Laurynas Grigelis (born August 14, 1991) is a

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n former professional

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player and a prominent member of the

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. Grigelis holds the best ATP doubles ranking for Lithuanian player of all time. Grigelis won his first title when he was 18 at a

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, United Kingdom. On

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Grigelis has won 13 titles, one singles and twelve doubles. He won his only singles title in summer 2011 in

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, United States. In 2012, Grigelis won five doubles titles. He captured three titles with

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in Wofsburg, Germany,

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, and Saint Rémy, France, he achieved one title with

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in Saint–Brieuc, France, and one title with

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, Italy. Since the end of 2010 Grigelis is coached by Giuseppe Menga. Grigelis announced about his retirement from the professional tennis on 19 September 2021.

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 32 (23–9)

Doubles: 43 (29–14)

Singles performance timeline

''The table is current through season 2017.''

Davis Cup

Grigelis is a member of the

, having posted a 6–9 record in singles and a 5–3 record in doubles in twelve ties played.

References

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