Robin Haase

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Robin Haase
Singles
Haase at the 2011 US Open
Country	Netherlands
Residence	The Hague, Netherlands
Born	(1987-04-06) 6 April 1987 The Hague, Netherlands
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro	2005
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,800,517
Career record	83–89 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 33 (30 July 2012)
Current ranking	No. 46 (21 October 2013)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (2011)
French Open	2R (2011, 2012)
Wimbledon	3R (2011)
US Open	2R (2011)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	1R (2012)
Doubles
Career record	27–34 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 43 (28 January 2013)
Current ranking	No. 51 (8 July 2013)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	F (2013)
French Open	2R (2008)
Wimbledon	2R (2010)
US Open	1R (2007, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Last updated on: July 8, 2013.

Robin Haase (born 6 April 1987 in The Hague) is a Dutch tennis player. Haase is currently the highest-ranked Dutch player, achieving his career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 33 in July 2012. He is left-handed, but plays with right hand. He is endorsed by Robey, Head, Tempo-Team and iTennis.nl.^[1]

Career

Juniors

Haase was a promising junior player, compiling a singles win/loss record of 76–41 and reaching as high as No. 3 in the junior world rankings in March 2005. Later on in 2005, he lost the final of the Junior Grand Slam Tournament at Wimbledon to Jérémy Chardy in his last junior-level tournament.

Tournament	2004	2005
Junior Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	A	SF
French Open	1R	A
Wimbledon	1R	F
US Open	1R	A

2006

Haase started 2006 ranked 665. In June he played his first ATP tournament at Rosmalen losing in the first round against Juan Carlos Ferrero 4–6, 6–3, 2–6.^[2]

In September he made his debut for the Dutch Davis Cup team in the World Group Play-offs against the Czech Republic, losing against Tomáš Berdych in straight sets and winning from Jan Hernych when the competition already was decided.

In November Haase won his first Challenger tournament in Nashville, beating 2 top-100 players in the process.^[3]

He further reached three semi-finals on the ATP Challenger Tour and ended the year ranked 164.

2007

In March he won his second Challenger in Wolfsburg.

In July, Haase reached his first ATP Tour semifinal at the Dutch Open in Amersfoort, where in the quarterfinals he beat the top-100 player Florent Serra. He eventually lost in straight sets, 4–6, 4–6, to Werner Eschauer. Capping off a good week, he reached the final in doubles with compatriot Rogier Wassen, but lost in straight sets, 2–6, 0–6.

In August, Haase for the first time defeated a top-10 player at the Rogers Cup, beating Tomáš Berdych, 6–4, 7–5.

Haase made his Grand Slam debut at the US Open as a lucky loser, due to the withdrawal of Mario Ančić. He lost in the first round in straight sets to the third seed and eventual runner-up Novak Djoković, 2–6, 1–6, 3–6.

2008–2010

At the 2008 Chennai Open, Haase claimed another top-20 win when he defeated the second-seeded Marcos Baghdatis, 6–3, 6–4, in the first round.

Haase pushed Lleyton Hewitt to five sets in the first round of Wimbledon 2008, with Hewitt finally winning, 7–6, 3–6, 3–6, 7–6, 2–6.

Haase returned to Wimbledon two years later, where he upset James Blake in straight sets in the first round. He was narrowly defeated by World No. 1 and eventual champion Rafael Nadal in the second round, 7–5, 2–6, 6–3, 0–6, 3–6.

2011

Robin Haase at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships

At Wimbledon, Haase beat world no. 22 Fernando Verdasco in the second round, 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2. In the third round, he trailed against Mardy Fish, 3–6, 7–6, 2–6, 1–1, before retiring with a knee problem.

Haase then landed his first ATP title at the Austrian Open Kitzbühel. In the opening round, he led Potito Starace, 6–3, 2–0, before his opponent retired due to injury. In the second round, he defeated second seed Feliciano López, 1–6, 6–4, 6–3, in a rain-delayed match that spanned two days. Hours later on the same day, he beat Andreas Seppi, 6–4, 6–2, in the quarterfinals.^[4] In the semifinals, he defeated qualifier João Souza, 6–1, 6–7, 6–4. In the final, he came out on top against experienced clay-courter Albert Montañés, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1.

At the US Open, Haase reached the second round after beating Portuguese Rui Machado 6–0, 6–4, 6–4. In the second round Haase led fourth seed Andy Murray by two sets to love, but was eventually beaten in five sets, despite coming back from 4–0 to 4–4 in the deciding set resulting in 7–6, 6–2, 2–6, 0–6, 4–6.^[5]

Haase ended the year ranked 45, his highest end of year ranking in his professional career.^[6]

2012

Robin Haase meant to start the year playing in Chennai but because of troubles obtaining a visa he had to withdraw.^[7] In Australia he lost first round matches in Sydney and Melbourne. Losing first to Alex Bogomolov, Jr. and then Andy Roddick.^[8]^[9] At the indoor tournament of Zagreb Haase was seeded 7th and reached the quarterfinals, losing to Lukáš Lacko 4–6, 4–6.^[10]

In February he helped the Dutch Davis Cup team to a 5–0 victory over Finland in World Group I, playing a singles match and partnered in the doubles match with Jean-Julien Rojer.^[11] In Rotterdam and Indian Wells Haase lost again in the first round. This time to Nikolay Davydenko and Pablo Andújar.^[12]^[13]

In a Challenger tournament in Dallas he reached the quarterfinals. In the Miami Masters he lost in the second round to Jürgen Melzer 6–7, 6–3, 4–6 after winning from Marinko Matosevic.^[14]^[15]

In the second round of World Group I the Netherlands won 5–0 from a devalued Romanian team. Haase played two singles matches.^[16]^[17] At the ATP tournament of Casablanca Haase was seeded 6th, but lost in the first round to Algerian Lamine Ouahab, ranked 752, with 3–6, 2–6.^[18] In the next week, Haase played the Monte-Carlo Masters. In the first round his opponent Juan Mónaco retired in the third set at 7–5, 0–6, 1–3. In the second round, Haase faced Fabio Fognini, defeating him in straight sets. The third round facing Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci, who defeated 5th seed David Ferrer the previous round, Haase won 6–2, 6–3. In the quarterfinals, playing the #1 seed Novak Djokovic, who defeated him in straight sets, despite Haase breaking his serve 4 times, 6–4, 6–2. Robin Haase was the first Dutch player in 9 years reaching a Masters Tournament quarterfinals, the last being Martin Verkerk.^[19]^[20] Robin has won the tournament in Kitzbühel for the second year in a row, beating Philipp Kohlschreiber. He then lost in the first round of the London olympics in both singles and doubles.

Style of play

Haase has a powerful serve which often exceeds 200 kph. It is also very accurate. Although his double-handed backhand is weaker than his forehand, he can attack and defend with both. When he hits the ball very flat, he is a threat to top players, as he led Nadal by two sets to one in Wimbledon before losing in 5 sets, and holding a two sets to love lead against two time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray in the US Open and eventually losing in 5 sets. He is capable of producing spectacular shots, such as powerful forehands down the line on the run à la Sampras or backhand winners while taking the ball on the rise, his left foot in the air. An accomplished doubles player, Haase doesn't shun the odd net point. Haase is a very spirited player, who has problems maintaining his temper when a match turns for the worse.

Equipment

Haase is using a Head Prestige mid-size racquet.(Head Pro-stock model: PT-10, hitting area: 89.5 square inches)

Significant Finals

Grand Slam tournaments

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	2013	Australian Open	Hard	Igor Sijsling	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	3–6, 4–6

ATP career finals

Singles: 4 (2–2)

Winner – Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
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 (2–2)

Titles by Surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	6 August 2011	Bet-at-home Cup Kitzbühel, Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Albert Montañés	6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Winner	2.	28 July 2012	Bet-at-home Cup Kitzbühel, Kitzbühel, Austria (2)	Clay	Philipp Kohlschreiber	6–7^(2–7), 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	1.	28 July 2013	Credit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad, Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Mikhail Youzhny	3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	20 October 2013	Erste Bank Open, Vienna, Austria	Hard (i)	Tommy Haas	3–6, 6–4, 4–6

Doubles: 5 (1–4)

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 (1–3)

Titles by Surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)

Titles by Surface
Outdoors (0–4)
Indoors (1–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	22 July 2007	Dutch Open, Amersfoort, Netherlands	Clay	Rogier Wassen	Juan Pablo Brzezicki Juan Pablo Guzmán	2–6, 0–6
Runner-up	2.	9 January 2011	Chennai Open, Chennai, India	Hard	David Martin	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	2–6, 7–6^(7–3), [7–10]
Winner	1.	20 February 2011	Open 13, Marseille, France	Hard (i)	Ken Skupski	Julien Benneteau Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	6–3, 6–7^(4–7), [13–11]
Runner-up	3.	12 June 2011	Gerry Weber Open, Halle, Germany	Grass	Milos Raonic	Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi	6–7^(8–10), 6–3, [9–11]
Runner-up	4.	26 January 2013	Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia	Hard	Igor Sijsling	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	3–6, 4–6

Challenger finals

Singles: 9 (8–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (8–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Winner	1.	12 November 2006	Nashville, United States	Hard	Kristian Pless	7–6^(11–9), 6–3
Winner	2.	4 March 2007	Wolfsburg, Germany	Carpet (i)	Daniel Brands	6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Winner	3.	23 March 2008	Sunrise, United States	Hard	Sébastien Grosjean	7–5, 5–7, 6–1
Winner	4.	21 March 2010	Caltanissetta, Italy	Clay	Matteo Trevisan	7–5, 6–3
Winner	5.	6 June 2010	Fürth, Germany	Clay	Tobias Kamke	6–4, 6–2
Winner	6.	8 August 2010	City of San Marino, San Marino	Clay	Filippo Volandri	6–2, 7–6^(10–8)
Winner	7.	29 August 2010	Manerbio, Italy	Clay	Marco Crugnola	6–3, 6–2
Winner	8.	5 September 2010	Como, Italy	Clay	Ivo Minář	6–4, 6–3
Runner–up	1.	9 June 2013	Caltanissetta, Italy	Clay	Dušan Lajović	6–7^(4–7), 3–6

Doubles: 6 (3–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (3–3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	5 August 2006	Saransk, Russia	Clay	Dekel Valtzer	Alexey Kedriouk Orest Tereshchuk	4–6, 7–5, [5–10]
Runner-up	2.	10 September 2006	Brașov, Romania	Clay	Michal Navratil	Lazar Magdincev Predrag Rusevski	4–6, 6–7^(9–11)
Winner	3.	4 November 2006	Louisville, United States	Hard	Igor Sijsling	Amer Delic Robert Kendrick	w/o
Runner-up	4.	28 January 2007	Wrexham, Great Britain	Hard	Richard Bloomfield	Thomas Oger Nicolas Tourte	7–6^(7–4), 5–7, [10–12]
Winner	5.	1 August 2010	Cordenons, Italy	Clay	Rogier Wassen	James Cerretani Adil Shamasdin	7–6^(16–14), 7–5
Winner	6.	28 August 2010	Manerbio, Italy	Clay	Thomas Schoorel	Diego Junqueira Gabriel Trujillo-Soler	6–4, 6–4

Singles Performance Timeline

Key

LQ (Q#)

SF-B

NMS

Won tournament; or reached Final; Semifinal; Quarter-final; Round 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a Round Robin stage; lost in Qualification Round; absent from tournament event; played in a Davis Cup Zonal Group (with its number indication) or Play-off; won a bronze, silver (F or S) or gold medal at the Olympics; a downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament (Not a Masters Series); or a tournament that was Not Held in a given year.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Current through US Open.

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	Q1	2R	A	1R	3R	1R	1R	3–5
French Open	Q2	1R	A	1R	2R	2R	2R	3–5
Wimbledon	A	1R	A	2R	3R	1R	1R	3–5
US Open	1R	A	A	A	2R	1R	1R	1–4
Win–Loss	0–1	1–3	0–0	1–3	6–4	1–4	1–4	10–19
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics	NH	A	Not Held			1R	NH	0–1
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters	A	2R	A	A	1R	1R	1R	1–4
Miami Masters	1R	1R	A	A	1R	2R	1R	1–5
Monte Carlo Masters	A	A	A	A	2R	QF	1R	4–3
Rome Masters	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	0–1
Madrid Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	1–1
Canada Masters	2R	A	A	A	A	A	A	1–1
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	0–1
Shanghai Masters	NMS		A	A	1R	A	A	0–1
Paris Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	1–1
Win–Loss	1–2	1–2	0–0	0–0	1–4	4–5	2-5	9–18
Career statistics
Titles–Runner-ups	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	1–0	0–0	2–0
Year End Ranking	114	116	447	65	45	56	43

Doubles Performance Timeline

Key

LQ (Q#)

SF-B

NMS

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Current through 2014 Australian Open.

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open						1R	F	2R	0 / 3	6–3
French Open		2R			1R	1R	1R		0 / 4	1–4
Wimbledon		1R		2R	1R	1R	1R		0 / 5	1–5
US Open	1R				1R	1R	1R		0 / 4	0–4
Win–Loss	0–1	1–2	0–0	1–1	0–3	0–4	5–4	1–1	0 / 16	8–16

External links

References

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

1. Robin Haase (43 ) 2. Igor Sijsling (70 ) 3. Jesse Huta Galung (100 1) 4. Thiemo de Bakker (146 ) 5. Thomas Schoorel (211 )

6. Boy Westerhof (263 4) 7. Matwé Middelkoop (347 ) 8. Antal Van Der Duim (427 3) 9. Miliaan Niesten (498 2) 10. Wesley Koolhof (571 5)

Persondata
Name	Haase, Robin
Alternative names
Short description	Dutch tennis player
Date of birth	6 April 1987
Place of birth	The Hague, Netherlands
Date of death
Place of death

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