Michiel Schapers

Michiel Schapers

Country (sports)	Netherlands
Residence	Eemnes, The Netherlands
Born	(1959-10-11) 11 October 1959 Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Turned pro	1982
Retired	2005
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,124,730
Singles
Career record	159–182 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour, Grand Prix, WCT and Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 25 (25 April 1988)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	QF (1985, 1988)
French Open	3R (1988, 1987, 1992)
Wimbledon	3R (1987, 1988, 1989)
US Open	2R (1991)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	QF (1988)
Doubles
Career record	135–174 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour, Grand Prix, WCT and Davis Cup)
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 37 (25 February 1991)
Last updated on: 1 August 2012.

Michiel Schapers (born 11 October 1959 in Rotterdam) is a former tennis player from the Netherlands.

Tennis career

Turning professional in 1982, Schapers represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he was defeated in quarter-finals 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 quarter-finals, 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 at the French Open together with Brenda Schultz-McCarthy in which they lost to Lori McNeil and Jorge Lozano.

The right-hander Schapers reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 25 April 1988, when he became World No. 25. After his playing career ended he became a coach. From 1998 until 2000 he was the captain of the Dutch Davis-cup team.

Singles finals

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	11 January 1987	Auckland, New Zealand	Outdoor/Hard	Miloslav Mečíř	2–6, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	28 February 1988	Metz, France	Indoor/Carpet	Jonas Svensson	2–6, 4–6
Runner-up	3.	6 March 1989	Nancy, France	Indoor/Hard	Guy Forget	3–6, 6–7
Runner-up	4.	16 June 1991	Rosmalen, The Netherlands	Outdoor/Grass	Christian Saceanu	1–6, 6–3, 5–7

Doubles finals

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	28 April 1985	Marbella, Spain	Outdoor/Clay	Loïc Courteau	Andrés Gómez Cássio Motta	1–6, 1–6
Winner	1.	27 October 1985	Cologne, Germany	Indoor/Hard	Alex Antonitsch	Jan Gunnarsson Peter Lundgren	6–4, 7–5
Runner-up	2.	16 March 1986	Metz, France	Indoor/Carpet	Francisco González	Wojtek Fibak Guy Forget	6–2, 2–6, 4–6
Winner	2.	18 October 1987	Toulouse, France	Indoor/Hard	Wojtek Fibak	Kelly Jones Patrik Kühnen	6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	3.	7 January 1990	Adelaide, Australia	Outdoor/Hard	Alexander Mronz	Andrew Castle Nduka Odizor	6–7, 2–6
Runner-up	4.	7 October 1990	Toulouse, France	Indoor/Hard	Michael Mortensen	Neil Broad Gary Muller	6–7, 4–6
Runner-up	5.	17 February 1991	Brussels, Belgium	Indoor/Carpet	Libor Pimek	Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge	3–6, 0–6
Winner	3.	13 October 1991	Tel Aviv, Israel	Outdoor/Hard	David Rikl	Javier Frana Leonardo Lavalle	6–2, 6–7, 6–3
Runner-up	6.	6 January 1992	Wellington, New Zealand	Outdoor/Hard	Daniel Vacek	Jared Palmer Jonathan Stark	3–6, 3–6

External links

• Michiel Schapers at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Michiel Schapers at the International Tennis Federation
• Michiel Schapers at the Davis Cup