Tibo Colson
Appearance
Country (sports) | Belgium |
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Born | Genk, Belgium | 12 July 2000
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Christopher Heyman Ruben Bemelmans[1] |
Prize money | $50,945 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–0 |
Highest ranking | No. 395 (20 November 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 577 (27 January 2025) |
Doubles | |
Highest ranking | No. 581 (21 October 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 581 (21 October 2024) |
Last updated on: 27 January 2025. |
Tibo Colson (born 12 July 2000) is a Belgian tennis player. He has a career high ranking of No. 395 achieved on 20 November 2023.[2]
Career
[edit]Juniors
[edit]Since 2016, Colson has been training at the Topsportcentrum Tennis Vlaanderen in Wilrijk, Belgium alongside Zizou Bergs and later also alongside 2023 Australian Open Junior champion Alexander Blockx.[3][4][5][6]
Colson has won six junior titles in 2016 and 2017.[7]
2022-2023: ATP doubles debut
[edit]The start of his professional career was be-set by knee injuries, and it was not until he was 22 years-old that he won his first ITF level professional tournament, in October 2022 in Maputo, Mozambique.[7][8][9] In October 2023, he received a wildcard in doubles for the European Open in Antwerp, alongside compatriot Zizou Bergs.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Thys, Werner (15 June 2023). "Tibo Colson geniet van pijnvrij tennissen: "Vooral niet vergelijken met leeftijdsgenoten, alles op mijn tempo"". hln.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Tibo Colson". ATP Tour. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ ""Een mooi geschenk voor mijn verjaardag"" (in Dutch). 17 July 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ D'haene, Bart (16 June 2022). "Christopher Heyman wil na toernooizege in Montenegro ook scoren in Duffel: "Ik heb een duidelijk plan voor ogen"". gva.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ Mulders, Johan (30 September 2023). "Gilles-Arnaud Bailly in Italië, Tibo Colson in Zweden: dubbel Limburgs succes op M25-toernooien". hblv.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Tibo Colson eerlijk en vastberaden: "Mijn seizoen was een teleurstelling, maar in 2025 ga ik voor de Challengers"" (in Dutch). 10 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ a b Kesteloot, Wouter (15 October 2022). "Colson wint eerste proftitel in Mozambique". Tennisplaza.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ Thys, Werner (16 October 2022). "Doorzetter Tibo Colson wint zijn eerste proftoernooi in Mozambique: "Dit doet enorm veel deugd"". hln.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Tibo Colson ou le chemin de la résilience" (in French). 7 April 2023.
- ^ Mulders, Johan (15 October 2023). "Zizou Bergs dubbelt met Tibo Colson in Antwerpen". fan2.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
External links
[edit]- Tibo Colson at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Tibo Colson at the International Tennis Federation