Guy den Ouden

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Guy den Ouden
Country (sports)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Born (2002-04-08) 8 April 2002 (age 22)
Maarssen, Netherlands [1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysRight-handed, (two-handed backhand)
College Pepperdine University [2]
CoachMarcel Vos
Prize moneyUS $83,907
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 259 (17 March 2025)
Current rankingNo. 259 (17 March 2025)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 540 (2 May 2022)
Last updated on: 30 March 2025.

Guy den Ouden (born 8 April 2002) is a Dutch professional tennis player. He has a career high singles ranking of world No. 259 achieved on 17 March 2025.

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Early and personal life

Guy den Ouden was born in Maarssen, in the middle of the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. [3] He is the son of Arnoud and Anne Den Ouden, who were both keen tennis players. He played football at VV Maarssen before concentrating on tennis. He trained at the National Tennis Center with senior pros such as Botic van de Zandschulp, Robin Haase and Jesper de Jong and became Dutch champion at U16 and U18 level. [4]

Junior career

As a junior, he reached the semi-final at the 2020 French Open – Boys' singles. He was the first Dutch person to have achieved this since Thiemo de Bakker in 2006. His run included a win over the second seed and 2020 Australian Open - Boys' singles finalist Arthur Cazaux. [5]

Professional career

In 2022, den Ouden won five ITF tournaments and his ranking climbed inside the top 500 for the first time, before being sidelined by injury. Upon his return he was chosen as a training partner for the Dutch Davis Cup team. [6]

In June 2023, den Ouden won an ITF tournament in Aarhus, Denmark. The following month he was a finalist at a tournament in The Hague, Netherlands. [7] In November 2023, den Ouden defeated Arthur Géa to win an ITF Futures hardcourt tournament in Heraklion. [8]

He was given a wildcard into qualifying for the 2024 ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam in February 2024, where he lost to alternate Pablo Llamas Ruiz. [9]

In September 2024, den Ouden won his maiden title at the 2024 Dobrich Challenger II in Bulgaria, where he faced compatriot Jelle Sels, defeating him in straight sets. [10] [11] As a result he made his top 300 debut on 16 September 2024. [12]

Following his second final at the 2025 Rwanda Challenger II [13] [14] He reached the top 255 in the live rankings in March 2025.

College career

Starting in 2020, he attended at Pepperdine University in California. [15]

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Sep 2024 Dobrich II, BulgariaChallengerClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jelle Sels 6–2, 6–3
Loss1–1 Mar 2025 Kigali II, RwandaChallengerClay Flag of France.svg Valentin Royer 2–6, 4–6

References

  1. ↑ "Guy Den Ouden". ATP. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Pepperdine, 2020-21 Men's Tennis Roster, Guy Den Ouden".
  3. ↑ "Den Ouden snel klaar in Servië". rtvutrecht (in Dutch). May 17, 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  4. ↑ Kous, Bert (October 10, 2020). "Tennistalent Guy den Ouden, van Parijs naar Amerika: 'Om mijn tennisdroom achterna te gaan'". rtvutrecht (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  5. ↑ McIver, Alastair (October 12, 2020). "Swiss on a roll – Juniors at the French Open". Tennisthreads.net. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "5 SPELERS OM DIT NK TENNIS IN DE GATEN TE HOUDEN". toptennis (in Dutch). December 12, 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Guy den Ouden strijdend ten onder in finale Den Haag". rtvutrecht (in Dutch). July 9, 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  8. ↑ Renton, Jamie (13 November 2023). "GEA CAPTURES FIRST PRO TITLE ON THE BACK OF BREAKTHROUGH JUNIOR YEAR". ITF. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  9. ↑ Van Nunen, Keven. "FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD THIJS BOOGAARD RECEIVES A WILDCARD FOR THE ABN AMRO TOURNAMENT QUALIFICATION". Eurosport. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "Sport Kort week 37: SKF begint seizoen met ruime zege, gelijkspel driebanders Nieuwegein". rtvutrecht (in Dutch). 13 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  11. ↑ "Tien, Fearnley continue red-hot form with Challenger titles". ATPTour. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  12. ↑ "Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Fearnley With 3 Titles In 4 Appearances In 2024". 16 September 2024.
  13. ↑ Kayinamura, Alexis (9 March 2025). "Royer wins back-to-back Challenger trophies in Kigali". The New Times.
  14. ↑ "Coric claims back-to-back Challenger titles: 'Back at my level'; Frenchman Royer also earns trophy for second consecutive week". 9 March 2025.
  15. ↑ "Men's Tennis Inks Den Ouden". Pepperdinewaves.com. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
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