Belgian tennis player
Joran Vliegen (born 7 July 1993) is a Belgian tennis player. Vliegen has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 37 achieved on 4 November 2019.[1] He also has a career high singles ranking of 508 achieved on 1 August 2016. Vliegen won two singles titles on the ITF Men's Circuit , but now focuses on doubles. Vliegen has with partner Sander Gillé claimed 3 ATP tour doubles titles.[2]
Early life and background
Vliegen was born in Maaseik , Belgium to parents Ivo Vliegen and Annick Desender. He has a brother named Warre. He started playing tennis at the age of five.[3] In 2011 he moved to the United States to play college tennis at East Carolina University . He was named 2014 Conference USA Player of the Year.[4] He earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in business.[3]
Career
2018
Vliegen made his debut with the Belgium Davis Cup team in 2018. In the quarter finals against the United States , he and Sander Gillé lost against Ryan Harrison and Jack Sock .[5]
2019
In 2019 he and Gillé managed to pull off a surprise win over Brazil 's Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares in the Belgium-Brazil Davis cup tie contributing to Belgium qualifying for the 2019 Davis Cup Finals held in November.[6]
Vliegen made his Grand Slam debut in the 2019 French Open . Partnering Mikhail Kukushkin from Kazakhstan he managed to reach the quarter finals.[4] At Wimbledon 2019 , Vliegen made his debut in a mixed doubles event, and reached the third round with Zheng Saisai from China .[7]
Vliegen won his first ATP Tour doubles title at the 2019 Swedish Open with fellow Belgian Sander Gillé .[8] One week later, again partnering with Gillé, he also won the title at the Swiss Open .[9] The duo continued their winning streak by reaching the final of the Austrian Open , losing to Philipp Oswald and Filip Polášek .[10] Two months later, Vliegen and Gillé picked up their third title of 2019 at the Zhuhai Championships .[2]
ATP career finals
Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (3–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (3–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Challenger and Futures Finals
Singles: 3 (2–1)
Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (2–1)
Titles by Surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Aug 2015
Belgium F8, Middelkerke
Futures
Hard
Julien Cagnina
4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Loss
1–1
Sep 2015
Belgium F14, Middelkerke
Futures
Clay
Jeremy Jahn
3–6, 4–6
Win
2–1
Aug 2016
Belgium F11, Huy
Futures
Clay
Romain Barbosa
6–4, 6–4
Doubles: 50 (36–14)
Legend (Doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (13–7)
ITF Futures Tour (23–7)
Titles by Surface
Hard (9–3)
Clay (25–10)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Jul 2013
Belgium F6, Heist
Futures
Clay
Cedric De Zutter
Bobbie De Goeijen Scott Griekspoor
7–5, 6–2
Win
2–0
Aug 2013
Belgium F8, Eupen
Futures
Clay
Sander Gillé
Gustavo Gómez Buyatti Antoine Hoang
6–3, 6–3
Win
3–0
Aug 2014
Belgium F11, Koksijde
Futures
Clay
Sander Gillé
Jake Eames David Pérez Sanz
3–6, 6–3, [12–10]
Win
4–0
Jun 2015
Belgium F2, Damme
Futures
Clay
Sander Gillé
Antoine Hoang Ugo Nastasi
6–2, 6–3
Loss
4–1
Jun 2015
Belgium F3, Havré
Futures
Clay
Sander Gillé
Deiton Baughman Fabrício Neis
6–2, 4–6, [2–10]
Win
5–1
Jul 2015
Belgium F7, Duinbergen
Futures
Clay
Sander Gillé
Julien Cagnina Jonas Merckx
6–7(5–7) , 6–4, [10–6]
Loss
5–2
Aug 2015
Belgium F8, Middelkerke
Futures
Hard
Sander Gillé
Sander Arends Ariel Behar
7–6(7–1) , 4–6, [7–10]
Loss
5–3
Aug 2015
Belgium F9, Eupen
Futures
Clay
Sander Gillé
Billy Harris Evan Hoyt
6–7(5–7) , 3–6
Win
6–3
Aug 2015
Belgium F10, Koksijde
Futures
Clay
Sander Gillé
Evan Hoyt Toby Martin
6–2, 6–1
Win
7–3
Aug 2015
Belgium F11, Jupille-sur-Meuse
Futures
Clay
Sander Gillé
Evan Hoyt Toby Martin
6–1, 6–4
Win
8–3
Aug 2015
Belgium F12, Ostend
Futures
Clay
Antoine Hoang
Kevin Benning Jonas Merckx
6–2, 7–5
Win
9–3
Sep 2015
Belgium F14, Middelkerke
Futures
Clay
Gonçalo Oliveira
Timon Reichelt George von Massow
6–3, 3–6, [10–4]
Win
10–3
Oct 2015
Norway F2, Oslo
Futures
Hard (i)
Sander Gillé
Ivan Sabanov Matej Sabanov
6–7(4–7) , 7–6(7–5) , [10–8]
Win
11–3
Nov 2015
Norway F3, Oslo
Futures
Hard (i)
Sander Gillé
Ivan Sabanov Matej Sabanov
7–6(7–3) , 6–1
Win
12–3
Jan 2016
France F2, Bressuire
Futures
Hard (i)
Sander Gillé
Benjamin Bonzi Grégoire Jacq
7–6(7–1) , 7–5
Win
13–3
Jan 2016
France F3, Veigy-Foncenex
Futures
Carpet (i)
Sander Gillé
Scott Clayton Richard Gabb
6–7(4–7) , 7–6(8–6) , [10–7]
Loss
13–4
Mar 2016
Egypt F7, Sharm El Sheikh
Futures
Hard
Sander Gillé
Dominik Kellovský Jaroslav Pospíšil
6–3, 3–6, [11–13]
Win
14–4
Mar 2016
Egypt F8, Sharm El Sheikh
Futures
Hard
Sander Gillé
Tom Schönenberg Matthias Wunner
6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Win
15–4
Apr 2016
Uzbekistan F2, Bukhara
Futures
Hard
Sander Gillé
Evgeny Elistratov Vitaly Kozyukov
6–4, 6–3
Win
16–4
May 2016
Ukraine F1, Cherkasy
Futures
Clay
Sander Gillé
Antoine Bellier Vladyslav Manafov
6–3, 4–6, [11–9]
Win
17–4
Jun 2016
Belgium F2, Havré
Futures
Clay
Sander Gillé
Adam Taylor Jason Taylor
6–2, 6–4
Win
18–4
Jul 2016
Belgium F3, Nieuwpoort
Futures
Clay
Sander Gillé
Stijn Meulemans Laurens Verboven
6–2, 6–3
Win
19–4
Jul 2016
Belgium F6, Knokke
Futures
Clay
Sander Gillé
Hunter Johnson Yates Johnson
6–4, 6–4
Win
20–4
Jul 2016
Belgium F7, Duinbergen
Futures
Clay
Sander Gillé
Michael Geerts Jeroen Vanneste
6–7(4–7) , 6–3, [10–4]
Win
21–4
Aug 2016
Trnava , Slovakia
Challenger
Clay
Sander Gillé
Tomasz Bednarek Roman Jebavý
6–2, 7–5
Loss
21–5
Aug 2016
Meerbusch , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Sander Gillé
Mikhail Elgin Andrei Vasilevski
6–7(6–8) , 4–6
Loss
21–6
Aug 2016
Belgium F11, Huy
Futures
Clay
Sander Gillé
Jarryd Bant Tom Farquharson
3–6, 2–6
Loss
21–7
Jan 2017
Germany F2, Kaarst
Futures
Carpet (i)
David Pel
Jannis Kahlke Oscar Otte
3–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Win
22–7
Jan 2017
France F3, Veigy-Foncenex
Futures
Carpet (i)
Julien Dubail
Antal van der Duim Tim van Terheijden
4–6, 6–4, [10–4]
Loss
22–8
Mar 2017
Turkey F10, Antalya
Futures
Clay
Sander Gillé
Tuna Altuna Cem İlkel
6–0, 2–6, [8–10]
Win
23–8
May 2017
Italy F12, Naples
Futures
Clay
Sander Gillé
Antal van der Duim Boy Westerhof
6–4, 6–2
Win
24–8
May 2017
Romania F1, Bucharest
Futures
Clay
Sander Gillé
Andrei Ștefan Apostol Nicolae Frunză
7–6(7–5) , 6–2
Win
25–8
Jun 2017
Lyon , France
Challenger
Clay
Sander Gillé
Gero Kretschmer Alexander Satschko
6–7(2–7) , 7–6(7–2) , [14–12]
Win
26–8
Jun 2017
Blois , France
Challenger
Clay
Sander Gillé
Máximo González Fabrício Neis
3–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Win
27–8
Jul 2017
Scheveningen , Netherlands
Challenger
Clay
Sander Gillé
Jozef Kovalík Stefanos Tsitsipas
6–2, 4–6, [12–10]
Win
28–8
Jul 2017
Tampere , Finland
Challenger
Clay
Sander Gillé
Lucas Gómez Juan Ignacio Londero
6–2, 6–7(5–7) , [10–3]
Loss
28–9
Sep 2017
Sibiu , Romania
Challenger
Clay
Sander Gillé
Marco Cecchinato Matteo Donati
3–6, 1–6
Loss
28–10
Sep 2017
Rome , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Sander Gillé
Martin Kližan Jozef Kovalík
3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win
29–10
Jan 2018
Rennes , France
Challenger
Hard (i)
Sander Gillé
Sander Arends Antonio Šančić
6–3, 6–7(1–7) , [10–7]
Loss
29–11
Feb 2018
Quimper , France
Challenger
Hard (i)
Sander Gillé
Ken Skupski Neal Skupski
3–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Loss
29–12
May 2018
Rome , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Sander Gillé
Kevin Krawietz Andreas Mies
3–6, 6–2, [4–10]
Win
30–12
Jul 2018
Prague , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Sander Gillé
Fernando Romboli David Vega Hernández
6–4, 6–2
Win
31–12
Aug 2018
Liberec , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Sander Gillé
Filip Polášek Patrik Rikl
6–3, 6–4
Win
32–12
Aug 2018
Pullach , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Sander Gillé
Daniele Bracciali Simone Bolelli
6–2, 6–2
Win
33–12
Oct 2018
Ortisei , Italy
Challenger
Hard (i)
Sander Gillé
Purav Raja Antonio Šančić
3–6, 6–3, [10–3]
Win
34–12
Oct 2018
Brest , France
Challenger
Hard (i)
Sander Gillé
Leander Paes Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
3–6, 6–4, [10–2]
Win
35–12
Nov 2018
Mouilleron-le-Captif , France
Challenger
Hard (i)
Sander Gillé
Romain Arneodo Quentin Halys
6–3, 4–6, [10–2]
Loss
35–13
Jan 2019
Punta del Este , Uruguay
Challenger
Clay
Sander Gillé
Guido Andreozzi Guillermo Durán
2–6, 7–6(8–6) , [8–10]
Loss
35–14
Mar 2019
Marbella , Spain
Challenger
Clay
Sander Gillé
Kevin Krawietz Andreas Mies
6–7(6–8) , 6–2, [6–10]
Win
36–14
Jun 2019
Bratislava , Slovakia
Challenger
Clay
Sander Gillé
Lukáš Klein Alex Molčan
6–2, 7–5
Performance timelines
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Doubles
Current through the 2020 Australian Open .
References
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