Michiel Schapers

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Michiel Schapers
Michiel Schapers (1986).jpg
Schapers in Hilversum, 1985
Country (sports)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Residence Eemnes, Netherlands
Born (1959-10-11) 11 October 1959 (age 64)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Turned pro1982
Retired2005
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,119,593
Singles
Career record160–183
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 25 (25 April 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open QF (1985, 1988)
French Open 3R (1984, 1987, 1992)
Wimbledon 3R (1987, 1988, 1989)
US Open 2R (1991)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games QF (1988)
Doubles
Career record136–174
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 37 (25 February 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1985, 1992)
French Open QF (1986)
Wimbledon 3R (1986, 1990)
US Open 2R (1987, 1988, 1989, 1991)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open 2R (1988)
French Open F (1988)
Wimbledon QF (1991)
US Open QF (1987)
Last updated on: 31 May 2023.

Michiel Schapers (born 11 October 1959) is a former tennis player and coach from the Netherlands.

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Tennis career

Turning professional in 1982, Schapers represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he was defeated in quarterfinals by eventual winner Miloslav Mečíř of Czechoslovakia.

In 1987 at Wimbledon, he was the only player to take a set against eventual champion Pat Cash in their third-round match. His most famous victory was over reigning Wimbledon champion Boris Becker in the second round of the 1985 Australian Open. Schapers went on to reach the quarterfinals, his best singles result at a Grand Slam, and later equaled that result at the 1988 Australian Open. In 1988, he reached the final of the mixed-doubles draw at the French Open together with Brenda Schultz-McCarthy in which they lost to Lori McNeil and Jorge Lozano.

Schapers reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 25 April 1988 when he became world No. 25. After his playing career, he became a coach. From 1998 until 2000, he was the captain of the Dutch Davis Cup team.

ATP career finals

Singles: 4 (4 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (0–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–2)
Indoors (0–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Jan 1987 Auckland, New ZealandGrand PrixHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Miloslav Mečíř 2–6, 3–6, 4–6
Loss0–2 Feb 1988 Metz, FranceGrand PrixCarpet Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Svensson 2–6, 4–6
Loss0–3 Mar 1989 Nancy, FranceGrand PrixHard Flag of France.svg Guy Forget 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss0–4 Jun 1991 Rosmalen, NetherlandsWorld SeriesGrass Flag of Germany.svg Christian Saceanu 1–6, 6–3, 5–7


Doubles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–1)
ATP World Series (3–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–3)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–3)
Indoors (2–3)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Apr 1985 Marbella, SpainGrand PrixClay Flag of France.svg Loïc Courteau Flag of Ecuador.svg Andrés Gómez
Flag of Brazil.svg Cássio Motta
1–6, 1–6
Win1–1 Oct 1985 Cologne, West GermanyGrand PrixCarpet Flag of Austria.svg Alex Antonitsch Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Gunnarsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Lundgren
6–4, 7–5
Loss1–2 Mar 1986 Metz, FranceGrand PrixCarpet Flag of Paraguay.svg Francisco González Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Fibak
Flag of France.svg Guy Forget
6–2, 2–6, 4–6
Win2–2 Oct 1987 Toulouse, FranceGrand PrixCarpet Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Fibak Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Jones
Flag of Germany.svg Patrik Kühnen
6–2, 6–4
Loss2–3 Jan 1990 Adelaide, AustraliaWorld SeriesHard Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Mronz Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Castle
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nduka Odizor
6–7, 2–6
Loss2–4 Oct 1990 Toulouse, FranceWorld SeriesCarpet Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Mortensen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neil Broad
Flag of South Africa.svg Gary Muller
6–7, 4–6
Loss2–5 Feb 1991 Brussels, BelgiumChampionship SeriesCarpet Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Libor Pimek Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
3–6, 0–6
Win3–5 Oct 1991 Tel Aviv, IsraelGrand PrixHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Rikl Flag of Argentina.svg Javier Frana
Flag of Mexico.svg Leonardo Lavalle
6–2, 6–7, 6–3
Loss3–6 Jan 1992 Wellington, New ZealandWorld SeriesHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek Flag of the United States.svg Jared Palmer
Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Stark
3–6, 3–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 3 (1–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Dec 1990 Bossonnens, SwitzerlandChallengerHard Flag of Italy.svg Cristiano Caratti 4–6, 6–3, 6–7
Loss0–2Jul 1991 Newcastle, United KingdomChallengerGrass Flag of South Africa.svg Christo Van Rensburg 4–6, 0–6
Win1–2Nov 1991 Helsinki, FinlandChallengerCarpet Flag of Austria.svg Alex Antonitsch 7–6, 4–6, 7–5

Doubles: 7 (4–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger (4–3)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (1–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Nov 1990 The Hague, NetherlandsChallengerCarpet Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Siemerink Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Mronz
Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Olhovskiy
6–3, 7–5
Win2–0Dec 1990 Bossonnens, SwitzerlandChallengerHard Flag of the Bahamas.svg Roger Smith Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Holm
Flag of Sweden.svg Nils Holm
6–2, 7–6
Loss2–1Jan 1991 Heilbronn, GermanyChallengerCarpet Flag of Germany.svg Christian Saceanu Flag of Italy.svg Diego Nargiso
Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Pescosolido
2–6, 2–6
Win3–1Jul 1991 Bristol, United KingdomChallengerGrass Flag of Nigeria.svg Nduka Odizor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Hand
Flag of Slovakia.svg Branislav Stankovič
4–6, 7–5, 7–6
Loss3–2Dec 1991 Bossonnens, SwitzerlandChallengerHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek Flag of Austria.svg Alex Antonitsch
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Menno Oosting
3–6, 2–6
Loss3–3May 1993 Dresden, GermanyChallengerClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hendrik-Jan Davids
Flag of Russia.svg Yevgeny Kafelnikov
3–6, 3–6
Win4–3Aug 1993 Poznań, PolandChallengerClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek Flag of Italy.svg Cristian Brandi
Flag of Italy.svg Federico Mordegan
6–7, 6–4, 7–6

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AA QF A 2R QF 4R 1R 2R 3R 1R A0 / 815–865%
French Open 1R 3R 2R 2R 3R 1R 1R 1R A 3R Q1 A0 / 98–947%
Wimbledon 1R 1R A 1R 3R 3R 3R 1R A 1R AA0 / 86–843%
US Open AAAA 1R 1R 1R A 2R 1R AA0 / 51–517%
Win–loss0–22–25–21–25–46–45–40–32–24–40–10–00 / 3030–3050%
National Representation
Summer Olympics NHANot Held QF Not HeldANH0 / 13–175%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells 3R AAAAAA 3R AAAA0 / 24–267%
Miami AA 2R 3R 1R 2R 1R 1R A 1R A Q1 0 / 74–736%
Monte Carlo AAAAA 2R AAAAAA0 / 11–150%
Hamburg AA 1R 2R A 1R AAA 1R A Q1 0 / 40–40%
Rome 3R A 1R 2R A 2R AAA 1R AA0 / 54–544%
Canada AAAAAAAAA 1R AA0 / 10–10%
Cincinnati AAAAA 2R 1R AAAAA0 / 21–233%
Paris AAAA SF AAAAAAA0 / 13–175%
Win–loss4–20–01–33–33–24–50–22–20–00–40–00–00 / 2317–2336%

Doubles

Tournament 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 2R A 1R 1R A 1R 1R 2R AA0 / 62–625%
French Open 1R 1R QF 3R 1R 2R 2R 3R 1R AA0 / 99–950%
Wimbledon 2R A 3R 1R 1R 1R 3R 1R 2R AA0 / 86–843%
US Open AAA 2R 2R 2R A 2R 1R AA0 / 54–544%
Win–loss1–21–25–23–41–42–33–33–42–40–00–00 / 2821–2843%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells AA 1R 2R AAAAAAA0 / 21–233%
Miami A 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R 3R A 1R AA0 / 74–736%
Monte Carlo AAAA QF A SF 1R AA Q1 0 / 35–363%
Hamburg AA SF A QF A 1R 1R 1R AA0 / 55–550%
Rome QF AA 2R QF A 2R 2R 1R AA0 / 67–654%
Canada AAAAAAAA 1R AA0 / 10–10%
Cincinnati AAAA 1R 1R AAAAA0 / 20–20%
Win–loss2–10–14–33–36–50–26–41–30–40–00–00 / 2622–2646%

Mixed Doubles

Tournament 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A 1R 2R 1R AAA0 / 31–325%
French Open 1R SF F 2R QF 1R 1R 0 / 713–765%
Wimbledon A 1R 1R 2R A QF 3R 0 / 56–555%
US Open A QF 1R AA 1R A0 / 32–340%
Win–loss0–16–46–42–33–13–32–20 / 1822–1855%

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