Filip Peliwo
Biography
Filip Peliwo (born January 30, 1994 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian professional tennis player. 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. He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 161 on May 21, 2018. 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 2012. He is the only one of three siblings not born in Poland.
ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 17 (11 titles, 6 runners-up)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (1–0) |
| ITF Futures (10–6) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2012 | Mexico F14, Mérida | Futures | Hard | Lucas Pouille (FRA) | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2013 | Greece F6, Marathon | Futures | Hard | Michal Konečný (CZE) | 7–5, 5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–2 | Sep 2013 | Canada F9, Markham | Futures | Hard (i) | Philip Bester (CAN) | Walkover |
| Loss | 1–3 | Jun 2014 | Canada F3, Richmond | Futures | Hard | Dennis Novikov (USA) | 6–1, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jul 2014 | Canada F4, Kelowna | Futures | Hard | Benjamin Mitchell (AUS) | 3–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–4 | Feb 2015 | France F3, Feucherolles | Futures | Hard (i) | Antal van der Duim (NED) | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–4 | Nov 2015 | Great Britain F11, Bath | Futures | Hard (i) | Mats Moraing (GER) | 2–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–4 | Sep 2016 | Canada F8, Toronto | Futures | Hard | Rhyne Williams (USA) | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–4 | Apr 2017 | Egypt F12, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Aldin Šetkić (BIH) | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–4 | Apr 2017 | Egypt F14, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Issam Haitham Taweel (EGY) | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 7–4 | Apr 2017 | Egypt F15, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Moez Echargui (TUN) | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–4 | May 2017 | Israel F7, Herzliya | Futures | Hard | Edan Leshem (ISR) | 4–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 9–4 | May 2017 | Israel F8, Netanya | Futures | Hard | Dekel Bar (ISR) | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 9–5 | Jul 2017 | Canada F3, Kelowna | Futures | Hard | Alexander Sarkissian (USA) | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 10–5 | Jul 2017 | Canada F4, Saskatoon | Futures | Hard | Marcos Giron (USA) | 7–6(9–7), 6–7(5–7), 6–1 |
| Loss | 10–6 | Sep 2017 | Canada F5, Calgary | Futures | Hard | Ulises Blanch (USA) | 4–6, retired |
| Win | 11–6 | Nov 2017 | Knoxville, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | Denis Kudla (USA) | 6–4, 6–2 |
Doubles: 15 (5 titles, 10 runners-up)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (0–1) |
| ITF Futures (5–9) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2012 | Canada F6, Winnipeg | Futures | Hard | Milan Pokrajac (CAN) | Yuichi Ito (JPN) Ante Pavić (CRO) |
6–3, 3–6, [18–20] |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2013 | Greece F5, Heraklion | Futures | 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 | Futures | Hard | David Sofaer (AUS) | Ante Pavić (CRO) Milan Pokrajac (CAN) |
0–6, 6–4, [11–13] |
| Loss | 0–4 | Mar 2014 | Canada F1, Gatineau | Futures | 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 | Futures | 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 | Futures | 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 | Futures | 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 | Futures | 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 | Futures | 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 | Futures | 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 | Futures | 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 | Futures | Hard | Yanais Laurent (FRA) | Antoine Bellier (SUI) Albano Olivetti (FRA) |
6–7(6–8), 5–7 |
| Win | 5–8 | Jun 2017 | Canada F3, Kelowna | Futures | Hard | Ronnie Schneider (USA) | Jody Maginley (ATG) Mark Whitehouse (GBR) |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–9 | Jul 2017 | Canada F4, Saskatoon | Futures | Hard | Ronnie Schneider (USA) | Alexios Halebian (USA) Alexander Sarkissian (USA) |
3–6, 6–7(0–7) |
| Loss | 5–10 | Mar 2018 | Drummondville, Canada | Challenger | Hard (i) | Luis David Martínez (VEN) | Joris De Loore (BEL) Frederik Nielsen (DEN) |
4–6, 3–6 |
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 |