Matwé Middelkoop (; born 3 September 1983) is a Dutch former professional tennis player who specialised in doubles. He won 14 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, most notably the 2022 Rotterdam Open alongside Robin Haase, and reached a career high doubles ranking of world No. 18 on 6 February 2023.
Middelkoop reached the 2022 French Open semifinal in doubles and the 2019 Wimbledon Championships semifinal in mixed doubles, and two more Grand Slam quarterfinals in men's doubles, at the 2017 US Open and at the 2021 Australian Open. In singles, Middelkoop reached his highest ranking of world No. 197 in November 2008. He represented the Netherlands in the Davis Cup from 2009, and held a 10–6 record.
Middelkoop reached 97 doubles finals in his career, with a record of 51 wins and 46 losses. This included a record of 14–19 in ATP finals, 15–16 in ATP Challenger Tour finals and 22–11 in ITF Futures finals. Additionally, he reached 28 career singles finals, with a record of 15 wins and 13 losses, including one ATP Challenger final.
Singles Middelkoop played most of his singles career on the Futures circuit. All of the singles finals he appeared in have come at the ITF Futures level with the exception of one, when he lost the 2012 The Hague Open Challenger tournament in Scheveningen, Netherlands to Jerzy Janowicz of Poland in straight sets 2–6, 2–6.
Middelkoop made his ATP Tour singles debut in 2008 at the Ordina Open on the grass courts of 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, when he was granted entry into the main draw as a lucky loser. In qualifying, he received a bye in the first round, then advanced through the second round when opponent Robert Lindstedt of Sweden retired in the third set while trailing 6–3, 4–6, 2–3, but was then defeated in the final round by German Benjamin Becker in straight sets 2–6, 4–6. He entered the main draw as a lucky loser recipient after Finland's Jarkko Nieminen withdrew with a right heel injury, however he was promptly defeated by eventual runner-up Marc Gicquel of France again in straight sets 4–6, 1–6.
Doubles 2008: ATP debut in doubles Middelkoop made his ATP Tour doubles debut at the 2008 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament held on hardcourts in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He was granted a direct acceptance into the doubles draw alongside compatriot Jesse Huta Galung, however they would be defeated in the first round by second seeds and eventual semifinalists Julian Knowle and Simon Aspelin in straight sets 3–6, 5–7.
2016–2017: Major quarterfinal, Maiden ATP title, three more 250 titles Middelkoop won his maiden ATP tour doubles title at the 2016 Sofia Open on indoor hardcourts in Bulgaria, partnering compatriot Wesley Koolhof. The pair defeated Adil Shamasdin and Philipp Oswald in a third set tiebreaker 5–7, 7–6(11–9), [10–6], saving two match points in the championship match, to capture the title.
He won his fourth title at the 2017 St. Petersburg Open with Roman Jebavý.
2018–2020: Five more titles & ten finals, Top 30 career-high Middelkoop reached the final of his second ATP 500 event at the 2020 St. Petersburg Open with Marcelo Demoliner where they lost to Jürgen Melzer and Édouard Roger-Vasselin.
2021: Masters semifinal, Three titles, top 30 return The 2021 season was the most successful after the 2018 season on the ATP tour in Middelkoop's professional career. With his partner Marcelo Arévalo, the pair reached the quarterfinals of the 2021 Australian Open and the semifinals of the Italian Open defeating home favorites Fognini/Musetti in the round of 16 and Dutch pair Koolhof/Rojer in the quarterfinals. As a result, he returned to the top 40 in the doubles rankings.
At the 2021 Winston-Salem Open, he won his tenth title partnering Arévalo when they defeated Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek in the final. As a result, he reentered the top 30 at a new career-high of World No. 28 on 30 August 2021.
2022: ATP 500 title, French semifinal, top 25, 30th final At the 2022 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament he won his first ATP 500 title with Robin Haase. As a result, he reached a career-high ranking of World No. 26 on 14 February 2022.
At the 2022 French Open he reached the semifinals for the first time at a Grand Slam in his career partnering Rohan Bopanna defeating en route the second seeds, former World No. 1 pair and 2021 Wimbledon champions Nikola Mektić/Mate Pavić.
He reached the top 25 on 27 June 2022 at the start of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships.MM Rankings history
2023: Top 20, 14th ATP title, second French semifinal He reached the top 20 in doubles at world No. 19 on 30 January 2023.
At the 2023 Open Sud de France reached his thirty first doubles final partnering compatriot Haase. He won his fourteenth title defeating Maxime Cressy/Albano Olivetti. At the 2023 French Open he reached back-to-back semifinals partnering Andreas Mies this time.
2025: Retirement Middelkoop announced his retirement from professional tennis in July 2025.
ATP Tour finals
Doubles: 33 (14 titles, 19 runner-ups) LegendGrand Slam tournaments (0–0)ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–3)ATP World Tour 250 Series (13–16)Finals by surfaceHard (11–8)Clay (3–9)Grass (0–2)Finals by settingOutdoor (6–13)Indoor (8–6)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Sofia Open,Bulgaria250 SeriesHard (i) Wesley Koolhof Philipp Oswald Adil Shamasdin5–7, 7–6(11–9), [10–6]Win2–0Austrian Open,Austria250 SeriesClay Wesley Koolhof Dennis Novak Dominic Thiem2–6, 6–3, [11–9]Win3–0Sydney International,Australia250 SeriesHard Wesley Koolhof Jamie Murray Bruno Soares6–3, 7–5Loss3–1Rotterdam Open,Netherlands500 SeriesHard (i) Wesley Koolhof Ivan Dodig Marcel Granollers6–7(5–7), 3–6Loss3–2Swedish Open,Sweden250 SeriesClay Sander Arends Julian Knowle Philipp Petzschner2–6, 6–3, [7–10]Win4–2St. Petersburg Open,Russia250 SeriesHard (i) Roman Jebavý Julio Peralta Horacio Zeballos6–4, 6–4Win5–2Maharashtra Open,India250 SeriesHard Robin Haase Pierre-Hugues Herbert Gilles Simon7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5)Win6–2Sofia Open,Bulgaria (2)250 SeriesHard (i) Robin Haase Nikola Mektić Alexander Peya5–7, 6–4, [10–4]Loss6–3Hungarian Open,Hungary250 SeriesClay Andrés Molteni Dominic Inglot Franko Škugor7–6(10–8), 1–6, [8–10]Loss6–4Lyon Open,France250 SeriesClay Roman Jebavý Nick Kyrgios Jack Sock5–7, 6–2, [9–11]Loss6–5Antalya Open,Turkey250 SeriesGrass Sander Arends Marcelo Demoliner Santiago González5–7, 7–6(8–6), [8–10]Win7–5Croatia Open Umag,Croatia250 SeriesClay Robin Haase Roman Jebavý Jiří Veselý 6–4, 6–4Loss7–6St. Petersburg Open,Russia250 SeriesHard (i) Roman Jebavý Matteo Berrettini Fabio Fognini6–7(6–8), 6–7(4–7)Loss7–7Qatar Open,Qatar250 SeriesHard Robin Haase David Goffin Pierre-Hugues Herbert7–5, 4–6, [4–10]Loss7–8Open 13,France250 SeriesHard (i) Ben McLachlan Jérémy Chardy Fabrice Martin3–6, 7–6(7–4), [3–10]Loss7–9Grand Prix Hassan II,Morocco250 SeriesClay Frederik Nielsen Jürgen Melzer Franko Škugor4–6, 6–7(6–8)Loss7–10Zhuhai Championships,China250 SeriesHard Marcelo Demoliner Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen6–7(2–7), 6–7(4–7)Win8–10Kremlin Cup,Russia250 SeriesHard (i) Marcelo Demoliner Simone Bolelli Andrés Molteni6–1, 6–2Win9–10Córdoba Open,Argentina250 SeriesClay Marcelo Demoliner Leonardo Mayer Andrés Molteni6–3, 7–6(7–4)Loss9–11St. Petersburg Open,Russia500 SeriesHard (i) Marcelo Demoliner Jürgen Melzer Édouard Roger-Vasselin2–6, 6–7(4–7)Loss9–12European Open,Belgium250 SeriesHard (i) Rohan Bopanna John Peers Michael Venus3–6, 4–6Loss9–13Austrian Open Kitzbühel,Austria250 SeriesClay Roman Jebavý Alexander Erler Lucas Miedler5–7, 6–7(5–7)Win10–13Winston-Salem Open,United States250 SeriesHard Marcelo Arévalo Ivan Dodig Austin Krajicek6–7(5–7), 7–5, [10–6]Win11-13Kremlin Cup,Russia250 SeriesHard (i) Harri Heliövaara Tomislav Brkić Nikola Ćaćić 7–5, 4–6, [11–9]Win12–13Feb 2022Rotterdam Open,Netherlands500 SeriesHard (i) Robin Haase Lloyd Harris Tim Pütz4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–5]Loss12–14Geneva Open,Switzerland250 SeriesClay Pablo Andújar Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić6–2, 2–6, [3–10]Loss12–15Eastbourne International,United Kingdom250 SeriesGrass Luke Saville Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić4–6, 2–6Loss12–16Hamburg European Open,Germany500 SeriesClay Rohan Bopanna Lloyd Glasspool Harri Heliövaara2–6, 4–6Win13–16Tel Aviv Open,Israel250 SeriesHard (i) Rohan Bopanna Santiago González Andrés Molteni6–2, 6–4Loss13–17European Open,Belgium250 SeriesHard (i) Rohan Bopanna Tallon Griekspoor Botic van de Zandschulp6–3, 3–6, [5–10]Win14–17Open Sud de France, France250 SeriesHard (i) Robin Haase Maxime Cressy Albano Olivetti7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–6]Loss14–18Lyon Open,France250 SeriesClay Nicolas Mahut Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury0–6, 3–6Loss14–19Swiss Open Gstaad, Switzerland 250 SeriesClay Marcelo Demoliner Dominic Stricker Stan Wawrinka6-7(8–10), 2–6
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 28 (15–13) LegendATP Challenger (0–1)ITF Futures (15–12)Finals by surfaceHard (2–4)Clay (12–8)Grass (0–0)Carpet (1–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Rwanda F1, KigaliFuturesClay Andrew Anderson3–6, 6–7(3–7)Loss0–2Netherlands F1, MeppelFuturesClay Boy Westerhof4–6, 6–7(5–7)Win1–2Netherlands F6, EnschedeFuturesClay Boy Westerhof7–5, 6–7(2–7), 6–3Win2–2France F1, DeauvilleFuturesClay Rabie Chaki6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–0)Win3–2Spain F6, CartagenaFuturesClay Adrián Menéndez Maceiras7–5, 4–6, 6–0Loss3–3Netherlands F4, VlaardingenFuturesClay Nick van der Meer6–3, 3–6, 4–6Loss3–4Bosnia & Herzegovina F5, MostarFuturesClay Vjekoslav Skenderovic2–6, 4–6Win4–4Rwanda F1, KigaliFuturesClay Gvidas Sabeckis7–5, 6–3Win5–4Uganda F1, KampalaFuturesClay Komlavi Loglo6–3, 7–5Win6–4Sudan F1, KhartoumFuturesClay Sherif Sabry6–3, 6–2Win7–4Sudan F2, KhartoumFuturesClay Predrag RusevskiwalkoverWin8–4Ivory Coast F2, AbidjanFuturesHard Jérémy Blandin6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–1Win9–4Switzerland F2, WetzikonFuturesCarpet Sandro Ehrat6–3, 6–4Loss9–5Italy F10, CesenaFuturesClay Frederik Nielsen5–7, 7–6(7–5), 3–3 ret.Win10–5Netherlands F1, ApeldoornFuturesClay Mathieu Rodrigues6–1, 6–4Win11–5Netherlands F6, MiddelburgFuturesClay Niels Desein7–6(7–2), 6–2Loss11–6Dominican Republic F1, Santo DomingoFuturesHard Víctor Estrella Burgos1–6, 6–2, 1–6Loss11–7Dominican Republic F3, Santo DomingoFuturesHard Víctor Estrella Burgos4–6, 2–6Win12–7Italy F7, VicenzaFuturesClay Juan-Martín Aranguren7–5, 2–6, 6–4Win13–7Belgium F3, KnokkeFuturesClay Julien Obry6–2, 6–3Win14–7Netherlands F4, MiddelburgFuturesClay Niels Desein4–6, 6–2, 6–3Loss14–8Scheveningen, NetherlandsChallengerClay Jerzy Janowicz2–6, 2–6Loss14–9Thailand F4, PhuketFuturesHard Miliaan Niesten6–3, 3–6, 4–6Loss14–10Germany F3, KaarstFuturesCarpet Miloslav Mečíř2–6, 6–7(3–7)Loss14–11Netherlands F3, BredaFuturesClay Thomas Schoorel4–6, 4–6Loss14–12Turkey F42, AntalyaFuturesHard Adam El Mihdawy1–2 ret.Win15–12Egypt F29, Sharm El SheikhFuturesHard Mohamed Safwat7–5, 2–6, 6–3Loss15–13Morocco F4, CasablancaFuturesClay Gerard Granollers Pujol4–6, 2–6
Doubles: 64 (37–27) LegendATP Challenger (15–16)ITF Futures (22–11)Finals by surfaceHard (14–7)Clay (22–18)Grass (1–0)Carpet (0–2)