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Raemon Sluiter

Country (sports)	Netherlands
Residence	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Born	(1978-04-13)13 April 1978 (age 47) Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	1996
Retired	2010
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed both sides)
Prize money	$1,726,539
Singles
Career record	90–131 (atATP Tour level,Grand Slam level, and inDavis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 46 (24 February 2003)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2000,2006)
French Open	3R (2004,2006)
Wimbledon	3R (2001)
US Open	2R (2002,2006)
Doubles
Career record	25–41 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 97 (8 September 2003)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2004)
French Open	2R (2003,2004)
Wimbledon	2R (2004)
US Open	2R (2003)
Last updated on: 23 January 2022.

Raemon Sluiter (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈreːmɔnˈslœytər]; born 13 April 1978) is a Dutch former professionaltennis player and current coach. His career-highATP singles ranking is World No. 46, achieved in February 2003. Though he achieved only limited success during his professional career, Sluiter reached fourATP finals in his native Netherlands, and also reached the semi-finals of theDavis Cup with theDutch team in 2001.

He announced his retirement in February 2008, which took effect after he played his home event inRotterdam. In April 2009 he returned to professional tennis, reaching the final of anITF Futures tournament inAlbufeira, Portugal having entered the tournament in the qualifying rounds. In June 2009 he reached the final of theOrdina Open, becoming the lowest ranked professional player (866th) in history to reach an ATP final.

Sluiter's best performance in Grand Slam tournaments was the third round, which he reached atWimbledon in2001 and in theFrench Open in2004 and2006. In the first round of the2003 Wimbledon Championships, Sluiter stunned 20th seed and former World #1Yevgeny Kafelnikov in five sets for one of the biggest wins of his career.

Sluiter excelled as a junior and won the Boys' Doubles title at the1995 French Open, alongside compatriotPeter Wessels. The pair also reached the final of the1995 US Open Junior.^[1]

Sluiter turned professional in 1996,^[2] and broke into theATP top 100 for the first time in 2000. In the same year, Sluiter qualified for his firstGrand Slam tournament at the2000 Australian Open, where he defeatedAndrea Gaudenzi in five sets in the first round for his first Grand Slam victory. In the second round, he was defeated by 16th seedMark Philippoussis in four sets. At the2000 Energis Dutch Open, Sluiter reached his first ATP final on home soil, where he was defeated by the veteranMagnus Gustafsson.^[3]

In 2001, Sluiter achieved his best result at a Grand Slam tournament, by reaching the third round atWimbledon, where he lost toArnaud Clément in a closely contested four-set match. He equalled this achievement at theFrench Open in2004 and2006, losing toCarlos Moyá andMartín Vassallo Argüello, respectively.

Sluiter was part of theNetherlands team which reached the semi-finals of the2001 Davis Cup. In his only rubber of the tie, Sluiter faced a rematch againstArnaud Clément, who had defeated him at that year's Wimbledon, but was forced to retire while leading 2–1 in the third set. The Dutch team went on to lose the tie 3–2.^[4]

Sluiter's greatestscalp at a Grand Slam tournament came at the2003 Wimbledon Championships, where he defeated former world No. 1Yevgeny Kafelnikov in five sets in the first round. In the following round, he lost toAlexander Popp in another five-set match. That year also saw Sluiter reach his career highsingles ranking of world No. 46.^[5]

On 20 November 2006, Sluiter dropped out of the top 100 for the last time,^[5] but continued to be ranked in the top 200 until his retirement in 2008. Sluiter's final tournament was to be the2008 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in his hometown of Rotterdam. Having received awild card into the main draw of the tournament, Sluiter was defeated by eventual championMichaël Llodra in the first round.^[6]

In 2009, Sluiter made a comeback to professional tennis. In June, he received a wild card to the2009 Ordina Open inRosmalen. Despite being ranked 866th in the world at the time, Sluiter reached the final of the tournament,^[7] where he was defeated byBenjamin Becker. This made him the lowest ranked player ever to reach an ATP tour final. Sluiter announced his second retirement in 2010.

During his lengthy career, Sluiter reached fourATP World Tour finals, all in his native Netherlands. In addition to his final appearances inAmsterdam andRosmalen, Sleuter reached finals inRotterdam andAmersfoort in 2003, losing on both occasions. Despite his limited success on the main ATP circuit, Sluiter won 10ATP Challenger Tour titles during his career.

Though a singles specialist, Sluiter was also an occasionaldoubles player. PartneringMartin Verkerk, he reached two doubles finals during his career, inTashkent in 2002 andDelray Beach in 2003, losing both finals.^[8] In 2003 he reached his career high doubles ranking of world No. 97.^[5]

After retiring from his playing career, Sluiter became a coach. In 2015, he began coachingDutch playerKiki Bertens.^[9] In 2016, Bertens reached the semi-final of theFrench Open.^[10] They ended their partnership in 2019.^[11] In 2021, Sluiter began a brief partnership withTallon Griekspoor, a Dutch player on the ATP tour. They stopped working together in late 2022.^[12] Sluiter became coach of Ukrainian playerElina Svitolina in March 2023, after her return from maternity leave. She returned to competition in April on the ITF Tour.^[13][14] With Sluiter, Svitolina won deInternationaux de Strasbourg, a WTA 250 event in May 2023, and reached quarterfinals of the2023 French Open and the semifinals of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1995	French Open	Clay	Peter Wessels	Justin Gimelstob Ryan Wolters	7–6, 7–5
Loss	1995	US Open	Hard	Peter Wessels	Lee Jong-Min Jocelyn Robichaud	6–7, 2–6

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2000	Amsterdam, Netherlands	International Series	Clay	Magnus Gustafsson	7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–7(5–7), 1–6
Loss	0–2	Feb 2003	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Championship Series	Hard	Max Mirnyi	6–7(3–7), 4–6
Loss	0–3	Jul 2003	Amersfoort, Netherlands	International Series	Clay	Nicolás Massú	4–6, 6–7(3–7), 2–6
Loss	0–4	Jun 2009	Rosmalen, Netherlands	International Series	Grass	Benjamin Becker	5–7, 3–6

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 2002	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	International Series	Hard	Martin Verkerk	David Adams Robbie Koenig	2–6, 5–7
Loss	0–2	Mar 2003	Delray Beach, United States	International Series	Hard	Martin Verkerk	Nenad Zimonjić Leander Paes	5–7, 6–3, 5–7

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 1999	Bristol, United Kingdom	Challenger	Grass	Chris Wilkinson	6–3, 6–7, 7–6
Win	2–0	Nov 1999	Aachen, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	David Prinosil	2–6, 6–4, 7–6
Loss	2–1	Oct 2000	Tulsa, United States	Challenger	Hard	Jimy Szymanski	6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7)
Win	3–1	Jul 2001	Scheveningen, Netherlands	Challenger	Clay	Paul-Henri Mathieu	6–3, 6–4
Win	4–1	Feb 2002	Lübeck, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Alexander Popp	6–2, 3–0 ret.
Win	5–1	Mar 2002	Hamburg, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Neville Godwin	6–1, 6–3
Win	6–1	Apr 2002	Tunis, Tunisia	Challenger	Clay	Mario Radić	6–2, 7–5
Win	7–1	Jul 2002	Scheveningen, Netherlands	Challenger	Clqy	Salvador Navarro	7–6(8–6), 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–4)
Loss	7–2	Jul 2004	Scheveningen, Netherlands	Challenger	Clqy	Peter Wessels	5–7, 6–7(7–9)
Win	8–2	Feb 2005	Lübeck, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Alexander Waske	7–6(7–2), 7–6(12–10)
Loss	8–3	Nov 2005	Aachen, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Evgeny Korolev	3–6, 6–7(7–9)
Loss	8–4	Nov 2005	Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine	Challenger	Hard	Dick Norman	6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–2), 3–6
Win	9–4	Nov 2005	Prague, Czech Republic	Challenger	Carpet	Nicolas Thomann	6–3, 7–5
Loss	9–5	Oct 2006	Kolding, Denmark	Challenger	Hard	Michaël Llodra	4–6, 4–6
Win	10–5	Jul 2007	Poznań, Poland	Challenger	Clay	Júlio Silva	6–4, 6–3
Loss	10–6	Mar 2009	Portugal F3,Albufeira	Futures	Hard	Leonardo Tavares	3–6, 4–6
Loss	10–7	May 2009	Czech Republic F3,Jablonec nad Nisou	Futures	Clay	Ádám Kellner	6–7(7–9), 6–4, 3–6

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 1997	Scheveningen, Netherlands	Challenger	Clay	Peter Wessels	Álex Calatrava Tom Vanhoudt	7–6, 2–6, 6–7
Loss	0–2	Feb 1998	Lippstadt, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Peter Wessels	Andrew Richardson Myles Wakefield	6–4, 6–7, 4–6
Win	1–2	May 1998	China F1,Beijing	Futures	Hard	Kim Dong-Hyun	Hiroki Ishii Hideki Kaneko	6–1, 6–7, 6–2
Win	2–2	Sep 1998	Belgrade, Serbia	Challenger	Clay	Nenad Zimonjić	Ali Hamadeh Johan Landsberg	6–4, 6–4
Win	3–2	Oct 1998	Eckental, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Tomáš Cibulec	Barry Cowan Filippo Veglio	7–6, 6–3
Loss	3–3	Oct 2000	Austin, United States	Challenger	Hard	Dennis Van Scheppingen	Tim Crichton Ashley Fisher	1–6, 7–6(8–6), 0–6
Loss	3–4	Oct 2003	Groningen, Netherlands	Challenger	Hard	Fred Hemmes	Amir Hadad Harel Levy	4–6, 4–6
Win	4–4	Jul 2004	Scheveningen, Netherlands	Challenger	Clay	Paul Logtens	Enzo Artoni Juan Pablo Brzezicki	6–2, 7–5
Win	5–4	Jul 2007	Scheveningen, Netherlands	Challenger	Clay	Peter Wessels	Rohan Bopanna Pablo Cuevas	7–6(8–6), 7–5
Win	6–4	Aug 2009	Vigo, Spain	Challenger	Clay	Thiemo de Bakker	Albert Ramos Viñolas Pedro Clar	7–6(7–5), 6–2

Sluiter was born inRotterdam. His father, Fred, was a caretaker at his former school and his mother, Cisca, worked as a part-time cleaner.^[1] He is a supporter of his localfootball team,Feyenoord, and during the2003–04 season he was the club's official ambassador.^[15] He also enjoyssnooker and is a fan of the bandPearl Jam.^[1] His girlfriend is former field hockey playerFatima Moreira de Melo.^[16]

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