Martin Verkerk

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Martin Willem Verkerk (born 31 October 1978 in Leiderdorp, Netherlands) is a Dutch tennis player. As a relatively unknown player, he had a brilliant run at the French Open in 2003, reaching the final before losing to Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero. Along the way, he beat experienced clay court players Carlos Moya and Guillermo Coria.

Verkerk's game is based on booming serves and big backhands. His unexpected run at the French Open as an underdog and expressive on-court antics made him very popular in the Netherlands. The final round was watched by even more households in the Netherlands than when countrymate Richard Krajicek won Wimbledon. However, Verkerk has not reproduced similar results since then, never reaching past the third round in subsequent Grand Slams.

Verkerk's career high ranking is #14. He has two ATP titles, in Milan (2003) and the Dutch Open in Amersfoort (2004).

1 Grand Slam singles finals
- 1.1 Runner-ups (1)
2 Performance timeline
3 External links

[edit] Grand Slam singles finals

[edit] Runner-ups (1)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2003	French Open	Juan Carlos Ferrero	1-6, 3-6, 2-6

[edit] Performance timeline

Tournament	Career	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Australian Open	0-2	-	-	-	-	-	1r	1r	-	-
French Open	8-2	-	-	-	-	-	F	3r	-	-
Wimbledon	1-2	-	-	-	-	-	1r	2r	-	-
US Open	1-2	-	-	-	-	1r	2r	-	-	-
Grand Slam Win-Los	10-8	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-1	7-4	3-3	0-0	0-0
Overall Win-Loss	59-58	1-1	0-0	0-1	0-1	7-11	25-25	26-19	0-0	0-0