Altuğ Çelikbilek (; born 7 September 1996) is a Turkish professional
tennis
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player.
He has a career high
ATP singles ranking of world No. 154 achieved on 21 February 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 224, achieved on 25 July 2022. He is currently the No. 3 Turkish player.
Çelikbilek has won 2 ATP Challengers and 5
ITF singles titles and 11 ITF doubles titles.
Professional career
He made his Grand Slam debut at the
2021 French Open
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in the qualifying competition.
Çelikbilek has represented
Turkey
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at
Davis Cup
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, where he has a win–loss record of 5–7.
Personal life
In December 2024, he suffered a stroke whilst competing at the ITF M25 in Monastir, shortly afterwards he had to have surgery to remove a brain tumour.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 13 (9 titles, 4 runner-ups)
Doubles: 28 (13 titles, 15 runner-ups)
References
External links
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1996 births
Living people
Turkish male tennis players
Sportspeople from Antalya
Tennis players from Istanbul
Competitors at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games competitors for Turkey
21st-century Turkish sportsmen
Long stubs with short prose
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