Yannick Mertens (born 25 June 1987) is a professional tennis player from Belgium who mainly has played on the ATP Challenger Tour. On 27 July 2015, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 179, and his highest doubles ranking of 363 was reached on 19 September 2011.

Yannick Mertens
Country (sports) Belgium
ResidenceTernat, Belgium
Born (1987-06-25) 25 June 1987 (age 36)
Anderlecht, Belgium
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Turned pro2006
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$510,635
Singles
Career record1–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 179 (17 August 2015)
Current rankingNo. 481 (31 May 2021)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2012)
French OpenQ2 (2012, 2016)
WimbledonQ3 (2015, 2016)
US OpenQ3 (2012)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 316 (1 October 2018)
Current rankingNo. 557 (31 May 2021)
Last updated on: 31 May 2021.

Personal life edit

He was born in Anderlecht and currently resides in Ternat.

His favorite surface is clay, and he is coached by his father Kris Mertens.[1]

Future and Challenger finals edit

Singles: 53 (28–25) edit

Legend
ATP Challengers 0 (0–0)
ITF Futures 53 (28–25)
Titles by surface
Hard (19–18)
Clay (8–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2008 Antalya, Turkey F4 Futures Clay   Gabriel Moraru 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 May 2008 Ruse, Bulgaria F2 Futures Clay   Maxime Authom 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Win 1–2 May 2008 Pleven, Bulgaria F3 Futures Clay   Xavier Pujo 7–5, 3–6, 6–2
Win 2–2 Jun 2008 Sofia, Bulgaria F4 Futures Clay   Tihomir Grozdanov 6–1, 6–3
Win 3–2 Nov 2008 Las Palmas, Spain F42 Futures Hard   Pierre-Ludovic Duclos 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss 3–3 Feb 2009 Bagnoles-de-l'Orne, France F1 Futures Clay (i)   Julien Jeanpierre 1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 4–3 Mar 2009 Tipton, Great Britain F3 Futures Hard (i)   Stéphane Robert 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
Win 5–3 May 2009 Pozzuoli, Italy F10 Futures Clay   Simone Vagnozzi 6–2, 6–2
Loss 5–4 Sep 2009 Mulhouse, France F14 Futures Hard (i)   Niels Desein 6–7(1–7), 4–6
Win 6–4 Oct 2009 Glasgow, Great Britain F15 Futures Hard (i)   Daniel Evans 6–0, 6–2
Loss 6–5 Oct 2009 Cardiff, Great Britain F16 Futures Hard (i)   Henri Kontinen 6–7(4–7), 5–7
Loss 6–6 Oct 2010 La Roche-sur-Yon, France F19 Futures Hard (i)   Clément Reix 3–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–7(8–10)
Win 7–6 Mar 2011 Tipton, Great Britain F3 Futures Hard (i)   Daniel Evans 6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 7–7 Apr 2011 Padova, Italy F6 Futures Clay   Daniel Köllerer 5–7, 1–6
Loss 7–8 May 2011 Newcastle, Great Britain F7 Futures Clay   Malek Jaziri 3–6, 4–6
Win 8–8 Jul 2011 Middelburg, Netherlands F4 Futures Clay   Victor Baluda 6–4, 6–4
Win 9–8 Jul 2011 Fano, Italy F19 Futures Clay   Nicolás Pastor 6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Win 10–8 Jan 2012 Birkenhead, Great Britain F3 Futures Hard (i)   Jerzy Janowicz 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 6–2
Win 11–8 Jul 2013 Trier, Germany F10 Futures Clay   Petar Trendafilov 6–4, 6–2
Loss 11–9 Aug 2013 Ostend, Belgium F7 Futures Clay   Kimmer Coppejans 7–6(8–6), 1–6, 2–6
Win 12–9 Sep 2013 Bujumbura, Burundi F1 Futures Clay   Lukas Jastraunig 6–2, 6–1
Win 13–9 Nov 2013 Puerto de la Cruz, Spain F38 Futures Carpet   Roberto Ortega Olmedo 6–2, 6–3
Win 14–9 Mar 2014 Lille, France F4 Futures Hard (i)   Mathieu Rodrigues 6–2, 6–1
Loss 14–10 Mar 2014 Antalya, Turkey F8 Futures Hard   Jan Mertl 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 4–6
Loss 14–11 Apr 2014 Doha, Qatar F1 Futures Hard   Daniel Cox 3–6, 4–6
Win 15–11 Aug 2014 Piombino, Italy F29 Futures Hard   Martin Vaïsse 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win 16–11 Oct 2014 Madrid, Spain F32 Futures Hard   Pablo Vivero González 6–3, 7–5
Loss 16–12 Nov 2014 Oslo, Norway F1 Futures Hard (i)   Jules Marie 0–6, 2–6
Loss 16–13 Mar 2015 Loulé, Portugal F3 Futures Hard   Rui Machado 4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 17–13 Mar 2015 Birkenhead, Great Britain F4 Futures Hard (i)   Matija Pecotić 6–2, 6–4
Win 18–13 Mar 2015 Madrid, Spain F6 Futures Hard   Jaime Pulgar-Garcia 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Loss 18–14 Apr 2015 Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia F12 Futures Hard   Clément Geens 6–3, 4–6, 5–7
Loss 18–15 May 2015 Bol, Croatia F9 Futures Clay   Miljan Zekić 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 2–6
Win 19–15 Jul 2015 Amstelveen, Netherlands F4 Futures Clay   Yann Marti 6–4, 6–4
Win 20–15 Mar 2016 Lille, France F4 Futures Hard (i)   Antal van der Duim 6–2, 6–4
Win 21–15 Apr 2016 Heraklion, Greece F4 Futures Hard   Lloyd Glasspool 6–2, 7–5
Loss 21–16 Jul 2016 Middelkerke, Belgium F5 Futures Hard   Ruben Bemelmans 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 1–6
Loss 21–17 Aug 2016 Béjar, Spain F24 Futures Hard   Andrés Artuñedo 2–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 21–18 Oct 2016 Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal F11 Futures Hard   Stefanos Tsitsipas 3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win 22–18 Dec 2016 Ramat Gan, Israel F16 Futures Hard   Mick Lescure 6–3, 6–2
Win 23–18 Mar 2017 Faro, Portugal F2 Futures Hard   Lucas Miedler 6–4, 6–2
Win 24–18 Sep 2017 Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal F20 Futures Hard   Peđa Krstin 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Loss 24–19 Nov 2017 Meitar, Israel F15 Futures Hard   Yannick Jankovits 5–7, 6–7(6–8)
Win 25–19 Dec 2017 Ramat HaSharon, Israel F16 Futures Hard   Edan Leshem 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss 25–20 Jan 2018 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt F1 Futures Hard   Aslan Karatsev 1–6, 2–6
Loss 25–21 Feb 2018 Glasgow, Great Britain F1 Futures Hard (i)   Scott Griekspoor 1–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 25–22 Apr 2018 Djerba, Tunisia F16 Futures Hard   Altuğ Çelikbilek 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 4–6
Win 26–22 Sep 2018 Plaisir, France F18 Futures Hard (i)   Antoine Cornut Chauvinc 7–6(7–4), 6–2
Loss 26–23 Sep 2018 Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal F18 Futures Hard   Gleb Sakharov 6–7(7–9), 4–6
Loss 26–24 Feb 2019 M15 Grenoble, France World Tennis Tour Hard (i)   Lény Mitjana 3–6, 5–7
Win 27–24 Sep 2019 M25+H Plaisir, France World Tennis Tour Hard (i)   Christopher Heyman 6–3, 6–0
Loss 27–25 Feb 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard   Stuart Parker 3–6, 6–4, 6–7(5–7)
Win 28–25 May 2021 M15 Marbella, Spain World Tennis Tour Hard   Diego Fernández Flores 6–2, 6–1

References edit

  1. ^ "Mertens biography at ITF". Retrieved 19 August 2010.

External links edit