Michiel Schapers
Schapers in Hilversum, 1985 | |
| Country (sports) | Netherlands |
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| Residence | Eemnes, Netherlands |
| Born | 11 October 1959 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Turned pro | 1982 |
| Retired | 1993 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,119,593 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 160–183 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 25 (25 April 1988) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1985, 1988) |
| French Open | 3R (1984, 1987, 1992) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1987, 1988, 1989) |
| US Open | 2R (1991) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | QF (1988) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 136–174 |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 37 (25 February 1991) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1985, 1992) |
| French Open | QF (1986) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1986, 1990) |
| US Open | 2R (1987, 1988, 1989, 1991) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1988) |
| French Open | F (1988) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1991) |
| US Open | QF (1987) |
| Last updated on: 31 May 2023. | |
Michiel Schapers (Dutch pronunciation: [mixil sxapərs]; born 11 October 1959) is a former tennis player and coach from the Netherlands.
Tennis career
Turning professional in 1982, Schapers represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he was defeated in quarterfinals by eventual winner Miloslav Mečíř of Czechoslovakia.
In 1987 at Wimbledon, he was the only player to take a set against eventual champion Pat Cash in their third-round match. His most famous victory was over reigning Wimbledon champion Boris Becker in the second round of the 1985 Australian Open. Schapers went on to reach the quarterfinals, his best singles result at a Grand Slam, and later equaled that result at the 1988 Australian Open. In 1988, he reached the final of the mixed-doubles draw at the French Open together with Brenda Schultz-McCarthy in which they lost to Lori McNeil and Jorge Lozano.
Schapers reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 25 April 1988 when he became world No. 25. After his playing career, he became a coach. From 1998 until 2000, he was the captain of the Dutch Davis Cup team.
ATP career finals
Singles: 4 (4 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 1987 | Auckland, New Zealand | Grand Prix | Hard | Miloslav Mečíř | 2–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Feb 1988 | Metz, France | Grand Prix | Carpet | Jonas Svensson | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Mar 1989 | Nancy, France | Grand Prix | Hard | Guy Forget | 3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Loss | 0–4 | Jun 1991 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | World Series | Grass | Christian Saceanu | 1–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
Doubles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 1985 | Marbella, Spain | Grand Prix | Clay | Loïc Courteau | Andrés Gómez Cássio Motta |
1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 1985 | Cologne, West Germany | Grand Prix | Carpet | Alex Antonitsch | Jan Gunnarsson Peter Lundgren |
6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Mar 1986 | Metz, France | Grand Prix | Carpet | Francisco González | Wojciech Fibak Guy Forget |
6–2, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 1987 | Toulouse, France | Grand Prix | Carpet | Wojciech Fibak | Kelly Jones Patrik Kühnen |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Jan 1990 | Adelaide, Australia | World Series | Hard | Alexander Mronz | Andrew Castle Nduka Odizor |
6–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Oct 1990 | Toulouse, France | World Series | Carpet | Michael Mortensen | Neil Broad Gary Muller |
6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Feb 1991 | Brussels, Belgium | Championship Series | Carpet | Libor Pimek | Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge |
3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 3–5 | Oct 1991 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Grand Prix | Hard | David Rikl | Javier Frana Leonardo Lavalle |
6–2, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Jan 1992 | Wellington, New Zealand | World Series | Hard | Daniel Vacek | Jared Palmer Jonathan Stark |
3–6, 3–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 3 (1–2)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 1990 | Bossonnens, Switzerland | Challenger | Hard | Cristiano Caratti | 4–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 1991 | Newcastle, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Christo Van Rensburg | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Nov 1991 | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Carpet | Alex Antonitsch | 7–6, 4–6, 7–5 |
Doubles: 7 (4–3)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Nov 1990 | The Hague, Netherlands | Challenger | Carpet | Jan Siemerink | Alexander Mronz Andrei Olhovskiy |
6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Dec 1990 | Bossonnens, Switzerland | Challenger | Hard | Roger Smith | Henrik Holm Nils Holm |
6–2, 7–6 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Jan 1991 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Christian Saceanu | Diego Nargiso Stefano Pescosolido |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–1 | Jul 1991 | Bristol, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Nduka Odizor | Paul Hand Branislav Stankovič |
4–6, 7–5, 7–6 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Dec 1991 | Bossonnens, Switzerland | Challenger | Hard | Daniel Vacek | Alex Antonitsch Menno Oosting |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | May 1993 | Dresden, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Daniel Vacek | Hendrik-Jan Davids Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Aug 1993 | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Daniel Vacek | Cristian Brandi Federico Mordegan |
6–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
| Tournament | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | QF | A | 2R | QF | 4R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | 0 / 8 | 15–8 | 65% | |||||||
| French Open | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 3R | Q1 | A | 0 / 9 | 8–9 | 47% | |||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 8 | 6–8 | 43% | |||||||
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% | |||||||
| Win–loss | 0–2 | 2–2 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 5–4 | 6–4 | 5–4 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 30 | 30–30 | 50% | |||||||
| National Representation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | A | Not Held | QF | Not Held | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% | ||||||||||||
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 67% | |||||||
| Miami | A | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | Q1 | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | 36% | |||||||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||||
| Hamburg | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | Q1 | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% | |||||||
| Rome | 3R | A | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | 44% | |||||||
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |||||||
| Paris | A | A | A | A | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% | |||||||
| Win–loss | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 4–5 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 23 | 17–23 | 36% | |||||||
Doubles
| Tournament | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 25% | ||||||||
| French Open | 1R | 1R | QF | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 9 | 9–9 | 50% | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 8 | 6–8 | 43% | ||||||||
| US Open | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | 44% | ||||||||
| Win–loss | 1–2 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 28 | 21–28 | 43% | ||||||||
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||||||
| Miami | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | 36% | ||||||||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | QF | A | SF | 1R | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | 63% | ||||||||
| Hamburg | A | A | SF | A | QF | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50% | ||||||||
| Rome | QF | A | A | 2R | QF | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 7–6 | 54% | ||||||||
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||
| Win–loss | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 6–5 | 0–2 | 6–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 26 | 22–26 | 46% | ||||||||
Mixed Doubles
| Tournament | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||||||||
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| Australian Open | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | ||||||||||||||
| French Open | 1R | SF | F | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | 0 / 7 | 13–7 | 65% | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | QF | 3R | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | 55% | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | A | QF | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% | ||||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 6–4 | 6–4 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 0 / 18 | 22–18 | 55% | ||||||||||||||