Menno Oosting

Menno Oosting (17 May 1964 – 22 February 1999) was a professional tennis player from the Netherlands, who won seven ATP Tour doubles titles out of 18 finals in his career.

Menno Oosting
Country (sports) Netherlands
Born(1964-05-17)17 May 1964
Son en Breugel, Netherlands
Died22 February 1999(1999-02-22) (aged 34)
Turnhout, Belgium
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1983
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$1,041,725
Singles
Career record26–36
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 72 (4 July 1988)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open4R (1988)
French Open1R (1986, 1988)
Wimbledon3R (1988)
US Open2R (1988)
Doubles
Career record239–257
Career titles7
Highest rankingNo. 20 (13 February 1995)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1991)
French Open3R (1997)
Wimbledon3R (1995)
US Open3R (1996)

Born in Son en Breugel, North Brabant, Oosting reached a career-high ranking of 72 in the men's singles in 1988, and 20 in doubles in 1995. Oosting won the mixed-doubles title on Roland Garros in 1994, partnering Kristie Boogert. Oosting played in four Davis Cup ties for the Netherlands during the 1980s, posting a 5–3 record in singles and a 2–1 record in doubles. He died of injuries sustained in a car accident in Turnhout, Belgium.[1]

Career finals

Doubles: 18 (7 wins – 11 losses)
Legend (Doubles)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1)
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (7–10)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 1991 Athens, Greece Clay Olli Rahnasto Jacco Eltingh
Mark Koevermans		 7–5, 6–7, 5–7
Win 1. 1992 Munich, Germany Clay David Adams Carl Limberger
Tomáš Anzari		 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Loss 2. 1993 Estoril, Portugal Clay Udo Riglewski David Adams
Andrei Olhovskiy		 3–6, 5–7
Win 2. 1993 Bucharest, Romania Clay Libor Pimek George Cosac
Ciprian Petre Porumb		 7–6, 7–6
Win 3. 1994 Casablanca, Morocco Clay David Adams Cristian Brandi
Federico Mordegan		 6–3, 6–4
Loss 3. 1994 Estoril, Portugal Clay Richard Krajicek Cristian Brandi
Federico Mordegan		 W/O
Win 4. 1994 Madrid, Spain Clay Rikard Bergh Jean-Philippe Fleurian
Jakob Hlasek		 6–3, 6–4
Loss 4. 1994 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Daniel Vacek Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez		 6–7, 4–6
Win 5. 1994 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Daniel Vacek Patrick McEnroe
Jared Palmer		 7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Win 6. 1996 Zagreb, Croatia Carpet Libor Pimek Martin Damm
Hendrik Jan Davids		 6–3, 7–6
Loss 5. 1996 Antwerp, Belgium Carpet Yevgeny Kafelnikov Jonas Björkman
Nicklas Kulti		 4–6, 4–6
Loss 6. 1996 Sankt Pölten, Austria Clay David Adams Ctislav Doseděl
Pavel Vízner		 7–6, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 7. 1996 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay David Adams Libor Pimek
Byron Talbot		 6–7, 3–6
Loss 8. 1996 Bucharest, Romania Clay David Adams David Ekerot
Jeff Tarango		 6–7, 6–7
Loss 9. 1996 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) David Adams Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Daniel Vacek		 3–6, 4–6
Loss 10. 1996 Vienna, Austria Carpet Pavel Vízner Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Daniel Vacek		 6–7, 4–6
Win 7. 1998 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet Tom Kempers Jan Siemerink
Brett Steven		 6–4, 7–6
Loss 11. 1999 St. Petersburg, Russia Carpet Andrei Pavel Jeff Tarango
Daniel Vacek		 6–3, 3–6, 5–7

References
  1. "Menno Oosting". Sunday Herald. March 20, 1999. Retrieved 18 April 2013.



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