Altuğ Çelikbilek (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈaɫtuː ˈtʃelicbilec]; born 7 September 1996) is a Turkish professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 154 achieved on 21 February 2022.[1] He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 224, achieved on 25 July 2022.

Altuğ Çelikbilek
Çelikbilek at the 2022 French Open
Country (sports) Turkey
ResidenceIstanbul, Turkey
Born (1996-09-07) 7 September 1996 (age 28)
Antalya, Turkey
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2015
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachTobias Hinzmann
Prize money$505,026
Singles
Career record12–12
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 154 (21 February 2022)
Current rankingNo. 600 (9 September 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2022)
French OpenQ2 (2021, 2022)
WimbledonQ2 (2021, 2023)
US OpenQ2 (2022)
Doubles
Career record3–8
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 224 (25 July 2022)
Team competitions
Davis Cup9–8
Last updated on: 9 September 2024.

Çelikbilek has won 2 ATP Challengers and 5 ITF singles titles and 11 ITF doubles titles. He is currently the No. 4 Turkish player.[2]

Professional career

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He made his Grand Slam debut at the 2021 French Open in the qualifying competition.

Çelikbilek has represented Turkey at Davis Cup, where he has a win–loss record of 5–7.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

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Singles: 13 (9 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (3–1)
ITF Futures/WTT (6–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (9–4)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2016 Turkey F45, Antalya Futures Hard   Dmitry Popko 2–6, 5–7
Win 1–1 Feb 2017 Turkey F7, Antalya Futures Hard   Alexandar Lazov 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win 2–1 Apr 2018 Tunisia F16, Djerba Futures Hard   Yannick Mertens 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–4
Win 3–1 Oct 2018 Germany F16, Hamburg Futures Hard   Louis Wessels 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Win 4–1 Feb 2019 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard   Christoph Negritu 2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win 5–1 May 2019 M15 Sozopol, Bulgaria WTT Hard   Alexander Donski 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–2
Loss 5–2 Nov 2019 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard   Matija Pecotić 1–6, 1–6
Loss 5–3 Mar 2021 St.Petersburg, Russia Challenger Hard   Zizou Bergs 4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win 6–3 Jul 2021 Porto, Portugal Challenger Hard   Quentin Halys 6–2, 6–1
Win 7–3 Jul 2021 Pozoblanco, Spain Challenger Hard   Cem İlkel 6–1, 6–7(2–7), 6–3
Win 8–3 Jul 2022 Porto, Portugal Challenger Hard   Christopher O'Connell 7–6(7–5), 3–1 ret.
Loss 8–4 Aug 2024 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard   Yaroslav Demin 4–6, ret.
Win 9–4 Sep 2024 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard   Carles Hernández 4–6, 6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 28 (13 titles, 15 runner-ups)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
ITF Futures/WTT (12–15)
Finals by surface
Hard (9–11)
Clay (4–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2014 Turkey F21, Istanbul Futures Hard   Sarp Ağabigün   Cem Ilkel
  Efe Yurtacan
4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 0–2 May 2015 Turkey F21, Antalya Futures Hard   Sefa Suluoglu   Ricardo Rodriguez
  Ruan Roelofse
2–6, 2–6
Loss 0–3 Jun 2015 Turkey F22, Bursa Futures Hard   Sefa Suluoglu   Alessandro Bega
  Davide Melchiorre
6–4, 5–7, [3–10]
Loss 0–4 Jul 2015 Turkey F28, Ankara Futures Clay   Tuna Altuna   Alessandro Bega
  Francesco Vilardo
4–6, 3–6
Win 1–4 Sep 2015 Turkey F35, Antalya Futures Hard   Sarp Ağabigün   Michal Konecny
  Miliaan Niesten
6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 1–5 Dec 2015 Turkey F52, Antalya Futures Hard   Sarp Ağabigün   Tuna Altuna
  Cem Ilkel
6–4, 2–6, [6–10]
Loss 1–6 Feb 2016 Turkey F8, Antalya Futures Hard   Tuna Altuna   Sarp Ağabigün
  Marek Michalička
6–4, 3–6, [9–11]
Loss 1–7 May 2016 Turkey F18, Antalya Futures Hard   Sarp Ağabigün   Hugo Nys
  Miķelis Lībietis
2–6, 2–6
Win 2–7 May 2016 Turkey F20, Antalya Futures Hard   Sarp Ağabigün   Filipp Kekercheni
  Christoph Negritu
7–5, 6–3
Win 3–7 Aug 2016 Netherlands F5, Oldenzaal Futures Clay   Niels Lootsma   Antoine Hoang
  Benjamin Bonzi
6–3, 6–3
Win 4–7 Aug 2016 Netherlands F6, Rotterdam Futures Clay   Benjamin Bonzi   Bobbie De Goeijen
  Glenn Smits
6–1, 6–4
Win 5–7 Mar 2017 Turkey F11, Antalya Futures Clay   Mauricio Echazú   Ilya Vasilyev
  Victor Baluda
7–5, 6–4
Loss 5–8 Apr 2017 Turkey F15, Antalya Futures Clay   Sarp Ağabigün   Isak Arvidsson
  Pedro Sakamoto
3–6, 3–6
Loss 5–9 Jun 2017 Turkey F22, Istanbul Futures Clay   Sarp Ağabigün   Hugo Dellien
  Federico Zeballos
4–6, 6–4, [3–10]
Win 6–9 Jul 2017 Portugal F13, Idanha-a-Nova Futures Hard   Anil Yuksel   Jonathan Gray
  Clement Larrière
7–5, 6–2
Loss 6–10 Oct 2017 Germany F16, Hamburg Futures Hard   Anil Yuksel   Marvin Moeller
  Dan Added
7–6(7–3), 6–7(4–7), [2–10]
Loss 6–11 Nov 2017 Greece F9, Heraklion Futures Hard   Yaraslav Shyla   Marco Bortolotti
  Miles Seemann
6–7(1–7), 6–4, [7–10]
Win 7–11 Nov 2017 Greece F10, Heraklion Futures Hard   Christopher Díaz Figueroa   Marco Bortolotti
  Lucas Gomez
6–2, 6–2
Win 8–11 Jan 2018 Turkey F1, Antalya Futures Hard   Jakob Sude   Michal Konecny
  Patrik Rikl
7–6(7–4), 2–6, [10–4]
Win 9–11 Feb 2018 Turkey F6, Antalya Futures Hard   Cengiz Aksu   Omar Giacalone
  Pietro Rondoni
6–3, 3–6, [10–3]
Win 10–11 Mar 2018 Turkey F11, Antalya Futures Clay   Cem Ilkel   Rafael Matos
  Marcelo Zormann
1–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Loss 10–12 Apr 2018 Tunisia F15, Djerba Futures Hard   Juraj Masar   Dan Added
  Hugo Voljacques
1–6, 3–6
Loss 10–13 Apr 2018 Tunisia F16, Djerba Futures Hard   Domagoj Biljesko   Bernardo Saraiva
  Sem Verbeek
3–6, 1–6
Loss 10–14 Sep 2018 Tunisia F33, Monastir Futures Hard   Florent Diep   Ivan Liutarevich
  Skander Mansouri
3–6, 1–6
Loss 10–15 Oct 2018 Germany F15, Bad Salzdetfurth Futures Carpet   Hugo Voljacques   Mats Rosenkranz
  Petr Nouza
6–4, 3–6, [12–14]
Win 11–15 Oct 2018 Germany F16, Hamburg Futures Hard   Alexander Mannapov   Michael Geerts
  Christopher Heyman
6–3, 1–6, [10–7]
Win 12–15 Oct 2018 Germany F16, Hamburg Futures Hard   Alexander Mannapov   Michael Geerts
  Christopher Heyman
6–3, 1–6, [10–7]
Win 13–15 Jul 2022 Málaga, Spain Challenger Hard   Dmitry Popko   Daniel Cukierman
  Emilio Gómez
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–6]

References

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  1. ^ "Altuğ Çelikbilek | Overview". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  2. ^ "Pepperstone ATP Rankings | Singles". ATP Tour.
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