Belgian tennis coach and former tennis player (1980)
Xavier Malisse
Malisse at the 2005 Australian Open
Country (sports)
Belgium
Residence
Sarasota, United States
Born
(1980-07-19) 19 July 1980 (age 43) Kortrijk, Belgium
Height
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro
1998
Retired
2013 (last doubles match 2022)
Plays
Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money
$5,702,871
Singles
Career record
294–274 (51.8%)
Career titles
3
Highest ranking
No. 19 (12 August 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open
3R (2003, 2011)
French Open
4R (2002, 2004)
Wimbledon
SF (2002)
US Open
4R (2001, 2003, 2005)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games
1R (2004)
Doubles
Career record
132–115 (53.4%)
Career titles
9
Highest ranking
No. 25 (7 November 2011)
Current ranking
No. 818 (24 October 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open
2R (2003–2006, 2011)
French Open
W (2004)
Wimbledon
3R (2005)
US Open
2R (2003)
Last updated on: 24 October 2022.
Xavier Malisse (born 19 July 1980) is a Belgian former professional tennis player. Born in the north-western Flemish city of Kortrijk and nicknamed X-Man, he is one of only two Belgian men (the other being David Goffin) to have been ranked in the top 20 of the ATP Tour, with a career-high singles ranking of world No. 19.
XavierMalisse (born 19 July 1980) is a Belgian former professional tennis player. Born in the north-western Flemish city of Kortrijk and nicknamed X-Man...
Murray in the final. At the 2009 Australian Open, Roddick defeated XavierMalisse in the second round. After victories over Fabrice Santoro and 21st-seeded...
(lost to Tomáš Berdych) and Lyon (defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero, lost to XavierMalisse). He ended the year with a ranking of world no. 49. In 2005, Ferrer...
Roddick 2010: Marc López / Rafael Nadal 2011: Alexandr Dolgopolov / XavierMalisse 2012: Marc López / Rafael Nadal 2013: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2014: Bob...
Aaron Krickstein Magnus Larsson Henri Leconte Ivan Lendl Todd Martin XavierMalisse John McEnroe Fernando Meligeni Carlos Moyá Thomas Muster Yannick Noah...
Classic. They lost in three sets to Belgium duo Ruben Bemelmans and XavierMalisse 6–7(5–7), 6–4, [10–7]. However this performance and recent good performances...
Harrison Mark Knowles Sebastian Korda Aaron Krickstein Jesse Levine XavierMalisse Paul-Henri Mathieu Tim Mayotte Max Mirnyi Michael Mmoh Kei Nishikori...
Baghdatis won the Odlum Brown Vancouver Open, a Challenger event over XavierMalisse in the final. The title was his first at any level since triumphing...
Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1–0 Feb 2007 Delray Beach, United States Hard XavierMalisse James Auckland Stephen Huss 6–3, 6–7(4–7), [10–5]...
Matthew Ebden – Atlanta (doubles) Robin Haase – Kitzbühel (singles) XavierMalisse – Los Angeles (doubles) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga – Metz (singles) František...
was the third-youngest semifinalist in the tournament's history. Only XavierMalisse (1998) and Rafael Nadal (2005) reached the final four in Acapulco at...
began the clay-court season with an opening-round loss to world no. 89 XavierMalisse at the U.S. Men's Claycourt Championship, followed by a round of 32...
Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 2011 Indian Wells Masters Hard Roger Federer Alexandr Dolgopolov XavierMalisse 4–6, 7–6(7–5), [7–10]...
in the first round, 3–6, 5–7. His bad form continued, as he lost to XavierMalisse in five sets in the first round of Wimbledon. He was now 9 wins–8 losses...
in the fifth set tie-breaker. His other five-set victories were over XavierMalisse in the fourth round and Robby Ginepri in the semi-finals. In the final...
through qualifying, and then beating players including Bobby Reynolds, XavierMalisse, and Robert Kendrick to take the title. He received automatic entry...
2017 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach Neville Godwin, XavierMalisse Prize money US $4,230,959 Singles Career record 75–101 (42.6% in ATP...
Roddick 2010: Marc López / Rafael Nadal 2011: Alexandr Dolgopolov / XavierMalisse 2012: Marc López / Rafael Nadal 2013: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2014: Bob...
3–2 Jan 2007 Maharashtra Open, India International Hard Tomeu Salvà XavierMalisse Dick Norman 6–7(4–7), 6–7(4–7) Loss 3–3 Apr 2007 Barcelona Open, Spain...
Dolgopolov was also entered in the doubles tournament. Partnering XavierMalisse, they defeated Tomáš Berdych and Janko Tipsarević and then shocked top...
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