Rose Marie Nijkamp

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Rose Marie Nijkamp
Full nameRose Marie Nijkamp
Country (sports)Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Born (2006-02-03) 3 February 2006 (age 18)
Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6+12 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$6,130
Singles
Career record13–12
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 967 (16 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 967 (16 September 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open  Junior2R (2024)
French Open  JuniorQF (2024)
Wimbledon  Junior3R (2022)
US Open  JuniorQ1 (2022)
Doubles
Career record20–6
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 794 (16 September 2024)
Current rankingNo. 794 (16 September 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open  JuniorQF (2024)
French Open  Junior2R (2024)
Wimbledon  JuniorW (2022)
US Open  Junior2R (2022)
Last updated on: 16 September 2024.

Rose Marie Nijkamp (born 3 February 2006) is a Dutch tennis player. She has a career high ITF junior combined ranking of No. 31, achieved on 10 June 2024. [1]

Contents

Nijkamp won the girls' doubles title at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships title with her Kenyan partner, Angella Okutoyi. [2] [3]

ITF Circuit finals

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

Legend
W15 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (2–3)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Jun 2023 ITF Alkmaar, NetherlandsW15Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Isis Louise van den Broek Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tilwith Di Girolami
Flag of the United States.svg Chiara Scholl
2–6, 1–6
Loss0–2 Aug 2023 ITF Eindhoven, NetherlandsW15Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Isis Louise van den Broek Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joy de Zeeuw
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sarah van Emst
1–6, 6–4, [8–10]
Win1–2 Nov 2023 ITF Monastir, TunisiaW15Hard Flag of Romania.svg Mara Gae Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Yidi
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuan Chengyiyi
3–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Loss1–3 Jul 2024 ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, SerbiaW15Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Isis Louise van den BroekFlag placeholder.svg Evgeniya Burdina
Flag of Serbia.svg Draginja Vuković
walkover
Win2–3 Sep 2024 ITF Haren, NetherlandsW15Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Isis Louise van den Broek Flag of Germany.svg Laura Böhner
Flag of Germany.svg Mina Hodzic
4–6, 7–6(4), [10–6]
Win3–3 Sep 2024 ITF Dijon, FranceW15Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Isis Louise van den Broek Flag of Germany.svg Fabienne Gettwart
Flag of Germany.svg Mina Hodzic
7–6(1), 6–4

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (title)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner 2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wimbledon Grass Flag of Kenya.svg Angella Okutoyi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kayla Cross
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Victoria Mboko
3–6, 6–4, [11–9]

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References

  1. "Rose Marie Nijkamp Juniors Singles Overview". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  2. "Top seed Hovde takes Wimbledon junior title". Women's Tennis Association. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  3. Ladha, Nishat (9 July 2022). "Wimbledon 2022: Kenya's Angella Okutoyi hopes country's first Grand Slam title inspires others". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 July 2024.