Thomas Schoorel

Dutch tennis player
Thomas Schoorel
Schoorel at an ITF tournament in The Netherlands
Country (sports) Netherlands
ResidenceAmsterdam, Netherlands
Born (1989-04-08) 8 April 1989 (age 35)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Turned pro2007
Retired2015
PlaysLeft-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$267,992
Singles
Career record3–6
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 94 (4 July 2011)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2011)
French Open2R (2011)
WimbledonQ2 (2011)
US OpenQ1 (2011, 2012)
Doubles
Career record1–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 299 (30 August 2010)
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQ1 (2011)
Last updated on: May 22, 2021.

Thomas Schoorel (born 8 April 1989) is a retired Dutch tennis player.


Schoorel has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 94, achieved on 4 July 2011. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 299, achieved on 30 August 2010.

Career

Schoorel made his ATP Tour singles main draw debut at the 2010 If Stockholm Open on hard courts in Sweden. Having to earn his spot in the main draw by advancing through three qualifying rounds, Thomas proceeded to beat Patrik Rosenholm 6–4, 6–4, followed by Erling Tveit 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–4 and finally Marcel Granollers 6–4, 7–5 to secure a main draw birth. In the first round, he would go on to be defeated by German Benjamin Becker in straight sets 3–6, 0–6. He made his ATP Tour doubles main draw debut at the 2008 Dutch Open in Amersfoort, Netherlands when he was gifted entry as an alternate pair alongside compatriot Huib Troost. They were defeated in the first round by Russian duo Teimuraz Gabashvili and Denis Matsukevitch in straight sets 2–6, 4–6.


Schoorel won the Dutch Tennis Masters in December 2010, beating Thiemo de Bakker in the final. His two ATP Challenger singles titles both came in April 2011 back to back on clay courts in Italy. First he defeated Martin Klizan of Slovakia 7–5, 1–6, 6–3 to capture the Rome Challenger title, and then he defeated Filippo Volandri of Italy 6–2, 7–6(7–4) to claim the Naples Challenger championship.[1]


Schoorel has reached 19 career singles finals, with a record of 10 wins and 9 losses which includes a 2–4 record in ATP Challenger Tour finals. Additionally, he has reached 8 career doubles finals with a record of 4 wins and 4 losses which includes a 1–1 record in ATP Challenger tour finals. He represents his native country Netherlands when competing in the Davis Cup, where he has a record of 2 wins and 1 loss in singles play.


Schoorel is also student at the Johan Cruyff College.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 19 (10–9)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–4)
ITF Futures (8–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–3)
Clay (9–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–1)


Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2009 Netherlands F1, Apeldoorn Futures Clay France Vincent Millot 7–5, 4–6, 7–5
Win 2–0 Jul 2009 Germany F10, Aschaffenburg Futures Clay Croatia Kristijan Mesaros 6–2, 6–0
Loss 2–1 Sep 2009 Spain F32, Madrid Futures Hard Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 4–6, 3–6
Loss 2–2 Feb 2010 Germany F4, Nussloch Futures Carpet Belgium Niels Desein 7–6(7–2), 6–7(3–7), 6–7(6–8)
Loss 2–3 Mar 2010 Portugal F3, Albufeira Futures Hard France Benoit Paire 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win 3–3 Apr 2010 Italy F4, Vercelli Futures Clay Austria Martin Fischer 6–4, 6–3
Win 4–3 Jun 2010 Netherlands F3, Rotterdam Futures Clay Austria Johannes Ager 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Win 5–3 Jul 2010 Netherlands F4, Breda Futures Clay Netherlands Jesse Huta Galung 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 5–4 Jul 2010 Scheveningen, Netherlands Challenger Clay Germany Denis Gremelmayr 5–7, 4–6
Loss 5–5 Sep 2010 Alphen, Netherlands Challenger Clay Netherlands Jesse Huta Galung 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 4–6
Win 6–5 Apr 2011 Rome, Italy Challenger Clay Slovakia Martin Kližan 7–5, 1–6, 6–3
Win 7–5 Apr 2011 Napoli, Italy Challenger Clay Italy Filippo Volandri 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 7–6 Jul 2011 Dortmund, Germany Challenger Clay Argentina Leonardo Mayer 3–6, 2–6
Win 8–6 Jun 2013 Netherlands F3, Breda Futures Clay Netherlands Matwe Middelkoop 6–4, 6–4
Win 9–6 Jul 2013 Netherlands F4, Middelburg Futures Clay Belgium Niels Desein 6–3, 6–4
Loss 9–7 Aug 2013 Netherlands F5, Enschede Futures Clay Belgium Steve Darcis 6–7(2–7), 1–6
Loss 9–8 Sep 2013 Alphen, Netherlands Challenger Clay Spain Daniel Gimeno-Traver 2–6, 4–6
Win 10–8 Feb 2014 Germany F4, Nussloch Futures Carpet Czech Republic Jan Mertl 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
Loss 10–9 Mar 2014 Great Britain F7, Preston Futures Hard Netherlands Antal Van Der Duim 6–7(1–7), 2–6

Doubles: 8 (4–4)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–1)
ITF Futures (3–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (3–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)


Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2008 Netherlands F1, Apeldoorn Futures Clay Netherlands Roy Bruggeling Netherlands Stephan Fransen
Netherlands Romano Frantzen
6–7(3–7), 6–4, [7–10]
Loss 0–2 Apr 2009 Turkey F5, Antalya Futures Hard Netherlands Antal Van Der Duim Austria Martin Pedersen
Germany Sebastian Rieschick
5–7, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Jul 2009 Scheveningen, Netherlands Challenger Clay Netherlands Nick van der Meer Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker
Argentina Maximo Gonzalez
5–7, 2–6
Win 1–3 Sep 2009 Spain F32, Madrid Futures Hard Netherlands Romano Frantzen Spain David Canudas-Fernandez
Togo Komlavi Loglo
6–4, 6–4
Win 2–3 Jul 2010 Netherlands F4, Breda Futures Clay Netherlands Matwe Middelkoop Ukraine Aleksandr Agafonov
Uruguay Marcel Felder
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win 3–3 Aug 2010 Manerbio, Italy Challenger Clay Netherlands Robin Haase Spain Gabriel Trujillo-Soler
Argentina Diego Junqueira
6–4, 6–4
Win 4–3 Jul 2013 Netherlands F4, Middelburg Futures Clay Netherlands Romano Frantzen Netherlands Wesley Koolhof
Netherlands Stephan Fransen
6–4, 1–6, [10–8]
Loss 4–4 Feb 2014 Germany F4, Nussloch Futures Carpet Netherlands Romano Frantzen Czech Republic Roman Jebavy
Czech Republic Marek Michalicka
6–7(6–8), 5–7

References

  1. ^ "Schoorel biography at ITF". Retrieved 2010-09-20.

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