Matwé Middelkoop (; born 3 September 1983) is a Dutch professional

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player who specialises in doubles. He has won 13 doubles titles on the

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, most notably the 2022 Rotterdam Open alongside

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, and reached a career high doubles ranking of world No. 22 on 25 July 2022. Middelkoop has reached the

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semifinal in doubles and the

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semifinal in mixed doubles, and two more Grand Slam quarterfinals in men's doubles, at the 2017 US Open and at the

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. In singles, Middelkoop reached his highest ranking of world No. 197 in November 2008. He has represented the Netherlands in the

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since 2009, and holds a 3–1 record.

Professional career

Middelkoop has reached 83 doubles finals in his career, with a record of 46 wins and 37 losses. This includes a record of 9–12 in ATP finals, 15–14 in

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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

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in straight sets ''2–6, 2–6''.

Singles

Middelkoop has played most of his singles career on the

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circuit. Middelkoop made his

singles debut in 2008 at the Ordina Open on the grass courts of

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, 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

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retired in the third set while trailing ''6–3, 4–6, 2–3'', but was then defeated in the final round by

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in straight sets ''2–6, 4–6''. He entered the main draw as a lucky loser recipient after

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withdrew with a right heel injury, however he was promptly defeated by eventual runner-up

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again in straight sets ''4–6, 1–6''.

Doubles

2008: ATP debut

Middelkoop made his

doubles debut at the 2008 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament held on hard courts in

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, Netherlands. He was granted a direct acceptance into the doubles draw alongside compatriot

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, however they would be defeated in the first round by second seeds and eventual semi-finalists

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and

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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

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. The pair defeated

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and Philipp Oswald in a third set tie-breaker 5–7, 7–6^(11–9), 0–6in the championship match to capture the title.

2018-2019: Four more titles & eight finals, Top 30 career-high

2021: Second Major quarterfinal, Masters semifinal, Three titles, top 30 return

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, the pair reached the quarterfinals of the

and the semifinals of the

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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

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, he won his tenth title partnering Arévalo when they defeated

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and

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in the final. 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

At the 2022 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament he won his first ATP 500 title with

. As a result he reached a career-high ranking of World No. 26 on 14 February 2022. At the

he reached the semifinals for the first time at a Grand Slam in his career partnering

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defeating en route the second seeds, former World No. 1 pair and 2021 Wimbledon champions

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ATP Tour career finals

Doubles: 30 (13 titles, 17 runners-up)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 28 (15–13)

Doubles: 62 (37–25)

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

''Current through the

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.''

Mixed doubles

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Middelkoop, Matwe 1983 births Living people Dutch male tennis players Dutch people of Russian descent Sportspeople from Breda People from Leerdam Sportspeople from Utrecht (province) 21st-century Dutch people