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Tallon Griekspoor

Griekspoor at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports)	Netherlands
Residence	Nieuw-Vennep, Netherlands
Born	(1996-07-02) 2 July 1996 (age 28) Haarlem, Netherlands
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro	2015
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Kristof Vliegen
Prize money	US $4,962,032
Singles
Career record	93–94 (49.73% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 21 (6 November 2023)
Current ranking	No. 40 (11 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (2023, 2024)
French Open	3R (2024)
Wimbledon	2R (2022, 2024)
US Open	3R (2024)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (2024)
Doubles
Career record	23–41 (35.94%)
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 61 (10 June 2024)
Current ranking	No. 138 (25 November 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2022, 2024)
French Open	1R (2022, 2023)
Wimbledon	QF (2023)
US Open	3R (2023)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (2024)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	F (2024)

Tallon Griekspoor ( born 2 July 1996) is a Dutch professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 21, achieved on 6 November 2023. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 61 achieved on 10 June 2024. Griekspoor is the current Dutch No. 1 singles player. He has won a record eight Challenger titles in one season (2021), and became also the first player in history to win five consecutive such titles.

Early life and background

Griekspoor was born in Haarlem to father Ron and mother Monique, and grew up in Nieuw-Vennep. He has two older brothers, Scott and Kevin, who are twins. His grandfather Joop founded the construction company Griekspoor BV, where much of his family works.

Griekspoor and his brothers began playing tennis when he was six, training at the Nieuw-Vennep Tennis Club. At the age of 12, he began playing at the Zandvoort Tennis Club.

Professional career

2017–2019: ATP debut

Griekspoor at the 2019 French Open

Griekspoor made his ATP main draw debut as a wildcard at the 2017 Rotterdam Open in the singles draw against Gilles Müller. In 2018, at the same tournament a year later, he upset fifth seed Stan Wawrinka in three sets to reach the second round as a wildcard. In 2019, Griekspoor upset second seed Karen Khachanov in the first round, again as a wildcard.

2020–2021: Grand Slam debut, record eight Challenger titles

Griekspoor qualified for his first Grand Slam at the 2020 Australian Open. He made his top 150 debut on 31 August 2020.

In 2021, Griekspoor won two Challenger tour titles at the Prague Open and at the Bratislava Open. He then qualified for the 2021 Wimbledon Championships, marking his debut at the tournament. Following Wimbledon, as the top seed, he reached the final of the Dutch Open in Amersfoort. He defeated his compatriot and No. 2 seed Botic van de Zandschulp in the final for his fifth Challenger title.

At the US Open, Griekspoor reached the second round of a Major for the first time in his career, defeating Jan-Lennard Struff in five sets. He then lost to top seed and world No. 1, Novak Djokovic, in the second round. In September, following the US Open, he won his sixth Challenger title and fourth of the year at the Murcia Open, defeating top seed Roberto Carballés Baena.

The following month, he won his fifth Challenger of the year at the Tennis Napoli Cup, defeating Andrea Pellegrino. The following week, also in Naples, he won his sixth Challenger title of the year at the Vesuvio Cup, defeating Alexander Ritschard. With this victory, Griekspoor tied Benjamin Bonzi for the most Challenger titles in 2021. In addition, he joined Facundo Bagnis (2016), Juan Ignacio Chela (2001) and Younes El Aynaoui (1998) as the only players to lift six singles trophies in one season on the ATP Challenger Tour. As a result, he reached the top 100 for the first time in his career.

He won his seventh Challenger title of the season in Tenerife, defeating Feliciano López in the final and becoming the sole record holder for most trophies at that level in a single year. He won his eighth Challenger at the Slovak Open II and reached a new career-high ranking of No. 64 on 22 November 2021.

2022: First ATP singles quarterfinal & doubles title, top 50

Griekspoor began his season at the Melbourne Summer Set 1, where he made the quarterfinals after beating seventh seed Dominik Koepfer and Alexei Popyrin. He withdrew from his quarterfinal match against Rafael Nadal due to a foot injury. At the Australian Open, he defeated Fabio Fognini in straight sets in the first round for his first win at the tournament. He lost to 19th seed Pablo Carreño Busta in the second round.

At his home tournament, the Rotterdam Open, he reached the second round as a wildcard, with a victory over seventh seed Aslan Karatsev, saving two match points in the process for his third top-20 win. He recorded a perfect 3–0 against top-15 players in his home tournament in Rotterdam. At the Geneva Open, he defeated sixth seed and world No. 33 Tommy Paul in the first round and home qualifier Johan Nikles in the second.

At the French Open, he defeated world No. 28 and 25th seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the first round. At the Libéma Open, he reached the second round with a win over Aljaž Bedene. Following Wimbledon, where he also reached the second round with a win over Fabio Fognini, he made his debut in the top 50 at world No. 47 on 11 July 2022. The following week, he successfully defended his Challenger title at the Dutch Open as the top seed, defeating Roberto Carballés Baena in the final.

At the European Open in Antwerp, he won his maiden ATP doubles title with Botic van de Zandschulp.

2023: Major & Masters third rounds, first ATP titles, ATP 500 final & top 10 win, Dutch No. 1, top 25

Griekspoor at the 2023 Monte-Carlo Masters

In Pune, Griekspoor reached his maiden ATP singles semifinal, beating Jaume Munar and Marco Cecchinato, then receiving a walkover against top seed Marin Čilić. He defeated 8th seed Aslan Karatsev in the semifinals in straight sets to reach the final, where he defeated Benjamin Bonzi in three sets to win his maiden ATP Tour singles title.

At the Australian Open, Griekspoor reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career, beating Pavel Kotov and 32nd seed, compatriot Botic van de Zandschulp. He lost to third seed and eventual finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas in the third round.

Griekspoor made the quarterfinals in Rotterdam, after defeating Mikael Ymer and eight seed Alexander Zverev, his fourth top-20 win. He recorded a perfect 4–0 against top-20 players in his home tournament. Next he defeated Gijs Brouwer to reach his second semifinal of the season and overall and first career semifinal of an ATP 500 tournament. It was the first time since Igor Sijsling in 2014 (who also coincidentally was coached by Dennis Schenk) that a Dutch wildcard reached the semifinals at the home tournament. It was also the first time a Dutch duo, Griekspoor and Brouwer, reached the quarterfinals in singles of the home tournament, since Raemon Sluiter and Sjeng Schalken in 2003. He lost to Jannik Sinner in straight sets. As a result, he reached a new career-high ranking in the top 40.

Griekspoor at the 2023 Citi Open

Seeded 31st at the BNP Paribas Open, he reached the third round of a Masters for the first time in his career, with a bye in the first round and a win over Guido Pella in the second. He lost to top seed and eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz. He reached the top 35 on 3 April 2023.

At the Libéma Open, he defeated Mikael Ymer and Alexei Popyrin to reach the quarterfinals. He reached the semifinals with an upset over fourth seed Alex de Minaur. He reached the second final of his career with a win over Emil Ruusuvuori, and won his second ATP title with a win over Jordan Thompson in the final. With this win, he became the Dutch No. 1 and reached the top 30. At the Halle Open, he upset defending champion Hubert Hurkacz to reach back-to-back quarterfinals on grass. At Wimbledon, he lost to Márton Fucsovics in the first round.

Seeded 12th at the Citi Open in Washington, he defeated Liam Broady, Gaël Monfils, and J. J. Wolf to reach the second ATP 500 semifinal of his career. He then upset top seed and world No. 9 Taylor Fritz for his first career top 10 victory to advance to his third final of 2023 and first at ATP 500 Level. He lost to Dan Evans in the final.

He reached the quarterfinals at both the Astana Open and the Stockholm Open. He reached the third round of a Masters 1000 for the first time on his debut in Paris, where he lost to world No. 1 Novak Djokovic, but reached a new career-high ranking of No. 21 on 6 November 2023.

2024: Consecutive Australian third round, Masters fourth round, Davis Cup finalist

Griekspoor at the 2024 French Open

Seeded 28th at the 2024 Australian Open, Griekspoor defeated Roman Safiullin and Arthur Fils to reach back-to-back third rounds at the tournament. In Rotterdam, he recorded another first round victory over Lorenzo Musetti, saving two match points in the process. He reached the quarterfinals with an upset over fourth seed Hubert Hurkacz. In Dubai, he won his first ATP 500 doubles title with Jan-Lennard Struff. He reached the third round of both Indian Wells and Miami, with wins over Yannick Hanfmann and Alex Michelsen.

He reached the second round of Monte-Carlo with a win over Dominik Koepfer, before losing to 11th seed Alex de Minaur. In Madrid, he beat Taro Daniel and upset seventh seed Holger Rune to reach the fourth round of a Masters tournament for the first time in his career. Seeded 26th at the French Open, he defeated Mackenzie McDonald and Luciano Darderi before losing to fourth seed and eventual runner-up Alexander Zverev.

On 22 November, Griekspoor helped the Netherlands reach the final at the 2024 Davis Cup for the first time in their country’s history, after him and Botic van de Zandschulp defeated Germany in the two singles matches.

Performance timeline

Current through the 2024 Cincinnati Open.

ATP career finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jan 2023	Maharashtra Open, India	250 Series	Hard	Benjamin Bonzi	4–6, 7–5, 6–3
Win	2–0	Jun 2023	Rosmalen Grass Court Championships, Netherlands	250 Series	Grass	Jordan Thompson	6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Loss	2–1	Aug 2023	Washington Open, United States	500 Series	Hard	Dan Evans	5–7, 3–6

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 2022	European Open, Belgium	250 Series	Hard (i)	Botic van de Zandschulp	Rohan Bopanna Matwé Middelkoop	3–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Win	2–0	Mar 2024	Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE	500 Series	Hard	Jan-Lennard Struff	Ivan Dodig Austin Krajicek	6–4, 4–6, [10–6]

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 26 (18–8)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 2015	Finland F1, Vierumäki	Futures	Clay	Aleksandr Vasilenko	6–7(9–11), 6–7(4–7)
Loss	0–2	Oct 2015	Tunisia F26, El Kantaoui	Futures	Hard	Roberto Ortega Olmedo	1–6, 2–6
Loss	0–3	Aug 2016	Finland F2, Hyvinkää	Futures	Clay	Ivan Nedelko	1–6, 6–4, 6–7(6–8)
Win	1–3	Aug 2016	Belgium F10, Koksijde	Futures	Clay	Thomas Bréchemier	7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Loss	1–4	Oct 2016	Turkey F42, Antalya	Futures	Hard	Artem Smirnov	7–5, 4–6, 2–6
Win	2–4	Oct 2016	Turkey F43, Antalya	Futures	Hard	Dimitar Kuzmanov	6–4, 6–4
Loss	2–5	Jan 2017	Turkey F2, Antalya	Futures	Hard	Aleksandar Lazov	4–6, 6–2, 6–7(5–7)
Loss	2–6	Jan 2017	Turkey F3, Antalya	Futures	Hard	Cem İlkel	4–6, 0–1 ret.
Win	3–6	Mar 2017	Bahrain F1, Manama	Futures	Hard	Michal Konečný	6–4, 6–4
Win	4–6	Sep 2017	Sweden F3, Jönköping	Futures	Hard (i)	Dzmitry Zhyrmont	7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win	5–6	Oct 2017	Sweden F4, Falun	Futures	Hard (i)	Jürgen Zopp	6–4, 6–1
Win	6–6	Oct 2017	Greece F6, Heraklion	Futures	Hard	Matteo Viola	7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win	7–6	Nov 2017	Greece F8, Heraklion	Futures	Hard	Carlos Gómez-Herrera	6–4, 6–2
Win	8–6	Jul 2018	Tampere, Finland	Challenger	Clay	Juan Ignacio Londero	6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Loss	8–7	Jul 2019	Tampere, Finland	Challenger	Clay	Mikael Ymer	3–6, 7–5, 3–6
Win	9–7	Sep 2019	Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Challenger	Clay	Sumit Nagal	6–2, 6–3
Loss	9–8	Aug 2020	Prague, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Aslan Karatsev	4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win	10–8	May 2021	Prague, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Oscar Otte	5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Win	11–8	June 2021	Bratislava, Slovakia	Challenger	Clay	Sebastián Báez	7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win	12–8	Jul 2021	Amersfoort, Netherlands	Challenger	Clay	Botic van de Zandschulp	6–1, 3–6, 6–1
Win	13–8	Oct 2021	Murcia, Spain	Challenger	Clay	Roberto Carballés Baena	3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Win	14–8	Oct 2021	Naples, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Andrea Pellegrino	6–3, 6–2
Win	15–8	Oct 2021	Naples, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Alexander Ritschard	6–3, 6–2
Win	16–8	Nov 2021	Tenerife, Spain	Challenger	Hard	Feliciano López	6–4, 6–4
Win	17–8	Nov 2021	Bratislava, Slovakia	Challenger	Hard (i)	Zsombor Piros	6–3, 6–2
Win	18–8	Jul 2022	Amersfoort, Netherlands	Challenger	Clay	Roberto Carballés Baena	6–1, 6–2

Doubles: 16 (7–9)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Aug 2014	Belgium F13, De Panne	Futures	Clay	Scott Griekspoor	Michael Geerts James Junior Storme	6–1, 6–2
Win	2–0	Aug 2015	Finland F1, Vierumäki	Futures	Clay	Bobbie De Goeijen	Herkko Pöllänen Mikael Torpegaard	6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Loss	2–1	Oct 2015	Norway F1, Oslo	Futures	Hard (i)	Scott Griekspoor	Ivan Sabanov Matej Sabanov	3–6, 4–6
Win	3–1	Jan 2016	Turkey F3, Antalya	Futures	Hard	Tim van Rijthoven	Martin Blaško Paul Monteban	6–3, 6–1
Loss	3–2	Mar 2016	France F6, Poitiers	Futures	Hard (i)	Scott Griekspoor	Maxime Authom Jonathan Eysseric	6–4, 4–6, [9–11]
Loss	3–3	Apr 2016	Bahrain F1, Manama	Futures	Hard	Scott Griekspoor	Cameron Silverman Quinton Vega	0–6, 3–6
Loss	3–4	May 2016	Croatia F5, Bol	Futures	Clay	Tobias Simon	Omar Jasika Bradley Mousley	5–7, 6–7(5–7)
Win	4–4	Jun 2016	Netherlands F1, Alkmaar	Futures	Clay	Tim van Rijthoven	Ruben Gonzales Connor Smith	7–6(7–3), 6–7(3–7), [10–8]
Win	5–4	Jul 2016	Netherlands F3, Middelburg	Futures	Clay	Tim van Rijthoven	Bobbie De Goeijen Yanais Laurent	6–2, 6–4
Loss	5–5	Jul 2016	Scheveningen, Netherlands	Challenger	Clay	Tim van Rijthoven	Wesley Koolhof Matwé Middelkoop	1–6, 6–3, [11–13]
Loss	5–6	Jan 2017	Turkey F2, Antalya	Futures	Hard	Sidney de Boer	Petar Čonkić Goran Marković	6–2, 6–7(6–8), [3–10]
Win	6–6	Mar 2017	Greece F1, Heraklion	Futures	Hard	Kevin Griekspoor	Richard Gabb Luke Johnson	6–3, 6–4
Win	7–6	Aug 2017	Turkey F31, Antalya	Futures	Clay	Sidney de Boer	Anis Ghorbel Filip Horanský	6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Loss	7–7	Sep 2017	Sweden F3, Jönköping	Futures	Hard (i)	Kevin Griekspoor	Markus Eriksson Milos Sekulic	0–6, 2–6
Loss	7–8	Mar 2018	Italy F5, Santa Margherita di Pula	Futures	Clay	Maxime Authom	Adrian Bodmer Mark Vervoort	6–7(3–7), 6–4, [10–12]
Loss	7–9	May 2019	Ostrava, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Thiemo de Bakker	Luca Margaroli Filip Polášek	4–6, 6–2, [8–10]

Wins over top 10 players

Griekspoor has a 3–23 (11.54%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

#	Player	Rk	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	Rk	Ref
2023
1.	Taylor Fritz	9	Washington Open, United States	Hard	SF	3–6, 6–3, 6–2	37
2024
2.	Hubert Hurkacz	8	Rotterdam Open, Netherlands	Hard (i)	2R	6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)	29
3.	Casper Ruud	8	Stockholm Open, Sweden	Hard (i)	QF	7–5, 7–6(7–5)	37

See also

In Spanish: Tallon Griekspoor para niños