Lithuanian tennis player
Laurynas Grigelis (born August 14, 1991) is a Lithuanian former professional tennis 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 in Wrexham , United Kingdom. On ATP Challenger Tour 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 in Wofsburg , Germany, Cherbourg , and Saint Rémy , France, he achieved one title with Rameez Junaid in Saint–Brieuc , France, and one title with Alessandro Motti in Naples , 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.[1]
Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 32 (23–9)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–2)
ITF Futures Tour (22–7)
Titles by surface
Hard (8–4)
Clay (13–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Sep 2009
Great Britain F13, Wrexham
Futures
Hard
David Rice
6–2, 6–3
Loss
1–1
Sep 2010
Italy F27, Brusaporto
Futures
Hard (i)
Filip Prpic
3–6, 4–6
Win
2–1
May 2011
Morocco F3, Agadir
Futures
Clay
Bassam Beidas
6–0, 6–0
Win
3–1
Jul 2011
Aptos , USA
Challenger
Hard
Ilija Bozoljac
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Loss
3–2
Mar 2013
Switzerland F3, Taverne
Futures
Carpet (i)
Martin Fischer
6–7(4–7) , 1–6
Win
4–2
Aug 2013
Lithuania F1, Vilnius
Futures
Clay
Giammarco Micolani
6–1, 6–3
Win
5–2
Sep 2013
Turkey F37, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Claudio Fortuna
6–2, 6–3
Win
6–2
Oct 2013
Great Britain F21, Loughborough
Futures
Hard (i)
David Rice
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win
7–2
Oct 2013
Great Britain F22, Tipton
Futures
Hard (i)
Joris De Loore
6–3, 6–3
Win
8–2
Nov 2013
Great Britain F23, Edgbaston
Futures
Hard (i)
Joris De Loore
6–3, 1–6, 6–0
Win
9–2
Dec 2013
Czech Republic F7, Opava
Futures
Carpet (i)
Uladzimir Ignatik
4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–2)
Win
10–2
Jan 2014
Great Britain F1, Glasgow
Futures
Hard (i)
Daniel Smethurst
7–5, 6–7(4–7) , 7–5
Loss
10–3
Nov 2014
Great Britain F18, Loughborough
Futures
Hard (i)
Maxime Authom
2–6, 1–6
Win
11–3
Feb 2015
Italy F1, Sondrio
Futures
Hard (i)
Quentin Halys
6–7(7–9) , 6–3, 7–5
Win
12–3
Jul 2015
Romania F7, Focșani
Futures
Clay
Mariano Kestelboim
6–4, 6–3
Win
13–3
Jul 2015
Lithuania F1, Vilnius
Futures
Clay
Ronald Slobodchikov
6–3, 6–2
Loss
13–4
Aug 2015
Romania F12, Iași
Futures
Clay
Gerard Granollers Pujol
3–6, 6–3, 6–7(0–7)
Win
14–4
Aug 2015
Romania F13, Mediaș
Futures
Clay
Dragoș Dima
6–2, 6–3
Loss
14–5
May 2016
Romania F2, Galați
Futures
Clay
Juan Pablo Paz
4–6, 1–6
Win
15–5
Aug 2016
Latvia F1, Jūrmala
Futures
Clay
Miķelis Lībietis
6–4, 7–5
Win
16–5
Sep 2016
Romania F15, Brașov
Futures
Clay
Gabriel Alejandro Hidalgo
7–6(7–1) , 6–2
Win
17–5
Sep 2016
Romania F16, Bucharest
Futures
Clay
Claudio Fortuna
6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Win
18–5
Oct 2016
Tunisia F26, Hammamet
Futures
Clay
Benjamin Bonzi
6–4, 6–4
Win
19–5
Oct 2016
Tunisia F28, Hammamet
Futures
Clay
Fred Gil
6–0, 6–1
Loss
19–6
Nov 2016
Brescia , Italy
Challenger
Hard (i)
Luca Vanni
7–6(7–5) , 4–6, 6–7(8–10)
Loss
19–7
Jul 2017
Poland F4, Mrągowo
Futures
Clay
Alexei Popyrin
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss
19–8
Jul 2017
Poland F5, Mrągowo
Futures
Clay
Zdeněk Kolář
5–7, 0–1 ret.
Win
20–8
Sep 2017
Romania F12, Brașov
Futures
Clay
Franco Agamenone
6–2, 6–2
Win
21–8
Nov 2017
Morocco F4, Casablanca
Futures
Clay
Lamine Ouahab
4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Win
22–8
Nov 2017
Morocco F5, Beni Mellal
Futures
Clay
Bernabé Zapata Miralles
6–1, 6–2
Loss
22–9
Nov 2017
Brescia , Italy
Challenger
Hard (i)
Lukáš Lacko
1–6, 2–6
Win
23–9
Mar 2018
Italy F1, Trento
Futures
Carpet (i)
Maximilian Neuchrist
6–4, 6–4
Doubles: 43 (29–14)
Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (12–4)
ITF Futures Tour (17–10)
Titles by surface
Hard (12–5)
Clay (16–8)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Sep 2009
Italy F26, Trieste
Futures
Clay
Giuseppe Menga
Filippo Leonardi Jacopo Marchegiani
6–2, 4–6, [7–10]
Loss
0–2
May 2010
Italy F8, Pozzuoli
Futures
Clay
Daniel Evans
Juan-Martín Aranguren Alejandro Fabbri
4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss
0–3
Jun 2011
Italy F12, Bergamo
Futures
Clay
Riccardo Sinicropi
Giorgio Portaluri Juan-Pablo Villar
7–5, 3–6, [8–10]
Win
1–3
Feb 2012
Wolfsburg , Germany
Challenger
Carpet (i)
Uladzimir Ignatik
Tomasz Bednarek Olivier Charroin
7–5, 4–6, [10–5]
Win
2–3
Mar 2012
Cherbourg , France
Challenger
Hard (i)
Uladzimir Ignatik
Dustin Brown Jonathan Marray
4–6, 7–6(11–9) , [10–0]
Win
3–3
Apr 2012
Saint Brieuc , France
Challenger
Clay (i)
Rameez Junaid
Stéphane Robert Laurent Rochette
1–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Win
4–3
Apr 2012
Napoli , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Alessandro Motti
Rameez Junaid Igor Zelenay
6–4, 6–4
Win
5–3
Sep 2012
St Rémy , France
Challenger
Hard
Uladzimir Ignatik
Jordi Marsé-Vidri Carlos Poch Gradin
6–7(4–7) , 6–3, [10–6]
Loss
5–4
Oct 2012
Great Britain F17, Glasgow
Futures
Hard (i)
Bastian Knittel
David Rice Sean Thornley
3–6, 2–6
Loss
5–5
Oct 2012
Great Britain F18, Cardiff
Futures
Hard (i)
Giuseppe Menga
Bastian Knittel Kevin Krawietz
6–3, 4–6, [7–10]
Loss
5–6
Jun 2013
Korea F4, Changwon
Futures
Hard
Enrique López Pérez
Lim Yong-kyu Nam Ji-sung
7–5, 4–6, [9–11]
Win
6–6
Aug 2013
Lithuania F1, Vilnius
Futures
Clay
Giuseppe Menga
Ivan Anikanov Yaraslav Shyla
7–5, 6–3
Win
7–6
Sep 2013
Turkey F36, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Federico Gaio
Dekel Bar Richard Gabb
1–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Win
8–6
Sep 2013
Turkey F37, Antalya
Futures
Hard
Federico Gaio
Alexander Krasnorutskiy Anton Manegin
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Loss
8–7
Mar 2014
Switzerland F1, Taverne
Futures
Carpet (i)
Henri Laaksonen
Jesper Brunström Frederik Nielsen
4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss
8–8
Jul 2014
Recanati , Italy
Challenger
Hard
James Cluskey
Ilija Bozoljac Goran Tošić
7–5, 4–6, [5–10]
Win
9–8
Aug 2014
Aptos , USA
Challenger
Hard
Ruben Bemelmans
Purav Raja Sanam Singh
6–3, 4–6, [11–9]
Win
10–8
Oct 2014
Belarus F3, Minsk
Futures
Hard (i)
Lukas Mugevičius
Shonigmatjon Shofayziyev Andrei Vasilevski
6–4, 4–6, [10–6]
Win
11–8
Oct 2014
Great Britain F17, Manchester
Futures
Hard (i)
David Rice
Sean Thornley Datten Walsh
6–4, 6–4
Win
12–8
Jan 2015
Casablanca , Morocco
Challenger
Clay
Adrian Ungur
Flavio Cipolla Alessandro Motti
3–6, 6–2, [10–5]
Win
13–8
Feb 2015
Italy F1, Sondrio
Futures
Hard (i)
Francesco Borgo
Sander Arends Niels Lootsma
6–2, 3–6, [10–7]
Win
14–8
Jul 2015
Romania F7, Focșani
Futures
Clay
Claudio Fortuna
Maxim Dubarenco Vladyslav Manafov
6–2, 6–1
Win
15–8
Jul 2015
Romania F8, Pitești
Futures
Clay
Claudio Fortuna
Petru-Alexandru Luncanu Lukas Mugevičius
6–3, 6–1
Win
16–8
Jul 2015
Lithuania F1, Vilnius
Futures
Clay
Lukas Mugevičius
Miķelis Lībietis Hunter Reese
7–5, 3–6, [13–11]
Win
17–8
Aug 2015
Romania F13, Mediaș
Futures
Clay
Claudio Fortuna
Carlos Boluda-Purkiss Alessandro Colella
6–3, 6–1
Win
18–8
Oct 2015
Casablanca , Morocco
Challenger
Clay
Mohamed Safwat
Thiemo de Bakker Stephan Fransen
6–4, 6–3
Win
19–8
Feb 2016
Egypt F3, Sharm El Sheikh
Futures
Hard
Claudio Fortuna
Laurent Rochette Thibault Venturino
6–3, 3–6, [10–6]
Win
20–8
Feb 2016
Egypt F4, Sharm El Sheikh
Futures
Hard
Claudio Fortuna
Tomáš Papík Pavel Staubert
6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Win
21–8
Apr 2016
Italy F6, Santa Margherita di Pula
Futures
Clay
Francesco Moncagatto
Jérôme Inzerillo Yannick Jankovits
6–3, 6–0
Loss
21–9
May 2016
Romania F2, Galați
Futures
Clay
Lukas Mugevičius
Lucas Gómez Juan Pablo Paz
4–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Win
22–9
Jul 2016
Lithuania F1, Vilnius
Futures
Clay
Lukas Mugevičius
Michał Dembek Jan Zieliński
7–5, 6–4
Loss
22–10
Aug 2016
Latvia F1, Jūrmala
Futures
Clay
Claudio Fortuna
Jonathan Gray Ewan Moore
6–2, 4–6, [8–10]
Win
23–10
Oct 2016
Tunisia F26, Hammamet
Futures
Clay
David Pérez Sanz
Benjamin Bonzi Mathias Bourgue
w/o
Win
24–10
Oct 2016
Tunisia F27, Hammamet
Futures
Clay
Oriol Roca Batalla
Tommaso Gabrieli Luca Tomasetto
6–1, 6–1
Win
25–10
Mar 2017
Israel F1, Ramat HaSharon
Futures
Hard
Gábor Borsos
Dekel Bar Yshai Oliel
6–3, 6–4
Win
26–10
May 2017
Samarkand , Uzbekistan
Challenger
Clay
Zdeněk Kolář
Prajnesh Gunneswaran Vishnu Vardhan
7–6(7–2) , 6–3
Win
27–10
Aug 2017
Liberec , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Zdeněk Kolář
Tomasz Bednarek David Pel
6–3, 6–4
Loss
27–11
Nov 2017
Morocco F4, Casablanca
Futures
Clay
Laurent Rochette
Amine Ahouda Lamine Ouahab
2–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Loss
27–12
Feb 2018
Bergamo , Italy
Challenger
Hard (i)
Alessandro Motti
Scott Clayton Jonny O'Mara
7–5, 3–6, [13–15]
Loss
27–13
Jun 2018
Almaty , Kazakhstan
Challenger
Clay
Vladyslav Manafov
Kevin Krawietz Andreas Mies
2–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss
27–14
Sep 2018
Banja Luka , Bosnia and Herzegovina
Challenger
Clay
Alessandro Motti
Andrej Martin Hans Podlipnik Castillo
5–7, 6–4, [7–10]
Win
28–14
Feb 2019
Bergamo , Italy
Challenger
Hard (i)
Zdeněk Kolář
Tomislav Brkić Dustin Brown
7–5, 7–6(9–7)
Win
29–14
Jun 2019
Parma , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Andrea Pellegrino
Ariel Behar Gonzalo Escobar
1–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Singles performance timeline
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
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.
All Davis Cup Matches
2008 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III
Round
Date
Opponents
Tie score
Venue
Surface
Match
Opponent
Rubber score
RR
7 May 2008
Estonia
1–2
Yerevan
Clay
Singles 1
Vladimir Ivanov
2–6, 6–7(5–7) (L)
RR
11 May 2008
Moldova
0–3
Yerevan
Clay
Singles 2
Andrei Gorban
1–6, 2–6 (L)
Doubles (with Mindaugas Čeledinas )
Albot & Ciumac
3–6, 2–6 (L)
2010 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II
Round
Date
Opponents
Tie score
Venue
Surface
Match
Opponent
Rubber score
1R
5–7 March 2010
Great Britain
3–2
Vilnius
Hard (i)
Singles 1
James Ward
4–6, 2–6, 4–6 (L)
Doubles (with Dovydas Šakinis )
Fleming & Skupski
0–6, 7–6(7–2) , 5–7, 3–6 (L)
Singles 5
Daniel Evans
6–7(6–8) , 7–5, 6–0, 2–6, 6–4 (W)
2R
9–11 July 2010
Ireland
3–2
Dublin
Carpet (i)
Singles 2
Conor Niland
6–2, 6–3, 6–1 (W)
Doubles (with Ričardas Berankis )
Cluskey & King
6–3, 6–3, 6–4 (W)
3R
17–19 September 2010
Slovenia
2–3
Vilnius
Hard
Singles 2
Grega Žemlja
3–6, 6–7(4–7) , 3–6 (L)
Doubles (with Ričardas Berankis )
Gregorc & Žemlja
5–7, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–3 (W)
Singles 5
Blaž Kavčič
4–6, 6–7(4–7) , 6–7(5–7) (L)
2011 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II
Round
Date
Opponents
Tie score
Venue
Surface
Match
Opponent
Rubber score
1R
4–6 March 2011
Estonia
2–3
Tallinn
Hard (i)
Singles 2
Jürgen Zopp
5–4 ret. (L)
2012 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III
Round
Date
Opponents
Tie score
Venue
Surface
Match
Opponent
Rubber score
RR
3 May 2012
San Marino
3–0
Sofia
Clay
Singles 2
Marco de Rossi
6–2, 6–1 (W)
RR
4 May 2012
Andorra
2–0
Sofia
Clay
Singles 2
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier
6–2, 6–4 (W)
PO
5 May 2012
Greece
2–1
Sofia
Clay
Singles 1
Theodoros Angelinos
5–7, 7–6(10–8) , 4–6 (L)
Doubles (with Ričardas Berankis )
Gemouchidis & Kalovelonis
6–2, 7–5 (W)
2014 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II
Round
Date
Opponents
Tie score
Venue
Surface
Match
Opponent
Rubber score
1R
31 January–2 February 2014
Norway
5–0
Oslo
Hard (i)
Singles 1
Joachim Bjerke
6–7(4–7) , 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 (W)
Doubles (with Ričardas Berankis )
Boretti & Durasovic
6–1, 6–4, 7–5 (W)
2R
4–6 April 2014
South Africa
3–2
Centurion, Gauteng
Hard
Singles 1
Rik de Voest
6–7(5–7) , 6–7(3–7) , 6–2, 6–7(4–7) (L)
Doubles (with Ričardas Berankis )
Andersen & Klaasen
6–3, 3–6, 3–6, 6–7(5–7) (L)
Singles 5
Ruan Roelofse
7–6(7–5) , 3–6, 7–6(7–3) , 6–4 (W)
3R
12–14 September 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3–2
Sarajevo
Hard (i)
Singles 2
Damir Džumhur
7–6(7–5) , 1–6, 1–6, 0–1, ret (L)
Doubles (with Ričardas Berankis )
Bašić & Brkić
6–3, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) (W)
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