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Jacco Eltingh

b. 1970

Dutch tennis player

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About Jacco Eltingh

Born 1970. Jacco Eltingh is a Dutch tennis player.

Jacco Folkert Eltingh (; born 29 August 1970) is a former professional male tennis player and former world No. 1 doubles player from the Netherlands.

He is best known for his success in doubles with fellow countryman Paul Haarhuis. Together they won all four Grand Slam doubles titles at least once. Eltingh is the youngest player in the Open Era to achieve the career Grand Slam in men's doubles.

Eltingh reached his career-high singles ranking in February 1995, when he climbed to world No. 19, notably reaching the quarterfinals of both the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 1995. In his professional career he has won four singles and 44 doubles titles.

In November 2005, Eltingh was elected to the ATP Board as the player representative for Europe.

Major finals

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 8 (6–2)

Mixed doubles: 1 (0–1)

Olympic finals Doubles: 1 (0–1)

ATP career finals

Singles: 4 (4 titles) LegendGrand Slam Tournaments (0–0)ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP Masters Series (0–0)ATP Championship Series (0–0)ATP World Series (4–0)Finals by surfaceHard (1–0)Clay (1–0)Grass (1–0)Carpet (1–0)Finals by settingOutdoors (3–0)Indoors (1–0)

Doubles: 60 (44 titles, 16 runner-ups) LegendGrand Slam Tournaments (6–2)ATP World Tour Finals (2–1)ATP Masters Series (8–3)ATP Championship Series (5–4)ATP World Series (23–6)Finals by surfaceHard (18–8)Clay (10–2)Grass (3–1)Carpet (13–6)Finals by settingOutdoors (23–9)Indoors (21–7)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 2 (0–2) LegendATP Challenger (0–2)ITF Futures (0–0)Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (0–1)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)

Doubles: 6 (3–3) LegendATP Challenger (3–3)ITF Futures (0–0)Finals by surfaceHard (2–1)Clay (1–2)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

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Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Also known as
Jacco Folkert Eltingh

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jacco Eltingh?

Dutch tennis player

When was Jacco Eltingh born?

Jacco Eltingh was born on 29 August 1970 in Heerde.

What is Jacco Eltingh's occupation?

Jacco Eltingh is a tennis player.

What nationality is Jacco Eltingh?

Jacco Eltingh is Dutch.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jacco Eltingh

· Wikidata: Q560151

· DBpedia: Jacco Eltingh

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