Kristof Vliegen
Kristof Vliegen is a Belgian tennis coach and a former professional player.
Personal information
He is not related to fellow Belgian tennis player Joran Vliegen.Coaching
He coached Zizou Bergs until May 2025. He is currently coaching Alex Michelsen since October 2025.Career
2001
Vliegen turned professional in 2001.2006
Vliegen was a semifinalist in Chennai in 2006 and in May of the same year, in May of the same year, he reached the final of the ATP tournament in Munich, setting up the first all-Belgian men's singles final against Olivier Rochus. He was also the 30th seed at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, where he reached the 2nd round before losing to Nicolas Mahut in straight sets.2009
In Doha, the first tournament of the year he defeated Spaniard Óscar Hernández with 6–1, 6–7 and 6–7. In the next round he faced German Philipp Kohlschreiber. He was defeated in three sets 4–6, 7–6 and 6–4. At the Australian open he met Italian Simone Bolelli but lost in three long sets 6–7, 5–7 and 6–7. One week later he started in the SA Tennis Open as the seventh seed. In the first round he won in two straight sets of unranked Ross Hutchins. In the next round he defeated Czech Jan Minář. In the quarterfinals he lost to world number 6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets 4–6 and 1–6. At the Open 13 in Marseille he faced Czech Jan Hernych in the first round but lost in three sets: 6–3, 3–6 and 6–4.ATP career finals
Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss | 0–1 | [2003 AAPT Championships – Singles|] | Adelaide, Australia | International Series | Hard |  dts|May 2006Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
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dts|Mar 2002