 |
 Nielsen in 2013. | |
| Country (sports) |  Denmark |
|---|---|
| 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. | |
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'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.
Nielsen is the grandson of Kurt Nielsen. A former Danish tennis player and two-time Wimbledon finalist a US Open Mixed Doubles champion.
- ^ "'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.