Wesley Koolhof
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Duiven, Netherlands |
Born | Zevenaar, Netherlands | 17 April 1989
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Turned pro | 2008 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Marco Kroes |
Prize money | US$1,719,240 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–0 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 462 (5 August 2013) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 156–127 (55.1%) |
Career titles | 7 |
Highest ranking | No. 5 (23 November 2020) |
Current ranking | No. 21 (8 November 2021) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2021) |
French Open | SF (2020) |
Wimbledon | QF (2019) |
US Open | F (2020) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Tour Finals | W (2020) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2019, 2020, 2021) |
French Open | SF (2021) |
Wimbledon | SF (2019) |
US Open | QF (2018, 2019) |
Last updated on: 8 November 2021. |
Wesley Koolhof (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɛsli ˈkoːlɦɔf];[1] born 17 April 1989) is a Dutch professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 5 achieved on 23 November 2020.
Koolhof reached his first Grand Slam final at the 2020 US Open alongside Nikola Mektić, and the pair also won the 2020 ATP Finals. In mixed doubles, Koolhof is a two-time Grand Slam semifinalist.
He has won seven doubles titles on the ATP Tour, also finishing runner-up at three Masters 1000 tournaments. Koolhof made his Davis Cup debut for the Netherlands in 2019, and also competed at the 2020 Olympic Games, partnering Jean-Julien Rojer. He is the son of the late Dutch international footballer Jurrie Koolhof.
Career[]
2019: First Grand Slam doubles quarterfinal and mixed doubles semifinal, Three Masters 1000 finals[]
2020: ATP Finals title and US Open doubles final, top 5 year-end doubles ranking[]
2020 was the most successful year for Koolhof in his career thus far. He won the 2020 ATP Finals in doubles partnering Nikola Mektić. He also reached the doubles semifinal of the 2020 French Open and the final at the 2020 US Open partnering again with Nikola Mektić. As a result he finished the year at No. 5 in the top 10 rankings in doubles and No. 3 in the doubles race with his partner Nikola Mektić.
2021: Seventh ATP doubles title, Second mixed doubles semifinal[]
In May, Koolhof won his seventh title at the 2021 Bavarian Championships with Kevin Krawietz. He also reached his 7th and 8th consecutive Masters 1000 quarterfinals at the 2021 Mutua Madrid Open with Łukasz Kubot and at the 2021 Italian Open (tennis) with compatriot Jean-Julien Rojer.[2]
Significant finals[]
Grand Slam tournament finals[]
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)[]
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2020 | US Open | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 3–6 |
Year-end championships[]
Doubles: 1 (1 title)[]
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2020 | ATP Finals, London | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
Masters 1000[]
Doubles: 3 (3 runners-up)[]
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2019 | Miami Open | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–7(8–10) |
Loss | 2019 | Monte-Carlo Masters | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–3), 6–7(3–7), [9–11] |
Loss | 2019 | Canadian Open | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 5–7 |
ATP career finals[]
Doubles: 23 (7 titles, 16 runners-up)[]
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Feb 2016 | Sofia Open, Bulgaria |
250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–6(11–9), [10–6] |
Win | 2–0 | Jul 2016 | Austrian Open, Austria |
250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–3, [11–9] |
Win | 3–0 | Jan 2017 | Sydney International, Australia |
250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 3–1 | Feb 2017 | Rotterdam Open, Netherlands |
500 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Loss | 3–2 | Jul 2017 | Atlanta Open, United States |
250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3–3 | Sep 2017 | Moselle Open, France |
250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 3–4 | Feb 2018 | New York Open, United States |
250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [6–10] |
Loss | 3–5 | Mar 2018 | Brasil Open, Brazil |
250 Series | Clay (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3–6 | May 2018 | Estoril Open, Portugal |
250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3–7 | Oct 2018 | Stockholm Open, Sweden |
250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–7(8–10) |
Win | 4–7 | Jan 2019 | Brisbane International, Australia |
250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
Loss | 4–8 | Mar 2019 | Miami Open, United States |
Masters 1000 | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–7(8–10) |
Loss | 4–9 | Apr 2019 | Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco |
Masters 1000 | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–3), 6–7(3–7), [9–11] |
Loss | 4–10 | Apr 2019 | Hungarian Open, Hungary |
250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 4–11 | May 2019 | Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands |
250 Series | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [4–10] |
Loss | 4–12 | Jul 2019 | German Open, Germany |
500 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Loss | 4–13 | Aug 2019 | Canadian Open, Canada |
Masters 1000 | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 5–7 |
Win | 5–13 | Jan 2020 | Qatar Open, Qatar |
250 Series | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, [10–6] |
Loss | 5–14 | Feb 2020 | Open 13, France |
250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 5–15 | Sep 2020 | US Open, United States |
Grand Slam | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 6–15 | Nov 2020 | ATP Finals, United Kingdom |
Tour Finals | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
Win | 7–15 | May 2021 | Bavarian Championships, Germany |
250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [10–5] |
Loss | 7–16 | Oct 2021 | European Open, Belgium |
250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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0–6, 1–6 |
ATP Challenger Tour titles[]
Doubles: 14[]
Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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17 November 2013 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–2, [10–5] |
27 July 2014 | Oberstaufen, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(9–7), 6–3 |
6 February 2015 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
2 May 2015 | Turin, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
4. July 2015 | Marburg, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–5 |
15 August 2015 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, [10–7] |
11 September 2015 | Seville, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
26 September 2015 | Trnava, Slovakia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
25 October 2015 | Brest, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, [10–6] |
16 January 2016 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6(7–1) |
19 June 2016 | Ilkley, United Kingdom | Grass | ![]() |
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7–6(7–5), 0–6, [10–8] |
31 July 2016 | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 3–6, [13–11] |
26 November 2016 | Andria, Italy | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
13 May 2017 | Aix-en-Provence, France | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, [16–14] |
Doubles performance timeline[]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | P | NH |
Current after the 2021 Paris Masters.
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 0 / 5 | 6–5 |
French Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | SF | 3R | 0 / 6 | 9–6 |
Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | NH | 1R | 0 / 5 | 4–5 |
US Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | F | 3R | 0 / 6 | 9–6 |
Overall Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 4–4 | 7–4 | 9–3 | 6–4 | 0 / 22 | 28–22 |
Year-end championship | |||||||||||
ATP Finals | Did Not Qualify | W | DNQ | 1 / 1 | 4–1 | ||||||
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | NH | 2R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | F | 1R | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | |
Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | F | 2R | 0 / 2 | 5–2 | |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | QF | 0 / 2 | 5–2 | |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | QF | 0 / 3 | 3–3 |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | F | NH | 2R | 0 / 2 | 5–2 |
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 2R | 0 / 3 | 3–3 |
Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 0 / 4 | 1–4 |
Win–Loss | |||||||||||
Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 21 | 137 | |
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | |
Overall Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 13–15 | 18–21 | 29–27 | 42–27 | 28–13 | 24–19 | 156–127 | |
Year-end ranking | 161 | 221 | 67 | 60 | 46 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 21 | 55.12% |
References[]
- ^ "The pronunciation by Wesley Koolhof himself". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Splitsville: Why Doubles Break Ups Can be Smart to do | ATP Tour | Tennis".
External links[]
- Wesley Koolhof at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Wesley Koolhof at the International Tennis Federation
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Dutch male tennis players
- People from Zevenaar
- Olympic tennis players of the Netherlands
- Tennis players at the 2020 Summer Olympics