Frederik Nielsen
Frederik Løchte Nielsen (born 27 August 1983) is a former professional tennis player. He was the top ranked player from Denmark in the ATP doubles world rankings. A former Wimbledon men's doubles champion, he peaked at no. 17 in the rankings in April 2013. Nielsen has reached five other doubles finals on tour, winning on two occasions.
Nielsen in 2013. | |
| Country (sports) | Denmark |
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| Residence | Lyngby, Denmark |
| Born | 27 August 1983 Lyngby, Denmark |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Turned pro | 2001 |
| Retired | March 2022[1] |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$1,225,696 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 28–33(Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 190 (15 August 2011) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2012) |
| French Open | Q2 (2011) |
| Wimbledon | Q3 (2007) |
| US Open | Q1 (2010, 2011) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 95–75(Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 17 (1 April 2013) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2019) |
| French Open | QF (2020) |
| Wimbledon | W (2012) |
| US Open | 2R (2012, 2013, 2016, 2021) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | SF (2012) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2013) |
| French Open | 2R (2013) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2013) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | Europe/Africa Zone Group I 1R (2012, 2013, 2015) |
| Last updated on: 21 September 2020. | |
Nielsen's parents were both tennis players and he picked up the sport at the age of three. Having turned professional in 2001, he began competing on the ITF circuit, winning a singles title every year between 2005 and 2010. He continued to play in ITF and ATP Challenger tournaments, garnering considerable success on the doubles circuit where he won multiple titles during the period.
Nielsen made a transition on to the main ATP Tour beginning 2012. He represented Denmark at the Hopman Cup that year, playing a few keenly contested matches against top-ranked opponents including Tomas Berdych and Mardy Fish, while also winning in doubles with Caroline Wozniacki. Nielsen entered the 2012 Wimbledon Championships with Jonathan Marray as wildcard entrant, but the duo went on to win the tournament upstaging such higher-ranked opponents as the Bryan brothers en route to the title.[2] He became only the second Danish player to ever win a Grand Slam title (following his grandfather Kurt) and the first wildcard entrant to win Wimbledon men's doubles title.
Partnering Johan Brunström, Nielsen reached the finals of the 2012 Moselle Open and the 2013 Heineken Open, before winning his first tour-level title at the 2014 Aircel Chennai Open. He continued to play on the Challenger tour in singles, while enjoying success in doubles on the main ATP circuit, winning again at the 2019 BMW Open. He is currently coached by former Danish Davis Cup player Patrik Langvardt.
Nielsen is the grandson of Kurt Nielsen. A former Danish tennis player and two-time Wimbledon finalist a US Open Mixed Doubles champion.
Career
Debut and early years
Nielsen made his ATP singles debut in Copenhagen, losing to Magnus Larsson in the first round d 6–1, 6–1. In 2003, he made his Davis Cup debut in the Europe/Africa Zone Group II tie against Tunisia at Hillerod, Denmark and defeated Malek Jaziri 6–1, 6–4 in the dead rubber, Denmark winning 4–1. Nielsen also won the singles title at the Futures event in Vietnam.
In 2004, Nielsen teamed with countryman Rasmus Nørby to win 5 Futures doubles titles. Reached 1 Futures Singles final. He won 1 doubles Futures title and 2 titles in 4 Futures singles finals in 2005. In 2006, he won doubles title at 2 Challengers and 7 Futures. Also won 3 Futures singles titles.
In 2007, Nielsen won doubles titles at 3 Challengers and Futures. 2-time singles winner at Futures. In 2008, Nielsen won 2 doubles Challengers and 1 Futures, all three with different partners. In 2009, he won 3 Challengers tournaments in doubles and 1 Futures title in singles.
In 2010, Nielsen won 2 Challengers and 3 Futures in Men's doubles. He also won singles Futures event in Italy. The following year, he won 5 Challengers doubles titles with 3 different partners; he was the finalist at 3 other events.
2012: Wimbledon doubles champion
Nielsen represented Denmark at the 2012 Hopman Cup alongside Caroline Wozniacki, but the pair could not get past the Group Stages. Nielsen had a 1–4 Win–loss record at the event, 1–1 in doubles and 0–3 in singles. He played much higher ranked opponents in Tomáš Berdych, Grigor Dimitrov and Mardy Fish. He managed to win 1 set against Fish but eventually lost 4–6, 7–6, 6–4. Nielsen and Wozniacki still managed to pull out the doubles match against Fish and Bethanie Mattek-Sands 7–5, 6-3 and won their only tie against USA.
He then played at the Australian Open and qualified for the main draw at a Grand Slam for the first time but lost to Kevin Anderson 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 in the first round. In February, Nielsen was selected for the Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I tie against Slovenia, which Denmark lost 5–0.
Nielsen had been friends with Jonny Marray since their early days on the senior tour,[3] but had only played together twice before in 2006[4] and 2008.[5]
Playing doubles with Marray in June, their first pairing of the year, they reached the Nottingham Challenger finals, losing out to Treat Huey and Dominic Inglot in three tight sets 4–6, 7-6(9), 8-10. They compiled a 10-6 match record in 6 tournaments.
Then Nielsen and Marray received a wild card at the All England Club and began their 2012 Wimbledon Championships with a 5-set win over Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez, one of 4 teams they beat en route that qualified for Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. In the third-round, they edged out another five set victory this time against Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi and Jean-Julien Rojer 7–5 in 5th set, followed with victory over James Cerretani and Edouard Roger-Vasselin in the quarters in five sets again. In the Semi-Finals they caused the biggest upset by beating No. 2 seeds Bryans in 4 sets 6–4, 7-6(9), 6-7(4), 7-6(5). In the title clash they defeated the No. 5 seeds Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau in 5-sets 4–6, 6–4, 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 6–3. Marray was first British doubles champion at Wimbledon since 1936 and Nielsen was first Dane to win the doubles crown.
Following Wimbledon, they played together in 4 tournaments (2-4 record), losing first round in Winston-Salem, second round at Us Open losing to Jesse Levine and Marinko Matosevic having beaten the Italian duo of Flavio Cipolla and Fabio Fognini in the first round. They had a quarter-final in Basel losing out to Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski.
Nielsen and Marray made their debut at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, qualifying for the season finale as a result of their Wimbledon crown, and reached the Semi-Finals losing out to eventual champions Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez 4–6, 3–6. In the Round-Robin stage the pair defeated top pairs including Indian pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna 6–4, 6-7(1), 12–10, Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor 7-6(3), 4–6, 12-10 losing only to Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau in the Group Stage.
Nielsen finished the year as top Danish player in doubles, a year-end best No. 21 individually and No. 9 in ATP Doubles Team Rankings with Marray. He also earned a career-high $334,901 in 2012 courtesy of his win at Wimbledon.
2013: Doubles career high ranking
At the start of 2013, Nielsen partnered Johan Brunstrom for the first time since September 2012 at Metz, they reached the final of 2013 Heineken Open at Auckland losing out to Colin Fleming and Bruno Soares in two tough sets 6-7(1), 6-7(2). Dropped to 1-2 overall in tour-level finals. They lost in the first round of 2013 Australian Open to Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini 3–6, 4–6.
The Dane then partnered Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov for World Tour Masters 1000 Miami and Indian Wells reaching second round of the former and Semi-Finals his first at Masters event losing out to Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski 4–6, 2–6. Played with André Sá in 2013 Power Horse Cup at Düsseldorf and fell in the Semis to Andre Begemann and Martin Emmrich. Along with Matkowski, reached Semis of 2013 Aegon International losing to Colin Fleming and Jonathan Marray 11–9 in Match Tie-Break. Played with Eric Butorac at the 2013 Winston-Salem Open, reached Semi-Finals where they lost out to Daniel Nestor-and Leander Paes 3–6, 2–6.
2014: ATP 250 doubles title
Nielsen partnered Johan Brunstrom and they entered the 2014 Aircel Chennai Open in January, the pair did not lose a single set on their route to the finals and went on to win the title defeating Marin Draganja and Mate Pavic 6–2, 4–6, 10–7. This was Nielsen's first title other than Wimbledon.
In January at Copenhagen during the Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II First Round Cyprus tie, he won both his singles and doubles matches partnering Thomas Kromann.
He then partnered Igor Sijsling for the 2014 Heineken Open and reached the quarters to only go down to the top seeds Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares 5–7, 5–7. He played at the Australian Open alongside Brunstrom and reached the second round before going down to Julien Benneteau and Edouard Roger-Vasselin in a tight three-setter 6–0, 5–7, 3–6.
Next he played at the Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II Luxembourg tie in April, winning both his singles and the doubles alongside Thomas Kromann, leading Denmark to a 5–0 victory, and to the Final Round in the Europe/Africa Zone Group II.
Partnering Brunstrom, he reached the semis at the 2014 Düsseldorf Open losing out to Martin Emmrich and Christopher Kas 0–6, 5–7. At the 2014 French Open the pair lost in the first round to Spaniards Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez 5–7, 2–6. They next participated in the Wimbledon Championships falling in the second round.
In September, he played the Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II Denmark vs. Moldova tie, winning the first singles rubber and the doubles match but losing the reverse singles, thereby helping promote Denmark to the 2015 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I.
He also won 3 ITF $15000 doubles titles at Switzerland, Dublin, Great Britain in March, July and October respectively with different and 1 ATP Challenger doubles title at Charlottesville Men's Pro Challenger in 2014.
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | W–L |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Q3 | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–1 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | Q3 | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 0–0 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| National representation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Davis Cup | Z2 | A | Z3 | Z3 | Z2 | Z2 | Z2 | Z2 | Z2 | Z1 | Z1 | Z2 | Z1 | Z2 | Z2 | Z2 | Z2 | Z2 | A | |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 37–25 |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Overall win–loss | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 28–33 |
| Year-end ranking | 660 | 578 | 414 | 339 | 331 | 258 | 268 | 262 | 236 | 392 | 618 | 345 | 375 | 387 | 609 | 433 | – | – | – | 45% |
Doubles
Current through the 2022 Davis Cup.
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 7 | 4–7 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 3R | QF | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 6–6 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | W | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | SF | 3R | NH | A | A | 1 / 7 | 16–6 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 5 | 4–5 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 7–2 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 6–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1 / 25 | 30–24 |
| Year-end championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ATP Finals | Did Not Qualify | SF | Did Not Qualify | 0 / 1 | 2–2 | |||||||||||||||||
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 1 | 3–1 |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 5 | 4–5 |
| National representation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davis Cup | Z2 | A | Z3 | Z3 | Z2 | Z2 | Z2 | Z2 | Z2 | Z1 | Z1 | Z2 | Z1 | Z2 | Z2 | Z2 | Z2 | Z2 | Z2 | |||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 0 | 25–15 |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 93 | |
| Titles / Finals | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 3 / 6 | |
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 12–9 | 17–16 | 12–6 | 4–4 | 5–6 | 2–1 | 5–4 | 24–18 | 10–11 | 6–19 | 4–4 | 107–104 | |
| Year-end ranking | 1175 | 292 | 297 | 199 | 187 | 169 | 175 | 166 | 99 | 21 | 60 | 94 | 108 | 144 | 246 | 58 | 48 | 55 | 95 | 50% | ||
Significant finals
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 2012 | Wimbledon | Grass | Jonathan Marray | Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), 6–3 |
ATP career finals
Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2012 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grand Slam | Grass | Jonathan Marray | Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2012 | Moselle Open, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Johan Brunström | Nicolas Mahut Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jan 2013 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | 250 Series | Hard | Johan Brunström | Colin Fleming Bruno Soares | 6–7(1–7), 6–7(2–7) |
| Win | 2–2 | Jan 2014 | Chennai Open, India | 250 Series | Hard | Johan Brunström | Marin Draganja Mate Pavić | 6–2, 4–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 2–3 | Apr 2019 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | 250 Series | Clay | Matwé Middelkoop | Jürgen Melzer Franko Škugor | 4–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| Win | 3–3 | May 2019 | Bavarian Championships, Germany | 250 Series | Clay | Tim Pütz | Marcelo Demoliner Divij Sharan | 6–4, 6–2 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 32 (14–18)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2003 | Vietnam F1, Hanoi | Futures | Hard | Matthew Smith | 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2004 | Sweden F2, Gothenburg | Futures | Hard (i) | Jacob Adaktusson | 7–5, 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Mar 2005 | Great Britain F3, Sunderland | Futures | Hard (i) | Mark Hilton | 6–4, 7–6(11–9) |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 2005 | Spain F23, Madrid | Futures | Hard | Daniel Muñoz de la Nava | 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 3–2 | Sep 2005 | Sweden F2, Gothenburg | Futures | Hard (i) | Johan Settergren | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Nov 2005 | Australia F9, Aberfoyle Park | Futures | Hard | Marc Kimmich | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Apr 2006 | Sweden F2, Linköping | Futures | Carpet (i) | Marcus Sarstrand | 6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | Apr 2006 | Sweden F3, Norrköping | Futures | Hard (i) | Jasper Smit | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–4 | Jun 2006 | Ireland F1, Limerick | Futures | Carpet | Andis Juška | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Aug 2006 | Finland F2, Helsinki | Futures | Hard | Gary Lugassy | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–5 | Sep 2006 | Italy F29, Piombino | Futures | Hard | Andrey Golubev | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–6 | Feb 2007 | Great Britain F4, Exmouth | Futures | Carpet (i) | Gary Lugassy | 1–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Win | 7–6 | Mar 2007 | Italy F7, Monterotondo | Futures | Clay | Francesco Piccari | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–6 | Oct 2007 | Great Britain F19, Jersey | Futures | Hard (i) | Dawid Olejniczak | 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–4 |
| Loss | 8–7 | Nov 2007 | Great Britain F21, Redbridge | Futures | Hard (i) | Vladimir Voltchkov | 1–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Loss | 8–8 | Jan 2008 | China F1, Shenzhen | Futures | Hard | Laurent Recouderc | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 8–9 | Jul 2008 | Dublin, Ireland | Challenger | Carpet (i) | Robert Smeets | 6–7(5–7), 2–6 |
| Win | 9–9 | Apr 2009 | South Korea F3, Changwon | Futures | Hard | Kim Young-jun | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 9–10 | Sep 2009 | Sweden F1, Lidköping | Futures | Hard (i) | Timo Nieminen | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 9–11 | Sep 2009 | Sweden F2, Falun | Futures | Hard (i) | Pablo Figueroa | 3–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Win | 10–11 | May 2010 | Italy F10, Cesena | Futures | Clay | Matwé Middelkoop | 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 3–3 ret. |
| Loss | 10–12 | Nov 2010 | Loughborough, Great Britain | Challenger | Hard (i) | Matthias Bachinger | 3–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Loss | 10–13 | May 2012 | South Korea F1, Daegu | Futures | Hard | Sam Groth | 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 11–13 | Mar 2013 | Great Britain F5, Cardiff | Futures | Hard (i) | Edward Corrie | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 12–13 | Jun 2014 | Spain F13, Martos | Futures | Hard | David Vega Hernández | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 13–13 | Sep 2014 | Great Britain F15, London | Futures | Hard | Marcus Willis | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 13–14 | Nov 2014 | Champaign, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Adrian Mannarino | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 13–15 | Jan 2015 | USA F4, Long Beach | Futures | Hard | Takanyi Garanganga | 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 14–15 | Jun 2016 | Spain F17, Martos | Futures | Hard | Rémi Boutillier | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 14–16 | Nov 2016 | Great Britain F5, Sheffield | Futures | Hard (i) | Maxime Authom | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 14–17 | Nov 2016 | Great Britain F6, Barnstaple | Futures | Hard (i) | Neil Pauffley | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 14–18 | Dec 2017 | Thailand F11, Hua Hin | Futures | Hard | Renta Tokuda | 2–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 88 (60–28)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2004 | Germany F3, Oberhaching | Futures | Hard (i) | Rasmus Nørby | Łukasz Kubot Igor Zelenay | 6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–0 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 2004 | Finland F1, Savitaipale | Futures | Clay | Rasmus Nørby | Petr Dezort Adam Vejmělka | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–0 | Jun 2004 | Finland F2, Vierumäki | Futures | Clay | Rasmus Nørby | Bart Beks Rick Schalkers | 7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
| Win | 4–0 | Jul 2004 | Denmark F1, Helsingør | Futures | Clay | Rasmus Nørby | Johan Brunström Alexander Hartman | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–0 | Jul 2004 | Denmark F2, Hørsholm | Futures | Clay | Rasmus Nørby | Andrea Arnaboldi Nicolas Tourte | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 5–1 | Jan 2005 | Great Britain F1, Leeds | Futures | Hard (i) | Rasmus Nørby | Eric Butorac Travis Rettenmaier | 6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Jan 2005 | Wrexham, Great Britain | Challenger | Hard (i) | Tuomas Ketola | Mark Hilton Jonathan Marray | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Mar 2005 | Great Britain F3, Sunderland | Futures | Hard (i) | Petar Popović | Roman Kukal Ján Stančík | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–4 | May 2005 | Great Britain F7, Oxford | Futures | Grass | Sadik Kadir | Robert Green Jim May | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–4 | Sep 2005 | Spain F23, Madrid | Futures | Hard | Rasmus Nørby | Jorge Jiménez-Letrado Marcos Jiménez-Letrado | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–5 | Oct 2005 | Kolding, Denmark | Challenger | Hard (i) | Rasmus Nørby | Stephen Huss Johan Landsberg | 6–1, 6–7(4–7), [8–10] |
| Win | 7–5 | Jan 2006 | Germany F1, Nußloch | Futures | Carpet (i) | Rasmus Nørby | Philipp Marx Torsten Popp | 6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 8–5 | Mar 2006 | Switzerland F3, Oberentfelden | Futures | Carpet (i) | Carl Henrik Hansen | Giuseppe Menga Frank Moser | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 9–5 | Apr 2006 | Sweden F1, Malmö | Futures | Hard (i) | Rasmus Nørby | Robert Gustafsson Rickard Holmström | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 10–5 | Apr 2006 | Sweden F2, Linköping | Futures | Carpet (i) | Rasmus Nørby | Ervin Eleskovic Carl Henrik Hansen | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–5 | Apr 2006 | Sweden F3, Norrköping | Futures | Hard (i) | Jasper Smit | Ervin Eleskovic Carl Henrik Hansen | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 12–5 | Jun 2006 | Ireland F1, Limerick | Futures | Carpet | Rasmus Nørby | Troy Hahn Brian Wilson | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 13–5 | Aug 2006 | Finland F2, Helsinki | Futures | Hard | Juho Paukku | KC Corkery Robert Searle | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 14–5 | Nov 2006 | Rimouski, Canada | Challenger | Carpet (i) | Kristian Pless | Jasper Smit Martijn van Haasteren | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 15–5 | Nov 2006 | Shrewsbury, Great Britain | Challenger | Hard (i) | Philipp Marx | Lars Burgsmüller Mischa Zverev | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 15–6 | Feb 2007 | Bergamo, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Kenneth Carlsen | Jérôme Haehnel Jean-René Lisnard | 3–6, 6–2, [4–10] |
| Win | 16–6 | Mar 2007 | Italy F6, Catania | Futures | Clay | Martin Pedersen | Alexandros Jakupovic Dušan Karol | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 16–7 | Apr 2007 | South Korea F1, Seogwipo | Futures | Hard | Daniel King-Turner | Im Kyu-tae Takahiro Terachi | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 16–8 | Sep 2007 | Grenoble, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Martin Pedersen | Jasper Smit Martijn van Haasteren | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 17–8 | Oct 2007 | Kolding, Denmark | Challenger | Hard (i) | Rasmus Nørby | Philipp Petzschner Alexander Peya | 4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Win | 18–8 | Oct 2007 | Barnstaple, Great Britain | Challenger | Hard (i) | Aisam Qureshi | Jasper Smit Martijn van Haasteren | 6–2, 6–7(4–7), [10–2] |
| Win | 19–8 | Nov 2007 | Shrewsbury, Great Britain | Challenger | Hard (i) | Rasmus Nørby | Edward Allinson Ian Flanagan | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 19–9 | Jan 2008 | China F2, Dongguan | Futures | Hard | Rasmus Nørby | Paolo Lorenzi Giancarlo Petrazzuolo | 4–6, 6–7(1–7) |
| Win | 20–9 | Mar 2008 | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Challenger | Hard (i) | Johan Brunström | Alexander Peya Lovro Zovko | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 20–10 | May 2008 | Aarhus, Denmark | Challenger | Clay | Martin Pedersen | Dawid Olejniczak Jean-Julien Rojer | 6–7(4–7), 6–2, [8–10] |
| Win | 21–10 | Jun 2008 | Ireland F2, Limerick | Futures | Carpet | Michel Koning | Alberto Francis Nima Roshan | 6–1, 7–6(9–7) |
| Loss | 21–11 | Jul 2008 | Dublin, Ireland | Challenger | Carpet (i) | Jonathan Marray | Prakash Amritraj Aisam Qureshi | 3–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| Win | 22–11 | Nov 2008 | Toyota, Japan | Challenger | Hard (i) | Aisam Qureshi | Chen Ti Grzegorz Panfil | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 22–12 | Apr 2009 | South Korea F3, Changwon | Futures | Hard | Ervin Eleskovic | Li Zhe Wang Yu jr. | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 23–12 | May 2009 | Carson, USA | Challenger | Hard | Harsh Mankad | Carsten Ball Travis Rettenmaier | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 24–12 | Jul 2009 | Recanati, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Joseph Sirianni | Adriano Biasella Andrey Golubev | 6–4, 3–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 25–12 | Nov 2009 | Jersey, Great Britain | Challenger | Hard (i) | Joseph Sirianni | Henri Kontinen Jarkko Nieminen | 7–5, 3–6, [10–2] |
| Loss | 25–13 | Apr 2010 | Monza, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Martin Fischer | Daniele Bracciali David Marrero | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 26–13 | Apr 2010 | Italy F5, Padova | Futures | Clay | Federico Torresi | Karim Maamoun Sherif Sabry | 7–5, 4–6, [10–4] |
| Loss | 26–14 | May 2010 | Italy F6, Vicenza | Futures | Clay | Daniel Smethurst | Nicola Remedi Andrea Stoppini | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 27–14 | Jun 2010 | Italy F11, Bergamo | Futures | Clay | Alessandro Giannessi | Stefano Ianni Matteo Volante | 6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 28–14 | Jun 2010 | Netherlands F3, Rotterdam | Futures | Clay | Alexandre Renard | Ivo Klec Bas van der Valk | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 29–14 | Aug 2010 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Joseph Sirianni | Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana | 4–6, 6–4, [10–6] |
| Loss | 29–15 | Sep 2010 | Bangkok, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | Yūichi Sugita | Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 30–15 | Nov 2010 | Loughborough, Great Britain | Challenger | Hard (i) | Henri Kontinen | Jordan Kerr Ken Skupski | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 31–15 | Jan 2011 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Challenger | Hard | Dominik Meffert | Flavio Cipolla Simone Vagnozzi | 7–6(7–4), 5–7, [10–5] |
| Win | 32–15 | Feb 2011 | Bergamo, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Ken Skupski | Mikhail Elgin Alexander Kudryavtsev | w/o |
| Loss | 32–16 | Feb 2011 | Wolfsburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet (i) | Dominik Meffert | Matthias Bachinger Simon Stadler | 6–3, 6–7(3–7), [7–10] |
| Win | 33–16 | Apr 2011 | Monza, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Johan Brunström | Jamie Delgado Jonathan Marray | 5–7, 6–2, [10–7] |
| Win | 34–16 | Jul 2011 | Recanati, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Ken Skupski | Federico Gaio Purav Raja | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 35–16 | Aug 2011 | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Johan Brunström | Nicolas Mahut Lovro Zovko | 6–2, 3–6, [10–6] |
| Loss | 35–17 | Aug 2011 | Binghamton, USA | Challenger | Hard | Treat Huey | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 35–18 | Nov 2011 | Knoxville, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Adam Hubble | Steve Johnson Austin Krajicek | 6–3, 4–6, [11–13] |
| Win | 36–18 | Jan 2012 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Hard (i) | Johan Brunström | Treat Huey Dominic Inglot | 6–3, 3–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 37–18 | Apr 2012 | Chinese Taipei F2, Kaohsiung | Futures | Hard | Denis Matsukevitch | An Jae-sung Kim Young-jun | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 37–19 | Apr 2012 | Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei | Challenger | Hard | Daniel King-Turner | John Paul Fruttero Raven Klaasen | 7–6(8–6), 5–7, [8–10] |
| Win | 38–19 | May 2012 | South Korea F2, Changwon | Futures | Hard | Michael Look | Huang Liang-chi Yi Chu-huan | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 38–20 | Jun 2012 | Nottingham, Great Britain | Challenger | Grass | Jonathan Marray | Treat Huey Dominic Inglot | 4–6, 7–6(11–9), [8–10] |
| Loss | 38–21 | Mar 2014 | Great Britain F7, Preston | Futures | Hard (i) | Joshua Ward-Hibbert | Luke Bambridge Liam Broady | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 39–21 | Mar 2014 | Switzerland F1, Taverne | Futures | Carpet (i) | Jesper Brunström | Laurynas Grigelis Henri Laaksonen | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 40–21 | Jul 2014 | Ireland F1, Dublin | Futures | Carpet | Edward Corrie | Peter Bothwell David O'Hare | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 41–21 | Sep 2014 | Great Britain F15, London | Futures | Hard | Joshua Ward-Hibbert | David O'Hare Joe Salisbury | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, [10–8] |
| Win | 42–21 | Nov 2014 | Charlottesville, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Treat Huey | Lewis Burton Marcus Willis | 3–6, 6–3, [10–2] |
| Loss | 42–22 | Jan 2015 | USA F2, Los Angeles | Futures | Hard | James Cluskey | Dimitar Kutrovsky Dennis Novikov | 6–4, 1–6, [4–10] |
| Win | 43–22 | Aug 2015 | Vancouver, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Treat Huey | Yuki Bhambri Michael Venus | 7–6(7–4), 6–7(3–7), [10–5] |
| Win | 44–22 | Oct 2015 | Tiburon, USA | Challenger | Hard | Johan Brunström | Carsten Ball Matt Reid | 7–6(7–2), 6–1 |
| Win | 45–22 | Oct 2015 | Fairfield, USA | Challenger | Hard | Johan Brunström | Dustin Brown Carsten Ball | 6–3, 5–7, [10–5] |
| Win | 46–22 | Nov 2015 | Knoxville, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Johan Brunström | Sekou Bangoura Matt Seeberger | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 47–22 | Jan 2016 | Manila, Philippines | Challenger | Hard | Johan Brunström | Francis Casey Alcantara Christopher Rungkat | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 47–23 | Apr 2016 | Gwangju, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | David O'Hare | Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 47–24 | May 2016 | Taipei, Chinese Taipei | Challenger | Carpet (i) | David O'Hare | Hsieh Cheng-peng Yang Tsung-hua | 6–7(6–8), 4–6 |
| Win | 48–24 | Jun 2016 | Spain F18, Palma del Río | Futures | Hard | David O'Hare | Nicolás Barrientos Jaume Pla Malfeito | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 49–24 | Mar 2017 | Canada F2, Sherbrooke | Futures | Hard (i) | Isak Arvidsson | Miķelis Lībietis Hugo Nys | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Win | 50–24 | Apr 2017 | Saint Brieuc, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Andre Begemann | David O'Hare Joe Salisbury | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 51–24 | Jun 2017 | Spain F18, Palma del Río | Futures | Hard | David O'Hare | Adrien Bossel Matteo Viola | 6–1, 7–6(7–1) |
| Win | 52–24 | Sep 2017 | France F18, Bagnères-de-Bigorre | Futures | Hard | Edward Corrie | Niels Lootsma Denis Matsukevitch | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 53–24 | Feb 2018 | Great Britain F2, Loughborough | Futures | Hard (i) | Harri Heliövaara | Jack Findel-Hawkins Luke Johnson | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 53–25 | Feb 2018 | Great Britain F3, Shrewsbury | Futures | Hard (i) | Harri Heliövaara | Scott Clayton Marcus Willis | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 54–25 | Mar 2018 | Drummondville, Canada | Challenger | Hard (i) | Joris De Loore | Luis David Martínez Filip Peliwo | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 55–25 | May 2018 | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Toshihide Matsui | Chen Ti Yi Chu-huan | 6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 56–25 | May 2018 | Loughborough, Great Britain | Challenger | Hard (i) | Joe Salisbury | Luke Bambridge Jonny O'Mara | 3–6, 6–3, [10–4] |
| Win | 57–25 | Jun 2018 | Nottingham, Great Britain | Challenger | Grass | Joe Salisbury | Austin Krajicek Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan | 7–6(7–5), 6–1 |
| Loss | 57–26 | Nov 2018 | Charlottesville, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Toshihide Matsui | Harri Heliövaara Henri Laaksonen | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 58–26 | Nov 2018 | Knoxville, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Toshihide Matsui | Hunter Reese Tennys Sandgren | 7–6(8–6), 7–5 |
| Loss | 58–27 | May 2019 | Aix-en-Provence, France | Challenger | Clay | Tim Pütz | Kevin Krawietz Jürgen Melzer | 6–7(5–7), 2–6 |
| Win | 59–27 | Nov 2019 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard (i) | Tim Pütz | Roman Jebavý Igor Zelenay | 4–6, 7–6(7–4), [11–9] |
| Win | 60–27 | Nov 2019 | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Hard (i) | Tim Pütz | Tomislav Draganja Pavel Kotov | 7–6(7–2), 6–0 |
| Loss | 60–28 | Nov 2021 | Charlottesville, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Treat Huey | William Blumberg Max Schnur | 6-3, 1-6, [12-14] |
See also
References
- ^ "'A Hell of a Ride': Wimbledon Champ Frederik Nielsen Retires | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Wimbledon champions Jonathan Marray and Frederik Nielsen secure ATP world tour finals' berth". The Daily Telegraph. London. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ "My Wimbledon: Jonathan Marray". 30 June 2014.
- ^ "Nottingham Challenger". ITF Tennis. 23 October 2006.
- ^ "Dublin Challenger". ITF Tennis. 6 July 2008.
External links
- Frederik Nielsen at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Frederik Nielsen at the International Tennis Federation
- Frederik Nielsen at the Davis Cup