Country (sports) Netherlands Name Jan Siemerink Turned pro 1989 Career titles 4 Weight 73 kg | Prize money US$ 4,347,693 Height 1.82 m Residence Monte Carlo, Monaco Role Tennis player Retired 2002 | |
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Born 14 April 1970 (age 54)
Rijnsburg, Netherlands ( 1970-04-14 ) Plays Left-handed (one-handed backhand) Career record 273–272 (ATP, Grand Prix and Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup) | ||
Agassi vs Siemerink US Open 1992
Johannes Martinus ("Jan") Siemerink (born 14 April 1970) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.
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Career
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). 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.
Retirement
Siemerink retired from the professional tour in 2002. Afterwards, he became a tennis analyst and commentator for TV channel RTL 5 in the Netherlands, until he was appointed Davis Cup Captain of the Dutch Team in December 2006.