Approximately 5 million of the 17 million people in the Netherlands are registered to one of the 35,000 sports clubs in the country. About two thirds of the population older than 15 years participates in sports weekly.
The Eredivisie is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is considered one of the best European leagues. As of the 2020–21 season, it is ranked the sixth-best league in Europe by UEFA.
Hendrik ("Henk") Timmer was a Dutch sportsman, who primarily played tennis. Born in Utrecht, Timmer also won golf tournaments, became Dutch squash champion, played badminton and hockey. He died aged 94 in Bilthoven, four days before his former doubles partner Kea Bouman. Apart from being a Dutch tennis champion, he was Swiss, Welsh and Scottish indoors champion as well.
Karin Kschwendt is a former professional tennis player who represented Luxembourg, Germany and Austria at various points in her career. She reached her career-high ranking of world No. 37 on 12 August 1996. In doubles, she went as high as No. 45 in February 1996.
Martijn van Haasteren is a Dutch former professional tennis player who competed for both the Netherlands and the Netherlands Antilles.
Alistair Hunt is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand.
Patrick Mohr is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland.
Michelle Gerards is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.
Anna-Karin Svensson is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.
Renée Reinhard is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.
Tine Zwaan is a Dutch former professional tennis player.
For the 2019 Davis Cup Finals, the 18 participating nations had to submit its team nominations to the International Tennis Federation (ITF) by 29 October 2019, 20 days before the Monday of the week of the event. Teams could nominate up to 5 players, or up to 4 additional players if the captain is also listed as a player. A maximum of 3 nominated players may be changed by 11:00 CET on 17 November 2019, the day before the first round robin match. In the event that a player on the submitted team list suffered an injury or illness prior to the start of the tournament, that player could be replaced, provided that the tournament's Independent Doctor and Referee both confirmed that the injury or illness is severe enough to prevent the player's participation in the tournament, with final discretion resting with the Davis Cup Committee. Team nominations were announced by the ITF on 21 October 2019.
Paul van Min is a Dutch former professional tennis player.
Marc Albert is a Dutch former professional tennis player.
Wouter Fok is a Dutch former professional tennis player.
Theo Gorter is a Dutch former professional tennis player.
Pieter Soeters is a Dutch former professional tennis player.
Ton Sie is an Indonesian-born Dutch former professional tennis player.
Niklaus Fleury is a Dutch former professional tennis player.
Willem Maris was a Dutch businessman, engineer and tennis player.
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