Jan Siemerink
Johannes Martinus ("Jan") Siemerink (born 14 April 1970) is a retired tennis player from the Netherlands. The former Dutch Davis Cup captain reached a career-high ATP ranking of 14.
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| Country (sports) |  |
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| Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Born | 14 April 1970 Rijnsburg, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 1989 |
| Retired | 2002 |
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $4,347,693 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 273–272 (ATP, Grand Prix and Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Highest ranking | No. 14 (12 October 1998) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (1991) |
| French Open | 3R (1997) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1998) |
| US Open | 4R (1998) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (1992, 1996) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 203–185 (ATP, Grand Prix and Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 10 |
| Highest ranking | No. 16 (14 October 1996) |
Career
Tennis
As a junior player, Siemerink was the Dutch 18-under champion in 1988. He also won the doubles title at the 1988 Orange Bowl junior championship in Florida.
Siemerink turned professional in 1989. Over the course of his career, he won four top-level singles titles (at Singapore in 1991, Nottingham in 1996, and at Rotterdam and Toulouse in 1998).[1] He also won ten tour doubles titles, the most significant of which were the Miami Masters in 1993 and the Monte Carlo Masters in 1996.
Siemerink's best performance at a Grand Slam event came at Wimbledon in 1998, where he reached the quarterfinals by defeating Ctislav Doseděl, David Prinosil, Jonas Björkman and Magnus Larsson before being knocked-out by Goran Ivanišević. Siemerink is also known for winning a fourth set tiebreak against compatriot Richard Krajicek from 6–0 down in the 1994 US Open, though Krajicek eventually won the match.
Siemerink played for the Netherlands in the Davis Cup between 1991 and 2001, compiling a 17–10 record. He helped the Netherlands reach the World Group semifinals in 2001.
Siemerink's career-high rankings were world No. 14 in singles (in 1998) and world No. 16 in doubles (in 1996). His career prize-money totaled $4,347,693.
After his playing career Siemerink was captain of the Dutch Davis Cup team from 2006 until 2016.[2][3]
Career finals
Singles: 12 (4 wins, 8 losses)
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| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1. | Apr 1991 | Singapore | Hard |  |
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1. | Oct 1991 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet (i) |  |
4–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | Feb 1993 | Marseille, France | Carpet (i) |  |
2–6, 6–7(1–7) |
| Loss | 3. | Jul 1995 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Clay |  |
4–6, 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4. | Aug 1995 | Long Island, USA | Hard |  |
6–7(0–7), 2–6 |
| Loss | 5. | Oct 1995 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) |  |
7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2. | Jun 1996 | Nottingham, UK | Grass | .svg.png){kind=small} |
6–3, 7–6(7–0) |
| Loss | 6. | Aug 1996 | New Haven, USA | Hard | |
6–7(6–8), 4–6 |
| Loss | 7. | Oct 1996 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet (i) | |
4–6, 7–6(9–7), 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 8. | Nov 1997 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) |  |
6–3, 6–7(2–7), 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3. | Mar 1998 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | |
7–6(7–2), 6–2 |
| Win | 4. | Sep 1998 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) |  |
6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles: 18 (10–7)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 1. | Jun 1991 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | Grass | |
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3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 1. | Jul 1991 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | |
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7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2. | Oct 1991 | Berlin, Germany | Carpet (i) |  |
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6–3, 5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 2. | Mar 1993 | Miami, USA | Hard | |
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6–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 3. | Feb 1994 | Marseille, France | Carpet (i) | |
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6–7, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 4. | Jul 1994 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay |  |
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6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3. | Jan 1995 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | |
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6–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 5. | Jun 1995 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | Grass | |
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7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4. | Jul 1995 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | |
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6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 6. | Oct 1995 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet (i) | |
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6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 7. | Jan 1996 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | |
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5–7, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 8. | Apr 1996 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | |
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2–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5. | Jan 1997 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | |
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4–6, 7–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6. | Mar 1998 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Carpet (i) |  |
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4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 9. | Jun 1998 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | Grass |  |
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7–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7. | Oct 1998 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | |
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2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | - | Jun 1999 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | Grass |  |
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cancelled (rain) |
| Win | 10. | May 2000 | Orlando, USA | Clay | |
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6–3, 6–4 |
References
- "ABN-AMRO; Siemerink wins for home crowd". The New York Times. 9 March 1998.
- Fred Buddenberg (11 December 2006). "Siemerink coach Davis Cup-team". Trouw (in Dutch).
- "Haarhuis vervangt Siemerink na tien jaar als Davis Cup-captain". NU.nl (in Dutch). 16 December 2016.
- Luigi Gatto (10 February 2018). "Former ATP top-15 Jan Siemerink becomes Ajax' team manager". Tennis World.
