Igor Sijsling

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Igor Sijsling

Igor Sijsling at the 2012 Open de Nice Côte d’Azur
Country  Netherlands
Residence Amsterdam, Netherlands
Born (1987-08-18) 18 August 1987
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro 2005
Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money $1,102,749
Singles
Career record 30–41
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 55 (8 July 2013)
Current ranking No. 62 (27 January 2014)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 1R (2013, 2014)
French Open 2R (2013)
Wimbledon 3R (2013)
US Open 2R (2012)
Doubles
Career record 21–28
Career titles 1
Highest ranking No. 39 (19 August 2013)
Current ranking No. 43 (16 September 2013)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open F (2013)
French Open 1R (2013)
Wimbledon 1R (2013)
US Open 1R (2012, 2013)
Last updated on: 17 September 2013.

Igor Sijsling (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈiɡɔr ˈsɛi̯slɪŋ]; born 18 August 1987 in Amsterdam, Netherlands)[1] is a Dutch professional tennis player. He is coached by Dennis Schenk. Sijsling reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 55 on 8 July 2013, and is the No. 2 ranked Dutch player on the ATP Tour.

Early life

Sijsling grew up in Amsterdam, where his Serbian mother tried to instill her love of sports in her son. He played all kinds of sports as a young child, street football, basketball, and tennis. He even studied ballet.

He started playing tennis at the age of five with his parents, studying at the Amstelpark tennis school. By the time he was 12, tennis was clearly his sport. He was chosen for the Dutch national youth team. He won the Dutch under-18 championship twice and was runner-up at the European under-18 championships in Switzerland.

He received his diploma from the Vossius Gymnasium and began to play on the Futures and Challenger tours in 2006.[2]

Professional career

Sijsling's first success on the ATP tour came in 2011, when he reached the quarterfinals in Metz, losing to Ivan Ljubičić.

In 2012, he again reached the quarterfinals in s-Hertogenbosch, after beating Jarkko Nieminen and Olivier Rochus in the first two rounds. He was beaten by David Ferrer. He qualified for the US Open that year and reached the second round of the main draw, where he again lost to Ferrer. In Kuala Lumpur, he again reached the quarterfinals, falling yet again to Ferrer. He reached the second round in Moscow and Paris-Bercy, falling to Andreas Seppi and Janko Tipsarević, respectively. In doubles, he reached the quarterfinals in Rotterdam, partnering Thomas Schoorel. He also reached the quarterfinals in Moscow, partnered with Roberto Bautista Agut.

In 2013, he qualified in Auckland and beat Dutch no. 1 Robin Haase in the first round, only to fall to Tommy Haas in the second. He also reached the second round in Zagreb. At the Australian Open, he teamed with Robin Haase to reach the doubles final, losing to the Bryan brothers.

In Rotterdam, Sijsling beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the first round for his first top-10 victory.

Major finals

Grand Slam

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 2013 Australian Open Hard Netherlands Robin Haase United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan		 3–6, 4–6

ATP career finals

Doubles: 4 (1–3)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–1)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 series (1–2)
Titles by Surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 20 July 2008 Dutch Open, Amersfoort, Netherlands Clay Netherlands Jesse Huta Galung Czech Republic František Čermák
Netherlands Rogier Wassen		 5–7, 5–7
Runner-up 2. 26 January 2013 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard Netherlands Robin Haase United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan		 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 3. 20 July 2013 Claro Open Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia Hard France Édouard Roger-Vasselin India Purav Raja
India Divij Sharan		 6–7(4–7), 6–7(3–7)
Winner 1. 29 July 2013 BB&T Atlanta Open, Atlanta, United States Hard France Édouard Roger-Vasselin United Kingdom Colin Fleming
United Kingdom Jonathan Marray		 7–6(8–6), 6–3

Challenger Finals

ATP Challenger Tour

ITF Men's Circuit

  • 2010 – Norway F1 Futures (H)
  • 2008 – USA F29 Futures (H)
  • 2008 – Dominican Republic F2 Futures (H)
  • 2006 – Netherlands F3 Futures (CL)
  • 2006 – Belgium F2 Futures (CL)
  • 2006 – Saransk Challenger (CL)

Grand Slam singles

Tournament20102011201220132014SR
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open Q2 Q1 Q3 1R 0–1
French Open Q1 Q1 1R 2R 1–2
Wimbledon A 1R A 3R 2–2
US Open Q3 Q2 2R 1R 1–2
Win–Loss 0–0 0–1 1–2 3–4 4–7

Grand Slam Doubles

Tournament201220132014SR
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A F 5–1
French Open A 1R 0–1
Wimbledon A 1R 0–1
US Open 1R 1R 0–2
Win–Loss 0–1 5–4 5–5

Double tournaments won

ATP Challenger Tour

ITF Men's Circuit

  • 2007 – Italy F10 Futures (H) – with Ivan Cerović
  • 2007 – Netherlands F4 Futures (CL) – with Thiemo de Bakker
  • 2006 – Spain F14 Futures (CL) – with Antal van der Duim
  • 2005 – Italy F24 Futures (CL) – with Robin Haase

References

  1. ↑ "Official Website" (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 June 2012. 
  2. ↑ Biography on his personal website
  3. ↑ Nathii (12 February 2012). "Igor Sijsling wins Quimper Tennis Challenger 2012". tennisalternative. Retrieved 20 June 2012. 
  4. ↑ Nathii (26 February 2012). "Igor Sijsling wins Wolfsburg Tennis Challenger 2012". tennisalternative. Retrieved 20 June 2012. 
  5. ↑ "Sijsling wint challenger Alphen" (in Dutch). NOS. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2012. 

External links

Association of Tennis Professionals: Netherlands Top ten Dutch male singles tennis players as of 2 December 2013
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