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Raphaël Collignon

Raphaël Collignon (born 13 January 2002) is a Belgian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 59 achieved on 16 February 2026 and a best doubles ranking of No. 435, reached on 31 March 2025. He is currently the No. 3 singles player from Belgium.[3]

Raphaël Collignon
Collignon at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) Belgium
ResidenceLiege, Belgium[1]
Born (2002-01-13) 13 January 2002 (age 24)
Rochester, Minnesota, US[2]
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2022
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachSteve Darcis
Prize moneyUS $1,138,322
Singles
Career record15–18
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 59 (16 February 2026)
Current rankingNo. 62 (1 June 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2026)
French Open3R (2026)
Wimbledon1R (2025)
US Open3R (2025)
Doubles
Career record1–5
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 435 (31 March 2025)
Current rankingNo. 1,308 (1 June 2026)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2026)
French Open2R (2026)
US Open1R (2025)
Last updated on: 4 May 2026.

Collignon has won four singles titles on the ATP Challenger Tour. He represents Belgium at the Davis Cup.[4]

Professional career

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2022: First pro titles

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Collignon earned four titles on ITF Men's Tour throughout 2022; this included the Marburg Open, Germany, a M25-level event, which he won without dropping a set. He defeated Yshai Oliel in the final.[5]

2023: Maiden Challenger final, top 250

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In April 2023, Collignon reached his first ATP Challenger final, at the Challenger di Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy, where he lost to first seed Filip Misolic.[1][6] As a result, he moved into the top 215 in the singles rankings on 24 April 2023 and entered the qualification competition of 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 August 2024, Collignon won his maiden Challenger title at the Platzmann-Sauerland Open, Germany, defeating first seed Botic van de Zandschulp in the final.[8]

The Belgian received a wildcard for a home tournament, the 2024 European Open, making his ATP Tour debut. He lost in the first round to Marton Fucsovics.[9][10]

After his second Challenger title at the All In Open, France,[11] he ended that season ranked inside the top 125 in the singles rankings on 18 November 2024.[12]

2025: First ATP semifinal, US Open third round, top 75

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Following his third Challenger title at the Teréga Open Pau–Pyrénées, Collignon reached the top 100 for the first time, with a career-high singles ranking of world No. 98 on 24 February 2025.[13]

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

In June, Collignon made his major debut at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships, losing in the first round to former finalist Marin Čilić.[16] The Belgian recorded his first major win later that season, at the US Open, defeating lucky loser Daniel Elahi Galán in the first round,[17] and then went on to upset 12th seed and former US Open finalist Casper Ruud for the biggest win of his career thus far. He ultimately lost to 20th seed Jiří Lehečka in the third round.[18][19]

Playing at his home tournament for the second time as a wildcard, Collignon reached his first ATP Tour semifinal with wins over compatriot Zizou Bergs,[20] Francisco Comesaña[21] and fourth seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.[22]

2026

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At the 2026 Australian Open, Collignon won the first set against fifth-seed Lorenzo Musetti, but ultimately retired from the match after three hours in hot conditions suffering from cramps.[23]

At his first participation in Roland Garros in May 2026, Collignon defeated Aleksandar Vukic in straight sets in the first round of the 2026 French Open before defeating world number five Ben Shelton in straight sets, achieving the greatest victory of his career. He lost 3 sets to 2 in the third round at the tie-break, defeated by Matteo Arnaldi.[24][25][26]

Performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RRQ# 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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Current through the 2026 French Open.

Tournament 2023 2024 2025 2026 SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q1 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open Q1 A A 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Wimbledon Q2 A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open A A 3R 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 2–2 2–2 0 / 4 4–4 50%

ATP Challenger Tour finals

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  Challenger

Singles: 12 (6 titles, 6 runner-ups)

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Finals by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (3–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2023 Challenger di Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy Clay Austria Filip Misolic 6–4, 5–7, 6–7(6–8)
Win 1–1 Aug 2024 Platzmann Open, Germany Clay Netherlands Botic van de Zandschulp 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 1–2 Sep 2024 Lisboa Belém Open, Portugal Clay Switzerland Alexander Ritschard 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6
Loss 1–3 Oct 2024 Slovak Open, Slovakia Hard (i) Roman Safiullin 3–6, 4–6
Win 2–3 Nov 2024 All In Open, France Hard (i) France Calvin Hemery 6–4, 6–2
Win 3–3 Feb 2025 Open Pau–Pyrénées, France Hard (i) Germany Patrick Zahraj 6–2, 6–4
Loss 3–4 Feb 2025 Challenger Città di Lugano, Switzerland Hard (i) Croatia Borna Ćorić 3–6, 1–6
Win 4–4 Apr 2025 Monza Open, Italy Clay Ukraine Vitaliy Sachko 6–3, 7–5
Loss 4–5 Sep 2025 CO'Met Orléans Open, France Hard (i) Spain Martín Landaluce 7–6(8–6), 2–6, 3–6
Win 5–5 Feb 2026 Open Pau–Pyrénées, France (2) Hard (i) France Benjamin Bonzi 7–6(7–5), 6–1
Win 6–5 Apr 2026 Monza Open, Italy (2) Clay Croatia Dino Prižmić 7–6(7–2), 6–3
Loss 6–6 May 2026 BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux, France Clay Argentina Juan Manuel Cerúndolo 7–5, 1–6, 6–7(4–7)

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2025 Open Pau–Pyrénées, France 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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  World Tennis

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

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

Doubles: 1 (title)

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

Wins over top 10 players

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  • Collignon's match record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season20252026Total
Wins112
# Opponent Rk Event Surface Rd Score Rk Ref
2025
1. Australia Alex de Minaur 8 Davis Cup, Sydney, Australia Hard Q2 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 91 [27]
2026
2. United States Ben Shelton 5 French Open, France Clay 2R 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 62
  • Key: (Rk) first use, opponent rank; (Rd) round; (Rk) 2nd use, player rank; (Ref) reference; (F) final; (SF) semifinal; (QF) quarterfinal; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage
*As of 27 May 2026

References

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  1. 1 2 "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.
  4. ↑ "Davis Cup – Raphael Collignon Overview".
  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". ATP Tour. 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.net (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "Fonseca follows in Sinner's footsteps with Lexington Challenger title". ATP Tour. 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 X (formerly Twitter).
  10. ↑ "FOR THE FIRST TIME, EUROPEAN OPEN WITH FOUR BELGIANS IN THE MAIN DRAW!". europeanopen.be. 14 October 2024.
  11. ↑ "#NextGenATP Blockx & Quinn claim first Challenger titles". ATP Tour. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  12. ↑ "Fritz ends 2024 at career high, Mover of Week". ATP Tour. 18 November 2024.
  13. ↑ "Collignon Clinches Terega Open Pau-Pyrenees Title". tennistourtalk.com. 23 February 2025. 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 X (formerly Twitter).
  15. ↑ "Collignon Wins His First ATP Tour Match in Marrakech". tennistemple.com. 31 March 2025.
  16. ↑ "After four years away, Cilic ready to meet Draper challenge at Wimbledon". ATP Tour. 2 July 2025.
  17. ↑ "US Open : Raphaël Collignon décroche sa première victoire en Grand Chelem et rejoint le second tour". lesoir.be (in French). 25 August 2025.
  18. ↑ "Le Belge Raphaël Collignon, 107e mondial, fait tomber Casper Ruud au deuxième tour de l'US Open". lequipe.fr (in French). 27 August 2025.
  19. ↑ "Brain surgeon's son Collignon on finding the mental edge to beat Ruud". ATP Tour. 29 August 2025.
  20. ↑ "Van de Zandschulp channels new coach bounce to upset Fonseca in Brussels". ATP Tour. 14 October 2025.
  21. ↑ "Collignon fights a real thriller to reach the quarter-finals!". europeanopen.be. 15 October 2025.
  22. ↑ "Brussels Expo erupts as Raphaël Collignon advances to the semifinals". europeanopen.be. 17 October 2025.
  23. ↑ "Tennis-Australian Open day three". straitstimes.com. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  24. ↑ "Shelton kickstarts Roland Garros quest, Ruud survives in 5". ATP. 25 May 2026. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  25. ↑ "Collignon stuns Shelton, continuing upset trend at Roland Garros". ATP. 28 May 2026. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  26. ↑ https://fr.tennistemple.com/match/arnaldi-collignon-roland-garros-2026/9465920/comments
  27. ↑ "Australia on brink of Davis Cup exit as De Minaur stunned by brave Belgian Collignon". The Guardian. 13 September 2025.
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