Peter Wessels
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Birthday: | May 7, 1978 | ||||||||||||
Size: | 196 cm | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 85 kg | ||||||||||||
1st professional season: | 1996 | ||||||||||||
Resignation: | 2009 | ||||||||||||
Playing hand: | Left | ||||||||||||
Prize money: | $ 928,863 | ||||||||||||
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Career record: | 45:60 | ||||||||||||
Career title: | 1 | ||||||||||||
Highest ranking: | 72 (February 7, 2005) | ||||||||||||
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Career record: | 12:21 | ||||||||||||
Highest ranking: | 111 (October 26, 1998) | ||||||||||||
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Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) |
Peter Wessels (born May 7, 1978 in Zwolle ) is a former Dutch tennis player .
Career
Peter Wessels won a total of ten titles on the ATP Challenger Tour in his career , six of them in singles and four more in doubles. He achieved his only title win on the ATP World Tour in 2000 when he defeated Jens Knippschild 7: 6, 3 , 6: 3 in the final in Newport . In 2007, he moved as a qualifier once again reach the final of a grass tournament one: In 's-Hertogenbosch he defeated in the semifinals to top-seeded Spaniard Tommy Robredo with 6: 3 and 6: 3, had in the subsequent final against Croatian Ivan Ljubicic but with 6: 7 5 , 6: 4 and 6: 7 4 accept a narrow defeat.
At Grand Slam tournaments , he achieved his best result in 1999 when he entered the third round of the US Open . In doubles he only took part once when he was eliminated in the opening round of the Australian Open in 1999 .
In both 2005 and 2006 , Peter Wessels represented the Netherlands at the Hopman Cup . Both times he formed a team with Michaëlla Krajicek . In 2005 they were eliminated after the preliminary round with just one win against Zimbabwe. At the 2006 tournament, the two first prevailed in the play-off match against China before defeating Argentina, Australia and Germany in the preliminary round. In the final, Wessels and Krajicek lost 2-1 to the US team.
Peter Wessels played a total of six games for the Dutch Davis Cup team between 2005 and 2008 . He won two of his four singles and two of his five doubles.
successes
Legend (number of victories) |
Grand Slam |
Tennis Masters Cup |
ATP Masters Series ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |
ATP International Series Gold ATP World Tour 500 |
ATP International Series ATP World Tour 250 (1) |
singles
Victories
No. | date | competition | Topping | Final opponent | Bottom line |
1. | July 17, 2000 |
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race |
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7: 6 3 , 6: 3 |
Final participation
No. | date | competition | Topping | Final opponent | Bottom line |
1. | June 17, 2007 |
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race |
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6: 7 5 , 6: 4, 6: 7 4 |
Web links
- ATP profile of Peter Wessels (English)
- ITF profile Peter Wessels (English)
- Davis Cup Statistics for Peter Wessels (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Wessels, Peter |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch tennis player |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 7, 1978 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Zwolle , Netherlands |