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Niels Desein

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Niels Desein
Country (sports) Belgium
ResidenceOstend, Belgium
Born (1987-06-09) 9 June 1987 (age 37)
Ghent, Belgium
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2007
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$412,624
Singles
Career record0–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 154 (2 March 2015)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2016)
French OpenQ2 (2014)
WimbledonQ1 (2010, 2013, 2014, 2015)
US Open1R (2014)
Doubles
Career record1–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 182 (3 August 2009)
Current rankingNo. 1550 (12 July 2021)
Team competitions
Davis CupF (2015)
Last updated on: 18 July 2021.

Niels Desein (born 9 June 1987) is a Belgian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. He was born in Ghent, Belgium, and currently resides in Wondelgem, Belgium.

Juniors

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Desein reached as high as No. 4 in the combined junior world rankings in May 2005.[1]

Junior Slam results:

Australian Open: -
French Open: 1R (2005)
Wimbledon: 3R (2004, 2005)
US Open: 2R (2004)

Professional tour

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His career-high ATP rankings are world No. 154 in singles in March 2015 and World No. 182 in doubles in August 2009. His favourite surface is clay.[2]

He made his main draw debut on the ATP World Tour at the 2013 Portugal Open as a qualifier. He represented the Belgium Davis Cup team on one occasion in 2015.

Singles: 47 (27–20)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (1–0)
ITF Futures (26–20)
Finals by surface
Hard (16–11)
Clay (10–4)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (1–4)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2005 Great Britain F8, Felixstowe Futures Grass France Nicolas Tourte 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 3–6
Win 1–1 Jul 2006 Germany F8, Trier Futures Clay Czech Republic Lukáš Rosol 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–4
Loss 1–2 Mar 2007 Portugal F3, Albufeira Futures Hard Lithuania Ričardas Berankis 5–7, 4–6
Win 2–2 May 2007 Romania F1, Bucharest Futures Clay Slovakia Martin Kližan 7–6(7–3), 7–6(9–7)
Loss 2–3 Aug 2007 Germany F11, Wetzlar Futures Clay Germany Alexander Flock 4–6, 2–6
Loss 2–4 Nov 2007 Israel F4, Ramat HaSharon Futures Hard Belgium Ruben Bemelmans 3–6, 3–6
Win 3–4 Jan 2008 France F1, Deauville Futures Clay Romania Cătălin-Ionuț Gârd 6–2, 4–6, 6–0
Loss 3–5 Aug 2008 Senegal F1, Dakar Futures Hard Canada Pierre-Ludovic Duclos 3–6, 5–7
Win 4–5 Aug 2008 Senegal F2, Dakar Futures Hard Canada Pierre-Ludovic Duclos 3–3 ret.
Loss 4–6 Sep 2008 France F14, Mulhouse Futures Hard Switzerland Michael Lammer 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 3–6
Win 5–6 Oct 2008 France F18, Saint-Dizier Futures Hard France Vincent Millot 6–7(1–7), 6–3, 6–1
Win 6–6 Oct 2008 France F19, La Roche-sur-Yon Futures Hard Slovakia Pavol Červenák 6–4, 6–1
Win 7–6 Jul 2009 Italy F20, Modena Futures Clay Italy Francesco Aldi 2–6, 7–5, 6–3
Win 8–6 Sep 2009 France F14, Mulhouse Futures Hard Belgium Yannick Mertens 7–6(7–1), 6–4
Win 9–6 Oct 2009 France F19, La Roche-sur-Yon Futures Hard France Baptiste Dupuy 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Win 10–6 Nov 2009 Senegal F1, Dakar Futures Hard Ivory Coast Valentin Sanon 7–6(7–2), 6–3
Win 11–6 Nov 2009 Senegal F2, Dakar Futures Hard Italy Claudio Grassi 6–2, 6–0
Win 12–6 Feb 2010 Germany F4, Nussloch Futures Carpet Netherlands Thomas Schoorel 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–3), 7–6(8–6)
Loss 12–7 Mar 2010 France F4, Lille Futures Hard Belgium Ruben Bemelmans 4–6, 2–6
Loss 12–8 Jul 2010 Spain F23, Palma del Río Futures Hard Belgium Ruben Bemelmans 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(1–7)
Loss 12–9 Sep 2010 Netherlands F6, Middelburg Futures Clay Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop 6–7(2–7), 2–6
Loss 12–10 Feb 2012 Turkey F5, Antalya Futures Hard Italy Riccardo Ghedin 6–1, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 12–11 Mar 2012 Portugal F3, Loulé Futures Hard Hungary Dénes Lukács 4–6, 1–6
Loss 12–12 Mar 2012 France F6, Saint-Raphaël Futures Hard France Laurent Rochette 4–6, 1–6
Loss 12–13 Apr 2012 Greece F1, Heraklion Futures Carpet France Yannick Jankovits 3–6, 5–7
Loss 12–14 Apr 2012 Greece F2, Heraklion Futures Carpet Greece Alexandros Jakupovic 7–6(11–9), 3–6, 4–6
Win 13–14 Jul 2012 Belgium F1, De Haan Futures Clay Belgium Arthur De Greef 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 13–15 Jul 2012 Netherlands F4, Middelburg Futures Clay Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop 6–4, 2–6, 3–6
Win 14–15 Aug 2012 Belgium F8, Koksijde Futures Clay Ecuador Juan Sebastián Vivanco 6–2, 6–0
Win 15–15 Sep 2012 Belgium F10, Damme Futures Clay Belgium Joris de Loore 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 15–16 Sep 2012 France F15, Bagnères-de-Bigorre Futures Hard France Julien Obry 4–6, 3–6
Win 16–16 Feb 2013 Portugal F1, Vale do Lobo Futures Hard Portugal Pedro Sousa 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Win 17–16 Apr 2013 France F7, Angers Futures Clay France Calvin Hemery 6–3, 6–2
Loss 17–17 Jul 2013 Netherlands F4, Middelburg Futures Clay Netherlands Thomas Schoorel 3–6, 4–6
Win 18–17 Sep 2013 France F16, Plaisir Futures Hard Belgium Maxime Authom 6–4, 6–4
Win 19–17 Oct 2013 Hungary F1, Budapest Futures Clay Spain Gerard Granollers Pujol 5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 19–18 Oct 2013 Portugal F11, Guimarães Futures Hard Portugal Rui Machado 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Win 20–18 Jul 2014 Belgium F7, Middelkerke Futures Hard Belgium Steve Darcis 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(8–6)
Win 21–18 Sep 2014 France F19, Plaisir Futures Hard France Josselin Ouanna 6–1, 7–6(7–4)
Win 22–18 Oct 2014 France F21, Nevers Futures Hard France Enzo Couacaud 6–1, 6–7(7–9), 6–2
Win 23–18 Feb 2015 Glasgow, United Kingdom Challenger Hard Belgium Ruben Bemelmans 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 7–6(7–4)
Win 24–18 Sep 2015 France F17, Bagnères-de-Bigorre Futures Hard France Grégoire Barrère 7–5, 6–3
Win 25–18 Oct 2015 France F22, Saint-Dizier Futures Hard United States Peter Kobelt 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 25–19 Jan 2016 Germany F3, Nussloch Futures Carpet Germany Nils Langer 3–6, 4–6
Win 26–19 Jun 2016 Belgium F1, Binche Futures Clay France Arthur Rinderknech 6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–1
Win 27–19 Sep 2017 France F19, Mulhouse Futures Hard United Kingdom Edward Corrie 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 27–20 Feb 2018 Switzerland F2, Bellevue Futures Carpet France Ugo Humbert 7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), 3–6

Doubles: 51 (32–19)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (1–4)
ITF Futures (31–15)
Finals by surface
Hard (14–8)
Clay (14–9)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (4–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2006 Israel F1, Ramat HaSharon Futures Hard Czech Republic Dušan Lojda France Antoine Benneteau
France Frederic Jeanclaude
6–7(2–7), 6–7(4–7)
Loss 0–2 Jun 2006 Tunisia F1, Sousse Futures Clay Czech Republic Dušan Lojda Morocco Mounir El Aarej
Tunisia Walid Jallali
4–6, 3–6
Win 1–2 Aug 2006 Germany F11, Essen Futures Clay Belgium Ruben Bemelmans Netherlands Antal van der Duim
Netherlands Boy Westerhof
1–6, 7–5, 7–5
Win 2–2 Jan 2007 Germany F3, Kaarst Futures Carpet Belgium Jeroen Masson Germany Daniel Brands
Germany Ralph Grambow
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win 3–2 Mar 2007 Portugal F2, Lagos Futures Hard Canada Pierre-Ludovic Duclos Uzbekistan Murad Inoyatov
Russia Dmitri Sitak
6–3, 6–4
Win 4–2 May 2007 Romania F1, Bucharest Futures Clay Belgium Jeroen Masson Denmark Thomas Kromann
Denmark Martin Pedersen
6–4, 6–1
Win 5–2 Jul 2007 Netherlands F2, Breda Futures Clay Belgium Jeroen Masson Russia Vladimir Karusevich
Argentina Nicolás Todero
6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 5–3 Nov 2007 Great Britain F21, Redbridge Futures Hard Belgium Ruben Bemelmans United Kingdom Josh Goodall
United Kingdom Ken Skupski
7–5, 6–7(3–7), [5–10]
Win 6–3 Jan 2008 France F1, Deauville Futures Clay France Alexandre Renard France Philippe de Bonnevie
France Petar Popović
6–3, 6–2
Win 7–3 Mar 2008 Morocco F1, Oujda Futures Clay Belgium Jeroen Masson Spain M-A López Jaén
Spain J-M Such-Perez
6–2, 6–4
Win 8–3 Jun 2008 Netherlands F2, Alkmaar Futures Clay Belgium Jeroen Masson Czech Republic Dušan Karol
Belgium Yannick Mertens
6–4, 6–7(4–7), [10–6]
Loss 8–4 Jun 2008 Netherlands F3, Breda Futures Clay Belgium Jeroen Masson Netherlands Jesse Huta Galung
Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop
6–3, 3–6, [8–10]
Win 9–4 Aug 2008 Senegal F1, Dakar Futures Hard Canada Pierre-Ludovic Duclos Monaco Benjamin Balleret
France Philippe de Bonnevie
7–5, 6–7(3–7), [10–5]
Win 10–4 Aug 2008 Senegal F2, Dakar Futures Hard Canada Pierre-Ludovic Duclos Monaco Benjamin Balleret
France Philippe de Bonnevie
6–4, 6–4
Win 11–4 Aug 2008 Belgium F2, Koksijde Futures Clay Belgium Ruben Bemelmans Belgium Alexandre Folie
Belgium David Goffin
7–5, 7–5
Win 12–4 Aug 2008 Italy F28, Piombino Futures Hard Canada Pierre-Ludovic Duclos China Bai Yan
China Jun-Chao Xu
6–3, 6–3
Win 13–4 Sep 2008 France F14, Mulhouse Futures Hard Belgium Ruben Bemelmans Jamaica Dustin Brown
Germany Stefan Seifert
7–6(13–11), 6–3
Loss 13–5 Sep 2008 Grenoble, France Challenger Hard Belgium Dick Norman Austria Martin Fischer
Austria Philipp Oswald
7–6(7–5), 5–7, [7–10]
Win 14–5 Oct 2008 France F18, Saint-Dizier Futures Hard Belgium Ruben Bemelmans Spain Guillermo Alcaide
Russia Nikolai Nesterov
6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
Loss 14–6 Jul 2009 San Benedetto, Italy Challenger Clay France Stéphane Robert Italy Stefano Ianni
Argentina Cristian Villagrán
6–7(3–7), 6–1, [6–10]
Win 15–6 Jul 2009 Italy F20, Modena Futures Clay Belgium Yannick Mertens Italy Alessandro Giannessi
Italy Filippo Leonardi
6–2, 6–1
Loss 15–7 Sep 2009 St. Remy, France Challenger Hard Belgium Ruben Bemelmans Czech Republic Jiří Krkoška
Slovakia Lukáš Lacko
1–6, 6–3, [3–10]
Win 16–7 Oct 2009 France F19, La Roche-sur-Yon Futures Hard Canada Pierre-Ludovic Duclos France Fabrice Martin
Canada Adil Shamasdin
7–6(10–8), 1–6, [10–5]
Win 17–7 Nov 2009 Senegal F2, Dakar Futures Hard United States John Paul Fruttero United Kingdom Philip Barlow
Germany Tony Holzinger
6–3, 6–2
Win 18–7 Mar 2010 France F4, Lille Futures Hard Belgium Ruben Bemelmans South Africa Izak van der Merwe
South Africa Raven Klaasen
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss 18–8 Oct 2010 Nigeria F1, Lagos Futures Hard France Laurent Rochette Israel Amir Weintraub
Netherlands Boy Westerhof
walkover
Win 19–8 Mar 2012 Portugal F3, Loulé Futures Hard Belgium Jeroen Masson Spain G Gomez-Diaz
Spain A Vivanco-Guzman
7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win 20–8 Jun 2012 Morocco F2, Rabat Futures Clay France Alexandre Penaud Sweden Kalle Averfalk
Sweden Robin Olin
6–1, 2–6, [13–11]
Loss 20–9 Jul 2012 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay Brazil André Ghem Austria Michael Linzer
Austria Gerald Melzer
1–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 20–10 Aug 2012 Belgium F6, Ostend Futures Clay Belgium James Junior Storme Belgium Joris de Loore
Chile Juan Carlos Sáez
0–6, 4–6
Win 21–10 Sep 2012 Belgium F10, Damme Futures Clay Belgium James Junior Storme Belgium Joris de Loore
Belgium Yannis Baltogiannis
3–6, 6–2, [10–3]
Loss 21–11 Apr 2013 France F7, Angers Futures Clay Germany Tim Pütz Serbia Ivan Bjelica
Serbia Miljan Zekić
3–6, 4–6
Win 22–11 Apr 2013 France F8, Ajaccio Futures Clay Belgium Yannick Mertens United Kingdom Daniel Smethurst
United Kingdom Alexander Ward
6–2, 6–2
Win 23–11 Aug 2013 Belgium F7, Ostend Futures Clay Belgium Kimmer Coppejans Belgium Sander Gillé
Spain Roger Ordeig
6–2, 6–3
Loss 23–12 Oct 2013 Hungary F1, Budapest Futures Clay Germany Peter Torebko Poland Piotr Gadomski
Poland Błażej Koniusz
3–6, 3–6
Loss 23–13 Mar 2014 France F6, Poitiers Futures Hard Belgium Yannick Mertens Sweden Isak Arvidsson
Sweden Markus Eriksson
walkover
Win 24–13 Nov 2014 Eckental, Germany Challenger Carpet Belgium Ruben Bemelmans Germany Andreas Beck
Germany Philipp Petzschner
6–3, 4–6, [10–8]
Loss 24–14 Nov 2015 Czech Republic F7, Jablonec nad Nisou Futures Carpet Czech Republic Libor Salaba Netherlands Sander Arends
Poland Adam Majchrowicz
3–6, 4–6
Loss 24–15 Jan 2016 Germany F3, Nussloch Futures Carpet Belarus Uladzimir Ignatik Germany Johannes Härteis
Germany Kevin Krawietz
7–6(7–5), 4–6, [8–10]
Win 25–15 Feb 2016 Switzerland F1, Nussloch Futures Carpet Russia Denis Matsukevich France Sebastien Boltz
France Grégoire Jacq
6–0, 6–4
Loss 25–16 Jun 2016 Spain F16, Huelva Futures Clay Morocco Lamine Ouahab Spain Ivan Arenas-Gualda
Spain David Vega Hernández
4–6, 2–6
Win 26–16 Feb 2017 Great Britain F1, Glasgow Futures Hard France Mick Lescure United Kingdom Farris Fathi Gosea
United States Tim Kopinski
4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Win 27–16 Mar 2017 France F4, Lille Futures Hard France David Guez France Samuel Bensoussan
France Yanais Laurent
6–1, 6–2
Loss 27–17 Mar 2017 France F5, Toulouse Futures Hard France Yannick Jankovits France Fabien Reboul
United States Thai-Son Kwiatkowski
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 27–18 Oct 2017 Portugal F20, Oliveira de Azeméis Futures Hard France Yannick Jankovits Portugal Francisco Cabral
Portugal Nuno Deus
6–3, 3–6, [8–10]
Win 28–18 Jan 2018 France F1, Bagnoles-de-l'Orne Futures Clay Netherlands Boy Westerhof Monaco Romain Arneodo
France Grégoire Jacq
4–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win 29–18 Feb 2018 Switzerland F2, Bellevue Futures Carpet France Albano Olivetti United States Charlie Emhardt
United States Josh Hagar
6–3, 6–1
Win 30–18 Apr 2018 Portugal F8, Cascais Futures Clay Netherlands Boy Westerhof Belgium Germain Gigounon
France Tristan Lamasine
7–6(7–4), 6–2
Loss 30–19 Aug 2018 Belgium F8, Koksijde Futures Clay Belgium Germain Gigounon Belgium Michael Geerts
Argentina Matias Zukas
1–6, 1–6
Win 31–19 Sep 2018 France F16, Bagnères-de-Bigorre Futures Hard Belgium Yannick Mertens France Albano Olivetti
France Dan Added
6–7(7–9), 7–5, [10–5]
Win 32–19 Feb 2019 M15 Grenoble, France World Tennis Tour Hard Belgium Yannick Mertens France Hugo Voljacques
France Dan Added
7–6(9–7), 6–3

Performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q2 A A A Q1 Q2 Q1 Q3 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open Q1 Q1 A A Q1 Q2 Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A Q1 A A Q1 Q1 Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0 0%
US Open Q1 Q1 A A Q1 1R Q1 A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 1 0–1 0%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Monte Carlo A A A A A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 

Personal life

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Desein is married to Belgian lawyer Charlotte Verkeyn who was elected as a member of parliament in 2024. They have a son.[3]


References

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  1. ^ ITF Juniors Profile
  2. ^ "ITF Profile". Retrieved 18 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Fiche Charlotte Verkeyn". Retrieved 3 September 2024.
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