Michiel Schapers
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| Country (sports) |
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|---|---|
| Residence | Eemnes, The Netherlands |
| Born |
11 October 1959 Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Turned pro | 1982 |
| Retired | 2005 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,124,730 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 159–182 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 25 (25 April 1988) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1985, 1988) |
| French Open | 3R (1988, 1987, 1992) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1987, 1988, 1989) |
| US Open | 2R (1991) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | QF (1988) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 135–174 |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 37 (25 February 1991) |
Michiel Schapers (born 11 October 1959]) is a former tennis player from the Netherlands.
Tennis career
Turning professional in 1982, Schapers represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he was defeated in quarter-finals by eventual winner Miloslav Mečíř of Czechoslovakia.
In 1987 at Wimbledon, he was the only player to take a set against eventual champion Pat Cash in their third round match. His most famous victory was over reigning Wimbledon champion Boris Becker in the second round of the 1985 Australian Open. Schapers went on to reach the quarter-finals, his best singles result at a Grand Slam, and later equaled that result at the 1988 Australian Open. In 1988 he reached the final of the mixed doubles at the French Open together with Brenda Schultz-McCarthy in which they lost to Lori McNeil and Jorge Lozano.
The right-hander Schapers reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 25 April 1988, when he became World No. 25. After his playing career ended he became a coach. From 1998 until 2000 he was the captain of the Dutch Davis-cup team.
Career finals
Singles
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| Championship Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (4) |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 11 January 1987 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard |  |
2–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 28 February 1988 | Metz, France | Carpet (i) |  |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 6 March 1989 | Nancy, France | Hard (i) |  |
3–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 4. | 16 June 1991 | Rosmalen, The Netherlands | Grass |  |
1–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
Doubles
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (9) |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 28 April 1985 | Marbella, Spain | Clay | |
  |
1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1. | 27 October 1985 | Cologne, Germany | Hard (i) |  |
|
6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2. | 16 March 1986 | Metz, France | Carpet (i) |  |
 |
6–2, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2. | 18 October 1987 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | |
 |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3. | 7 January 1990 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | |
  |
6–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 7 October 1990 | Toulouse, France | Hard |  |
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6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 17 February 1991 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet (i) | .svg.png){kind=small} |
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3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 3. | 13 October 1991 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard |  |
  |
6–2, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6. | 6 January 1992 | Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | |
|
3–6, 3–6 |
