Dutch tennis player (born 1959)
Michiel Schapers Schapers in Hilversum, 1985 |
| Country (sports) | Netherlands |
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| Residence | Eemnes, Netherlands |
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| Born | (1959-10-11)11 October 1959 (age 66)
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| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
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| Turned pro | 1982 |
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| Retired | 1993 |
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| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
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| Prize money | $1,119,593 |
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| Singles |
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| Career record | 160–183 |
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| Career titles | 0 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 25 (25 April 1988) |
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| Grand Slam singles results |
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| Australian Open | QF (1985,1988) |
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| French Open | 3R (1984,1987,1992) |
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| Wimbledon | 3R (1987,1988,1989) |
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| US Open | 2R (1991) |
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| Other tournaments |
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| Olympic Games | QF (1988) |
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| Doubles |
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| Career record | 136–174 |
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| Career titles | 3 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 37 (25 February 1991) |
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| Grand Slam doubles results |
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| Australian Open | 2R (1985,1992) |
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| French Open | QF (1986) |
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| Wimbledon | 3R (1986,1990) |
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| US Open | 2R (1987,1988,1989,1991) |
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| Grand Slam mixed doubles results |
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| Australian Open | 2R (1988) |
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| French Open | F (1988) |
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| Wimbledon | QF (1991) |
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| US Open | QF (1987) |
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| Last updated on: 31 May 2023. |
Michiel Schapers (Dutch pronunciation:[miˈxilˈsxaːpərs]; born 11 October 1959) is a formertennis player and coach from the Netherlands.
Turning professional in 1982, Schapers represented his native country at the1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he was defeated in quarterfinals by eventual winnerMiloslav Mečíř of Czechoslovakia.
In 1987 atWimbledon, he was the only player to take a set against eventual championPat Cash in their third-round match. His most famous victory was over reigning Wimbledon championBoris Becker in the second round of the1985 Australian Open. Schapers went on to reach the quarterfinals, his best singles result at a Grand Slam, and later equaled that result at the1988 Australian Open. In 1988, he reached the final of the mixed-doubles draw at the French Open together withBrenda Schultz-McCarthy in which they lost toLori McNeil andJorge Lozano.
Schapers reached his highest singlesATP-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 DutchDavis Cup team.
Singles: 4 (4 runner-ups)
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| Grand 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 surface |
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| Hard (0–1) | | Clay (0–0) | | Grass (0–1) | | Carpet (0–2) |
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| Outdoors (0–2) | | Indoors (0–2) |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 1987 | Auckland, New Zealand | Grand Prix | Hard | Miloslav Mečíř | 2–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Feb 1988 | Metz, France | Grand Prix | Carpet | Jonas Svensson | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Mar 1989 | Nancy, France | Grand Prix | Carpet | Guy Forget | 3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Loss | 0–4 | Jun 1991 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | World Series | Grass | Christian Saceanu | 1–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
Doubles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner-ups)
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| Grand 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 surface |
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| Hard (1–2) | | Clay (0–1) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (2–3) |
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| Outdoors (1–3) | | Indoors (2–3) |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 1985 | Marbella, Spain | Grand Prix | Clay | Loïc Courteau | Andrés Gómez
Cássio Motta | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 1985 | Cologne, West Germany | Grand Prix | Carpet | Alex Antonitsch | Jan Gunnarsson
Peter Lundgren | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Mar 1986 | Metz, France | Grand Prix | Carpet | Francisco González | Wojciech Fibak
Guy Forget | 6–2, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 1987 | Toulouse, France | Grand Prix | Carpet | Wojciech Fibak | Kelly Jones
Patrik Kühnen | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Jan 1990 | Adelaide, Australia | World Series | Hard | Alexander Mronz | Andrew Castle
Nduka Odizor | 6–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Oct 1990 | Toulouse, France | World Series | Carpet | Michael Mortensen | Neil Broad
Gary Muller | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Feb 1991 | Brussels, Belgium | Championship Series | Carpet | Libor Pimek | Mark Woodforde
Todd Woodbridge | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 3–5 | Oct 1991 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Grand Prix | Hard | David Rikl | Javier Frana
Leonardo Lavalle | 6–2, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Jan 1992 | Wellington, New Zealand | World Series | Hard | Daniel Vacek | Jared Palmer
Jonathan Stark | 3–6, 3–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
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| ATP Challenger (1–2) | | ITF Futures (0–0) |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (0–1) | | Clay (0–0) | | Grass (0–1) | | Carpet (1–0) |
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| Legend |
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| ATP Challenger (4–3) | | ITF Futures (0–0) |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (1–1) | | Clay (1–1) | | Grass (1–0) | | Carpet (1–1) |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Nov 1990 | The Hague, Netherlands | Challenger | Carpet | Jan Siemerink | Alexander Mronz
Andrei Olhovskiy | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Dec 1990 | Bossonnens, Switzerland | Challenger | Hard | Roger Smith | Henrik Holm
Nils Holm | 6–2, 7–6 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Jan 1991 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Christian Saceanu | Diego Nargiso
Stefano Pescosolido | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Jul 1991 | Bristol, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Nduka Odizor | Paul Hand
Branislav Stankovič | 4–6, 7–5, 7–6 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Dec 1991 | Bossonnens, Switzerland | Challenger | Hard | Daniel Vacek | Alex Antonitsch
Menno Oosting | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | May 1993 | Dresden, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Daniel Vacek | Hendrik-Jan Davids
Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Aug 1993 | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Daniel Vacek | Cristian Brandi
Federico Mordegan | 6–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
Performance timelines
[edit](W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.