Tom Nijssen

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Tom Nijssen
Country (sports)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
ResidenceRotterdam, Netherlands
Born (1964-10-01) 1 October 1964 (age 58)
Maastricht, Netherlands
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro1984
Retired1995
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$1,474,432
Singles
Career record45–84
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 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 record261–268
Career titles11
Highest rankingNo. 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 titles4
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.

Contents

Career finals

Doubles (11 titles, 14 runner-ups)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.1986 Hilversum, NetherlandsClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Johan Vekemans Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Miloslav Mečíř
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Šmíd
4–6, 2–6
Loss2.1987 Athens, GreeceClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Navrátil Flag of Germany.svg Tore Meinecke
Flag of Germany.svg Ricki Osterthun
2–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss3.1987Hilversum, NetherlandsClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Johan Vekemans Flag of Poland.svg Wojtek Fibak
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Miloslav Mečíř
6–7, 7–5, 2–6
Win1.1987 Tokyo Indoor, JapanCarpet (i) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Broderick Dyke Flag of the United States.svg Sammy Giammalva, Jr.
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Grabb
6–3, 6–2
Win2.1988 Metz, FranceCarpet (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Navrátil Flag of the United States.svg Rill Baxter
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nduka Odizor
6–2, 6–7, 7–6
Win3.1988 Toulouse, FranceHard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Ricki Osterthun Flag of Iran.svg Mansour Bahrami
Flag of France.svg Guy Forget
6–3, 6–4
Loss4.1988 Frankfurt, West GermanyCarpet (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeremy Bates Flag of Germany.svg Rüdiger Haas
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Goran Ivanišević
6–1, 5–7, 3–6
Win4.1988 Brussels, BelgiumCarpet (i) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wally Masur Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Fitzgerald
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Šmíd
7–5, 7–6
Loss5.1990 Milan, ItalyCarpet (i) Flag of Germany.svg Udo Riglewski Flag of Italy.svg Omar Camporese
Flag of Italy.svg Diego Nargiso
4–6, 4–6
Loss6.1990 Stuttgart Indoor, West GermanyCarpet (i) Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Mortensen Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jakob Hlasek
Flag of France.svg Guy Forget
3–6, 2–6
Loss7.1991Milan, ItalyCarpet (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk Flag of Italy.svg Omar Camporese
Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević
4–6, 6–7
Loss8.1991 Estoril, PortugalClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mark Koevermans
3–6, 3–6
Win5.1991Toulouse, FranceHard (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeremy Bates
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Curren
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Win6.1991 Lyon, FranceCarpet (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk Flag of the United States.svg Steve DeVries
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Macpherson
7–6, 6–3
Loss9.1991 Stockholm, SwedenCarpet (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Fitzgerald
Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Järryd
5–7, 2–6
Win7.1992Stuttgart Indoor, GermanyCarpet (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Fitzgerald
Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Järryd
6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Win8.1992 Basel, SwitzerlandHard (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karel Nováček
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Rikl
6–3, 6–4
Loss10.1992 Bolzano, ItalyCarpet (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Järryd
Flag of Norway.svg Bent-Ove Pedersen
1–6, 7–6, 3–6
Loss11.1993 Milan, ItalyCarpet (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Kratzmann
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wally Masur
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win9.1993 Stuttgart Outdoor, GermanyClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Gary Muller
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Piet Norval
7–6, 6–3
Loss12.1993 Paris Indoor, FranceCarpet (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Byron Black
Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Stark
6–4, 5–7, 2–6
Win10.1994 Oahu, U.S.Hard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk Flag of the United States.svg Alex O'Brien
Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Stark
6–4, 6–4
Win11.1994 Milan, ItalyCarpet (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hendrik Jan Davids
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Piet Norval
4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Loss13.1996 Estoril, PortugalClay Flag of the United States.svg Greg Van Emburgh Flag of Spain.svg Tomás Carbonell
Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Roig
3–6, 2–6
Loss14.1998 Auckland, New ZealandHard Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Tarango Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Galbraith
Flag of New Zealand.svg Brett Steven
4–6, 2–6

Doubles performance timeline

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.
Tournament 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 Career SRCareer win–loss
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAA 2R 3R 1R 1R QF 2R QF 1R 1R 3R 1R 0 / 1112–11
French Open AA 2R 1R 2R 3R 1R QF 2R 2R 3R 1R 1R 2R A0 / 1213–12
Wimbledon AAAA 3R 2R 2R 3R 1R 1R QF 1R 3R 2R 1R 0 / 1112–11
US Open AAAAA 1R A 1R 3R 3R QF 2R 2R 1R A0 / 89–8
Grand Slam SR0 / 00 / 00 / 10 / 10 / 30 / 40 / 30 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 20 / 42N/A
Annual win–loss0–00–01–10–14–35–42–35–46–44–411–41–43–44–40–2N/A46–42
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells These tournaments were not

Masters Series events

before 1990
AA1RAAA1RAA0 / 20–2
Miami 1R1R3R2R2R2R1R1R2R0 / 92–9
Monte Carlo A1RSF1R1RSF1RAA0 / 65–6
Rome 1R1R1R1R1R1R1R1RA0 / 80–8
Hamburg 1RQFSF1RQF1R2RAA0 / 75–7
Canada AAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
Cincinnati AAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
Stuttgart (Stockholm) 1RFQFQF2RAAAA0 / 56–5
Paris A1RQFF2RAAAA0 / 46–4
Masters Series SRN/A0 / 40 / 60 / 70 / 60 / 60 / 40 / 50 / 20 / 10 / 41N/A
Annual win–lossN/A0–45–68–75–61–64–41–50–20–1N/A24–41
Year-end ranking43082974434845323182528747996313N/A

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tom Nijssen" . Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  2. "ATP Tour - Tom Nijssen" . Retrieved 15 October 2020.