Murkel Dellien
Birth date16 September 1997 (age 29)
Birth placeTrinidad, Bolivia
PlaysRight-handed
CollegeWichita State
Careerprizemoney$335,147
Singlesrecord2–5
Singlestitles4 ITF
HighestsinglesrankingNo. 168 (15 July 2024)
CurrentsinglesrankingNo. 223 (16 June 2025)
AustralianopenresultQ1 (2025)
FrenchopenresultQ1 (2024, 2025)
WimbledonresultQ1 (2024, 2025)
UsopenresultQ2 (2024)
Doublesrecord0–0
Doublestitles2 ITF
HighestdoublesrankingNo. 174 (1 April 2024)
CurrentdoublesrankingNo. 276 (16 June 2025)
Updated16 June 2025

Murkel Alejandro Dellien Velasco (born 16 September 1997) is a Bolivian tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 168, achieved on 15 July 2024. He is the current No. 2 Bolivian tennis player.[1] He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of No. 174 achieved on 1 April 2024. Dellien represents Bolivia at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 2–4.

College career

Dellien played college tennis at Wichita State.[2]

Professional career

In 2021 Dellien defeated Zizou Bergs in his first Davis Cup rubber.[3]

In July 2024, he won his maiden Challenger title at the 2024 Ion Țiriac Challenger in Brașov, Romania with a win over Dmitry Popko in the final.[4] With his brother Hugo winning the title at the 2024 Iași Open, also in Romania, the Delliens became the first brothers to win a Challenger title in the same season since the Cerúndolos in 2022.[5]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of fellow tennis player Hugo Dellien.[6] Their father, Hugo Eduardo Dellien,[7] represented Beni Department as a substitute member of the Chamber of Deputies for the Social Democratic Power alliance from 2006 to 2010.

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–3)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jan 2023Tigre, ArgentinaChallengerClayJuan Manuel Cerúndolo6–4, 4–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Mar 2024Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BoliviaChallengerClayCamilo Ugo Carabelli4–6, 2–6
Win1–2Jul 2024Brașov, RomaniaChallengerClayDmitry Popko6–3, 7–5
Loss1–3Aug 2025Sofia, BulgariaChallengerClayZdeněk Kolář2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (3–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jun 2022Corrientes, ArgentinaChallengerClayNicolás ÁlvarezGuido Andreozzi
Guillermo Durán		5–7, 2–6
Loss0–2Aug 2022Prague, Czech RepublicChallengerClayAdrian AndreevVictor Vlad Cornea
Andrew Paulson		3–6, 1–6
Win1–2May 2023Coquimbo, ChileChallengerClayValerio AboianTomás Farjat
Facundo Juárez		7–6(7–4), 6–0
Win2–2Jan 2024Punta del Este, UruguayChallengerClayFederico Agustín GómezGuido Andreozzi
Guillermo Durán		6–3, 6–2
Win3–2Sep 2024Buenos Aires, ArgentinaChallengerClayFacundo MenaFelipe Meligeni Alves
Marcelo Zormann		1–6, 6–2, [12–10]

ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF WTT (6–3)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Feb 2022M15 Naples, USAWTTClayPedro Boscardin Dias3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win1–1May 2022M15 Quito, EcuadorWTTClayArklon Huertas del Pino7–6(7–1), 6–3
Win2–1Jun 2022M15 Quito, EcuadorWTTClayJuan Bautista Otegui6–3, 6–2
Loss2–2Sep 2022M25 Maribor, SloveniaWTTClayHernán Casanova4–6, 3–6
Win3–2Oct 2022M15 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BoliviaWTTClayConner Huertas del Pino6–0, 6–2
Win4–2Nov 2022M15 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BoliviaWTTClayFranco Roncadelli7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss4–3Mar 2023M25 Río Cuarto, ArgentinaWTTClayPol Martín Tiffon6–7(7–9), 6–3, 5–7
Win5–3Feb 2024M25 Punta del Este, UruguayWTTClayGonzalo Bueno6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Win6–3Feb 2024M25 Punta del Este, UruguayWTTClayÁlvaro Guillén Meza6–1, 6–0

Doubles: 15 (9 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend
ITF Futures/WTT (9–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (8–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Sep 2012Bolivia F2, BoliviaFuturesClayHugo DellienFacundo Mena
Sebastián Serrano		3–6, 5–7
Loss0–2Sep 2013Bolivia F3, BoliviaFuturesClayHugo DellienFranco Feitt
José María Páez		3–6, 3–6
Win1–2Jun 2021M25 Wichita, USAWTTHardNicolás AcevedoJohn McNally
Benjamin Sigouin		6–4, 2–6, [12–10]
Win2–2Sep 2021M15 Ibagué, ColombiaWTTClayBoris AriasAlejandro Gómez
Alejandro Hoyos		6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
Win3–2Oct 2021M25 Lima, PeruWTTClayJorge PantaCayetano March
Pol Martín Tiffon		7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–3)
Loss3–3Nov 2021M15 Córdoba, ArgentinaWTTClayBoris AriasIgnacio Carou
Alejo Lorenzo Lingua Lavallén		4–6, 7–5, [4–10]
Win4–3Apr 2022M25 Rosario, ArgentinaWTTClayArklon Huertas del PinoTomás Farjat
Ignacio Monzón		6–3, 6–3
Win5–3Apr 2022M25 Rosario, ArgentinaWTTClayArklon Huertas del PinoRomán Andrés Burruchaga
Juan Ignacio Galarza		6–3, 7–5
Loss5–4May 2022M15 Quito, EcuadorWTTClayArklon Huertas del PinoIgor Gimenez
Nicolas Zanellato		2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win6–4Jun 2022M15 Quito, EcuadorWTTClayArklon Huertas del PinoAlejandro Mendoza
Jorge Panta		6–3, 7–5
Win7–4Aug 2022M25 Koksijde, BelgiumWTTClayHernán CasanovaZvonimir Babić
Simon Freund		6–1, 4–6, [10–5]
Win8–4Mar 2023M25 San Miguel de Tucumán, ArgentinaWTTClayValerio AboianFranco Emanuel Egea
Gabriel Alejandro Hidalgo		6–7(5–7), 7–5, [10–7]
Loss8–5Jun 2023M25 Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech RepublicWTTClayPedro SakamotoSebastian Fanselow
Dominik Kellovský		2–6, 4–6
Win9–5Jun 2023M25 Córdoba, SpainWTTClayValerio AboianImanol López Morillo
Benjamín Winter López		6–3, 6–7(4–7), [11–9]
Loss9–6Jul 2023M25 Kassel, GermanyWTTClayStefan LatinovićJiří Barnat
Patrik Rikl		4–6, 4–6

References

  1. ^ "Rankings | Singles"
  2. ^ "Murkel Dellien – Men's Tennis". Wichita State Athletics
  3. ^ Comunicaciones, Compañia Chilena de. "Bolivia tomó ventaja sobre Bélgica en Copa Davis gracias a triunfos de Hugo y Murkel Dellien". alairelibre.cl
  4. ^ "#NextGenATP teens Tien, Debru among youngest Challenger champions of 2024". ATPTour. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Bonzi back in Challenger winners' circle: 'My best performance of the year'". ATPTour. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  6. ^ "2019-20 Men's Tennis Roster: Murkel Dellien". Wichita State Schokers. Archived from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  7. ^ "Papá de Hugo Dellien: 'Voy a ver el partido encerrado entre cuatro paredes'" (in Spanish). El Deber. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2023.