Mark Koevermans

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Mark Koevermans
Country (sports)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
ResidenceRotterdam, the Netherlands
Born (1968-02-03) 3 February 1968 (age 55)
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1987
Retired1994
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$842,859
Singles
Career record72–84
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 37 (27 May 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (1991)
French Open 2R (1990)
Wimbledon 4R (1990)
US Open 2R (1989)
Doubles
Career record113–91
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 24 (21 June 1993)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 3R (1991)
French Open SF (1990)
Wimbledon QF (1992)
US Open 2R (1991)

Mark Koevermans (born 3 February 1968) is a former tennis player from the Netherlands, who turned professional in 1987. He represented his native country as a lucky loser at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the third round by Brazil's Jaime Oncins. Going by the nickname Koef, a right-hander, won one career title in singles (Athens, 1990). He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 27 May 1991, when he was ranked number 37.

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In April 2009, Koevermans was appointed as commercial director at Dutch football club Feyenoord.

Career finals

Doubles: 16 (4 wins, 12 losses)

Legend (doubles)
Grand Slam tournaments (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (1)
ATP International Series Gold (0)
ATP International Series (3)
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.1990 Casablanca, Morocco Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Youl
3–6, 1–6
Loss2.1990 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Casal
Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Sánchez
5–7, 5–7
Loss3.1990 São Paulo, BrazilCarpet Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Luiz Mattar Flag of the United States.svg Shelby Cannon
Flag of Venezuela.svg Alfonso Mora
7–6, 3–6, 6–7
Loss4.1991 Adelaide, Australia Hard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Wayne Ferreira
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Stefan Kruger
4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win1.1991 Estoril, Portugal Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Nijssen
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk
6–3, 6–3
Loss5.1991 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis Flag of the United States.svg Luke Jensen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Laurie Warder
7–5, 6–7, 4–6
Win2.1991 Athens, Greece Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Eltingh Flag of the Netherlands.svg Menno Oosting
Flag of Finland.svg Olli Rahnasto
5–7, 7–6, 7–5
Loss6.1992 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis Flag of Germany.svg Marc-Kevin Goellner
Flag of Germany.svg David Prinosil
2–6, 7–6, 6–7
Loss7.1992 Genova, Italy Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis Flag of the United States.svg Shelby Cannon
Flag of the United States.svg Greg Van Emburgh
1–6, 1–6
Win3.1992 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis Flag of Sweden.svg Marten Renström
Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Tillström
6–7, 6–1, 6–4
Loss8.1992 Athens, Greece Clay Flag of Uruguay.svg Marcelo Filippini Flag of Spain.svg Tomás Carbonell
Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Roig
3–6, 4–6
Loss9.1992 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Svantesson Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bauer
Flag of Portugal.svg João Cunha e Silva
3–6, 4–6
Loss10.1993 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Edberg
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Korda
6–3, 2–6, 6–7
Win4.1993 Hamburg, Germany Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Connell
Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Galbraith
6–4, 6–7, 7–6
Loss11.1993 Florence, Italy Clay Flag of the United States.svg Greg Van Emburgh Flag of Spain.svg Tomás Carbonell
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Libor Pimek
6–7, 6–2, 1–6
Loss12.1993 Genova, Italy Clay Flag of the United States.svg Greg Van Emburgh Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Casal
Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Sánchez
3–6, 6–7

Singles (1 win)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Oct 1990 Athens, GreeceClay Flag of Argentina.svg Franco Davín 5–7, 6–4, 6–1


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