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.

Grand Slam singles finals

Runner-ups (1)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
2003	French Open	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)	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6–4, 5–7, 7–5
2.	12 July 2004	Amersfoort, Netherlands	Clay	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

External links

• [1]Martin Verkerk

References

Persondata
Name	Verkerk, Martin
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	31 October 1978
Place of birth	Leiderdorp, Netherlands
Date of death
Place of death