Paul Oosterbaan (born September 8, 1995) is an American professional tennis player.

Paul Oosterbaan
Full namePaul C. Oosterbaan
Country (sports) United States
Born (1995-09-08) September 8, 1995 (age 28)
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Height6 ft 8 in (203 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$24,747
Singles
Career recordno value
Highest rankingNo. 644 (August 12, 2019)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 717 (August 19, 2019)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1R (2013)

A native of Kalamazoo, Oosterbaan comes from a sporting family. His father, JP Oosterbaan, won an NCAA national championship in basketball for the University of Michigan.[1] Two siblings, Lizzie and Teddy, have both played Division I collegiate tennis. He is also a relative of college football player Bennie Oosterbaan.[2]

Oosterbaan partnered with Ronnie Schneider to win the doubles title at the USTA national championships (18s) in 2013, which earned them a wildcard spot to the US Open main draw.[3] They were beaten in the first round of the US Open by Brian Baker and Rajeev Ram. The following year he began playing collegiate tennis for the University of Georgia.[4]

ITF Futures finals edit

Singles: 1 (0–1) edit

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2018 Canada F3, Calgary Hard   Thai-Son Kwiatkowski 4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 4 (0–4) edit

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2018 Turkey F21,
Antalya
Clay   Can Kaya   Peter Heller
  Luis Patiño
3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 2018 USA F23,
Boston
Hard   Felix Corwin   Martin Redlicki
  Evan Zhu
5–7, 7–6(13), [1–10]
Loss 0–3 Sep 2018 USA F24,
Claremont
Hard   Samuel Shropshire   Robert Kelly
  Korey Lovett
6–7(3), 4–6
Loss 0–4 Jun 2019 M15,
Cancún
Hard   Alexios Halebian   Matthew Romios
  Brandon Walkin
2–6, 6–2, [8–10]

References edit

  1. ^ Shebest, Pam (April 26, 2013). "Paul Oosterbaan gives verbal commitment to play tennis at Georgia". Kalamazoo Gazette. mlive.com.
  2. ^ Nasr, Paul (October 5, 2020). "Teddy Oosterbaan carries family legacy into senior year". The Michigan Daily.
  3. ^ Shebest, Pam (August 11, 2013). "Kalamazoo's Paul Oosterbaan headed to U.S. Open after winning USTA Boys Nationals doubles title with partner Ronnie Schneider". Kalamazoo Gazette. mlive.com.
  4. ^ Huguley, Collin (February 28, 2018). "Redshirt senior Paul Oosterbaan leaves Georgia men's tennis program". The Red & Black.

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