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33 Facts About Tallon Griekspoor

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Tallon Griekspoor has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No 21, achieved on 6 November 2023.

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Tallon Griekspoor has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No 61 achieved on 10 June 2024.

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

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Tallon Griekspoor has two older brothers, Scott and Kevin, who are twins.

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Tallon Griekspoor made his ATP main draw debut as a wildcard at the 2017 Rotterdam Open in the singles draw against Gilles Muller.

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Tallon Griekspoor made his top 150 debut on 31 August 2020.

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In 2021, Tallon Griekspoor won two Challenger tour titles at the Prague Open and at the Bratislava Open.

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Tallon Griekspoor defeated his compatriot and No 2 seed Botic van de Zandschulp in the final for his fifth Challenger title.

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At the US Open, Tallon Griekspoor reached the second round of a Major for the first time in his career, defeating Jan-Lennard Struff in five sets.

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Tallon Griekspoor then lost to top seed and world No 1, Novak Djokovic, in the second round.

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Tallon Griekspoor won his seventh Challenger title of the season in Tenerife, defeating Feliciano Lopez in the final and becoming the sole record holder for most trophies at that level in a single year.

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

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Tallon Griekspoor began his season at the Melbourne Summer Set 1, where he made the quarterfinals after beating seventh seed Dominik Koepfer and Alexei Popyrin.

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Tallon Griekspoor withdrew from his quarterfinal match against Rafael Nadal due to a foot injury.

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Tallon Griekspoor lost to 19th seed Pablo Carreno Busta in the second round.

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In Pune, Tallon Griekspoor reached his maiden ATP singles semifinal, beating Jaume Munar and Marco Cecchinato, then receiving a walkover against top seed Marin Cilic.

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Tallon Griekspoor defeated 8th seed Aslan Karatsev in the semifinals in straight sets to reach the final, where he defeated Benjamin Bonzi in three sets to win his maiden ATP Tour singles title.

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At the Australian Open, Tallon Griekspoor reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career, beating Pavel Kotov and 32nd seed, compatriot Botic van de Zandschulp.

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Tallon Griekspoor lost to third seed and eventual finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas in the third round.

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Tallon Griekspoor made the quarterfinals in Rotterdam, after defeating Mikael Ymer and eight seed Alexander Zverev, his fourth top-20 win.

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Tallon Griekspoor lost to top seed and eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz.

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Tallon Griekspoor reached the top 35 on 3 April 2023.

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Tallon Griekspoor reached the semifinals with an upset over fourth seed Alex de Minaur.

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Tallon Griekspoor reached the second final of his career with a win over Emil Ruusuvuori, and won his second ATP title with a win over Jordan Thompson in the final.

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Tallon Griekspoor reached the quarterfinals at both the Astana Open and the Stockholm Open.

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Tallon Griekspoor reached the third round of a Masters 1000 for the first time on his debut in Paris, where he lost to world No 1 Novak Djokovic, but reached a new career-high ranking of No 21 on 6 November 2023.

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Tallon Griekspoor reached the quarterfinals with an upset over fourth seed Hubert Hurkacz.

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Tallon Griekspoor reached the second round of the Monte-Carlo Masters with a win over Dominik Koepfer, before losing to 11th seed Alex de Minaur.

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On 22 November, Tallon 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.

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At the 2025 BNP Paribas Open, in the second round, Tallon Griekspoor took out the world No 2 and top seed Alexander Zverev after having five match points, winning on the sixth, in three sets with two tiebreaks, having lost to him in his five previous meetings.

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Tallon Griekspoor followed that by defeating 29th seed Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard to reach the fourth round at the tournament for the first time.

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Tallon Griekspoor reached his first Masters quarterfinal and first at this level for a Dutchman at the tournament in 25 years, defeating qualifier Yosuke Watanuki in straight sets.

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Tallon Griekspoor was only the fifth Dutchman to accomplish the feat.