Filip Dewulf

Filip Dewulf (born 15 March 1972) is a former professional male tennis player from Belgium.

Filip Dewulf
Country (sports) Belgium
ResidenceLeopoldsburg, Belgium
Born (1972-03-15) 15 March 1972
Mol, Belgium
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro1990
Retired2001
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,503,987
Singles
Career record96–125
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 39 (9 September 1997)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (1994, 1996, 1997)
French OpenSF (1997)
Wimbledon2R (1996, 1998)
US Open1R (1996, 1997, 1998)
Doubles
Career record12–41
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 125 (4 October 1993)

In his career, he won 2 ATP Tour singles titles and 1 title in doubles. In 1997 he reached the semi-finals of the French Open, his best singles result ever and the first Belgian tennis player (male or female) to reach the semi-final at a Grand Slam tournament. He defeated Cristiano Caratti, Fernando Meligeni, Albert Portas, Àlex Corretja and Magnus Norman before he was defeated in four sets by the eventual champion, Gustavo Kuerten. This was, according to Roland Garros itself, the best performance that a qualifier has performed at a French Open, and only the third time in Grand Slam history that a qualifier had reached a semi-final.[1] Dewulf would also reach the quarter-finals at the same event the following year, falling to eventual runner-up Àlex Corretja in straight sets. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 39, achieved in September 1997; he became the first Belgian in ATP Top 50, overall finishing four seasons as the top-ranked Belgian player.[2]

Singles titles

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1. 16 October 1995 Vienna, Austria Carpet Thomas Muster 7–5, 6–2, 1–6, 7–5
Winner 2. 21 July 1997 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Julian Alonso 7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–1

Singles performance timeline

Tournament19941995199619971998Career Win-Loss
Australian Open 2R 1R 2R 2R 1R 3–5
French Open A A 1R SF QF 9–3
Wimbledon A 1R 2R 1R 2R 2–4
U.S. Open A A 1R 1R 1R 0–3
Grand Slam Win-Loss 1–1 0–2 2–4 6–4 5–4 14–15
Total Titles 0 1 0 1 0 2
Year End Ranking 134 65 96 41 55 N–A

Doubles titles

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponents in the finalScore
Winner 1. 23 August 1993Umag, CroatiaClay Tom Vanhoudt Jordi Arrese
Francisco Roig
6–4, 7–5

References

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