Dutch tennis player
Rogier Wassen![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Wassen_2009_US_Open.jpg/220px-Wassen_2009_US_Open.jpg) |
Country (sports) | Netherlands |
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Residence | Düsseldorf, Germany |
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Born | (1976-08-09) 9 August 1976 (age 48) Roermond, Netherlands |
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Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
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Turned pro | 1994 |
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Retired | 2014 |
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Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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Prize money | $1,040,061 |
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Career record | 4–13 |
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Career titles | 0 1 Challenger, 4 Futures |
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Highest ranking | No. 143 (24 May 1999) |
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Australian Open | Q1 (2001) |
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French Open | Q3 (1997) |
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Wimbledon | Q3 (2002) |
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US Open | Q2 (1995, 2001) |
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Career record | 136–189 |
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Career titles | 5 22 Challenger, 5 Futures |
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Highest ranking | No. 24 (10 September 2007) |
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Australian Open | QF (2007) |
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French Open | 3R (2004, 2007, 2009) |
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Wimbledon | 3R (2005, 2008, 2009) |
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US Open | 3R (2004, 2007) |
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Australian Open | 2R (2008) |
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French Open | QF (2008) |
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Wimbledon | 2R (2006, 2007, 2009, 2011) |
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US Open | 2R (2007, 2008) |
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Last updated on: 24 June 2021. |
Rogier Wassen (born 9 August 1976) is a Dutch tennis player who competed regularly on the ATP Tour primarily as a doubles player.
Wassen reached his highest doubles ranking on the ATP Tour on 10 September 2007 when he became World No. 24. The right-hander has won three ATP doubles titles. The Heineken Open in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2006 and 2007 teaming up with Andrei Pavel and Jeff Coetzee respectively. In 2007 he won the Ordina Open in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, again with Jeff Coetzee. In 2009, he reached the finals of the 2009 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport, Rhode Island, partnering with Michael Kohlmann.
He is nicknamed "Da Professor" by good friend and doubles partner Dustin Brown. He returned in doubles at 2013 Marburg Open, in partnership with Artem Sitak, losing in the first round against Vahid Mirzadeh and Denis Zivkovic
Key W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR|Q# | DNQ | A |
(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;
Doubles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner-ups)
[edit] Legend (doubles) | Grand Slam (0–0) | ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) | ATP Masters Series (0–0) | ATP Championship Series (0–0) | ATP World Series (5–5) | | Finals by surface | Hard (3–2) | Clay (1–1) | Grass (1–1) | Carpet (0–1) | | Finals by setting | Outdoor (4–2) | Indoor (1–3) | |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2005 | Lyon, France | International Series | Carpet | Jeff Coetzee | Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro | 3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Jan 2006 | Auckland, New Zealand | International Series | Hard | Andrei Pavel | Simon Aspelin Todd Perry | 6–3, 5–7, [10–4] |
Win | 2–1 | Jan 2007 | Auckland, New Zealand | International Series | Hard | Jeff Coetzee | Simon Aspelin Chris Haggard | 6–7(9–11), 6–3, [10–2] |
Win | 3–1 | Jun 2007 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | International Series | Grass | Jeff Coetzee | Martin Damm Leander Paes | 3–6, 7–6(7–5), [12–10] |
Loss | 3–2 | Jul 2007 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | International Series | Clay | Robin Haase | Juan Pablo Brzezicki Juan Pablo Guzmán | 2–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 3–3 | Mar 2008 | Zagreb, Croatia | International Series | Hard | Christopher Kas | Paul Hanley Jordan Kerr | 3–6, 6–3, [8–10] |
Win | 4–3 | Jul 2008 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | International Series | Clay | František Čermák | Jesse Huta Galung Igor Sijsling | 7–5, 7–5 |
Loss | 4–4 | Feb 2009 | Zagreb, Croatia | 250 Series | Hard | Christopher Kas | Martin Damm Robert Lindstedt | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 4–5 | Jul 2009 | Newport, United States | 250 Series | Grass | Michael Kohlmann | Jordan Kerr Rajeev Ram | 7–6(8–6), 6–7(7–9), [6–10] |
Win | 5–5 | Mar 2010 | Metz, France | 250 Series | Hard | Dustin Brown | Marcelo Melo Bruno Soares | 6–3, 6–3 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
[edit] Legend | ATP Challenger (1–3) | ITF Futures (4–1) | | Finals by surface | Hard (2–0) | Clay (3–4) | Grass (0–0) | Carpet (0–0) | |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | Nov 1997 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Younes El Aynaoui | 4–6, 7–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | May 1998 | Medellín, Colombia | Challenger | Clay | Adriano Ferreira | 0–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Jun 1998 | Oberstaufen, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Wolfgang Schranz | 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–3 | Nov 1998 | Toluca, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Gastón Etlis | 5–7, 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 2–3 | Oct 1999 | France F13, Nevers | Futures | Hard | Jean-François Bachelot | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 3–3 | Nov 1999 | Tunisia F2, Tunis | Futures | Clay | Riccardo Ciruolo | 5–7, 7–5, 6–0 |
Win | 4–3 | Apr 2001 | Kuwait F2, Mishref | Futures | Hard | Mirko Pehar | 6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 5–3 | May 2001 | Austria F2, Telfs | Futures | Clay | Joachim Johansson | walkover |
Loss | 5–4 | Jan 2003 | El Salvador F1, San Salvador | Futures | Clay | Juan Pablo Brzezicki | 3–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: 50 (27–23)
[edit] Legend | ATP Challenger (22–19) | ITF Futures (5–4) | | Finals by surface | Hard (10–9) | Clay (17–14) | Grass (0–0) | Carpet (0–0) | |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1996 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | Martin Hromec | José Frontera Oleg Ogorodov | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Nov 1997 | Ixtapa, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Bernardo Martínez | Chris Haggard Maurice Ruah | 4–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 0–3 | Dec 1997 | Eilat, Israel | Challenger | Hard | Sander Groen | Patrick Baur Andrei Cherkasov | 3–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 0–4 | Jul 1998 | Montauban, France | Challenger | Clay | Edwin Kempes | Eduardo Nicolás Espin Germán Puentes Alcañiz | 5–7, 5–7 |
Win | 1–4 | Jul 1998 | Oberstaufen, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Nuno Marques | Omar Camporese Dušan Vemić | 7–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 1–5 | Sep 1998 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Edwin Kempes | Alberto Martín Salvador Navarro | 6–2, 5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–6 | Nov 1998 | Toluca, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Edwin Kempes | Alejandro Hernández Mariano Sánchez | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–7 | Jul 1999 | Montauban, France | Challenger | Clay | Ali Hamadeh | Simon Aspelin Ota Fukárek | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–7 | Sep 2000 | France F18, Mulhouse | Futures | Hard | Ville Liukko | Shaun Rudman Wesley Moodie | 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 3–7 | Apr 2001 | France F8, Saint-Brieuc | Futures | Clay | Cristian Kordasz | Marc Gicquel Régis Lavergne | 6–4, 7–6(10–8) |
Loss | 3–8 | Apr 2001 | Kuwait F1, Mishref | Futures | Hard | Kamil Patel | Igor Brukner Martin Hromec | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 4–8 | Jun 2001 | Germany F5, Trier | Futures | Clay | Cristian Kordasz | Dirk Britzen Bjorn Behles | 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 5–8 | Oct 2001 | Bukhara, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Aisam Qureshi | Alexey Kedryuk Alexander Shvets | 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 6–8 | Oct 2001 | Quito, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Ricardo Schlachter | Hugo Armando Diego del Río | 6–7(8–10), 6–4, 7–6(9–7) |
Loss | 6–9 | Oct 2001 | Colombia F2, Bogotá | Futures | Clay | Damián Furmanski | Patricio Rudi Gustavo Marcaccio | walkover |
Loss | 6–10 | Apr 2002 | USA F12, Tampa | Futures | Clay | Jason Marshall | Thomas Blake Levar Harper-Griffith | 6–2, 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 7–10 | Sep 2002 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | Federico Browne | Vadim Kutsenko Oleg Ogorodov | 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3) |
Loss | 7–11 | Oct 2002 | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Federico Browne | Jaymon Crabb Mark Nielsen | walkover |
Loss | 7–12 | Dec 2002 | Bangkok, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | Federico Browne | Jaymon Crabb Anthony Ross | walkover |
Win | 8–12 | Jan 2003 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Federico Browne | Ignacio Hirigoyen Andy Ram | 7–6(7–0), 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 9–12 | Mar 2003 | Tasmania, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Federico Browne | Alun Jones Raphael Durek | 1–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 10–12 | Apr 2003 | Qatar F1, Doha | Futures | Hard | Benjamin Cassaigne | Jonathan Marray David Sherwood | 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
Win | 11–12 | Jun 2003 | Reggio Emilia, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Joseph Sirianni | Alessio di Mauro Vincenzo Santopadre | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 12–12 | Jul 2003 | Montauban, France | Challenger | Clay | Fred Hemmes | Juan Pablo Guzmán Ignacio Hirigoyen | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 13–12 | Aug 2003 | Mönchengladbach, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Irakli Labadze | Karsten Braasch Franz Stauder | 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 14–12 | Sep 2003 | Brașov, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Alexander Peya | Leonardo Azzaro Stefano Galvani | 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 15–12 | Oct 2003 | Reunion Island, Reunion | Challenger | Hard | Federico Browne | Fred Hemmes Peter Wessels | 6–1, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 |
Loss | 15–13 | Dec 2003 | Iran F3, Kish Island | Futures | Clay | Johannes Ager | Adrian Barbu Gabriel Moraru | 4–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
Loss | 15–14 | Feb 2004 | Andrezieux, France | Challenger | Hard | Alexander Peya | Yves Allegro Jean-François Bachelot | 4–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
Win | 16–14 | Mar 2004 | Besançon, France | Challenger | Hard | Alexander Waske | Kenneth Carlsen Gilles Elseneer | 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 16–15 | Mar 2004 | Mexico City, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Federico Browne | Ashley Fisher Tripp Phillips | 4–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
Win | 17–15 | Apr 2004 | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Tuomas Ketola | Marcello Amador Jorge Haro | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 17–16 | May 2004 | Aix-en-Provence, France | Challenger | Clay | Federico Browne | Thierry Ascione Jean-François Bachelot | 4–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
Loss | 17–17 | Jul 2004 | Zell, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Werner Eschauer | Alexander Waske Jean-Claude Scherrer | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 17–18 | Aug 2004 | Manerbio, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Johan Landsberg | Martin Štěpánek Petr Luxa | 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 18–18 | Nov 2004 | Groningen, Netherlands | Challenger | Hard | Alexander Waske | Romano Frantzen Floris Kilian | 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 19–18 | Dec 2004 | Kish Island, Iran | Challenger | Clay | Tomas Behrend | Adam Chadaj Filip Urban | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 19–19 | May 2005 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Travis Parrott | Jordan Kerr Sebastián Prieto | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 20–19 | Aug 2005 | Manerbio, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Melle van Gemerden | Daniel Köllerer Oliver Marach | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 21–19 | Oct 2005 | Southampton, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard | Melle van Gemerden | Travis Parrott Tripp Phillips | 6–7(8–10), 6–4, [10–4] |
Loss | 21–20 | Nov 2005 | Luxembourg, Luxembourg | Challenger | Hard | Robert Lindstedt | Eric Butorac Chris Drake | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 22–20 | Apr 2006 | Mexico City, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Tripp Phillips | Michael Kohlmann Alexander Waske | 6–7(4–7), 6–4, [13–11] |
Win | 23–20 | Oct 2006 | Kolding, Denmark | Challenger | Hard | Jeff Coetzee | Travis Parrott Eric Butorac | 4–6, 6–4, [10–5] |
Loss | 23–21 | Mar 2009 | Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina | Challenger | Hard | James Auckland | Konstantin Kravchuk Dawid Olejniczak | 2–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
Loss | 23–22 | Jul 2009 | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Michael Kohlmann | Sergio Roitman Alexandre Sidorenko | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 23–23 | Nov 2009 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Hard | David Martin | Jonathan Marray Jamie Murray | 6–4, 3–6, [5–10] |
Win | 24–23 | Aug 2010 | Cordenons, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Robin Haase | Adil Shamasdin James Cerretani | 7–6(16–14), 7–5 |
Win | 25–23 | Aug 2010 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Challenger | Clay | Dustin Brown | Hans Podlipnik Castillo Max Raditschnigg | 3–6, 7–5, [10–7] |
Win | 26–23 | Sep 2010 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Dustin Brown | Rameez Junaid Philipp Marx | 6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 27–23 | Aug 2013 | Germany F12, Wetzlar | Futures | Clay | Wesley Koolhof | Lars Pörschke Julian Lenz | 3–6, 6–0, [10–7] |