Raphaël Collignon
Belgian tennis player (born 2002)
 Collignon at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) |  Belgium |
|---|---|
| Residence | Liege, Belgium[1] |
| Born | (2002-01-13) 13 January 2002 (age 22) Rochester,Olmsted[2] |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 2022 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Steve Darcis |
| Prize money | US $162,962 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–2 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 194 (9 September 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 194 (9 September 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | Q1 (2023) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 973 (8 August 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 1143 (9 September 2024) |
| Last updated on: 9 September 2024. | |
Raphaël Collignon (born 13 January 2002) is a Belgian professional tennis player. Collignon competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour. He achieved a career high ranking of world No. 194 on 9 September 2024. He is currently the No. 3 Belgian singles tennis player.[3]
Career
In 2022 he won four ITF event finals.[4] This included the Marburg Open which he won in 2022 without dropping a set.[5]
2023: Maiden Challenger final
In 2023 he reached the final of the Challenger di Roseto degli Abruzzi, where he lost 4–6, 7–5, 7–6 to Filip Misolic.[1] It was his first ATP Challenger Tour event final and pushed his career-high ranking in the top 210, and a place in the qualification event for a Grand Slam for the first time at the 2023 French Open.[6]
2014: Maiden Challenger title, top 200
In 2024, he won his maiden Challenger title at the 2024 Platzmann Open and moved 90 positions back up in the top 220 at world No. 216 on 5 August 2024 and the top 200 three weeks later at No. 199.
Grand Slam performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
(W) winner; (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, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss 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
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | Q1 | A | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | Q2 | A | 0–0 |
| US Open | A | A | A | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0-0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
|
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2023 | Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Filip Misolic | 6–4, 5–7, 6–7(6–8) |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2024 | Lüdenscheid, Germany | Challenger | Clay |  Botic van de Zandschulp | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 12 (7 titles, 5 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2022 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | WTT | Hard |  Valentin Vacherot | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2022 | M15 Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina | WTT | Clay | Gauthier Onclin | 7–5, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Jun 2022 | M25 Arlon, Belgium | WTT | Clay | Gauthier Onclin | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–2 | Jul 2022 | M25 Marburg, Germany | WTT | Clay |  Yshai Oliel | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–2 | Aug 2022 | M25 Koksijde, Belgium | WTT | Clay |  Hernán Casanova | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Oct 2022 | M25 Nevers-Nièvre, France | WTT | Hard (i) | Gauthier Onclin | 3–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Apr 2024 | M25 Hammamet, Tunisia | WTT | Clay |  Aziz Dougaz | 4–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 5–3 | Apr 2024 | M25 Angers, France | WTT | Clay (i) | Aziz Dougaz | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–4 | May 2024 | M25 Deauville, France | WTT | Clay |  Alexey Vatutin | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Jul 2024 | M25 Marburg, Germany | WTT | Clay |  Mateus Alves | 6–7(5–7), 6–1, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–5 | Jul 2024 | M25 Kassel, Germany | WTT | Clay |  Khumoyun Sultanov | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–5 | Aug 2024 | M25 Koksijde, Belgium | WTT | Clay | Guy den Ouden | 7–6(7–4), 6–1 |
References
- ^ a b "Regione Abruzzo challenger: Raphael Collignon from Liège joins his mate Gauthier Onclin in the quarter-finals". Lavenir. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "R.Collignon". ATP Tour. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Rankings | Pepperstone ATP Rankings (Singles) | ATP Tour | Tennis | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ Sinzen, Matthias (22 August 2022). "Raphaël Collignon is the rising star of Belgian tennis: "My ability to adapt is my strength". dh.net. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Raphael Collignon is in a class of his own". op-marburg.de. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ Verstrepen, Christopher (23 April 2023). "The good operation of Raphaël Collignon for Roland-Garros: "A lot of positive to take away"". lavenir.net. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
External links
- Raphaël Collignon at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Raphaël Collignon at the International Tennis Federation
