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Zizou Bergs
Belgian tennis player (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Zizou Bergs (Dutch pronunciation: [zizu bɛrxs]; born 3 June 1999) is a Belgian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 50, achieved on 31 March 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 265, achieved on 27 November 2023.[1] He is currently the No. 2 player from Belgium.[2]
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Early life
Bergs was born in Lommel. His parents named him Zizou after French football player Zinedine Zidane, whose family nickname is Zizou.[3]
Professional
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2020: ATP Tour debut and first win
Bergs made his ATP main draw debut as a wildcard at the 2020 European Open. In the first round, he recorded his first ATP victory by defeating Albert Ramos Viñolas in straight sets,[4][5] before pushing world No. 17 Karen Khachanov to three sets in the second round.[6]
2021: Three ATP Challenger titles, top 200 debut
In March 2021, Bergs won his first Challenger title at Saint Petersburg. Later that month, he won his second Challenger title at Lille.[7] In June, he won his third Challenger title at Almaty.[8]
After defeating fellow qualifier Oscar Otte in the first round of the Swiss Open Gstaad,[9] he reached the top 200 at World No. 196 on 26 July 2021.[10] In October, he again received a wildcard into the European Open, but lost in the first round to Lloyd Harris.[11][12]
2022: Fourth Challenger title, major & top 150 debuts
Bergs reached his first final of the season at the Saint-Brieuc Challenger, losing to Jack Draper.[13] In May, he reached his second Challenger final of the season at the Saturn Oil Open in Troisdorf, Germany, where he lost to Lukáš Klein.[14]
Ranked No. 207, he won the Ilkley Trophy as a qualifier, defeating lucky loser Alexei Popyrin in the semifinals[15][16][17][18] and Jack Sock in the final.[19] As a result, he received a wildcard into Wimbledon, where he made his Grand Slam debut.[20] He also climbed more than 60 positions up the rankings to a new career-high of world No. 146 on 20 June 2022.[1]
2023: United Cup, Masters & top 125 debuts
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At the inaugural 2023 United Cup, Bergs lost his two singles matches against Bulgarian Dimitar Kuzmanov and Greek Stefanos Sakellaridis.[21] He then qualified for the main draw at the Australian Open, defeating another Bulgarian, Adrian Andreev,[22] but lost in the first round to Laslo Djere.[23]
He received a wildcard for the Miami Open,[24] but lost in the first round to lucky loser Thanasi Kokkinakis.[25] He entered the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships as a lucky loser directly into the second round, but lost to Cristian Garín.[26] As the defending champion, he entered the Ilkley Trophy Challenger, but lost to Denis Kudla in the second round.
Bergs missed several months playing on the ATP Tour, due to a torn ligament in his left wrist, but returned in September at the Chengdu Open as a wildcard.[27] In October, he received a wildcard in doubles for the European Open in Antwerp, alongside compatriot Tibo Colson.[28] In November, at the Calgary Challenger, he reached the quarterfinals[29] and won his sixth Challenger title in Drummondville, and in December, his seventh in Yokkaichi.[30][31]
2024: French Open debut, top 65
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In April, Bergs won his first match of the season on the ATP Tour in Houston, defeating qualifier Patrick Kypson in the first round,[32] before losing to top seed and eventual champion Ben Shelton in the second round.[33] Bergs then reached back-to-back finals on the ATP Challenger Tour, in Sarasota where he lost to Thanasi Kokkinakis[34] and in Tallahassee where he defended his title and defeated Mitchell Krueger to win his eighth Challenger title.[35][36]
He received a wildcard for the main draw at the Madrid Open, where he made his debut[37] but lost in the first round to Luca Van Assche.[38] In May, Bergs qualified for the main draw of the Italian Open, where he lost to Rafael Nadal in the first round.[39][40][41] Ranked No. 102, Bergs made his French Open debut after qualifying for the main draw.[42] He upset 24th seed Alejandro Tabilo for his first win at a Major[43] and defeated Maximilian Marterer to reach the third round of a Major for the first time where he lost to 10th seed Grigor Dimitrov.[44] As a result, he reached the top 85 in the rankings on 10 June 2024.[45]
In the beginning of the grass court season he entered the main draw of the Rosmalen Open as a lucky loser and defeated local wildcard Tim van Rijthoven,[46] before losing to top seed Alex de Minaur in the second round.[47] He also entered the main draw at the Wimbledon after qualifying but lost to Arthur Cazaux in five sets with a super tiebreaker in the fifth.[48] As a result he reached the top 75 in the singles rankings on 15 July 2024.[1]
At the US Open, Bergs also played a first round match with a super tiebreaker in the fifth, but won it this time defeating Pavel Kotov.[49] He lost his next match against 31st seed Flavio Cobolli.[50] In October, Bergs reached the quarterfinals at the European Open in Antwerp with wins over Facundo Díaz Acosta[51] and fourth seed Sebastián Báez,[52] before his run was ended by eighth seed Marcos Giron.[53] The following month, ranked No. 61, Bergs also made it through to the quarterfinals at the Moselle Open, defeating lucky loser Manuel Guinard[54] and Hugo Gaston.[55] Bergs lost in the last eight to Cameron Norrie.[56]
2025: Maiden ATP Tour final and top 10 win, top 50
Bergs reached his maiden ATP Tour final as a qualifier at the 2025 ASB Classic with wins over Pablo Carreño Busta, Francisco Comesaña, Isaac Becroft, Luca Nardi, Roberto Carballés Baena, and seventh seed Nuno Borges.[57][58] As a result Bergs reached the top 60 in the rankings on 13 January 2025. He lost to Gaël Monfils in straight sets in the championship match.[59][60]
At the 2025 Open 13 Provence in Marseille, Bergs reached his second career semifinal with wins over eight seed Nuno Borges and Zhizhen Zhang by retirement.[61]
At the 2025 Miami Open, Bergs reached the third round recording his first top 10 win over eight seed Andrey Rublev. As a result he reached the top 50 on 31 March 2025.[62]
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National Representation
At the 2025 Davis Cup qualifiers stage, Bergs struck his rival Cristian Garín (Chile) with his shoulder on his eye while celebrating a point, knocking him down. According to the Chilean team doctor, this caused him "swelling, vision difficulties, nausea, and a severe headache".[63] Bergs was not defaulted, but given a warning for unsportsmanlike conduct. As Garín was unfit to continue playing,[64][65] and after a quick and controversial assessment by the neutral doctor (a Belgian doctor),[66] umpire Ramos gave him three consecutive time violations, thus ending the match.[67] After the match, the Chile Tennis Federation officially requested to the International Tennis Federation a reversal of the match result, a rescheduling of the decisive fifth match to a later date and an automatic wildcard entry into the Davis Cup Finals, as well as an internal revision of umpire Ramos actions and decisions.[68]
Performance timeline
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| 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.
Singles
Current through the 2025 Miami Open.
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ATP Tour finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 12 (8 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
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ITF Futures/World Tour finals
Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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Wins over top 10 players
- Bergs has a 1–6 (14.29%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.[69]
- *As of 22 March 2025[update]
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