Jelle Sels (born 10 August 1995) is a Dutch tennis player. Sels competes mainly in the Challenger tour circuit. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 127 achieved on 28 November 2022. He also has a career high doubles ranking of world No. 201 achieved on 20 June 2022.[1]

Jelle Sels
Country (sports) Netherlands
Born (1995-08-10) 10 August 1995 (age 29)
Woerden, Netherlands
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$323,492
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 127 (28 November 2022)
Current rankingNo. 320 (23 September 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQ1 (2023)
WimbledonQ1 (2022, 2023)
US OpenQ1 (2023)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 201 (20 June 2022)
Current rankingNo. 647 (23 September 2024)
Last updated on: 27 September 2024.

Career

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In October 2022, Sels won his maiden ATP Challenger singles title at the 2022 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée in Mouilleron-le-Captif, France.[2] As a result, he moved more than 30 positions up in the rankings in the top 150 at world No. 141 on 10 October 2022.[3]

ATP Challenger Tour finals

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Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2018 Sibiu, Romania Challenger Clay   Dragos Dima 3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 2022 Tulln, Austria Challenger Clay   Jozef Kovalík 6–7(6–8), 6–7(3–7)
Win 1–2 Oct 2022 Mouilleron le Captif, France Challenger Hard (i)   Vasek Pospisil 6–4, 6–3
Loss 1–3 Sep 2024 Dobrich II, Bulgaria Challenger Clay   Guy den Ouden 2–6, 3–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2022 Forlì III, Italy Challenger Hard (i)   Jonáš Forejtek   Victor Vlad Cornea
  Fabian Fallert
4–6, 7–6(8–6), [7–10]

ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

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Singles: 17 (6 titles, 11 runner-ups)

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Legend
ITF Futures/WTT (6–11)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–4)
Clay (5–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2016 Netherlands F3, Middelburg Futures Clay   Jesse Huta Galung 3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 2016 Netherlands F4, Amstelveen Futures Clay   Aleksandre Metreveli 2–6, 0–6
Loss 0–3 Aug 2017 Netherlands F7, Schoonhoven Futures Clay   Gibril Diarra 3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 0–4 Oct 2017 Egypt F30, Sharm El Sheikh Futures Hard   Gijs Brouwer 3–6, 4–6
Win 1–4 Mar 2018 Bahrain F1, Manama Futures Hard   Riccardo Maiga 6–7(6–8), 6–1, 6–3
Win 2–4 Jul 2018 Netherlands F2, Den Haag Futures Clay   Alexander Zhurbin 6–2, 6–3
Win 3–4 Jul 2018 Italy F18, Casinalbo Futures Clay   Zhang Zhizhen 6–0, 6–3
Loss 3–5 Sep 2018 Italy F26, Trieste Futures Clay   Gijs Brouwer 4–6, 4–6
Loss 3–6 Oct 2020 M25 Rodez, France WTT Hard   Igor Sijsling 3–6, 3–6
Win 4–6 Jun 2021 M25 Alkmaar, Netherlands WTT Clay   Nicolás Álvarez Varona 6–1, 6–3
Loss 4–7 Jul 2021 M25 Den Haag, Netherlands WTT Clay   Javier Barranco Cosano 6–2, 1–6, 1–6
Loss 4–8 Jun 2022 M25 Den Haag, Netherlands WTT Clay   Daniel Rincón 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 1–6
Win 5–8 Sep 2022 M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy WTT Clay   Edoardo Lavagno 6–4, 6–1
Loss 5–9 Jan 2024 M25 Mandya, India WTT Hard   Orel Kimhi 2–6, 4–6
Loss 5–10 Feb 2024 M25 Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal WTT Hard   Jaime Faria 3–6, 0–6
Win 6–10 Apr 2024 M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy WTT Clay   Marcello Serafini 6–3, 6–2
Loss 6–11 May 2024 M25 Reggio Emilia, Italy WTT Clay   Martin Kližan 4–6, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ "Jelle Sels | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ "Sels Lifts Maiden Challenger Trophy At Open De Vendée". tennis-tourtalk.com. 2022-10-09. Archived from the original on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  3. ^ "#NextGenATP Svajda, Skatov Win Maiden Challenger Tour Titles | ATP Tour | Tennis".
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