Louis Wessels

Louis Wessels (German: Weßels; born 27 August 1998) is a German tennis player.[1] He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 267, achieved in July 2022.

For Louis Wessels the Boer commando leader, see Battle of Spion Kop.
Louis Weßels
Country (sports) Germany
ResidenceDetmold, Germany
Born (1998-08-27) 27 August 1998
Bielefeld, Germany
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-anded backhand)
CoachDirk Wessels
Prize money$196,731
Singles
Career record1–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 267 (11 July 2022)
Current rankingNo. 372 (25 September 2023)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 538 (13 August 2018)
Current rankingNo. 827 (25 September 2023)
Last updated on: 3 October 2023.

Tennis career

On the junior tour, Wessels has a career high ITF junior ranking of 17 achieved in May 2016. Wessels has reached the doubles semifinals at three of the four junior grand slams, including the 2015 Australian Open, 2015 US Open and the 2016 Wimbledon Championships.

Wessels made his ATP main draw debut at the 2016 German Open, where he upset Steven Diez in the first round. This victory made him the youngest player to win a main draw match at the 2016 ATP World Tour by that time.[2]

Ranked No. 347 he qualified for his home tournament at the 2023 Halle Open having received a wildcard for the qualifying competition.[3]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 21 (9–12)
Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (9–12)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (9–11)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2017 Germany F12, Überlingen Futures Clay Switzerland Adrian Bodmer 6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 2017 Belgium F11, Damme Futures Clay Belgium Jeroen Vanneste 7–5, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Jan 2018 Usa F3, Naples Futures Clay Spain Javier Martí 4–6, 0–6
Loss 0–4 Jul 2018 Germany F6, Saarlouis Futures Clay Russia Philipp Davydenko 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win 1–4 Aug 2018 Germany F10, Essen Futures Clay Belgium Jeroen Vanneste 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win 2–4 Sep 2018 Switzerland F5, Schlieren Futures Clay Switzerland Sandro Ehrat 6–3, 6–4
Win 3–4 Sep 2018 Italy F27, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay Italy Marco Bortolotti 6–3, 5–7, 6–1
Loss 3–5 Oct 2018 Germany F16, Hamburg Futures Hard Turkey Altug Celikbilek 2-6, 6-2, 4-6
Win 4–5 Jul 2019 M15 Marburg, Germany World Tour Clay Netherlands Jesper de Jong 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
Loss 4–6 Aug 2019 M15 Überlingen, Germany World Tour Clay Germany Peter Heller 1–6, 4–6
Win 5–6 Sep 2019 M15 Horgen, Switzerland World Tour Clay Colombia Alejandro González 6–2, 6–0
Loss 5–7 Sep 2019 M25 La Marsa, Tunisia World Tour Clay Brazil Bruno Sant'Anna 5–7, 4–6
Win 6–7 Jul 2021 M25 Marburg, Germany World Tour Clay Dominican Republic Nick Hardt 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 6–8 Aug 2021 M25 Trier, Germany World Tour Clay Germany Tim Handel 2–6, 4–6
Loss 6–9 Sep 2021 M25 Madrid, Spain World Tour Clay Italy Luca Nardi 5–7, 2–6
Loss 6–10 Oct 2021 M25 Skopje, North Macedonia World Tour Clay Italy Matteo Arnaldi 1–6, 0–6
Win 7–10 May 2022 M25 Kalmar, Sweden World Tour Clay Italy Daniele Capecchi 6–2, 6–3
Win 8–10 Jul 2022 M25 Poprad, Slovakia World Tour Clay Romania Stefan Palosi 6–4, 6–3
Loss 8–11 Jul 2023 M25 Marburg, Germany World Tour Clay Germany Timo Stodder 4–6, 3–6
Loss 8–12 Sep 2023 M15 Buschhausen, Germany World Tour Clay Czech Republic Jonáš Forejtek 3–6, 4–6
Win 9–12 Sep 2023 M25 Pardubice, Czech Republic World Tour Clay Czech Republic Jonáš Forejtek 6–4, 4–6, 6–3

Doubles: 10 (5–5)
Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (5–5)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2016 Oberhaching, Germany Futures Hard (i) Germany Hannes Wagner Switzerland Raphael Baltensperger
Switzerland Marc-Andrea Hüsler		 6–1, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Jun 2017 Kaltenkirchen, Germany Futures Clay Germany Johannes Härteis Slovenia Tom Kočevar-Dešman
Slovenia Nik Razboršek		 3–6, 2–6
Win 2–1 Aug 2017 Oldenzaal, Netherlands Futures Clay Netherlands Scott Griekspoor Netherlands Glenn Smits
Netherlands Boy Vergeer		 6–3, 6–0
Loss 2–2 Sep 2017 Hammamet, Tunisia Futures Clay France Elliot Benchetrit Italy Filippo Baldi
Italy Mirko Cutuli		 4–6, 4–6
Win 3–2 Jan 2018 Naples, United States Futures Clay United States Trent Bryde Portugal Fred Gil
Spain Jaume Pla Malfeito		 6–1, 1–6, [11–9]
Loss 3–3 May 2018 Karlskrona, Sweden Futures Clay Finland Otto Virtanen Sweden Markus Eriksson
Sweden Fred Simonsson		 1–6, 6–1, [5–10]
Win 4–3 Aug 2018 Essen, Germany Futures Clay Germany Matthias Wunner Germany Lukas Rüpke
Germany Tom Schönenberg		 6–2, 6–2
Loss 4–4 Nov 2018 Helsinki, Finland Futures Hard Finland Otto Virtanen Germany Patrick Mayer
Russia Alexander Vasilenko		 6–7(5), 3–6
Win 5–4 Aug 2019 Überlingen, Germany World Tour Clay Germany Valentin Günther Netherlands Mick Veldheer
Germany Leopold Zima		 6–3, 6–3
Loss 5–5 Apr 2023 Reus, Spain World Tour Clay Netherlands Ryan Nijboer Spain Imanol López Morillo
Spain Benjamín Winter López		 6–4, 2–6, [6–10]

References

  1. "Platz drei für U16-Junioren mit Louis Weßels und Valentin Günther beim Tennis Europe Winter Cup". wtv.de (in German). 17 February 2017.
  2. "Mannarino survives in Newport". sportinglife.com. 13 July 2016. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016.
  3. "Louis Wessels is cheered on". 18 June 2023.
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