Thiemo de Bakker

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**Thiemo de Bakker**

Country	Netherlands
Residence	's-Gravenzande, Netherlands
Date of birth	September 19, 1988
Place of birth	The Hague, Netherlands
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	66.8 kg (147 lb)
Turned Pro	2006
Plays	Right
Career Prize Money	$17,473 USD
Singles
Career record:	113-38 (Junior)
Career titles:	-
Highest ranking:	Junior No. 1 (June 5, 2006)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	Junior - 3rd (2006)
French Open	Junior - SF (2006)
Wimbledon	Junior - W (2006)
U.S. Open	Junior - 2nd (2005)
Doubles
Career record:	76-37 (Junior)
Career titles:	-
Highest ranking:	Junior No. 213 (August 23, 2003)
Infobox last updated on: October 17, 2006.

Thiemo de Bakker (born September 19, 1988 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland) is a Dutch Junior tennis player, who won the Boys' Singles Championship at Wimbledon 2006. He is coached by Huib Troost and Eddy Bank, and his preferred surface is clay.

Thiemo received a Wild Card into the ATP Amersfoort event in July 2006 and shocked top 100 and French Open Quarterfinalist Julien Benneteau in the 1st round of the event winning in straight sets 6-3 6-3. In the 2nd round he faced Frenchman Marc Gicquel and lost in 3 sets, 6-4 3-6 2-6. Overall the week was an encouraging one for him in his 1st ever ATP tour event appearance.

In October 2006, Thiemo won his 1st senior international title in a Futures event in Albufeira, Portugal. Where he beat Briton, Morgan Phillips in the final 7-6 6-4. This was followed by another win in a Futures tournament two weeks later in San Miguel, Portugal. As of January 15, 2007, he is ranked #463 in the world.

De Bakker and compatriot Antal van der Duim were suspended for a month by the KNLTB on 27 November 2006, because the two did not follow the commitments made between them and the federation. They were supposed to fly back home, but played three future tournaments in Israel instead. De Bakker reached the final in one of these tournaments.