Paul Haarhuis

Paul Vincent Nicholas Haarhuis (born 19 February 1966) is a Dutch former professional tennis player. He is a former world No. 1 doubles player, having reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 18 in November 1995. He won six Grand Slam men's doubles titles, five with Jacco Eltingh and one with Yevgeny Kafelnikov.

Paul Haarhuis
Country (sports) Netherlands
ResidenceMonaco
Born (1966-02-19) 19 February 1966 (age 58)
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Turned pro1989
Retired2003
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$7,751,962
Singles
Career record267–258
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 18 (6 November 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1994)
French Open4R (1993)
Wimbledon4R (1996)
US OpenQF (1991)
Doubles
Career record607–238
Career titles54
Highest rankingNo. 1 (31 January 1994)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (1994)
French OpenW (1995, 1998, 2002)
WimbledonW (1998)
US OpenW (1994)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic GamesSF – 4th (1996)

Personal life edit

Haarhuis was born on 19 February 1966 in Eindhoven in the Netherlands. He played tennis for Armstrong State College and Florida State University.[1] He supports PSV Eindhoven.[2]

Tennis career edit

He is best known for his success in doubles with fellow countryman Jacco Eltingh, winning five Grand Slam titles together, although some would say he is best known for his 4 set loss to Jimmy Connors in the 1991 U.S. Open Quarterfinals. In his career, he won one singles title and 54 doubles titles.

He is, together with Sergi Bruguera, Richard Krajicek, Leander Paes, and Michael Stich, one of the players of the same generation with a positive head-to-head record against Pete Sampras: 3–1.[3]

His best Grand Slam singles performance was reaching the quarterfinals of the 1991 US Open, where he defeated Eric Jelen, Andrei Chesnokov, top seed Boris Becker and Carl-Uwe Steeb, before losing to Jimmy Connors.

After retiring, he won the end-of-year Blackrock Masters Tennis tournament in the Royal Albert Hall in 2005 and 2006, beating legends such as Goran Ivanišević and John McEnroe. He completed a hat-trick of victories in the tournament in 2007, beating Frenchman Guy Forget.

Coaching edit

In 2014 Haarhuis succeeded Manon Bollegraf as captain of the Netherlands Fed Cup team.[4]

ATP Tour World Championships edit

  • Doubles champion: 1993, 1998 (w/Eltingh)

Grand Slam finals edit

Doubles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runners-up) edit

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1994Australian OpenHard Jacco Eltingh Byron Black
Jonathan Stark
6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
Win1994US OpenHard Jacco Eltingh Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Win1995French OpenClay Jacco Eltingh Nicklas Kulti
Magnus Larsson
6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–1
Loss1996US OpenHard Jacco Eltingh Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(5–7)
Loss1997WimbledonGrass Jacco Eltingh Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
6–7(4–7), 6–7(7–9), 7–5, 3–6
Win1998French Open (2)Clay Jacco Eltingh Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win1998WimbledonGrass Jacco Eltingh Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 10–8
Loss1999Wimbledon (2)Grass Jared Palmer Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
7–6(12–10), 3–6, 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss2000French Open (2)Clay Sandon Stolle Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
6–7(7–9), 4–6
Loss2000Wimbledon (3)Grass Sandon Stolle Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
3–6, 4–6, 1–6
Win2002French Open (3)Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
7–5, 6–4
Loss2003French OpenClay Yevgeny Kafelnikov Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–7(3–7), 3–6

Mixed doubles (1 runner-up) edit

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1991French OpenClay Caroline Vis Helena Suková
Cyril Suk
6–3, 4–6, 1–6

Career finals edit

Doubles: 94 (54 titles, 40 runner-ups) edit

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (6–6)
Tennis Masters Cup (2–1)
ATP Masters Series (10–11)
ATP Championship Series (7–5)
ATP Tour (29–17)
Titles by surface
Hard (19–13)
Clay (15–13)
Grass (5–6)
Carpet (15–8)
ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.Jan 1990Auckland, New ZealandHard Gilad Bloom Kelly Jones
Robert Van't Hof
6–7, 0–6
Loss2.Mar 1990Casablanca, MoroccoClay Mark Koevermans Todd Woodbridge
Simon Youl
3–6, 1–6
Loss3.Jul 1990Hilversum, NetherlandsClay Mark Koevermans Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez
5–7, 5–7
Win1.Nov 1990Moscow, Russia (1)Carpet Hendrik Jan Davids John Fitzgerald
Anders Järryd
6–4, 7–6
Loss4.Jan 1991Adelaide, AustraliaHard Mark Koevermans Wayne Ferreira
Stefan Kruger
4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win2.Apr 1991Estoril, PortugalClay Mark Koevermans Tom Nijssen
Cyril Suk
6–3, 6–3
Loss5.Apr 1991Monte Carlo, MonacoClay Mark Koevermans Luke Jensen
Laurie Warder
7–5, 6–7, 4–6
Win3.Jun 1991Rosmalen, Netherlands (1)Grass Hendrik Jan Davids Richard Krajicek
Jan Siemerink
6–3, 7–6
Win4.Oct 1991Guarujá, BrazilHard Jacco Eltingh Bret Garnett
Todd Nelson
6–3, 7–5
Loss6.Mar 1992Rotterdam, NetherlandsCarpet Mark Koevermans Marc-Kevin Goellner
David Prinosil
2–6, 7–6, 6–7
Loss7.Jun 1992Genova, ItalyClay Mark Koevermans Shelby Cannon
Greg Van Emburgh
1–6, 1–6
Win5.Jul 1992Hilversum, Netherlands (1)Clay Mark Koevermans Marten Renström
Mikael Tillström
6–7, 6–1, 6–4
Win6.Aug 1992Schenectady, U.S.Hard Jacco Eltingh Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez
6–3, 6–4
Win7.Jan 1993Kuala Lumpur-1, MalaysiaHard Jacco Eltingh Henrik Holm
Bent-Ove Pedersen
7–5, 6–3
Loss8.Jan 1993Jakarta, IndonesiaHard Jacco Eltingh Diego Garcia
Guillaume Raoux
6–7, 7–6, 3–6
Loss9.Feb 1993Memphis, U.S.Hard (i) Jacco Eltingh Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
5–7, 2–6
Loss10.Apr 1993Monte Carlo, MonacoClay Mark Koevermans Stefan Edberg
Petr Korda
6–3, 2–6, 6–7
Win8.May 1993Hamburg, GermanyClay Mark Koevermans Grant Connell
Patrick Galbraith
6–4, 6–7, 7–6
Win9.May 1993Rome, ItalyClay Jacco Eltingh Wayne Ferreira
Mark Kratzmann
6–4, 7–6
Win10.Aug 1993Hilversum, Netherlands (2)Clay Jacco Eltingh Hendrik Jan Davids
Libor Pimek
4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Win11.Oct 1993Kuala Lumpur-2, Malaysia (1)Hard (i) Jacco Eltingh Jonas Björkman
Lars-Anders Wahlgren
7–5, 4–6, 7–6
Loss11.Oct 1993Beijing, ChinaCarpet Jacco Eltingh Paul Annacone
Doug Flach
6–7, 3–6
Win12.Nov 1993Moscow, Russia (2)Carpet Jacco Eltingh Jonas Björkman
Jan Apell
6–1, retired
Win13.Nov 1993Doubles Championship, Johannesburg (1)Hard (i) Jacco Eltingh Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
7–6(4), 7–6(5), 6–4
Win14.Jan 1994Australian Open, MelbourneHard Jacco Eltingh Byron Black
Jonathan Stark
6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
Win15.Feb 1994Philadelphia, U.S. (1)Carpet Jacco Eltingh Jim Grabb
Jared Palmer
6–3, 6–4
Loss12.Feb 1994Rotterdam, NetherlandsCarpet Jacco Eltingh Jeremy Bates
Jonas Björkman
4–6, 1–6
Win16.Mar 1994Key Biscayne, U.S.Hard Jacco Eltingh Mark Knowles
Jared Palmer
7–6, 7–6
Loss13.Jul 1994Stuttgart Outdoor, GermanyClay Jacco Eltingh Scott Melville
Piet Norval
6–7, 5–7
Loss14.Aug 1994New Haven, U.S.Hard Jacco Eltingh Grant Connell
Patrick Galbraith
4–6, 6–7
Loss15.Aug 1994Schenectady, U.S.Hard Jacco Eltingh Jan Apell
Jonas Björkman
4–6, 6–7
Win17.Sep 1994US Open, New York CityHard Jacco Eltingh Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
6–3, 7–6
Win18.Oct 1994Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2)Carpet Jacco Eltingh Nicklas Kulti
Lars-Anders Wahlgren
6–0, 7–5
Win19.Oct 1994Sydney Indoor, AustraliaHard (i) Jacco Eltingh Byron Black
Jonathan Stark
6–4, 7–6
Win20.Nov 1994Paris Indoor, France (1)Carpet Jacco Eltingh Byron Black
Jonathan Stark
3–6, 7–6, 7–5
Win21.Nov 1994Moscow, Russia (3)Carpet Jacco Eltingh David Adams
Andrei Olhovskiy
W/O
Loss16.Feb 1995Philadelphia, U.S.Carpet Jacco Eltingh Jim Grabb
Jonathan Stark
6–7, 7–6, 3–6
Win22.May 1995Monte Carlo, Monaco (1)Clay Jacco Eltingh Luis Lobo
Javier Sánchez
6–3, 6–4
Win23.Jun 1995French Open, Paris (1)Clay Jacco Eltingh Nicklas Kulti
Magnus Larsson
6–7, 6–4, 6–1
Win24.Jun 1995Halle, GermanyGrass Jacco Eltingh Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Andrei Olhovskiy
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win25.Oct 1995Tokyo Indoor, JapanCarpet Jacco Eltingh Jakob Hlasek
Patrick McEnroe
7–6, 6–4
Win26.Oct 1995Essen, GermanyCarpet Jacco Eltingh Cyril Suk
Daniel Vacek
7–5, 6–4
Win27.Nov 1995Stockholm, SwedenHard (i) Jacco Eltingh Grant Connell
Patrick Galbraith
3–6, 6–2, 7–6
Loss17.Nov 1995Doubles Championship, EindhovenCarpet Jacco Eltingh Grant Connell
Patrick Galbraith
6–7, 6–7, 6–3, 6–7
Loss18.Jan 1996Doha, QatarHard Jacco Eltingh Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
6–7, 3–6
Win28.Aug 1996Toronto, CanadaHard Patrick Galbraith Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
7–6, 6–3
Loss19.Sep 1996US Open, New York CityHard Jacco Eltingh Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
6–4, 6–7, 6–7
Win29.Oct 1996Toulouse, France (1)Hard (i) Jacco Eltingh Olivier Delaître
Guillaume Raoux
6–3, 7–5
Loss20.Oct 1996Stuttgart Indoor, GermanyHard Jacco Eltingh Sébastien Lareau
Alex O'Brien
6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Win30.Nov 1996Paris Indoor, France (2)Carpet Jacco Eltingh Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Daniel Vacek
6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Win31.Jan 1997Doha, QatarHard Jacco Eltingh Patrik Fredriksson
Magnus Norman
6–3, 6–2
Loss21.Jan 1997Sydney Outdoor, AustraliaHard Jan Siemerink Luis Lobo
Javier Sánchez
4–6, 7–6, 3–6
Win32.Mar 1997Rotterdam, Netherlands (1)Carpet Jacco Eltingh Libor Pimek
Byron Talbot
7–6, 6–4
Loss22.Apr 1997Monte Carlo, MonacoClay Jacco Eltingh Donald Johnson
Francisco Montana
6–7, 6–2, 6–7
Win33.Jun 1997Rosmalen, Netherlands (2)Grass Jacco Eltingh Trevor Kronemann
David Macpherson
6–4, 7–5
Loss23.Jul 1997Wimbledon, LondonGrass Jacco Eltingh Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
6–7, 6–7, 7–5, 3–6
Win34.Aug 1997Boston, U.S. (1)Hard (i) Jacco Eltingh Dave Randall
Jack Waite
6–4, 6–2
Win35.Oct 1997Toulouse, France (2)Hard (i) Jacco Eltingh Jean-Philippe Fleurian
Max Mirnyi
6–3, 7–6
Win36.Nov 1997Paris Indoor, France (3)Carpet Jacco Eltingh Rick Leach
Jonathan Stark
6–2, 7–6
Win37.Mar 1998Philadelphia, U.S. (2)Hard (i) Jacco Eltingh Richey Reneberg
David Macpherson
7–6, 6–7, 6–2
Win38.Mar 1998Rotterdam, Netherlands (2)Carpet Jacco Eltingh Neil Broad
Piet Norval
7–6, 6–3
Win39.Apr 1998Barcelona, Spain (1)Clay Jacco Eltingh Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach
7–5, 6–0
Win40.Apr 1998Monte Carlo, Monaco (2)Clay Jacco Eltingh Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
6–4, 6–2
Win41.Jun 1998French Open, Paris (2)Clay Jacco Eltingh Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win42.Jul 1998Wimbledon, LondonGrass Jacco Eltingh Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
2–6, 6–4, 7–6, 5–7, 10–8
Win43.Aug 1998Amsterdam, Netherlands (3)Clay Jacco Eltingh Dominik Hrbatý
Karol Kučera
6–3, 6–2
Win44.Aug 1998Boston, U.S. (2)Hard Jacco Eltingh Chris Haggard
Jack Waite
6–3, 6–2
Loss24.Oct 1998Toulouse, FranceHard (i) Jan Siemerink Olivier Delaître
Fabrice Santoro
2–6, 4–6
Loss25.Nov 1998Paris Indoor, FranceCarpet Jacco Eltingh Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
4–6, 2–6
Win45.Nov 1998Doubles Championship, Hartford (2)Carpet Jacco Eltingh Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
6–4, 6–2, 7–5
Loss26.Jan 1999Sydney, AustraliaHard Patrick Galbraith Sébastien Lareau
Daniel Nestor
3–6, 4–6
Win46.Apr 1999Barcelona, Spain (2)Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov Massimo Bertolini
Cristian Brandi
7–5, 6–3
Loss27.May 1999Hamburg, GermanyClay Jared Palmer Wayne Arthurs
Andrew Kratzmann
6–2, 6–7, 2–6
Loss28.Jun 1999Halle, GermanyGrass Jared Palmer Jonas Björkman
Patrick Rafter
3–6, 5–7
Loss29.Jul 1999Wimbledon, LondonGrass Jared Palmer Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 6–7
Win47.Aug 1999Amsterdam, Netherlands (4)Clay Sjeng Schalken Devin Bowen
Eyal Ran
6–3, 6–2
Win48.Aug 1999Indianapolis, U.S.Hard Jared Palmer Olivier Delaître
Leander Paes
6–3, 6–4
Loss30.Nov 1999Paris Indoor, FranceCarpet Jared Palmer Sébastien Lareau
Alex O'Brien
6–7, 5–7
Loss31.Mar 2000Indian Wells, U.S.Hard Sandon Stolle Alex O'Brien
Jared Palmer
4–6, 6–7
Loss32.Apr 2000Monte Carlo, MonacoClay Sandon Stolle Wayne Ferreira
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
3–6, 6–2, 1–6
Loss33.May 2000Barcelona, SpainClay Sandon Stolle Nicklas Kulti
Mikael Tillström
2–6, 7–6, 6–7
Loss34.Jun 2000French Open, ParisClay Sandon Stolle Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
6–7, 4–6
Loss35.Jun 2000s'Hertogenbosch, NetherlandsGrass Sandon Stolle Martin Damm
Cyril Suk
4–6, 7–6, 6–7
Loss36.Jul 2000Wimbledon, LondonGrass Sandon Stolle Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
3–6, 4–6, 1–6
Win49.Oct 2000Shanghai, ChinaHard Sjeng Schalken Petr Pála
Pavel Vízner
6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Win50.Nov 2000Lyon, FranceCarpet Sandon Stolle Ivan Ljubičić
Jack Waite
6–1, 6–7, 7–6
Loss37.Nov 2000Paris Indoor, FranceCarpet Daniel Nestor Nicklas Kulti
Max Mirnyi
4–6, 5–7
Win51.Feb 2001Milan, ItalyCarpet Sjeng Schalken Johan Landsberg
Tom Vanhoudt
7–6(5), 7–6(4)
Win52.Jun 2001s’Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (3)Grass Sjeng Schalken Martin Damm
Cyril Suk
6–4, 6–4
Win53.Jul 2001Amsterdam, Netherlands (5)Clay Sjeng Schalken Àlex Corretja
Luis Lobo
6–4, 6–2
Loss38.Apr 2002Monte Carlo, MonacoClay Yevgeny Kafelnikov Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge
3–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Win54.Jun 2002French Open, Paris (3)Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
7–5, 6–4
Loss39.Jun 2002s'Hertogenbosch, NetherlandsGrass Brian MacPhie Martin Damm
Cyril Suk
6–7, 7–6, 4–6
Loss40.Jun 2003French Open, ParisClay Yevgeny Kafelnikov Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–7, 3–6

Singles: 8 (1 title, 7 runner-ups) edit

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.Apr 1992SingaporeHard Simon Youl4–6, 1–6
Loss2.Jan 1994Doha, QatarHard Stefan Edberg3–6, 2–6
Loss3.Feb 1994Philadelphia, U.S.Carpet Michael Chang3–6, 2–6
Win1.Jan 1995Jakarta, IndonesiaHard Radomír Vašek7–5, 7–5
Loss4.Feb 1995Memphis, U.S.Hard (i) Todd Martin6–7(4–7), 4–6
Loss5.Mar 1995Rotterdam, NetherlandsCarpet Richard Krajicek6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss6.Mar 1996Indian Wells, U.S.Hard Michael Chang5–7, 1–6, 1–6
Loss7.Aug 1998Boston, U.S.Hard Michael Chang3–6, 4–6

Performance timelines edit

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(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.

Doubles edit

Tournament1988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAA2R3R1R3RWSF3RSFAQFAAAA1 / 924–8
French OpenA1RSFQF1R3RQFW2RSFW2RFAWF3 / 1446–11
WimbledonAA1R3RQFAQFQF1RFWFFA3R3R1 / 1236–10
US OpenA1R1R2RQF2RW3RF2RA1RQFSF3RA1 / 1328–12
Grand Slam SR0 / 00 / 20 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 32 / 41 / 40 / 40 / 42 / 20 / 40 / 30 / 11 / 30 / 26 / 48N/A
Annual win–loss0–00–25–48–46–45–318–215–38–414–412–09–413–34–110–27–1N/A134–41
Year-end championships
Doubles ChampionshipsAAAAAWSFFRRSFWRRRRANHA2 / 822–10
ATP Masters Series
Indian WellsNMEAAAAAAQF1RAQFF2RAA0 / 58–5
Key BiscayneNMEA3R1RQFWQFA3RA2RQF2RAA1 / 915–8
Monte CarloNMESFF2RF2RWQFFW1RF2RFQF2 / 1435–11
RomeNME2R1R2RW2R1R2R2RAAQFAAA1 / 912–8
HamburgNME1RA1RWSFSF2RQFAFAAAA1 / 814–7
Montreal / TorontoNMEAAAAAAWAAAAAAA1 / 14–0
CincinnatiNMEAAAAAAAA2RAAAAA0 / 10–1
Madrid (Stuttgart)NMEAA2RAAWFSFQF2R2R2RAA1 / 812–7
ParisNMEAA1RSFWQFWWFFF2RAA3 / 1024–7
Masters Series SRN/A0 / 30 / 30 / 62 / 52 / 52 / 62 / 71 / 71 / 40 / 60 / 60 / 50 / 10 / 110 / 65N/A
Annual win–lossN/A4–35–33–617–313–313–416–512–68–39–615–64–44–11–1N/A124–54
Year-end ranking4778734173441363254392246N/A

Singles edit

Tournament1987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAA1R2R2R1R3R1R1R1RA2R0 / 95–9
French OpenAA3R3R3R1R4R3R1R3R1R1R1R0 / 1113–11
WimbledonAAA3R1R2R1R1R2R4R3R1R3R0 / 1011–10
US OpenAA4R1RQF2R2R1R2R3R2R3R2R0 / 1116–11
Win–loss0–00–05–24–47–43–44–44–42–47–43–42–34–40 / 4145–41
ATP Masters Series
Indian WellsNMEAAAAAAF1RA2R0 / 36–3
MiamiNMEA3R3R3R4R2R2R1R3R2R0 / 910–9
Monte CarloNME1R2R1R2R2R3R1R1RAA0 / 85–8
HamburgNME2R2RQF1R3R1R1R2RA1R0 / 98–9
RomeNME3R2R2R2R1R1R2R2RAA0 / 87–8
CanadaNMEAAAAAA1RAAA0 / 10–1
CincinnatiNMEAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
Stockholm / Essen / StuttgartNMEAA1RAA1R1R3R1RA0 / 52–5
ParisNMEAA1RA2R3RQFA1RA0 / 56–5
Win–lossN/A3–35–45–64–46–54–69–84–62–32–30 / 4844–48
Year-end ranking39746257543739423719257074178

Senior Tour titles edit

References edit

  1. ^ Paul Haarhuis: Profile
  2. ^ "Quotes of the Week". BBC Sport. 18 December 2006. Retrieved 31 December 2014. I am from Eindhoven and support PSV...where I come from, Ajax is what we clean our toilets with.
  3. ^ ATP Tour.com – Players – Head-to-Head
  4. ^ John Bonney (20 April 2015). "Haarhuis making Fed Cup captaincy look easy". International Tennis Federation (ITF).

External links edit