Jesper de Jong
Country (sports) Netherlands
ResidenceHoofddorp, Netherlands
Born (2000-05-31) 31 May 2000
Haarlem, Netherlands
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachJeroen Benard
Prize moneyUS$254,829
Singles
Career record1–3 (25.0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 160 (13 June 2022)
Current rankingNo. 195 (22 May 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2024)
French OpenQ3 (2023)
WimbledonQ2 (2023)
US OpenQ3 (2022)
Doubles
Career record0–2 (0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 135 (23 May 2022)
Current rankingNo. 215 (3 April 2023)
Last updated on: 3 April 2023.

Jesper de Jong (born 31 May 2000) is a Dutch tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 160 achieved on 13 June 2022. He also has a career high doubles ranking of world No. 135 achieved on 23 May 2022.[1] De Jong has won one singles and five ATP Challenger doubles titles.

Professional career

2021: Maiden single Challenger title, top 250 in singles, top 200 in doubles

In March, he won his first Challenger title at the 2021 Saint Petersburg Challenger II with Sem Verbeek.

He won his third doubles title at the 2021 Almaty Challenger with Vitaliy Sachko. As a result, he hit a career-high in doubles of No. 204 on 14 June 2021. A week later, De Jong won also his first singles Challenger at the 2021 Almaty Challenger II defeating Marcelo Tomás Barrios Vera which resulted in a career-high of No. 260 on 21 June 2021.

2022: Top 160 in singles, top 150 in doubles, ATP debut

Following a semifinal showing at the Challenger in Traralgon, Australia in January, he made his debut in the top 200 on 14 February 2022.

He made his ATP main draw doubles debut after qualifying as a pair partnering Sem Verbeek at the 2022 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam. As a result, he reached a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 157 on 14 February 2022.

He made his ATP singles debut at the 2022 Libéma Open as a wildcard.[2] He was also awarded a wildcard in doubles partnering compatriot Bart Stevens. As a result, he reached the top 160 in the singles rankings on 13 June 2022.

2024: Grand Slam debut and first win

He qualified for the 2024 Australian Open making his Grand Slam debut [3] and defeated Pedro Cachin for his first Major win.

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 11 (5–6)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–3)
ITF World Tennis Tour (4–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (3–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2019 M15 Marburg, Germany World Tennis Tour Clay Germany Louis Wessels 6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)
Win 1–1 Aug 2019 M15 Oldenzaal, Netherlands World Tennis Tour Clay Netherlands Amadatus Admiraal 6–0, 6–4
Win 2–1 Sep 2019 M15 Haren, Netherlands World Tennis Tour Clay Argentina Juan Ignacio Galarza 7–5, 6–0
Win 3–1 Oct 2019 M25 Fort Worth, United States World Tennis Tour Hard United Kingdom Ryan Peniston 6–2, 6–0
Loss 3–2 Sep 2020 M25 Klosters, Switzerland World Tennis Tour Clay Denmark Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune 4–6, 2–6
Win 4–2 Jun 2021 Almaty, Kazakhstan Challenger Clay Chile Marcelo Tomás Barrios Vera 6–1, 6–2
Loss 4–3 Nov 2021 Guayaquil, Ecuador Challenger Clay Chile Alejandro Tabilo 1–6, 5–7
Loss 4–4 Sep 2022 M15 Sintra, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Morocco Elliot Benchetrit 4–6, 1–6
Loss 4–5 Jan 2023 Tigre, Argentina Challenger Clay Argentina Juan Manuel Cerúndolo 3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Win 5–5 Mar 2023 M25 Quinta do Lago, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Japan Naoki Nakagawa 6–1, 5–7, 6–4
Loss 5–6 Apr 2023 Rome, Italy Challenger Clay India Sumit Nagal 3–6, 2–6

Doubles: 22 (13–9)

Legend
ATP Challenger (7–3)
ITF Futures (6–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–5)
Clay (8–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Mar 2019 M15 Doha, Qatar World Tennis Tour Hard Belgium Arnaud Bovy Belgium Zizou Bergs
France Geoffrey Blancaneaux
2–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Mar 2019 M15 Doha, Qatar World Tennis Tour Hard Netherlands Michiel De Krom Belgium Arnaud Bovy
Germany Dominik Boehler
6–3, 6–3
Loss 1–2 Mar 2019 M15 Manama, Bahrain World Tennis Tour Hard Netherlands Sidane Pontjodikromo Russia Alexander Igoshin
India N. Prashanth
7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), [8–10]
Loss 1–3 Apr 2019 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Netherlands Sidane Pontjodikromo Russia Bogdan Bobrov
Finland Patrik Niklas-Salminen
2–6, 7–6(10–8), [7–10]
Win 2–3 Jun 2019 M15 Majadahonda, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Netherlands Michiel De Krom Portugal Fred Gil
France Florian Lakat
6–3, 6–3
Win 3–3 Jul 2019 M15 Den Haag, Netherlands World Tennis Tour Clay Netherlands Ryan Nijboer Netherlands M De Krom
Brazil JL Reis da Silva
6–1, 6–4
Loss 3–4 Jul 2019 Amersfoort, Netherlands Challenger Clay Netherlands Ryan Nijboer Finland Harri Heliövaara
Finland Emil Ruusuvuori
3–6, 4–6
Loss 3–5 Aug 2019 M15 Brussels, Belgium World Tennis Tour Clay Netherlands Alec Deckers Dominican Republic Nick Hardt
Germany Luca Gelhardt
4–6, 4–6
Loss 3–6 Sep 2019 M15 Pajulahti, Finland World Tennis Tour Hard Netherlands Ryan Nijboer Monaco Lucas Catarina
France Baptiste Crepatte
4–6, 6–1, [5–10]
Win 4–6 Oct 2019 M25 Waco, United States World Tennis Tour Hard Netherlands Ryan Nijboer United Kingdom Mark Whitehouse
Belgium Michael Geerts
7–6(7–4), 6–1
Win 5–6 Jan 2020 M15 Monastir, Tunisia World Tennis Tour Hard Netherlands Bart Stevens United Kingdom Luke Johnson
France Hugo Voljacques
6–4, 3–6, [10–8]
Loss 5–7 Mar 2020 M25 Sunderland, United Kingdom World Tennis Tour Hard Netherlands Bart Stevens Poland Szymon Walków
Poland Jan Zieliński
4–6, 4–6
Win 6–7 Nov 2020 M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Netherlands Jelle Sels Portugal Nuno Borges
Portugal Francisco Cabral
7–6(7–3), 5–7, [10–8]
Loss 6–8 Mar 2021 St. Petersburg, Russia Challenger Hard Netherlands Sem Verbeek Ecuador Roberto Quiroz
United States Christopher Eubanks
4–6, 3–6
Win 7–8 Mar 2021 St. Petersburg II, Russia Challenger Hard Netherlands Sem Verbeek Russia Konstantin Kravchuk
Kazakhstan Denis Yevseyev
6–1, 3–6, [10–5]
Win 8–8 May 2021 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Clay Netherlands Tim van Rijthoven Germany Julian Lenz
Ecuador Roberto Quiroz
6–1, 7–6(7–3)
Win 9–8 June 2021 Almaty, Kazakhstan Challenger Clay Ukraine Vitaliy Sachko Ukraine Vladyslav Manafov
Russia Evgenii Tiurnev
7–6(7–4), 6–1
Loss 9–9 Sep 2021 Braga, Portugal Challenger Clay Netherlands Bart Stevens Portugal Nuno Borges
Portugal Francisco Cabral
3–6, 7–6 (7–4), [5–10]
Win 10–9 Nov 2021 Guayaquil, Ecuador Challenger Clay Netherlands Bart Stevens Ecuador Diego Hidalgo
Colombia Cristian Rodríguez
7–5, 6–2
Win 11–9 Mar 2022 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Challenger Clay Netherlands Bart Stevens Colombia Nicolás Barrientos
Mexico Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
Win 12–9 Apr 2022 Rome, Italy Challenger Clay Netherlands Bart Stevens France Sadio Doumbia
France Fabien Reboul
3–6, 7–5, [10–8]
Win 13–9 Oct 2022 Lima, Peru Challenger Clay Netherlands Max Houkes Argentina Guido Andreozzi
Argentina Guillermo Durán
7–6(8–6), 3–6, [12–10]

Grand Slam performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Current through the 2023 French Open qualifying.

Tournament 2022 2023 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q3 A 0 / 0 0–0   
French Open A Q3 0 / 0 0–0   
Wimbledon Q1 Q2 0 / 0 0–0   
US Open Q3 Q2 0 / 0 0–0   
Win–loss 0-0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0   

References

  1. "Jesper de Jong | Overview".
  2. "De Jong en Van Rijthoven ontvangen wildcard voor Libéma Open". www.kliknieuws.nl. Kliknieuws Bossche Omroep. 19 May 2022.
  3. "#NextGenATP stars Mensik & Prizmic qualify for Australian Open, Goffin books spot".


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