# Mikael Torpegaard

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)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger Tour (3–2)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (3–2)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2016 | Columbus, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Benjamin Becker | 6–4, 1–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jan 2019 | Columbus, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | J. J. Wolf | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Feb 2019 | Cleveland, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Maxime Cressy | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Jun 2019 | Columbus, USA (2) | Challenger | Hard (i) | Nam Ji-sung | 6–1, 7–5 |
| Win | 3–2 | Feb 2020 | Cleveland, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Yosuke Watanuki | 6–3, 1–6, 6–1 |

### Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger Tour (1–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2022 | Columbus, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Tennys Sandgren | Luca Margaroli Yasutaka Uchiyama | 5–7, 6–4, [10–5] |
| Loss | 1–1 | May 2022 | Shymkent II, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Clay | Kaichi Uchida | Sanjar Fayziev Markos Kalovelonis | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 4–6, [4–10] |

## ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

* Legend
* ITF Futures (2–2)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (2–2)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2015 | USA F20, Pittsburgh | Futures | Clay | Emilio Gómez | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2016 | Finland F1, Kaarina | Futures | Clay | Casper Ruud | 3–6, 6–4, 0–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Aug 2016 | Finland F3, Helsinki | Futures | Clay | Peter Goldsteiner | 6–0, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–2 | Jun 2017 | USA F20, Rochester | Futures | Clay | Samuel Monette | 6–2, 6–4 |

### Doubles: 7 (6 titles, 1 runner-up)

* Legend
* ITF Futures (6–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (6–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2015 | Finland F1, Vierumäki | Futures | Clay | Herkko Pöllänen | Bobbie De Goeijen Tallon Griekspoor | 4–6, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$ |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2015 | Finland F2, Hyvinkää | Futures | Clay | Lloyd Glasspool | Romain Arneodo Maxime Janvier | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–1 | Aug 2015 | Finland F3, Helsinki | Futures | Clay | Herkko Pöllänen | Demian Raab Lennert van der Linden | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 3–1 | Aug 2016 | Finland F1, Kaarina | Futures | Clay | Herkko Pöllänen | Rubin Statham Thai-Son Kwiatkowski | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–3, [10–6] |
| Win | 4–1 | Aug 2016 | Finland F3, Helsinki | Futures | Clay | Herkko Pöllänen | Daniel Appelgren Patrik Rosenholm | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–1 | Jun 2017 | USA F20, Rochester | Futures | Clay | Hugo Di Feo | Luca Corinteli Thai-Son Kwiatkowski | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–1 | 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) |
| 2R | 15–17 July 2016 | Finland | 3–2 | Kongens Lyngby | Hard (indoor) | Singles 1 | Jarkko Nieminen | 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 5–7, 2–6 (L) |
| 2R | 15–17 July 2016 | Finland | 3–2 | Kongens Lyngby | Hard (indoor) | 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 |
| 1RP | 18–20 September 2015 | Spain | 0–5 | Odense | Hard (indoor) | Singles 1 | Rafael Nadal | 4–6, 3–6, 2–6 (L) |
| 1RP | 18–20 September 2015 | Spain | 0–5 | Odense | Hard (indoor) | Singles 5 | David Ferrer | 1–6, 3–6 (L) |