Jeroen Masson

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Jeroen Masson
Country (sports)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Born (1981-01-02) 2 January 1981 (age 41)
Ghent, Belgium
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$113,066
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 215 (10 Oct 2005)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open Q2 (2005)
Wimbledon Q2 (2005)
US Open Q1 (2005)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 265 (17 Apr 2006)

Jeroen Masson (born 2 January 1981) is a Belgian former professional tennis player. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Although born in Belgium, Masson was raised in South Africa and comes from a family of bakers. [1] In order to embark on a career in professional tennis he returned to his birth country at the age of 18 and became a Belgian national. [1] He reached a best singles world ranking of 215, had a win over Novak Djokovic (in 2004), won 13 ITF Futures titles and was runner-up at the 2005 Belgrade Challenger. [5] In 2009 he announced his retirement from the tour. [4]

ATP Challenger/ITF Futures finals

Singles: 25 (13–12)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (13–11)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Feb 2001France F5, Bressuire FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Jérôme Haehnel 7–6(8), 1–6, 6–4
Loss1–1Oct 2001France F19, Sarreguemines FuturesCarper Flag of France.svg Régis Lavergne 7–6(6), 4–6, 1–6
Loss1–2Apr 2002Greece F1, Syros FuturesHard Flag of Switzerland.svg Marco Chiudinelli 7–6(5), 2–6, 4–6
Win2–2Jun 2002Portugal F1, Lisbon FuturesClay Flag of Portugal.svg Bernardo Mota 6–4, 6–1
Win3–2Jul 2002Turkey F1, Istanbul FuturesHard Flag of Germany.svg Bernard Parun6–4, 6–2
Loss3–3Jul 2002Turkey F2, Istanbul FuturesHard Flag of Bulgaria.svg Ivaylo Traykov 3–6, 4–6
Win4–3Aug 2002Turkey F3, Istanbul FuturesHard Flag of Romania.svg Teodor-Dacian Crăciun 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win5–3Sep 2002France F16, Mulhouse FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Lionel Roux 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
Loss5–4Feb 2004Croatia F1, Zagreb FuturesHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Šnobel 1–6, 1–6
Win6–4Mar 2004Portugal F2, Albufeira FuturesHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ivo Minář 6–2, 6–3
Win7–4Mar 2004Portugal F3, Lagos FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon 6–4, 6–4
Loss7–5Mar 2004Greece F1, Athens FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Banks 2–6, 7–6(7), 4–6
Win8–5Apr 2004Germany F4, Riemerling FuturesClay Flag of Germany.svg Jan Mertl 7–5, 6–3
Loss8–6May 2004Italy F7, Pavia FuturesClay Flag of Argentina.svg Andres Dellatorre 5–7, 3–6
Loss8–7Aug 2004Netherlands F3, Enschede FuturesClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Ivo Klec 3–6, 1–6
Win9–7Nov 2004Belgium F2, Sint-Katelijne-Waver FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Bloomfield 6–1, 6–1
Loss0–1Feb 2005 Belgrade Challenger, SerbiaChallengerCarpet Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dick Norman 2–6, 3–6
Loss9–8Nov 2006Spain F37, Las Palmas FuturesHard Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Golubev 4–6, 3–6
Win10–8Jan 2007Germany F3, Kaarst FuturesCarpet Flag of Germany.svg Ralph Grambow6–2, 6–4
Win11–8Jan 2008Germany F3, Kaarst FuturesCarpet Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ruben Bemelmans 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Loss11–9Feb 2008Germany F5, Schwieberdingen FuturesCarpet Flag of Germany.svg Simon Greul 4–6, 4–6
Win12–9Mar 2008Morocco F1, Oujda FuturesClay Flag of Algeria.svg Lamine Ouahab 6–2, 3–0 ret.
Win13–9Mar 2008Turkey F2, Antalya FuturesClay Flag of Romania.svg Gabriel Moraru 6–0, 7–6(2)
Loss13–10Jun 2008Germany F6, Ingolstadt FuturesClay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Érik Chvojka 1–6, 7–5, 1–6
Loss13–11Aug 2008Belgium F3, Brussels FuturesClay Flag of Denmark.svg Martin Killemose5–7, 6–7(5)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Mondaillu, Laurent (5 April 2004). "Jeroen Masson se trouve au pied du mur". La Libre.be (in French).
  2. Monbaillu, Laurent (8 November 2004). "L'incroyable progression de Jeroen Masson". La Libre.be (in French).
  3. "Masson wil naar de top honderd". BN DeStem (in Dutch). 28 June 2008.
  4. 1 2 "Ook Jeroen Masson stapt uit internationaal tenniscircuit". De Morgen (in Dutch). 26 January 2009.
  5. "TENNIS Norman bat Masson à Belgrade". La Dernière Heure (in French). 13 February 2005.