard
|
Ruben Bemelmans
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Izak van der Merwe Raven Klaasen
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7–6(7–4), 6–3
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Loss
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18–8
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Oct 2010
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Nigeria F1, Lagos
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Futures
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Hard
|
Laurent Rochette
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Amir Weintraub Boy Westerhof
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walkover
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Win
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19–8
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Mar 2012
|
Portugal F3, Loulé
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Futures
|
Hard
|
Jeroen Masson
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G Gomez-Diaz A Vivanco-Guzman
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7–6(7–3), 6–3
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Win
|
20–8
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Jun 2012
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Morocco F2, Rabat
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Futures
|
Clay
|
Alexandre Penaud
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Kalle Averfalk Robin Olin
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6–1, 2–6, [13–11]
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Loss
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20–9
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Jul 2012
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Tampere, Finland
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Challenger
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Clay
|
André Ghem
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Michael Linzer Gerald Melzer
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1–6, 6–7(3–7)
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Loss
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20–10
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Aug 2012
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Belgium F6, Ostend
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Futures
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Clay
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James Junior Storme
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Joris de Loore Juan Carlos Sáez
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0–6, 4–6
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Win
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21–10
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Sep 2012
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Belgium F10, Damme
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Futures
|
Clay
|
James Junior Storme
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Joris de Loore Yannis Baltogiannis
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3–6, 6–2, [10–3]
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Loss
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21–11
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Apr 2013
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France F7, Angers
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Futures
|
Clay
|
Tim Pütz
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Ivan Bjelica Miljan Zekić
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3–6, 4–6
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Win
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22–11
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Apr 2013
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France F8, Ajaccio
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Futures
|
Clay
|
Yannick Mertens
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Daniel Smethurst Alexander Ward
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6–2, 6–2
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Win
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23–11
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Aug 2013
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Belgium F7, Ostend
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Futures
|
Clay
|
Kimmer Coppejans
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Sander Gillé Roger Ordeig
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6–2, 6–3
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Loss
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23–12
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Oct 2013
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Hungary F1, Budapest
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Futures
|
Clay
|
Peter Torebko
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Piotr Gadomski Błażej Koniusz
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3–6, 3–6
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Loss
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23–13
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Mar 2014
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France F6, Poitiers
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Futures
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Hard
|
Yannick Mertens
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Isak Arvidsson Markus Eriksson
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walkover
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Win
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24–13
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Nov 2014
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Eckental, Germany
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Challenger
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Carpet
|
Ruben Bemelmans
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Andreas Beck Philipp Petzschner
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6–3, 4–6, [10–8]
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Loss
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24–14
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Nov 2015
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Czech Republic F7, Jablonec nad Nisou
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Futures
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Carpet
|
Libor Salaba
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Sander Arends Adam Majchrowicz
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3–6, 4–6
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Loss
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24–15
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Jan 2016
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Germany F3, Nussloch
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Futures
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Carpet
|
Uladzimir Ignatik
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Johannes Härteis Kevin Krawietz
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7–6(7–5), 4–6, [8–10]
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Win
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25–15
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Feb 2016
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Switzerland F1, Nussloch
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Futures
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Carpet
|
Denis Matsukevich
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Sebastien Boltz Grégoire Jacq
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6–0, 6–4
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Loss
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25–16
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Jun 2016
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Spain F16, Huelva
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Futures
|
Clay
|
Lamine Ouahab
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Ivan Arenas-Gualda David Vega Hernández
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4–6, 2–6
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Win
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26–16
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Feb 2017
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Great Britain F1, Glasgow
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Futures
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Hard
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Mick Lescure
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Farris Fathi Gosea Tim Kopinski
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4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
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Win
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27–16
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Mar 2017
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France F4, Lille
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Futures
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Hard
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David Guez
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Samuel Bensoussan Yanais Laurent
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6–1, 6–2
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Loss
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27–17
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Mar 2017
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France F5, Toulouse
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Futures
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Hard
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Yannick Jankovits
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Fabien Reboul Thai-Son Kwiatkowski
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3–6, 6–7(4–7)
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Loss
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27–18
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Oct 2017
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Portugal F20, Oliveira de Azeméis
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Futures
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Hard
|
Yannick Jankovits
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Francisco Cabral Nuno Deus
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6–3, 3–6, [8–10]
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Win
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28–18
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Jan 2018
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France F1, Bagnoles-de-l'Orne
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Futures
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Clay
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Boy Westerhof
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Romain Arneodo Grégoire Jacq
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4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
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Win
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29–18
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Feb 2018
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Switzerland F2, Bellevue
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Futures
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Carpet
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Albano Olivetti
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Charlie Emhardt Josh Hagar
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6–3, 6–1
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Win
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30–18
|
Apr 2018
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Portugal F8, Cascais
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Futures
|
Clay
|
Boy Westerhof
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Germain Gigounon Tristan Lamasine
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7–6(7–4), 6–2
|
Loss
|
30–19
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Aug 2018
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Belgium F8, Koksijde
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Futures
|
Clay
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Germain Gigounon
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Michael Geerts Matias Zukas
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1–6, 1–6
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Win
|
31–19
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Sep 2018
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France F16, Bagnères-de-Bigorre
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Futures
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Hard
|
Yannick Mertens
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Albano Olivetti Dan Added
|
6–7(7–9), 7–5, [10–5]
|
Win
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32–19
|
Feb 2019
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M15 Grenoble, France
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World Tennis Tour
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Hard
|
Yannick Mertens
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Hugo Voljacques Dan Added
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7–6(9–7), 6–3
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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.