# Louis Wessels

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German tennis player

For Louis Wessels the Boer commando leader, see [Battle of Spion Kop](/source/Battle_of_Spion_Kop).

Louis Weßels Country (sports) Germany Residence Detmold, Germany Born (1998-08-27) 27 August 1998 (age 27) Bielefeld, Germany Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Plays Right-handed (two-anded backhand) Coach Dirk Wessels Prize money $238,099 Singles Career record 1–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 267 (11 July 2022) Current ranking No. 627 (25 August 2025) Doubles Career record 0–0 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 335 (21 October 2024) Current ranking No. 517 (25 August 2025) Last updated on: 26 August 2025.

**Louis Wessels** ([German](/source/German_language): *Weßels*; born 27 August 1998) is a German [tennis](/source/Tennis) player. He has a career-high [ATP](/source/Association_of_Tennis_Professionals) singles ranking of world No. 267, achieved in July 2022.

## Tennis career

On the junior tour, Wessels has a career high ITF junior ranking of 17 achieved in May 2016. Wessels has reached the doubles semifinals at three of the four junior grand slams, including the [2015 Australian Open](/source/2015_Australian_Open), [2015 US Open](/source/2015_US_Open_(tennis)) and the [2016 Wimbledon Championships](/source/2016_Wimbledon_Championships).

Wessels made his ATP main draw debut at the [2016 German Open](/source/2016_German_Open), where he upset [Steven Diez](/source/Steven_Diez) in the first round. This victory made him the youngest player to win a main draw match on the [2016 ATP World Tour](/source/2016_ATP_World_Tour) at that time.[1]

Ranked No. 347, he qualified for his home tournament at the [2023 Halle Open](/source/2023_Halle_Open) having received a wildcard for the qualifying competition.[2]

## ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

### Singles: 23 (10–13)

Finals by surface Hard (1–1) Clay (9–12)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Loss 0–1 Aug 2017 Germany F12, Überlingen Clay Adrian Bodmer 6–7(5–7), 3–6 Loss 0–2 Sep 2017 Belgium F11, Damme Clay Jeroen Vanneste 7–5, 3–6, 3–6 Loss 0–3 Jan 2018 Usa F3, Naples Clay Javier Martí 4–6, 0–6 Loss 0–4 Jul 2018 Germany F6, Saarlouis Clay Philipp Davydenko 4–6, 6–7(4–7) Win 1–4 Aug 2018 Germany F10, Essen Clay Jeroen Vanneste 7–6(7–5), 6–4 Win 2–4 Sep 2018 Switzerland F5, Schlieren Clay Sandro Ehrat 6–3, 6–4 Win 3–4 Sep 2018 Italy F27, Pula Clay Marco Bortolotti 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 Loss 3–5 Oct 2018 Germany F16, Hamburg Hard Altug Celikbilek 2-6, 6-2, 4-6 Win 4–5 Jul 2019 M15 Marburg, Germany Clay Jesper de Jong 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) Loss 4–6 Aug 2019 M15 Überlingen, Germany Clay Peter Heller 1–6, 4–6 Win 5–6 Sep 2019 M15 Horgen, Switzerland Clay Alejandro González 6–2, 6–0 Loss 5–7 Sep 2019 M25 La Marsa, Tunisia Clay Bruno Sant'Anna 5–7, 4–6 Win 6–7 Jul 2021 M25 Marburg, Germany Clay Nick Hardt 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–5) Loss 6–8 Aug 2021 M25 Trier, Germany Clay Tim Handel 2–6, 4–6 Loss 6–9 Sep 2021 M25 Madrid, Spain Clay Luca Nardi 5–7, 2–6 Loss 6–10 Oct 2021 M25 Skopje, North Macedonia Clay Matteo Arnaldi 1–6, 0–6 Win 7–10 May 2022 M25 Kalmar, Sweden Clay Daniele Capecchi 6–2, 6–3 Win 8–10 Jul 2022 M25 Poprad, Slovakia Clay Stefan Palosi 6–4, 6–3 Loss 8–11 Jul 2023 M25 Marburg, Germany Clay Timo Stodder 4–6, 3–6 Loss 8–12 Sep 2023 M15 Oberhausen, Germany Clay Jonáš Forejtek 3–6, 4–6 Win 9–12 Sep 2023 M25 Pardubice, Czech Republic Clay Jonáš Forejtek 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 Loss 9–13 Aug 2024 M15 Ystad, Sweden Clay Chris Rodesch 2–6, 6–4, 3–6 Win 10–13 May 2025 M15 Heraklion, Greece Hard Petros Tsitsipas 3–6, 7–5, 6–2

### Doubles: 16 (8–8)

Finals by surface Hard (2–2) Clay (6–6)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1–0 Oct 2016 Oberhaching, Germany Hard (i) Hannes Wagner Raphael Baltensperger Marc-Andrea Hüsler 6–1, 6–4 Loss 1–1 Jun 2017 Kaltenkirchen, Germany Clay Johannes Härteis Tom Kočevar-Dešman Nik Razboršek 3–6, 2–6 Win 2–1 Aug 2017 Oldenzaal, Netherlands Clay Scott Griekspoor Glenn Smits Boy Vergeer 6–3, 6–0 Loss 2–2 Sep 2017 Hammamet, Tunisia Clay Elliot Benchetrit Filippo Baldi Mirko Cutuli 4–6, 4–6 Win 3–2 Jan 2018 Naples, United States Clay Trent Bryde Fred Gil Jaume Pla Malfeito 6–1, 1–6, [11–9] Loss 3–3 May 2018 Karlskrona, Sweden Clay Otto Virtanen Markus Eriksson Fred Simonsson 1–6, 6–1, [5–10] Win 4–3 Aug 2018 Essen, Germany Clay Matthias Wunner Lukas Rüpke Tom Schönenberg 6–2, 6–2 Loss 4–4 Nov 2018 Helsinki, Finland Hard Otto Virtanen Patrick Mayer Alexander Vasilenko 6–7(5–7), 3–6 Win 5–4 Aug 2019 Überlingen, Germany Clay Valentin Günther Mick Veldheer Leopold Zima 6–3, 6–3 Loss 5–5 Apr 2023 Reus, Spain Clay Ryan Nijboer Imanol López Morillo Benjamín Winter López 6–4, 2–6, [6–10] Loss 5–6 Nov 2023 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard Vadym Ursu Ilia Simakin Petr Bar Biryukov 6–4, 3–6, [7–10] Loss 5–7 Aug 2024 Ystad, Sweden Clay Christian Sigsgaard Erik Grevelius Adam Heinonen 4–6, 4–6 Win 6–7 Sep 2024 Pozzuoli, Italy Hard Stefano Reitano Henry Barrett Filip Peliwo 6–2, 6–1 Win 7–7 Sep 2024 Satu Mare, Romania Clay Tim Rühl Petr Nesterov Vladyslav Orlov 7–6(8–6), 6–3 Win 8–7 Jun 2025 Kamen, Germany Clay Alec Beckley Jakub Jupa Jakub Nicod 6–1, 3–6, [10–6] Loss 8–8 Aug 2025 Überlingen, Germany Clay Niklas Schell Jannik Maute Sydney Zick 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–4), [8–10]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Mannarino survives in Newport"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160829064745/http://www.sportinglife.com/tennis/news/article/553/10499983/philipp-kohlschreiber-beats-carlos-berlocqat-the-german-tennis-championships). *sportinglife.com*. 13 July 2016. Archived from [the original](http://www.sportinglife.com/tennis/news/article/553/10499983/philipp-kohlschreiber-beats-carlos-berlocqat-the-german-tennis-championships) on 29 August 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Louis Wessels is cheered on"](https://www.terrawortmann-open.de/en/news/article/jubel-um-louis-wessels/). 18 June 2023.

## External links

- [Louis Wessels](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/-/WB25/overview) at the [Association of Tennis Professionals](/source/Association_of_Tennis_Professionals)

- [Louis Wessels](https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/louis-wessels/800336998/ger) at [World Tennis](/source/World_Tennis)

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