Jesper de Jong

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Jesper de Jong
De Jong WMQ23 (53061896384).jpg
Country (sports)Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Residence Hoofddorp, Netherlands
Born (2000-05-31) 31 May 2000 (age 25)
Haarlem, Netherlands
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachBas Van Bentum, Jeroen Benard (-2024)
Prize moneyUS $ 1,461,703 [1]
Singles
Career record16–19
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 79 (28 July 2025)
Current rankingNo. 79 (28 July 2025) [2]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 2R (2024)
French Open 2R (2024, 2025)
Wimbledon 2R (2025)
US Open 1R (2025)
Doubles
Career record1–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 135 (23 May 2022)
Current rankingNo. 294 (30 June 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 1R (2025)
Team competitions
Davis Cup F (2024)
Last updated on: 15 July 2025.

Jesper de Jong (born 31 May 2000) is a Dutch tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 79, achieved on 28 July 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 135, achieved on 23 May 2022. [2] He is the current Dutch No. 2 singles player. [3] De Jong has won three singles and seven doubles titles on the ATP Challenger Tour.

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Early life and background

De Jong was born in Haarlem and lives in Hoofddorp. [4] [5] He began playing tennis at the age of five. [6] [7] In his youth, he trained at Zwaanshoek Tennis & Padel. [8] His tennis idol was Roger Federer. [9]

De Jong and his grandfather, Jan, who died in October 2023, had dreamed of playing in a Grand Slam. After qualifying for the main draw of the 2024 Australian Open, de Jong got a tattoo to commemorate his late grandfather. [10]

Professional career

2021: Maiden Challenger titles, top 250 debut

In March 2021, de Jong won his first Challenger doubles title at the Saint Petersburg Challenger II with Sem Verbeek. [11] In May, he won his second Challenger doubles title, this time with Tim van Rijthoven, at the Open de Oeiras IV. [12] [13] The following month, he won his third doubles title at the Almaty Challenger with Vitaliy Sachko and reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 204 on 14 June 2021. [2]

De Jong won his first Challenger singles title at the Almaty Challenger II, sending him to a career-high singles ranking of No. 260 on 21 June 2021. [2] [14] [15] At the Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil in November, de Jong lost in the singles final to Alejandro Tabilo, but won the doubles title with Bart Stevens. [16] [17]

2022–2023: ATP Tour debut, top 150 in singles and in doubles

Following a semifinal showing at the Challenger in Traralgon, Australia in January, he made his debut in the top 200 on 14 February 2022. [2]

He made his ATP main draw doubles debut after qualifying as a pair partnering Sem Verbeek at the 2022 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam. As a result, he reached a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 157 on 14 February 2022. [2]

He made his ATP singles debut at the 2022 Libéma Open as a wildcard. [18] He was also awarded a wildcard in doubles partnering compatriot Bart Stevens. As a result, he reached the top 160 in the singles rankings on 13 June 2022. [2]

He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 135 on 11 September 2023. [2]

2024: Major debut

He qualified for the 2024 Australian Open making his Grand Slam debut [19] [20] [21] and defeated Pedro Cachin for his first Major win. He lost to eventual champion Jannik Sinner. [22] He received a wildcard for his home tournament, the 2024 Rotterdam Open.

Ranked No. 177, he qualified for his second Grand Slam at the 2024 French Open. [23] He defeated Jack Draper in the first round in five sets (his second tour-level and also his second Slam win) [24] before losing to eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz in four sets in the second. [25] [26] He lifted his third Challenger title, the 2024 Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup in Sassuolo, Italy. As a result reached a new career-high ranking of No. 119 on 24 June 2024, [27] and No. 103 more than a month later on 12 August 2024. [2]

2025: Masters debuts & first wins, first final, top 100

In January 2025, in Montpellier, de Jong defeated wildcard Quentin Halys, then upset third seed Flavio Cobolli and fifth seed Tallon Griekspoor to reach his first ATP tour-level semifinal. [28] [29] Following a final showing at the 2025 Murcia Open, [30] De Jong reached a career-high singles ranking in the top 100 of world No. 98 on 31 March 2025. [31] [32] [33] [34]

In April 2025 De Jong recorded his first ATP win as a top-100 player over Elliot Benchetrit in Marrakesh. [35] [36] [37] He made his Masters 1000 debut at the 2025 Italian Open in Rome, as a lucky loser, and recorded his first Masters win over qualifier Alexander Shevchenko. [38] [39] Next he upset 25th seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in straight sets to reach the third round of a Masters for the first time in his career. [40]

In July, de Jong reached his first final on the ATP Tour at the Swedish Open, defeating second seed Tallon Griekspoor in the quarterfinal and fifth seed Camilo Ugo Carabelli in the semifinal. [41] He lost to sixth seed Luciano Darderi in the final. He entered the top 100 as a result. [42] The following week, de Jong reached the quarterfinal on the ATP Tour at the Croatia Open defeating fifth seed Mariano Navone in the second round, and facing Carlos Taberner in the quarterfinal.

Performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(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.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Current through the 2025 US Open.

Tournament 2022 2023 2024 2025 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q3 A 2R Q1 0 / 11–150%
French Open Q2 Q3 2R 2R 0 / 22–250%
Wimbledon Q1 Q2 Q2 2R 0 / 11–150%
US Open Q3 Q2 Q3 1R 0 / 10–10%
Win–loss0-00–02–22–30 / 54–544%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters AAA0 / 00–0  
Miami Open AAA0 / 00–0  
Madrid Open AAA Q1 0 / 00–0  
Rome Masters AA Q2 3R 0 / 12–167%
Cincinnati Masters AAA0 / 00–0  
Shanghai Masters NHAA0 / 00–0  
Win–loss0–00–00–02–10 / 12–167%

ATP Tour finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (0–0)
ATP 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Jul 2025 Swedish Open, SwedenATP 250Clay Flag of Italy.svg Luciano Darderi 4–6, 6–3, 3–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals

Singles: 15 (7 titles, 8 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (3–5)
ITF WTT (4–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (4–7)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jul 2019M15 Marburg, GermanyWTTClay Flag of Germany.svg Louis Wessels 6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)
Win1–1Aug 2019M15 Oldenzaal, NetherlandsWTTClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amadatus Admiraal6–0, 6–4
Win2–1Sep 2019M15 Haren, NetherlandsWTTClay Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Ignacio Galarza7–5, 6–0
Win3–1Oct 2019M25 Fort Worth, USAWTTHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Peniston 6–2, 6–0
Loss3–2Sep 2020M25 Klosters, SwitzerlandWTTClay Flag of Denmark.svg Holger Rune 4–6, 2–6
Win1–0 Jun 2021 Almaty II, KazakhstanChallengerClay Flag of Chile.svg Tomás Barrios Vera 6–1, 6–2
Loss1–1 Nov 2021 Guayaquil, EcuadorChallengerClay Flag of Chile.svg Alejandro Tabilo 1–6, 5–7
Loss3–3Sep 2022M15 Sintra, PortugalWTTHard Flag of Morocco.svg Elliot Benchetrit 4–6, 1–6
Loss1–2 Jan 2023 Tigre II, ArgentinaChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Cerúndolo 3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Win4–3Mar 2023M25 Quinta do Lago, PortugalWTTHard Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Nakagawa 6–1, 5–7, 6–4
Loss1–3 Apr 2023 Rome, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of India.svg Sumit Nagal 3–6, 2–6
Win2–3 Aug 2023 Grodzisk Mazowiecki, PolandChallengerHard Flag of Germany.svg Benjamin Hassan 6–3, 6–3
Win3–3 Jun 2024 Sassuolo, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Altmaier 7–6(7–5), 6–1
Loss3–4 Oct 2024 Villa María, ArgentinaChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Camilo Ugo Carabelli 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 4–6
Loss3–5 Mar 2025 Murcia, SpainChallengerClay Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Taberner 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 2–6

Doubles: 24 (15 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (8–4)
ITF WTT (7–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–5)
Clay (10–5)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Mar 2019M15 Doha, QatarWTTHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Arnaud Bovy Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Zizou Bergs
Flag of France.svg Geoffrey Blancaneaux
2–6, 4–6
Win1–1Mar 2019M15 Doha, QatarWTTHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michiel de Krom Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Arnaud Bovy
Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Boehler
6–3, 6–3
Loss1–2Mar 2019M15 Manama, BahrainWTTHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sidane Pontjodikromo Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Igoshin
Flag of India.svg Vijay S. Prashanth
7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), [8–10]
Loss1–3Apr 2019M15 Antalya, TurkeyWTTClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sidane Pontjodikromo Flag of Russia.svg Bogdan Bobrov
Flag of Finland.svg Patrik Niklas-Salminen
2–6, 7–6(10–8), [7–10]
Win2–3Jun 2019M15 Majadahonda, SpainWTTClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michiel de Krom Flag of Portugal (official).svg Frederico Gil
Flag of France.svg Florian Lakat
6–3, 6–3
Win3–3Jul 2019M15 Den Haag, NetherlandsWTTClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ryan Nijboer Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michiel de Krom
Flag of Brazil.svg João Lucas Reis da Silva
6–1, 6–4
Loss3–4Aug 2019M15 Brussels, BelgiumWTTClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Alec Deckers Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Nick Hardt
Flag of Germany.svg Luca Gelhardt
4–6, 4–6
Loss3–5Sep 2019M15 Pajulahti, FinlandWTTHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ryan Nijboer Flag of Monaco.svg Lucas Catarina
Flag of France.svg Baptiste Crepatte
4–6, 6–1, [5–10]
Win4–5Oct 2019M25 Waco, USAWTTHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ryan Nijboer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Whitehouse
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Michael Geerts
7–6(7–4), 6–1
Win5–5Jan 2020M15 Monastir, TunisiaWTTHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bart Stevens Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Luke Johnson
Flag of France.svg Hugo Voljacques
6–4, 3–6, [10–8]
Loss5–6Mar 2020M25 Sunderland, United KingdomWTTHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bart Stevens Flag of Poland.svg Szymon Walków
Flag of Poland.svg Jan Zieliński
4–6, 4–6
Win6–6Nov 2020M25 Vale do Lobo, PortugalWTTHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jelle Sels Flag of Portugal (official).svg Nuno Borges
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Francisco Cabral
7–6(7–3), 5–7, [10–8]
Win7–6Mar 2023M25 Palmanova, SpainWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Houkes Flag of Romania.svg Alexandru Jecan
Flag of Germany.svg Kai Wehnelt
6–3, 6–4
Loss0–1Jul 2019 Amersfoort, NetherlandsChallengerClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ryan Nijboer Flag of Finland.svg Harri Heliövaara
Flag of Finland.svg Emil Ruusuvuori
3–6, 4–6
Loss0–2Mar 2021 St. Petersburg, RussiaChallengerHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sem Verbeek Flag of Ecuador.svg Roberto Quiroz
Flag of the United States.svg Christopher Eubanks
4–6, 3–6
Win1–2Mar 2021 St. Petersburg II, RussiaChallengerHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sem Verbeek Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Kravchuk
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Denis Yevseyev
6–1, 3–6, [10–5]
Win2–2May 2021 Oeiras IV, PortugalChallengerClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tim van Rijthoven Flag of Germany.svg Julian Lenz
Flag of Ecuador.svg Roberto Quiroz
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Win3–2Jun 2021 Almaty, KazakhstanChallengerClay Flag of Ukraine.svg Vitaliy Sachko Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladyslav Manafov
Flag of Russia.svg Evgenii Tiurnev
7–6(7–4), 6–1
Loss3–3Sep 2021 Braga, PortugalChallengerClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bart Stevens Flag of Portugal (official).svg Nuno Borges
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Francisco Cabral
3–6, 7–6 (7–4), [5–10]
Win4–3Nov 2021 Guayaquil, EcuadorChallengerClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bart Stevens Flag of Ecuador.svg Diego Hidalgo
Flag of Colombia.svg Cristian Rodríguez
7–5, 6–2
Win5–3Mar 2022 Santa Cruz de la Sierra II, BoliviaChallengerClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bart Stevens Flag of Colombia.svg Nicolás Barrientos
Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
Win6–3Apr 2022 Rome, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bart Stevens Flag of France.svg Sadio Doumbia
Flag of France.svg Fabien Reboul
3–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Win7–3Oct 2022 Lima II, PeruChallengerClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Houkes Flag of Argentina.svg Guido Andreozzi
Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Durán
7–6(8–6), 3–6, [12–10]
Win8–3 Mar 2025 Kigali, RwandaChallengerClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Houkes Flag of France.svg Geoffrey Blancaneaux
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Zdeněk Kolář
6–3, 7–5
Loss8–4 Mar 2025 Murcia, SpainChallenger 75Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mats Hermans Flag of France.svg Grégoire Jacq
Flag of Brazil.svg Orlando Luz
7–5, 6–1

Record against top 10 players

De Jong's record against players who has been ranked in the top 10 in their career, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered:

PlayerRecordWin %HardClayGrassLast Match
Number 1 ranked players
Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Alcaraz 0–10%0–1Lost (3–6, 4–6, 6–2, 2–6) at 2024 French Open
Number 2 ranked players
Flag of Italy.svg Jannik Sinner 0–10%0–1Lost (2–6, 2–6, 2–6) at 2024 Australian Open
Number 3 ranked players
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic 0–10%0–1Lost (6–7(5–7), 4–6) at 2024 Rotterdam
Total0–30%0–2
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–0
(  )
* Statistics correct as of 29 May 2024.

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