Robert Smeets

Robert Smeets (born 10 November 1985) is an Australian retired professional tennis player. Though born in the Netherlands, Smeets moved to Australia aged 12 and took residency.

Personal life Smeets has two sisters, called Karin and Cheyenne. His mother is Jeannette and father, Joe. He lives in Brisbane.

Tennis career Smeets plays predominantly on the ATP Challenger Series and ITF Men's Circuit. However, he has enjoyed some success on the ATP Tour: at the 2008 Next Generation Adelaide International, he and Chris Guccione, as wildcards, reached the final of the doubles competition. On their way to the final they defeated number 2 seeds Andy Ram and Jonathan Erlich.

Smeets has also reached the second round of his home Grand Slam, the Australian Open, in 2007, by defeating Lukáš Lacko. Smeets reached the third round of the doubles competition, partnering Paul Baccanello in 2006.

In 2008 Smeets was granted a wildcard into the 2008 French Open main draw. He drew Tomáš Berdych, winning one game.

ATP Tour finals Doubles runners-up (1) No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score 1. 6 January 2008 Adelaide, Australia Hard Chris Guccione Martín García Marcelo Melo 6–3, 3–6, [10–7]

Singles titles (10) Legend (singles) Grand Slam (0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0) ATP World Tour 500 (0) ATP World Tour 250 (0) ATP Challenger Tour (2) ITF Futures (9)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score 1. 2 May 2005 Seogwipo Hard James Auckland 7–5, 6–3 2. 30 May 2005 Wuhan Hard Ishay Hadash 7–6, 6–3 3. 19 September 2005 Rockhampton Hard Luke Bourgeois 7–6, 2–6, 6–4 4. 10 October 2005 Queensland Hard Mark Nielsen 7–5, 6–3 5. 12 February 2007 Wollongong Hard Grega Žemlja 7–5, 6–1 6. 7 May 2007 Kuwait Hard Mohammed Ghareeb 6–3, 6–2 7. 4 June 2007 Puerto Cruz Carpet Guillermo Alcaide 6–4, 6–4 8. 6 August 2007 Wrexham Hard Adam Feeney 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 9. 17 September 2007 Lubbock Hard Dušan Vemić 6–3, 7–6(9–7) 10. 30 June 2008 Dublin Hard Frederik Nielsen 7–6(7–5), 6–2 11. 22 March 2009 Poitiers Hard Dominik Meffert 6–4, 3–6, 6–3