Paul Oosterbaan

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Paul Oosterbaan
Full namePaul C. Oosterbaan
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Born (1995-09-08) September 8, 1995 (age 27)
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Height6 ft 8 in (203 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$24,747
Singles
Career recordno value
Highest rankingNo. 644 (Aug 12, 2019)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 717 (Aug 19, 2019)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 1R (2013)

Paul Oosterbaan (born September 8, 1995) is an American professional tennis player.

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A native of Kalamazoo, Oosterbaan comes from a sporting family. His father, JP Oosterbaan, won an NCAA national championship in basketball for the University of Michigan. [1] Two siblings, Lizzie and Teddy, have both played Division I collegiate tennis. He is also a relative of college football player Bennie Oosterbaan. [2]

Oosterbaan partnered with Ronnie Schneider to win the doubles title at the USTA national championships (18s) in 2013, which earned them a wildcard spot to the US Open main draw. [3] They were beaten in the first round of the US Open by Brian Baker and Rajeev Ram. The following year he began playing collegiate tennis for the University of Georgia. [4]

ITF Futures finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jun 2018Canada F3, Calgary Hard Flag of the United States.svg Thai-Son Kwiatkowski 4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 4 (0–4)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jun 2018Turkey F21,
Antalya
Clay Flag of Turkey.svg Can Kaya Flag of Germany.svg Peter Heller
Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Patiño
3–6, 3–6
Loss0–2Aug 2018USA F23,
Boston
Hard Flag of the United States.svg Felix Corwin Flag of the United States.svg Martin Redlicki
Flag of the United States.svg Evan Zhu
5–7, 7–6(13), [1–10]
Loss0–3Sep 2018USA F24,
Claremont
Hard Flag of the United States.svg Samuel Shropshire Flag of the United States.svg Robert Kelly
Flag of the United States.svg Korey Lovett
6–7(3), 4–6
Loss0–4Jun 2019M15,
Cancún
Hard Flag of the United States.svg Alexios Halebian Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Romios
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brandon Walkin
2–6, 6–2, [8–10]

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References

  1. Shebest, Pam (26 April 2013). "Paul Oosterbaan gives verbal commitment to play tennis at Georgia". Kalamazoo Gazette . mlive.com.
  2. Nasr, Paul (5 October 2020). "Teddy Oosterbaan carries family legacy into senior year". The Michigan Daily .
  3. Shebest, Pam (11 August 2013). "Kalamazoo's Paul Oosterbaan headed to U.S. Open after winning USTA Boys Nationals doubles title with partner Ronnie Schneider". Kalamazoo Gazette. mlive.com.
  4. Huguley, Collin (February 28, 2018). "Redshirt senior Paul Oosterbaan leaves Georgia men's tennis program". The Red & Black .