Edwin Kempes

Edwin Kempes
Country (sports)	Netherlands
Residence	Monnickendam, Netherlands
Born	23 June 1976 (age 48); Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro	1995
Retired	2005
Plays	Right-handed
Coach	Nick Carr
Prize money	$322,221
Singles
Career record	11–18
Career titles	0 ; 3 Challenger, 1 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 98 (21 May 2001)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1999)
French Open	Q3 (1998)
Wimbledon	1R (2001)
US Open	1R (2001, 2002)
Doubles
Career record	5–7
Career titles	0 ; 9 Challenger, 2 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 80 (19 October 1998)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1999)
US Open	Q1 (1999)
	Last updated on: 25 July 2022.

Last updated December 28, 2024

Edwin Kempes (born 23 June 1976) is a retired Dutch tennis player, who had turned professional in 1995. Kempes reached his career-high ATP Tour singles ranking of world No. 98 in May 2001.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (0–1)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–1)
Indoors (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2000	Amsterdam, Netherlands	International Series	Clay	Dennis van Scheppingen	Sergio Roitman Andrés Schneiter	6–4, 4–6, 1–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 6 (4–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–2)
ITF Futures (1–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (4–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jun 1998	Eisenach, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Marco Meneschincheri	7–6, 6–3
Win	2–0	Jul 1998	Montauban, France	Challenger	Clay	Wolfgang Schranz	7–5, 6–3
Win	3–0	May 2000	Budapest, Hungary	Challenger	Clay	Jérôme Golmard	6–4, ret.
Loss	3–1	Aug 2000	Mönchengladbach, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Nikolay Davydenko	3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss	3–2	Sep 2000	Linz, Austria	Challenger	Clay	Germán Puentes Alcañiz	6–7^(7–9), 1–6
Win	4–2	May 2003	Germany F3, Arnsberg	Futures	Clay	Tobias Summerer	6–2, 6–2

Doubles: 18 (11–7)

Legend
ATP Challenger (9–6)
ITF Futures (2–1)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (10–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 1997	Seoul, South Korea	Challenger	Clay	Gouichi Motomura	Jérôme Golmard Régis Lavergne	7–5, 7–5
Win	2–0	Apr 1998	San Luis Potosí, Mexico	Challenger	Clay	Peter Wessels	José Frontera Bobby Kokavec	7–6, 4–6, 7–5
Win	3–0	Jun 1998	Prostějov, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Peter Wessels	Tomáš Cibulec Tomáš Krupa	6–4, 7–5
Loss	3–1	Jul 1998	Montauban, France	Challenger	Clay	Rogier Wassen	Eduardo Nicolás Espin Germán Puentes Alcañiz	5–7, 5–7
Win	4–1	Jul 1998	Newcastle, United Kingdom	Challenger	Clay	Jeff Coetzee	Nebojsa Djordjevic Dušan Vemić	1–6, 7–6, 6–2
Win	5–1	Sep 1998	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	Challenger	Clay	Rogier Wassen	Marcos Ondruska Chris Wilkinson	6–7, 6–3, 6–2
Loss	5–2	Sep 1998	Seville, Spain	Challenger	Clay	Rogier Wassen	Alberto Martín Salvador Navarro-Gutierrez	6–2, 5–7, 3–6
Loss	5–3	Oct 1998	Santiago, Chile	Challenger	Clay	Rogier Wassen	Ota Fukárek Attila Sávolt	6–7, 4–6
Loss	5–4	Oct 1998	São Paulo, Brazil	Challenger	Clay	Rogier Wassen	Diego del Río Martín Rodríguez	6–7, 3–6
Loss	5–5	Nov 1998	Toluca, Mexico	Challenger	Clay	Rogier Wassen	Alejandro Hernández Mariano Sánchez	3–6, 4–6
Win	6–5	Jul 1999	Oberstaufen, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Petr Luxa	Karsten Braasch Jens Knippschild	7–5, 6–4
Loss	6–6	May 2001	Antwerp, Belgium	Challenger	Clay	Dennis Van Scheppingen	Juan Giner Jerry Turek	7–6^(7–4), 6–7^(2–7), 3–6
Win	7–6	Jun 2002	Eisenach, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Martin Verkerk	Marcos Daniel Adrián García	6–3, 6–4
Win	8–6	Jul 2002	Scheveningen, Netherlands	Challenger	Clay	Martin Verkerk	Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto	6–4, 6–4
Win	9–6	Jan 2003	Great Britain F1, Glasgow	Futures	Carpet	Peter Wessels	Marco Chiudinelli Wesley Moodie	2–6, 7–6^(11–9), 7–6^(7–5)
Win	10–6	Jul 2003	Scheveningen, Netherlands	Challenger	Clay	Fred Hemmes Jr.	Óscar Hernández Salvador Navarro	3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss	10–7	Aug 2003	Netherlands F4, Enschede	Futures	Clay	Paul Logtens	Robert Lindstedt Gabriel Trifu	walkover
Win	11–7	Apr 2004	Germany F4, Riemerling	Futures	Clay	Melvyn op der Heijde	Andreas Beck Torsten Popp	7–5, 6–4

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.

Singles

Tournament	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	1R	Q2	Q3	Q3	0 / 1	0–1	0%
French Open	A	Q3	A	A	A	Q2	0 / 0	0–0	–
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	1R	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
US Open	Q2	A	Q1	A	1R	1R	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–2	0–1	0 / 4	0–4	0%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Miami	A	A	Q1	A	1R	Q1	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	0 / 1	0–1	0%

External links

Edwin Kempes at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Edwin Kempes at the International Tennis Federation
Edwin Kempes at the Davis Cup

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