Zizou Bergs
Belgian tennis player (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
_03_(cropped).jpg) Bergs at the 2023 US Open | |
| Country (sports) | Belgium |
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| Residence | Neerpelt, Belgium |
| Born | 3 June 1999 Lommel, Belgium |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 2018 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Kristof Vliegen |
| Prize money | US $1,797,501 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 40–47 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 50 (31 March 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 50 (31 March 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2023, 2024, 2025) |
| French Open | 3R (2024) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2022, 2024) |
| US Open | 2R (2024) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 5–7 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 265 (27 November 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 571 (17 March 2025) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| US Open | 1R (2024) |
| Last updated on: 22 March 2025. | |
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]
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.
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |||||
| French Open | A | Q1 | Q2 | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | ||||||
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||
| US Open | Q2 | Q3 | Q1 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | 30% | |||||
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||
| Miami Open | A | A | 1R | Q2 | 3R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |||||
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||
| Italian Open | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||
| Shanghai Masters | NH | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | 42% | |||||
ATP Tour finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2025 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | ATP 250 | Hard |  Gaël Monfils |
3–6, 4–6 |
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 12 (8 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Mar 2021 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Altuğ Çelikbilek |
6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Mar 2021 | Lille, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Grégoire Barrère |
4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 3–0 | Jun 2021 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Clay |  Timofey Skatov |
4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Mar 2022 | Saint-Brieuc, France | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Jack Draper |
2–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–2 | May 2022 | Troisdorf, Germany | Challenger | Clay |  Lukáš Klein |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | Jun 2022 | Ilkley, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass |  Jack Sock |
7–6(9–7), 2–6, 7–6(8–6) |
| Loss | 4–3 | Aug 2022 | Manacor, Spain | Challenger | Hard |  Luca Nardi |
6–7(2–7), 6–3, 5–7 |
| Win | 5–3 | Apr 2023 | Tallahassee, USA | Challenger | Clay (green) |  Wu Tung-lin |
7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–3 | Nov 2023 | Drummondville, Canada | Challenger | Hard (i) |  James Duckworth |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 7–3 | Nov 2023 | Yokkaichi, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Michael Mmoh |
6–2, 7–6(7–2) |
| Loss | 7–4 | Apr 2024 | Sarasota, USA | Challenger | Clay (green) | Thanasi Kokkinakis |
3–6, 6–1, 0–6 |
| Win | 8–4 | Apr 2024 | Tallahassee, USA (2) | Challenger | Clay (green) | Mitchell Krueger |
6–4, 7–6(11–9) |
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Mar 2023 | Lugano, Switzerland | Challenger | Hard (i) |  David Pel |
 Constantin Frantzen Hendrik Jebens |
6–2, 7–6(8–6) |
ITF Futures/World Tour finals
Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2018 | Turkey F2, Antalya | Futures | Hard |  Dimitar Kuzmanov |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | May 2018 | Poland F1, Wisła | Futures | Clay |  Michael Vrbenský |
3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Jul 2018 | Belgium F2, Arlon | Futures | Clay |  Juan Pablo Varillas |
6–7(6–8), 6–4, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2018 | Belgium F5, Duinbergen | Futures | Clay |  Jeroen Vanneste |
6–7(2–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Mar 2019 | M15 Doha, Qatar | WTT | Hard | Adrian Obert |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jan 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard |  Nuno Borges |
4–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| Loss | 3–4 | Feb 2020 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | WTT | Hard | Clement Geens |
6–3, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | Nov 2020 | M15 Bratislava, Slovakia | WTT | Hard (i) |  Bogdan Bobrov |
6–4, 6–2 |
Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2018 | Qatar F1, Doha | Futures | Hard | Scott Griekspoor |
Jonas Merckx  Fred Simonsson |
7–6(7–3), 3–6, [4–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Mar 2018 | Qatar F2, Doha | Futures | Hard | Fred Simonsson |
Matěj Vocel Marek Gengel |
6–4, 3–6, [10–6] |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2018 | Italy F12, Reggio Emilia | Futures | Clay | Maxime Tabatruong |
Tuna Altuna Alexandar Lazov |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Mar 2019 | M15 Doha, Qatar | WTT | Hard | Geoffrey Blancaneaux |
Arnaud Bovy Jesper de Jong |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–2 | Aug 2019 | M15 Koksijde, Belgium | WTT | Clay | Dan Added |
Romain Barbosa Arnaud Bovy |
6–4, 3–6, [10–3] |
| Loss | 3–3 | Oct 2019 | M15 Benicarló, Spain | WTT | Clay | Tiago Cação |
 Benjamín Winter López Pablo Llamas Ruiz |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Nov 2019 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Clay | Francesco Vilardo |
 Aziz Dougaz  Benjamin Lock |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Dec 2019 | M15 Doha, Qatar | WTT | Hard |  Zura Tkemaladze |
Simon Freund Jonathan Mridha |
1–6, 0–6 |
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]
| Season | 2025 | Total |
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| Wins | 1 | 1 |
| # | Player | Rk | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Rk | Ref |
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| 2025 | ||||||||
| 1. |  Andrey Rublev |
9 | Miami Open, United States | Hard | 2R | 7–5, 6–4 | 51 | [70] |
- *As of 22 March 2025[update]
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