David Pel (born 9 July 1991) is a Dutch tennis player who specializes in doubles. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 21 achieved on 22 June 2026 and a singles ranking of No. 885 achieved on 1 May 2017. Pel was a Grand Slam finalist at 2025 Wimbledon with Rinky Hijikata. He has won two doubles ATP titles.
Pel competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Men's circuit where he has a 19–16 win-loss record in Challenger finals and a 11–12 record in ITF career doubles finals.
Career 2017: ATP debut Pel made his ATP main draw debut at the 2017 Ricoh Open in the doubles draw partnering Tallon Griekspoor. They were defeated by Santiago González and Adil Shamasdin in the first round.
2021: First ATP doubles title Partnering Sander Arends, he won his maiden ATP doubles title at the 2021 Swedish Open, defeating Andre Begemann and Albano Olivetti in the final.
2025: Wimbledon finalist, top 30 in doubles At the 2025 Wimbledon Championships Pel reached the final with Rinky Hijikata as alternate pair, defeating third seeds Kevin Krawietz and Tim Putz and top seeds and world No. 1 duo Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic en route. They lost the championship match to fifth seeds Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool.
Performance timeline
Doubles
Tournament202120222023202420252026Win % Grand SlamsAustralian OpenAAAA1R2R0 / 21–2French Open1RAA1R2RQF0 / 44–4Wimbledon1RA3RAF0 / 37–3US OpenAA1RA1R0 / 20–2Win–loss0–20–01–20–16–44–20 / 1112–11ATP Masters 1000Indian Wells MastersAAAAA1R0 / 10–1Miami OpenAAAAA2R0 / 11–1Monte Carlo MastersAAAAAA0 / 00–0Madrid OpenAAAAA1R0 / 10–1Italian OpenAAAAA1R0 / 10–1Canadian OpenAAAAA0 / 00–0Cincinnati MastersAAAA1R0 / 10–1Shanghai MastersNHAAQF0 / 12–1Paris MastersAAAA1R0 / 10–1Win–loss0–00–00–00–02–31–40 / 73–7
Grand Slam tournament finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss2025WimbledonGrass Rinky Hijikata Julian Cash Lloyd Glasspool2–6, 6–7(3–7)
ATP career finals
Doubles: 8 (2 titles, 6 runner-ups) LegendGrand Slam tournaments (0–1)ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1)ATP World Tour 250 Series (2–4)Titles by surfaceHard (0–5)Clay (1–0)Grass (1–1)Titles by settingOutdoor (2–4)Indoor (0–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Open 13, France250 SeriesHard (i) Sander Arends Lloyd Glasspool Harri Heliövaara5–7, 6–7(4–7)Win1–1Swedish Open, Sweden250 SeriesClay Sander Arends Andre Begemann Albano Olivetti6–4, 6–2Loss1–2Wimbledon Championships, United KingdomGrand SlamGrass Rinky Hijikata Julian Cash Lloyd Glasspool2–6, 6–7(3–7)Loss1–3Hangzhou Open, China250 SeriesHard Nicolás Barrientos Francisco Cabral Lucas Miedler4-6, 4–6Loss1–4Hellenic Championship, Greece250 SeriesHard (i) Santiago González Francisco Cabral Lucas Miedler6–4, 3–6, [3–10]Win2–4Rosmalen Open, Netherlands250 SeriesGrass Sander Arends Zizou Bergs Arthur Rinderknech7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5)Loss2–5Hangzhou Open, China250 SeriesHard Sander Arends Francisco Cabral JJ Tracy5–7, 4–6Loss2–6China Open, China 500 SeriesHard Sander Arends Julian Cash Lloyd Glasspool3–6, 6–3, [6–10]
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
Doubles: 64 (33–31) Legend (doubles)ATP Challenger Tour (22–19)ITF Futures Tour (11–12)Titles by surfaceHard (17–17)Clay (15–10)Grass (0–0)Carpet (1–4)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Switzerland F1, FällandenFuturesCarpet (i) Gaëtan de Lovinfosse Nils Langer Marc Rath3–6, 6–7(5–7)Loss0–2Poland F1, ŚlęzaFuturesHard Jeroen Benard Stefan Seifert Torsten Wietoska4–6, 7–6(7–4), [6–10]Loss0–3Great Britain F20, SunderlandFuturesHard (i) Vijay Sundar Prashanth Josh Goodall Harry Meehan3–6, 6–4, [8–10]Win1–3Austria F5, Bad WaltersdorfFuturesClay Jan Blecha Mario Haider-Maurer Jan Poskocil6–4, 6–1Win2–3Germany F10, WetzlarFuturesClay Dennis van Scheppingen Julian Lenz Lars Pörschke7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5)Loss2–4Spain F10, VicFuturesClay Maxime Tabatruong Sergio Martos Gornés Pol Toledo Bagué6–3, 6–7(7–4), [15–17]Loss2–5Italy F12, LeccoFuturesClay Maxime Tabatruong Peter Luczak Marc Polmans4–6, 2–6Win3–5Germany F17, OberhachingFuturesHard (i) Niels Lootsma Johannes Härteis Hannes Wagner2–6, 6–4, [10–8]Win4–5Nigeria F3, LagosFuturesHard Antal van der Duim Lloyd Harris Karim-Mohamed Maamoun6–3, 6–2Loss4–6Nigeria F4, LagosFuturesHard Antal van der Duim Lloyd Harris Karim-Mohamed Maamoun5–7, 6–7(6–8)Loss4–7France F4, LilleFuturesHard (i) Antal van der Duim Denis Matsukevitch Daniil Medvedev6–7(5–7), 6–4, [9–11]Win5–7Italy F2, BasiglioFuturesHard (i) Antal van der Duim Antoine Hoang Grégoire Jacq6–4, 6–4Win6–7Nigeria F2, AbujaFuturesHard Antal van der Duim Luca Margaroli Ilija Vučić7–5, 3–6, [10–7]Loss6–8Nigeria F3, AbujaFuturesHard Antal van der Duim Nicolas Meister David Pérez Sanz6–3, 6–7(2–7), [9–11]Win7–8Netherlands F4, AmstelveenFuturesClay José Pereira Miliaan Niesten Boy Westerhof6–4, 3–6, [10–3]Win8–8Austria F2, KramsachFuturesClay Maximilian Neuchrist Sebastian Bader Matthias Haim6–3, 5–7, [10–4]Win9–8Germany F8, KasselFuturesClay Maximilian Neuchrist Petr Nouza David Škoch6–2, 7–6(7–5)Win10–8Poland F5, BydgoszczFuturesClay Maximilian Neuchrist Michał Dembek Grzegorz Panfil6–1, 7–5Loss10–9Finland F4, HelsinkiFuturesHard (i) Andreas Mies Jeremy Jahn Adam Majchrowicz6–3, 6–7(4–7), [8–10]Loss10–10Germany F2, KaarstFuturesCarpet (i) Joran Vliegen Jannis Kahlke Oscar Otte3–6, 7–5, [8–10]Loss10–11Switzerland F2, BellevueFuturesCarpet (i) Maximilian Neuchrist Daniel Altmaier Marvin Netuschil5–7, 6–1, [9–11]Loss10–12Sweden F1, KarlskronaFuturesClay Botic van de Zandschulp Martín Cuevas Christian Lindell4–6, 7–6(7–3), [9–11]Win11–12Milan, ItalyChallengerClay Tomasz Bednarek Filippo Baldi Omar Giacalone6–1, 6–1Loss11–13Liberec, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Tomasz Bednarek Laurynas Grigelis Zdeněk Kolář3–6, 4–6Win12–13Italy F25, CornaianoFuturesClay Gonçalo Oliveira Gianluca Di Nicola Lorenzo Sonego6–3, 6–2Loss12–14Mouilleron-le-Captif, FranceChallengerHard (i) Tomasz Bednarek Andre Begemann Jonathan Eysseric3–6, 4–6Win13–14Heilbronn, GermanyChallengerClay Rameez Junaid Kevin Krawietz Andreas Mies6–2, 2–6, [10–7]Loss13–15Sibiu, RomaniaChallengerClay Tomasz Bednarek Kevin Krawietz Andreas Mies4–6, 2–6Win14–15Florence, ItalyChallengerClay Rameez Junaid Filippo Baldi Salvatore Caruso7–5, 3–6, [10–7]Loss14–16Barcelona, SpainChallengerClay Rameez Junaid Marcelo Demoliner David Vega Hernández6–7(3–7), 3–6Loss14–17Ismaning, GermanyChallengerCarpet (i) Rameez Junaid Purav Raja Antonio Šančić7–5, 4–6, [5–10]Loss14–18Andria, ItalyChallengerHard (i) Marc-Andrea Hüsler Karol Drzewiecki Szymon Walków6–7(10–12), 6–2, [9–11]Loss14–19Rennes, FranceChallengerHard (i) Antonio Šančić Sander Arends Tristan-Samuel Weissborn4–6, 4–6Loss14–20Quimper, FranceChallengerHard (i) Antonio Šančić Fabrice Martin Hugo Nys4–6, 2–6Loss14–21Anning, China, P.R.ChallengerClay Hans Podlipnik Castillo Max Purcell Luke Saville6–4, 5–7, [5–10]Win15-21Tampere, FinlandChallengerClay Sander Arends Ivan Nedelko Alexander Zhurbin6–0, 6–2Win16-21Segovia, SpainChallengerHard Sander Arends Orlando Luz Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves6–4, 7–6(7–3)Win17-21Mallorca, SpainChallengerHard Sander Arends Karol Drzewiecki Szymon Walków7–5, 6–4Loss17–22Cassis, FranceChallengerHard Sander Arends André Göransson Sem Verbeek6-7(6–8), 6–4, [9-11]Loss17–23Mouilleron-le-Captif, FranceChallengerHard (i) Sander Arends Jonny O'Mara Ken Skupski 1–6, 4–6Loss17–24Ortisei, ItalyChallengerHard Sander Arends Nikola Cacic Antonio Sancic7-6(5–7), 6-7(3–7), [7-10]Win18-24Koblenz, GermanyChallengerHard (i) Sander Arends Julian Lenz Yannick Maden7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3)Win19-24Prague, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Sander Arends André Göransson Gonçalo Oliveira7–5, 7–6(7–5)Win20-24Ismaning, GermanyChallengerCarpet Andre Begemann Alex Lawson Lloyd Glasspool5–7, 7–6(7–2), [10–4]Win21-24Istanbul, TurkeyChallengerHard (i) André Göransson Lloyd Glasspool Harri Heliövaara4–6, 6–3, [10–8]Loss21–25Mouilleron-le-Captif, FranceChallengerHard (i) Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Jonathan Eysseric Quentin Halys6-4, 6-7(5–7), [8-10]Loss21–26Quimper, FranceChallengerHard (i) Sander Arends Albano Olivetti David Vega Hernández6-3, 4–6, [8-10]Loss21–27Turin, ItalyChallengerHard (i) Sander Arends Ruben Bemelmans Daniel Masur6-3, 3–6, [8-10]Win22–27Saint-Brieuc, FranceChallengerHard (i) Sander Arends Jonathan Eysseric Robin Haase6–3, 6–3Win23–27Mauthausen, AustriaChallengerClay Sander Arends Johannes Härteis Benjamin Hassan6–4, 6–3Loss23–28Lyon, FranceChallengerClay Sander Arends Romain Arneodo Jonathan Eysseric5-7, 6–4, [4-10]Win24–28Meerbusch, GermanyChallengerClay Szymon Walków Neil Oberleitner Philipp Oswald7–5, 6–1Win25–28Rennes, FranceChallengerHard (i) Jonathan Eysseric Dan Added Albano Olivetti6–4, 6–4Win26–28Mouilleron-le-Captif, FranceChallengerHard (i) Sander Arends Purav Raja Divij Sharan7–6(7–1), 6–7(6–8), [6–10]Win27–28Oeiras, PortugalChallengerHard (i) Sander Arends Patrik Niklas-Salminen Bart Stevens6–3, 7–6(7–3)Win28–28Lugano, SwitzerlandChallengerHard (i) Zizou Bergs Constantin Frantzen Hendrik Jebens6–2, 7–6(8–6)Win 29–28 Sauerland, GermanyChallenger Clay Bart Stevens Matwé Middelkoop Denys Molchanov 6–4, 2–6, [10-8]Win 30–28 Roanne, FranceChallenger Hard (i) Nicolas Barrientos Jakub Paul Matěj Vocel 4–6, 6–3, [10-6]Win 31–28 Koblenz, GermanyChallenger Hard (i) Jakub Paul Geoffrey Blancaneaux Joshua Paris walkoverWin 32–28 Lille, FranceChallenger Hard (i) Jakub Paul Karol Drzewiecki Piotr Matuszewski 6–3, 6–4Loss 32–29 Lugano, SwitzerlandChallenger Hard (i) Jakub Paul Cleeve Harper David Stevenson 6–4, 3–6, [8–10]Win 33–29 Thionville, FranceChallenger Hard Jakub Paul Matteo Martineau Luca Sanchez 6–1, 6–4Loss 33–30 Madrid, SpainChallenger Clay Jakub Paul Francisco Cabral Lucas Miedler 6–7(2–7), 4–6Loss33–31Valencia, SpainChallengerClay Sander Arends Constantin Frantzen Robin Haase4–6, 7–6(7–5), [9–11]
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