Sander Gillé
Belgian tennis player
Sander Gillé (born 15 January 1991) is a Belgian professional tennis player who specializes in doubles.
He has a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 18 by the ATP , achieved on 25 September 2023. He also has a career-high singles ranking of World No. 574, reached on 24 December 2018.
Gillé has claimed 8 ATP tour doubles titles with partner Joran Vliegen ,[1] including an ATP Masters 1000 title at 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters .
Career
2019: Three ATP doubles titles
Gillé won his first ATP Tour doubles title at the 2019 Swedish Open with fellow Belgian Joran Vliegen . A week later, they won their second title at Gstaad . In the next week, their 11-match winning streak was ended in the final of Kitzbühel . Two months later, Gillé and Vliegen picked up their third title of 2019 at the Zhuhai Championships .[2]
2020–2021: Two ATP doubles titles, first Major quarterfinal, Masters semifinal, top 25
Gillé won two more titles with his partner Jordan Vliegen at the 2020 Astana Open and at the 2021 Singapore Open .
They also reached the quarterfinals at the 2020 US Open (tennis) losing to the eventual runners-up Mektic/Koolhof, their best showing as a pair at a Grand Slam thus far.
The pair made their first Masters 1000 semifinal at the 2021 Madrid Open , losing to the second-seeded pair of Pavic/Mektic. As a result, Gillé reached a career-high of No. 33 on 10 May 2021.
2023: First Grand Slam doubles final, top 20 debut
At the 2023 French Open , Gillé having never get passed the third round at this Major, partnering Vliegen as an unseeded pair, they reached their first Major final defeating fourth seeds Croatians Nikola Mektić /Mate Pavić , Roman Jebavý /Luis David Martínez , ninth seeds Santiago González /Édouard Roger-Vasselin , 14th seed Argentines Andrés Molteni /Máximo González [3] and 12th seeds Andreas Mies /Matwé Middelkoop .[4] [5] In the final, they lost to Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek in straight sets.[6] He made his top 20 debut on 7 August 2023.
2024: First Masters title
At the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters with Vliegen, they defeated wildcard pair of Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo Sonego , defending champions and second seeds Austin Krajicek and Ivan Dodig in the second round, and sixth seeds Tim Pütz and Kevin Krawietz to reach the semifinals.[7] They reached their first Masters 1000 final upsetting third seeds Horacio Zeballos and Marcel Granollers .[8] They won their first Masters title defeating alternate pair of Alexander Zverev and Marcelo Melo . They became just the second and third Belgians to win a Masters 1000 doubles title after Xavier Malisse won in Indian Wells in 2010.[9]
Significant finals
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
Masters 1000 finals
Doubles: 1 (title)
ATP career finals
Doubles: 13 (8 titles, 5 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–1)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (1–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (7–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (4–4)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (6–5)
Indoor (2–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1–0
Jul 2019
Swedish Open
250 Series
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Federico Delbonis Horacio Zeballos
6–7(5–7) , 7–5, [10–5]
Win
2–0
Jul 2019
Swiss Open
250 Series
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Philipp Oswald Filip Polášek
6–4, 6–3
Loss
2–1
Aug 2019
Austrian Open
250 Series
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Philipp Oswald Filip Polášek
4–6, 4–6
Win
3–1
Sep 2019
Zhuhai Championships , China
250 Series
Hard
Joran Vliegen
Marcelo Demoliner Matwé Middelkoop
7–6(7–2) , 7–6(7–4)
Win
4–1
Nov 2020
Astana Open , Kazakhstan
250 Series
Hard (i)
Joran Vliegen
Max Purcell Luke Saville
7–5, 6–3
Win
5–1
Feb 2021
Singapore Open
250 Series
Hard (i)
Joran Vliegen
Matthew Ebden John-Patrick Smith
6–2, 6–3
Loss
5–2
May 2021
Bavarian Championships , Germany
250 Series
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Wesley Koolhof Kevin Krawietz
6–4, 4–6, [5–10]
Win
6–2
Jan 2023
Maharashtra Open , India
250 Series
Hard
Joran Vliegen
Sriram Balaji Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
6–4, 6–4
Win
7–2
Apr 2023
Estoril Open , Portugal
250 Series
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Nikola Ćaćić Miomir Kecmanović
6–3, 6–4
Loss
7–3
Jun 2023
French Open , France
Grand Slam
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Ivan Dodig Austin Krajicek
3–6, 1–6
Loss
7–4
Jul 2023
Hamburg European Open, Germany
500 Series
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Kevin Krawietz Tim Pütz
6–7(4–7) , 3–6
Loss
7–5
Jan 2024
Hong Kong Open , Hong Kong
250 Series
Hard
Joran Vliegen
Marcelo Arévalo Mate Pavić
6–7(3–7) , 4–6
Win
8–5
Apr 2024
Monte-Carlo Masters , Monaco
Masters 1000
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Marcelo Melo Alexander Zverev
5–7, 6–3, [10–5]
Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 2 (1–1)
Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Doubles: 63 (40–23)
Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (14–9)
ITF Futures Tour (26–14)
Finals by surface
Hard (14–7)
Clay (25–16)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Aug 2011
Belgium F9, Jupille-sur-Meuse
Futures
Clay
Marco Dierckx
Guillermo Hormazábal Rodrigo Pérez
4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss
0–2
Mar 2013
Great Britain F6, Shrewsbury
Futures
Hard (i)
Jonas Merckx
David Rice Sean Thornley
2–6, 1–6
Win
1–2
Jul 2013
Belgium F4, Knokke
Futures
Clay
Maxime Braeckman
Joris De Loore Juan Carlos Sáez
6–2, 5–7, [10–6]
Loss
1–3
Aug 2013
Belgium F7, Ostend
Futures
Clay
Roger Ordeig
Kimmer Coppejans Niels Desein
2–6, 3–6
Win
2–3
Aug 2013
Belgium F8, Eupen
Futures
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Gustavo Gómez Buyatti Antoine Hoang
6–3, 6–3
Win
3–3
Nov 2013
Cyprus F2, Nicosia
Futures
Hard
Matthieu Roy
Erik Crepaldi André Gaspar Murta
6–1, 6–3
Loss
3–4
Jun 2014
Israel F9, Tel Aviv
Futures
Hard
Alexandros Jakupovic
Peter Kobelt Devin McCarthy
2–6, 7–6(7–3) , [4–10]
Win
4–4
Jul 2014
Belgium F8, Heist
Futures
Clay
Julien Cagnina
Evgeny Karlovskiy Tom Schönenberg
6–4, 7–5
Loss
4–5
Aug 2014
Belgium F9, Ostend
Futures
Clay
Antoine Hoang
Scott Griekspoor Alban Meuffels
2–6, 4–6
Win
5–5
Aug 2014
Belgium F11, Koksijde
Futures
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Jake Eames David Pérez Sanz
3–6, 6–3, [12–10]
Loss
5–6
Sep 2014
Tunisia F4, Carthage
Futures
Clay
Alexandros Jakupovic
Claudio Grassi Stefano Travaglia
2–6, 3–6
Loss
5–7
Nov 2014
Greece F11, Heraklion
Futures
Clay
Alexis Musialek
Alexandros Jakupovic Markos Kalovelonis
6–7(1–7) , 6–7(4–7)
Win
6–7
Dec 2014
Egypt F35, Sharm El Sheikh
Futures
Hard
Germain Gigounon
Pascal Brunner Janez Semrajc
1–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Loss
6–8
Feb 2015
Sri Lanka F2, Colombo
Futures
Clay
Huang Liang-chi
Libor Salaba Jan Šátral
2–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Win
7–8
Jun 2015
Belgium F2, Damme
Futures
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Antoine Hoang Ugo Nastasi
6–2, 6–3
Loss
7–9
Jun 2015
Belgium F3, Havré
Futures
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Deiton Baughman Fabrício Neis
6–2, 4–6, [2–10]
Win
8–9
Jul 2015
Belgium F7, Duinbergen
Futures
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Julien Cagnina Jonas Merckx
6–7(5–7) , 6–4, [10–6]
Loss
8–10
Aug 2015
Belgium F8, Middelkerke
Futures
Hard
Joran Vliegen
Sander Arends Ariel Behar
7–6(7–1) , 4–6, [7–10]
Loss
8–11
Aug 2015
Belgium F9, Eupen
Futures
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Billy Harris Evan Hoyt
6–7(5–7) , 3–6
Win
9–11
Aug 2015
Belgium F10, Koksijde
Futures
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Evan Hoyt Toby Martin
6–2, 6–1
Win
10–11
Aug 2015
Belgium F11, Jupille-sur-Meuse
Futures
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Evan Hoyt Toby Martin
6–1, 6–4
Win
11–11
Oct 2015
Norway F2, Oslo
Futures
Hard (i)
Joran Vliegen
Ivan Sabanov Matej Sabanov
6–7(4–7) , 7–6(7–5) , [10–8]
Win
12–11
Nov 2015
Norway F3, Oslo
Futures
Hard (i)
Joran Vliegen
Ivan Sabanov Matej Sabanov
7–6(7–3) , 6–1
Win
13–11
Dec 2015
Israel F17, Ramat Gan
Futures
Hard
Michael Geerts
Yannai Barkai Daniel Dudockin
6–2, 6–1
Win
14–11
Dec 2015
Israel F18, Ramat Gan
Futures
Hard
Julien Dubail
George Botezan Mor Bulis
6–3, 4–6, [10–4]
Win
15–11
Jan 2016
France F2, Bressuire
Futures
Hard (i)
Joran Vliegen
Benjamin Bonzi Grégoire Jacq
7–6(7–1) , 7–5
Win
16–11
Jan 2016
France F3, Veigy-Foncenex
Futures
Carpet (i)
Joran Vliegen
Scott Clayton Richard Gabb
6–7(4–7) , 7–6(8–6) , [10–7]
Loss
16–12
Mar 2016
Egypt F7, Sharm El Sheikh
Futures
Hard
Joran Vliegen
Dominik Kellovský Jaroslav Pospíšil
6–3, 3–6, [11–13]
Win
17–12
Mar 2016
Egypt F8, Sharm El Sheikh
Futures
Hard
Joran Vliegen
Tom Schönenberg Matthias Wunner
6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Win
18–12
Apr 2016
Uzbekistan F2, Bukhara
Futures
Hard
Joran Vliegen
Evgeny Elistratov Vitaly Kozyukov
6–4, 6–3
Win
19–12
May 2016
Ukraine F1, Cherkasy
Futures
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Antoine Bellier Vladyslav Manafov
6–3, 4–6, [11–9]
Win
20–12
Jun 2016
Belgium F2, Havré
Futures
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Adam Taylor Jason Taylor
6–2, 6–4
Win
21–12
Jul 2016
Belgium F3, Nieuwpoort
Futures
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Stijn Meulemans Laurens Verboven
6–2, 6–3
Win
22–12
Jul 2016
Belgium F6, Knokke
Futures
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Hunter Johnson Yates Johnson
6–4, 6–4
Win
23–12
Jul 2016
Belgium F7, Duinbergen
Futures
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Michael Geerts Jeroen Vanneste
6–7(4–7) , 6–3, [10–4]
Win
24–12
Aug 2016
Morocco F5, Tangier
Futures
Clay
Antoine Hoang
Gianni Mina Alexandre Müller
6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Win
25–12
Aug 2016
Trnava , Slovakia
Challenger
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Tomasz Bednarek Roman Jebavý
6–2, 7–5
Loss
25–13
Aug 2016
Meerbusch , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Mikhail Elgin Andrei Vasilevski
6–7(6–8) , 4–6
Loss
25–14
Aug 2016
Belgium F11, Huy
Futures
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Jarryd Bant Tom Farquharson
3–6, 2–6
Loss
25–15
Mar 2017
Turkey F10, Antalya
Futures
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Tuna Altuna Cem İlkel
6–0, 2–6, [8–10]
Win
26–15
May 2017
Italy F12, Naples
Futures
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Antal van der Duim Boy Westerhof
6–4, 6–2
Win
27–15
May 2017
Romania F1, Bucharest
Futures
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Andrei Ștefan Apostol Nicolae Frunză
7–6(7–5) , 6–2
Win
28–15
Jun 2017
Lyon , France
Challenger
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Gero Kretschmer Alexander Satschko
6–7(2–7) , 7–6(7–2) , [14–12]
Win
29–15
Jun 2017
Blois , France
Challenger
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Máximo González Fabrício Neis
3–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Win
30–15
Jul 2017
Scheveningen , Netherlands
Challenger
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Jozef Kovalík Stefanos Tsitsipas
6–2, 4–6, [12–10]
Win
31–15
Jul 2017
Tampere , Finland
Challenger
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Lucas Gómez Juan Ignacio Londero
6–2, 6–7(5–7) , [10–3]
Loss
31–16
Sep 2017
Sibiu , Romania
Challenger
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Marco Cecchinato Matteo Donati
3–6, 1–6
Loss
31–17
Sep 2017
Rome , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Martin Kližan Jozef Kovalík
3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win
32–17
Nov 2017
Brescia , Italy
Challenger
Hard (i)
Sander Arends
Luca Margaroli Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
6–2, 6–3
Loss
32–18
Nov 2017
Andria , Italy
Challenger
Hard (i)
Sander Arends
Lorenzo Sonego Andrea Vavassori
3–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Win
33–18
Jan 2018
Rennes , France
Challenger
Hard (i)
Joran Vliegen
Sander Arends Antonio Šančić
6–3, 6–7(1–7) , [10–7]
Loss
33–19
Feb 2018
Quimper , France
Challenger
Hard (i)
Joran Vliegen
Ken Skupski Neal Skupski
3–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Loss
33–20
May 2018
Rome , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Kevin Krawietz Andreas Mies
3–6, 6–2, [4–10]
Win
34–20
Jul 2018
Prague , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Fernando Romboli David Vega Hernández
6–4, 6–2
Win
35–20
Aug 2018
Liberec , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Filip Polášek Patrik Rikl
6–3, 6–4
Win
36–20
Aug 2018
Pullach , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Daniele Bracciali Simone Bolelli
6–2, 6–2
Win
37–20
Oct 2018
Ortisei , Italy
Challenger
Hard (i)
Joran Vliegen
Purav Raja Antonio Šančić
3–6, 6–3, [10–3]
Win
38–20
Oct 2018
Brest , France
Challenger
Hard (i)
Joran Vliegen
Leander Paes Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
3–6, 6–4, [10–2]
Win
39–20
Nov 2018
Mouilleron-le-Captif , France
Challenger
Hard (i)
Joran Vliegen
Romain Arneodo Quentin Halys
6–3, 4–6, [10–2]
Loss
39–21
Jan 2019
Punta del Este , Uruguay
Challenger
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Guido Andreozzi Guillermo Durán
2–6, 7–6(8–6) , [8–10]
Loss
39–22
Mar 2019
Marbella , Spain
Challenger
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Kevin Krawietz Andreas Mies
6–7(6–8) , 6–2, [6–10]
Win
40–22
Jun 2019
Bratislava , Slovakia
Challenger
Clay
Joran Vliegen
Lukáš Klein Alex Molčan
6–2, 7–5
Loss
40-23
Sep 2019
New Haven , USA
Challenger
Hard
Joran Vliegen
Nathaniel Lammons Robert Galloway
5–7, 4–6
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); (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.
Doubles
Current through the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters .
Mixed doubles
This table is current through the 2024 Australian Open .
Davis Cup
Participations: (1–1)
Group membership
World Group (0–1)
Qualifying Round (1–0)
WG Play-off (0–0)
Group I (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (0–0)
Doubles (1–1)
References
External links