Belgian tennis player
Xavier Malisse Country (sports) Belgium Residence Sarasota , United States Born (1980-07-19 ) 19 July 1980 (age 41) Kortrijk , Belgium Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Turned pro 1998 Retired 2013 (last match 2021) Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $ 5,699,914Career record 294–274 (51.8%) Career titles 3 Highest ranking No. 19 (12 August 2002) Australian Open 3R (2003 , 2011 ) French Open 4R (2002 , 2004 ) Wimbledon SF (2002 ) US Open 4R (2001 , 2003 , 2005 ) Olympic Games 1R (2004 ) Career record 131–114 (53.5%) Career titles 9 Highest ranking No. 25 (7 November 2011) Current ranking No. 520 (25 October 2011) Australian Open 2R (2003–2006, 2011) French Open W (2004 )Wimbledon 3R (2005) US Open 2R (2003) Last updated on: 25 October 2021.
Xavier Malisse (born 19 July 1980) is a Belgian professional tennis player. Born in the north-western Flemish city of Kortrijk and nicknamed X-Man , he is one of only two men's players from Belgium (the other being David Goffin ) to have been ranked in the top 20 of the ATP tour, with a career-high singles ranking of World No. 19.
Career [ ]
Juniors [ ]
As a junior Malisse compiled a singles win/loss record of 66–18, reaching as high as No. 10 in the junior world singles rankings in 1997. He made the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 1997, whilst his final junior tournament was winning Eddie Herr later that year.
1998–2008 [ ]
Malisse turned professional in 1998.
His best performance in Grand Slam singles competition was at the 2002 Wimbledon championships, where he reached the semi-final, beating Galo Blanco , Vince Spadea , Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Britain's Greg Rusedski in five sets en route, as well as former champion Richard Krajicek . He eventually lost to runner-up David Nalbandian , again in five sets.
Malisse and Olivier Rochus won the French Open doubles championship in 2004.
He has won three ATP tour singles titles: Delray Beach in 2005 and 2007, and Chennai in 2007.
2009 [ ]
After a difficult year, Malisse found himself with a world ranking of 205. In his first tournament of the year in Brisbane, he lost in the last qualifying round to American Bobby Reynolds . A week later, in Medibank International Sydney , he reached the main draw, but lost to Mario Ančić in the first round.
At the Australian Open , he first won his qualifying matches. In the first round of the main draw, he defeated Michaël Llodra . However, in the next round, he lost to Andy Roddick in four sets. In October, he won a Challenger tournament in Lyon, and this pushed him back into the world's top 100 for the first time in nearly two years.
He was banned for a year over doping allegations.[1] [2]
2010 [ ]
Malisse lost in the third round of Wimbledon to Sam Querrey in five sets.
2011 [ ]
Xavier started the 2011 season by reaching the final of Chennai .
In March, he won the doubles title in the Indian Wells Masters with Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine. He reached the fourth round at Wimbledon, where he lost to Bernard Tomic .
2012 [ ]
Xavier reached the fourth round of Wimbledon where he faced Roger Federer . Federer won the first two sets and went a break up in the third, but Malisse came back to win the third set and move 2–0 in the fourth. Federer subsequently won six out of the next seven games to win the match and went on to win the Title.
2016–2018 [ ]
After retiring in 2013 and competing in an ITF doubles event in 2015, Malisse entered the 2016 Meerbusch Challenger in doubles, ultimately conceding a walkover to end his playing career. He then participated in the ATP Champions Tour until 2018.
2021 [ ]
Malisse came out of retirement to play doubles at the 2021 European Open having received a wildcard alongside Lloyd Harris whom he was coaching.[3] The pair made the semifinals defeating top seeds Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo en route before losing to 3rd seeds Jean-Julien Rojer and Wesley Koolhof in straight sets.
Significant finals [ ]
Grand Slam finals [ ]
Doubles: 1 (1–0) [ ]
Result
Year
Championship
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
2004
French Open
Clay
Olivier Rochus
Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro
7–5, 7–5
Masters 1000 finals [ ]
Doubles: 1 (1–0) [ ]
Result
Year
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
2011
Indian Wells
Hard
Alexandr Dolgopolov
Roger Federer Stan Wawrinka
6–4, 6–7(5–7) , [10–7]
ATP career finals [ ]
Singles: 12 (3 titles, 9 runners-up) [ ]
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup / ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series / ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 Series (3–9)
Titles by surface
Hard (3–4)
Clay (0–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (3–8)
Indoor (0–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Nov 1998
Mexican Open , Mexico
World Series
Clay
Jiří Novák
3–6, 3–6
Loss
0–2
May 1999
Delray Beach ITC , US
World Series
Clay
Lleyton Hewitt
4–6, 7–6(7–2) , 1–6
Loss
0–3
Mar 2001
Delray Beach ITC, US
International
Hard
Jan-Michael Gambill
5–7, 4–6
Loss
0–4
Apr 2001
Atlanta Tennis Challenge , US
International
Clay
Andy Roddick
2–6, 4–6
Loss
0–5
May 2004
St. Pölten Open , Austria
International
Clay
Filippo Volandri
1–6, 4–6
Loss
0–6
Oct 2004
Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon , France
International
Carpet (i)
Robin Söderling
2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win
1–6
Jan 2005
Delray Beach ITC, US
International
Hard
Jiří Novák
7–6(8–6) , 6–2
Loss
1–7
Jan 2006
Adelaide International , Australia
International
Hard
Florent Serra
3–6, 4–6
Loss
1–8
Feb 2006
Delray Beach ITC, US
International
Hard
Tommy Haas
3–6, 6–3, 6–7(5–7)
Win
2–8
Jan 2007
Chennai Open , India
International
Hard
Stefan Koubek
6–1, 6–3
Win
3–8
Feb 2007
Delray Beach ITC, US (2)
International
Hard
James Blake
5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Loss
3–9
Jan 2011
Chennai Open, India
250 Series
Hard
Stanislas Wawrinka
5–7, 6–4, 1–6
Doubles: 13 (9 titles, 4 runners-up) [ ]
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (1–0)
Tennis Masters Cup / ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series / ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (1–0)
ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 Series (7–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (8–3)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (7–3)
Indoor (2–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Jun 2004
French Open , France
Grand Slam
Clay
Olivier Rochus
Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro
7–5, 7–5
Win
2–0
Jan 2006
Adelaide International , Australia
International
Hard
Olivier Rochus
Simon Aspelin Todd Perry
7–6(7–5) , 6–4
Win
3–0
Jan 2007
Chennai Open , India
International
Hard
Dick Norman
Rafael Nadal Bartolomé Salvá Vidal
7–6(7–4) , 7–6(7–4)
Win
4–0
Feb 2007
Delray Beach ITC , US
International
Hard
Hugo Armando
James Auckland Stephen Huss
6–3, 6–7(4–7) , [10–5]
Loss
4–1
Jan 2008
Auckland Open , New Zealand
International
Hard
Jürgen Melzer
Luis Horna Juan Mónaco
4–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Loss
4–2
Feb 2011
Pacific Coast Championships , US
250 Series
Hard (i)
Alejandro Falla
Scott Lipsky Rajeev Ram
4–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Win
5–2
Mar 2011
Indian Wells Masters , US
Masters 1000
Hard
Alexandr Dolgopolov
Roger Federer Stanislas Wawrinka
6–4, 6–7(5–7) , [10–7]
Win
6–2
Jul 2011
Los Angeles Open , US
250 Series
Hard
Mark Knowles
Somdev Devvarman Treat Huey
7–6(7–3) , 7–6(12–10)
Win
7–2
Feb 2012
Pacific Coast Championships, US
250 Series
Hard (i)
Mark Knowles
Kevin Anderson Frank Moser
6–4, 1–6, [10–5]
Loss
7–3
May 2012
Bavarian Championships , Germany
250 Series
Clay
Dick Norman
František Čermák Filip Polášek
4–6, 5–7
Loss
7–4
Jul 2012
Atlanta Open , US
250 Series
Hard
Michael Russell
Matthew Ebden Ryan Harrison
3–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Win
8–4
Jul 2012
Los Angeles Open, US (2)
250 Series
Hard
Ruben Bemelmans
Jamie Delgado Ken Skupski
7–6(7–5) , 4–6, [10–7]
Win
9–4
Feb 2013
Pacific Coast Championships, US (2)
250 Series
Hard (i)
Frank Moser
Lleyton Hewitt Marinko Matosevic
6–0, 6–7(5–7) , [10–4]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals [ ]
Singles: 7 (4–3) [ ]
Legend
ATP Challenger (4–3)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Oct 2000
San Antonio , United States
Challenger
Hard
Ronald Agenor
7–6(7-3) , 6–3
Loss
1–1
Oct 2005
Mons , Belgium
Challenger
Hard
Olivier Rochus
2–6, 0–6
Win
2–1
Jul 2008
Moncton , Canada
Challenger
Hard
Danai Udomchoke
6–4, 6–4
Win
3–1
Aug 2009
Granby , Canada
Challenger
Hard
Kevin Anderson
6–4, 6–4
Loss
3–2
Aug 2009
Vancouver , Canada
Challenger
Hard
Marcos Baghdatis
4–6, 4–6
Loss
3–3
Sep 2009
St. Remy , France
Challenger
Hard
Marcos Baghdatis
4–6, 1–6
Win
4–3
Oct 2009
Orleans , France
Challenger
Hard
Stephane Robert
6–1, 6–2
Doubles: 4 (2–2) [ ]
Legend
ATP Challenger (2–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Jul 1999
Ostend , Belgium
Challenger
Clay
Wim Neefs
Marcos Ondruska Steven Randjelovic
2–6, 4–6
Win
1–1
Jul 2008
Bogota , Colombia
Challenger
Clay
Carlos Salamanca
Juan-Sebastian Cabal Michael Quintero
6–1, 6–4
Win
2–1
Sep 2008
Donetsk , Ukraine
Challenger
Hard
Dick Norman
Harel Levy Noam Okun
4–6, 6–1, [13–11]
Loss
2–2
Sep 2012
Orleans , France
Challenger
Hard
Ken Skupski
Lukas Dlouhy Gilles Muller
2–6, 7–6(7-5) , [7–10]
Performance timelines [ ]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
F-S
SF-B
NMS
P
NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
Singles [ ]
Doubles [ ]
Top 10 wins [ ]
Season
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Total
Wins
0
0
0
2
3
1
1
0
2
2
1
0
2
0
1
1
16
#
Player
Rank
Event
Surface
Rd
Score
2001
1.
Marat Safin
2
Los Angeles , United States
Hard
2R
7–5, 6–3
2.
Tim Henman
9
US Open , New York, United States
Hard
3R
6–7(6–8) , 6–3, 7–5, 4–6, 6–4
2002
3.
Marat Safin
6
Rome , Italy
Clay
2R
6–3, 6–4
4.
Tim Henman
6
French Open , Paris, France
Clay
2R
6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–4) , 6–3
5.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6
Wimbledon , London, United Kingdom
Grass
3R
7–6(7–4) , 7–5, 6–1
2003
6.
Lleyton Hewitt
6
Cincinnati , United States
Hard
1R
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
2004
7.
Rainer Schüttler
7
French Open , Paris, France
Clay
1R
6–4, 7–5, 6–4
2006
8.
Gastón Gaudio
8
Rome , Italy
Clay
1R
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
9.
Nikolay Davydenko
5
Toronto , Canada
Hard
1R
6–3, 7–5
2007
10.
Rafael Nadal
2
Chennai , India
Hard
SF
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
11.
James Blake
6
Delray Beach , United States
Hard
F
5–7, 6–4, 6–4
2008
12.
David Nalbandian
7
Miami , United States
Hard
2R
6–1, 6–4
2010
13.
Novak Djokovic
3
Queen's Club , London, United Kingdom
Grass
3R
6–3, 4–6, 6–2
14.
Tomáš Berdych
8
Washington, D.C. , United States
Hard
QF
6–4, 3–6, 6–2
2012
15.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
7
Valencia , Spain
Hard (i)
1R
3–1, ret.
2013
16.
David Ferrer
4
Rosmalen , Netherlands
Grass
1R
7–6(7–3) , 6–3
References [ ]
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