Jesper de Jong (born 31 May 2000) is a Dutch tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 135, achieved on 11 September 2023, and a career high doubles ranking of world No. 135, achieved on 23 May 2022.[1] De Jong has won one singles and seven doubles titles on the ATP Challenger Tour.
.jpg) De Jong at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) |  Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Residence | Hoofddorp, Netherlands |
| Born | 31 May 2000 Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Jeroen Benard |
| Prize money | US$600,533 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 2–6 (25.0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 135 (11 September 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 177 (20 May 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2024) |
| French Open | 2R (2024) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (2023) |
| US Open | Q3 (2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–2 (0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 135 (23 May 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 357 (15 January 2024) |
| Last updated on: 20 April 2024. | |
Early life and background edit
De Jong was born in Haarlem and lives in Hoofddorp.[2][3] He began playing tennis at the age of five.[4][5] In his youth, he trained at Zwaanshoek Tennis & Padel.[6] His tennis idol was Roger Federer.[7]
De Jong and his grandfather, Jan, who died in October 2023, had dreamed of playing in a Grand Slam. After qualifying for the main draw of the 2024 Australian Open, De Jong got a tattoo to commemorate his late grandfather.[8]
Professional career edit
2021: Maiden Challenger titles, top 250 in singles, top 200 in doubles edit
In March 2021, De Jong won his first Challenger doubles title at the Saint Petersburg Challenger II with Sem Verbeek.[9] In May, he won his second Challenger doubles title, this time with Tim van Rijthoven, at the Open de Oeiras IV.[10][11] The following month, he won his third doubles title at the Almaty Challenger with Vitaliy Sachko and reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 204 on 14 June 2021.
De Jong won his first Challenger singles title at the Almaty Challenger II, sending him to a career-high singles ranking of No. 260 on 21 June 2021.[12][13] At the Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil in November, De Jong lost in the singles final to Alejandro Tabilo, but won the doubles title with Bart Stevens.[14][15]
2022: ATP Tour debut, top 160 in singles, top 150 in doubles edit
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.[16] 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.
2023–2024: Top 150, Major debuts and first wins edit
He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 135 on 11 September 2023.
He qualified for the 2024 Australian Open making his Grand Slam debut[17][18][19] and defeated Pedro Cachin for his first Major win.
He received a wildcard for his home tournament, the Rotterdam Open.
Ranked No. 177, he qualified for his second career Major at the 2024 French Open.[20] He defeated Jack Draper in the first round before losing to Carlos Alcaraz in four sets in the second.[21][22]
Grand Slam performance timeline edit
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles edit
Current through the 2024 French Open.
| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q3 | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||
| French Open | Q2 | Q3 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||
| Wimbledon | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||
| US Open | Q3 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||
| Win–loss | 0-0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | ||||
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Miami Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Italian Open | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
| Canadian Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||
| Shanghai Masters | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||
ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals edit
Singles: 11 (5–6) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2019 | M15 Marburg, Germany | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Louis Wessels
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6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7) |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2019 | M15 Oldenzaal, Netherlands | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Amadatus Admiraal
|
6–0, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Sep 2019 | M15 Haren, Netherlands | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Juan Ignacio Galarza
|
7–5, 6–0 |
| Win | 3–1 | Oct 2019 | M25 Fort Worth, United States | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Ryan Peniston
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6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Sep 2020 | M25 Klosters, Switzerland | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune
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4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–2 | Jun 2021 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Clay |  Marcelo Tomás Barrios Vera
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6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Nov 2021 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Alejandro Tabilo
|
1–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Sep 2022 | M15 Sintra, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Elliot Benchetrit
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4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Jan 2023 | Tigre, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | Juan Manuel Cerúndolo
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3–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
| Win | 5–5 | Mar 2023 | M25 Quinta do Lago, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Naoki Nakagawa
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6–1, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–6 | Apr 2023 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Sumit Nagal
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3–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 22 (13–9) edit
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2019 | M15 Doha, Qatar | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Arnaud Bovy
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Zizou Bergs  Geoffrey Blancaneaux
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2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Mar 2019 | M15 Doha, Qatar | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Michiel De Krom
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Arnaud Bovy Dominik Boehler
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6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Mar 2019 | M15 Manama, Bahrain | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Sidane Pontjodikromo
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 Alexander Igoshin N. Prashanth
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7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), [8–10] |
| Loss | 1–3 | Apr 2019 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Sidane Pontjodikromo
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Bogdan Bobrov  Patrik Niklas-Salminen
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2–6, 7–6(10–8), [7–10] |
| Win | 2–3 | Jun 2019 | M15 Majadahonda, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Michiel De Krom
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 Fred Gil Florian Lakat
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6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–3 | Jul 2019 | M15 Den Haag, Netherlands | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Ryan Nijboer
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M De Krom  JL Reis da Silva
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6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Jul 2019 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Ryan Nijboer
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Harri Heliövaara Emil Ruusuvuori
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3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Aug 2019 | M15 Brussels, Belgium | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Alec Deckers
|
 Nick Hardt Luca Gelhardt
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Sep 2019 | M15 Pajulahti, Finland | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Ryan Nijboer
|
 Lucas Catarina Baptiste Crepatte
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4–6, 6–1, [5–10] |
| Win | 4–6 | Oct 2019 | M25 Waco, United States | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Ryan Nijboer
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Mark Whitehouse Michael Geerts
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7–6(7–4), 6–1 |
| Win | 5–6 | Jan 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Bart Stevens
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Luke Johnson Hugo Voljacques
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6–4, 3–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 5–7 | Mar 2020 | M25 Sunderland, United Kingdom | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Bart Stevens
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 Szymon Walków Jan Zieliński
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4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 6–7 | Nov 2020 | M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Jelle Sels
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Nuno Borges Francisco Cabral
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7–6(7–3), 5–7, [10–8] |
| Loss | 6–8 | Mar 2021 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Challenger | Hard | Sem Verbeek
|
 Roberto Quiroz  Christopher Eubanks
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–8 | Mar 2021 | St. Petersburg II, Russia | Challenger | Hard | Sem Verbeek
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Konstantin Kravchuk Denis Yevseyev
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6–1, 3–6, [10–5] |
| Win | 8–8 | May 2021 | Oeiras, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Tim van Rijthoven
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Julian Lenz Roberto Quiroz
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6–1, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 9–8 | June 2021 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Clay |  Vitaliy Sachko
|
Vladyslav Manafov Evgenii Tiurnev
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7–6(7–4), 6–1 |
| Loss | 9–9 | Sep 2021 | Braga, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Bart Stevens
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Nuno Borges Francisco Cabral
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3–6, 7–6 (7–4), [5–10] |
| Win | 10–9 | Nov 2021 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Bart Stevens
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Diego Hidalgo Cristian Rodríguez
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7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 11–9 | Mar 2022 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | Challenger | Clay | Bart Stevens
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Nicolás Barrientos Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
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6–4, 3–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 12–9 | Apr 2022 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Bart Stevens
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Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul
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3–6, 7–5, [10–8] |
| Win | 13–9 | Oct 2022 | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay | Max Houkes
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Guido Andreozzi Guillermo Durán
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7–6(8–6), 3–6, [12–10] |
Record against top 10 players edit
De Jong's record against players who has been ranked in the top 10 in their career, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered:
| Player | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number 1 ranked players | ||||||
 Carlos Alcaraz
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0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (3–6, 4–6, 6–2, 2–6) at 2024 French Open |
| Number 2 ranked players | ||||||
 Jannik Sinner
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | Lost (2–6, 2–6, 2–6) at 2024 Australian Open | |
| Number 3 ranked players | ||||||
 Milos Raonic
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0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | Lost (6–7(5–7), 4–6) at 2024 Rotterdam | |
| Total | 0–3 | 0% | 0–2 (0%) |
0–1 (0%) |
0–0 ( – ) |
* Statistics correct as of 29 May 2024. |
References edit
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- ^ "Jesper de Jong (23) vecht zich naar de eerste ronde van de Australian Open: 'Hier droom je van als je begint met tennis'". Het Parool (in Dutch). 13 January 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
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- ^ "Grand Palace Championship II by Formula TX" (pdf). ATP Challenger Tour. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ Keul, Pedro (29 May 2021). "Gastão Elias não chegou como queria à final do Challenger Oeiras 4". Publico (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 May 2024.
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- ^ Thompson, Grant (25 October 2022). "De Jong, Ugo Carabelli Try Their Hand At Peruvian Cooking Class". ATP Tour. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
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- ^ "Alejandro Tabilo vence a De Jong y gana el Challenger de Guayaquil". Primicias (in Spanish). 7 November 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Jesper de Jong verliest in finale challengertoernooi Ecuador [video]". IJmuider Courant (in Dutch). 8 November 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "De Jong en Van Rijthoven ontvangen wildcard voor Libéma Open". www.kliknieuws.nl. Kliknieuws Bossche Omroep. 19 May 2022.
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- ^ "Five Challenger players to watch in Melbourne; Dutchman de Jong making major debut". 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Hidden danger: Dismiss the qualifiers at your peril". 17 January 2024.
- ^ "De Jong, Bergs qualify for Roland Garros". 24 May 2024.
- ^ Carayol, Tumaini (29 May 2024). "Carlos Alcaraz overcomes 'struggle' with De Jong to advance at French Open". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ Gent, Oli (29 May 2024). "French Open 2024: Carlos Alcaraz survives scare to squeeze past Jesper de Jong in error-laden victory". Eurosport. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
External links edit
- Jesper de Jong at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Jesper de Jong at the International Tennis Federation
- Official website
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