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Yannick Mertens

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Yannick Mertens
Country (sports) Belgium
ResidenceTernat, Belgium
Born (1987-06-25) 25 June 1987 (age 37)
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.

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.

Personal life

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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

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Singles: 53 (28–25)

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

References

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