Professional career
Middelkoop has reached 93 doubles finals in his career, with a record of 51 wins and 42 losses. This includes a record of 14–17 in ATP finals, 15–14 in ATP Challenger 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 toSingles
Middelkoop has played most of his singles career on the Futures circuit. Middelkoop made his ATP Tour singles debut in 2008 at the Ordina Open on the grass courts of 's-Hertogenbosch, 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 Robert Lindstedt of Sweden retired in the third set while trailing ''6–3, 4–6, 2–3'', but was then defeated in the final round by German Benjamin Becker in straight sets ''2–6, 4–6''. He entered the main draw as a lucky loser recipient afterDoubles
2008: ATP debut
Middelkoop made his ATP Tour doubles debut at the 2008 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament held on hard courts in2016–2017: 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 Wesley Koolhof. The pair defeated Adil Shamasdin and Philipp Oswald in a third set tie-breaker 5–7, 7–6(11–9), 0–6in the championship match to capture the title.2018–2020: Five more titles & ten finals, Top 30 career-high
2021: Second Major quarterfinal, Masters semifinal, Three titles, top 30 return
2021 was the most successful year after 2018 on the ATP tour in Middelkoop's professional career. With his partner Marcelo Arévalo, the pair reached the quarterfinals of the 2021 Australian Open and the semifinals of the 2021 Italian Open (tennis) 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 2021 Winston-Salem Open, he won his tenth title partnering Arévalo when they defeated Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek 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, 30th final
At the 2022 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament he won his first ATP 500 title with2023: Top 20 debut and ATP title, second French Open semifinal in doubles
He reached the top 20 in doubles at world No. 19 on 30 January 2023. At the 2023 Open Sud de France reached his thirty first doubles final partnering compatriot Haase. He won his fourteenth title defeating Maxime Cressy/ Albano Olivetti. At the 2023 French Open he reached back-to-back semifinals partnering Andreas Mies this time.ATP Tour career finals
Doubles: 32 (14 titles, 19 runner-ups)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 28 (15–13)
Doubles: 64 (37–27)
Performance timelines
Singles
Doubles
''Current through the 2022 Davis Cup.''Mixed doubles
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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Middelkoop, Matwe 1983 births Living people Dutch male tennis players Dutch people of Russian descent Sportspeople from Breda Tennis players from North Brabant People from Leerdam Tennis players from Utrecht (province) 21st-century Dutch sportsmen