Martin Verkerk

Martin Verkerk
Martin Verkerk
Country  Netherlands
Residence Alphen a/d Rijn, Netherlands
Born 31 October 1978 (1978-10-31) (age 33)
Leiderdorp, Netherlands
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Turned pro 1996
Retired December 9, 2008
Plays Right-handed
Career prize money US$1,491,379
Singles
Career record 59–66 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles 2
Highest ranking No. 14 (15 September 2003)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open 1R (2003, 2004)
French Open F (2003)
Wimbledon 2R (2004)
US Open 2R (2003)
Doubles
Career record 23–34 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 63 (3 November 2003)

Martin Willem Verkerk (born 31 October 1978 in Leiderdorp, Netherlands) is a retired Dutch tennis player. As a relatively unknown player, he had a brilliant run at the French Open in 2003, reaching the final before losing to Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero. Along the way, he beat experienced clay court players Carlos Moyà and Guillermo Coria.

Verkerk's game was based on booming serves and big backhands. His unexpected run at the French Open as an underdog and expressive on-court antics made him very popular in the Netherlands. The final round was watched by even more households in the Netherlands than when countrymate Richard Krajicek won Wimbledon. However, Verkerk has not reproduced similar results since then, not reaching past the third round in subsequent Grand Slams.

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Grand Slam singles finals

Runner-ups (1)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
2003 French Open Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 1–6, 3–6, 2–6

Career singles finals

Wins (2)

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam tournaments (0)
Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (0)
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0)
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0)
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (2)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in Final Score in Final
1. 27 January 2003 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–4, 5–7, 7–5
2. 12 July 2004 Amersfoort, Netherlands Clay Chile Fernando González 7–6(5), 4–6, 6–4

Singles performance timeline

To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only after a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. Davis Cup matches are included in the statistics. This table is current through the 2007 French Open, which ended on 29 May 2007.

Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Career SR Career Win-Loss
Grand Slams
Australian Open A A A A LQ 1R 1R A A A 0 / 2 0–2
French Open A A A A LQ F 3R A A 1R 0 / 3 8–3
Wimbledon A A A A A 1R 2R A A A 0 / 2 1–2
U.S. Open A A A A 1R 2R A A A A 0 / 2 1–2
Grand Slam Win-Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 7–4 3–3 0–0 0–0 0–1 N/A 10–9
Career Statistics
Overall Win-Loss 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 7–11 25–25 26–19 0–0 0–0 0–1 N/A 59–59

LQ = lost in the qualifying draw

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