Tom Nijssen
Dutch tennis player (born 1964)
Tom Nijssen Country (sports) Netherlands Residence Amersfoort, Netherlands Born (1964-10-01 ) 1 October 1964 (age 59) Maastricht, NetherlandsHeight 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Turned pro 1984 Retired 1995 Plays Right-handed Prize money $1,474,432 Career record 45–84 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 87 (17 April 1989) Australian Open 3R (1989) French Open 1R (1986, 1987, 1989) Wimbledon 2R (1989) US Open 1R (1989) Career record 261–268 Career titles 11 Highest ranking No. 10 (11 May 1992) Australian Open QF (1992, 1994) French Open QF (1991) Wimbledon QF (1994) US Open QF (1994) Career titles 4 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.
Career finals
Doubles (11 titles, 14 runner-ups)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
1.
1986
Hilversum , Netherlands
Clay
Johan Vekemans
Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd
4–6, 2–6
Loss
2.
1987
Athens , Greece
Clay
Jaroslav Navrátil
Tore Meinecke Ricki Osterthun
2–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss
3.
1987
Hilversum, Netherlands
Clay
Johan Vekemans
Wojtek Fibak Miloslav Mečíř
6–7, 7–5, 2–6
Win
1.
1987
Tokyo Indoor , Japan
Carpet (i)
Broderick Dyke
Sammy Giammalva, Jr. Jim Grabb
6–3, 6–2
Win
2.
1988
Metz , France
Carpet (i)
Jaroslav Navrátil
Rill Baxter Nduka Odizor
6–2, 6–7, 7–6
Win
3.
1988
Toulouse , France
Hard (i)
Ricki Osterthun
Mansour Bahrami Guy Forget
6–3, 6–4
Loss
4.
1988
Frankfurt , West Germany
Carpet (i)
Jeremy Bates
Rüdiger Haas Goran Ivanišević
6–1, 5–7, 3–6
Win
4.
1988
Brussels , Belgium
Carpet (i)
Wally Masur
John Fitzgerald Tomáš Šmíd
7–5, 7–6
Loss
5.
1990
Milan , Italy
Carpet (i)
Udo Riglewski
Omar Camporese Diego Nargiso
4–6, 4–6
Loss
6.
1990
Stuttgart Indoor , West Germany
Carpet (i)
Michael Mortensen
Jakob Hlasek Guy Forget
3–6, 2–6
Loss
7.
1991
Milan, Italy
Carpet (i)
Cyril Suk
Omar Camporese Goran Ivanišević
4–6, 6–7
Loss
8.
1991
Estoril , Portugal
Clay
Cyril Suk
Paul Haarhuis Mark Koevermans
3–6, 3–6
Win
5.
1991
Toulouse, France
Hard (i)
Cyril Suk
Jeremy Bates Kevin Curren
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Win
6.
1991
Lyon , France
Carpet (i)
Cyril Suk
Steve DeVries David Macpherson
7–6, 6–3
Loss
9.
1991
Stockholm , Sweden
Carpet (i)
Cyril Suk
John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd
5–7, 2–6
Win
7.
1992
Stuttgart Indoor, Germany
Carpet (i)
Cyril Suk
John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd
6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Win
8.
1992
Basel , Switzerland
Hard (i)
Cyril Suk
Karel Nováček David Rikl
6–3, 6–4
Loss
10.
1992
Bolzano , Italy
Carpet (i)
Cyril Suk
Anders Järryd Bent-Ove Pedersen
1–6, 7–6, 3–6
Loss
11.
1993
Milan , Italy
Carpet (i)
Cyril Suk
Mark Kratzmann Wally Masur
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Win
9.
1993
Stuttgart Outdoor , Germany
Clay
Cyril Suk
Gary Muller Piet Norval
7–6, 6–3
Loss
12.
1993
Paris Indoor , France
Carpet (i)
Cyril Suk
Byron Black Jonathan Stark
6–4, 5–7, 2–6
Win
10.
1994
Oahu , U.S.
Hard
Cyril Suk
Alex O'Brien Jonathan Stark
6–4, 6–4
Win
11.
1994
Milan , Italy
Carpet (i)
Cyril Suk
Hendrik Jan Davids Piet Norval
4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Loss
13.
1996
Estoril , Portugal
Clay
Greg Van Emburgh
Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig
3–6, 2–6
Loss
14.
1998
Auckland , New Zealand
Hard
Jeff Tarango
Patrick Galbraith Brett Steven
4–6, 2–6
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(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.
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