Michiel Schapers (born 11 October 1959) is a former tennis player and coach from the Netherlands.
Michiel Schapers Schapers in Hilversum, 1985
Country (sports) Netherlands Residence Eemnes , Netherlands Born (1959-10-11 ) 11 October 1959 (age 64) Rotterdam , Netherlands Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Turned pro 1982 Retired 2005 Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Prize money $1,119,593 Career record 160–183 Career titles 0 1 Challenger , 0 Futures Highest ranking No. 25 (25 April 1988) Australian Open QF (1985 , 1988 ) French Open 3R (1984 , 1987 , 1992 ) Wimbledon 3R (1987 , 1988 , 1989 ) US Open 2R (1991 ) Olympic Games QF (1988 ) Career record 136–174 Career titles 3 4 Challenger , 0 Futures Highest ranking No. 37 (25 February 1991) Australian Open 2R (1985 , 1992 ) French Open QF (1986 ) Wimbledon 3R (1986 , 1990 ) US Open 2R (1987 , 1988 , 1989 , 1991 ) Australian Open 2R (1988 ) French Open F (1988 ) Wimbledon QF (1991 ) US Open QF (1987 ) Last updated on: 31 May 2023.
Turning professional in 1982, Schapers represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he was defeated in quarterfinals by eventual winner Miloslav Mečíř of Czechoslovakia.
In 1987 at Wimbledon , he was the only player to take a set against eventual champion Pat Cash in their third-round match. His most famous victory was over reigning Wimbledon champion Boris Becker in the second round of the 1985 Australian Open . Schapers went on to reach the quarterfinals, his best singles result at a Grand Slam, and later equaled that result at the 1988 Australian Open . In 1988, he reached the final of the mixed-doubles draw at the French Open together with Brenda Schultz-McCarthy in which they lost to Lori McNeil and Jorge Lozano .
Schapers reached his highest singles ATP -ranking on 25 April 1988 when he became world No. 25. After his playing career, he became a coach. From 1998 until 2000, he was the captain of the Dutch Davis Cup team.
Singles: 4 (4 runner-ups) edit Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0) ATP Championship Series (0–0) ATP World Series (0–4)
Finals by surface Hard (0–2) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–1) Carpet (0–1)
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Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Loss 0–1 Jan 1987 Auckland , New ZealandGrand Prix Hard Miloslav Mečíř 2–6, 3–6, 4–6 Loss 0–2 Feb 1988 Metz , FranceGrand Prix Carpet Jonas Svensson 2–6, 4–6 Loss 0–3 Mar 1989 Nancy , FranceGrand Prix Hard Guy Forget 3–6, 6–7(5–7) Loss 0–4 Jun 1991 Rosmalen , NetherlandsWorld Series Grass Christian Saceanu 1–6, 6–3, 5–7
Doubles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner-ups) edit Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0) ATP Championship Series (0–1) ATP World Series (3–5)
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Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0–1 Apr 1985 Marbella , SpainGrand Prix Clay Loïc Courteau Andrés Gómez Cássio Motta 1–6, 1–6 Win 1–1 Oct 1985 Cologne , West GermanyGrand Prix Carpet Alex Antonitsch Jan Gunnarsson Peter Lundgren 6–4, 7–5 Loss 1–2 Mar 1986 Metz , FranceGrand Prix Carpet Francisco González Wojciech Fibak Guy Forget 6–2, 2–6, 4–6 Win 2–2 Oct 1987 Toulouse , FranceGrand Prix Carpet Wojciech Fibak Kelly Jones Patrik Kühnen 6–2, 6–4 Loss 2–3 Jan 1990 Adelaide , AustraliaWorld Series Hard Alexander Mronz Andrew Castle Nduka Odizor 6–7, 2–6 Loss 2–4 Oct 1990 Toulouse , FranceWorld Series Carpet Michael Mortensen Neil Broad Gary Muller 6–7, 4–6 Loss 2–5 Feb 1991 Brussels , BelgiumChampionship Series Carpet Libor Pimek Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge 3–6, 0–6 Win 3–5 Oct 1991 Tel Aviv , IsraelGrand Prix Hard David Rikl Javier Frana Leonardo Lavalle 6–2, 6–7, 6–3 Loss 3–6 Jan 1992 Wellington , New ZealandWorld Series Hard Daniel Vacek Jared Palmer Jonathan Stark 3–6, 3–6
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals edit
Legend ATP Challenger (1–2) ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–1) Carpet (1–0)
Legend ATP Challenger (4–3) ITF Futures (0–0)
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Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1–0 Nov 1990 The Hague , NetherlandsChallenger Carpet Jan Siemerink Alexander Mronz Andrei Olhovskiy 6–3, 7–5 Win 2–0 Dec 1990 Bossonnens , SwitzerlandChallenger Hard Roger Smith Henrik Holm Nils Holm 6–2, 7–6 Loss 2–1 Jan 1991 Heilbronn , GermanyChallenger Carpet Christian Saceanu Diego Nargiso Stefano Pescosolido 2–6, 2–6 Win 3–1 Jul 1991 Bristol , United KingdomChallenger Grass Nduka Odizor Paul Hand Branislav Stankovič 4–6, 7–5, 7–6 Loss 3–2 Dec 1991 Bossonnens , SwitzerlandChallenger Hard Daniel Vacek Alex Antonitsch Menno Oosting 3–6, 2–6 Loss 3–3 May 1993 Dresden , GermanyChallenger Clay Daniel Vacek Hendrik-Jan Davids Yevgeny Kafelnikov 3–6, 3–6 Win 4–3 Aug 1993 Poznań , PolandChallenger Clay Daniel Vacek Cristian Brandi Federico Mordegan 6–7, 6–4, 7–6
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.