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Michiel Schapers

b. 1959

Dutch tennis player

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Born 1959. Michiel Schapers is a Dutch tennis player.

Michiel Schapers (; born 11 October 1959) is a Dutch former tennis player and coach.

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.

ATP career finals

Singles: 4 (4 runner-ups) LegendGrand Slam Tournaments (0–0)ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0)ATP Championship Series (0–0)ATP World Series (0–4)Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–1)Carpet (0–2)Finals by settingOutdoors (0–2)Indoors (0–2)

Doubles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner-ups) LegendGrand Slam Tournaments (0–0)ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0)ATP Championship Series (0–1)ATP World Series (3–5)Finals by surfaceHard (1–2)Clay (0–1)Grass (0–0)Carpet (2–3)Finals by settingOutdoors (1–3)Indoors (2–3)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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

Doubles: 7 (4–3) LegendATP Challenger (4–3)ITF Futures (0–0)Finals by surfaceHard (1–1)Clay (1–1)Grass (1–0)Carpet (1–1)

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

Mixed Doubles

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Who is Michiel Schapers?

Dutch tennis player

When was Michiel Schapers born?

Michiel Schapers was born on 11 October 1959 in Rotterdam.

What is Michiel Schapers's occupation?

Michiel Schapers is a tennis player.

What nationality is Michiel Schapers?

Michiel Schapers is Dutch.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Michiel Schapers

· Wikidata: Q1931269

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