| Louis Weßels | |
| Residence: | Detmold, Germany |
| Birth Date: | 1998 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Bielefeld, Germany |
| Height: | 1.98 m |
| Plays: | Right-handed (two-anded backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney: | $225,330 |
| Coach: | Dirk Wessels |
| Singlesrecord: | 1–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 267 (11 July 2022) |
| Currentsinglesranking: | No. 568 (21 October 2024) |
| Doublesrecord: | 0–0 |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 335 (21 October 2024) |
| Currentdoublesranking: | No. 335 (21 October 2024) |
| Updated: | 21 October 2024 |
Louis Wessels (de|Weßels; born 27 August 1998) is a German tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 267, achieved in July 2022.
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, 2015 US Open and the 2016 Wimbledon Championships.
Wessels made his ATP main draw debut at the 2016 German Open, where he upset Steven Diez in the first round. This victory made him the youngest player to win a main draw match at the 2016 ATP World Tour by that time.[1]
Ranked No. 347, he qualified for his home tournament at the 2023 Halle Open having received a wildcard for the qualifying competition.[2]
| Finals by surface | |
|---|---|
| Hard (0–1) | |
| Clay (9–12) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Germany F12, Überlingen | Clay | Adrian Bodmer | 6–7(5–7), 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Belgium F11, Damme | Clay |  Jeroen Vanneste | 7–5, 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–3 | Usa F3, Naples | Clay |  Javier Martí | 4–6, 0–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–4 | Germany F6, Saarlouis | Clay |  Philipp Davydenko | 4–6, 6–7(4–7) | ||
| Win | 1–4 | Germany F10, Essen | Clay | Jeroen Vanneste | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | ||
| Win | 2–4 | Switzerland F5, Schlieren | Clay | Sandro Ehrat | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 3–4 | Italy F27, Pula | Clay |  Marco Bortolotti | 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 3–5 | Germany F16, Hamburg | Hard |  Altug Celikbilek | 2-6, 6-2, 4-6 | ||
| Win | 4–5 | M15 Marburg, Germany | Clay | Jesper de Jong | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5) | ||
| Loss | 4–6 | M15 Überlingen, Germany | Clay | Peter Heller | 1–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 5–6 | M15 Horgen, Switzerland | Clay |  Alejandro González | 6–2, 6–0 | ||
| Loss | 5–7 | M25 La Marsa, Tunisia | Clay |  Bruno Sant'Anna | 5–7, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 6–7 | M25 Marburg, Germany | Clay |  Nick Hardt | 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–5) | ||
| Loss | 6–8 | M25 Trier, Germany | Clay | Tim Handel | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 6–9 | M25 Madrid, Spain | Clay | Luca Nardi | 5–7, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 6–10 | M25 Skopje, North Macedonia | Clay | Matteo Arnaldi | 1–6, 0–6 | ||
| Win | 7–10 | M25 Kalmar, Sweden | Clay | Daniele Capecchi | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 8–10 | M25 Poprad, Slovakia | Clay | Stefan Palosi | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 8–11 | M25 Marburg, Germany | Clay | Timo Stodder | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 8–12 | M15 Oberhausen, Germany | Clay |  Jonáš Forejtek | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 9–12 | M25 Pardubice, Czech Republic | Clay | Jonáš Forejtek | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 9–13 | M15 Ystad, Sweden | Clay |  Chris Rodesch | 2–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Finals by surface | |
|---|---|
| Hard (2–2) | |
| Clay (5–5) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Oberhaching, Germany | Hard (i) | Hannes Wagner | Raphael Baltensperger Marc-Andrea Hüsler | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 1–1 | Kaltenkirchen, Germany | Clay | Johannes Härteis | Tom Kočevar-Dešman Nik Razboršek | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 2–1 | Oldenzaal, Netherlands | Clay | Scott Griekspoor | Glenn Smits Boy Vergeer | 6–3, 6–0 | ||
| Loss | 2–2 | Hammamet, Tunisia | Clay |  Elliot Benchetrit | Filippo Baldi Mirko Cutuli | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 3–2 | Naples, United States | Clay |  Trent Bryde | Fred Gil Jaume Pla Malfeito | 6–1, 1–6, [11–9] | ||
| Loss | 3–3 | Karlskrona, Sweden | Clay |  Otto Virtanen |  Markus Eriksson Fred Simonsson | 1–6, 6–1, [5–10] | ||
| Win | 4–3 | Essen, Germany | Clay | Matthias Wunner | Lukas Rüpke Tom Schönenberg | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 4–4 | Helsinki, Finland | Hard | Otto Virtanen | Patrick Mayer Alexander Vasilenko | 6–7(5–7), 3–6 | ||
| Win | 5–4 | Überlingen, Germany | Clay | Valentin Günther | Mick Veldheer Leopold Zima | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 5–5 | Reus, Spain | Clay | Ryan Nijboer | Imanol López Morillo Benjamín Winter López | 6–4, 2–6, [6–10] | ||
| Loss | 5–6 | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | Hard |  Vadym Ursu | Ilia Simakin Petr Bar Biryukov | 6–4, 3–6, [7–10] | ||
| Loss | 5–7 | Ystad, Sweden | Clay | Christian Sigsgaard | Erik Grevelius Adam Heinonen | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 6–7 | Pozzuoli, Italy | Hard | Stefano Reitano | Henry Barrett  Filip Peliwo | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 7–7 | Satu Mare, Romania | Clay | Tim Rühl | Petr Nesterov Vladyslav Orlov | 7–6(8–6), 6–3 |