Introduction
Mikael Torpegaard (born 8 May 1994) is a Danish professional tennis player, who as of August 2021 is the second highest ranked male tennis player from Denmark behind Holger Rune. Mikael Torpegaard is a member of the Denmark Davis Cup team.
Earlier career
Torpegaard won his first career ATP Challenger $75,000 title at the 2016 Columbus Challenger, which is played at Ohio State, where Mikael went to college and became a five time All-American and a two-time Big Ten Athlete of the Year, an achievement that brings him up between the most successful tennis players in Ohio State history.
Professional career
2019: ATP debut
Torpegaard qualified for his first ATP main draw at the 2019 Citi Open in Washington, USA where he lost to Marius Copil.
2021: Grand Slam debut
Torpegaard made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2021 Australian Open as a lucky loser where he lost to Lloyd Harris.
Davis Cup
On 22 September 2015 Torpegaard, representing host Denmark for the third time in Davis Cup play, played Rafael Nadal, losing 6-4, 6-3, 6-2.
Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 9 (5–4)
| Titles by Surface |
|---|
| Legend (Singles) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (3–2) |
| ITF Futures Tour (2–2) |
| Titles by Surface |
| Hard (3–2) |
| Clay (2–2) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (3–2) |
| ITF Futures Tour (2–2) |
| Hard (3–2) |
| Clay (2–2) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Jul 2015 | USA F20, Pittsburgh | Futures | Clay | Emilio Gómez | 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | Aug 2016 | Finland F1, Kaarina | Futures | Clay | Casper Ruud | 3–6, 6–4, 0–6 | |
| Win | Aug 2016 | Finland F3, Helsinki | Futures | Clay | Peter Goldsteiner | 6–0, 7–5 | |
| Win | Sep 2016 | Columbus, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Benjamin Becker | 6–4, 1–6, 6–2 | |
| Win | Jun 2017 | USA F20, Rochester | Futures | Clay | Samuel Monette | 6–2, 6–4 | |
| Loss | Jan 2019 | Columbus, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Jeffrey John Wolf | 7–6, 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | Feb 2019 | Cleveland, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Maxime Cressy | 7–6, 6–7, 3–6 | |
| Win | Jun 2019 | Columbus, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Nam Ji-sung | 6–1, 7–5 | |
| Win | Feb 2020 | Cleveland, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Yosuke Watanuki | 6–3, 1–6, 6–1 |
Doubles: 7 (6–1)
| Titles by Surface |
|---|
| Legend (Doubles) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) |
| ITF Futures Tour (6–1) |
| Titles by Surface |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (6–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) |
| ITF Futures Tour (6–1) |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (6–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Aug 2015 | Finland F1, Vierumäki | Futures | Clay | Herkko Pöllänen | Bobbie De Goeijen Tallon Griekspoor |
4–6, 6–7 | |
| Win | Aug 2015 | Finland F2, Hyvinkää | Futures | Clay | Lloyd Glasspool | Romain Arneodo Maxime Janvier |
7–6, 6–2 | |
| Win | Aug 2015 | Finland F3, Helsinki | Futures | Clay | Herkko Pöllänen | Demian Raab Lennert van der Linden |
6–3, 6–0 | |
| Win | Aug 2016 | Finland F1, Kaarina | Futures | Clay | Herkko Pöllänen | Thai-Son Kwiatkowski Jose Statham |
6–7, 6–3, [10–6] | |
| Win | Aug 2016 | Finland F3, Helsinki | Futures | Clay | Herkko Pöllänen | Daniel Appelgren Patrik Rosenholm |
7–6, 6–3 | |
| Win | Jun 2017 | USA F20, Rochester | Futures | Clay | Hugo Di Feo | Luca Corinteli Thai-Son Kwiatkowski |
7–6, 6–4 | |
| Win | Jul 2017 | USA F22, Pittsburgh | Futures | Clay | Hugo Di Feo | Farris Fathi Gosea Nathan Pasha |
6–3, 6–4 |
Davis Cup matches
| Europe/Africa Zone Group II | ||||||||
| Round | Date | Opponent | Final match score | Location | Surface | Match | Opponent | Rubber Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1R | 31 January - 2 February 2014 |  Cyprus
|
4–1 | Copenhagen | Hard (indoor) | Singles 4 | Sergis Kyratzis | 6–0, 6–4 (W) |
| 2R | 4–6 April 2014 |  Luxembourg
|
5–0 | Hillerød | Hard (indoor) | Singles 5 | Christophe Tholl | 6–2, 6–3 (W) |
| 15–17 July 2016 |  Finland
|
3–2 | Kongens Lyngby | Hard (indoor) | Singles 1 | Jarkko Nieminen | 6–7, 5–7, 2–6 (L) | |
| Singles 5 | Harri Heliövaara | 4–6, 3–6, 7–6, 6–1, 7–5 (W) | ||||||
| Europe/Africa Zone Group I | ||||||||
| Round | Date | Opponent | Final Match Score | Location | Surface | Match | Opponent | Rubber Score |
| 18–20 September 2015 |  Spain
|
0–5 | Odense | Hard (indoor) | Singles 1 | Rafael Nadal | 4–6, 3–6, 2–6 (L) | |
| Singles 5 | David Ferrer | 1–6, 3–6 (L) | ||||||