Sander Gillé

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Sander Gillé
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Gillé at the 2021 French Open
Country (sports) Belgium
ResidenceHasselt, Belgium
Born (1991-01-15) 15 January 1991 (age 30)
Hasselt
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Turned pro2013
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$638,088
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 574 (24 December 2018)
Doubles
Career record69–58
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 24 (8 November 2021)
Current rankingNo. 24 (8 November 2021)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (2020)
French Open3R (2021)
Wimbledon2R (2019)
US OpenQF (2020)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2020)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2021)
French Open1R (2021)
Wimbledon3R (2021)
US OpenQF (2021)
Team competitions
Davis Cup1–1
Last updated on: 8 November 2021.

Sander Gillé (born 15 January 1991) is a Belgian tennis player.

Gillé has a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 24 by the ATP, achieved on 8 November 2021. He also has a career-high singles ranking of World No. 574, reached on 24 December 2018.

Career[]

2019: Three ATP doubles titles[]

Gillé won his first ATP Tour doubles title at the 2019 Swedish Open with fellow Belgian Joran Vliegen. A week later, they won their second title at Gstaad. In the next week, their 11-match winning streak was ended in the final of Kitzbühel. Two months later, Gillé and Vliegen picked up their third title of 2019 at the Zhuhai Championships.[1]

2020-2021: Two ATP doubles titles, first Grand Slam quarterfinal, Masters 1000 semifinal, top 25 debut[]

Gillé won two more titles with his partner Jordan Vliegen at the 2020 Astana Open and at the 2021 Singapore Open. They also reached the quarterfinals at the 2020 US Open (tennis) losing to the eventual runners-up Mektic/Koolhof, their best showing as a pair at a Grand Slam thus far. The pair made their first Masters 1000 semifinal at the 2021 Madrid Open, losing to the second-seeded pair of Pavic/Mektic. As a result, Gillé reached a career-high of No. 33, on 10 May 2021.

ATP career finals[]

Doubles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)[]

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (5–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–0)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (3–2)
Indoor (2–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2019 Swedish Open 250 Series Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen Argentina Federico Delbonis
Argentina Horacio Zeballos
6–7(5–7), 7–5, [10–5]
Win 2–0 Jul 2019 Swiss Open 250 Series Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen Austria Philipp Oswald
Slovakia Filip Polášek
6–4, 6–3
Loss 2–1 Aug 2019 Austrian Open 250 Series Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen Austria Philipp Oswald
Slovakia Filip Polášek
4–6, 4–6
Win 3–1 Sep 2019 Zhuhai Championships, China 250 Series Hard Belgium Joran Vliegen Brazil Marcelo Demoliner
Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4)
Win 4–1 Nov 2020 Astana Open, Kazakhstan 250 Series Hard (i) Belgium Joran Vliegen Australia Max Purcell
Australia Luke Saville
7–5, 6–3
Win 5–1 Feb 2021 Singapore Open 250 Series Hard (i) Belgium Joran Vliegen Australia Matthew Ebden
Australia John-Patrick Smith
6–2, 6–3
Loss 5–2 May 2021 Bavarian Championships, Germany 250 Series Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen Netherlands Wesley Koolhof
Germany Kevin Krawietz
6–4, 4–6, [5-10]

Challenger and Futures finals[]

Singles: 2 (1–1)[]

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2015 Norway F3, Oslo Futures Hard (i) Sweden Carl Söderlund 4–6, 2–6
Win 1–1 May 2016 Ukraine F1, Cherkasy Futures Clay Ukraine Vladyslav Manafov 6–4, 3–6, 6–4

Doubles: 63 (40–23)[]

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (14–9)
ITF Futures Tour (26–14)
Finals by surface
Hard (14–7)
Clay (25–16)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2011 Belgium F9, Jupille-sur-Meuse Futures Clay Belgium Marco Dierckx Chile Guillermo Hormazábal
Chile Rodrigo Pérez
4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss 0–2 Mar 2013 Great Britain F6, Shrewsbury Futures Hard (i) Belgium Jonas Merckx United Kingdom David Rice
United Kingdom Sean Thornley
2–6, 1–6
Win 1–2 Jul 2013 Belgium F4, Knokke Futures Clay Belgium Maxime Braeckman Belgium Joris De Loore
Chile Juan Carlos Sáez
6–2, 5–7, [10–6]
Loss 1–3 Aug 2013 Belgium F7, Ostend Futures Clay Spain Roger Ordeig Belgium Kimmer Coppejans
Belgium Niels Desein
2–6, 3–6
Win 2–3 Aug 2013 Belgium F8, Eupen Futures Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen Argentina Gustavo Gómez Buyatti
France Antoine Hoang
6–3, 6–3
Win 3–3 Nov 2013 Cyprus F2, Nicosia Futures Hard France Matthieu Roy Italy Erik Crepaldi
Portugal André Gaspar Murta
6–1, 6–3
Loss 3–4 Jun 2014 Israel F9, Tel Aviv Futures Hard Greece Alexandros Jakupovic United States Peter Kobelt
United States Devin McCarthy
2–6, 7–6(7–3), [4–10]
Win 4–4 Jul 2014 Belgium F8, Heist Futures Clay Belgium Julien Cagnina Russia Evgeny Karlovskiy
Germany Tom Schönenberg
6–4, 7–5
Loss 4–5 Aug 2014 Belgium F9, Ostend Futures Clay France Antoine Hoang Netherlands Scott Griekspoor
Netherlands Alban Meuffels
2–6, 4–6
Win 5–5 Aug 2014 Belgium F11, Koksijde Futures Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen Australia Jake Eames
Spain David Pérez Sanz
3–6, 6–3, [12–10]
Loss 5–6 Sep 2014 Tunisia F4, Carthage Futures Clay Greece Alexandros Jakupovic Italy Claudio Grassi
Italy Stefano Travaglia
2–6, 3–6
Loss 5–7 Nov 2014 Greece F11, Heraklion Futures Clay France Alexis Musialek Greece Alexandros Jakupovic
Russia Markos Kalovelonis
6–7(1–7), 6–7(4–7)
Win 6–7 Dec 2014 Egypt F35, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Belgium Germain Gigounon Austria Pascal Brunner
Slovenia Janez Semrajc
1–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Loss 6–8 Feb 2015 Sri Lanka F2, Colombo Futures Clay Chinese Taipei Huang Liang-chi Czech Republic Libor Salaba
Czech Republic Jan Šátral
2–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Win 7–8 Jun 2015 Belgium F2, Damme Futures Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen France Antoine Hoang
Luxembourg Ugo Nastasi
6–2, 6–3
Loss 7–9 Jun 2015 Belgium F3, Havré Futures Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen United States Deiton Baughman
Brazil Fabrício Neis
6–2, 4–6, [2–10]
Win 8–9 Jul 2015 Belgium F7, Duinbergen Futures Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen Belgium Julien Cagnina
Belgium Jonas Merckx
6–7(5–7), 6–4, [10–6]
Loss 8–10 Aug 2015 Belgium F8, Middelkerke Futures Hard Belgium Joran Vliegen Netherlands Sander Arends
Uruguay Ariel Behar
7–6(7–1), 4–6, [7–10]
Loss 8–11 Aug 2015 Belgium F9, Eupen Futures Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen United Kingdom Billy Harris
United Kingdom Evan Hoyt
6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win 9–11 Aug 2015 Belgium F10, Koksijde Futures Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen United Kingdom Evan Hoyt
United Kingdom Toby Martin
6–2, 6–1
Win 10–11 Aug 2015 Belgium F11, Jupille-sur-Meuse Futures Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen United Kingdom Evan Hoyt
United Kingdom Toby Martin
6–1, 6–4
Win 11–11 Oct 2015 Norway F2, Oslo Futures Hard (i) Belgium Joran Vliegen Croatia Ivan Sabanov
Croatia Matej Sabanov
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–5), [10–8]
Win 12–11 Nov 2015 Norway F3, Oslo Futures Hard (i) Belgium Joran Vliegen Croatia Ivan Sabanov
Croatia Matej Sabanov
7–6(7–3), 6–1
Win 13–11 Dec 2015 Israel F17, Ramat Gan Futures Hard Belgium Michael Geerts Israel Yannai Barkai
Israel Daniel Dudockin
6–2, 6–1
Win 14–11 Dec 2015 Israel F18, Ramat Gan Futures Hard Belgium Julien Dubail Romania George Botezan
Israel Mor Bulis
6–3, 4–6, [10–4]
Win 15–11 Jan 2016 France F2, Bressuire Futures Hard (i) Belgium Joran Vliegen France Benjamin Bonzi
France Grégoire Jacq
7–6(7–1), 7–5
Win 16–11 Jan 2016 France F3, Veigy-Foncenex Futures Carpet (i) Belgium Joran Vliegen United Kingdom Scott Clayton
United Kingdom Richard Gabb
6–7(4–7), 7–6(8–6), [10–7]
Loss 16–12 Mar 2016 Egypt F7, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Belgium Joran Vliegen Czech Republic Dominik Kellovský
Czech Republic Jaroslav Pospíšil
6–3, 3–6, [11–13]
Win 17–12 Mar 2016 Egypt F8, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard Belgium Joran Vliegen Germany Tom Schönenberg
Germany Matthias Wunner
6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Win 18–12 Apr 2016 Uzbekistan F2, Bukhara Futures Hard Belgium Joran Vliegen Russia Evgeny Elistratov
Russia Vitaly Kozyukov
6–4, 6–3
Win 19–12 May 2016 Ukraine F1, Cherkasy Futures Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen Switzerland Antoine Bellier
Ukraine Vladyslav Manafov
6–3, 4–6, [11–9]
Win 20–12 Jun 2016 Belgium F2, Havré Futures Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen Australia Adam Taylor
Australia Jason Taylor
6–2, 6–4
Win 21–12 Jul 2016 Belgium F3, Nieuwpoort Futures Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen Belgium Stijn Meulemans
Belgium Laurens Verboven
6–2, 6–3
Win 22–12 Jul 2016 Belgium F6, Knokke Futures Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen United States Hunter Johnson
United States Yates Johnson
6–4, 6–4
Win 23–12 Jul 2016 Belgium F7, Duinbergen Futures Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen Belgium Michael Geerts
Belgium Jeroen Vanneste
6–7(4–7), 6–3, [10–4]
Win 24–12 Aug 2016 Morocco F5, Tangier Futures Clay France Antoine Hoang France Gianni Mina
France Alexandre Müller
6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Win 25–12 Aug 2016 Trnava, Slovakia Challenger Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen Poland Tomasz Bednarek
Czech Republic Roman Jebavý
6–2, 7–5
Loss 25–13 Aug 2016 Meerbusch, Germany Challenger Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen Russia Mikhail Elgin
Belarus Andrei Vasilevski
6–7(6–8), 4–6
Loss 25–14 Aug 2016 Belgium F11, Huy Futures Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen United Kingdom Jarryd Bant
United Kingdom Tom Farquharson
3–6, 2–6
Loss 25–15 Mar 2017 Turkey F10, Antalya Futures Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen Turkey Tuna Altuna
Turkey Cem İlkel
6–0, 2–6, [8–10]
Win 26–15 May 2017 Italy F12, Naples Futures Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen Netherlands Antal van der Duim
Netherlands Boy Westerhof
6–4, 6–2
Win 27–15 May 2017 Romania F1, Bucharest Futures Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen Romania Andrei Ștefan Apostol
Romania Nicolae Frunză
7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win 28–15 Jun 2017 Lyon, France Challenger Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen Germany Gero Kretschmer
Germany Alexander Satschko
6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–2), [14–12]
Win 29–15 Jun 2017 Blois, France Challenger Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen Argentina Máximo González
Brazil Fabrício Neis
3–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Win 30–15 Jul 2017 Scheveningen, Netherlands Challenger Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen Slovakia Jozef Kovalík
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas
6–2, 4–6, [12–10]
Win 31–15 Jul 2017 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen Mexico Lucas Gómez
Argentina Juan Ignacio Londero
6–2, 6–7(5–7), [10–3]
Loss 31–16 Sep 2017 Sibiu, Romania Challenger Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen Italy Marco Cecchinato
Italy Matteo Donati
3–6, 1–6
Loss 31–17 Sep 2017 Rome, Italy Challenger Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen Slovakia Martin Kližan
Slovakia Jozef Kovalík
3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 32–17 Nov 2017 Brescia, Italy Challenger Hard (i) Netherlands Sander Arends Switzerland Luca Margaroli
Austria Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
6–2, 6–3
Loss 32–18 Nov 2017 Andria, Italy Challenger Hard (i) Netherlands Sander Arends Italy Lorenzo Sonego
Italy Andrea Vavassori
3–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Win 33–18 Jan 2018 Rennes, France Challenger Hard (i) Belgium Joran Vliegen Netherlands Sander Arends
Croatia Antonio Šančić
6–3, 6–7(1–7), [10–7]
Loss 33–19 Feb 2018 Quimper, France Challenger Hard (i) Belgium Joran Vliegen United Kingdom Ken Skupski
United Kingdom Neal Skupski
3–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Loss 33–20 May 2018 Rome, Italy Challenger Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen Germany Kevin Krawietz
Germany Andreas Mies
3–6, 6–2, [4–10]
Win 34–20 Jul 2018 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen Brazil Fernando Romboli
Spain David Vega Hernández
6–4, 6–2
Win 35–20 Aug 2018 Liberec, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen Slovakia Filip Polášek
Czech Republic Patrik Rikl
6–3, 6–4
Win 36–20 Aug 2018 Pullach, Germany Challenger Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen Italy Daniele Bracciali
Italy Simone Bolelli
6–2, 6–2
Win 37–20 Oct 2018 Ortisei, Italy Challenger Hard (i) Belgium Joran Vliegen India Purav Raja
Croatia Antonio Šančić
3–6, 6–3, [10–3]
Win 38–20 Oct 2018 Brest, France Challenger Hard (i) Belgium Joran Vliegen India Leander Paes
Mexico Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
3–6, 6–4, [10–2]
Win 39–20 Nov 2018 Mouilleron-le-Captif, France Challenger Hard (i) Belgium Joran Vliegen Monaco Romain Arneodo
France Quentin Halys
6–3, 4–6, [10–2]
Loss 39–21 Jan 2019 Punta del Este, Uruguay Challenger Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen Argentina Guido Andreozzi
Argentina Guillermo Durán
2–6, 7–6(8–6), [8–10]
Loss 39–22 Mar 2019 Marbella, Spain Challenger Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen Germany Kevin Krawietz
Germany Andreas Mies
6–7(6–8), 6–2, [6–10]
Win 40–22 Jun 2019 Bratislava, Slovakia Challenger Clay Belgium Joran Vliegen Slovakia Lukáš Klein
Slovakia Alex Molčan
6–2, 7–5
Loss 40-23 Sep 2019 New Haven, USA Challenger Hard Belgium Joran Vliegen United States Nathaniel Lammons
United States Robert Galloway
5–7, 4–6

Performance timelines[]

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) Won; (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)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Doubles[]

Current through the 2021 Rolex Paris Masters.

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A 2R 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
French Open A A A A A A A 1R 3R 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Wimbledon A A A A A Q2 2R NH 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
US Open A A A A A A 1R QF 2R 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 3–3 3–4 0 / 9 7–9 44%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A A A NH 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Miami Open A A A A A A A NH 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A A A A NH 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Madrid Open A A A A A A A NH SF 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Rome Masters A A A A A A A 2R 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Canadian Open A A A A A A A NH SF 0 / 1 3–1 75%
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A A A 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Paris Masters A A A A A A 1R 2R QF 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–3 8–8 0 / 12 9–12 43%
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 0 0 0 1 4 15 15 25 Career total: 60
Titles 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 Career total: 5
Finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 Career total: 7
Overall Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–5 28–13 16–16 24–23 5 / 60 69–58 54%
Year-end ranking 559 463 317 158 114 82 47 40

Mixed doubles[]

This table is current through the 2021 US Open.

Tournament 2021 SR W–L Win %
Australian Open QF 0 / 1 2–1 67%
French Open 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon 3R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
US Open QF 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–Loss 4–4 0 / 4 4–4 50%

Davis Cup[]

Participations: (1–1)[]

Group membership
World Group (0–1)
Qualifying Round (1–0)
WG Play-off (0–0)
Group I (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (0–0)
Doubles (1–1)
  • Increase Decrease indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.
Rubber outcome No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score
Decrease0–4; 6–8 April 2018; Curb Event Center, Nashville, United States; World Group Quarterfinal; Hard surface
Defeat 1 III Doubles (with Joran Vliegen) United States United States Ryan Harrison / Jack Sock 7–5, 6–7(1–7), 6–7(3–7), 4–6
Increase3–1; 1–2 February 2019; Ginásio Municipal Tancredo Neves, Uberlândia, Brazil; Davis Cup Qualifying Round; Clay (indoor) surface
Victory 2 III Doubles (with Joran Vliegen) Brazil Brazil Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares 6–4, 7–6(7–4)

References[]

  1. ^ "ATP Doubles: Sander Gille & Joran Vliegen claim third title of 2019". Tennis World USA. Retrieved 2019-11-25.

External links[]

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