Matwé Middelkoop
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Matwé Middelkoop (Script error: No such module "IPA".;[1] born 3 September 1983) is a Dutch professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He has won 14 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, most notably the 2022 Rotterdam Open alongside Robin Haase, and reached a career high doubles ranking of world No. 18 on 6 February 2023.
Middelkoop has reached the 2022 French Open semifinal in doubles and the 2019 Wimbledon Championships semifinal in mixed doubles, and two more Grand Slam quarterfinals in men's doubles, at the 2017 US Open and at the 2021 Australian Open. In singles, Middelkoop reached his highest ranking of world No. 197 in November 2008. He has represented the Netherlands in the Davis Cup since 2009, and holds a 10–6 record.
Professional career
Middelkoop has reached 93 doubles finals in his career, with a record of 51 wins and 42 losses. This includes a record of 14–17 in ATP finals, 15–14 in ATP Challenger finals and 22–11 in ITF Futures finals. Additionally, he has reached 28 career singles finals, with a record of 15 wins and 13 losses. All of the singles finals he has appeared in have come at the ITF Futures level with the exception of one, when he lost the 2012 The Hague Open challenger tournament in Scheveningen, Netherlands to Jerzy Janowicz of Poland in straight sets 2–6, 2–6.
Singles
Middelkoop has played most of his singles career on the Futures circuit.
Middelkoop made his ATP Tour singles debut in 2008 at the Ordina Open on the grass courts of 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, when he was granted entry into the main draw as a lucky loser. In qualifying, he received a bye in the first round, then advanced through the second round when opponent Robert Lindstedt of Sweden retired in the third set while trailing 6–3, 4–6, 2–3, but was then defeated in the final round by German Benjamin Becker in straight sets 2–6, 4–6. He entered the main draw as a lucky loser recipient after Finland's Jarkko Nieminen withdrew with a right heel injury, however he was promptly defeated by eventual runner-up Marc Gicquel of France again in straight sets 4–6, 1–6.
Doubles
2008: ATP debut
Middelkoop made his ATP Tour doubles debut at the 2008 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament held on hard courts in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He was granted a direct acceptance into the doubles draw alongside compatriot Jesse Huta Galung, however they would be defeated in the first round by second seeds and eventual semi-finalists Julian Knowle and Simon Aspelin in straight sets 3–6, 5–7.
2016–2017: First Major quarterfinal, Maiden title & three more ATP 250 titles
Middelkoop won his maiden ATP tour doubles title at the 2016 Sofia Open on indoor hard courts in Bulgaria, partnering compatriot Wesley Koolhof. The pair defeated Adil Shamasdin and Philipp Oswald in a third set tie-breaker 5–7, 7–6(11–9), [10–6] in the championship match to capture the title.
2018–2020: Five more titles & ten finals, Top 30 career-high
2021: Second Major quarterfinal, Masters semifinal, Three titles, top 30 return
2021 was the most successful year after 2018 on the ATP tour in Middelkoop's professional career. With his partner Marcelo Arévalo, the pair reached the quarterfinals of the 2021 Australian Open and the semifinals of the 2021 Italian Open (tennis) defeating home favorites Fognini/Musetti in the round of 16 and Dutch pair Koolhof/Rojer in the quarterfinals. As a result, he returned to the top 40 in the doubles rankings.
At the 2021 Winston-Salem Open, he won his tenth title partnering Arévalo when they defeated Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek in the final.[2] As a result, he reentered the top 30 at a new career-high of World No. 28 on 30 August 2021.
2022: First ATP 500 title, French Open semifinalist, top 25 debut, 30th final
At the 2022 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament he won his first ATP 500 title with Robin Haase.[3] As a result he reached a career-high ranking of World No. 26 on 14 February 2022.
At the 2022 French Open he reached the semifinals for the first time at a Grand Slam in his career partnering Rohan Bopanna defeating en route the second seeds, former World No. 1 pair and 2021 Wimbledon champions Nikola Mektić/Mate Pavić.[4][5][6]
He reached a career-high in the top 25 on 27 June 2022 at the start of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships.
2023: Top 20 debut and ATP title, second French Open semifinal in doubles
He reached the top 20 in doubles at world No. 19 on 30 January 2023.
At the 2023 Open Sud de France reached his thirty first doubles final partnering compatriot Haase.[7] He won his fourteenth title defeating Maxime Cressy/Albano Olivetti.[8]
At the 2023 French Open he reached back-to-back semifinals partnering Andreas Mies this time.
ATP Tour career finals
Doubles: 32 (14 titles, 19 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Template:NsDateTemplate:Ns | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | [[2016 Garanti Koza Sofia Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Sofia Open, Bulgaria |
250 Series | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Wesley Koolhof | Template:Flagicon Philipp Oswald Template:Flagicon Adil Shamasdin |
5–7, 7–6(11–9), [10–6] |
| Win | 2–0 | [[2016 Generali Open Kitzbühel – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Austrian Open, Austria |
250 Series | Clay | Template:Flagicon Wesley Koolhof | Template:Flagicon Dennis Novak Template:Flagicon Dominic Thiem |
2–6, 6–3, [11–9] |
| Win | 3–0 | [[2017 Apia International Sydney – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] | Sydney International, Australia |
250 Series | Hard | Template:Flagicon Wesley Koolhof | Template:Flagicon Jamie Murray Template:Flagicon Bruno Soares |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3–1 | [[2017 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Rotterdam Open, Netherlands |
500 Series | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Wesley Koolhof | Template:Flagicon Ivan Dodig Template:Flagicon Marcel Granollers |
6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–2 | [[2017 Swedish Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] | Swedish Open, Sweden |
250 Series | Clay | Template:Flagicon Sander Arends | Template:Flagicon Julian Knowle Template:Flagicon Philipp Petzschner |
2–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
| Win | 4–2 | [[2017 St. Petersburg Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | St. Petersburg Open, Russia |
250 Series | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Roman Jebavý | Template:Flagicon Julio Peralta Template:Flagicon Horacio Zeballos |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–2 | [[2018 Maharashtra Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Maharashtra Open, India |
250 Series | Hard | Template:Flagicon Robin Haase | Template:Flagicon Pierre-Hugues Herbert Template:Flagicon Gilles Simon |
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 6–2 | [[2018 Diema Xtra Sofia Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Sofia Open, Bulgaria (2) |
250 Series | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Robin Haase | Template:Flagicon Nikola Mektić Template:Flagicon Alexander Peya |
5–7, 6–4, [10–4] |
| Loss | 6–3 | [[2018 Gazprom Hungarian Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Hungarian Open, Hungary |
250 Series | Clay | Template:Flagicon Andrés Molteni | Template:Flagicon Dominic Inglot Template:Flagicon Franko Škugor |
7–6(10–8), 1–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 6–4 | [[2018 Lyon Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Lyon Open, France |
250 Series | Clay | Template:Flagicon Roman Jebavý | Template:Flagicon Nick Kyrgios Template:Flagicon Jack Sock |
5–7, 6–2, [9–11] |
| Loss | 6–5 | [[2018 Antalya Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Antalya Open, Turkey |
250 Series | Grass | Template:Flagicon Sander Arends | Template:Flagicon Marcelo Demoliner Template:Flagicon Santiago González |
5–7, 7–6(8–6), [8–10] |
| Win | 7–5 | [[2018 Croatia Open Umag – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Croatia Open Umag, Croatia |
250 Series | Clay | Template:Flagicon Robin Haase | Template:Flagicon Roman Jebavý Template:Flagicon Jiří Veselý |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–6 | [[2018 St. Petersburg Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | St. Petersburg Open, Russia |
250 Series | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Roman Jebavý | Template:Flagicon Matteo Berrettini Template:Flagicon Fabio Fognini |
6–7(6–8), 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 7–7 | [[2019 Qatar ExxonMobil Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Qatar Open, Qatar |
250 Series | Hard | Template:Flagicon Robin Haase | Template:Flagicon David Goffin Template:Flagicon Pierre-Hugues Herbert |
7–5, 4–6, [4–10] |
| Loss | 7–8 | [[2019 Open 13 – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Open 13, France |
250 Series | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Ben McLachlan | Template:Flagicon Jérémy Chardy Template:Flagicon Fabrice Martin |
3–6, 7–6(7–4), [3–10] |
| Loss | 7–9 | [[2019 Grand Prix Hassan II – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco |
250 Series | Clay | Template:Flagicon Frederik Nielsen | Template:Flagicon Jürgen Melzer Template:Flagicon Franko Škugor |
4–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| Loss | 7–10 | [[2019 Zhuhai Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Zhuhai Championships, China |
250 Series | Hard | Template:Flagicon Marcelo Demoliner | Template:Flagicon Sander Gillé Template:Flagicon Joran Vliegen |
6–7(2–7), 6–7(4–7) |
| Win | 8–10 | [[2019 Kremlin Cup – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] | Kremlin Cup, Russia |
250 Series | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Marcelo Demoliner | Template:Flagicon Simone Bolelli Template:Flagicon Andrés Molteni |
6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 9–10 | [[2020 Córdoba Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Córdoba Open, Argentina |
250 Series | Clay | Template:Flagicon Marcelo Demoliner | Template:Flagicon Leonardo Mayer Template:Flagicon Andrés Molteni |
6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 9–11 | [[2020 St. Petersburg Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | St. Petersburg Open, Russia |
500 Series | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Marcelo Demoliner | Template:Flagicon Jürgen Melzer Template:Flagicon Édouard Roger-Vasselin |
2–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 9–12 | [[2020 European Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | European Open, Belgium |
250 Series | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Rohan Bopanna | Template:Flagicon John Peers Template:Flagicon Michael Venus |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 9–13 | [[2021 Generali Open Kitzbühel – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria |
250 Series | Clay | Template:Flagicon Roman Jebavý | Template:Flagicon Alexander Erler Template:Flagicon Lucas Miedler |
5–7, 6–7(5–7) |
| Win | 10–13 | [[2021 Winston-Salem Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Winston-Salem Open, United States |
250 Series | Hard | Template:Flagicon Marcelo Arévalo | Template:Flagicon Ivan Dodig Template:Flagicon Austin Krajicek |
6–7(5–7), 7–5, [10–6] |
| Win | 11-13 | [[2021 Kremlin Cup – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] | Kremlin Cup, Russia |
250 Series | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Harri Heliövaara | Template:Flagicon Tomislav Brkić Template:Flagicon Nikola Ćaćić |
7–5, 4–6, [11–9] |
| Win | 12–13 | Feb 2022 | Rotterdam Open, Netherlands |
500 Series | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Robin Haase | Template:Flagicon Lloyd Harris Template:Flagicon Tim Pütz |
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–5] |
| Loss | 12–14 | [[2022 Geneva Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Geneva Open, Switzerland |
250 Series | Clay | Template:Flagicon Pablo Andújar | Template:Flagicon Nikola Mektić Template:Flagicon Mate Pavić |
6–2, 2–6, [3–10] |
| Loss | 12–15 | [[2022 Eastbourne International – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] | Eastbourne International, United Kingdom |
250 Series | Grass | Template:Flagicon Luke Saville | Template:Flagicon Nikola Mektić Template:Flagicon Mate Pavić |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 12–16 | [[2022 Hamburg European Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] | Hamburg European Open, Germany |
500 Series | Clay | Template:Flagicon Rohan Bopanna | Template:Flagicon Lloyd Glasspool Template:Flagicon Harri Heliövaara |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 13–16 | [[2022 Tel Aviv Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Tel Aviv Open, Israel |
250 Series | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Rohan Bopanna | Template:Flagicon Santiago González Template:Flagicon Andrés Molteni |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 13–17 | [[2022 European Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | European Open, Belgium |
250 Series | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Rohan Bopanna | Template:Flagicon Tallon Griekspoor Template:Flagicon Botic van de Zandschulp |
6–3, 3–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 14–17 | [[2023 Open Sud de France – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Open Sud de France, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Template:Flagicon Robin Haase | Template:Flagicon Maxime Cressy Template:Flagicon Albano Olivetti |
7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–6] |
| Loss | 14–18 | [[2023 ATP Lyon Open – Doubles |Template:Dts]] | Lyon Open, France |
250 Series | Clay | Template:Flagicon Nicolas Mahut | Template:Flagicon Rajeev Ram Template:Flagicon Joe Salisbury |
0–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 14–19 | [[2023 Swiss Open Gstaad – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland |
250 Series | Clay | Template:Flagicon Marcelo Demoliner | Template:Flagicon Dominic Stricker Template:Flagicon Stan Wawrinka |
6-7(8–10), 2–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 28 (15–13)
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| Result | W–L | Template:NsDateTemplate:Ns | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Template:Dts | Rwanda F1, Kigali | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Andrew Anderson | 3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Loss | 0–2 | Template:Dts | Netherlands F1, Meppel | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Boy Westerhof | 4–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Win | 1–2 | Template:Dts | Netherlands F6, Enschede | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Boy Westerhof | 7–5, 6–7(2–7), 6–3 |
| Win | 2–2 | Template:Dts | France F1, Deauville | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Rabie Chaki | 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–0) |
| Win | 3–2 | Template:Dts | Spain F6, Cartagena | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Adrián Menéndez Maceiras | 7–5, 4–6, 6–0 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Template:Dts | Netherlands F4, Vlaardingen | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Nick van der Meer | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Template:Dts | Bosnia & Herzegovina F5, Mostar | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Vjekoslav Skenderovic | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | Template:Dts | Rwanda F1, Kigali | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Gvidas Sabeckis | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–4 | Template:Dts | Uganda F1, Kampala | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Komlavi Loglo | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 6–4 | Template:Dts | Sudan F1, Khartoum | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Sherif Sabry | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–4 | Template:Dts | Sudan F2, Khartoum | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Predrag Rusevski | walkover |
| Win | 8–4 | Template:Dts | Ivory Coast F2, Abidjan | Futures | Hard | Template:Flagicon Jérémy Blandin | 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 9–4 | Template:Dts | Switzerland F2, Wetzikon | Futures | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Sandro Ehrat | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 9–5 | Template:Dts | Italy F10, Cesena | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Frederik Nielsen | 5–7, 7–6(7–5), 3–3 ret. |
| Win | 10–5 | Template:Dts | Netherlands F1, Apeldoorn | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Mathieu Rodrigues | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–5 | Template:Dts | Netherlands F6, Middelburg | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Niels Desein | 7–6(7–2), 6–2 |
| Loss | 11–6 | Template:Dts | Dominican Republic F1, Santo Domingo | Futures | Hard | Template:Flagicon Víctor Estrella Burgos | 1–6, 6–2, 1–6 |
| Loss | 11–7 | Template:Dts | Dominican Republic F3, Santo Domingo | Futures | Hard | Template:Flagicon Víctor Estrella Burgos | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 12–7 | Template:Dts | Italy F7, Vicenza | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Juan-Martín Aranguren | 7–5, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 13–7 | Template:Dts | Belgium F3, Knokke | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Julien Obry | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 14–7 | Template:Dts | Netherlands F4, Middelburg | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Niels Desein | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 14–8 | Template:Dts | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Template:Flagicon Jerzy Janowicz | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 14–9 | Template:Dts | Thailand F4, Phuket | Futures | Hard | Template:Flagicon Miliaan Niesten | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 14–10 | Template:Dts | Germany F3, Kaarst | Futures | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Miloslav Mečíř | 2–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Loss | 14–11 | Template:Dts | Netherlands F3, Breda | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Thomas Schoorel | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 14–12 | Template:Dts | Turkey F42, Antalya | Futures | Hard | Template:Flagicon Adam El Mihdawy | 1–2 ret. |
| Win | 15–12 | Template:Dts | Egypt F29, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Template:Flagicon Mohamed Safwat | 7–5, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 15–13 | Template:Dts | Morocco F4, Casablanca | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Gerard Granollers Pujol | 4–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 64 (37–27)
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Performance timelines
Singles
| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | SR | W–L |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q1 | A | A | Q3 | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| US Open | A | A | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | Q3 | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Doubles
Current through the 2022 Davis Cup.
Mixed doubles
| Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | QF | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | Template:Tennis win percentage |
| French Open | A | A | QF | A | NH | A | 2R | SF | 0 / 3 | 6–3 | Template:Tennis win percentage |
| Wimbledon | 2R | A | 3R | SF | 1R | 2R | SF | 0 / 6 | 10–6 | Template:Tennis win percentage | |
| US Open | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | Template:Tennis win percentage | |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 6–3 | 0 / 17 | 21–17 | Template:Tennis win percentage |
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