Rise to Success: Career Highlights of Tallon Griekspoor

How Tallon Griekspoor built a successful career. Explore key moments that defined the journey.

Tallon Griekspoor is a Dutch professional tennis player, currently ranked as the Dutch No. 1. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 21 in November 2023 and a doubles ranking of No. 61 in June 2024. Griekspoor holds the record for winning eight Challenger titles in a single season (2021) and was the first to win five consecutive Challenger titles.

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2003: Dutch Duo Reaches Quarterfinals

In 2023, It was also the first time a Dutch duo, Griekspoor and Brouwer, reached the quarterfinals in singles of the home tournament, since Raemon Sluiter and Sjeng Schalken in 2003.

2014: Dutch Wildcard Reaches Semifinals

In 2023, It was the first time since Igor Sijsling in 2014 (who also coincidentally was coached by Dennis Schenk) that a Dutch wildcard reached the semifinals at the home tournament.

2016: Tied for Most Challenger Titles

In 2021, Griekspoor tied Benjamin Bonzi for the most Challenger titles in a year. In addition, he joined Facundo Bagnis (2016), Juan Ignacio Chela (2001) and Younes El Aynaoui (1998) as the only players to lift six singles trophies in one season on the ATP Challenger Tour.

2017: ATP Main Draw Debut

In 2017, Griekspoor made his ATP main draw debut as a wildcard at the Rotterdam Open against Gilles Müller.

2018: Upsets Stan Wawrinka

In 2018, at the Rotterdam Open, Griekspoor upset fifth seed Stan Wawrinka in three sets to reach the second round as a wildcard.

2019: Upsets Karen Khachanov

In 2019, Griekspoor upset second seed Karen Khachanov in the first round of the Rotterdam Open, again as a wildcard.

August 2020: Top 150 Debut

On August 31, 2020, Griekspoor made his debut in the top 150 of the ATP rankings.

November 2021: Career-High Ranking

In November 2021, Tallon Griekspoor won his eighth Challenger at the Slovak Open II and reached a new career-high ranking of No. 64 on November 22, 2021.

2021: Wins Challenger Titles and Wimbledon Debut

In 2021, Griekspoor won Challenger tour titles at the Prague Open and Bratislava Open, qualified for the 2021 Wimbledon Championships, marking his debut, and won the Dutch Open defeating Botic van de Zandschulp for his fifth Challenger title.

2021: Wins Fifth and Sixth Challenger Titles

In 2021, Griekspoor won his fifth Challenger of the year at the Tennis Napoli Cup defeating Andrea Pellegrino. The following week, he won his sixth Challenger title of the year at the Vesuvio Cup, defeating Alexander Ritschard and reached the top 100 for the first time in his career.

2021: Won Record Eight Challenger Titles

In 2021, Tallon Griekspoor won a record eight Challenger titles in one season and became the first player to win five consecutive titles.

July 2022: Top 50 Debut

Following Wimbledon, where he reached the second round, on July 11, 2022, Tallon Griekspoor made his debut in the top 50 at world No. 47. The following week, he successfully defended his Challenger title at the Dutch Open.

April 2023: Reaches Top 35

On April 3, 2023, Tallon Griekspoor reached the top 35 in the ATP rankings.

November 2023: Achieved Career-High ATP Singles Ranking

In November 2023, Tallon Griekspoor achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 21.

November 2023: Career-High Ranking of No. 21

In November 2023, Tallon Griekspoor reached a new career-high ranking of No. 21 on November 6, 2023.

2023: Citi Open Finalist

In 2023, seeded 12th at the Citi Open in Washington, Griekspoor reached his first ATP 500 Level final, ultimately losing to Dan Evans.

June 2024: Achieved Career-High ATP Doubles Ranking

In June 2024, Tallon Griekspoor achieved a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 61.

2024: ATP 500 Doubles Title

In 2024, Griekspoor won his first ATP 500 doubles title with Jan-Lennard Struff at the Dubai Tennis Championships.

2024: Netherlands Reach Davis Cup Final

In 2024, on November 22, Griekspoor helped the Netherlands reach the final at the 2024 Davis Cup for the first time in their country’s history, after him and Botic van de Zandschulp defeated Germany in the two singles matches.

2025: First Top 5 Win & Masters Quarterfinal

At the 2025 BNP Paribas Open, Griekspoor defeated world No. 2 Alexander Zverev for his first top 5 win. He reached his first Masters quarterfinal, the first for a Dutchman in 25 years (since Sjeng Schalken in 2000).

2025: Dubai ATP 500 Semifinal & 100th Career Win

In the beginning of 2025, ranked No. 47 in Dubai, Griekspoor defeated Roman Safiullin saving three match points, and then defending champion and fifth seed Ugo Humbert to reach his first ATP 500-level quarterfinal of the season. Next he reached the semifinals, defeating former champion, world No. 6 and top seed Daniil Medvedev, saving four match points, for the biggest win by ranking and also recording his 100th career win.