Kaes Van't Hof

Infobox Tennis player
playername = Kaes Van't Hof
country = USA
residence = Atlanta, Georgia
datebirth = birth date and age|1986|8|01
placebirth = Newport Beach, California
height = height|m=1.85
weight = convert|79.4|kg|lb|abbr=on|lk=on
turnedpro =
plays = Left-handed
careerprizemoney =
singlesrecord = 8–10
singlestitles = -
highestsinglesranking = 1094 (August 25, 2008)
AustralianOpenresult = -
FrenchOpenresult = -
Wimbledonresult = -
USOpenresult = -
doublesrecord = 15–11
doublestitles = -
highestdoublesranking = 821 (August 25, 2008)
updated = September 8, 2008

Kaes Matthew Van't Hof (born August 1, 1986) is an American professional tennis player.

Early life

Van't Hof was born in Newport Beach, California. He graduated from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California in 2004. That year, he was named the Los Angeles Times Player of the Year, Orange County Register Player of the Year and California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Player of the Year. In 2002, he won the B18 USTA Super National Winter Doubles Championshhip, and the 2002 B16 USTA National Open Doubles Championship.

College

Van't Hof continued on to the University of Southern California. In 2007, he played doubles with Robert Farah, winning the ITA West Regional championship and reaching the final of the ITA National Indoors. Also in 2007, he posted a 30-8 overall singles record, going 19-3 in dual matches.

In 2008, he won the 2008 Pac-10 singles championship and followed the win with the 2008 Pac-10 doubles championship with his partner, Farah. Van't Hof's father, Robert, who also played for USC, became the first father and son to win the intercollegiate singles championship since it was added to the Ojai tournament in 1911. [Galluzzo, Steve (April 28, 2008). " [http://articles.latimes.com/2008/apr/28/sports/sp-ojai28 USC's Kaes Van't Hof earns two titles] " "Los Angeles Times". Retrieved on September 8, 2008.]

Professional

Van't Hof played at the 2008 U.S. Open, reaching the second round of the men's doubles tournament, where him and his partner, Michael McClune, were crushed by the eleventh seeded Czech duo of Martin Damm and Pavel Vizner.

References

External links

* [http://www.itftennis.com/mens/players/player.asp?player=100035599 ITF profile]
* [http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/m-tennis/mtt/vanthof_kaes00.html USC Trojans bio]