Thiemo de Bakker

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Thiemo de Bakker
Thiemo de Bakker 1, 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying - Diliff.jpg
Thiemo de Bakker at the 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying
Country (sports)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Residence 's-Gravenzande, Netherlands
Born (1988-09-19) 19 September 1988 (age 35)
The Hague, Netherlands
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro2006
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachRemko de Rijke and Huib Troost
Prize money $ 1,841,293
Singles
Career record70–94
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 40 (19 July 2010)
Current rankingNo. 700 (8 April 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 1R (2010, 2011, 2016)
French Open 3R (2010)
Wimbledon 3R (2010)
US Open 3R (2010)
Doubles
Career record18–29
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 115 (10 February 2014)
Current rankingNo. 776 (15 April 2024)
Last updated on: 15 April 2024.

Thiemo Carsten Jannick de Bakker (born 19 September 1988) is a Dutch professional tennis player. He has an ATP career-high ranking in singles of World No. 40 achieved on 19 July 2010.

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Career

Considered a top prospect of his generation as a junior, he also made an impressive breakthrough as a young pro, reaching a career-high ranking in July 2010, before his career became largely marked by injuries, inconsistencies and a decline in his performances which coincided with the death of his father in 2011.

Junior career

De Bakker finished 2006 as the ITF Junior Champion, after having won the Boys' Singles title at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships.

Early career

Serving during the Ricoh NTK 2006 in Amsterdam Thiemodebakker.jpg
Serving during the Ricoh NTK 2006 in Amsterdam

De Bakker received a wildcard into the ATP Amersfoort event in July 2006 and defeated top 100 and French Open Quarterfinalist Julien Benneteau in the 1st round, winning in straight sets 6–3, 6–3. In the second round he faced Frenchman Marc Gicquel and lost in three sets. As he was the reigning Junior Champion, De Bakker received a wildcard into the main draw of the 2007 Wimbledon Championships, where he would lose in five tight sets to qualifier Wayne Arthurs.

In October 2006, De Bakker won his first senior international title in a Futures event in Albufeira, Portugal, where he beat Briton Morgan Phillips in the final. This was followed by another win in a Futures tournament two weeks later in San Miguel, Portugal. He reached a career high ATP ranking of 228 on 25 August 2008.

2009

On 22 March 2009, he finished as runner-up in the Caltanissetta Challenger tournament to compatriot Jesse Huta Galung, losing in straight sets. On 5 May 2009, as a qualifier and ranked 236, he defeated the 5th seed Rainer Schüttler in the first round of the BMW Open in Münich in straight sets, before losing to former world number one, Lleyton Hewitt. De Bakker would follow this up in the 2009 Ordina Open, by qualifying for the tournament and losing in the second round to Rainer Schüttler, after defeating Björn Phau in three tight sets. De Bakker hit a rich vein of form in August, winning four Challenger tournaments, and bumping his ranking from 256 to 122, in the span of one month. His form continued in Davis Cup competition, by beating World Number 13 Gaël Monfils in 4 sets, and putting the Netherlands up 1–0 on France, but lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in four tight sets. De Bakker would finish the year ranked 96th.

2010

De Bakker started 2010 in much the same way he finished 2009. He reached the quarter-finals of the 2010 Aircel Chennai Open, after defeating the eighth seed, Rajeev Ram, and compatriot Robin Haase, he lost to Janko Tipsarević. This would boost his ranking to number 81 in the world, and gave him a high enough ranking to receive direct entrance into the 2010 Australian Open men's singles. In his first Grand Slam in three years, the Dutchman was paired up against the 6th seed Andy Roddick. After losing the first set, de Bakker lost the second and third set by one break each.

De Bakker's next tournament was his first ever Masters event, the 2010 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. He started off winning his opening match against Marcos Daniel in straight sets, before advancing to the third round after beating 30th seed Janko Tipsarević where he retired just after five games of play at 3–2 first set. In the third round, he fell to eventual finalist Andy Roddick. De Bakker played his second Masters event two weeks later the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open, winning his first round match against Rajeev Ram in straight sets, before falling again to the eventual finalist, this time Tomáš Berdych with the same scoreline as in Indian Wells.

De Bakker's next Masters event was the 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, where he had to qualify this time. After defeating Eduardo Schwank, de Bakker lost to the five-time reigning champion, and world number two, Rafael Nadal. De Bakker lost this match in less than an hour, winning one game in a two sets loss. He then appeared at the 2010 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell. He took out World No.58 Alejandro Falla, followed by a victory over world No.92 Daniel Gimeno-Traver. In the round of 16, he scored a win over World No.16 (and former World #1) Juan Carlos Ferrero. Before the match, Ferrero had an 18–2 record on clay for the year. He followed it up with his best career victory, with a superb performance to take out World No.10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, his first win over a top 10 player. However, his run came to an end against World No.8 Robin Söderling in the semifinals. Thiemo rose to a career high World No.50 as a result of his semifinal appearance there.

Following his performance at Barcelona, de Bakker received a Special Exempt to enter the main draw of Rome Masters where he faced Viktor Troicki in the first round, but retired due to a groin injury. [1] At the 2010 French Open, he made a third round showing where he lost to an injured Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in four sets.

At the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, de Bakker advanced to the third round of the men's singles tournament after defeating Colombian Santiago Giraldo in a hotly contested five sets win, followed by a more comprehensive defeat of an exhausted John Isner, the winner of the longest tennis match in history, which finished on its third day of play on 24 June, 60, 63, 62. This made Bakker the first, and one of only two players in history to bagel Isner (the other being Jannik Sinner in 2021), before losing in the third round to Paul-Henri Mathieu of France. De Bakker also participated in the men's doubles tournament, in which his partner was his Dutch colleague Haase. After defeating Viktor Troicki and Christopher Kas in the first round, they lost to the Ratiwatana twins, who entered the main tournament as lucky losers, in 4 sets. As a result, he reached the top 40 in singles on 19 July 2010.

At the 2010 Pilot Pen Tennis, Thiemo reached his second ATP semi-final. Sergiy Stakhovsky defeated him in two sets. [2]

2013: Maiden ATP doubles final

He reached his maiden doubles final at the Rotterdam Open with Jesse Huta Galung where he lost to Nenad Zimonjić and Robert Lindstedt.

2024: United Cup selection

In October 2023, he was selected as the No. 2 ATP player at the 2024 United Cup as part of the Netherlands team. [3]

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–0)
Indoor (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Feb 2013 Rotterdam Open, Netherlands500 SeriesHard (i) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jesse Huta Galung Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Lindstedt
Flag of Serbia.svg Nenad Zimonjić
7–5, 3–6, [8–10]

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 34 (24–10)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (11–5)
ITF Futures Tour (13–5)
Titles by surface
Hard (5–3)
Clay (19–7)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Oct 2006Portugal F4, Albufeira FuturesHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Morgan Phillips 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win2–0Oct 2006Portugal F6, Ponta Delgada FuturesHard Flag of Spain.svg David Cañudas-Fernández6–2, 6–4
Loss2–1Nov 2006Israel F4, Ramat HaSharon FuturesHard Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Haider-Maurer 4–6, 4–6
Loss2–2Sep 2007Netherlands F5, Enschede FuturesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nick van der Meer7–6(8–6), 6–7(3–7), 2–6
Loss2–3Mar 2008Portugal F5, Lagos FuturesHard Flag of Portugal.svg Rui Machado 4–6, 3–6
Win3–3Jun 2008Netherlands F1, Apeldoorn FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Stéphane Robert 7–6(7–2), 6–1
Win4–3Jun 2008Netherlands F2, Alkmaar FuturesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Melle van Gemerden 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Loss4–4 Mar 2009 Caltanissetta, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jesse Huta Galung 2–6, 3–6
Win5–4 Aug 2009 Tampere, FinlandChallengerClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Luczak 6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Win6–4 Aug 2009 Vigo, SpainChallengerClay Flag of France.svg Thierry Ascione 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Win7–4 Aug 2009 San Sebastián, SpainChallengerClay Flag of Serbia.svg Filip Krajinović 6–2, 6–3
Win8–4 Sep 2009 Braşov, RomaniaChallengerClay Flag of Spain.svg Pere Riba 7–5, 6–0
Loss8–5May 2012Spain F13, Getxo FuturesClay Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Arnaboldi 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 4–6
Win9–5Jun 2012Netherlands F1, Zuidwolde FuturesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nick van der Meer6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Win10–5Jun 2012Netherlands F2, Alkmaar FuturesClay Flag of Austria.svg Gerald Melzer 6–4, 7–5
Loss10–6Jul 2012Netherlands F3, Breda FuturesClay Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Ze 4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win11–6 Jul 2012 Bercuit, BelgiumChallengerClay Flag of Romania.svg Victor Hănescu 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Win12–6 Sep 2012 Alphen, NetherlandsChallengerClay Flag of Germany.svg Simon Greul 6–4, 6–2
Loss12–7 Oct 2012 Belém, BrazilChallengerHard Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Hocevar 6–7(1–7), 6–7(4–7)
Win13–7 Oct 2012 San Juan, ArgentinaChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Alund 6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Loss13–8 Mar 2013 Santiago, ChileChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Facundo Bagnis 6–7(2–7), 6–7(3–7)
Win14–8 Apr 2014 Santiago, ChileChallengerClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Duckworth 4–6, 7–6(12–10), 6–1
Loss14–9 Jun 2014 Marburg, GermanyChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Horacio Zeballos 6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Loss14–10 May 2015 Bordeaux, FranceChallengerClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thanasi Kokkinakis 4–6, 6–1, 6–7(5–7)
Win15–10 Oct 2015 Las Vegas, USAChallengerHard Flag of Slovenia.svg Grega Žemlja 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Win16–10 Oct 2015 Monterrey, MexicoChallengerHard Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Víctor Estrella Burgos 7–6(7–1), 4–6, 6–3
Win17–10Jun 2017Netherlands F1, Alkmaar FuturesClay Flag of France.svg Maxime Chazal 6–3, 7–5
Win18–10Jul 2017Netherlands F3, Middelburg FuturesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Botic van de Zandschulp 6–3, 6–4
Win19–10Aug 2017Netherlands F6, Rotterdam FuturesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gijs Brouwer 6–2, 6–3
Win20–10Oct 2017Egypt F29, Sharm El Sheikh FuturesHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gijs Brouwer 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win21–10Mar 2018Italy F2, Santa Margherita di Pula FuturesClay Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Balázs 6–2, 5–7, 6–1
Win22–10 Jul 2018 Scheveningen, NetherlandsChallengerClay Flag of Germany.svg Yannick Maden 6–2, 6–1
Win23–10Sep 2019M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Germany.svg Lucas Gerch6–2, 6–4
Win24–10Aug 2023M15 Huy, BelgiumWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sidané Pontjodikromo6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 18 (13–5)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (6–2)
ITF Futures Tour (7–3)
Titles by surface
Hard (4–0)
Clay (9–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Sep 2006Netherlands F7, Almere FuturesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Antal van der Duim Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jesse Huta Galung
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Igor Sijsling
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss1–1May 2007Great Britain F10, Edinburgh FuturesClay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pierre-Ludovic Duclos Flag of France.svg Olivier Charroin
Flag of France.svg Ludwig Pellerin
4–6, 6–1, 2–6
Loss1–2May 2007Italy F15, Parma FuturesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Igor Sijsling Flag of Italy.svg Alberto Brizzi
Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Petrazzuolo
6–1, 4–6, 3–6
Win2–2Aug 2007Netherlands F4, Vlaardingen FuturesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Igor Sijsling Flag of the Netherlands.svg Danny Spierenburg
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Serinho Wijdenbosch
6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Win3–2 Aug 2009 Vigo, SpainChallengerClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Raemon Sluiter Flag of Spain.svg Pedro Clar-Rosselló
Flag of Spain.svg Albert Ramos
7–5, 6–2
Win4–2 Sep 2011 Alphen, NetherlandsChallengerClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Antal van der Duim Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Igor Sijsling
6–4, 6–7(4–7), [10–6]
Win5–2Jun 2012Netherlands F1, Zuidwolde FuturesClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Antal van der Duim Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Rosenholm
Flag of Sweden.svg Michael Ryderstedt
6–4, 6–0
Win6–2 Aug 2013 Rio de Janeiro, BrazilChallengerClay Flag of Brazil.svg André Sá Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Demoliner
Flag of Brazil.svg João Souza
6–3, 6–2
Win7–2 May 2015 Bordeaux, FranceChallengerClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Haase Flag of France.svg Lucas Pouille
Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergiy Stakhovsky
6–3, 7–5
Loss7–3 Oct 2015 Casablanca, MoroccoChallengerClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Stephan Fransen Flag of Lithuania.svg Laurynas Grigelis
Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Safwat
4–6, 3–6
Win8–3 Oct 2015 Monterrey, MexicoChallengerHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mark Vervoort Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Lorenzi
Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Romboli
w/o
Win9–3Jan 2018Egypt F1, Sharm El Sheikh FuturesHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yannick Mertens Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Marcora
Flag of Ukraine.svg Artem Smirnov
7–5, 6–2
Win10–3Jan 2018Egypt F2, Sharm El Sheikh FuturesHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michiel de Krom Flag of Tunisia.svg Moez Echargui
Flag of Tunisia.svg Anis Ghorbel
6–3, 6–4
Win11–3 Apr 2019 Sophia Antipolis, FranceChallengerClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Haase Flag of France.svg Enzo Couacaud
Flag of France.svg Tristan Lamasine
6–4, 6–4
Loss11–4 May 2019 Ostrava, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tallon Griekspoor Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Luca Margaroli
Flag of Slovakia.svg Filip Polášek
4–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Win12–4Sep 2019M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, ItalyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of France.svg Clement Tabur Flag of Italy.svg Jacopo Berrettini
Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Petrone
2–6, 6–1, [10–7]
Loss12–5Mar 2023M25 Palma Nova, SpainWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mats Hermans Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Travaglia
Flag of Italy.svg Alexander Weis
5–7, 3–6
Win13–5Jun 2023M15 Jakarta, IndonesiaWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Indonesia.svg Justin Barki Flag of India.svg Siddhant Banthia
Flag of India.svg Nitin Kumar Sinha
6–4, 6–3

Singles performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current till 2018 Rotterdam Open.

Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAA 1R 1R Q3 Q2 Q3 Q2 1R AAA0 / 30–3
French Open AAA Q2 3R 1R A 1R Q1 Q2 1R AA Q2 0 / 42–4
Wimbledon A 1R AA 3R AA 1R A Q2 Q1 AA Q1 0 / 32–3
US Open AAAA 3R 1R Q1 1R Q1 Q1 Q2 A Q1 A0 / 32–3
Win–loss0–00–10–00–06–40–30–00–30–00–00–20–00–00–00 / 136–13
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters AAAA 3R 1R AA Q1 1R 2R AA0 / 43–4
Miami Open AAAA 2R AA 1R 3R Q2 AAA0 / 33–3
Monte-Carlo Masters AAAA 2R AA Q2 A Q2 Q1 AA0 / 11–1
Madrid Open AAAAA 2R AAAAAAA0 / 11–1
Italian Open AAAA 1R 1R A Q1 AAAAA0 / 20–2
Canadian Open AAAA 2R AAAAAAAA0 / 11–1
Cincinnati Masters AAAA 2R AAAAAAAA0 / 11–1
Shanghai Masters Not HeldA 2R AAAAAAAA0 / 11–1
Paris Masters AAAA 1R AAAAAAAA0 / 10–1
Win–loss0–00–00–00–07–81–30–00–12–10–11–10–00–00 / 1511–15
National representation
Summer Olympics NHANot HeldANot HeldANH0 / 00–0
Davis Cup AA PO 1R Z1 Z1 PO PO 1R PO Z1 PO 1R 0 / 216–13
Win–loss0–00–03–11–32–11–03–12–00–21–21–11–21–00 / 216–13
Career statistics
Titles / Finals0 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 0
Overall win–loss1–11–44–23–628–243–113–310–106–83–76–131–21–170–92
Year-end ranking46444424996432231241461449925737224243%

Wins over top 10 players

#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScoreTdB Rank
2010
1. Flag of France.svg Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 10 Barcelona, SpainClayQF6–4, 3–6, 6–367
2. Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Verdasco 9 Shanghai, ChinaHard1R7–6(7–4), 7–547
2013
3. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych 6 Båstad, SwedenClayQF7–5, 7–5104

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Roger Federer's 2011 tennis season brought no Major victories but was not entirely unsuccessful. This year, when he turned thirty, marked a decline in his standing in the sport. It was the first year since 2002 that he did not win a Grand Slam title, and, with the ascendance of Novak Djokovic to World No. 1, his ranking dropped from 2 to 3 behind Rafael Nadal. However, this season had some high points. In the French Open semifinals, Federer defeated Djokovic and ended his 43-match win streak. Also, he ended the year well by winning three straight titles, including a title at the Paris Masters, and successfully defended his title at the year-end ATP Championships.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lucas Pouille</span> French tennis player (born 1994)

Lucas Pouille is a French professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 10, achieved on 19 March 2018 and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 79, achieved on 11 April 2016. He has won five singles titles on the ATP Tour and was on the winning French Davis Cup team in 2017.

The 2013 ATP Challenger Tour Finals is a tennis tournament played at the Sociedade Harmonia de Tênis in São Paulo, Brazil, between 13 and 17 November 2013. It will be the third edition of the event.

Roger Federer's 2014 tennis season officially began on 30 December 2013 with the start of the 2014 Brisbane International. This season was a resurgent season for Federer after a poor 2013 season. Before the start of the season Federer appointed Stefan Edberg as his coach and he also changed racquets for the first time, moving on from his longtime frame of 90 square inches to a 97 square inch frame. Federer reached a total of 11 finals, the most since his 2007 season. One of those finals included the Wimbledon final, his first major final since he won Wimbledon in 2012. After winning Shanghai, Federer returned to No. 2 in the world for the first time since May 2013. He also won the Davis Cup for the first time. Federer ended the year at No. 2 with 5 titles and with the most match wins since 2006.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season</span>

The 2015 Stan Wawrinka tennis season began at the Chennai Open, where he won the title for the third time in his career. This was followed by an unsuccessful defense of his title at the Australian Open, where he lost in the semi-finals to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in five sets. A few months later, after a relatively unsuccessful clay season, Stan won his second major title at the French Open, defeating Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in the process.

The 2018 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy arena in the Dutch city of Rotterdam, between 12 and 18 February 2018. It was the 45th edition of the tournament, and part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2018 ATP World Tour. The tournament also includes a Men's Wheelchair Tennis Singles and Doubles draw. The wheelchair tennis event was an ITF-1 level tournament, with a total of $32,000 prize money.

References

  1. Viktor Troicki – Thiemo De Bakker Match report Archived 10 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Tennis – ATP World Tour – New Haven Friday – Stakhovsky Out-Serves de Bakker For Final Berth". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  3. "After Years Of Injury Struggles, De Bakker Slowly On His Way Back". 28 December 2023.
Awards
Preceded by ITF Junior World Champion
2006
Succeeded by