Danish tennis player
Mikael Torpegaard (born 8 May 1994) is a Danish professional tennis player,[1] who as of August 2021 is the second highest ranked male tennis player from Denmark behind Holger Rune . Mikael Torpegaard is a member of the Denmark Davis Cup team .[2]
Earlier career [ ]
Torpegaard won his first career ATP Challenger $75,000 title at the 2016 Columbus Challenger , which is played at Ohio State , where Mikael went to college and became a five time All-American and a two-time Big Ten Athlete of the Year, an achievement that brings him up between the most successful tennis players in Ohio State history.[3] [4] [5]
Professional career [ ]
2019: ATP debut [ ]
Torpegaard qualified for his first ATP main draw at the 2019 Citi Open in Washington, USA where he lost to Marius Copil .
2021: Grand Slam debut [ ]
Torpegaard made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2021 Australian Open as a lucky loser where he lost to Lloyd Harris .
Davis Cup [ ]
On 22 September 2015 Torpegaard, representing host Denmark for the third time in Davis Cup play, played Rafael Nadal , losing 6-4, 6-3, 6-2.[2]
Challenger and Futures finals [ ]
Singles: 9 (5–4) [ ]
Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–2)
ITF Futures Tour (2–2)
Titles by Surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
W–L
Score
Loss
0–1
Jul 2015
USA F20, Pittsburgh
Futures
Clay
Emilio Gómez
4–6, 4–6
Loss
0–2
Aug 2016
Finland F1, Kaarina
Futures
Clay
Casper Ruud
3–6, 6–4, 0–6
Win
1–2
Aug 2016
Finland F3, Helsinki
Futures
Clay
Peter Goldsteiner
6–0, 7–5
Win
2–2
Sep 2016
Columbus , USA
Challenger
Hard (i)
Benjamin Becker
6–4, 1–6, 6–2
Win
3–2
Jun 2017
USA F20, Rochester
Futures
Clay
Samuel Monette
6–2, 6–4
Loss
3–3
Jan 2019
Columbus , USA
Challenger
Hard (i)
Jeffrey John Wolf
7–6(7–4) , 3–6, 4–6
Loss
3–4
Feb 2019
Cleveland , USA
Challenger
Hard (i)
Maxime Cressy
7–6(7–4) , 6–7(6–8) , 3–6
Win
4–4
Jun 2019
Columbus , USA
Challenger
Hard (i)
Nam Ji-sung
6–1, 7–5
Win
5–4
Feb 2020
Cleveland , USA
Challenger
Hard (i)
Yosuke Watanuki
6–3, 1–6, 6–1
Doubles: 7 (6–1) [ ]
Legend (Doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (6–1)
Titles by Surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (6–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
W–L
Score
Loss
0–1
Aug 2015
Finland F1, Vierumäki
Futures
Clay
Herkko Pöllänen
Bobbie De Goeijen Tallon Griekspoor
4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win
1–1
Aug 2015
Finland F2, Hyvinkää
Futures
Clay
Lloyd Glasspool
Romain Arneodo Maxime Janvier
7–6(7–3) , 6–2
Win
2–1
Aug 2015
Finland F3, Helsinki
Futures
Clay
Herkko Pöllänen
Demian Raab Lennert van der Linden
6–3, 6–0
Win
3–1
Aug 2016
Finland F1, Kaarina
Futures
Clay
Herkko Pöllänen
Thai-Son Kwiatkowski Jose Statham
6–7(4-7) , 6–3, [10–6]
Win
4–1
Aug 2016
Finland F3, Helsinki
Futures
Clay
Herkko Pöllänen
Daniel Appelgren Patrik Rosenholm
7–6(7–5) , 6–3
Win
5–1
Jun 2017
USA F20, Rochester
Futures
Clay
Hugo Di Feo
Luca Corinteli Thai-Son Kwiatkowski
7–6(7–5) , 6–4
Win
6–1
Jul 2017
USA F22, Pittsburgh
Futures
Clay
Hugo Di Feo
Farris Fathi Gosea Nathan Pasha
6–3, 6–4
Davis Cup matches [ ]
Europe/Africa Zone Group II
Round
Date
Opponent
Final match score
Location
Surface
Match
Opponent
Rubber Score
1R
31 January - 2 February 2014
Cyprus
4–1
Copenhagen
Hard (indoor)
Singles 4
Sergis Kyratzis
6–0, 6–4 (W )
2R
4–6 April 2014
Luxembourg
5–0
Hillerød
Hard (indoor)
Singles 5
Christophe Tholl
6–2, 6–3 (W )
2R
15–17 July 2016
Finland
3–2
Kongens Lyngby
Hard (indoor)
Singles 1
Jarkko Nieminen
6–7(1–7) , 5–7, 2–6 (L )
Singles 5
Harri Heliövaara
4–6, 3–6, 7–6(7–2) , 6–1, 7–5 (W )
Europe/Africa Zone Group I
Round
Date
Opponent
Final Match Score
Location
Surface
Match
Opponent
Rubber Score
1RP
18–20 September 2015
Spain
0–5
Odense
Hard (indoor)
Singles 1
Rafael Nadal
4–6, 3–6, 2–6 (L )
Singles 5
David Ferrer
1–6, 3–6 (L )
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