title: Yannick Mertens
text: # Yannick Mertens
  
  Yannick Mertens (born 25 June 1987) is a professional tennis player from Belgium who mainly has played on the ATP Challenger Tour. On 27 July 2015, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 179, and his highest doubles ranking of 363 was reached on 19 September 2011.
  
  ## Personal life
  
  He was born in Anderlecht and currently resides in Ternat.
  
  His favorite surface is clay, and he is coached by his father Kris Mertens.
  
  ## Future and Challenger finals
  
  ### Singles: 53 (28–25)
  
  * Legend
  * ATP Challengers 0 (0–0)
  * ITF Futures 53 (28–25)
  * Titles by surface
  * Hard (19–18)
  * Clay (8–7)
  * Grass (0–0)
  * Carpet (1–0)
  
  | Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2008 | Antalya, Turkey F4 | Futures | Clay | Gabriel Moraru | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
  | Loss | 0–2 | May 2008 | Ruse, Bulgaria F2 | Futures | Clay | Maxime Authom | $6–7^{(4–7)},$ 3–6 |
  | Win | 1–2 | May 2008 | Pleven, Bulgaria F3 | Futures | Clay | Xavier Pujo | 7–5, 3–6, 6–2 |
  | Win | 2–2 | Jun 2008 | Sofia, Bulgaria F4 | Futures | Clay | Tihomir Grozdanov | 6–1, 6–3 |
  | Win | 3–2 | Nov 2008 | Las Palmas, Spain F42 | Futures | Hard | Pierre-Ludovic Duclos | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
  | Loss | 3–3 | Feb 2009 | Bagnoles-de-l'Orne, France F1 | Futures | Clay (i) | Julien Jeanpierre | 1–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
  | Win | 4–3 | Mar 2009 | Tipton, Great Britain F3 | Futures | Hard (i) | Stéphane Robert | $7–6^{(7–4)},$ $7–6^{(7–5)}$ |
  | Win | 5–3 | May 2009 | Pozzuoli, Italy F10 | Futures | Clay | Simone Vagnozzi | 6–2, 6–2 |
  | Loss | 5–4 | Sep 2009 | Mulhouse, France F14 | Futures | Hard (i) | Niels Desein | $6–7^{(1–7)},$ 4–6 |
  | Win | 6–4 | Oct 2009 | Glasgow, Great Britain F15 | Futures | Hard (i) | Daniel Evans | 6–0, 6–2 |
  | Loss | 6–5 | Oct 2009 | Cardiff, Great Britain F16 | Futures | Hard (i) | Henri Kontinen | $6–7^{(4–7)},$ 5–7 |
  | Loss | 6–6 | Oct 2010 | La Roche-sur-Yon, France F19 | Futures | Hard (i) | Clément Reix | 3–6, $7–6^{(9–7)},$ $6–7^{(8–10)}$ |
  | Win | 7–6 | Mar 2011 | Tipton, Great Britain F3 | Futures | Hard (i) | Daniel Evans | 6–2, $7–6^{(8–6)}$ |
  | Loss | 7–7 | Apr 2011 | Padova, Italy F6 | Futures | Clay | Daniel Köllerer | 5–7, 1–6 |
  | Loss | 7–8 | May 2011 | Newcastle, Great Britain F7 | Futures | Clay | Malek Jaziri | 3–6, 4–6 |
  | Win | 8–8 | Jul 2011 | Middelburg, Netherlands F4 | Futures | Clay | Victor Baluda | 6–4, 6–4 |
  | Win | 9–8 | Jul 2011 | Fano, Italy F19 | Futures | Clay | Nicolás Pastor | 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 |
  | Win | 10–8 | Jan 2012 | Birkenhead, Great Britain F3 | Futures | Hard (i) | Jerzy Janowicz | $7–6^{(7–5)},$ 2–6, 6–2 |
  | Win | 11–8 | Jul 2013 | Trier, Germany F10 | Futures | Clay | Petar Trendafilov | 6–4, 6–2 |
  | Loss | 11–9 | Aug 2013 | Ostend, Belgium F7 | Futures | Clay | Kimmer Coppejans | $7–6^{(8–6)},$ 1–6, 2–6 |
  | Win | 12–9 | Sep 2013 | Bujumbura, Burundi F1 | Futures | Clay | Lukas Jastraunig | 6–2, 6–1 |
  | Win | 13–9 | Nov 2013 | Puerto de la Cruz, Spain F38 | Futures | Carpet | Roberto Ortega Olmedo | 6–2, 6–3 |
  | Win | 14–9 | Mar 2014 | Lille, France F4 | Futures | Hard (i) | Mathieu Rodrigues | 6–2, 6–1 |
  | Loss | 14–10 | Mar 2014 | Antalya, Turkey F8 | Futures | Hard | Jan Mertl | $6–7^{(6–8)},$ 6–4, 4–6 |
  | Loss | 14–11 | Apr 2014 | Doha, Qatar F1 | Futures | Hard | Daniel Cox | 3–6, 4–6 |
  | Win | 15–11 | Aug 2014 | Piombino, Italy F29 | Futures | Hard | Martin Vaïsse | 6–4, $7–6^{(7–3)}$ |
  | Win | 16–11 | Oct 2014 | Madrid, Spain F32 | Futures | Hard | Pablo Vivero González | 6–3, 7–5 |
  | Loss | 16–12 | Nov 2014 | Oslo, Norway F1 | Futures | Hard (i) | Jules Marie | 0–6, 2–6 |
  | Loss | 16–13 | Mar 2015 | Loulé, Portugal F3 | Futures | Hard | Rui Machado | 4–6, $6–7^{(6–8)}$ |
  | Win | 17–13 | Mar 2015 | Birkenhead, Great Britain F4 | Futures | Hard (i) | Matija Pecotić | 6–2, 6–4 |
  | Win | 18–13 | Mar 2015 | Madrid, Spain F6 | Futures | Hard | Jaime Pulgar-Garcia | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
  | Loss | 18–14 | Apr 2015 | Port El Kantaoui, Tunisia F12 | Futures | Hard | Clément Geens | 6–3, 4–6, 5–7 |
  | Loss | 18–15 | May 2015 | Bol, Croatia F9 | Futures | Clay | Miljan Zekić | $7–6^{(7–4)},$ 5–7, 2–6 |
  | Win | 19–15 | Jul 2015 | Amstelveen, Netherlands F4 | Futures | Clay | Yann Marti | 6–4, 6–4 |
  | Win | 20–15 | Mar 2016 | Lille, France F4 | Futures | Hard (i) | Antal van der Duim | 6–2, 6–4 |
  | Win | 21–15 | Apr 2016 | Heraklion, Greece F4 | Futures | Hard | Lloyd Glasspool | 6–2, 7–5 |
  | Loss | 21–16 | Jul 2016 | Middelkerke, Belgium F5 | Futures | Hard | Ruben Bemelmans | 3–6, $7–6^{(7–3)},$ 1–6 |
  | Loss | 21–17 | Aug 2016 | Béjar, Spain F24 | Futures | Hard | Andrés Artuñedo | 2–6, $6–7^{(4–7)}$ |
  | Loss | 21–18 | Oct 2016 | Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal F11 | Futures | Hard | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 3–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
  | Win | 22–18 | Dec 2016 | Ramat Gan, Israel F16 | Futures | Hard | Mick Lescure | 6–3, 6–2 |
  | Win | 23–18 | Mar 2017 | Faro, Portugal F2 | Futures | Hard | Lucas Miedler | 6–4, 6–2 |
  | Win | 24–18 | Sep 2017 | Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal F20 | Futures | Hard | Peđa Krstin | 3–6, $7–6^{(7–5)},$ 6–2 |
  | Loss | 24–19 | Nov 2017 | Meitar, Israel F15 | Futures | Hard | Yannick Jankovits | 5–7, $6–7^{(6–8)}$ |
  | Win | 25–19 | Dec 2017 | Ramat HaSharon, Israel F16 | Futures | Hard | Edan Leshem | $7–6^{(7–4)},$ 6–3 |
  | Loss | 25–20 | Jan 2018 | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt F1 | Futures | Hard | Aslan Karatsev | 1–6, 2–6 |
  | Loss | 25–21 | Feb 2018 | Glasgow, Great Britain F1 | Futures | Hard (i) | Scott Griekspoor | 1–6, $6–7^{(5–7)}$ |
  | Loss | 25–22 | Apr 2018 | Djerba, Tunisia F16 | Futures | Hard | Altuğ Çelikbilek | $7–6^{(7–4)},$ 3–6, 4–6 |
  | Win | 26–22 | Sep 2018 | Plaisir, France F18 | Futures | Hard (i) | Antoine Cornut Chauvinc | $7–6^{(7–4)},$ 6–2 |
  | Loss | 26–23 | Sep 2018 | Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal F18 | Futures | Hard | Gleb Sakharov | $6–7^{(7–9)},$ 4–6 |
  | Loss | 26–24 | Feb 2019 | M15 Grenoble, France | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) | Lény Mitjana | 3–6, 5–7 |
  | Win | 27–24 | Sep 2019 | M25+H Plaisir, France | World Tennis Tour | Hard (i) | Christopher Heyman | 6–3, 6–0 |
  | Loss | 27–25 | Feb 2021 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Stuart Parker | 3–6, 6–4, $6–7^{(5–7)}$ |
  | Win | 28–25 | May 2021 | M15 Marbella, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Diego Fernández Flores | 6–2, 6–1 |
  