Igor Sijsling

Igor Sijsling
Country (sports) Netherlands
ResidenceAmsterdam, Netherlands
Born (1987-08-18) 18 August 1987 (age 37)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2006
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
CoachDennis Schenk
Prize money$2,215,589
Singles
Career record50–90
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 52 (17 February 2014)
Current rankingNo. 473 (18 April 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2013, 2014, 2015)
French Open2R (2013, 2016)
Wimbledon3R (2013)
US Open2R (2012)
Doubles
Career record27–44
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 37 (6 January 2014)
Current rankingNo. 490 (28 June 2021)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (2013)
French Open2R (2014)
Wimbledon2R (2014)
US Open2R (2014)
Last updated on: 10 July 2021.

Igor Sijsling (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈiɡɔr ˈsɛislɪŋ]; born 18 August 1987) is a Dutch professional tennis player.[1] Sijsling reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 52 on 17 February 2014.[2] His biggest accomplishment is reaching the final of Australian Open Doubles with countryman Robin Haase in 2013, where they lost to the Bryan brothers.[3] In singles, he reached the third round of the 2013 Wimbledon Championships and has victories over top players including Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Milos Raonic and Mikhail Youzhny.[4] He has also coached Tim van Rijthoven.[5]

  1. ^ "Official Website" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 26 June 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  2. ^ "ATP Player Profile Igor Sijsling". ATP. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Australian Open 2013: Bryan brothers capture title in straight sets". SBNation. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Wild card Igor Sijsling advances". ESPN. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  5. ^ Futterman, Matthew (July 2022). "Tennis Gets Another Fairy Tale, Maybe the Craziest One Yet". The New York Times.