Joran Vliegen
Joran Vliegen (born 7 July 1993) is a Belgian tennis player. Vliegen has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 36 achieved on 2 March 2020.[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 claimed 3 ATP tour doubles titles with partner Sander Gillé.[2]
_(48199069647).jpg.webp) Vliegen at the 2019 French Open | |
| Country (sports) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
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| Residence | Maaseik, Belgium |
| Born | 7 July 1993 Maaseik, Belgium |
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
| Plays | Left-handed |
| Prize money | $ 364,470 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 508 (1 August 2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 38-29 |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Highest ranking | No. 36 (2 March 2020) |
| Current ranking | No. 36 (16 March 2020) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2020) |
| French Open | QF (2019) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2019) |
| US Open | QF (2020) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2020) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2019) |
| US Open | 1R (2019) |
| Last updated on: 22 March 2020. | |
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: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2019 | Swedish Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Clay | Sander Gillé |
 Federico Delbonis Horacio Zeballos |
6–7(5–7), 7–5, [10–5] |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2019 | Swiss Open, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | Sander Gillé |
 Philipp Oswald Filip Polášek |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Aug 2019 | Austrian Open, Austria | 250 Series | Clay | Sander Gillé |
Philipp Oswald Filip Polášek |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 2019 | Zhuhai Championships, China | 250 Series | Hard | Sander Gillé |
 Marcelo Demoliner Matwé Middelkoop |
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 4–1 | Nov 2020 | Astana Open, Kazakhstan | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Sander Gillé |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Challenger and Futures Finals
Singles: 3 (2–1)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| 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)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| 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
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
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 end of 2020 ATP Tour.
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | SR | W–L |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | 0 / 2 | 3–2 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | Q2 | 2R | NH | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 0 / 2 | 2–2 |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 0 / 6 | 7–6 |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0 / 4 | 2–4 |
| National representation | ||||||||
| Davis Cup | A | A | A | QF | 1R | QR | 0 / 2 | 3–2 |
| Career statistics | ||||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 37 | |
| Titles / Finals | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 3 / 4 | 1 / 1 | 4 / 5 | |
| Overall Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 31–16 | 16–16 | 47–37 | |
| Year-end ranking | 360 | 159 | 117 | 85 | 39 | 57% | ||
References
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