Michel Koning

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Michel Koning
Country (sports)Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Residence Oosthuizen, Netherlands
Born (1984-05-01) 1 May 1984 (age 39)
Purmerend, Netherlands
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2004
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money $87,210
Singles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 5 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 229 (15 June 2009)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2009)
French Open Q2 (2009)
Wimbledon Q1 (2009)
Doubles
Career record1–3
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 15 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 320 (18 August 2008)
Last updated on: 23 April 2021.

Michel Koning (born 1 May 1984) is a Dutch tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 229 achieved on 15 June 2009, and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 320 achieved on 18 August 2008.

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As a junior, Koning reached a career high singles ranking of world No. 14, which he achieved on 8 July 2002 and a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 2, achieved on 9 September 2002. He won the 2002 US Open boys' doubles title alongside compatriot Bas van der Valk where they defeated Brian Baker and Chris Guccione in straight sets 6–4, 6–4.

Koning made his ATP Tour debut at the 2002 Ordina Open where he was given a wild card entry into the doubles draw alongside Bas van der Valk. They pulled off an upset victory by defeating fourth seeds Michael Hill and Daniel Vacek in the first round 6–7(8–10), 6–2, 7–6(7–5). They were defeated in the second round by Andrei Olhovskiy and David Adams in straight sets 3–6, 5–7. [1] In June 2007, Koning made his ATP Tour singles debut when he prevailed through the qualifying rounds to reach the main draw of the 2007 Ordina Open played on grass courts in 's-Hertogenbosch. In qualifying he defeated Franko Škugor 7–5, 6–4, Philipp Petzschner 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4) and Lukáš Dlouhý 6–4, 7–6(7–3) to reach his first and what would become his only tour-level main draw. He would go on to lose in the first round to first seed Tommy Robredo in straight sets 4–6, 6–7(4–7). [2]

Koning has reached 7 career singles finals, posting a tally of 5 wins and 2 losses, all coming on the ITF Futures Tour. Additionally, he has reached 19 career doubles finals with a record of 15 wins and 4 losses similarly all coming on the ITF Futures Tour.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 7 (5–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (5–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (2–0)
Carpet (2–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Sep 2005Spain F25, Madrid FuturesHard Flag of Spain.svg David Marrero 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss1–1Dec 2006Tunisia F6, Hammam Sousse FuturesHard Flag of Croatia.svg Franko Škugor 3–6, 1–6
Win2–1Jun 2008Ireland F1, Dublin FuturesCarpet Flag of Ireland.svg Colin O'Brien 6–3, 7–5
Win3–1Jul 2008Great Britain F9, Felixstowe FuturesGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brydan Klein 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4)
Win4–1Jul 2008Great Britain F10, Frinton-on-Sea FuturesGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Jones 6–4, 6–3
Loss4–2Aug 2008Netherlands F5, Vlaardingen FuturesClay Flag of Germany.svg Gero Kretschmer 4–6, 3–6
Win5–2Oct 2009France F16, Sarreguemines FuturesCarpet Flag of France.svg Ludovic Walter 7–6(7–5), 6–3

Doubles: 19 (15–4)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (15–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–1)
Clay (5–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (3–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Aug 2001Netherlands F1, Enschede FuturesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bart De Gier Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stefan Wauters
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kristof Vliegen
6–7(4–7), 1–6
Win1–1Nov 2003Netherlands Antillies F1, Curaçao FuturesHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Steven Korteling Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Motti
Flag of France.svg Stéphane Robert
6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Win2–1Jul 2004Netherlands F2, Heerhugowaard FuturesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bart De Gier Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marc Ijzermann
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Alexander Nonnekes
6–4, 7–5
Win3–1Jul 2004Germany F11, Trier FuturesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Steven Korteling Flag of Chile.svg Felipe Parada
Flag of Argentina.svg Esteban Zanetti
6–1, 7–5
Loss3–2Oct 2004Belgium F1, Waterloo FuturesCarpet Flag of the Netherlands.svg Martijn van Haasteren Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Darko Mađarovski
Flag of Slovakia.svg Igor Zelenay
4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win4–2Sep 2005Spain F24, Madrid FuturesHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jasper Smit Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Ocera
Flag of Italy.svg Marco Pedrini
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win5–2Sep 2005Spain F25, Madrid FuturesHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jasper Smit Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Nørby
Flag of the United States.svg Joseph Schmulian
5–7, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Win6–2Oct 2005Spain F26, Martos FuturesHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jasper Smit Flag of Spain.svg Óscar Burrieza López
Flag of Russia.svg Nikolai Nesterov
6–1, 7–5
Loss6–3Mar 2006USA F6, McAllen FuturesHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Steven Korteling Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
Flag of South Africa.svg Wesley Whitehouse
3–6, 4–6
Win7–3Aug 2006Netherlands F4, Vlaardingen FuturesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Martijn van Haasteren Flag of the Netherlands.svg Romano Frantzen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop
7–5, 7–5
Loss7–4Sep 2006Netherlands F5, Alphen aan den Rijn FuturesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nick van der Meer Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Petar Popović
Flag of Austria.svg Daniel Köllerer
2–6, 3–6
Win8–4Sep 2006Netherlands F6, Enschede FuturesClay Flag of Chile.svg Felipe Parada Flag of the Netherlands.svg Romano Frantzen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nick van der Meer
6–2, 6–4
Win9–4Nov 2006Tunisia F5, Monastir FuturesHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop Flag of Romania.svg Adrian Cruciat
Flag of Romania.svg Adrian Gavrilă
6–1, 6–1
Win10–4Sep 2007Netherlands F5, Enschede FuturesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop Flag of the United States.svg Chris Wettengel
Flag of France.svg Augustin Gensse
6–3, 6–2
Win11–4Jan 2008Germany F1, Nussloch FuturesCarpet Flag of the Netherlands.svg Fred Hemmes Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Marx
Flag of Germany.svg Lars Uebel
7–6(9–7), 6–3
Win12–4Mar 2008Portugal F4, Faro FuturesHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Fred Hemmes Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergey Bubka
Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladyslav Klymenko
6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–8]
Win13–4Jun 2008Ireland F2, Limerick FuturesCarpet Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Nielsen Flag of the United States.svg Alberto Francis
Flag of the United States.svg Nima Roshan
6–1, 7–6(9–7)
Win14–4Mar 2009France F5, Poitiers FuturesHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Smeets Flag of Latvia.svg Deniss Pavlovs
Flag of Latvia.svg Andis Juška
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–8]
Win15–4Oct 2009France F16, Sarreguemines FuturesCarpet Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg Martijn van Haasteren Flag of Serbia.svg Vladimir Obradović
Flag of Mexico.svg César Ramírez
6–3, 6–4

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 2002 US Open Hard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bas van der Valk Flag of the United States.svg Brian Baker
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Guccione
6–4, 6–4

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References

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  2. "Tommy Robredo advances at Ordina Open". NDTV Sports. Retrieved 23 April 2021.