Laurynas Grigelis (born August 14, 1991) is a
Lithuanian former professional
tennis
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player and a prominent member of the
Lithuania Davis Cup team. Grigelis holds the best
ATP doubles ranking for Lithuanian player of all time.
Grigelis won his first title when he was 18 at a
Futures tournament
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in
Wrexham
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, United Kingdom. On
ATP Challenger Tour
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Grigelis has won 13 titles, one singles and twelve doubles. He won his only singles title in summer 2011 in
Aptos, United States. In 2012, Grigelis won five doubles titles. He captured three titles with
Uladzimir Ignatik
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Professional ...
in
Wofsburg, Germany,
Cherbourg, and
Saint Rémy, France, he achieved one title with
Rameez Junaid
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Junaid is based in Melbourne, Victoria, and is currently ranked in the top 100 in doubles. His doubles partners have included Philipp Marx, A ...
in
Saint–Brieuc, France, and one title with
Alessandro Motti in
Naples
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, Italy.
Since the end of 2010 Grigelis is coached by Giuseppe Menga.
Grigelis announced about his retirement from the professional tennis on 19 September 2021.
Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 32 (23–9)
Doubles: 43 (29–14)
Singles performance timeline
''The table is current through season 2017.''
Davis Cup
Grigelis is a member of the
Lithuania Davis Cup team, having posted a 6–9 record in singles and a 5–3 record in doubles in twelve ties played.
References
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Lithuanian male tennis players
Sportspeople from Klaipėda
1991 births
Living people