Louis Wessels (German: Weßels; born 27 August 1998) is a German tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 267, achieved in July 2022.
| Country (sports) |  Germany |
|---|---|
| Residence | Detmold, Germany |
| Born | 27 August 1998 Bielefeld, Germany |
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-anded backhand) |
| Coach | Dirk Wessels |
| Prize money | $225,330 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 267 (11 July 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 568 (21 October 2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 335 (21 October 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 335 (21 October 2024) |
| Last updated on: 21 October 2024. | |
Tennis career
editOn the junior tour, Wessels has a career high ITF junior ranking of 17 achieved in May 2016. Wessels has reached the doubles semifinals at three of the four junior grand slams, including the 2015 Australian Open, 2015 US Open and the 2016 Wimbledon Championships.
Wessels made his ATP main draw debut at the 2016 German Open, where he upset Steven Diez in the first round. This victory made him the youngest player to win a main draw match at the 2016 ATP World Tour by that time.[1]
Ranked No. 347, he qualified for his home tournament at the 2023 Halle Open having received a wildcard for the qualifying competition.[2]
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
editSingles: 22 (9–13)
edit| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (0–1) |
| Clay (9–12) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2017 | Germany F12, Überlingen | Clay |  Adrian Bodmer
|
6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2017 | Belgium F11, Damme | Clay |  Jeroen Vanneste
|
7–5, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jan 2018 | Usa F3, Naples | Clay |  Javier Martí
|
4–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Jul 2018 | Germany F6, Saarlouis | Clay |  Philipp Davydenko
|
4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Win | 1–4 | Aug 2018 | Germany F10, Essen | Clay | Jeroen Vanneste
|
7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Win | 2–4 | Sep 2018 | Switzerland F5, Schlieren | Clay | Sandro Ehrat
|
6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–4 | Sep 2018 | Italy F27, Pula | Clay |  Marco Bortolotti
|
6–3, 5–7, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Oct 2018 | Germany F16, Hamburg | Hard |  Altug Celikbilek
|
2-6, 6-2, 4-6 |
| Win | 4–5 | Jul 2019 | M15 Marburg, Germany | Clay |  Jesper de Jong
|
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) |
| Loss | 4–6 | Aug 2019 | M15 Überlingen, Germany | Clay | Peter Heller
|
1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–6 | Sep 2019 | M15 Horgen, Switzerland | Clay |  Alejandro González
|
6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 5–7 | Sep 2019 | M25 La Marsa, Tunisia | Clay |  Bruno Sant'Anna
|
5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–7 | Jul 2021 | M25 Marburg, Germany | Clay |  Nick Hardt
|
4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–5) |
| Loss | 6–8 | Aug 2021 | M25 Trier, Germany | Clay | Tim Handel
|
2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6–9 | Sep 2021 | M25 Madrid, Spain | Clay | Luca Nardi
|
5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 6–10 | Oct 2021 | M25 Skopje, North Macedonia | Clay | Matteo Arnaldi
|
1–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 7–10 | May 2022 | M25 Kalmar, Sweden | Clay | Daniele Capecchi
|
6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–10 | Jul 2022 | M25 Poprad, Slovakia | Clay |  Stefan Palosi
|
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–11 | Jul 2023 | M25 Marburg, Germany | Clay | Timo Stodder
|
4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 8–12 | Sep 2023 | M15 Oberhausen, Germany | Clay |  Jonáš Forejtek
|
3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 9–12 | Sep 2023 | M25 Pardubice, Czech Republic | Clay | Jonáš Forejtek
|
6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 9–13 | Aug 2024 | M15 Ystad, Sweden | Clay |  Chris Rodesch
|
2–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Doubles: 14 (7–7)
edit| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (2–2) |
| Clay (5–5) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2016 | Oberhaching, Germany |
Hard (i) | Hannes Wagner
|
Raphael Baltensperger Marc-Andrea Hüsler
|
6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jun 2017 | Kaltenkirchen, Germany |
Clay | Johannes Härteis
|
 Tom Kočevar-Dešman Nik Razboršek
|
3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Aug 2017 | Oldenzaal, Netherlands |
Clay | Scott Griekspoor
|
Glenn Smits Boy Vergeer
|
6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Sep 2017 | Hammamet, Tunisia |
Clay |  Elliot Benchetrit
|
Filippo Baldi Mirko Cutuli
|
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Jan 2018 | Naples, United States |
Clay |  Trent Bryde
|
 Fred Gil Jaume Pla Malfeito
|
6–1, 1–6, [11–9] |
| Loss | 3–3 | May 2018 | Karlskrona, Sweden |
Clay |  Otto Virtanen
|
 Markus Eriksson Fred Simonsson
|
1–6, 6–1, [5–10] |
| Win | 4–3 | Aug 2018 | Essen, Germany |
Clay | Matthias Wunner
|
Lukas Rüpke Tom Schönenberg
|
6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Nov 2018 | Helsinki, Finland |
Hard | Otto Virtanen
|
Patrick Mayer Alexander Vasilenko
|
6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 5–4 | Aug 2019 | Überlingen, Germany |
Clay | Valentin Günther
|
Mick Veldheer Leopold Zima
|
6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Apr 2023 | Reus, Spain |
Clay | Ryan Nijboer
|
Imanol López Morillo Benjamín Winter López
|
6–4, 2–6, [6–10] |
| Loss | 5–6 | Nov 2023 | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt |
Hard |  Vadym Ursu
|
 Ilia Simakin Petr Bar Biryukov
|
6–4, 3–6, [7–10] |
| Loss | 5–7 | Aug 2024 | Ystad, Sweden |
Clay |  Christian Sigsgaard
|
Erik Grevelius Adam Heinonen
|
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–7 | Sep 2024 | Pozzuoli, Italy |
Hard | Stefano Reitano
|
Henry Barrett  Filip Peliwo
|
6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–7 | Sep 2024 | Satu Mare, Romania |
Clay | Tim Rühl
|
 Petr Nesterov Vladyslav Orlov
|
7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
References
edit- ^ "Mannarino survives in Newport". sportinglife.com. 13 July 2016. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Louis Wessels is cheered on". 18 June 2023.
