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Country (sports) | Netherlands |
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Residence | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Born | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 13 April 1978
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Turned pro | 1996 |
Retired | 2010 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed both sides) |
Prize money | $1,726,539 |
Singles | |
Career record | 90–131 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 46 (24 February 2003) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2000, 2006) |
French Open | 3R (2004, 2006) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2001) |
US Open | 2R (2002, 2006) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 25–41 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 97 (8 September 2003) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2004) |
French Open | 2R (2003, 2004) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2004) |
US Open | 2R (2003) |
Last updated on: 23 January 2022. |
Raemon Sluiter (born 13 April 1978) is a Dutch former professional tennis player and current coach. His career-high ATP singles ranking is World No. 46, achieved in February 2003. Though he achieved only limited success during his professional career, Sluiter reached four ATP finals in his native Netherlands, and also reached the semi-finals of the Davis Cup with the Dutch team in 2001.
He announced his retirement in February 2008, which took effect after he played his home event in Rotterdam. In April 2009 he returned to professional tennis, reaching the final of an ITF Futures tournament in Albufeira, Portugal having entered the tournament in the qualifying rounds. In June 2009 he reached the final of the Ordina Open, becoming the lowest ranked professional player (866th) in history to reach an ATP final.
Sluiter's best performance in Grand Slam tournaments was the third round, which he reached at Wimbledon in 2001 and in the French Open in 2004 and 2006. In the first round of the 2003 Wimbledon Championships, Sluiter stunned 20th seed and former World #1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov in five sets for one of the biggest wins of his career.
Sluiter excelled as a junior and won the Boys' Doubles title at the 1995 French Open, alongside compatriot Peter Wessels. The pair also reached the final of the 1995 US Open Junior. [1]
Sluiter turned professional in 1996, [2] and broke into the ATP top 100 for the first time in 2000. In the same year, Sluiter qualified for his first Grand Slam tournament at the 2000 Australian Open, where he defeated Andrea Gaudenzi in five sets in the first round for his first Grand Slam victory. In the second round, he was defeated by 16th seed Mark Philippoussis in four sets. At the 2000 Energis Dutch Open, Sluiter reached his first ATP final on home soil, where he was defeated by the veteran Magnus Gustafsson. [3]
In 2001, Sluiter achieved his best result at a Grand Slam tournament, by reaching the third round at Wimbledon, where he lost to Arnaud Clément in a closely contested four-set match. He equalled this achievement at the French Open in 2004 and 2006, losing to Carlos Moyá and Martín Vassallo Argüello, respectively.
Sluiter was part of the Netherlands team which reached the semi-finals of the 2001 Davis Cup. In his only rubber of the tie, Sluiter faced a rematch against Arnaud Clément, who had defeated him at that year's Wimbledon, but was forced to retire while leading 2–1 in the third set. The Dutch team went on to lose the tie 3–2. [4]
Sluiter's greatest scalp at a Grand Slam tournament came at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships, where he defeated former world No. 1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov in five sets in the first round. In the following round, he lost to Alexander Popp in another five-set match. That year also saw Sluiter reach his career high singles ranking of world No. 46. [5]
On 20 November 2006, Sluiter dropped out of the top 100 for the last time, [5] but continued to be ranked in the top 200 until his retirement in 2008. Sluiter's final tournament was to be the 2008 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in his hometown of Rotterdam. Having received a wild card into the main draw of the tournament, Sluiter was defeated by eventual champion Michaël Llodra in the first round. [6]
In 2009, Sluiter made a comeback to professional tennis. In June, he received a wild card to the 2009 Ordina Open in Rosmalen. Despite being ranked 866th in the world at the time, Sluiter reached the final of the tournament, [7] where he was defeated by Benjamin Becker. This made him the lowest ranked player ever to reach an ATP tour final. Sluiter announced his second retirement in 2010.
During his lengthy career, Sluiter reached four ATP World Tour finals, all in his native Netherlands. In addition to his final appearances in Amsterdam and Rosmalen, Sleuter reached finals in Rotterdam and Amersfoort in 2003, losing on both occasions. Despite his limited success on the main ATP circuit, Sluiter won 10 ATP Challenger Tour titles during his career.
Though a singles specialist, Sluiter was also an occasional doubles player. Partnering Martin Verkerk, he reached two doubles finals during his career, in Tashkent in 2002 and Delray Beach in 2003, losing both finals. [8] In 2003 he reached his career high doubles ranking of world No. 97. [5]
After retiring from his playing career, Sluiter became a coach. In 2015, he began coaching Dutch player Kiki Bertens. [9] In 2016, Bertens reached the semi-final of the French Open. [10] They ended their partnership in 2019. [11] In 2021, Sluiter began a brief partnership with Tallon Griekspoor, a Dutch player on the ATP tour. They stopped working together in late 2022. [12] Sluiter became coach of Ukrainian player Elina Svitolina in March 2023, after her return from maternity leave. She returned to competition in April on the ITF Tour. [13] [14] With Sluiter, Svitolina won de Internationaux de Strasbourg, a WTA 250 event in May 2023, and reached quarterfinals of the 2023 French Open and the semifinals of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1995 | French Open | Clay | Peter Wessels | Justin Gimelstob Ryan Wolters | 7–6, 7–5 |
Loss | 1995 | US Open | Hard | Peter Wessels | Lee Jong-Min Jocelyn Robichaud | 6–7, 2–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2000 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | International Series | Clay | Magnus Gustafsson | 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–7(5–7), 1–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2003 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Championship Series | Hard | Max Mirnyi | 6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Jul 2003 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | International Series | Clay | Nicolás Massú | 4–6, 6–7(3–7), 2–6 |
Loss | 0–4 | Jun 2009 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | International Series | Grass | Benjamin Becker | 5–7, 3–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2002 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | International Series | Hard | Martin Verkerk | David Adams Robbie Koenig | 2–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 0–2 | Mar 2003 | Delray Beach, United States | International Series | Hard | Martin Verkerk | Nenad Zimonjić Leander Paes | 5–7, 6–3, 5–7 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 1999 | Bristol, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Chris Wilkinson | 6–3, 6–7, 7–6 |
Win | 2–0 | Nov 1999 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | David Prinosil | 2–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
Loss | 2–1 | Oct 2000 | Tulsa, United States | Challenger | Hard | Jimy Szymanski | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7) |
Win | 3–1 | Jul 2001 | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Paul-Henri Mathieu | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 4–1 | Feb 2002 | Lübeck, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Alexander Popp | 6–2, 3–0 ret. |
Win | 5–1 | Mar 2002 | Hamburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Neville Godwin | 6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 6–1 | Apr 2002 | Tunis, Tunisia | Challenger | Clay | Mario Radić | 6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 7–1 | Jul 2002 | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Challenger | Clqy | Salvador Navarro | 7–6(8–6), 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 7–2 | Jul 2004 | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Challenger | Clqy | Peter Wessels | 5–7, 6–7(7–9) |
Win | 8–2 | Feb 2005 | Lübeck, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Alexander Waske | 7–6(7–2), 7–6(12–10) |
Loss | 8–3 | Nov 2005 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Evgeny Korolev | 3–6, 6–7(7–9) |
Loss | 8–4 | Nov 2005 | Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine | Challenger | Hard | Dick Norman | 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–2), 3–6 |
Win | 9–4 | Nov 2005 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Carpet | Nicolas Thomann | 6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 9–5 | Oct 2006 | Kolding, Denmark | Challenger | Hard | Michaël Llodra | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 10–5 | Jul 2007 | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Júlio Silva | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 10–6 | Mar 2009 | Portugal F3, Albufeira | Futures | Hard | Leonardo Tavares | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 10–7 | May 2009 | Czech Republic F3, Jablonec nad Nisou | Futures | Clay | Ádám Kellner | 6–7(7–9), 6–4, 3–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1997 | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Peter Wessels | Álex Calatrava Tom Vanhoudt | 7–6, 2–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 0–2 | Feb 1998 | Lippstadt, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Peter Wessels | Andrew Richardson Myles Wakefield | 6–4, 6–7, 4–6 |
Win | 1–2 | May 1998 | China F1, Beijing | Futures | Hard | Kim Dong-Hyun | Hiroki Ishii Hideki Kaneko | 6–1, 6–7, 6–2 |
Win | 2–2 | Sep 1998 | Belgrade, Serbia | Challenger | Clay | Nenad Zimonjić | Ali Hamadeh Johan Landsberg | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 3–2 | Oct 1998 | Eckental, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Tomáš Cibulec | Barry Cowan Filippo Veglio | 7–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 3–3 | Oct 2000 | Austin, United States | Challenger | Hard | Dennis Van Scheppingen | Tim Crichton Ashley Fisher | 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 0–6 |
Loss | 3–4 | Oct 2003 | Groningen, Netherlands | Challenger | Hard | Fred Hemmes | Amir Hadad Harel Levy | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 4–4 | Jul 2004 | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Paul Logtens | Enzo Artoni Juan Pablo Brzezicki | 6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 5–4 | Jul 2007 | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Peter Wessels | Rohan Bopanna Pablo Cuevas | 7–6(8–6), 7–5 |
Win | 6–4 | Aug 2009 | Vigo, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Thiemo de Bakker | Albert Ramos Viñolas Pedro Clar | 7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | SR | W–L | Win% | |||||||||
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | Q3 | 0 / 7 | 2–7 | 22% | |||||||||
French Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 3R | Q2 | 0 / 6 | 4–6 | 40% | |||||||||
Wimbledon | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | 44% | |||||||||
US Open | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% | |||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 23 | 12–23 | 34% | |||||||||
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |||||||||
Miami | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% | |||||||||
Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||
Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||
Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||||||
Madrid | Not Held | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||||
Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0 / 10 | 4–10 | 29% |
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