Mikael Torpegaard (born 8 May 1994) is a Danish professional tennis player. He was 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 ranks him among 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.
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups) LegendATP Challenger Tour (3–2)Finals by surfaceHard (3–2)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Columbus, USAChallengerHard (i) Benjamin Becker6–4, 1–6, 6–2Loss1–1Columbus, USAChallengerHard (i) J. J. Wolf7–6(7–4), 3–6, 4–6Loss1–2Cleveland, USAChallengerHard (i) Maxime Cressy7–6(7–4), 6–7(6–8), 3–6Win2–2Columbus, USA (2)ChallengerHard (i) Nam Ji-sung6–1, 7–5Win3–2Cleveland, USAChallengerHard (i) Yosuke Watanuki6–3, 1–6, 6–1
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) LegendATP Challenger Tour (1–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Columbus, USAChallengerHard (i) Tennys Sandgren Luca Margaroli Yasutaka Uchiyama5–7, 6–4, [10–5]Loss1–1Shymkent II, KazakhstanChallengerClay Kaichi Uchida Sanjar Fayziev Markos Kalovelonis7–6(7–3), 4–6, [4–10]
ITF Futures finals
Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups) LegendITF Futures (2–2)Finals by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (2–2)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1USA F20, PittsburghFuturesClay Emilio Gómez4–6, 4–6Loss0–2Finland F1, KaarinaFuturesClay Casper Ruud3–6, 6–4, 0–6Win1–2Finland F3, HelsinkiFuturesClay Peter Goldsteiner6–0, 7–5Win2–2USA F20, RochesterFuturesClay Samuel Monette6–2, 6–4
Doubles: 7 (6 titles, 1 runner-up) LegendITF Futures (6–1)Finals by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (6–1)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Finland F1, VierumäkiFuturesClay Herkko Pöllänen Bobbie De Goeijen Tallon Griekspoor4–6, 6–7(2–7)Win1–1Finland F2, HyvinkääFuturesClay Lloyd Glasspool Romain Arneodo Maxime Janvier7–6(7–3), 6–2Win2–1Finland F3, HelsinkiFuturesClay Herkko Pöllänen Demian Raab Lennert van der Linden6–3, 6–0Win3–1Finland F1, KaarinaFuturesClay Herkko Pöllänen Rubin Statham Thai-Son Kwiatkowski6–7(4–7), 6–3, [10–6]Win4–1Finland F3, HelsinkiFuturesClay Herkko Pöllänen Daniel Appelgren Patrik Rosenholm7–6(7–5), 6–3Win5–1USA F20, RochesterFuturesClay Hugo Di Feo Luca Corinteli Thai-Son Kwiatkowski7–6(7–5), 6–4Win6–1USA F22, PittsburghFuturesClay Hugo Di Feo Farris Fathi Gosea Nathan Pasha6–3, 6–4
Davis Cup matches Europe/Africa Zone Group IIRoundDateOpponentFinal match scoreLocationSurfaceMatchOpponentRubber Score1R31 January – 2 February 2014 4–1CopenhagenHard (indoor)Singles 4Sergis Kyratzis6–0, 6–4 (W)2R4–6 April 2014 5–0 HillerødHard (indoor)Singles 5Christophe Tholl6–2, 6–3 (W) 15–17 July 2016 3–2 Kongens Lyngby Hard (indoor) Singles 1 Jarkko Nieminen 6–7(1–7), 5–7, 2–6 (L) Singles 5 Harri Heliövaara 4–6, 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 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 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)
See also List of Denmark Davis Cup team representatives
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