Peter Wessels

Peter Wessels
Nation:	Netherlands
Birthday:	May 7, 1978
Size:	196 cm
Weight:	85 kg
1st professional season:	1996
Resignation:	2009
Playing hand:	Left
Prize money:	$ 928,863
singles
Career record:	45:60
Career title:	1
Highest ranking:	72 (February 7, 2005)
Grand Slam record
Double
Career record:	12:21
Highest ranking:	111 (October 26, 1998)
Grand Slam record
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	Newport	race	Jens Knippschild	7: 6 3 , 6: 3

Final participation

No.	date	competition	Topping	Final opponent	Bottom line
1.	June 17, 2007	's-Hertogenbosch	race	Ivan Ljubičić	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)