Tom Nijssen
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| Country (sports) |  Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Residence | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Born | 1 October 1964 Maastricht, Netherlands |
| 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.
Career finals[edit]
Doubles (11 titles, 14 runner-ups)[edit]
| 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 |
Doubles performance timeline[edit]
| 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.
| Tournament | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | Career SR | Career win–loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Tom Nijssen". Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "ATP Tour - Tom Nijssen". Retrieved 15 October 2020.
