Michiel Schapers

Michiel Schapers (born 11 October 1959) is a former tennis player from the Netherlands.

Michiel Schapers
Schapers in Hilversum, 1985
Country (sports) Netherlands
ResidenceEemnes
Born (1959-10-11) 11 October 1959
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Turned pro1982
Retired2005
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,124,730
Singles
Career record159–182
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 25 (25 April 1988)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQF (1985, 1988)
French Open3R (1988, 1987, 1992)
Wimbledon3R (1987, 1988, 1989)
US Open2R (1991)
Other tournaments
Olympic GamesQF (1988)
Doubles
Career record135–174
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 37 (25 February 1991)

Tennis career

Turning professional in 1982, Schapers represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he was defeated in quarterfinals by eventual winner Miloslav Mečíř of Czechoslovakia.

In 1987 at Wimbledon, he was the only player to take a set against eventual champion Pat Cash in their third-round match. His most famous victory was over reigning Wimbledon champion Boris Becker in the second round of the 1985 Australian Open. Schapers went on to reach the quarterfinals, his best singles result at a Grand Slam, and later equaled that result at the 1988 Australian Open. In 1988, he reached the final of the mixed-doubles draw at the French Open together with Brenda Schultz-McCarthy in which they lost to Lori McNeil and Jorge Lozano.

Schapers reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 25 April 1988 when he became world No. 25. After his playing career, he became a coach. From 1998 until 2000, he was the captain of the Dutch Davis Cup team.

Career finals

Singles (0–4)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (4)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Jan 1987 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Miloslav Mečíř 2–6, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 2. Feb 1988 Metz, France Carpet (i) Jonas Svensson 2–6, 4–6
Loss 3. Mar 1989 Nancy, France Hard (i) Guy Forget 3–6, 6–7
Loss 4. Jun 1991 Rosmalen, Netherlands Grass Christian Saceanu 1–6, 6–3, 5–7

Doubles (3–6)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (9)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Apr 1985 Marbella, Spain Clay Loïc Courteau Andrés Gómez
Cássio Motta
1–6, 1–6
Win 1. Oct 1985 Cologne, Germany Carpet (i) Alex Antonitsch Jan Gunnarsson
Peter Lundgren
6–4, 7–5
Loss 2. Mar 1986 Metz, France Carpet (i) Francisco González Wojtek Fibak
Guy Forget
6–2, 2–6, 4–6
Win 2. Oct 1987 Toulouse, France Carpet (i) Wojtek Fibak Kelly Jones
Patrik Kühnen
6–2, 6–4
Loss 3. Jan 1990 Adelaide, Australia Hard Alexander Mronz Andrew Castle
Nduka Odizor
6–7, 2–6
Loss 4. Oct 1990 Toulouse, France Carpet (i) Michael Mortensen Neil Broad
Gary Muller
6–7, 4–6
Loss 5. Feb 1991 Brussels, Belgium Carpet (i) Libor Pimek Mark Woodforde
Todd Woodbridge
3–6, 0–6
Win 3. Oct 1991 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard David Rikl Javier Frana
Leonardo Lavalle
6–2, 6–7, 6–3
Loss 6. Jan 1992 Wellington, New Zealand Hard Daniel Vacek Jared Palmer
Jonathan Stark
3–6, 3–6
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