Igor Sijsling (; born 18 August 1987) is an inactive Dutch professional tennis player. Sijsling reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 52 on 17 February 2014. His biggest accomplishment is reaching the final of Australian Open Doubles with countryman Robin Haase in 2013, where they lost to the Bryan brothers. In singles, he reached the third round of the 2013 Wimbledon Championships and has victories over top players including Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Milos Raonic and Mikhail Youzhny. He has also coached Tim van Rijthoven.

Personal life Sijsling grew up in Amsterdam, where his Serbian mother tried to instill her love of sports in her son. He played all kinds of sports as a young child, street football, basketball, and tennis. He even studied ballet.

He started playing tennis at the age of five with his parents, studying at the Amstelpark tennis school. By the time he was 12, tennis was clearly his sport. He was chosen for the Dutch national youth team. He won the Dutch under-18 championship twice and was runner-up at the European under-18 championships in Switzerland.

He received his diploma from the Vossius Gymnasium and began to play on the Futures and Challenger tours in 2006.Biography on his personal website

He was coached by Dennis Schenk.

Professional career

2012

Sijsling's first success on the ATP tour came in 2011, when he reached the quarterfinals in Metz, losing to Ivan Ljubičić.

In 2012, he again reached the quarterfinals in s-Hertogenbosch, after beating Jarkko Nieminen and Olivier Rochus in the first two rounds. He was beaten by David Ferrer. He qualified for the US Open that year and reached the second round of the main draw, where he again lost to Ferrer. In Kuala Lumpur, he again reached the quarterfinals, falling yet again to Ferrer. He reached the second round in Moscow and Paris-Bercy, falling to Andreas Seppi and Janko Tipsarević, respectively. In doubles, he reached the quarterfinals in Rotterdam, partnering Thomas Schoorel. He also reached the quarterfinals in Moscow, partnered with Roberto Bautista Agut.

2013

In 2013, he qualified in Auckland and beat Dutch no. 1 Robin Haase in the first round, only to fall to Tommy Haas in the second. He also reached the second round in Zagreb. At the Australian Open, he teamed with Robin Haase to reach the doubles final, losing to the Bryan brothers. In Rotterdam, Sijsling beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the first round for his first top-10 victory. At Wimbledon, Sijsling had his best showing in the singles tournament of a Grand Slam event by reaching the third round, beating seeded player Grigor Dimitrov in the process.

2014 Igor prepared for the first Grand Slam tournament of the season with two warm-up tournaments, in Brisbane, where he lost in the first round to Nicolas Mahut, followed by the Heineken Open, where he again lost in the first round, this time to eventual finalist Lu Yen-hsun. At the Australian Open, he lost to Australian wildcard Thanasi Kokkinakis in the first round. The following week he played in a Challenger event in Heilbronn, where he made the final, losing to home favourite Peter Gojowczyk in straight sets. In Zagreb he entered the tournament as the eighth seed. He beat Kavčič in the first round, but lost to Russian qualifier Andrey Kuznetsov in the second.

Sijsling played his first ATP World Tour 500 series event of the year as a wildcard in Rotterdam, beating seventh seed and world no. 15 Mikhail Youzhny in the first round, losing just four games in the process. He defeated qualifier Michael Berrer and Philipp Kohlschreiber to reach the semifinals.

Career finals

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1) Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner OpponentsScoreRunner-up2013Australian OpenHard Robin Haase Bob Bryan Mike Bryan3–6, 4–6

ATP Tour finals

Doubles: 4 (1–3) LegendGrand Slam tournaments (0–1)ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–2)Titles by surfaceHard (1–2)Clay (0–1)Grass (0–0)Titles by settingOutdoor (1–3)Indoor (0–0)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Dutch Open, NetherlandsInternationalClay Jesse Huta Galung František Čermák Rogier Wassen5–7, 5–7Loss0–2Australian Open, AustraliaGrand SlamHard Robin Haase Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 3–6, 4–6Loss0–3Colombia Open, Colombia250 SeriesHard Édouard Roger-Vasselin Purav Raja Divij Sharan6–7(4–7), 6–7(3–7)Win1–3Atlanta Open, US250 SeriesHard Édouard Roger-Vasselin Colin Fleming Jonathan Marray7–6(8–6), 6–3

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 38 (20–18) Legend (singles)ATP Challenger Tour (7–10)ITF Futures Tour (13–8)Finals by surfaceHard (10–14)Clay (5–2)Grass (0–1)Carpet (5–1)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Netherlands F3, HeerhugowaardFuturesClay Stefan Wauters7–6(7–2), 6–3Win2–0Belgium F2, Sint-Katelijne-WaverFuturesClay Stefan Wauters6–4, 6–4Win3–0Saransk, RussiaChallengerClay Farrukh Dustov7–6(10–8), 6–4Loss3–1Italy F10, CremonaFuturesHard Gabriel Trujillo Soler2–6, 3–6Loss3–2Shrewsbury, United KingdomChallengerHard Igor Kunitsyn2–6, 4–6Win4–2USA F29, HonoluluFuturesHard Daniel Yoo6–3, 7–6(7–3)Win5–2Dominican Republic F2, Santo DomingoFuturesHard Andrey Kumantsov7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–1Loss5–3Italy F8, VicenzaFuturesClay Francesco Aldi3–6, 6–4, 4–6Loss5–4Manchester, United KingdomChallengerGrass Olivier Rochus3–6, 6–4, 2–6Loss5–5Chuncheon, South KoreaChallengerHard Lu Yen-hsun2–6, 3–6Loss5–6Great Britain F4, BathFuturesHard Andrej Martin6–2, 2–6, 6–7(4–7)Win6–6Norway F1, GausdalFuturesHard Riccardo Ghedin7–5, ret.Win7–6Eckental, GermanyChallengerCarpet Ruben Bemelmans3–6, 6–2, 6–3Loss7–7Aachen, GermanyChallengerCarpet Dustin Brown3–6, 6–7(3–7)Win8–7Alphen, NetherlandsChallengerClay Jan-Lennard Struff7–6(7–2), 6–3Win9–7Quimper, FranceChallengerHard Malek Jaziri6–3, 6–4Win10–7Wolfsburg, GermanyChallengerCarpet Jerzy Janowicz4–6, 6–3, 7–6(11–9)Loss10–8Granby, CanadaChallengerHard Vasek Pospisil6–7(2–7), 4–6Win11–8Vancouver, CanadaChallengerHard Sergey Bubka6–1, 7–5Loss11–9Mons, BelgiumChallengerHard Radek Štěpánek3–6, 5–7Loss11–10Heilbronn, GermanyChallengerHard Peter Gojowczyk4–6, 5–7Loss11–11Alphen, NetherlandsChallengerClay Damir Džumhur1–6, 6–2, 1–6Loss11–12Rennes, FranceChallengerHard Malek Jaziri7–5, 5–7, 4–6Win12–12Brescia, ItalyChallengerHard Mirza Bašić6–4, 6–4Loss12–13Saint Brieuc, FranceChallengerHard Alexandre Sidorenko6–2, 3–6, 6–7(3–7)Loss12–14France F20, PlaisirFuturesHard Antoine Hoang6–4, 3–6, 4–6Win13–14Germany F3, KaarstFuturesCarpet Marvin Moeller6–2, 7–6(7–2)Win14–14France F4, ToulouseFuturesHard Botic Van de Zandschulp6–3, ret.Loss14–15France F5, PoitiersFuturesHard Antoine Hoang6–3, 1–6, 4–6Win15–15M15 Kaarst, GermanyWorld Tennis TourCarpet Botic Van de Zandschulp6–1, 6–4Win16–15M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWorld Tennis TourHard Gilbert Klier Junior6–2, 3–6, 6–1Loss16–16M25 Bolton, United KingdomWorld Tennis TourHard Botic Van de Zandschulp6–7(2–7), 7–6(8–6), 5–7Win17–16M25 Dublin, IrelandWorld Tennis TourCarpet Ryan Peniston6–4, 7–6(10–8)Loss17–17M25 Chiswick, United KingdomWorld Tennis TourHard Jack Draper4–6, 6–2, 3–6Loss17–18M25 Sunderland, United KingdomWorld Tennis TourHard Jack Draper2–6, 0–6Win18–18M15 Alkmaar, NetherlandsWorld Tennis TourClay Jacopo Berrettini6–2, 6–1Win19–18M25+H Plaisir, FranceWorld Tennis TourHard Johan Sebastien Tatlot7–6(7–5), 3–6, 7–6(7–4)Win20–18M25+H Rodez, FranceWorld Tennis TourHard Jelle Sels6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 24 (11–13) Legend (doubles)ATP Challenger Tour (4–3)ITF Futures Tour (7–10)Finals by surfaceHard (5–7)Clay (4–6)Grass (0–0)Carpet (2–0)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Italy F24, L'AquilaFuturesClay Robin Haase Frederic Nussbaum B.-David Rufer6–4, 7–6(10–8)Loss1–1Netherlands F4, EnschedeFuturesClay Jesse Huta Galung Ralph Grambow Sascha KloerwalkoverLoss1–2Israel F1, AshkelonFuturesHard Robin Haase Roman Vögeli Michal Navrátil6–7(2–7), 6–3, 2–6Loss1–3Croatia F2, ZagrebFuturesHard Robin Haase Petar Jelenić Vilim Visak4–6, 6–4, 6–7(2–7)Win2–3Spain F14, LleidaFuturesClay Antal van der Duim C. Rexach-Itoiz H. Ruiz-Cadenas6–2, 7–6(7–2)Loss2–4Netherlands F7, AlmereFuturesClay Jesse Huta Galung Thiemo de Bakker A. Van Der Duim6–4, 1–6, 4–6Win3–4Louisville, United StatesChallengerHard Robin Haase Amer Delić Robert KendrickwalkoverWin4–4Italy F10, CremonaFuturesHard Ivan Cerović Alejandro Fabbri Gabriel Trujillo Soler7–6(7–3), 6–4Loss4–5Italy F15, ParmaFuturesClay Thiemo de Bakker Alberto Brizzi Giancarlo Petrazzuolo6–1, 4–6, 3–6Loss4–6Vigo, SpainChallengerClay Pablo Santos Leonardo Azzaro Lamine Ouahab6–2, 4–6, [7–10]Win5–6Netherlands F4, VlaardingenFuturesClay Thiemo de Bakker D. Spierenburg S. Wijdenbosch6–4, 7–6(8–6)Loss5–7France F18, La Roche-sur-YonFuturesHard Vladimir Obradović Raphael Durek Lukáš Rosol3–6, 2–6Loss5–8USA F29, HonoluluFuturesHard Matt Reid James Ludlow Andreas Siljeström0–6, 6–4, [4–10]Loss5–9Italy F8, VicenzaFuturesClay Nick van der Meer Andrej Kračman Guillermo Carry1–6, 6–7(1–7)Loss5–10Athens, GreeceChallengerHard Robin Haase Rik de Voest Lu Yen-hsun3–6, 4–6Win6–10Aachen, GermanyChallengerCarpet Ruben Bemelmans Jamie Delgado Jonathan Marray6–4, 3–6, [11–9]Loss6–11Alphen, NetherlandsChallengerClay Matwé Middelkoop Thiemo de Bakker A. van der Duim4–6, 7–6(7–4), [6–10]Win7–11Mons, BelgiumChallengerHard Jesse Huta Galung Eric Butorac Raven Klaasen4–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–7]Loss7–12France F4, ToulouseFuturesHard Botic Van de Zandschulp Dan Added Albano Olivetti3–6, 5–7Win8–12M15 Kaarst, GermanyWorld Tennis TourCarpet Botic Van de Zandschulp Mats Rosenkranz Mark Whitehouse6–4, 6–4Win9–12M15 Sharm El Sheikh, EgyptWorld Tennis TourHard Botic Van de Zandschulp S D Prajwal Dev Adil Kalyanpur7–6(10–8), 2–6, [10–6]Win10–12M25 Prijedor, Bosnia & HerzegovinaWorld Tennis TourClay Botic Van de Zandschulp Ljubomir Čelebić Nerman Fatić3–6, 6–3, [10–4]Loss10–13M25+H Rodez, FranceWorld Tennis TourHard Glenn Smits Sadio Doumbia Fabien Rebul3–6, 5–7Win11–13Pozoblanco, SpainChallengerHard Tim van Rijthoven Diego Hidalgo Sergio Martos Gornés5–7, 7–6(7–4), [10–5]Win12–13M15 SingaporeWorld Tennis TourHard Justin Barki Francis Alcantara Sun Fajing6–1, 6–1

Performance timelines

Singles Tournament2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021SRW–LWin%Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAQ2Q1Q31R1R1RQ2AAAAA0 / 30–3French OpenAQ1Q11R2R1R1R2RQ1AAAA0 / 52–5WimbledonAA1RA3R1R1R1RAAANHA0 / 42–4US OpenQ2Q3Q22R1R1RQ1AQ1AAA0 / 31–3Win–loss0–00–00–11–23–40–40–31–20–00–00–00–00–00 / 165–16ATP World Tour Masters 1000Indian Wells MastersAAAA1R1R2RAAAANHA0 / 31–3Miami OpenAAQ1A2R1RAAAAAAA0 / 21–2Monte-Carlo MastersAAAAA1RAAAAANHA0 / 10–1Madrid OpenAAAAQ12RAAAAANHA0 / 11–1Italian OpenAAAAA2RAAAAAAA0 / 11–1Cincinnati MastersAAAQ1AAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0Paris MastersAAA2R1RQ2AAAAANH0 / 21–2Win–loss0–00–00–01–11–32–51–10–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 105–10

Doubles Tournament2010201120122013201420152016SRW–LWin %Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAAAF1R1RA0 / 35–363%French OpenAAA1R2RAA0 / 21–233%WimbledonAAA1R2RAQ10 / 21–233%US OpenAA1R1R2RAA0 / 31–325%Win–loss0–00–00–15–42–30–10–00 / 108–1044%

References

External links

Official website