Jean Erasmus

Jean Erasmus

Country (sports)	Namibia
Residence	Windhoek, Namibia
Born	(1991-05-17) 17 May 1991 (age 30) Johannesburg, South Africa
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College	Drake
Prize money	$735
Singles
Career record	0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level)
Career titles	0 0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 1,591 (30 July 2018)
Doubles
Career record	0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level)
Career titles	0 0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 1,124 (4 July 2011)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	21–22
Last updated on: 14 October 2019.

Jean Erasmus (born 17 May 1991) is a South African born Namibian tennis player.

Erasmus has a career high ATP singles ranking 1591, achieved on 30 July 2018, he also has a career high doubles ranking of 1124, achieved on 4 July 2011.^[1] Erasmus has played 1 ITF doubles final.^[2]

Erasmus has represented Namibia at Davis Cup, where he has a win-loss record of 21–22.^[3]

He played tennis at Drake University between from 2009 to 2013.^[4]

Future and Challenger finals[]

Doubles 1 (0–1)[]

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	28 May 2011	Durban, South Africa F2	Hard		Nikolaus Moser	2–6, 5–7

Davis Cup[]

Participations: (21–22)[]

• indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.

Rubber outcome	No.	Rubber	Match type (partner if any)	Opponent nation	Opponent player(s)	Score
0–3; 30 April 2008; Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia; Europe/Africa Zone Group IV Round Robin; Clay surface
Defeat	1	I	Singles	Iceland		6–2, 3–6, 2–6
3–0;[5] 1 May 2008; Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia; Europe/Africa Zone Group IV Round Robin; Clay surface
Victory	2	I	Singles	Rwanda		6–1, 6–2
2–1; 2 May 2008; Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia; Europe/Africa Zone Group IV Round Robin; Clay surface
Victory	3	I	Singles	San Marino	Domenico Vicini	6–0, 6–2
Defeat	4	III	Doubles (with )		/ Domenico Vicini	2–6, 4–6
0–3; 1 April 2009; Avenir Sportif de la Marsa, La Marsa, Tunisia; Europe/Africa Zone Group III Round Robin; Clay surface
Defeat	5	I	Singles	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Ismar Gorčić	1–6, 1–6
Defeat	6	III	Doubles (with Jurgens Strydom)		Mirza Bašić / Tomislav Brkić	2–6, 3–6
0–3; 2 April 2009; Avenir Sportif de la Marsa, La Marsa, Tunisia; Europe/Africa Zone Group III Round Robin; Clay surface
Defeat	7	I	Singles	Norway	Erling Tveit	2–6, 0–6
Defeat	8	III	Doubles (with )		Stian Boretti / Erling Tveit	1–6, 1–6
1–2; 3 April 2009; Avenir Sportif de la Marsa, La Marsa, Tunisia; Europe/Africa Zone Group III Round Robin; Clay surface
Defeat	9	I	Singles	Andorra		1–6, 6–4, 6–7(5–7)
Victory	10	III	Doubles (with Jurgens Strydom)		/	6–3, 6–3
2–1; 4 April 2009; Avenir Sportif de la Marsa, La Marsa, Tunisia; Europe/Africa Zone Group III Relegation Play off; Clay surface
Defeat	11	I	Singles	San Marino	Domenico Vicini	2–6, 4–6
Victory	12	III	Doubles (with Jurgens Strydom)		Domenico Vicini /	6–7(2–7), 6–0, 6–3
1–2; 5 April 2009; Avenir Sportif de la Marsa, La Marsa, Tunisia; Europe/Africa Zone Group III Relegation Play off; Clay surface
Defeat	13	I	Singles	Nigeria		2–6, 3–6
Defeat	14	III	Doubles (with Jurgens Strydom)		/	1–6, 3–6
2–1; 2 July 2012; Cite Nationale Sportive d'El, Tunis, Tunisia; Africa Zone Group III Round Robin; Clay surface
Defeat	15	II	Singles	Ghana	Henry Adjei-Darko	1–6, 1–6
Victory	16	III	Doubles (with Tukhula Jacobs)		Henry Adjei-Darko /	6–4, 6–1
0–3; 3 July 2012; Cite Nationale Sportive d'El, Tunis, Tunisia; Africa Zone Group III Round Robin; Clay surface
Defeat	17	II	Singles	Tunisia	Malek Jaziri	2–6, 4–6
0–3; 4 July 2012; Cite Nationale Sportive d'El, Tunis, Tunisia; Africa Zone Group III Round Robin; Clay surface
Defeat	18	II	Singles	Zimbabwe	Mark Fynn	6–7(5–7), 4–6
2–1; 6 July 2012; Cite Nationale Sportive d'El, Tunis, Tunisia; Africa Zone Group III 5th-6th Play off; Clay surface
Victory	19	II	Singles	Kenya		7–6(7–5), 6–3
Victory	20	III	Doubles (with )		/	6–2, 6–0
2–1; 11 July 2016; University of Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar; Africa Zone Group III Round Robin; Clay surface
Defeat	21	I	Singles	Nigeria	Sylvester Emmanuel	2–6, 3–6
Victory	22	III	Doubles (with Tukhula Jacobs)		/	6–4, 7–5
0–3; 12 July 2016; University of Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar; Africa Zone Group III Round Robin; Clay surface
Defeat	23	I	Singles	Morocco	Yassine Idmbarek	1–6, 3–6
3–0; 13 July 2016; University of Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar; Africa Zone Group III Round Robin; Clay surface
Victory	24	I	Singles	Cameroon		5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Victory	25	III	Doubles (with Tukhula Jacobs)		/	6–3, 6–2
3–0; 14 July 2016; University of Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar; Africa Zone Group III Round Robin; Clay surface
Victory	26	I	Singles	Mozambique		6–1, 6–1
0–2; 16 July 2016; University of Antananarivo, Antananarivo, Madagascar; Africa Zone Group III Promotional Playoff; Clay surface
Defeat	27	I	Singles	Madagascar		1–6, 2–6
3–0; 18 June 2018; Nairobi Club, Nairobi, Kenya; Africa Zone Group III Round Robin; Clay surface
Victory	28	I	Singles	Algeria		6–0, 6–2
Victory	29	III	Doubles (with Tukhula Jacobs)		/	6–1, 6–4
2–1; 19 June 2018; Nairobi Club, Nairobi, Kenya; Africa Zone Group III Round Robin; Clay surface
Victory	30	I	Singles	Uganda		6–4, 6–0
Defeat	31	III	Doubles (with )		/	6–2, 3–6, 4–6
3–0; 20 June 2018; Nairobi Club, Nairobi, Kenya; Africa Zone Group III Round Robin; Clay surface
Victory	32	I	Singles	Mozambique	Bruno Nhavene	6–4, 6–3
Victory	33	III	Doubles (with Tukhula Jacobs)		Franco Mata / Bruno Nhavene	7–6(8–6), 6–4
2–1; 21 June 2018; Nairobi Club, Nairobi, Kenya; Africa Zone Group III Round Robin; Clay surface
Defeat	34	I	Singles	Kenya		5–7, 3–6
Victory	35	III	Doubles (with Tukhula Jacobs)		/	7–5, 6–7(8–10), 7–5
2–1; 23 June 2018; Nairobi Club, Nairobi, Kenya; Africa Zone Group III Promotional Playoff; Clay surface
Defeat	36	I	Singles	Nigeria	Sylvester Emmanuel	1–6, 2–6
Victory	37	III	Doubles (with Tukhula Jacobs)		Sylvester Emmanuel /	7–6(7–1), 6–4
2–1; 11 September 2019; Nairobi Club, Nairobi, Kenya; Africa Zone Group III Pool A Round robin; Clay surface
Victory	38	II	Singles	Nigeria		6–2, 6–4
Victory	39	III	Doubles (with )		/	6–4, 6–4
1–2; 12 September 2019; Nairobi Club, Nairobi, Kenya; Africa Zone Group III Pool A Round robin; Clay surface
Victory	40	II	Singles	Mozambique	Franco Mata	7–6(8–6), 6–3
Defeat	41	III	Doubles (with )		Franco Mata / Bruno Nhavene	4–6, 3–6
0–3; 13 September 2019; Nairobi Club, Nairobi, Kenya; Africa Zone Group III Pool A Round robin; Clay surface
Defeat	42	II	Singles	Tunisia	Aziz Dougaz	3–6, 6–7(5–7)
1–2; 13 September 2019; Nairobi Club, Nairobi, Kenya; Africa Zone Group III 7th-8th playoff; Clay surface
Defeat	43	II	Singles	Benin	Alexis Klégou	1–6, 2–6

References[]

External links[]

• Jean Erasmus at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Jean Erasmus at the International Tennis Federation
• Jean Erasmus at the Davis Cup
• Drake profile