Jan Siemerink

Summary

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.

Jan Siemerink
Country (sports) Netherlands
ResidenceMonte Carlo, Monaco
Born (1970-04-14) 14 April 1970 (age 54)
Rijnsburg, Netherlands
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1989
Retired2002
PlaysLeft-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$4,347,693
Singles
Career record273–272 (ATP, Grand Prix and Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 14 (12 October 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (1991)
French Open3R (1997)
WimbledonQF (1998)
US Open4R (1998)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (1992, 1996)
Doubles
Career record203–185 (ATP, Grand Prix and Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup)
Career titles10
Highest rankingNo. 16 (14 October 1996)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (1992)
French Open3R (1995, 1997, 1999)
WimbledonSF (1996)
US Open2R (1991, 1996)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open2R (2000)
Wimbledon3R (1991)
Last updated on: 18 July 2022.

Career edit

Tennis edit

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 in three tie-breaks. Siemerink is also known for winning a fourth set tie-break 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 semi-finals 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]

Other edit

In February 2018, Siemerink became team manager of the football club Ajax.[4]

ATP career finals edit

Singles: 12 (4 titles, 8 runner-ups) edit

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–2)
ATP 250 Series (4–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (1–3)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (2–3)
Indoors (2–5)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Apr 1991 Singapore, Singapore World Series Hard   Gilad Bloom 6–4, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Oct 1991 Vienna, Austria World Series Carpet   Michael Stich 4–6, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 1–2 Feb 1993 Marseille, France World Series Carpet   Marc Rosset 2–6, 6–7(1–7)
Loss 1–3 Jul 1995 Amsterdam, Netherlands World Series Clay   Marcelo Ríos 4–6, 5–7, 4–6
Loss 1–4 Aug 1995 Long Island, United States International Series Hard   Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–7(0–7), 2–6
Loss 1–5 Oct 1995 Basel, Switzerland World Series Hard   Jim Courier 7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 2–6, 5–7
Win 2–5 Jun 1996 Nottingham, United Kingdom World Series Grass   Sandon Stolle 6–3, 7–6(7–0)
Loss 2–6 Aug 1996 New Haven, United States Championship Series Hard   Alex O'Brien 6–7(6–8), 4–6
Loss 2–7 Oct 1996 Vienna, Austria Championship Series Carpet   Boris Becker 4–6, 7–6(9–7), 2–6, 3–6
Loss 2–8 Nov 1997 Stockholm, Sweden International Series Hard   Jonas Björkman 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 2–6, 4–6
Win 3–8 Mar 1998 Rotterdam, Netherlands World Series Carpet   Thomas Johansson 7–6(7–2), 6–2
Win 4–8 Sep 1998 Toulouse, France World Series Hard   Greg Rusedski 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 18 (10 titles, 7 runner-ups) edit

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 Series (2–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–1)
ATP 250 Series (8–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (4–1)
Grass (2–1)
Carpet (2–2)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (8–4)
Indoors (2–3)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 1991 Rosmalen, Netherlands World Series Grass   Richard Krajicek   Hendrik Jan Davids
  Paul Haarhuis
3–6, 6–7
Win 1–1 Jul 1991 Hilversum, Netherlands World Series Clay   Richard Krajicek   Francisco Clavet
  Magnus Gustafsson
7–5, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Oct 1991 Berlin, Germany World Series Carpet   Daniel Vacek   Petr Korda
  Karel Nováček
6–3, 5–7, 5–7
Win 2–2 Mar 1993 Miami, United States Masters Series Hard   Richard Krajicek   Patrick McEnroe
  Jonathan Stark
6–7, 6–4, 7–6
Win 3–2 Feb 1994 Marseille, France World Series Carpet   Daniel Vacek   Martin Damm
  Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6–7, 6–4, 6–1
Win 4–2 Jul 1994 Hilversum, Netherlands World Series Clay   Daniel Orsanic   David Adams
  Andrei Olhovskiy
6–4, 6–2
Loss 4–3 Jan 1995 Doha, Qatar World Series Hard   Andrei Olhovskiy   Stefan Edberg
  Magnus Larsson
6–7, 2–6
Win 5–3 Jun 1995 Rosmalen, Netherlands World Series Grass   Richard Krajicek   Hendrik Jan Davids
  Andrei Olhovskiy
7–5, 6–3
Loss 5–4 Jul 1995 Stuttgart, Germany Championship Series Clay   Ellis Ferreira   Tomás Carbonell
  Francisco Roig
6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Win 6–4 Oct 1995 Vienna, Austria World Series Carpet   Ellis Ferreira   Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde
6–4, 7–5
Win 7–4 Jan 1996 Sydney, Australia World Series Hard   Ellis Ferreira   Patrick McEnroe
  Sandon Stolle
5–7, 6–4, 6–1
Win 8–4 Apr 1996 Monte Carlo, Monaco Masters Series Clay   Ellis Ferreira   Jonas Björkman
  Nicklas Kulti
2–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 8–5 Jan 1997 Sydney, Australia World Series Hard   Paul Haarhuis   Luis Lobo
  Javier Sánchez
4–6, 7–6, 3–6
Loss 8–6 Mar 1998 Copenhagen, Denmark International Series Carpet   Brett Steven   Tom Kempers
  Menno Oosting
4–6, 6–7
Win 9–6 Jun 1998 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands International Series Grass   Guillaume Raoux   Joshua Eagle
  Andrew Florent
7–6, 6–2
Loss 9–7 Oct 1998 Toulouse, France World Series Hard   Paul Haarhuis   Olivier Delaître
  Fabrice Santoro
2–6, 4–6
Cancelled 9–7 Jun 1999 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands International Series Grass   Leander Paes   Ellis Ferreira
  David Rikl
cancelled (rain)
Win 10–7 May 2000 Orlando, United States International Series Clay   Leander Paes   Justin Gimelstob
  Sébastien Lareau
6–3, 6–4

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals edit

Singles: 5 (3–2) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (3–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Feb 1991 Telford, United Kingdom Challenger Carpet   Martin Laurendeau 6–3, 6–4
Win 2–0 Nov 1994 Aachen, Germany Challenger Carpet   David Prinosil 5–7, 7–6, 6–4
Loss 2–1 Aug 2000 Segovia, Spain Challenger Hard   Sergi Bruguera 7–5, 3–6, 0–1 ret.
Loss 2–2 Oct 2000 Grenoble, France Challenger Hard   Antony Dupuis 6–7(10–12), 6–7(11–13)
Win 3–2 Nov 2000 Charleroi, Belgium Challenger Carpet   Paradorn Srichaphan 7–6(7–2), 7–6(10–8)

Doubles: 7 (6–1) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger (6–1)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (3–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 1990 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay   Mark Koevermans   Massimo Cierro
  Tobias Svantesson
6–1, 6–2
Win 2–0 Nov 1990 The Hague, Netherlands Challenger Carpet   Mark Koevermans   Alexander Mronz
  Andrei Olhovskiy
6–3, 7–5
Loss 2–1 Feb 1991 Telford, United Kingdom Challenger Carpet   Peter Nyborg   Martin Laurendeau
  Leonardo Lavalle
6–7, 3–6
Win 3–1 Nov 1997 Réunion Island, Réunion Challenger Hard   Clinton Ferreira   Álex Calatrava
  Jérôme Golmard
6–2, 6–3
Win 4–1 Jan 2000 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Carpet   John Van Lottum   Magnus Larsson
  Fredrik Lovén
7–5, 7–6(8–6)
Win 5–1 Apr 2000 Paget, Bermuda Challenger Clay   Leander Paes   Jeff Coetzee
  Brent Haygarth
6–3, 6–2
Win 6–1 Nov 2000 Aachen, Germany Challenger Carpet   Sander Groen   Michael Kohlmann
  Franz Stauder
6–7(2–7), 7–6(9–7), 6–3

Performance timelines edit

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.

Singles edit

Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 4R 2R 3R 2R 2R 3R 1R 2R 1R 1R 2R A 0 / 11 12–11 52%
French Open A 1R 1R 1R A 1R 2R 3R 1R 1R Q1 1R Q3 0 / 9 3–9 25%
Wimbledon Q1 1R 1R 1R A 3R 1R 1R QF 1R 1R 1R A 0 / 10 6–10 38%
US Open A 3R 3R 2R 1R 1R 3R 1R 4R 1R 1R 2R Q1 0 / 11 11–11 50%
Win–loss 0–0 5–4 3–4 3–4 1–2 3–4 5–4 2–4 8–4 0–4 0–3 2–4 0–0 0 / 41 32–41 44%
National Representation
Summer Olympics NH 1R Not Held 1R Not Held A NH 0 / 2 0–2 0%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A A A A A A 3R A A A 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Miami A 3R 1R 1R 4R 4R 2R 2R 3R 3R Q2 2R A 0 / 10 11–10 52%
Monte Carlo A A 1R 1R A 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R Q1 Q1 A 0 / 7 3–7 30%
Hamburg A A 1R A A 2R 1R 1R 1R A A A A 0 / 5 1–5 17%
Rome A 1R 1R 3R 2R 2R 1R 2R 1R 2R A A A 0 / 9 6–9 40%
Canada A A A A A A A 2R 1R 2R A A A 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Cincinnati A A 1R 3R Q1 3R 1R QF 3R 2R A A A 0 / 7 10–7 59%
Paris A 1R Q2 A A 3R 1R 2R 2R A A A A 0 / 5 2–5 29%
Win–loss 0–0 2–3 0–5 4–4 4–2 9–6 1–6 7–7 3–7 6–6 0–0 1–1 0–0 0 / 47 37–47 44%

Doubles edit

Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R SF 3R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R 0 / 11 9–11 45%
French Open A 2R 1R 1R A 3R 1R 3R 1R 3R 1R 1R 0 / 10 7–10 41%
Wimbledon 1R 1R 1R 1R A QF SF 1R 2R A 2R 2R 0 / 10 10–10 50%
US Open A 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 11 2–11 15%
Win–loss 0–1 2–4 4–4 2–4 1–2 5–4 5–4 2–4 1–4 3–3 2–4 1–4 0 / 42 28–42 40%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A A A A A A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami A A 3R W SF 3R 3R 1R A 1R A Q1 1 / 7 15–6 71%
Monte Carlo A A 2R QF A 2R W 1R A A A Q2 1 / 5 8–4 67%
Hamburg A A 1R A A 2R 1R 1R A A A A 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Rome A 2R A 1R 2R SF SF 1R A Q1 A A 0 / 6 8–6 57%
Canada A A A A A A A 1R 2R 1R A A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Cincinnati A A Q1 QF 1R QF SF 2R 1R A A A 0 / 6 8–6 57%
Paris A 1R A A A 1R 2R Q2 A A A A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Win–loss 0–0 1–2 3–3 10–3 4–3 9–6 12–5 1–6 1–2 0–2 0–0 0–0 2 / 34 41–32 56%

References edit

  1. ^ "ABN-AMRO; Siemerink wins for home crowd". The New York Times. 9 March 1998.
  2. ^ Fred Buddenberg (11 December 2006). "Siemerink coach Davis Cup-team". Trouw (in Dutch).
  3. ^ "Haarhuis vervangt Siemerink na tien jaar als Davis Cup-captain". NU.nl (in Dutch). 16 December 2016.
  4. ^ Luigi Gatto (10 February 2018). "Former ATP top-15 Jan Siemerink becomes Ajax' team manager". Tennis World.

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