Rogier Wassen

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Rogier Wassen
Wassen 2009 US Open.jpg
Country (sports)Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Residence Düsseldorf, Germany
Born (1976-08-09) 9 August 1976 (age 47)
Roermond, Netherlands
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro1994
Retired2014
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,040,061
Singles
Career record4–13
Career titles0
1 Challenger, 4 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 143 (24 May 1999)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2001)
French Open Q3 (1997)
Wimbledon Q3 (2002)
US Open Q2 (1995, 2001)
Doubles
Career record136–189
Career titles5
22 Challenger, 5 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 24 (10 September 2007)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open QF (2007)
French Open 3R (2004, 2007, 2009)
Wimbledon 3R (2005, 2008, 2009)
US Open 3R (2004, 2007)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2008)
French Open QF (2008)
Wimbledon 2R (2006, 2007, 2009, 2011)
US Open 2R (2007, 2008)
Last updated on: 24 June 2021.

Rogier Wassen (born 9 August 1976) is a Dutch tennis player who competed regularly on the ATP Tour primarily as a doubles player.

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Wassen reached his highest doubles ranking on the ATP Tour on 10 September 2007 when he became World No. 24. The right-hander has won three ATP doubles titles. The Heineken Open in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2006 and 2007 teaming up with Andrei Pavel and Jeff Coetzee respectively. In 2007 he won the Ordina Open in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, again with Jeff Coetzee. In 2009, he reached the finals of the 2009 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport, Rhode Island, partnering with Michael Kohlmann.

He is nicknamed "Da Professor" by good friend and doubles partner Dustin Brown. He returned in doubles at 2013 Marburg Open, in partnership with Artem Sitak, losing in the first round against Vahid Mirzadeh and Denis Zivkovic

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 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAAAA Q1 A0 / 00–0  
French Open AA Q3 A Q2 AAA0 / 00–0  
Wimbledon AAA Q2 AA Q1 Q3 0 / 00–0  
US Open Q2 AAAA Q1 Q2 A0 / 00–0  
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 00–0  
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Miami Open AAAA Q1 AAA0 / 00–0  
Canada Masters Q1 AAAAAAA0 / 00–0  
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 00–0  

Doubles

Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAAAAA 2R 2R QF 3R 2R 1R 2R 0 / 79–756%
French Open AAAAAA 3R 1R 2R 3R 2R 3R 1R 1R 0 / 88–850%
Wimbledon Q1 AAA 1R A 1R 3R 1R 1R 3R 3R 1R 1R 0 / 96–940%
US Open AAAAAA 3R 1R 2R 3R 1R 2R 3R 2R 0 / 89–853%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–10–04–33–43–47–45–46–42–42–40 / 3232–3250%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells AAAAAAAAA 2R 1R AAA0 / 21–233%
Miami Open AAAAAAAA 1R 1R 2R AAA0 / 31–325%
Monte Carlo AAAAAAAAAA 1R AAA0 / 10–10%
Hamburg AAAAAAAAA 1R 1R AAA0 / 20–20%
Rome Masters AAAAAAAAAA 1R AAA0 / 10–10%
Madrid AAAAAAAAA QF A 1R AA0 / 22–250%
Canada Masters AAAAAAAAA 2R AAAA0 / 11–150%
Cincinnati Masters AAAAAAAAA 2R 2R AAA0 / 22–250%
Cincinnati Masters AAAAAAAAA 2R AAAA0 / 11–150%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–16–72–60–10–00–00 / 158–1535%

Mixed doubles

Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R 2R AAA0 / 21–233%
French Open AA QF AAA0 / 12–167%
Wimbledon 2R 2R 1R 2R A 2R 0 / 54–40%
US Open 1R 2R 2R AAA0 / 32–340%
Win–loss1–22–34–41–00–01–10 / 119–1047%

ATP Career Finals

Doubles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend (doubles)
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (5–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–2)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (0–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (4–2)
Indoor (1–3)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Oct 2005 Lyon, FranceInternational SeriesCarpet Flag of South Africa.svg Jeff Coetzee Flag of France.svg Michaël Llodra
Flag of France.svg Fabrice Santoro
3–6, 1–6
Win1–1 Jan 2006 Auckland, New ZealandInternational SeriesHard Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Pavel Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Aspelin
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Perry
6–3, 5–7, [10–4]
Win2–1 Jan 2007 Auckland, New ZealandInternational SeriesHard Flag of South Africa.svg Jeff Coetzee Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Aspelin
Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Haggard
6–7(9–11), 6–3, [10–2]
Win3–1 Jun 2007 's-Hertogenbosch, NetherlandsInternational SeriesGrass Flag of South Africa.svg Jeff Coetzee Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Damm
Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [12–10]
Loss3–2 Jul 2007 Amersfoort, NetherlandsInternational SeriesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Haase Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Pablo Brzezicki
Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Pablo Guzmán
2–6, 0–6
Loss3–3 Mar 2008 Zagreb, CroatiaInternational SeriesHard Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Kas Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Hanley
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Kerr
3–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Win4–3 Jul 2008 Amersfoort, NetherlandsInternational SeriesClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg František Čermák Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jesse Huta Galung
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Igor Sijsling
7–5, 7–5
Loss4–4 Feb 2009 Zagreb, Croatia250 SeriesHard Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Kas Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Damm
Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Lindstedt
4–6, 3–6
Loss4–5 Jul 2009 Newport, United States250 SeriesGrass Flag of Germany.svg Michael Kohlmann Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Kerr
Flag of the United States.svg Rajeev Ram
7–6(8–6), 6–7(7–9), [6–10]
Win5–5 Mar 2010 Metz, France250 SeriesHard Flag of Jamaica.svg Dustin Brown Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares
6–3, 6–3

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 9 (5–4)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–3)
ITF Futures (4–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (3–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Nov 1997 Guadalajara, MexicoChallengerClay Flag of Morocco.svg Younes El Aynaoui 4–6, 7–6, 4–6
Loss0–2May 1998 Medellín, ColombiaChallengerClay Flag of Brazil.svg Adriano Ferreira 0–6, 4–6
Loss0–3Jun 1998 Oberstaufen, GermanyChallengerClay Flag of Austria.svg Wolfgang Schranz 4–6, 2–6
Win1–3Nov 1998 Toluca, MexicoChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Gastón Etlis 5–7, 6–1, 6–4
Win2–3Oct 1999France F13, Nevers FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Jean-François Bachelot 3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Win3–3Nov 1999Tunisia F2, Tunis FuturesClay Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Ciruolo5–7, 7–5, 6–0
Win4–3Apr 2001Kuwait F2, Mishref FuturesHard Flag of Croatia.svg Mirko Pehar 6–1, 6–1
Win5–3May 2001Austria F2, Telfs FuturesClay Flag of Sweden.svg Joachim Johansson walkover
Loss5–4Jan 2003El Salvador F1, San Salvador FuturesClay Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Pablo Brzezicki 3–6, 1–6

Doubles: 50 (27–23)

Legend
ATP Challenger (22–19)
ITF Futures (5–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (10–9)
Clay (17–14)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Aug 1996 Samarkand, UzbekistanChallengerClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Hromec Flag of Puerto Rico.svg José Frontera
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Oleg Ogorodov
3–6, 4–6
Loss0–2Nov 1997 Ixtapa, MexicoChallengerHard Flag of Mexico.svg Bernardo Martínez Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Haggard
Flag of Venezuela.svg Maurice Ruah
4–6, 6–7
Loss0–3Dec 1997 Eilat, IsraelChallengerHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sander Groen Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Baur
Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Cherkasov
3–6, 6–7
Loss0–4Jul 1998 Montauban, FranceChallengerClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Edwin Kempes Flag of Spain.svg Eduardo Nicolás Espin
Flag of Spain.svg Germán Puentes Alcañiz
5–7, 5–7
Win1–4Jul 1998 Oberstaufen, GermanyChallengerClay Flag of Portugal.svg Nuno Marques Flag of Italy.svg Omar Camporese
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Dušan Vemić
7–6, 7–6
Loss1–5Sep 1998 Seville, SpainChallengerClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Edwin Kempes Flag of Spain.svg Alberto Martín
Flag of Spain.svg Salvador Navarro
6–2, 5–7, 3–6
Loss1–6Nov 1998 Toluca, MexicoChallengerClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Edwin Kempes Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandro Hernández
Flag of Mexico.svg Mariano Sánchez
3–6, 4–6
Loss1–7Jul 1999 Montauban, FranceChallengerClay Flag of Lebanon.svg Ali Hamadeh Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Aspelin
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ota Fukárek
3–6, 4–6
Win2–7Sep 2000France F18, Mulhouse FuturesHard Flag of Finland.svg Ville Liukko Flag of South Africa.svg Shaun Rudman
Flag of South Africa.svg Wesley Moodie
7–5, 6–3
Win3–7Apr 2001France F8, Saint-Brieuc FuturesClay Flag of Argentina.svg Cristian Kordasz Flag of France.svg Marc Gicquel
Flag of France.svg Régis Lavergne
6–4, 7–6(10–8)
Loss3–8Apr 2001Kuwait F1, Mishref FuturesHard Flag of Mauritius.svg Kamil Patel Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Igor Brukner
Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Hromec
4–6, 3–6
Win4–8Jun 2001Germany F5, Trier FuturesClay Flag of Argentina.svg Cristian Kordasz Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Britzen
Flag of Germany.svg Bjorn Behles
6–1, 6–4
Win5–8Oct 2001 Bukhara, UzbekistanChallengerHard Flag of Pakistan.svg Aisam Qureshi Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Alexey Kedryuk
Flag of Belarus.svg Alexander Shvets
6–2, 6–4
Win6–8Oct 2001 Quito, EcuadorChallengerClay Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Schlachter Flag of the United States.svg Hugo Armando
Flag of Argentina.svg Diego del Río
6–7(8–10), 6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Loss6–9Oct 2001Colombia F2, Bogotá FuturesClay Flag of Argentina.svg Damián Furmanski Flag of Argentina.svg Patricio Rudi
Flag of Argentina.svg Gustavo Marcaccio
walkover
Loss6–10Apr 2002USA F12, Tampa FuturesClay Flag of the United States.svg Jason Marshall Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Blake
Flag of the United States.svg Levar Harper-Griffith
6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Win7–10Sep 2002 Samarkand, UzbekistanChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Browne Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Vadim Kutsenko
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Oleg Ogorodov
3–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3)
Loss7–11Oct 2002 Seoul, South KoreaChallengerHard Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Browne Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jaymon Crabb
Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Nielsen
walkover
Loss7–12Dec 2002 Bangkok, ThailandChallengerHard Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Browne Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jaymon Crabb
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Ross
walkover
Win8–12Jan 2003 São Paulo, BrazilChallengerHard Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Browne Flag of Argentina.svg Ignacio Hirigoyen
Flag of Israel.svg Andy Ram
7–6(7–0), 7–6(7–3)
Win9–12Mar 2003 Tasmania, AustraliaChallengerHard Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Browne Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alun Jones
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Raphael Durek
1–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win10–12Apr 2003Qatar F1, Doha FuturesHard Flag of France.svg Benjamin Cassaigne Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Marray
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Sherwood
3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Win11–12Jun 2003 Reggio Emilia, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joseph Sirianni Flag of Italy.svg Alessio di Mauro
Flag of Italy.svg Vincenzo Santopadre
6–4, 6–4
Win12–12Jul 2003 Montauban, FranceChallengerClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Fred Hemmes Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Pablo Guzmán
Flag of Argentina.svg Ignacio Hirigoyen
6–4, 6–4
Win13–12Aug 2003 Mönchengladbach, GermanyChallengerClay Flag of Georgia.svg Irakli Labadze Flag of Germany.svg Karsten Braasch
Flag of Germany.svg Franz Stauder
6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–2
Win14–12Sep 2003 Brașov, RomaniaChallengerClay Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Peya Flag of Italy.svg Leonardo Azzaro
Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Galvani
6–2, 6–4
Win15–12Oct 2003 Reunion Island, ReunionChallengerHard Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Browne Flag of the Netherlands.svg Fred Hemmes
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Wessels
6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–3
Loss15–13Dec 2003Iran F3, Kish Island FuturesClay Flag of Austria.svg Johannes Ager Flag of Romania.svg Adrian Barbu
Flag of Romania.svg Gabriel Moraru
4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss15–14Feb 2004 Andrezieux, FranceChallengerHard Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Peya Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Yves Allegro
Flag of France.svg Jean-François Bachelot
4–6, 7–5, 4–6
Win16–14Mar 2004 Besançon, FranceChallengerHard Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Waske Flag of Denmark.svg Kenneth Carlsen
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gilles Elseneer
3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Loss16–15Mar 2004 Mexico City, MexicoChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Browne Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Fisher
Flag of the United States.svg Tripp Phillips
4–6, 6–2, 3–6
Win17–15Apr 2004 San Luis Potosí, MexicoChallengerClay Flag of Finland.svg Tuomas Ketola Flag of Mexico.svg Marcello Amador
Flag of Mexico.svg Jorge Haro
6–2, 6–2
Loss17–16May 2004 Aix-en-Provence, FranceChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Browne Flag of France.svg Thierry Ascione
Flag of France.svg Jean-François Bachelot
4–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss17–17Jul 2004 Zell, GermanyChallengerClay Flag of Austria.svg Werner Eschauer Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Waske
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jean-Claude Scherrer
6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Loss17–18Aug 2004 Manerbio, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Landsberg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Štěpánek
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Luxa
4–6, 2–6
Win18–18Nov 2004 Groningen, NetherlandsChallengerHard Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Waske Flag of the Netherlands.svg Romano Frantzen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Floris Kilian
6–1, 6–2
Win19–18Dec 2004 Kish Island, IranChallengerClay Flag of Germany.svg Tomas Behrend Flag of Poland.svg Adam Chadaj
Flag of Poland.svg Filip Urban
3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Loss19–19May 2005 Prague, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Flag of the United States.svg Travis Parrott Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Kerr
Flag of Argentina.svg Sebastián Prieto
4–6, 3–6
Win20–19Aug 2005 Manerbio, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Melle van Gemerden Flag of Austria.svg Daniel Köllerer
Flag of Austria.svg Oliver Marach
6–3, 6–4
Win21–19Oct 2005 Southampton, United KingdomChallengerHard Flag of South Africa.svg Melle van Gemerden Flag of the United States.svg Travis Parrott
Flag of the United States.svg Tripp Phillips
6–7(8–10), 6–4, [10–4]
Loss21–20Nov 2005 Luxembourg, LuxembourgChallengerHard Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Lindstedt Flag of the United States.svg Eric Butorac
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Drake
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win22–20Apr 2006 Mexico City, MexicoChallengerClay Flag of the United States.svg Tripp Phillips Flag of Germany.svg Michael Kohlmann
Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Waske
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [13–11]
Win23–20Oct 2006 Kolding, DenmarkChallengerHard Flag of South Africa.svg Jeff Coetzee Flag of the United States.svg Travis Parrott
Flag of the United States.svg Eric Butorac
4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Loss23–21Mar 2009 Sarajevo, Bosnia & HerzegovinaChallengerHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Auckland Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Kravchuk
Flag of Poland.svg Dawid Olejniczak
2–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Loss23–22Jul 2009 Poznań, PolandChallengerClay Flag of Germany.svg Michael Kohlmann Flag of Argentina.svg Sergio Roitman
Flag of France.svg Alexandre Sidorenko
4–6, 4–6
Loss23–23Nov 2009 Astana, KazakhstanChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg David Martin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Marray
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray
6–4, 3–6, [5–10]
Win24–23Aug 2010 Cordenons, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Haase Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adil Shamasdin
Flag of the United States.svg James Cerretani
7–6(16–14), 7–5
Win25–23Aug 2010 Kitzbühel, AustriaChallengerClay Flag of Jamaica.svg Dustin Brown Flag of Chile.svg Hans Podlipnik Castillo
Flag of Austria.svg Max Raditschnigg
3–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Win26–23Sep 2010 Szczecin, PolandChallengerClay Flag of Jamaica.svg Dustin Brown Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rameez Junaid
Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Marx
6–4, 7–5
Win27–23Aug 2013Germany F12, Wetzlar FuturesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wesley Koolhof Flag of Germany.svg Lars Pörschke
Flag of Germany.svg Julian Lenz
3–6, 6–0, [10–7]

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