Danie Visser

Danie Visser (born 26 July 1961) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. A doubles specialist, he won three Grand Slam men's doubles titles (two Australian Open and one US Open). Visser reached the world No. 1 doubles ranking in January 1990.[1]

Danie Visser
Country (sports)
ResidencePalm Desert, California
Born (1961-07-26) 26 July 1961
Rustenburg, South Africa
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1982
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$1,528,201
Singles
Career record92–129
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 59 (24 September 1984)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open3R (1988, 1989)
French Open2R (1982, 1983, 1985)
Wimbledon4R (1985)
US Open3R (1983)
Doubles
Career record376–292
Career titles17
Highest rankingNo. 1 (29 January 1990)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenW (1990, 1993)
French OpenQF (1990, 1991)
WimbledonF (1990)
US OpenW (1990)

Tennis career

Visser won the first of 17 career doubles titles in 1985 at Bristol. In 1990 he won the men's doubles titles at both the Australian Open and the US Open, partnering his fellow South African player Pieter Aldrich. The pair were also doubles runners-up at Wimbledon that year. Visser won the Australian Open doubles crown again in 1993, partnering Laurie Warder. Visser won the final doubles title of his career in 1994 at Manchester.

Visser's best singles ranking was world No. 59, which he attained in 1984.

He attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Afrikaans High School for Boys, also known as Affies), a popular and renowned public school located in Pretoria.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (3 wins, 1 loss)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1990Australian OpenHard Pieter Aldrich Grant Connell
Glenn Michibata
6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss1990WimbledonGrass Pieter Aldrich Rick Leach
Jim Pugh
6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)
Win1990US OpenHard Pieter Aldrich Paul Annacone
David Wheaton
6–2, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Win1993Australian Open (2)Hard Laurie Warder John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd
6–4, 6–3, 6–4

WCT/Grand Prix finals

Doubles (17 wins, 25 losses)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 1982 Munich, West Germany Clay Tian Viljoen Chip Hooper
Mel Purcell
4–6, 6–7
Loss 2. 1983 La Quinta, U.S. Hard Tian Viljoen Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
3–6, 3–6
Loss 3. 1983 Palermo, Italy Clay Tian Viljoen Pablo Arraya
José Luis Clerc
6–1, 4–6, 4–6
Win 1. 1985 Bristol, England Grass Eddie Edwards John Alexander
Russell Simpson
6–4, 7–6
Loss 4. 1985 Livingston, U.S. Hard Eddie Edwards Mike De Palmer
Peter Doohan
3–6, 4–6
Loss 5. 1986 Toronto Indoor, Canada Carpet (i) Christo Steyn Wojtek Fibak
Joakim Nyström
3–6, 6–7
Loss 6. 1986 Atlanta, U.S. Carpet (i) Christo Steyn Andy Kohlberg
Robert Van't Hof
2–6, 3–6
Win 2. 1986 Bristol, England Grass Christo Steyn Mark Edmondson
Wally Masur
6–7, 7–6, 12–10
Loss 7. 1986 Cincinnati Masters, U.S. Hard Christo Steyn Mark Kratzmann
Kim Warwick
3–6, 4–6
Loss 8. 1986 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Christo Steyn John Letts
Peter Lundgren
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 9. 1987 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) Christo Steyn Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez
6–3, 1–6, 6–7
Loss 10. 1988 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) Kevin Curren Kelly Evernden
Johan Kriek
6–7, 3–6
Win 3. 1988 Charleston, U.S. Clay Pieter Aldrich Jorge Lozano
Todd Witsken
7–6, 6–3
Loss 11. 1988 Forest Hills, U.S. Clay Pieter Aldrich Jorge Lozano
Todd Witsken
3–6, 6–7
Loss 12. 1988 London Queen's Club, England Grass Pieter Aldrich Ken Flach
Robert Seguso
2–6, 6–7
Loss 13. 1988 Stratton Mountain, U.S. Hard Pieter Aldrich Jorge Lozano
Todd Witsken
3–6, 6–7
Loss 14. 1989 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Hard Pieter Aldrich Darren Cahill
Wally Masur
4–6, 3–6
Loss 15. 1989 Stratton Mountain, U.S. Hard Pieter Aldrich Mark Kratzmann
Wally Masur
3–6, 6–4, 6–7
Win 4. 1989 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Pieter Aldrich Peter Doohan
Laurie Warder
7–6, 7–6
Loss 16. 1989 Cincinnati Masters, U.S. Hard Pieter Aldrich Ken Flach
Robert Seguso
4–6, 4–6
Win 5. 1989 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet Pieter Aldrich Paul Annacone
Christo van Rensburg
6–4, 6–3
Win 6. 1989 Frankfurt, Germany Carpet (i) Pieter Aldrich Kevin Curren
Eric Jelen
7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Loss 17. 1990 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Hard Pieter Aldrich Pat Cash
Mark Kratzmann
4–6, 5–7
Win 7. 1990 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Pieter Aldrich Grant Connell
Glenn Michibata
6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 18. 1990 Wimbledon, London Grass Pieter Aldrich Rick Leach
Jim Pugh
6–7, 6–7, 6–7
Win 8. 1990 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Pieter Aldrich Per Henricsson
Nicklas Utgren
6–3, 6–4
Win 9. 1990 US Open, New York Hard Pieter Aldrich Paul Annacone
David Wheaton
6–2, 7–6, 6–2
Win 10. 1990 Berlin, Germany Carpet (i) Pieter Aldrich Kevin Curren
Patrick Galbraith
7–6, 7–6
Loss 19. 1991 Munich, Germany Clay Anders Järryd Patrick Galbraith
Todd Witsken
5–7, 4–6
Loss 20. 1991 Hamburg Masters, Germany Clay Cássio Motta Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez
6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Win 11. 1991 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Gary Muller Guy Forget
Jakob Hlasek
7–6, 6–4
Loss 21. 1992 San Francisco, U.S. Hard (i) Pieter Aldrich Jim Grabb
Richey Reneberg
4–6, 5–7
Win 12. 1992 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Pieter Aldrich Wayne Ferreira
Piet Norval
6–4, 6–4
Loss 22. 1992 Nice, France Clay Pieter Aldrich Patrick Galbraith
Scott Melville
1–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win 13. 1992 Toronto, Canada Hard Patrick Galbraith Andre Agassi
John McEnroe
6–4, 6–4
Loss 23. 1992 Paris Masters, France Carpet (i) Patrick Galbraith John McEnroe
Patrick McEnroe
4–6, 2–6
Win 14. 1993 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Laurie Warder John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd
6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Win 15. 1993 Bologna, Italy Clay Laurie Warder Luke Jensen
Murphy Jensen
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 16. 1993 Lyon, France Carpet (i) Danie Visser John-Laffnie de Jager
Stefan Kruger
6–3, 7–6
Loss 24. 1993 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet (i) Danie Visser Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
1–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win 17. 1994 Manchester, England Grass Rick Leach Scott Davis
Trevor Kronemann
6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Loss 25. 1995 Nottingham, England Grass Patrick Galbraith Luke Jensen
Murphy Jensen
3–6, 7–5, 4–6

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament1981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996Career SRCareer W-L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 2R NH 3R 1R 3R W 1R 3R W 1R 2R A 2 / 10 18–7
French Open 1R 3R 2R 1R 2R 1R A 1R A QF QF 2R 1R 1R 2R A 0 / 13 12–13
Wimbledon 1R 3R 2R 2R 1R 3R 1R QF QF F 2R 1R 3R 2R 1R A 0 / 15 21–15
US Open A 2R 1R 1R 1R 3R 1R 1R 2R W 1R 3R 1R 2R 1R A 1 / 14 13–13
Grand Slam SR 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 3 2 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 1 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 0 3 / 52 N/A
Win-Loss 0–2 6–3 2–3 1–3 1–4 4–3 1–3 3–4 6–2 19–2 4–4 5–4 8–3 2–4 2–4 0–0 N/A 64–48
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells These Tournaments Were Not

Masters Series Events

Before 1990
2R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R A 0 / 6 1–6
Miami 2R QF 2R 2R QF 1R A 0 / 6 5–6
Monte Carlo A 2R 2R A QF A A 0 / 3 3–3
Rome A 1R A 2R 1R 1R A 0 / 4 1–4
Hamburg A F 2R A 1R A A 0 / 3 5–3
Canada A A W 2R A A A 1 / 2 5–1
Cincinnati QF 2R QF 1R 1R A A 0 / 5 4–5
Stuttgart (Stockholm) A QF 2R F 2R A A 0 / 4 7–4
Paris 2R 1R F 1R 1R A A 0 / 5 4–5
Masters Series SR N/A 0 / 4 0 / 8 1 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 3 0 / 0 1 / 38 N/A
Win-Loss N/A 1–4 9–8 14–7 5–7 6–8 0–3 0–0 N/A 35–37
Year-end ranking N/A 96 90 30 68 14 10 1 33 20 21 85 176 1259 N/A

A = did not attend tournament
NH = tournament not held

References

  1. "Danie Visser | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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