Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Amersfoort, Netherlands |
Born | Maastricht, Netherlands | 1 October 1964
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 1984 |
Retired | 1995 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $1,474,432 |
Singles | |
Career record | 45–84 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 87 (17 April 1989) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1989) |
French Open | 1R (1986, 1987, 1989) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1989) |
US Open | 1R (1989) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 261–268 |
Career titles | 11 |
Highest ranking | No. 10 (11 May 1992) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1992, 1994) |
French Open | QF (1991) |
Wimbledon | QF (1994) |
US Open | QF (1994) |
Mixed doubles | |
Career titles | 4 |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
French Open | W (1989) |
US Open | W (1991) |
Tom Nijssen (born 1 October 1964) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands. He went pro in 1984 [1] and played at the ATP World Tour for 15 years. [2] Nijssen's highest ATP singles ranking was No. 87 on 17 April 1989. He reached his best doubles ranking on 11 May 1992 when he became world No. 10. [1] A doubles specialist, he won two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles with Manon Bollegraf, the French Open in 1989 and the US Open in 1991. They were runner-up at the Wimbledon mixed doubles tournament in 1993. In 1992 Nijssen and Helena Suková were the US Open mixed-doubles finalists.
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 1986 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2. | 1987 | Athens, Greece | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Loss | 3. | 1987 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 7–5, 2–6 |
Win | 1. | 1987 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 2. | 1988 | Metz, France | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 6–7, 7–6 |
Win | 3. | 1988 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 4. | 1988 | Frankfurt, West Germany | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 4. | 1988 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 7–6 |
Loss | 5. | 1990 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 6. | 1990 | Stuttgart Indoor, West Germany | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 7. | 1991 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 8. | 1991 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 5. | 1991 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
Win | 6. | 1991 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 9. | 1991 | Stockholm, Sweden | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 7. | 1992 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 |
Win | 8. | 1992 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 10. | 1992 | Bolzano, Italy | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 7–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 11. | 1993 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 9. | 1993 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 12. | 1993 | Paris Indoor, France | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 10. | 1994 | Oahu, U.S. | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 11. | 1994 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 13. | 1996 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 14. | 1998 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 2–6 |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | Career SR | Career win–loss |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 11 | 12–11 |
French Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | QF | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 12 | 13–12 |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 11 | 12–11 |
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 8 | 9–8 |
Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 42 | N/A |
Annual win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 2–3 | 5–4 | 6–4 | 4–4 | 11–4 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 0–2 | N/A | 46–42 |
ATP Masters Series | |||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | |||||
Miami | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 9 | 2–9 | ||||||
Monte Carlo | A | 1R | SF | 1R | 1R | SF | 1R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | ||||||
Rome | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 8 | 0–8 | ||||||
Hamburg | 1R | QF | SF | 1R | QF | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | ||||||
Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||
Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||
Stuttgart (Stockholm) | 1R | F | QF | QF | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | ||||||
Paris | A | 1R | QF | F | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 6–4 | ||||||
Masters Series SR | N/A | 0 / 4 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 41 | N/A | |||||
Annual win–loss | N/A | 0–4 | 5–6 | 8–7 | 5–6 | 1–6 | 4–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–1 | N/A | 24–41 | |||||
Year-end ranking | 430 | 82 | 97 | 44 | 34 | 84 | 53 | 23 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 74 | 79 | 96 | 313 | N/A |
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