Tallon Griekspoor

Tallon Griekspoor (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtɛlɔn ˈɣɾik.spoːɾ];[1] born 2 July 1996) is a Dutch professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 44, achieved on 1 August 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 217 achieved on 31 October 2022. Griekspoor is the current Dutch No. 2 men's singles player.[2] He has won a record eight Challenger titles in one season (2021), and became the first player in history to win five consecutive such titles.[3]

Tallon Griekspoor
Griekspoor playing in the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) Netherlands
ResidenceNieuw-Vennep, Netherlands
Born (1996-07-02) 2 July 1996
Haarlem, Netherlands
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2015
PlaysRight-handed
(two-handed backhand)
CoachDennis Schenk and Kristof Vliegen
Prize moneyUS $1,819,339
Singles
Career record33–41 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 44 (1 August 2022)
Current rankingNo. 61 (13 February 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2023)
French Open2R (2022)
Wimbledon2R (2022)
US Open2R (2021)
Doubles
Career record7–11
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 217 (31 October 2022)
Current rankingNo. 222 (13 February 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2022)
French Open1R (2022)
Wimbledon1R (2022)
Last updated on: 13 February 2023.

Professional career

2017–2019: ATP debut
Griekspoor at the 2019 French Open

Griekspoor made his ATP main draw debut as a wildcard at the 2017 Rotterdam Open in the singles draw against Gilles Müller.[4] In 2018, at the same tournament a year later, he defeated Grand Slam champion and 5th seed Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland in three sets to reach the second round as a wildcard. And in 2019, Griekspoor defeated the World No.11 and 2nd seed Karen Khachanov in the first round again as a wildcard.

2020–2021: Grand Slam debut, record eight Challenger titles

Griekspoor qualified for the first time in the main singles draw of a Grand Slam tournament at the 2020 Australian Open. He made his top 150 debut on 31 August 2020.

In 2021, Griekspoor won two Challengers tour titles at the 2021 Prague Open and at the 2021 Slovak Open in Bratislava. As a result, he reached a career high ranking of No. 120 on 14 June 2021.

In June 2021, he also qualified for the 2021 Wimbledon Championships for the first time in his career. In July following Wimbledon, as the top seed, he reached also the final of the Challenger 2021 Dutch Open in Amersfoort. He defeated his compatriot and No. 2 seed Botic van de Zandschulp in the final, winning his fifth Challenger.[5] He reached a career-high of No. 105 on 19 July 2021.

At the 2021 US Open he reached the second round of a Major for the first time in his career defeating Jan-Lennard Struff in five sets.[6][7] He lost to World No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the second round.

In September following the US Open, he won his sixth Challenger title and fourth of the year at the 2021 Murcia Open in Spain defeating top seed Roberto Carballes Baena. The following month he won his fifth Challenger of the year at the 2021 Tennis Napoli Cup in Naples, Italy defeating Andrea Pellegrino. The following week also in Naples, he won his sixth Challenger title of the year at the 2021 Vesuvio Cup defeating Alexander Ritschard.[8] With this victory Griekspoor tied Benjamin Bonzi for the most Challenger titles in 2021. In addition, he joined Facundo Bagnis (2016), Juan Ignacio Chela (2001) and Younes El Aynaoui (1998) as the only players to lift six singles trophies in one season in ATP Challenger history. As a result, he moved 29 positions up in the rankings into the top 100, for the first time in his career, at World No. 89 on 18 October 2021. He won his seventh Challenger title of the season in Tenerife defeating Feliciano Lopez in the final [9] and becoming the sole record holder for most trophies at that level in a single year.[10][11] As a result, he moved another 16 positions up to a new career high of No. 72 on 8 November 2021. He won his eighth Challenger at the 2021 Slovak Open II and moved to a new career high ranking of No. 65 on 15 November 2021.

2022: First ATP singles quarterfinal & doubles title, top 50

Griekspoor started his year at the Melbourne Summer Set 1, where he made the quarterfinals after beating 7th seed Dominik Koepfer and Australian Alexei Popyrin. He withdrew from his quarterfinal match against Rafael Nadal due to a foot injury.[12]

At the Australian Open he defeated Fabio Fognini in straight sets in the first round for his first win at this Major and only the second in his career. He lost to 19th seed Pablo Carreño Busta in the second round.

At his home 2022 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, he reached the second round as a wildcard, with a victory over seventh seed Aslan Karatsev saving two match points, for his third top-20 win.[13] He recorded a perfect 3–0 against top-15 players in his home tournament in Rotterdam.[14]

At the 2022 Geneva Open he defeated 6th seed and World No. 33 Tommy Paul in the first round.[15] He reached the third with a win over home qualifier Johan Nikles.[16]

At the 2022 French Open he defeated World No. 28 and 25th seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the first round.[17] Following Wimbledon where he also reached the second round defeating Fabio Fognini, he made his debut in the top 50 at World No. 47 on 11 July 2022. The following week he defended his Challenger title at the 2022 Dutch Open defeating Roberto Carballés Baena in the final.

At the 2022 European Open in Antwerp he won his maiden title in doubles partnering Botic van de Zandschulp.[18]

2023: Maiden ATP singles title, Major third round, ATP 500 quarterfinal, back to top 50

In Pune, Griekspoor reached his maiden ATP singles semifinal, beating Jaume Munar and Marco Cecchinato, then receiving a walkover against top seed Marin Čilić. He defeated 8th seed Aslan Karatsev in the semifinals in straight sets to reach the final, where he defeated Benjamin Bonzi in three sets to win his maiden ATP Tour singles title.[19][20]

At the Australian Open, Griekspoor reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career, beating Pavel Kotov and 32nd seed, compatriot Botic van de Zandschulp. He lost to third seed and eventual finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas in the third round.[21]

Griekspoor make the quarterfinals in Rotterdam, after beating Mikael Ymer and eight seed Alexander Zverev, his fourth top-20 win.[22] He recorded a perfect 4–0 against top-20 players in his home tournament.

Personal life

He is the younger brother of twin brothers and retired tennis players Scott Griekspoor and Kevin Griekspoor who are five years older and peaked at No. 205 and No. 655 respectively in the ATP rankings.[6]

Performance timeline
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.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current through the 2023 Australian Open

Tournament 2017201820192020202120222023SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q1 1R Q2 2R 3R 0 / 3 3–3 50%
French Open A Q1 Q1 Q1 Q2 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Wimbledon A Q1 Q2 NH 1R 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
US Open A A Q3 A 2R 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 3–4 2–1 0 / 8 6–8 43%
National representation
Davis Cup A A RR A WG1 QF 0 / 1 4–5 44%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A NH A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami Open A A A NH A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A NH A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Madrid Open A A A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Canadian Open A A A NH A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Shanghai Masters A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Paris Masters A A A A A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–4 0 / 4 0–4 0%
Career statistics
Tournaments 2 1 1 2 6 24 2 38
Titles / Finals 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 1 / 1
Overall win–loss 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–3 5–6 17–25 6–1 30–41
Win % 0% 50% 25% 0% 45% 40% 86% 42.25%
Year-end ranking 232 231 178 153 64 96

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–0)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2023 Maharashtra Open, India 250 Series Hard Benjamin Bonzi 4–6, 7–5, 6–3

Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2022 European Open, Belgium 250 Series Hard (i) Botic van de Zandschulp Rohan Bopanna
Matwé Middelkoop		 3–6, 6–3, [10–5]

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 26 (18–8)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (11–2)
ITF Futures Tour (7–6)
Titles by surface
Hard (9–4)
Clay (9–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2015 Finland F1, Vierumäki Futures Clay Alexander Vasilenko 6–7(9–11), 6–7(4–7)
Loss 0–2 Oct 2015 Tunisia F26, El Kantaoui Futures Hard Roberto Ortega Olmedo 1–6, 2–6
Loss 0–3 Aug 2016 Finland F2, Hyvinkää Futures Clay Ivan Nedelko 1–6, 6–4, 6–7(6–8)
Win 1–3 Aug 2016 Belgium F10, Koksijde Futures Clay Thomas Bréchemier 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 1–4 Oct 2016 Turkey F42, Antalya Futures Hard Artem Smirnov 7–5, 4–6, 2–6
Win 2–4 Oct 2016 Turkey F43, Antalya Futures Hard Dimitar Kuzmanov 6–4, 6–4
Loss 2–5 Jan 2017 Turkey F2, Antalya Futures Hard Aleksandar Lazov 4–6, 6–2, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 2–6 Jan 2017 Turkey F3, Antalya Futures Hard Cem İlkel 4–6, 0–1 ret.
Win 3–6 Mar 2017 Bahrain F1, Manama Futures Hard Michal Konečný 6–4, 6–4
Win 4–6 Sep 2017 Sweden F3, Jönköping Futures Hard (i) Dzmitry Zhyrmont 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win 5–6 Oct 2017 Sweden F4, Falun Futures Hard (i) Jürgen Zopp 6–4, 6–1
Win 6–6 Oct 2017 Greece F6, Heraklion Futures Hard Matteo Viola 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win 7–6 Nov 2017 Greece F8, Heraklion Futures Hard Carlos Gómez-Herrera 6–4, 6–2
Win 8–6 Jul 2018 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay Juan Ignacio Londero 6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Loss 8–7 Jul 2019 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay Mikael Ymer 3–6, 7–5, 3–6
Win 9–7 Sep 2019 Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina Challenger Clay Sumit Nagal 6–2, 6–3
Loss 9–8 Aug 2020 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Aslan Karatsev 4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 10–8 May 2021 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Oscar Otte 5–7, 6–4, 6-4
Win 11–8 June 2021 Bratislava, Slovakia Challenger Clay Sebastián Báez 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win 12–8 Jul 2021 Amersfoort, Netherlands Challenger Clay Botic van de Zandschulp 6–1, 3–6, 6–1
Win 13–8 Oct 2021 Murcia, Spain Challenger Clay Roberto Carballés Baena 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Win 14–8 Oct 2021 Naples, Italy Challenger Clay Andrea Pellegrino 6–3, 6–2
Win 15–8 Oct 2021 Naples, Italy Challenger Clay Alexander Ritschard 6–3, 6–2
Win 16–8 Nov 2021 Tenerife, Spain Challenger Hard Feliciano López 6–4, 6–4
Win 17–8 Nov 2021 Bratislava, Slovakia Challenger Hard (i) Zsombor Piros 6–3, 6–2
Win 18–8 Jul 2022 Amersfoort, Netherlands Challenger Clay Roberto Carballés Baena 6–1, 6–2

Doubles: 16 (7–9)
Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–2)
ITF Futures Tour (7–7)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–5)
Clay (5–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2014 Belgium F13, De Panne Futures Clay Scott Griekspoor Michael Geerts
James Junior Storme		 6–1, 6–2
Win 2–0 Aug 2015 Finland F1, Vierumäki Futures Clay Bobbie De Goeijen Herkko Pöllänen
Mikael Torpegaard		 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Loss 2–1 Oct 2015 Norway F1, Oslo Futures Hard (i) Scott Griekspoor Ivan Sabanov
Matej Sabanov		 3–6, 4–6
Win 3–1 Jan 2016 Turkey F3, Antalya Futures Hard Tim van Rijthoven Martin Blaško
Paul Monteban		 6–3, 6–1
Loss 3–2 Mar 2016 France F6, Poitiers Futures Hard (i) Scott Griekspoor Maxime Authom
Jonathan Eysseric		 6–4, 4–6, [9–11]
Loss 3–3 Apr 2016 Bahrain F1, Manama Futures Hard Scott Griekspoor Cameron Silverman
Quinton Vega		 0–6, 3–6
Loss 3–4 May 2016 Croatia F5, Bol Futures Clay Tobias Simon Omar Jasika
Bradley Mousley		 5–7, 6–7(5–7)
Win 4–4 Jun 2016 Netherlands F1, Alkmaar Futures Clay Tim van Rijthoven Ruben Gonzales
Connor Smith		 7–6(7–3), 6–7(3–7), [10–8]
Win 5–4 Jul 2016 Netherlands F3, Middelburg Futures Clay Tim van Rijthoven Bobbie De Goeijen
Yanais Laurent		 6–2, 6–4
Loss 5–5 Jul 2016 Scheveningen, Netherlands Challenger Clay Tim van Rijthoven Wesley Koolhof
Matwé Middelkoop		 1–6, 6–3, [11–13]
Loss 5–6 Jan 2017 Turkey F2, Antalya Futures Hard Sidney de Boer Petar Čonkić
Goran Marković		 6–2, 6–7(6–8), [3–10]
Win 6–6 Mar 2017 Greece F1, Heraklion Futures Hard Kevin Griekspoor Richard Gabb
Luke Johnson		 6–3, 6–4
Win 7–6 Aug 2017 Turkey F31, Antalya Futures Clay Sidney de Boer Anis Ghorbel
Filip Horanský		 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Loss 7–7 Sep 2017 Sweden F3, Jönköping Futures Hard (i) Kevin Griekspoor Markus Eriksson
Milos Sekulic		 0–6, 2–6
Loss 7–8 Mar 2018 Italy F5, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay Maxime Authom Adrian Bodmer
Mark Vervoort		 6–7(3–7), 6–4, [10–12]
Loss 7–9 May 2019 Ostrava, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Thiemo de Bakker Luca Margaroli
Filip Polášek		 4–6, 6–2, [8–10]

Record against top-10 players

Griekspoor's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered:

Player Record Win % Hard Clay Grass Last Match
Number 1 ranked players
Andy Murray 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (7–6(9–7), 4–6, 6–7(5–7)) at 2019 Davis Cup Finals
Novak Djokovic 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (2–6, 3–6, 2–6) at 2021 US Open
Carlos Alcaraz 0–1 0% – – 0–1 Lost (4–6, 6–7(0–7), 3–6) at 2022 Wimbledon Championships
Number 2 ranked players
Alexander Zverev 1–1 50% 1–0 – 0–1 Won (4–6, 6–3, 6–4) at 2023 Rotterdam
Casper Ruud 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–4, 3–6, 6–7(3–7)) at 2021 Acapulco
Number 3 ranked players
Stan Wawrinka 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (4–6, 6–3, 6–2) at 2018 Rotterdam
Number 5 ranked players
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (6–7(5–7), 1–6) at 2019 Rotterdam
Number 8 ranked players
Karen Khachanov 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (3–6, 6–3, 6–2) at 2019 Rotterdam
Roberto Bautista-Agut 0–1 0% – – 0–1 Lost (7–6(8–6), 4–6, 2–6) at 2022 Halle
Number 9 ranked players
Fabio Fognini 2–0 100% 1–0 – 1–0 Won (5–7, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4) at 2022 Wimbledon Championships
Felix Auger-Aliassime 0–1 0% – – 0–1 Lost (6–7(2–7), 6–7(5–7)) at 2022 Rosmalen
Number 10 ranked players
Lucas Pouille 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (5–7, 6–3, 1–6) at 2022 Marseilles
Pablo Carreño Busta 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 4–6) at 2022 Australian Open
Total 4–10 28.57% 3–6
(33%)		 0–0
( – )		 1–4
(20%)		 * Statistics correct as of 29 June 2022

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