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Raphaël Collignon
Country (sports) Belgium
ResidenceLiege, Belgium[1]
Born (2002-01-13) 13 January 2002 (age 23)
Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.[2]
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2022
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachSteve Darcis
Prize moneyUS $286,343
Singles
Career record1–5
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 81 (21 April 2025)
Current rankingNo. 81 (21 April 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2025)
French OpenQ1 (2023)
WimbledonQ2 (2023)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 435 (31 March 2025)
Current rankingNo. 440 (14 April 2025)
Last updated on: 14 April 2025.

Raphaël Collignon (born 13 January 2002) is a Belgian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 81, achieved on 21 April 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 435, achieved on 31 March 2025. He is currently the No. 3 player from Belgium.[3]

Collignon has won four singles titles on the ATP Challenger Tour.

Career

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2022: Four ITF titles

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In 2022 he won four ITF event finals.[4] This included the Marburg Open which he won over Yshai Oliel in 2022 without dropping a set.[5]

2023: Maiden Challenger final, top 250

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In 2023 he reached the final at the Challenger di Roseto degli Abruzzi, where he lost 4–6, 7–5, 7–6 to Filip Misolic.[1][6] It was his maiden ATP Challenger Tour event final and it pushed his career-high ranking in the top 210, and a place in the qualification event for a Grand Slam for the first time at the 2023 French Open.[7]

2024: Maiden Challenger title, ATP and top 125 debuts

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In 2024, Collignon won his maiden Challenger title at the 2024 Platzmann Open in Lüdenscheid, Germany, defeating Botic van de Zandschulp in the final.[8]

He received a wildcard for the 2024 European Open in Antwerp making his ATP debut but lost in the first round to Marton Fucsovics.[9][10]

After his second Challenger title at the 2024 All In Open in Lyon, France,[11] He ended the season ranked inside the top 125 in the singles rankings at No. 122 on 18 November 2024.[12]

2025: Third Challenger title, top 100, First ATP win

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Following his third Challenger title at the 2025 Teréga Open Pau–Pyrénées in Pau, Collignon reached the top 100 in the singles rankings at world No. 98 on 24 February 2025.[13]

At the 2025 Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakech, Morocco, Collignon defeated former top-10 player Fabio Fognini to record his first ATP Tour win.[14][15]

Grand Slam performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Tournament 2022 2023 2024 2025 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q1 0–0
French Open A Q1 A 0–0
Wimbledon A Q2 A 0–0
US Open A A A 0–0
Win–loss 0-0 0–0 0–0 0–0

ATP Challenger Tour finals

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Singles: 8 (4 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (4–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–2)
Clay (2–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2023 Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy Challenger Clay Austria Filip Misolic 6–4, 5–7, 6–7(6–8)
Win 1–1 Aug 2024 Lüdenscheid, Germany Challenger Clay Netherlands Botic van de Zandschulp 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 1–2 Sep 2024 Lisbon, Portugal Challenger Clay Switzerland Alexander Ritschard 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6
Loss 1–3 Oct 2024 Bratislava, Slovakia Challenger Hard (i) Roman Safiullin 3–6, 4–6
Win 2–3 Nov 2024 Lyon, France Challenger Hard (i) France Calvin Hemery 6–4, 6–2
Win 3–3 Feb 2025 Pau, France Challenger Hard (i) Germany Patrick Zahraj 6–2, 6–4
Loss 3–4 Feb 2025 Lugano, Switzerland Challenger Hard (i) Croatia Borna Ćorić 3–6, 1–6
Win 4–4 Apr 2025 Monza, Italy Challenger Clay Ukraine Vitaliy Sachko 6–3, 7–5

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 Feb 2025 Pau, France Challenger Hard (i) Belgium Alexander Blockx Germany Jakob Schnaitter
Germany Mark Wallner
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [8–10]

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

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Singles: 14 (8 titles, 6 runner-ups)

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Legend
ITF WTT (8–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Clay (7–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2021 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard Belgium Gauthier Onclin 1–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Jan 2022 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard Monaco Valentin Vacherot 3–6, 4–6
Win 1–2 Feb 2022 M15 Monastir, Tunisia WTT Hard France Mathys Erhard 7–6(7–2), 7–6(12–10)
Loss 1–3 May 2022 M15 Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina WTT Clay Belgium Gauthier Onclin 7–5, 2–6, 3–6
Win 2–3 Jun 2022 M25 Arlon, Belgium WTT Clay Belgium Gauthier Onclin 6–4, 6–1
Win 3–3 Jul 2022 M25 Marburg, Germany WTT Clay Israel Yshai Oliel 6–2, 6–2
Win 4–3 Aug 2022 M25 Koksijde, Belgium WTT Clay Argentina Hernán Casanova 6–1, 6–1
Loss 4–4 Oct 2022 M25 Nevers-Nièvre, France WTT Hard (i) Belgium Gauthier Onclin 3–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win 5–4 Apr 2024 M25 Hammamet, Tunisia WTT Clay Tunisia Aziz Dougaz 4–6, 6–1, 6–1
Win 6–4 Apr 2024 M25 Angers, France WTT Clay (i) Tunisia Aziz Dougaz 6–2, 6–4
Loss 6–5 May 2024 M25 Deauville, France WTT Clay Alexey Vatutin 3–6, 4–6
Loss 6–6 Jul 2024 M25 Marburg, Germany WTT Clay Brazil Mateus Alves 6–7(5–7), 6–1, 4–6
Win 7–6 Jul 2024 M25 Kassel, Germany WTT Clay Uzbekistan Khumoyun Sultanov 6–1, 6–4
Win 8–6 Aug 2024 M25 Koksijde, Belgium WTT Clay Netherlands Guy den Ouden 7–6(7–4), 6–1

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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Legend
ITF WTT (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 2024 M25 Hammamet, Tunisia WTT Clay Switzerland Jérôme Kym Italy Luca Giacomini
Italy Giuseppe Tresca
6–4, 7–5

References

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  1. ^ a b "Challenger de Regione Abruzzo: le Liégeois Raphael Collignon rejoint son pote Gauthier Onclin en quarts de finale". Lavenir (in French). 20 April 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  2. ^ "R.Collignon". ATP Tour. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Belgium | ATP Rankings (Singles) | ATP Tour | Tennis | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  4. ^ Sinzen, Matthias (22 August 2022). "Raphaël Collignon est l'étoile montante du tennis belge: "Ma capacité d'adaptation fait ma force"". dh.net (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Raphael Collignon ist eine klasse für sich". op-marburg.de (in German). Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Piros, Barrios Vera Continue Hot Streaks With Challenger Titles". ATPTour. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  7. ^ Verstrepen, Christopher (23 April 2023). "La bonne opération de Raphaël Collignon pour Roland-Garros: "Beaucoup de positif à retirer"". lavenir (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Fonseca follows in Sinner's footsteps with Lexington Challenger title". ATPTour. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  9. ^ @EuroTennisOpen (17 September 2024). "Wildcards incoming 💥 Welcome Raphaël Collignon, Alexander Blockx and Richard Gasquet ⭐️ #europeanopen" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "FOR THE FIRST TIME, EUROPEAN OPEN WITH FOUR BELGIANS IN THE MAIN DRAW!". 14 October 2024.
  11. ^ "#NextGenATP Blockx & Quinn claim first Challenger titles". ATPTour. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  12. ^ "Fritz ends 2024 at career high, Mover of Week". ATPTour. 18 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Collignon Clinches Terega Open Pau-Pyrenees Title". tennistourtalk.com. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  14. ^ @josemorgado (31 March 2025). "Raphael Collignon defeats former top 10 Fabio Fognini 6-3, 6-3 to reach the 2nd round in Marrakech. His FIRST tour-level win! Gets Nuno Borges in the 2nd round" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ "Collignon Wins His First ATP Tour Match in Marrakech". 31 March 2025.
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