Miķelis Lībietis
Country (sports) | Latvia |
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Residence | Cēsis, Latvia |
Born | Sigulda, Latvia | 9 July 1992
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Plays | Right Handed (Double Handed Backhand) |
Prize money | $44,948 |
Singles | |
Career record | 1–7 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 6 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 352 (28 November 2016) |
Current ranking | No. 921 (6 November 2017) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 6–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 2 Challenger, 9 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 172 (6 November 2017) |
Current ranking | No. 172 (6 November 2017) |
Last updated on: 6 November 2017. |
Miķelis Lībietis (born 9 July 1992 in Sigulda) is a Latvian tennis player currently touring on the ATP Challenger Tour and the . On 28 November 2016, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 352, and his highest doubles ranking of 172 was achieved on 6 November 2017. He has also been a regular member of the Latvian Davis Cup team since 2014.
He played NCAA college tennis at the University of Tennessee, graduating with a degree in Sociology - Criminal Justice in May 2015.
College career[]
Libietis arrived at Tennessee before the 2011-12 season and was one of four newcomers on the team, so he immediately found a role at the top of the lineup, a spot he has held for a majority of his All-American career.
As a sophomore in 2012-13, he earned the Intercollegiate Tennis Association national No. 1 ranking in singles and doubles with fellow sophomore Hunter Reese. He was the first Tennessee player in program history to hold both rankings simultaneously.[1] He joined Andy Kohlberg, Paul Annacone, Chris Woodruff, John-Patrick Smith, and Rhyne Williams as Tennessee players to hold the No. 1 ranking.
In 2013-14, Libietis and Reese backed up their top national ranking by winning two major national titles. They won the ITA All-American Championships in October 2013.[2] In May, they became the first Tennessee doubles team since 1980 to win the NCAA Doubles Championship, beating Ohio State's Peter Kobelt and 7-6 (4), 6-7 (3), 7-6 (6).
During his final college season, Libietis and Reese became the first team to win back-to-back doubles titles at the ITA All-American Championships. They also won the 2014 Knoxville Challenger.
Tour titles[]
Legend |
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Grand Slam (0) |
ATP Masters Series (0) |
ATP Tour (0) |
Challengers (2) |
Doubles[]
Outcome | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1–0 | Nov 2014 | Knoxville, USA | Hard (i) | Hunter Reese | Gastão Elias Sean Thornley |
6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 2–0 | Sep 2016 | Columbus, USA | Hard (i) | Dennis Novikov | Philip Bester Peter Polansky |
7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
References[]
- ^ University of Tennessee. "Libietis Takes Over No. 1 Ranking". utsports.com. University of Tennessee. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ University of Tennessee. "Libietis, Reese Capture ITA All-American Title". utsports.com. University of Tennessee.
External links[]
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Latvian male tennis players
- People from Sigulda
- People from Cēsis
- Tennessee Volunteers men's tennis players