Tom Nijssen
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Tom Nijssen
| Country (sports) |  Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Residence | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Born | 1 October 1964 Maastricht, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 1984 |
| Retired | 1995 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $1,474,432 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 45-84 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 87 (17 April 1989) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (1989) |
| French Open | 1R (1986, 1987, 1989) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1989) |
| US Open | 1R (1989) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 261-268 |
| Career titles | 11 |
| Highest ranking | No. 10 (11 May 1992) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1992, 1994) |
| French Open | QF (1991) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1994) |
| US Open | QF (1994) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| French Open | W (1989) |
| US Open | W (1991) |
Tom Nijssen (born 1 October 1964) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands. He went pro in 1984[1] and played at the ATP World Tour for 15 years.[2] Nijssen's highest ATP singles ranking was No. 87 on 17 April 1989. He reached his best doubles ranking on 11 May 1992 when he became world No. 10.[1] A doubles specialist, he won two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles with Manon Bollegraf, the French Open in 1989 and the US Open in 1991. They were runner-up at the Wimbledon mixed doubles tournament in 1993. In 1992 Nijssen and Helena Suková were the US Open mixed-doubles finalists.
Career finals
Doubles (11 titles, 14 runner-ups)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 1986 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Johan Vekemans
|
 Miloslav Me?í? Tomá? ?míd
|
4-6, 2-6 |
| Loss | 2. | 1987 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Jaroslav Navrátil
|
 Tore Meinecke Ricki Osterthun
|
2-6, 6-3, 2-6 |
| Loss | 3. | 1987 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Johan Vekemans
|
 Wojtek Fibak Miloslav Me?í?
|
6-7, 7-5, 2-6 |
| Win | 1. | 1987 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet (i) |  Broderick Dyke
|
 Sammy Giammalva, Jr. Jim Grabb
|
6-3, 6-2 |
| Win | 2. | 1988 | Metz, France | Carpet (i) | Jaroslav Navrátil
|
Rill Baxter  Nduka Odizor
|
6-2, 6-7, 7-6 |
| Win | 3. | 1988 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Ricki Osterthun
|
 Mansour Bahrami  Guy Forget
|
6-3, 6-4 |
| Loss | 4. | 1988 | Frankfurt, West Germany | Carpet (i) |  Jeremy Bates
|
Rüdiger Haas  Goran Ivani?evi?
|
6-1, 5-7, 3-6 |
| Win | 4. | 1988 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet (i) | Wally Masur
|
John Fitzgerald Tomá? ?míd
|
7-5, 7-6 |
| Loss | 5. | 1990 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | Udo Riglewski
|
 Omar Camporese Diego Nargiso
|
4-6, 4-6 |
| Loss | 6. | 1990 | Stuttgart Indoor, West Germany | Carpet (i) |  Michael Mortensen
|
 Jakob Hlasek Guy Forget
|
3-6, 2-6 |
| Loss | 7. | 1991 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | Cyril Suk
|
Omar Camporese  Goran Ivani?evi?
|
4-6, 6-7 |
| Loss | 8. | 1991 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Cyril Suk
|
Paul Haarhuis Mark Koevermans
|
3-6, 3-6 |
| Win | 5. | 1991 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Cyril Suk
|
Jeremy Bates Kevin Curren
|
4-6, 6-3, 7-6 |
| Win | 6. | 1991 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | Cyril Suk
|
Steve DeVries David Macpherson
|
7-6, 6-3 |
| Loss | 9. | 1991 | Stockholm, Sweden | Carpet (i) | Cyril Suk
|
John Fitzgerald  Anders Järryd
|
5-7, 2-6 |
| Win | 7. | 1992 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Carpet (i) | Cyril Suk
|
John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd
|
6-3, 6-7, 6-3 |
| Win | 8. | 1992 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Cyril Suk
|
Karel Nová?ek David Rikl
|
6-3, 6-4 |
| Loss | 10. | 1992 | Bolzano, Italy | Carpet (i) | Cyril Suk
|
Anders Järryd  Bent-Ove Pedersen
|
1-6, 7-6, 3-6 |
| Loss | 11. | 1993 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | Cyril Suk
|
Mark Kratzmann Wally Masur
|
6-4, 3-6, 4-6 |
| Win | 9. | 1993 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | Cyril Suk
|
 Gary Muller Piet Norval
|
7-6, 6-3 |
| Loss | 12. | 1993 | Paris Indoor, France | Carpet (i) | Cyril Suk
|
 Byron Black Jonathan Stark
|
6-4, 5-7, 2-6 |
| Win | 10. | 1994 | Oahu, U.S. | Hard | Cyril Suk
|
Alex O'Brien Jonathan Stark
|
6-4, 6-4 |
| Win | 11. | 1994 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | Cyril Suk
|
Hendrik Jan Davids Piet Norval
|
4-6, 7-6, 7-6 |
| Loss | 13. | 1996 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Greg Van Emburgh
|
 Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig
|
3-6, 2-6 |
| Loss | 14. | 1998 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Jeff Tarango
|
Patrick Galbraith  Brett Steven
|
4-6, 2-6 |
Doubles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W-L) win-loss record.
| Tournament | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | Career SR | Career win-loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 11 | 12-11 |
| French Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | QF | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 12 | 13-12 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 11 | 12-11 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 8 | 9-8 |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 42 | N/A |
| Annual win-loss | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 4-3 | 5-4 | 2-3 | 5-4 | 6-4 | 4-4 | 11-4 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 0-2 | N/A | 46-42 |
| ATP Masters Series | |||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 |
A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0-2 | |||||
| Miami | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 9 | 2-9 | ||||||
| Monte Carlo | A | 1R | SF | 1R | 1R | SF | 1R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 5-6 | ||||||
| Rome | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 8 | 0-8 | ||||||
| Hamburg | 1R | QF | SF | 1R | QF | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 7 | 5-7 | ||||||
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | ||||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | ||||||
| Stuttgart (Stockholm) | 1R | F | QF | QF | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 6-5 | ||||||
| Paris | A | 1R | QF | F | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 6-4 | ||||||
| Masters Series SR | N/A | 0 / 4 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 41 | N/A | |||||
| Annual win-loss | N/A | 0-4 | 5-6 | 8-7 | 5-6 | 1-6 | 4-4 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | N/A | 24-41 | |||||
| Year-end ranking | 430 | 82 | 97 | 44 | 34 | 84 | 53 | 23 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 74 | 79 | 96 | 313 | N/A | |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Tom Nijssen". Retrieved 2020.
- ^ "ATP Tour - Tom Nijssen". Retrieved 2020.
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