Country (sports) | Netherlands |
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Residence | Goirle |
Born | Tilburg, Netherlands | 28 January 1981
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Turned pro | 1999 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $142,365 |
Singles | |
Career record | 1–3 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 188 (2 Feb 2004) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 2–6 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 107 (8 Mar 2004) |
Fred Hemmes Jr. (born 28 January 1981) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands [1] and coach of Kim Clijsters from 2020 to 2022. [2] He is the son of Fred Hemmes Sr., a tennis player who competed at Wimbledon.
Hemmes played mostly on the Challenger circuit, where he won six doubles titles. [3]
The Dutchman had a win over Andrei Pavel, a former top 20 player, to qualify for the 2004 Heineken Open. [4] He then defeated Robin Söderling in the opening round of the main draw. [3]
A doubles specialist, Hemmes and partner Dennis van Scheppingen paired together to reach quarter-finals at the 2003 Ordina Open and 2004 Dutch Open. [3]
No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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1. | 2002 | Kyiv, Ukraine | Clay | Federico Browne | Irakli Labadze Yuri Schukin | 6–4, 6–3 |
2. | 2003 | Montauban, France | Clay | Rogier Wassen | Juan Pablo Guzmán Ignacio Hirigoyen | 6–4, 6–4 |
3. | 2003 | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Clay | Edwin Kempes | Óscar Hernández Salvador Navarro | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
4. | 2004 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Hard | Rik de Voest | Vadim Kutsenko Yuri Schukin | 6–3, 6–3 |
5. | 2004 | Kyoto, Japan | Carpet | Rik de Voest | Yen-Hsun Lu Jason Marshall | 6–3, 6–7(8–10), 6–4 |
6. | 2004 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Melle van Gemerden | Attila Sávolt Gabriel Trifu | 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3) |
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