Menno Oosting (17 May 1964 – 22 February 1999) was a professional tennis player from the Netherlands, who won seven ATP Tour doubles titles out of 18 finals in his career.
Country (sports) | Netherlands |
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Born | Son en Breugel, Netherlands | 17 May 1964
Died | 22 February 1999 Turnhout, Belgium | (aged 34)
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Turned pro | 1983 |
Plays | Left-handed |
Prize money | $1,041,725 |
Singles | |
Career record | 26–36 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 72 (4 July 1988) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 4R (1988) |
French Open | 1R (1986, 1988) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1988) |
US Open | 2R (1988) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 239–257 |
Career titles | 7 |
Highest ranking | No. 20 (13 February 1995) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1991) |
French Open | 3R (1997) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1995) |
US Open | 3R (1996) |
Born in Son en Breugel, North Brabant, Oosting reached a career-high ranking of 72 in the men's singles in 1988, and 20 in doubles in 1995. Oosting won the mixed-doubles title on Roland Garros in 1994, partnering Kristie Boogert. Oosting played in four Davis Cup ties for the Netherlands during the 1980s, posting a 5–3 record in singles and a 2–1 record in doubles. He died of injuries sustained in a car crash in Turnhout, Belgium.[1]
Career finals
editDoubles: 18 (7 wins, 11 losses)
editLegend |
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Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
Tennis Masters Cup / ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
ATP Masters Series / ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) |
ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1) |
ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 Series (7–10) |
References
edit- ^ "Menno Oosting". Sunday Herald. 20 March 1999. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
External links
edit- Menno Oosting at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Menno Oosting at the International Tennis Federation
- Menno Oosting at the Davis Cup