Zizou Bergs
Belgian tennis player (born 1999)
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Zizou Bergs (Dutch pronunciation: [ziˈzu ˈbɛr(ə)xs]; born 3 June 1999) is a Belgian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 39 achieved on 13 October 2025 and a best doubles ranking of No. 265, reached on 27 November 2023.[2] He is currently the No. 2 singles player from Belgium.[3]
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BelgiumBergs at the 2023 US Open | |
| Country (sports) | Belgium |
|---|---|
| Residence | Antwerp, Belgium |
| Born | 3 June 1999 Lommel, Belgium |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 2018 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Jan de Witt (Jul 2025–), Ruben Bemelmans (May 2022–2025),[1]Kristof Vliegen (Nov 2024–Apr 2025) |
| Prize money | US $3,806,255 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 63–74 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 39 (13 October 2025) |
| Current ranking | No. 39 (4 May 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026) |
| French Open | 3R (2024) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2022, 2024, 2025) |
| US Open | 3R (2025) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 7–12 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 265 (27 November 2023) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2026) |
| French Open | 1R (2025) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2025) |
| US Open | 1R (2024, 2025) |
| Last updated on: 4 May 2026. | |
Early life
Bergs was born in Lommel, Belgium, to parents Koen Bergs and Anne-Mie Driesen. His father is the senior executive of a train company in Belgium and his mother is a photographer. He has a brother, Maxim.[4] Bergs' parents named him Zizou after French football player Zinedine Zidane, who had this nickname.[5] He started taking tennis lessons in his early childhood at age 3.[6]
Professional career
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,[7][8] before pushing world No. 17 Karen Khachanov to three sets in the second round.[9]
2021: Three ATP Challenger titles, top 200 debut
In March 2021, Bergs won his first Challenger title at Saint Petersburg. Later that month, he won his second Challenger title at Lille.[10] In June, he won his third Challenger title at Almaty.[11]
After defeating fellow qualifier Oscar Otte in the first round of the Swiss Open Gstaad,[12] he reached the top 200 at World No. 196 on 26 July 2021.[13] In October, he again received a wildcard into the European Open, but lost in the first round to Lloyd Harris.[14][15]
2022: Fourth Challenger title, major & top 150 debuts
Bergs reached his first final of the season at the Saint-Brieuc Challenger, losing to Jack Draper.[16] In May, he reached his second Challenger final of the season at the Saturn Oil Open in Troisdorf, Germany, where he lost to Lukáš Klein.[17]
Ranked No. 207, he won the Ilkley Trophy as a qualifier, defeating lucky loser Alexei Popyrin in the semifinals[18][19][20][21] and Jack Sock in the final.[22] As a result, he received a wildcard into Wimbledon, where he made his Grand Slam debut.[23] He also climbed more than 60 positions up the rankings to a new career-high of world No. 146 on 20 June 2022.[2]
2023: United Cup, Masters & top 125 debuts
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At the inaugural 2023 United Cup, Bergs lost his two singles matches against Bulgarian Dimitar Kuzmanov and Greek Stefanos Sakellaridis.[24] He then qualified for the main draw at the Australian Open, defeating another Bulgarian, Adrian Andreev,[25] but lost in the first round to Laslo Djere.[26]
Bergs received a wildcard for the Miami Open,[27] but lost in the first round to lucky loser Thanasi Kokkinakis.[28] He entered the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships as a lucky loser directly into the second round, but lost to Cristian Garín.[29] As the defending champion, he entered the Ilkley Trophy Challenger, but lost to Denis Kudla in the second round.[30]
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.[31] In October, he received a wildcard in doubles for the European Open in Antwerp, alongside compatriot Tibo Colson.[32] In November, at the Calgary Challenger, he reached the quarterfinals[33] and won his sixth Challenger title in Drummondville, and in December, his seventh in Yokkaichi.[34][35]
2024: French Open debut, top 65
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In April, Bergs won his first match of the season on the ATP Tour in Houston, defeating qualifier Patrick Kypson in the first round,[36] before losing to top seed and eventual champion Ben Shelton in the second round.[37] Bergs then reached back-to-back finals on the ATP Challenger Tour, in Sarasota where he lost to Thanasi Kokkinakis[38] and in Tallahassee where he defended his title and defeated Mitchell Krueger to win his eighth Challenger title.[39][40]
Bergs received a wildcard for the main draw at the Madrid Open, where he made his debut[41] but lost in the first round to Luca Van Assche.[42] In May, Bergs qualified for the main draw of the Italian Open, where he lost to Rafael Nadal in the first round.[43][44][45] Ranked No. 102, Bergs made his French Open debut after qualifying for the main draw.[46] He upset 24th seed Alejandro Tabilo for his first win at a Major[47] and defeated Maximilian Marterer to reach the third round of a Major for the first time where he lost to 10th seed Grigor Dimitrov.[48] As a result, he reached the top 85 in the rankings on 10 June 2024.[49]
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,[50] before losing to top seed Alex de Minaur in the second round.[51] 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.[52] As a result, he reached the top 75 in the singles rankings on 15 July 2024.[2]
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.[53] He lost his next match against 31st seed Flavio Cobolli.[54] In October, Bergs reached the quarterfinals at the European Open in Antwerp with wins over Facundo Díaz Acosta[55] and fourth seed Sebastián Báez,[56] before his run was ended by eighth seed Marcos Giron.[57] The following month, ranked No. 61, Bergs also made it through to the quarterfinals at the Moselle Open, defeating lucky loser Manuel Guinard[58] and Hugo Gaston.[59] Bergs lost in the last eight to Cameron Norrie.[60]
2025: ATP Tour finals, top 10 win, Masters quarterfinal, top 40
In January, Bergs 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.[61][62] 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.[63][64]
In February, Bergs reached his second career semifinal at the Open 13 in Marseille, with wins over eight seed Nuno Borges and Zhizhen Zhang by retirement.[65] In March, at the 2025 Miami Open, Bergs reached the third round recording his first top 10 win over eight seed Andrey Rublev. As a result, he reached the top 50 on 31 March 2025.[66]
In June, Bergs reached his second career ATP final at the 2025 Libéma Open in 's-Hertogenbosch with a win over Mark Lajal in the quarterfinal,[67] and Reilly Opelka in the semifinal.[68][69] He lost to Gabriel Diallo in the final.[70]
In September, Bergs reached the third round of the US Open after the withdrawal of Jack Draper, where he lost to Jaume Munar in straight sets.[71] At the 2025 Rolex Shanghai Masters he reached his first Masters-level quarterfinal defeating Gabriel Diallo and reached the top 40 on 13 October 2025.[1]
National Representation
In the 2025 Davis Cup qualifiers tie against Chile, Bergs struck his opponent Cristian Garín with his shoulder while celebrating a point, with Garín grasping at his right eye and collapsing to the ground.[72] Bergs was given a warning for unsportsmanlike conduct. According to the Chilean team doctor, Garín was in no condition to continue playing.[73] However, the independent tournament doctor cleared Garín to continue.[74] As Garín did not return to court,[75][76][77] umpire Carlos Ramos gave him three consecutive time violations, thus ending the match.[78] In a news conference, umpire Ramos said "I consider it was a very unfortunate accident between two players — caused unfortunately by a player without any intention".[79] 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.[80]
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Current through the 2026 Madrid Open.
| Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% | ||||
| French Open | A | Q1 | Q2 | 3R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |||||
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |||||
| US Open | Q2 | Q3 | Q1 | 2R | 3R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 11 | 4–11 | 27% | ||||
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | ||||
| Miami Open | A | A | 1R | Q2 | 3R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% | ||||
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | ||||
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | ||||
| Italian Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||
| Shanghai Masters | NH | A | 2R | QF | 0 / 2 | 5–2 | 71% | ||||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | |||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 9–7 | 4–4 | 0 / 16 | 15–16 | 48% | ||||
ATP Tour finals
Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2025 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | ATP 250 | Hard |  Gaël Monfils |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2025 | Libéma Open, Netherlands | ATP 250 | Grass |  Gabriel Diallo |
5–7, 6–7(8–10) |
ATP Challenger Tour finals
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Challenger |
Singles: 13 (8 titles, 5 runner-ups)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (4–2) |
| Clay (3–3) |
| Grass (1–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Mar 2021 | St. Petersburg Challenger, Russia | Hard (i) |  Altuğ Çelikbilek |
6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Mar 2021 | Play In Challenger, France | Hard (i) | Grégoire Barrère |
4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 3–0 | Jun 2021 | Almaty Challenger, Kazakhstan | Clay |  Timofey Skatov |
4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Mar 2022 | Open Saint-Brieuc, France | Hard (i) |  Jack Draper |
2–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–2 | May 2022 | Saturn Oil Open, Germany | Clay |  Lukáš Klein |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | Jun 2022 | Ilkley Trophy, UK | Grass |  Jack Sock |
7–6(9–7), 2–6, 7–6(8–6) |
| Loss | 4–3 | Aug 2022 | Rafa Nadal Open, Spain | Hard |  Luca Nardi |
6–7(2–7), 6–3, 5–7 |
| Win | 5–3 | Apr 2023 | Tallahassee Tennis Challenger, US | Clay (green) |  Wu Tung-lin |
7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 6–3 | Nov 2023 | Challenger Nationale de Drummondville, Canada | Hard (i) |  James Duckworth |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 7–3 | Nov 2023 | Yokkaichi Challenger, Japan | Hard | Michael Mmoh |
6–2, 7–6(7–2) |
| Loss | 7–4 | Apr 2024 | Sarasota Open, US | Clay (green) | Thanasi Kokkinakis |
3–6, 6–1, 0–6 |
| Win | 8–4 | Apr 2024 | Tallahassee Tennis Challenger, US (2) | Clay (green) | Mitchell Krueger |
6–4, 7–6(11–9) |
| Loss | 8–5 | Apr 2026 | Open Aix Provence, France | Clay |  Alejandro Tabilo |
4–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Doubles: 1 (title)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Mar 2023 | Challenger Città di Lugano, Switzerland | Hard (i) |  David Pel |
 Constantin Frantzen Hendrik Jebens |
6–2, 7–6(8–6) |
ITF Tour finals
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Futures/World Tennis |
Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (3–2) |
| Clay (1–2) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2018 | Turkey F2, Antalya | Hard |  Dimitar Kuzmanov |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | May 2018 | Poland F1, Wisła | Clay |  Michael Vrbenský |
3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Jul 2018 | Belgium F2, Arlon | Clay |  Juan Pablo Varillas |
6–7(6–8), 6–4, 1–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2018 | Belgium F5, Duinbergen | Clay | Jeroen Vanneste |
6–7(2–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Mar 2019 | M15 Doha, Qatar | Hard | Adrian Obert |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jan 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | Hard |  Nuno Borges |
4–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| Loss | 3–4 | Feb 2020 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | Hard | Clement Geens |
6–3, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | Nov 2020 | M15 Bratislava, Slovakia | Hard (i) |  Bogdan Bobrov |
6–4, 6–2 |
Doubles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)
| Finals by surface |
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| Hard (3–2) |
| Clay (1–2) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2018 | Qatar F1, Doha | Hard | Scott Griekspoor |
Jonas Merckx  Fred Simonsson |
7–6(7–3), 3–6, [4–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Mar 2018 | Qatar F2, Doha | Hard | Fred Simonsson |
Matěj Vocel Marek Gengel |
6–4, 3–6, [10–6] |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2018 | Italy F12, Reggio Emilia | Clay | Maxime Tabatruong |
Tuna Altuna Alexandar Lazov |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Mar 2019 | M15 Doha, Qatar | Hard | Geoffrey Blancaneaux |
Arnaud Bovy Jesper de Jong |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–2 | Aug 2019 | M15 Koksijde, Belgium | Clay | Dan Added |
Romain Barbosa Arnaud Bovy |
6–4, 3–6, [10–3] |
| Loss | 3–3 | Oct 2019 | M15 Benicarló, Spain | Clay | Tiago Cação |
 Benjamín Winter López Pablo Llamas Ruiz |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Nov 2019 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | Clay | Francesco Vilardo |
 Aziz Dougaz  Benjamin Lock |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Dec 2019 | M15 Doha, Qatar | Hard |  Zura Tkemaladze |
Simon Freund Jonathan Mridha |
1–6, 0–6 |
Wins over top 10 players
- Bergs has a 2–6 (25%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.[81]
| Season | 2025 | 2026 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| # | Player | Rk | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Rk | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ||||||||
| 1. |  Andrey Rublev |
9 | Miami Open, US | Hard | 2R | 7–5, 6–4 | 51 | [82] |
| 2026 | ||||||||
| 2. | Félix Auger-Aliassime |
5 | United Cup, Australia | Hard | RR | 6–4, 6–2 | 42 | [83] |
- *As of 6 January 2026[update]
