Filip Peliwo

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Filip Peliwo
Birthdate January 30, 1994
Birthplace Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
From Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Country represented Poland since March 2022
Height 5’11” (1,80m)
Style of play Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Turned pro 2013
Best ATP singles ranking No. 161 (May 21, 2018)
Best ATP doubles ranking No. 321 (March 19, 2018)
Profile on CdnTennis.ca

Biography

Filip Peliwo (born January 30, 1994 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian-Polish professional tennis player. He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 161 on May 21, 2018 and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 321 on March 19, 2018.

Peliwo became the first Canadian male and second Canadian ever to win a Grand Slam in singles at any level with his 2012 Wimbledon boys' title win. This was Canada's second Grand Slam title in two days, one day after Eugenie Bouchard's. With the victory, Peliwo reached the No. 1 combined junior world ranking in July 2012, the first time a Canadian has been top ranked. He won his second straight junior Grand Slam title at the 2012 US Open. Peliwo was also runner-up in the boys singles events at the 2012 Australian Open and French Open. At the Masters 1000 Rogers Cup at the beginning of August, Peliwo was granted a wildcard into the main draw, his first appearance at an ATP Tour tournament. He scored an upset with a three-set win over world No. 39 Jarkko Nieminen in the first round when Nieminen retired at 1–3 in the third set. He was defeated in the next round by world No. 66 Denis Istomin in three sets. In 2017, he won his first ATP Challenger title, defeating Denis Kudla at the 75K in Knoxville.

Peliwo was born in Vancouver to Polish parents Mark and Monika. He played his early tennis through his teens at the North Shore Winter Club in North Vancouver BC and was part of the National Training Centre in Montréal from 2009 to 2013. He is the only one of three siblings not born in Poland. Peliwo started representing Poland in March 2022.

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger 175 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 125 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 110 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 100 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 90 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 80 (0–1)
ATP Challenger 75 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 50 (0–0)
ATP Challenger Tour prior to 2019 (1–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2017 Knoxville, United States $75,000 Hard (i) Denis Kudla (USA) 6–4, 6–2
Loss 1–1 May 2019 Jerusalem, Israel 80 Series Hard Danilo Petrović (SRB) 6–7(3–7), 7–6(10–8), 1–6

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger 175 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 125 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 110 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 100 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 90 (0–1)
ATP Challenger 80 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 75 (0–0)
ATP Challenger 50 (1–0)
ATP Challenger Tour prior to 2019 (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2018 Drummondville, Canada $75,000 Hard (i) Luis David Martínez (VEN) Joris De Loore (BEL)
Frederik Nielsen (DEN)
4–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Mar 2020 Calgary, Canada 90 Series Hard (i) Harry Bourchier (AUS) Nathan Pasha (USA)
Max Schnur (USA)
6–7(4–7), 3–6
Win 1–2 Aug 2023 Zhuhai, China 50 Series Hard Luca Castelnuovo (SUI) Li Hanwen (CHN)
Li Zhe (CHN)
7–5, 7–6(7–4)

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 26 (12 titles, 14 runners-up)

Legend
ITF $25,000 tournaments / ITF M25 (4–8)
ITF $15,000 tournaments / ITF M15 (7–4)
ITF $10,000 tournaments (1–2)
Titles by surface
Hard (12–13)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2012 Mexico F14, Mérida $10,000 Hard Lucas Pouille (FRA) 3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 May 2013 Greece F6, Marathon $10,000 Hard Michal Konečný (CZE) 7–5, 5–7, 5–7
Win 1–2 Sep 2013 Canada F9, Markham $15,000 Hard (i) Philip Bester (CAN) Walkover
Loss 1–3 Jun 2014 Canada F3, Richmond $15,000 Hard Dennis Novikov (USA) 6–1, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 1–4 Jul 2014 Canada F4, Kelowna $15,000 Hard Benjamin Mitchell (AUS) 3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win 2–4 Feb 2015 France F3, Feucherolles $10,000 Hard (i) Antal van der Duim (NED) 6–2, 6–4
Win 3–4 Nov 2015 Great Britain F11, Bath $15,000 Hard (i) Mats Moraing (GER) 2–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win 4–4 Sep 2016 Canada F8, Toronto $25,000 Hard Rhyne Williams (USA) 6–3, 6–4
Win 5–4 Apr 2017 Egypt F12, Sharm El Sheikh $15,000 Hard Aldin Šetkić (BIH) 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win 6–4 Apr 2017 Egypt F14, Sharm El Sheikh $15,000 Hard Issam Haitham Taweel (EGY) 6–3, 6–3
Win 7–4 Apr 2017 Egypt F15, Sharm El Sheikh $15,000 Hard Moez Echargui (TUN) 6–3, 6–4
Win 8–4 May 2017 Israel F7, Herzliya $15,000 Hard Edan Leshem (ISR) 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Win 9–4 May 2017 Israel F8, Netanya $15,000 Hard Dekel Bar (ISR) 6–3, 7–5
Loss 9–5 Jul 2017 Canada F3, Kelowna $25,000 Hard Alexander Sarkissian (USA) 2–6, 4–6
Win 10–5 Jul 2017 Canada F4, Saskatoon $25,000 Hard Marcos Giron (USA) 7–6(9–7), 6–7(5–7), 6–1
Loss 10–6 Sep 2017 Canada F5, Calgary $25,000 Hard Ulises Blanch (USA) 4–6, retired
Loss 10–7 Aug 2021 Gdynia, Poland M15 Clay Roman Andres Burruchaga (ARG) 7–6(7–2), 6–7(3–7), 1–6
Loss 10–8 Oct 2021 Pretoria, South Africa M25 Hard Rio Noguchi (JPN) 3–6, 5–7
Win 11–8 Oct 2021 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan M25 Hard (i) Andrey Kuznetsov (RUS) 6–3, 7–5
Loss 11–9 Aug 2022 Helsinki, Finland M15 Hard Charles Broom (GBR) 6–4, 4–6, 1–6
Win 12–9 Aug 2022 Aldershot, United Kingdom M25 Hard Leandro Riedi (SUI) 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 12–10 Oct 2022 Glasgow, United Kingdom M25 Hard Aidan McHugh (GBR) 6–7(4–7), 4–6
Loss 12–11 Oct 2022 Afula, Israel M25 Hard Daniel Cukierman (ISR) 6–7(4–7), 3–6
Loss 12–12 Nov 2022 Jerusalem, Israel M25 Hard Vladyslav Orlov (UKR) 6–1, 1–6, 5–7
Loss 12–13 Jun 2023 Netanya, Israel M25 Hard Martyn Pawelski (POL) 1–6, 5–7
Loss 12–14 Jul 2023 Netanya, Israel M25 Hard Yshai Oliel (ISR) 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 2–6

Doubles: 16 (5 titles, 11 runners-up)

Legend
ITF $25,000 tournaments / ITF M25 (2–2)
ITF $15,000 tournaments / ITF M15 (2–8)
ITF $10,000 tournaments (1–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (5–11)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2012 Canada F6, Winnipeg $15,000 Hard Milan Pokrajac (CAN) Yuichi Ito (JPN)
Ante Pavić (CRO)
6–3, 3–6, [18–20]
Loss 0–2 May 2013 Greece F5, Heraklion $10,000 Hard Hugo Di Feo (CAN) Joshua Milton (GBR)
Andrew Whittington (AUS)
6–2, 3–6, [7–10]
Loss 0–3 Aug 2013 Canada F6, Winnipeg $15,000 Hard David Sofaer (AUS) Ante Pavić (CRO)
Milan Pokrajac (CAN)
0–6, 6–4, [11–13]
Loss 0–4 Mar 2014 Canada F1, Gatineau $15,000 Hard (i) Kamil Pajkowski (CAN) Edward Corrie (GBR)
Daniel Smethurst (GBR)
6–7(4–7), 1–6
Loss 0–5 Sep 2014 Canada F11, Markham $15,000 Hard (i) Daniel Skripnik (ISR) Matt Seeberger (USA)
Rudolf Siwy (CZE)
2–6, 3–6
Win 1–5 Feb 2015 Tunisia F5, Port El Kantaoui $10,000 Hard Pietro Licciardi (ITA) Hiroyasu Ehara (JPN)
Takashi Saito (JPN)
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
Win 2–5 Oct 2015 France F23, Rodez $15,000 Hard (i) Fabien Reboul (FRA) Jonathan Eysseric (FRA)
Tom Jomby (FRA)
6–7(2–7), 6–4, [10–4]
Loss 2–6 Nov 2015 Great Britain F11, Bath $15,000 Hard (i) Sam Barry (IRL) Lloyd Glasspool (GBR)
Joshua Ward-Hibbert (GBR)
4–6, 6–3, [2–10]
Win 3–6 Sep 2016 Canada F9, Niagara-on-the-Lake $25,000 Hard (i) Brayden Schnur (CAN) Iván Endara (ECU)
Nicolás Jarry (CHI)
6–3, 6–3
Win 4–6 Apr 2017 Egypt F12, Sharm El Sheikh $15,000 Hard Aldin Šetkić (BIH) Vladyslav Manafov (UKR)
Daniil Zarichanskiy (BLR)
4–6, 6–3, [14–12]
Loss 4–7 Apr 2017 Egypt F15, Sharm El Sheikh $15,000 Hard Vladyslav Orlov (UKR) David Jorda Sanchis (ESP)
Jaime Pulgar-García (ESP)
4–6, 6–3, [1–10]
Loss 4–8 May 2017 Israel F8, Netanya $15,000 Hard Yanais Laurent (FRA) Antoine Bellier (SUI)
Albano Olivetti (FRA)
6–7(6–8), 5–7
Win 5–8 Jun 2017 Canada F3, Kelowna $25,000 Hard Ronnie Schneider (USA) Jody Maginley (ATG)
Mark Whitehouse (GBR)
7–5, 6–4
Loss 5–9 Jul 2017 Canada F4, Saskatoon $25,000 Hard Ronnie Schneider (USA) Alexios Halebian (USA)
Alexander Sarkissian (USA)
3–6, 6–7(0–7)
Loss 5–10 Jun 2021 Monastir, Tunisia M15 Hard Matías Franco Descotte (ARG) Hong Seong-chan (KOR)
Nam Ji-sung (KOR)
3–6, 1–6
Loss 5–11 Nov 2022 Jerusalem, Israel M25 Hard Mattias Southcombe (GBR) Daniel Cukierman (ISR)
Joshua Paris (GBR)
3–6, 4–6

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 2012 Australian Open Hard Luke Saville (AUS) 3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss 2012 French Open Clay Kimmer Coppejans (BEL) 1–6, 4–6
Win 2012 Wimbledon Grass Luke Saville (AUS) 7–5, 6–4
Win 2012 US Open Hard Liam Broady (GBR) 6–2, 2–6, 7–5

Singles performance timeline

This table is current through the 2024 Australian Open.

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 A A A Q1 A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A A A A A Q1 A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon Q2 A A A A Q1 A NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open A A A A A Q1 A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0

Notes

  • NB The French Open was played in September and after the US Open due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

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