Filip Dewulf
Filip Dewulf (born 15 March 1972) is a former professional male tennis player from Belgium.
| Country (sports) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
|---|---|
| Residence | Leopoldsburg, Belgium |
| Born | 15 March 1972 Mol, Belgium |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro | 1990 |
| Retired | 2001 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,503,987 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 96–125 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 39 (9 September 1997) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1994, 1996, 1997) |
| French Open | SF (1997) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1996, 1998) |
| US Open | 1R (1996, 1997, 1998) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 12–41 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 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
| Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | Career 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
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 23 August 1993 | Umag, Croatia | Clay | Tom Vanhoudt | Jordi Arrese Francisco Roig | 6–4, 7–5 |