Paul Haarhuis

Infobox Tennis player
playername = Paul Haarhuis


nickname =
country = Netherlands
residence = Monaco
datebirth = birth date and age|1966|2|19
placebirth = Eindhoven, Netherlands
height = height|m=1.87
weight = convert|80|kg|lb st|abbr=on|lk=on
turnedpro = 1989
retired = 2003
plays = Right-handed; two-handed backhand
careerprizemoney = $7,749,011
singlesrecord = 267–258
singlestitles = 1
highestsinglesranking = #18 (November 6, 1995)
AustralianOpenresult = 3R (1994)
FrenchOpenresult = 4R (1993)
Wimbledonresult = 4R (1996)
USOpenresult = QF (1991)
doublesrecord = 607–238
doublestitles = 54
highestdoublesranking = #1 (January 31, 1994)
updated = May 31, 2007

Paul Vincent Nicholas Haarhuis (born February 19, 1966) is a Dutch former professional tennis player. He is a former world number one doubles player. He won six Grand Slam men's doubles titles, five with Jacco Eltingh and one with Yevgeny Kafelnikov.

Personal life

Paul Haarhuis was born on February 19, 1966 in Eindhoven in the Netherlands. He played tennis for Florida State University. [http://seminoles.cstv.com/genrel/haarhuis_paul00.html]

Tennis career

In June 1995 he reached his highest singles ranking of World No. 18. He is best remembered for his success in doubles with fellow countryman Jacco Eltingh, winning five Grand Slam titles together. In his career he has won one singles title and 54 doubles titles.

He is, together with Sergi Bruguera, Richard Krajicek, Leander Paes and Michael Stich, the only player of the same generation with a better head-to-head record against Pete Sampras: 3–1. [ [http://www.atptennis.com/5/en/players/headtohead/?player1=haarhuis&player2=sampras ATPtennis.com - Players - Head-to-Head ] ]

After retiring, he won the end of the year Blackrock Masters Tennis tournament in the Royal Albert Hall in 2005 and 2006, beating legends such as Ivanisevic and McEnroe. He completed a hat-trick of victories in the tournament in 2007, beating Frenchman Guy Forget.

Grand Slam record

*Australian Open
**Doubles champion: 1994 (w/Eltingh)

*French Open
**Doubles champion: 1995, 1998 (w/Eltingh), 2002 (w/Kafelnikov)
**Doubles finalist: 2000 (w/Stolle), 2003 (w/Kafelnikov)
**Mixed finalist: 1991 (w/Vis)

*Wimbledon
**Doubles champion: 1998 (w/Eltingh)
**Doubles finalist: 1997 (w/Eltingh), 1999 (w/Palmer), 2000 (w/Stolle)

*U.S. Open
**Singles quarterfinalist: 1991
**Doubles champion: 1994 (w/Eltingh)
**Doubles finalist: 1996 (w/Eltingh)

=ATP Tour World Championships=

*"Doubles champion: 1993, 1998 (w/Eltingh)"

Grand Slam men's doubles finals

Wins (6)

Titles (54)

A = did not attend tournament.
NH = tournament not held.

ingles titles (1)

Runner-ups (7)

enior Tour titles

*2007- defeated Jim Courier 6-1, 6-4 in The Legends Rock Dubai

References

[http://www.atptennis.com/en/players/playerprofiles/Titles/default.asp?playernumber=H223 ATP Official Profile]

External links

*ATP|id=H223