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. 138 on 4 November 2024. He is currently the No. 3 Belgian singles tennis player.[3]

Raphaël Collignon
Country (sports) Belgium
ResidenceLiege, Belgium[1]
Born (2002-01-13) 13 January 2002 (age 22)
Rochester, Olmsted[2]
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2022
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachSteve Darcis
Prize moneyUS $198,988
Singles
Career record0–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 138 (4 November 2024)
Current rankingNo. 142 (11 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQ1 (2023)
WimbledonQ2 (2023)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 973 (8 August 2022)
Current rankingNo. 1125 (4 November 2024)
Last updated on: 16 November 2024.

Career

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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

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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]

2024: Maiden Challenger title, top 200

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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

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Key
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

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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

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Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (2–3)
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
Loss 1–2 Sep 2024 Lisbon, Portugal Challenger Clay   Alexander Ritschard 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6
Loss 1–3 Oct 2024 Bratislava, Slovakia Challenger Hard (i)   Roman Safiullin 3–6, 4–6
Win 2–3 Nov 2024 Lyon, France Challenger Hard (i)   Calvin Hemery 6–4, 6–2

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

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Singles: 14 (8 titles, 6 runner-ups)

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Legend
ITF WTT (8–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (7–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard   Gauthier Onclin 1–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Jan 2022 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard   Valentin Vacherot 3–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 Feb 2022 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard   Mathys Erhard 7–6(7–2), 7–6(12–10)
Loss 1–3 May 2022 M15 Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina WTT Clay   Gauthier Onclin 7–5, 2–6, 3–6
Win 2–3 Jun 2022 M25 Arlon, Belgium WTT Clay   Gauthier Onclin 6–4, 6–1
Win 3–3 Jul 2022 M25 Marburg, Germany WTT Clay   Yshai Oliel 6–2, 6–2
Win 4–3 Aug 2022 M25 Koksijde, Belgium WTT Clay   Hernán Casanova 6–1, 6–1
Loss 4–4 Oct 2022 M25 Nevers-Nièvre, France WTT Hard (i)   Gauthier Onclin 3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win 5–4 Apr 2024 M25 Hammamet, Tunisia WTT Clay   Aziz Dougaz 4–6, 6–1, 6–1
Win 6–4 Apr 2024 M25 Angers, France WTT Clay (i)   Aziz Dougaz 6–2, 6–4
Loss 6–5 May 2024 M25 Deauville, France WTT Clay   Alexey Vatutin 3–6, 4–6
Loss 6–6 Jul 2024 M25 Marburg, Germany WTT Clay   Mateus Alves 6–7(5–7), 6–1, 4–6
Win 7–6 Jul 2024 M25 Kassel, Germany WTT Clay   Khumoyun Sultanov 6–1, 6–4
Win 8–6 Aug 2024 M25 Koksijde, Belgium WTT Clay   Guy den Ouden 7–6(7–4), 6–1

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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Legend
ITF WTT (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2024 M25 Hammamet, Tunisia WTT Clay   Jérôme Kym   Luca Giacomini
  Giuseppe Tresca
6–4, 7–5

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "R.Collignon". ATP Tour. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Rankings | Pepperstone ATP Rankings (Singles) | ATP Tour | Tennis | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Raphael Collignon is in a class of his own". op-marburg.de. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  6. ^ 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.
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