Nick van der Meer

Nick van der Meer
Country (sports) Netherlands
Born (1985-01-18) 18 January 1985 (age 39)
Netherlands
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$78,214
Singles
Career record0–1
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 7 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 332 (25 June 2012)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 2 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 444 (19 October 2009)
Last updated on: 27 May 2021.

Nick van der Meer (born 18 January 1985) is a retired Dutch professional tennis player.

Van der Meer reached a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 332 achieved on 25 June 2012. He also had a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 444 achieved on 19 October 2009.[1]

Van der Meer made his ATP Tour main draw debut in singles at the 2004 Dutch Open held on clay courts in Amersfoort, Netherlands. He received a wild card entry into the first round of the singles draw, where he was defeated by seventh seeded Spaniard Alberto Martín in straight sets 0–6, 4–6.

Van der Meer reached 13 career singles finals with a record of 7 wins and 6 losses all occurring on the ITF Futures circuit. Additionally, he has reached 9 career doubles finals, with a record of 2 wins and 7 losses which includes a 0–1 record in ATP Challenger finals.[2]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 13 (7–6)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (7–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (7–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2003 Jamaica F13, Kingston Futures Hard United Kingdom Alan Mackin 1–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Nov 2005 Spain F31, Vilafranca Futures Clay Spain Pablo Andújar 6–2, 3–6, 5–7
Loss 0–3 May 2006 Italy F14, Napoli Futures Clay United Kingdom Morgan Phillips 3–6, 3–6
Win 1–3 Jun 2006 Netherlands F2, Alkmaar Futures Clay Belgium Dominique Coene 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–4 Sep 2006 Netherlands F5, Alphen aan den Rijn Futures Clay Germany Gero Kretschmer 5–7, 7–5, 2–6
Win 2–4 Jun 2007 Netherlands F1, Alkmaar Futures Clay Sweden Filip Prpic 6–0, 6–4
Win 3–4 Aug 2007 Netherlands F4, Vlaardingen Futures Clay Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 4–4 Sep 2007 Netherlands F5, Enschede Futures Clay Netherlands Thiemo de Bakker 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Loss 4–5 Mar 2008 Morocco F2, Rabat Futures Clay Romania Adrian Cruciat 4–6, 1–6
Win 5–5 Aug 2011 Russia F5, Moscow Futures Clay Russia Andrey Kumantsov 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Win 6–5 Oct 2011 Croatia F12, Solin Futures Clay Slovenia Aljaž Bedene 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win 7–5 Mar 2012 Turkey F10, Antalya Futures Clay Slovakia Pavol Červenák 7–6(11–9), 6–1
Loss 7–6 Jun 2012 Netherlands F1, Zuidwolde Futures Clay Netherlands Thiemo de Bakker 4–6, 6–4, 3–6

Doubles: 9 (2–7)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (2–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (2–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2005 France F1, Deauville Futures Clay Netherlands Steven Korteling Belgium Steve Darcis
Belgium Stefan Wauters
4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Jun 2006 Netherlands F2, Alkmaar Futures Clay Netherlands Romano Frantzen Belgium Dominique Coene
France Jonathan Dasnieres De Veigy
1–6, 6–2, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 0–3 Sep 2006 Netherlands F5, Alphen aan den Rijn Futures Clay Netherlands Michel Koning Austria Daniel Köllerer
Serbia and Montenegro Petar Popović
2–6, 3–6
Loss 0–4 Sep 2006 Netherlands F6, Enschede Futures Clay Netherlands Romano Frantzen Chile Felipe Parada
Netherlands Michel Koning
1–6, 4–6
Loss 0–5 Sep 2006 France F14, Plaisir Futures Hard Netherlands Romano Frantzen France Loic Le Panse
France Pierrick Ysern
5–7, 6–4, 6–7(2–7)
Win 1–5 Jun 2007 Netherlands F1, Alkmaar Futures Clay Netherlands Romano Frantzen Belgium Ruben Bemelmans
Belgium Yannick Mertens
6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Win 2–5 Oct 2008 Morocco F7, Casablanca Futures Clay Netherlands Romano Frantzen Morocco Yassine Idmbarek
Morocco Anas Fattar
6–3, 6–1
Loss 2–6 May 2009 Italy F8, Valencia Futures Clay Netherlands Igor Sijsling Slovenia Andrej Kračman
Argentina Guillermo Carry
1–6, 6–7(1–7)
Loss 2–7 Jul 2009 Scheveningen, Netherlands Challenger Clay Netherlands Thomas Schoorel Argentina Máximo González
Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker
5–7, 2–6

References

  1. ^ "Nick Van Der Meer Overview". ATP Tour. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Nick van der Meer Men's doubles Activity". ITF Tour. Retrieved 27 May 2021.