Niels Desein (born 9 June 1987) is a
Belgian
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* Something of, or related to, Belgium
* Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent
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*Ancient Belgian language, an extinct languag ...
tennis
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player playing on the
ATP Challenger Tour
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. He was born in
Ghent
Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded i ...
, Belgium, and currently resides in
Wondelgem
Wondelgem used to be a village in East Flanders, Belgium. It is now part of the city of Ghent.
History
In the 9th century the Carolingian emperors owned a large estate in Wondelgem. Ghent has a total population of about 230,000, of which about 12, ...
, Belgium.
Juniors
Desein reached as high as No. 4 in the combined junior world rankings in May 2005.
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Junior Slam results:
Australian Open: -
French Open: 1R ( 2005)
Wimbledon: 3R ( 2004, 2005)
US Open: 2R ( 2004)
Professional tour
His career-high ATP rankings are world No. 154 in singles in March 2015 and World No. 182 in doubles in August 2009. His favourite surface is clay.
Singles: 47 (27–20)
Doubles: 51 (32–19)
Performance timeline
Singles
References
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1987 births
Living people
Belgian male tennis players
Flemish sportspeople
Sportspeople from Ghent