Louis Wessels

Louis Wessels (German: Weßels; born 27 August 1998) is a German tennis player.[1]

Louis Weßels

Country (sports)	Germany
Residence	Detmold, Germany
Born	27 August 1998 Bielefeld, Germany
Plays	Right-handed (two handed-backhand)
Prize money	$85,192
Singles
Career record	1–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 320 (26 November 2018)
Current ranking	No. 432 (31 August 2020)
Doubles
Career record	0–0
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 538 (13 August 2018)
Current ranking	No. 1054 (31 August 2020)
Last updated on: 31 August 2020.

Tennis career

On the junior tour, Wessels has a career high ITF junior ranking of 17 achieved in May 2016. Wessels has reached the doubles semifinals at three of the four junior grand slams, including the 2015 Australian Open, 2015 US Open and the 2016 Wimbledon Championships.

Wessels made his ATP main draw debut at the 2016 German Open, where he upset Steven Diez in the first round. This victory made him the youngest player to win a main draw match at the 2016 ATP World Tour by that time.[2]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 11 (5–6)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (5–6)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 2017	Überlingen, Germany	Futures	Clay	Adrian Bodmer	6–7^(5–7), 3–6
Loss	0–2	Sep 2017	Damme, Belgium	Futures	Clay	Jeroen Vanneste	7–5, 3–6, 3–6
Loss	0–3	Jan 2018	Naples, United States	Futures	Clay	Javier Martí	4–6, 0–6
Loss	0–4	Jul 2018	Saarlouis, Germany	Futures	Clay	Philipp Davydenko	4–6, 6–7^(4–7)
Win	1–4	Aug 2018	Essen, Germany	Futures	Clay	Jeroen Vanneste	7–6^(7–5), 6–4
Win	2–4	Sep 2018	Schlieren, Switzerland	Futures	Clay	Sandro Ehrat	6–3, 6–4
Win	3–4	Sep 2018	Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy	Futures	Clay	Marco Bortolotti	6–3, 5–7, 6–1
Win	4–4	Jul 2019	Marburg, Germany	Futures	Clay	Jesper de Jong	7–6^(7–4), 7–6^(7–5)
Loss	4–5	Aug 2019	Überlingen, Germany	Futures	Clay	Peter Heller	1–6, 4–6
Win	5–5	Sep 2019	Horgen, Switzerland	Futures	Clay	Alejandro González	6–2, 6–0
Loss	5–6	Sep 2019	La Marsa, Tunisia	Futures	Clay	Bruno Sant'Anna	5–7, 4–6

Doubles: 8 (5–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (5–3)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 2016	Oberhaching, Germany	Futures	Hard (i)	Hannes Wagner	Raphael Baltensperger Marc-Andrea Hüsler	6–1, 6–4
Loss	1–1	Jun 2017	Kaltenkirchen, Germany	Futures	Clay	Johannes Härteis	Tom Kočevar-Dešman Nik Razboršek	3–6, 2–6
Win	2–1	Aug 2017	Oldenzaal, Netherlands	Futures	Clay	Scott Griekspoor	Glenn Smits Boy Vergeer	6–3, 6–0
Loss	2–2	Sep 2017	Hammamet, Tunisia	Futures	Clay	Elliot Benchetrit	Filippo Baldi Mirko Cutuli	4–6, 4–6
Win	3–2	Jan 2018	Naples, United States	Futures	Clay	Trent Bryde	Fred Gil Jaume Pla Malfeito	6–1, 1–6, [11–9]
Loss	3–3	May 2018	Karlskrona, Sweden	Futures	Clay	Otto Virtanen	Markus Eriksson Fred Simonsson	1–6, 6–1, [5–10]
Win	4–3	Aug 2018	Essen, Germany	Futures	Clay	Matthias Wunner	Lukas Rüpke Tom Schönenberg	6–2, 6–2
Win	5–3	Aug 2019	Überlingen, Germany	Futures	Clay	Valentin Günther	Mick Veldheer Leopold Zima	6–3, 6–3

References

1. "Platz drei für U16-Junioren mit Louis Weßels und Valentin Günther beim Tennis Europe Winter Cup" (in German). wtv.de. 17 February 2017.
2. "Mannarino survives in Newport". sportinglife.com. 13 July 2016. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

External links

• Louis Wessels at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Louis Wessels at the International Tennis Federation