Melvyn op der Heijde

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Melvyn op der Heijde
Country (sports)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Born (1975-06-11) 11 June 1975 (age 48)
Hoorn, Netherlands
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$100,988
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 231 (10 Oct 2005)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2006)
Wimbledon Q2 (2002)
US Open Q1 (2005)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 259 (26 Dec 2005)

Melvyn op der Heijde (born 11 June 1975) is a Dutch former professional tennis player. [1]

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Born in Hoorn, North Holland in 1975, Op der Heijde came late to professional tennis. As a 21-year old in 1996 he was playing in the third division of club tennis, but made improvements when he switched to Amstelpark. In 1999 he earned an international ranking and had a surprise win over leading Dutch player Paul Haarhuis, as well as securing his first ITF Futures title in Verona. [2] [3] During his career he won six singles and three doubles tournaments at Futures level. He achieved a best world ranking of 231 and featured in the qualifying draws in three of the four grand slams. [4] [5]

ITF Futures titles

Singles: (6)

No.   Date   TournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.May 1999Italy F7, Verona Clay Flag of Austria.svg Rainer Falenti 6–3, 2–6, 6–3
2.May 2004USA F11, Orange Park Clay Flag of the United States.svg Goran Dragicevic 6–4, 6–0
3.Nov 2004China F3, Jiangmen Hard Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhu Benqiang 6–4, 6–2
4.Dec 2004Qatar F5, Doha Hard Flag of Russia.svg Artem Sitak 6–4, 6–3
5.Jan 2005UAE F1, Dubai Hard Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Hartman6–4, 6–0
6.Jun 2005Netherlands F1, Alkmaar Clay Flag of Germany.svg Torsten Popp 4–6, 7–6(5), 6–0

Doubles: (3)

No.   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.Sep 2001Netherlands F2, Alphen aan den Rijn Clay Flag of Germany.svg Jan Weinzierl Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Emin Ağayev
Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Blake 		6–3, 6–4
2.Sep 2001Ukraine F2, Gorlivka Clay Flag of Russia.svg Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Cinkus
Flag of Hungary.svg Gergely Kisgyörgy 		6–2, 6–4
3.Apr 2004Germany F4, Riemerling Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Edwin Kempes Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Beck
Flag of Germany.svg Torsten Popp 		7–5, 6–4

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References

  1. ↑ Gomes, Alaric (16 January 2005). "A perfect present for Op Der Heijde". Gulf News .
  2. ↑ Visbeen, Jon (15 December 1999). "Laatbloeier verrast Haarhuis Door Jon Visbeen WARMOND, woensdag". De Telegraaf (in Dutch).
  3. ↑ Kahn, Jonah (15 December 1999). "'Ik kende die jongen niet eens'". Trouw (in Dutch).
  4. ↑ Schot, Vincent (30 June 2021). "'Ik wilde voetballen, maar dat mocht pas vanaf je achtste. Toen hebben mijn ouders me maar op tennis gedaan.' Het pakte goed uit voor Melvyn op der Heijde: de Hoogkarspeler werd de nummer 231 van de wereld". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Flemish).
  5. ↑ "Gunstige loting voor Nederlanders op Wimbledon". NU.nl (in Dutch). 18 June 2002.
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