Robert Van't Hof

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Robert Van't Hof (born April 10, 1959, in Lynwood, California) is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from the United States.

Prior to turning professional, Van't Hof played tennis for the University of Southern California and won the NCAA singles title in 1980.

As a professional player, Van't Hof won his first top-level singles title in 1981 at Taipei. He won his second in 1989 in Seoul. His best singles performance at a Grand Slam event came in 1983 at Wimbledon, where he reached the fourth round.

Van't Hof won a total of two top-level singles titles and six tour doubles titles. His career-high rankings were World No. 25 in singles (in 1983), and World No. 20 in doubles (in 1986). He retired from the professional tour in 1990.

Since retiring as a player, Van't Hof has worked as a tennis coach, working with high-profile players including Lindsay Davenport.