Belgian tennis player (born 1999)
Zizou Bergs (born 3 June 1999) is a Belgian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 56, achieved on 24 February 2025, and a best doubles ranking of No. 265, achieved on 27 November 2023.[ 1] He is the current number two Belgian singles player.[ 2]
Early life Bergs was born in Lommel . His parents named him Zizou after French football player Zinedine Zidane , whose family nickname is Zizou.[ 3]
Professional
2020: ATP Tour debut and first win Bergs made his ATP main draw debut as a wildcard at the 2020 European Open . In the first round, he recorded his first ATP victory by defeating Albert Ramos Viñolas in straight sets,[ 4] [ 5] before pushing world No. 17 Karen Khachanov to three sets in the second round.[ 6]
2021: Three ATP Challenger titles, top 200 debutIn March 2021, Bergs won his first Challenger title at Saint Petersburg . Later that month, he won his second Challenger title at Lille .[ 7] In June, he won his third Challenger title at Almaty .[ 8]
After defeating fellow qualifier Oscar Otte in the first round of the Swiss Open Gstaad ,[ 9] he reached the top 200 at World No. 196 on 26 July 2021.[ 10] In October, he again received a wildcard into the European Open , but lost in the first round to Lloyd Harris .[ 11] [ 12]
2022: Fourth Challenger title, major & top 150 debutsBergs reached his first final of the season at the Saint-Brieuc Challenger , losing to Jack Draper .[ 13] In May, he reached his second Challenger final of the season at the Saturn Oil Open in Troisdorf , Germany, where he lost to LukĂĄĆĄ Klein .[ 14]
Ranked No. 207, he won the Ilkley Trophy as a qualifier, defeating lucky loser Alexei Popyrin in the semifinals[ 15] [ 16] [ 17] [ 18] and Jack Sock in the final.[ 19] As a result, he received a wildcard into Wimbledon , where he made his Grand Slam debut.[ 20] He also climbed more than 60 positions up the rankings to a new career-high of world No. 146 on 20 June 2022.[ 1]
2023: United Cup, Masters & top 125 debutsBergs at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
At the inaugural 2023 United Cup , Bergs lost his two singles matches against Bulgarian Dimitar Kuzmanov and Greek Stefanos Sakellaridis .[ 21] He then qualified for the main draw at the Australian Open , defeating another Bulgarian, Adrian Andreev ,[ 22] but lost in the first round to Laslo Djere .[ 23]
He received a wildcard for the Miami Open ,[ 24] but lost in the first round to lucky loser Thanasi Kokkinakis .[ 25] He entered the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships as a lucky loser directly into the second round, but lost to Cristian GarĂn .[ 26] As the defending champion, he entered the Ilkley Trophy Challenger , but lost to Denis Kudla in the second round.
Bergs missed several months playing on the ATP Tour, due to a torn ligament in his left wrist, but returned in September at the Chengdu Open as a wildcard.[ 27]
In October, he received a wildcard in doubles for the European Open in Antwerp , alongside compatriot Tibo Colson .[ 28]
In November, at the Calgary Challenger , he reached the quarterfinals[ 29] and won his sixth Challenger title in Drummondville , and in December, his seventh in Yokkaichi .[ 30] [ 31]
2024: French Open debut, top 65Bergs at the 2024 Libéma Open
In April, Bergs won his first match of the season on the ATP Tour in Houston , defeating qualifier Patrick Kypson in the first round,[ 32] before losing to top seed and eventual champion Ben Shelton in the second round.[ 33] Bergs then reached back-to-back finals on the ATP Challenger Tour , in Sarasota where he lost to Thanasi Kokkinakis [ 34] and in Tallahassee where he defended his title and defeated Mitchell Krueger to win his eighth Challenger title.[ 35] [ 36]
He received a wildcard for the main draw at the Madrid Open , where he made his debut[ 37] but lost in the first round to Luca Van Assche .[ 38]
In May, Bergs qualified for the main draw of the Italian Open , where he lost to Rafael Nadal in the first round.[ 39] [ 40] [ 41]
Ranked No. 102, Bergs made his French Open debut after qualifying for the main draw.[ 42] He upset 24th seed Alejandro Tabilo for his first win at a Major[ 43] and defeated Maximilian Marterer to reach the third round of a Major for the first time where he lost to 10th seed Grigor Dimitrov .[ 44] As a result, he reached the top 85 in the rankings on 10 June 2024.[ 45]
In the beginning of the grass court season he entered the main draw of the Rosmalen Open as a lucky loser and defeated local wildcard Tim van Rijthoven ,[ 46] before losing to top seed Alex de Minaur in the second round.[ 47] He also entered the main draw at the Wimbledon after qualifying but lost to Arthur Cazaux in five sets with a super tiebreaker in the fifth.[ 48] As a result he reached the top 75 in the singles rankings in 15 July 2024.[ 1]
At the US Open , Bergs also played a first round match with a super tiebreaker in the fifth, but won it this time defeating Pavel Kotov .[ 49] He lost his next match against 31st seed Flavio Cobolli .[ 50]
In October, Bergs reached the quarterfinals at the European Open in Antwerp with wins over Facundo DĂaz Acosta [ 51] and fourth seed SebastiĂĄn BĂĄez ,[ 52] before his run was ended by eighth seed Marcos Giron .[ 53] The following month, ranked No. 61, Bergs also made it through to the quarterfinals at the Moselle Open , defeating lucky loser Manuel Guinard [ 54] and Hugo Gaston .[ 55] Bergs lost in the last eight to Cameron Norrie .[ 56]
2025: Maiden ATP Tour final, top 60Bergs reached his maiden ATP Tour final as a qualifier at the 2025 ASB Classic with wins over Pablo Carreño Busta , Francisco Comesaña , Isaac Becroft , Luca Nardi , Roberto Carballés Baena , and seventh seed Nuno Borges .[ 57] [ 58] As a result Bergs reached the top 60 in the rankings on 13 January 2025. He lost to Gaël Monfils in straight sets in the championship match.[ 59] [ 60]
At the 2025 Open 13 Provence in Marseille, Bergs reached his second career semifinal with wins over eight seed Nuno Borges and Zhizhen Zhang by retirement.[ 61]
National Representation At the 2025 Davis Cup qualifiers stage, Bergs struck his rival Cristian GarĂn (Chile ) with his shoulder on his eye while celebrating a point, knocking him down. According to the Chilean team doctor, this caused him "swelling, vision difficulties, nausea, and a severe headache ".[ 62] Bergs was not defaulted, but given a warning for unsportsmanlike conduct. As GarĂn was unfit to continue playing,[ 63] [ 64] and after a quick and controversial assesment by the neutral doctor (a Belgian doctor),[ 65] umpire Ramos gave him three consecutive time violations, thus ending the match.[ 66] After the match, the Chile Tennis Federation officially requested to the International Tennis Federation a reversal of the match result, a rescheduling of the decisive fifth match to a later date and an automatic wildcard entry into the Davis Cup Finals, as well as an internal revision of umpire Ramos actions and decisions.[ 67]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (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); (WâL) winâloss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Singles Current through the 2025 Australian Open .
ATP Tour finals
Singles: 1 (runner-up)
Legend
Grand Slam (0â0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0â0)
ATP 500 (0â0)
ATP 250 (0â1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0â1)
Clay (0â0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0â1)
Indoor (0â0)
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 12 (8 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (8â4)
Finals by surface
Hard (4â2)
Clay (3â2)
Grass (1â0)
Result
WâL
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1â0
Mar 2021
St. Petersburg , Russia
Challenger
Hard (i)
AltuÄ Ăelikbilek
6â4, 3â6, 6â4
Win
2â0
Mar 2021
Lille , France
Challenger
Hard (i)
Grégoire BarrÚre
4â6, 6â1, 7â6(7â5)
Win
3â0
Jun 2021
Almaty , Kazakhstan
Challenger
Clay
Timofey Skatov
4â6, 6â3, 6â2
Loss
3â1
Mar 2022
Saint-Brieuc , France
Challenger
Hard (i)
Jack Draper
2â6, 7â5, 4â6
Loss
3â2
May 2022
Troisdorf , Germany
Challenger
Clay
LukĂĄĆĄ Klein
2â6, 4â6
Win
4â2
Jun 2022
Ilkley , United Kingdom
Challenger
Grass
Jack Sock
7â6(9â7) , 2â6, 7â6(8â6)
Loss
4â3
Aug 2022
Manacor , Spain
Challenger
Hard
Luca Nardi
6â7(2â7) , 6â3, 5â7
Win
5â3
Apr 2023
Tallahassee , USA
Challenger
Clay (green)
Wu Tung-lin
7â5, 6â2
Win
6â3
Nov 2023
Drummondville , Canada
Challenger
Hard (i)
James Duckworth
6â4, 7â5
Win
7â3
Nov 2023
Yokkaichi , Japan
Challenger
Hard
Michael Mmoh
6â2, 7â6(7â2)
Loss
7â4
Apr 2024
Sarasota , USA
Challenger
Clay (green)
Thanasi Kokkinakis
3â6, 6â1, 0â6
Win
8â4
Apr 2024
Tallahassee, USA (2)
Challenger
Clay (green)
Mitchell Krueger
6â4, 7â6(11â9)
Doubles: 1 (title)
Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1â0)
ITF Futures/World Tour finals
Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Legend
ITF Futures/WTT (4â4)
Finals by surface
Hard (3â2)
Clay (1â2)
Result
WâL
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1â0
Jan 2018
Turkey F2, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Dimitar Kuzmanov
6â3, 6â4
Win
2â0
May 2018
Poland F1, WisĆa
Futures
Clay
Michael VrbenskĂœ
3â6, 6â1, 6â2
Loss
2â1
Jul 2018
Belgium F2, Arlon
Futures
Clay
Juan Pablo Varillas
6â7(6â8) , 6â4, 1â6
Loss
2â2
Jul 2018
Belgium F5, Duinbergen
Futures
Clay
Jeroen Vanneste
6â7(2â7) , 3â6
Win
3â2
Mar 2019
M15 Doha, Qatar
WTT
Hard
Adrian Obert
6â4, 6â1
Loss
3â3
Jan 2020
M15 Monastir, Tunisia
WTT
Hard
Nuno Borges
4â6, 6â7(6â8)
Loss
3â4
Feb 2020
M15 Heraklion, Greece
WTT
Hard
Clement Geens
6â3, 4â6, 1â6
Win
4â4
Nov 2020
M15 Bratislava, Slovakia
WTT
Hard (i)
Bogdan Bobrov
6â4, 6â2
Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Legend
ITF Futures/WTT (4â4)
Finals by surface
Hard (3â2)
Clay (1â2)
Result
WâL
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0â1
Mar 2018
Qatar F1, Doha
Futures
Hard
Scott Griekspoor
Jonas Merckx Fred Simonsson
7â6(7â3) , 3â6, [4â10]
Win
1â1
Mar 2018
Qatar F2, Doha
Futures
Hard
Fred Simonsson
MatÄj Vocel Marek Gengel
6â4, 3â6, [10â6]
Loss
1â2
Jul 2018
Italy F12, Reggio Emilia
Futures
Clay
Maxime Tabatruong
Tuna Altuna Alexandar Lazov
4â6, 2â6
Win
2â2
Mar 2019
M15 Doha, Qatar
WTT
Hard
Geoffrey Blancaneaux
Arnaud Bovy Jesper de Jong
6â2, 6â4
Win
3â2
Aug 2019
M15 Koksijde, Belgium
WTT
Clay
Dan Added
Romain Barbosa Arnaud Bovy
6â4, 3â6, [10â3]
Loss
3â3
Oct 2019
M15 BenicarlĂł, Spain
WTT
Clay
Tiago Cação
BenjamĂn Winter LĂłpez Pablo Llamas Ruiz
3â6, 4â6
Win
4â3
Nov 2019
M15 Monastir, Tunisia
WTT
Clay
Francesco Vilardo
Aziz Dougaz Benjamin Lock
6â3, 6â4
Loss
4â4
Dec 2019
M15 Doha, Qatar
WTT
Hard
Zura Tkemaladze
Simon Freund Jonathan Mridha
1â6, 0â6
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