Theo Gorter

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Theo Gorter
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Country (sports)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Born (1956-07-12) 12 July 1956 (age 65)
PlaysLeft-handed
Singles
Career record0–2
Highest rankingNo. 392 (3 Jan 1979)
Doubles
Career record2–6
Highest rankingNo. 520 (26 Nov 1984)

Theo Gorter (born 12 July 1956) is a Dutch former professional tennis player. [1]

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A left-handed player from Amsterdam, Gorter's career almost ended when he was 18 year old, after suffering a broken tibia and crushed foot in a moped accident. His injuries kept him out of tennis for over a year. [2]

Gorter, a three-time national doubles champion, represented the Netherlands in a 1979 Davis Cup tie against Denmark in Hilversum. He partnered with Paul van Min in the doubles rubber, which they lost in four sets to Lars Elvstrøm and Michael Mortensen, but the Netherlands still won the tie. [3]

On the Grand Prix circuit, Gorter made the singles main draw of the Dutch Open in both 1979 and 1980. [4]

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References

  1. "Gorter's Service Puts Lloyd Out In Semi-Finals". The Daily Telegraph . 29 October 1977.
  2. "'Echt doorstoten naar top zit er voor mij niet meer in'". NRC (in Dutch). 6 December 1978. Archived from the original on 2022-02-11.
  3. "Smith-Lutz clinch Davis Cup win for U.S. against Argentina". Sioux City Journal . 16 September 1979.
  4. "Dutch Open". Boston Globe . 24 July 1979.