Koolhof/Mektic Qualify For First Time To Nitto ATP Finals

Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektic have become the fifth doubles team to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals, to be held at The O2 in London from 15-22 November.

The Dutch/Croatian team secured their places by beating Taylor Fritz and Casper Ruud 6-4, 7-6(1) in the second round at the Rolex Paris Masters on Thursday. Sixth seeds Koolhof and Mektic recovered from 2-5 down in the second set.

They have a 20-11 record on the season, including strong performances at two Grand Slam championships. Koolhof and Mektic lost to Mate Pavic and Bruno Soares 7-5, 6-3 in the US Open final and reached the Roland Garros semi-finals (l. to Krawietz/Mies). They also finished runners up at the Open 13 Provence in Marseille (l. to Mahut/Pospisil).

First-time qualifiers Koolhof and Mektic join Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury, Pavic and Soares, Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies, and Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos at the season finale in London.

Mektic qualified with Alexander Peya at the 2018 Nitto ATP Finals

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