Joran Vliegen
Joran Vliegen is a Belgian tennis player. Vliegen has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 36 achieved on 2 March 2020. He also has a career high singles ranking of 508 achieved on 1 August 2016. Vliegen won two singles titles on the ITF Men's Circuit, but now focuses on doubles. Vliegen has with partner Sander Gillé claimed 3 ATP tour doubles titles.
Early life and background
Vliegen was born in Maaseik, Belgium to parents Ivo Vliegen and Annick Desender. He has a brother named Warre. He started playing tennis at the age of five. In 2011 he moved to the United States to play college tennis at East Carolina University. He was named 2014 Conference USA Player of the Year. He earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in business.Career
2018
Vliegen made his debut with the Belgium Davis Cup team in 2018. In the quarter finals against the United States, he and Sander Gillé lost against Ryan Harrison and Jack Sock.2019
In 2019 he and Gillé managed to pull off a surprise win over Brazil's Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares in the Belgium-Brazil Davis cup tie contributing to Belgium qualifying for the 2019 Davis Cup Finals held in November.Vliegen made his Grand Slam debut in the 2019 French Open. Partnering Mikhail Kukushkin from Kazakhstan he managed to reach the quarter finals. At Wimbledon 2019, Vliegen made his debut in a mixed doubles event, and reached the third round with Zheng Saisai from China.
Vliegen won his first ATP Tour doubles title at the 2019 Swedish Open with fellow Belgian Sander Gillé. One week later, again partnering with Gillé, he also won the title at the Swiss Open. The duo continued their winning streak by reaching the final of the Austrian Open, losing to Philipp Oswald and Filip Polášek. Two months later, Vliegen and Gillé picked up their third title of 2019 at the Zhuhai Championships.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | 2019 Swedish Open – Men's Doubles| | Swedish Open, Sweden | 250 Series | Clay |  Sander Gillé |  Federico Delbonis Horacio Zeballos | 6–7, 7–5, |
| Win | 2–0 | 2019 Swiss Open Gstaad – Doubles| | Swiss Open, Switzerland | 250 Series | Clay | Sander Gillé |  Philipp Oswald Filip Polášek | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–1 | 2019 Generali Open Kitzbühel – Doubles| | Austrian Open, Austria | 250 Series | Clay | Sander Gillé | Philipp Oswald Filip Polášek | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | 2019 Zhuhai Championships – Doubles| | Zhuhai Championships, China | 250 Series | Hard | Sander Gillé |  Marcelo Demoliner Matwé Middelkoop | 7–6, 7–6 |
Challenger and Futures Finals
Singles: 3 (2–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Belgium F8, Middelkerke | Futures | Hard | Julien Cagnina | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Belgium F14, Middelkerke | Futures | Clay |  Jeremy Jahn | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 2–1 | Belgium F11, Huy | Futures | Clay | Romain Barbosa | 6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles: 50 (36–14)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Belgium F6, Heist | Futures | Clay | Cedric De Zutter | Bobbie De Goeijen Scott Griekspoor | 7–5, 6–2 | |
| Win | 2–0 | Belgium F8, Eupen | Futures | Clay | Sander Gillé | Gustavo Gómez Buyatti Antoine Hoang | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Win | 3–0 | Belgium F11, Koksijde | Futures | Clay | Sander Gillé |  Jake Eames David Pérez Sanz | 3–6, 6–3, | |
| Win | 4–0 | Belgium F2, Damme | Futures | Clay | Sander Gillé | Antoine Hoang Ugo Nastasi | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 4–1 | Belgium F3, Havré | Futures | Clay | Sander Gillé |  Deiton Baughman Fabrício Neis | 6–2, 4–6, | |
| Win | 5–1 | Belgium F7, Duinbergen | Futures | Clay | Sander Gillé | Julien Cagnina Jonas Merckx | 6–7, 6–4, | |
| Loss | 5–2 | Belgium F8, Middelkerke | Futures | Hard | Sander Gillé | Sander Arends Ariel Behar | 7–6, 4–6, | |
| Loss | 5–3 | Belgium F9, Eupen | Futures | Clay | Sander Gillé |  Billy Harris Evan Hoyt | 6–7, 3–6 | |
| Win | 6–3 | Belgium F10, Koksijde | Futures | Clay | Sander Gillé | Evan Hoyt Toby Martin | 6–2, 6–1 | |
| Win | 7–3 | Belgium F11, Jupille-sur-Meuse | Futures | Clay | Sander Gillé | Evan Hoyt Toby Martin | 6–1, 6–4 | |
| Win | 8–3 | Belgium F12, Ostend | Futures | Clay | Antoine Hoang | Kevin Benning Jonas Merckx | 6–2, 7–5 | |
| Win | 9–3 | Belgium F14, Middelkerke | Futures | Clay |  Gonçalo Oliveira | Timon Reichelt George von Massow | 6–3, 3–6, | |
| Win | 10–3 | Norway F2, Oslo | Futures | Hard | Sander Gillé |  Ivan Sabanov Matej Sabanov | 6–7, 7–6, | |
| Win | 11–3 | Norway F3, Oslo | Futures | Hard | Sander Gillé | Ivan Sabanov Matej Sabanov | 7–6, 6–1 | |
| Win | 12–3 | France F2, Bressuire | Futures | Hard | Sander Gillé | Benjamin Bonzi Grégoire Jacq | 7–6, 7–5 | |
| Win | 13–3 | France F3, Veigy-Foncenex | Futures | Carpet | Sander Gillé | Scott Clayton Richard Gabb | 6–7, 7–6, | |
| Loss | 13–4 | Egypt F7, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Sander Gillé |  Dominik Kellovský Jaroslav Pospíšil | 6–3, 3–6, | |
| Win | 14–4 | Egypt F8, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Sander Gillé | Tom Schönenberg Matthias Wunner | 6–3, 7–6 | |
| Win | 15–4 | Uzbekistan F2, Bukhara | Futures | Hard | Sander Gillé |  Evgeny Elistratov Vitaly Kozyukov | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Win | 16–4 | Ukraine F1, Cherkasy | Futures | Clay | Sander Gillé |  Antoine Bellier Vladyslav Manafov | 6–3, 4–6, | |
| Win | 17–4 | Belgium F2, Havré | Futures | Clay | Sander Gillé | Adam Taylor Jason Taylor | 6–2, 6–4 | |
| Win | 18–4 | Belgium F3, Nieuwpoort | Futures | Clay | Sander Gillé | Stijn Meulemans Laurens Verboven | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| Win | 19–4 | Belgium F6, Knokke | Futures | Clay | Sander Gillé | Hunter Johnson Yates Johnson | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Win | 20–4 | Belgium F7, Duinbergen | Futures | Clay | Sander Gillé | Michael Geerts Jeroen Vanneste | 6–7, 6–3, | |
| Win | 21–4 | 2016 STRABAG Challenger Open – Doubles| | Trnava, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Sander Gillé |  Tomasz Bednarek Roman Jebavý | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 21–5 | 2016 Cittadino Challenger – Doubles| | Meerbusch, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Sander Gillé | Mikhail Elgin Andrei Vasilevski | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 21–6 | Belgium F11, Huy | Futures | Clay | Sander Gillé | Jarryd Bant Tom Farquharson | 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 21–7 | Germany F2, Kaarst | Futures | Carpet | David Pel | Jannis Kahlke Oscar Otte | 3–6, 7–5, | |
| Win | 22–7 | France F3, Veigy-Foncenex | Futures | Carpet | Julien Dubail | Antal van der Duim Tim van Terheijden | 4–6, 6–4, | |
| Loss | 22–8 | Turkey F10, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Sander Gillé |  Tuna Altuna Cem İlkel | 6–0, 2–6, | |
| Win | 23–8 | Italy F12, Naples | Futures | Clay | Sander Gillé | Antal van der Duim Boy Westerhof | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Win | 24–8 | Romania F1, Bucharest | Futures | Clay | Sander Gillé |  Andrei Ștefan Apostol Nicolae Frunză | 7–6, 6–2 | |
| Win | 25–8 | 2017 Open Sopra Steria de Lyon – Doubles| | Lyon, France | Challenger | Clay | Sander Gillé | Gero Kretschmer Alexander Satschko | 6–7, 7–6, |
| Win | 26–8 | 2017 Internationaux de Tennis de Blois – Doubles| | Blois, France | Challenger | Clay | Sander Gillé | Máximo González Fabrício Neis | 3–6, 6–3, |
| Win | 27–8 | 2017 The Hague Open – Doubles| | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Sander Gillé | Jozef Kovalík Stefanos Tsitsipas | 6–2, 4–6, |
| Win | 28–8 | 2017 Tampere Open – Men's Doubles| | Tampere, Finland | Challenger | Clay | Sander Gillé |  Lucas Gómez Juan Ignacio Londero | 6–2, 6–7, |
| Loss | 28–9 | 2017 Sibiu Open – Doubles| | Sibiu, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Sander Gillé |  Marco Cecchinato Matteo Donati | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 28–10 | 2017 BFD Energy Challenger – Doubles| | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Sander Gillé | Martin Kližan Jozef Kovalík | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 29–10 | 2018 Open de Rennes – Doubles| | Rennes, France | Challenger | Hard | Sander Gillé | Sander Arends Antonio Šančić | 6–3, 6–7, |
| Loss | 29–11 | 2018 Open BNP Paribas Banque de Bretagne – Doubles| | Quimper, France | Challenger | Hard | Sander Gillé | Ken Skupski Neal Skupski | 3–6, 6–3, |
| Loss | 29–12 | 2018 Garden Open – Doubles| | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Sander Gillé | Kevin Krawietz Andreas Mies | 3–6, 6–2, |
| Win | 30–12 | 2018 Advantage Cars Prague Open – Men's Doubles| | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Sander Gillé | Fernando Romboli David Vega Hernández | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 31–12 | 2018 Svijany Open – Doubles| | Liberec, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Sander Gillé | Filip Polášek Patrik Rikl | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 32–12 | 2018 IsarOpen – Doubles| | Pullach, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Sander Gillé | Daniele Bracciali Simone Bolelli | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 33–12 | 2018 Sparkassen ATP Challenger – Doubles| | Ortisei, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Sander Gillé |  Purav Raja Antonio Šančić | 3–6, 6–3, |
| Win | 34–12 | 2018 Brest Challenger – Doubles| | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard | Sander Gillé | Leander Paes Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela | 3–6, 6–4, |
| Win | 35–12 | 2018 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée – Doubles| | Mouilleron-le-Captif, France | Challenger | Hard | Sander Gillé |  Romain Arneodo Quentin Halys | 6–3, 4–6, |
| Loss | 35–13 | 2019 Punta Open – Doubles| | Punta del Este, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | Sander Gillé | Guido Andreozzi Guillermo Durán | 2–6, 7–6, |
| Loss | 35–14 | 2019 Casino Admiral Trophy – Doubles| | Marbella, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Sander Gillé | Kevin Krawietz Andreas Mies | 6–7, 6–2, |
| Win | 36–14 | 2019 Bratislava Open – Doubles| | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Sander Gillé | Lukáš Klein Alex Molčan | 6–2, 7–5 |