Dutch tennis player (born 1959)
Michiel Schapers Schapers in Hilversum, 1985
Country (sports) Netherlands Residence Eemnes , Netherlands Born (1959-10-11 ) 11 October 1959 (age 65) Rotterdam , Netherlands Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Turned pro 1982 Retired 1993 Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Prize money $1,119,593 Career record 160–183 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 25 (25 April 1988) Australian Open QF (1985 , 1988 ) French Open 3R (1984 , 1987 , 1992 ) Wimbledon 3R (1987 , 1988 , 1989 ) US Open 2R (1991 ) Olympic Games QF (1988 ) Career record 136–174 Career titles 3 Highest ranking No. 37 (25 February 1991) Australian Open 2R (1985 , 1992 ) French Open QF (1986 ) Wimbledon 3R (1986 , 1990 ) US Open 2R (1987 , 1988 , 1989 , 1991 ) Australian Open 2R (1988 ) French Open F (1988 ) Wimbledon QF (1991 ) US Open QF (1987 ) Last updated on: 31 May 2023.
Michiel Schapers (born 11 October 1959) is a former tennis player and coach 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 quarterfinals 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 quarterfinals, 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 draw at the French Open together with Brenda Schultz-McCarthy in which they lost to Lori McNeil and Jorge Lozano .
Schapers reached his highest singles ATP -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 Dutch Davis Cup team.
ATP career finals
Singles: 4 (4 runner-ups)
Legend
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
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–2)
Indoors (0–2)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
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
Hard
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)
Legend
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
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–3)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–3)
Indoors (2–3)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
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
Singles: 3 (1–2)
Legend
ATP Challenger (1–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (1–0)
Doubles: 7 (4–3)
Legend
ATP Challenger (4–3)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
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
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(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.
Singles
Doubles
Mixed Doubles
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