Dutch tennis player (born 1966)
Paul Vincent Nicholas Haarhuis (born 19 February 1966) is a Dutch tennis coach and a former professional player. He is a former world No. 1 doubles player , having reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 18 in November 1995. He has won 54 doubles titles, including six Grand Slam titles, five with Jacco Eltingh , and one with Yevgeny Kafelnikov .
Personal life
Haarhuis was born on 19 February 1966 in Eindhoven in the Netherlands. He played tennis for Armstrong State College and Florida State University .[ 1] He supports PSV Eindhoven .[ 2]
Professional career
He is best known for his success in doubles with fellow countryman Jacco Eltingh , winning five Grand Slam titles together, although some would say he is best known for his 4 set loss to Jimmy Connors in the 1991 U.S. Open quarterfinals.
He is, together with Sergi Bruguera , Richard Krajicek , Leander Paes , and Michael Stich , one of the players of the same generation with a positive head-to-head record against Pete Sampras : 3–1.[ 3]
His best Grand Slam singles performance was reaching the quarterfinals of the 1991 US Open , where he defeated Eric Jelen , Andrei Chesnokov , top seed Boris Becker and Carl-Uwe Steeb , before losing to Jimmy Connors .
After retiring, he won the end-of-year Blackrock Masters Tennis tournament in the Royal Albert Hall in 2005 and 2006, beating legends such as Goran Ivanišević and John McEnroe . He completed a hat-trick of victories in the tournament in 2007, beating Frenchman Guy Forget .
Coaching career
In 2014 Haarhuis succeeded Manon Bollegraf as captain of the Netherlands Fed Cup team until 2021.[ 4]
He is currently coaching the Netherlands Davis Cup team .
ATP Tour World Championships
Doubles champion: 1993, 1998 (w/Eltingh)
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runners-up)
Result
Year
Championship
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1994
Australian Open
Hard
Jacco Eltingh
Byron Black Jonathan Stark
6–7(3–7) , 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
Win
1994
US Open
Hard
Jacco Eltingh
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Win
1995
French Open
Clay
Jacco Eltingh
Nicklas Kulti Magnus Larsson
6–7(3–7) , 6–4, 6–1
Loss
1996
US Open
Hard
Jacco Eltingh
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
6–4, 6–7(5–7) , 6–7(5–7)
Loss
1997
Wimbledon
Grass
Jacco Eltingh
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
6–7(4–7) , 6–7(7–9) , 7–5, 3–6
Win
1998
French Open (2)
Clay
Jacco Eltingh
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win
1998
Wimbledon
Grass
Jacco Eltingh
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3) , 5–7, 10–8
Loss
1999
Wimbledon (2)
Grass
Jared Palmer
Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
7–6(12–10) , 3–6, 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss
2000
French Open (2)
Clay
Sandon Stolle
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
6–7(7–9) , 4–6
Loss
2000
Wimbledon (3)
Grass
Sandon Stolle
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
3–6, 4–6, 1–6
Win
2002
French Open (3)
Clay
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
7–5, 6–4
Loss
2003
French Open
Clay
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
6–7(3–7) , 3–6
Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)
Career finals
Doubles: 94 (54 titles, 40 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (6–6)
Tennis Masters Cup (2–1)
ATP Masters Series (10–11)
ATP Championship Series (7–5)
ATP Tour (29–17)
Titles by surface
Hard (19–13)
Clay (15–13)
Grass (5–6)
Carpet (15–8)
Result
W/L
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
1.
Jan 1990
Auckland , New Zealand
Hard
Gilad Bloom
Kelly Jones Robert Van't Hof
6–7, 0–6
Loss
2.
Mar 1990
Casablanca , Morocco
Clay
Mark Koevermans
Todd Woodbridge Simon Youl
3–6, 1–6
Loss
3.
Jul 1990
Hilversum , Netherlands
Clay
Mark Koevermans
Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez
5–7, 5–7
Win
1.
Nov 1990
Moscow , Russia (1)
Carpet
Hendrik Jan Davids
John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd
6–4, 7–6
Loss
4.
Jan 1991
Adelaide , Australia
Hard
Mark Koevermans
Wayne Ferreira Stefan Kruger
4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win
2.
Apr 1991
Estoril , Portugal
Clay
Mark Koevermans
Tom Nijssen Cyril Suk
6–3, 6–3
Loss
5.
Apr 1991
Monte Carlo , Monaco
Clay
Mark Koevermans
Luke Jensen Laurie Warder
7–5, 6–7, 4–6
Win
3.
Jun 1991
Rosmalen , Netherlands (1)
Grass
Hendrik Jan Davids
Richard Krajicek Jan Siemerink
6–3, 7–6
Win
4.
Oct 1991
Guarujá , Brazil
Hard
Jacco Eltingh
Bret Garnett Todd Nelson
6–3, 7–5
Loss
6.
Mar 1992
Rotterdam , Netherlands
Carpet
Mark Koevermans
Marc-Kevin Goellner David Prinosil
2–6, 7–6, 6–7
Loss
7.
Jun 1992
Genova , Italy
Clay
Mark Koevermans
Shelby Cannon Greg Van Emburgh
1–6, 1–6
Win
5.
Jul 1992
Hilversum , Netherlands (1)
Clay
Mark Koevermans
Marten Renström Mikael Tillström
6–7, 6–1, 6–4
Win
6.
Aug 1992
Schenectady , U.S.
Hard
Jacco Eltingh
Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez
6–3, 6–4
Win
7.
Jan 1993
Kuala Lumpur -1, Malaysia
Hard
Jacco Eltingh
Henrik Holm Bent-Ove Pedersen
7–5, 6–3
Loss
8.
Jan 1993
Jakarta , Indonesia
Hard
Jacco Eltingh
Diego Garcia Guillaume Raoux
6–7, 7–6, 3–6
Loss
9.
Feb 1993
Memphis , U.S.
Hard (i)
Jacco Eltingh
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
5–7, 2–6
Loss
10.
Apr 1993
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Clay
Mark Koevermans
Stefan Edberg Petr Korda
6–3, 2–6, 6–7
Win
8.
May 1993
Hamburg , Germany
Clay
Mark Koevermans
Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith
6–4, 6–7, 7–6
Win
9.
May 1993
Rome , Italy
Clay
Jacco Eltingh
Wayne Ferreira Mark Kratzmann
6–4, 7–6
Win
10.
Aug 1993
Hilversum, Netherlands (2)
Clay
Jacco Eltingh
Hendrik Jan Davids Libor Pimek
4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Win
11.
Oct 1993
Kuala Lumpur-2, Malaysia (1)
Hard (i)
Jacco Eltingh
Jonas Björkman Lars-Anders Wahlgren
7–5, 4–6, 7–6
Loss
11.
Oct 1993
Beijing , China
Carpet
Jacco Eltingh
Paul Annacone Doug Flach
6–7, 3–6
Win
12.
Nov 1993
Moscow, Russia (2)
Carpet
Jacco Eltingh
Jonas Björkman Jan Apell
6–1, retired
Win
13.
Nov 1993
Doubles Championship , Johannesburg (1)
Hard (i)
Jacco Eltingh
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
7–6(4) , 7–6(5) , 6–4
Win
14.
Jan 1994
Australian Open , Melbourne
Hard
Jacco Eltingh
Byron Black Jonathan Stark
6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
Win
15.
Feb 1994
Philadelphia , U.S. (1)
Carpet
Jacco Eltingh
Jim Grabb Jared Palmer
6–3, 6–4
Loss
12.
Feb 1994
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Carpet
Jacco Eltingh
Jeremy Bates Jonas Björkman
4–6, 1–6
Win
16.
Mar 1994
Key Biscayne , U.S.
Hard
Jacco Eltingh
Mark Knowles Jared Palmer
7–6, 7–6
Loss
13.
Jul 1994
Stuttgart Outdoor , Germany
Clay
Jacco Eltingh
Scott Melville Piet Norval
6–7, 5–7
Loss
14.
Aug 1994
New Haven , U.S.
Hard
Jacco Eltingh
Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith
4–6, 6–7
Loss
15.
Aug 1994
Schenectady , U.S.
Hard
Jacco Eltingh
Jan Apell Jonas Björkman
4–6, 6–7
Win
17.
Sep 1994
US Open , New York City
Hard
Jacco Eltingh
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
6–3, 7–6
Win
18.
Oct 1994
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2)
Carpet
Jacco Eltingh
Nicklas Kulti Lars-Anders Wahlgren
6–0, 7–5
Win
19.
Oct 1994
Sydney Indoor , Australia
Hard (i)
Jacco Eltingh
Byron Black Jonathan Stark
6–4, 7–6
Win
20.
Nov 1994
Paris Indoor , France (1)
Carpet
Jacco Eltingh
Byron Black Jonathan Stark
3–6, 7–6, 7–5
Win
21.
Nov 1994
Moscow, Russia (3)
Carpet
Jacco Eltingh
David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy
W/O
Loss
16.
Feb 1995
Philadelphia , U.S.
Carpet
Jacco Eltingh
Jim Grabb Jonathan Stark
6–7, 7–6, 3–6
Win
22.
May 1995
Monte Carlo , Monaco (1)
Clay
Jacco Eltingh
Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez
6–3, 6–4
Win
23.
Jun 1995
French Open , Paris (1)
Clay
Jacco Eltingh
Nicklas Kulti Magnus Larsson
6–7, 6–4, 6–1
Win
24.
Jun 1995
Halle , Germany
Grass
Jacco Eltingh
Yevgeny Kafelnikov Andrei Olhovskiy
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win
25.
Oct 1995
Tokyo Indoor , Japan
Carpet
Jacco Eltingh
Jakob Hlasek Patrick McEnroe
7–6, 6–4
Win
26.
Oct 1995
Essen , Germany
Carpet
Jacco Eltingh
Cyril Suk Daniel Vacek
7–5, 6–4
Win
27.
Nov 1995
Stockholm , Sweden
Hard (i)
Jacco Eltingh
Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith
3–6, 6–2, 7–6
Loss
17.
Nov 1995
Doubles Championship , Eindhoven
Carpet
Jacco Eltingh
Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith
6–7, 6–7, 6–3, 6–7
Loss
18.
Jan 1996
Doha , Qatar
Hard
Jacco Eltingh
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
6–7, 3–6
Win
28.
Aug 1996
Toronto , Canada
Hard
Patrick Galbraith
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
7–6, 6–3
Loss
19.
Sep 1996
US Open , New York City
Hard
Jacco Eltingh
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
6–4, 6–7, 6–7
Win
29.
Oct 1996
Toulouse , France (1)
Hard (i)
Jacco Eltingh
Olivier Delaître Guillaume Raoux
6–3, 7–5
Loss
20.
Oct 1996
Stuttgart Indoor , Germany
Hard
Jacco Eltingh
Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Win
30.
Nov 1996
Paris Indoor, France (2)
Carpet
Jacco Eltingh
Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek
6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Win
31.
Jan 1997
Doha , Qatar
Hard
Jacco Eltingh
Patrik Fredriksson Magnus Norman
6–3, 6–2
Loss
21.
Jan 1997
Sydney Outdoor , Australia
Hard
Jan Siemerink
Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez
4–6, 7–6, 3–6
Win
32.
Mar 1997
Rotterdam , Netherlands (1)
Carpet
Jacco Eltingh
Libor Pimek Byron Talbot
7–6, 6–4
Loss
22.
Apr 1997
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Clay
Jacco Eltingh
Donald Johnson Francisco Montana
6–7, 6–2, 6–7
Win
33.
Jun 1997
Rosmalen, Netherlands (2)
Grass
Jacco Eltingh
Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson
6–4, 7–5
Loss
23.
Jul 1997
Wimbledon, London
Grass
Jacco Eltingh
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
6–7, 6–7, 7–5, 3–6
Win
34.
Aug 1997
Boston , U.S. (1)
Hard (i)
Jacco Eltingh
Dave Randall Jack Waite
6–4, 6–2
Win
35.
Oct 1997
Toulouse, France (2)
Hard (i)
Jacco Eltingh
Jean-Philippe Fleurian Max Mirnyi
6–3, 7–6
Win
36.
Nov 1997
Paris Indoor, France (3)
Carpet
Jacco Eltingh
Rick Leach Jonathan Stark
6–2, 7–6
Win
37.
Mar 1998
Philadelphia, U.S. (2)
Hard (i)
Jacco Eltingh
Richey Reneberg David Macpherson
7–6, 6–7, 6–2
Win
38.
Mar 1998
Rotterdam, Netherlands (2)
Carpet
Jacco Eltingh
Neil Broad Piet Norval
7–6, 6–3
Win
39.
Apr 1998
Barcelona , Spain (1)
Clay
Jacco Eltingh
Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach
7–5, 6–0
Win
40.
Apr 1998
Monte Carlo, Monaco (2)
Clay
Jacco Eltingh
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
6–4, 6–2
Win
41.
Jun 1998
French Open, Paris (2)
Clay
Jacco Eltingh
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win
42.
Jul 1998
Wimbledon , London
Grass
Jacco Eltingh
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
2–6, 6–4, 7–6, 5–7, 10–8
Win
43.
Aug 1998
Amsterdam , Netherlands (3)
Clay
Jacco Eltingh
Dominik Hrbatý Karol Kučera
6–3, 6–2
Win
44.
Aug 1998
Boston, U.S. (2)
Hard
Jacco Eltingh
Chris Haggard Jack Waite
6–3, 6–2
Loss
24.
Oct 1998
Toulouse , France
Hard (i)
Jan Siemerink
Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro
2–6, 4–6
Loss
25.
Nov 1998
Paris Indoor , France
Carpet
Jacco Eltingh
Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
4–6, 2–6
Win
45.
Nov 1998
Doubles Championship, Hartford (2)
Carpet
Jacco Eltingh
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
6–4, 6–2, 7–5
Loss
26.
Jan 1999
Sydney, Australia
Hard
Patrick Galbraith
Sébastien Lareau Daniel Nestor
3–6, 4–6
Win
46.
Apr 1999
Barcelona, Spain (2)
Clay
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Massimo Bertolini Cristian Brandi
7–5, 6–3
Loss
27.
May 1999
Hamburg , Germany
Clay
Jared Palmer
Wayne Arthurs Andrew Kratzmann
6–2, 6–7, 2–6
Loss
28.
Jun 1999
Halle , Germany
Grass
Jared Palmer
Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter
3–6, 5–7
Loss
29.
Jul 1999
Wimbledon, London
Grass
Jared Palmer
Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 6–7
Win
47.
Aug 1999
Amsterdam, Netherlands (4)
Clay
Sjeng Schalken
Devin Bowen Eyal Ran
6–3, 6–2
Win
48.
Aug 1999
Indianapolis , U.S.
Hard
Jared Palmer
Olivier Delaître Leander Paes
6–3, 6–4
Loss
30.
Nov 1999
Paris Indoor, France
Carpet
Jared Palmer
Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
6–7, 5–7
Loss
31.
Mar 2000
Indian Wells , U.S.
Hard
Sandon Stolle
Alex O'Brien Jared Palmer
4–6, 6–7
Loss
32.
Apr 2000
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Clay
Sandon Stolle
Wayne Ferreira Yevgeny Kafelnikov
3–6, 6–2, 1–6
Loss
33.
May 2000
Barcelona , Spain
Clay
Sandon Stolle
Nicklas Kulti Mikael Tillström
2–6, 7–6, 6–7
Loss
34.
Jun 2000
French Open , Paris
Clay
Sandon Stolle
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
6–7, 4–6
Loss
35.
Jun 2000
s'Hertogenbosch , Netherlands
Grass
Sandon Stolle
Martin Damm Cyril Suk
4–6, 7–6, 6–7
Loss
36.
Jul 2000
Wimbledon, London
Grass
Sandon Stolle
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
3–6, 4–6, 1–6
Win
49.
Oct 2000
Shanghai , China
Hard
Sjeng Schalken
Petr Pála Pavel Vízner
6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Win
50.
Nov 2000
Lyon , France
Carpet
Sandon Stolle
Ivan Ljubičić Jack Waite
6–1, 6–7, 7–6
Loss
37.
Nov 2000
Paris Indoor, France
Carpet
Daniel Nestor
Nicklas Kulti Max Mirnyi
4–6, 5–7
Win
51.
Feb 2001
Milan , Italy
Carpet
Sjeng Schalken
Johan Landsberg Tom Vanhoudt
7–6(5) , 7–6(4)
Win
52.
Jun 2001
s’Hertogenbosch , Netherlands (3)
Grass
Sjeng Schalken
Martin Damm Cyril Suk
6–4, 6–4
Win
53.
Jul 2001
Amsterdam, Netherlands (5)
Clay
Sjeng Schalken
Àlex Corretja Luis Lobo
6–4, 6–2
Loss
38.
Apr 2002
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Clay
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge
3–6, 6–3, [7–10]
Win
54.
Jun 2002
French Open, Paris (3)
Clay
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
7–5, 6–4
Loss
39.
Jun 2002
s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Grass
Brian MacPhie
Martin Damm Cyril Suk
6–7, 7–6, 4–6
Loss
40.
Jun 2003
French Open, Paris
Clay
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
6–7, 3–6
Singles: 8 (1 title, 7 runner-ups)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
1.
Apr 1992
Singapore
Hard
Simon Youl
4–6, 1–6
Loss
2.
Jan 1994
Doha , Qatar
Hard
Stefan Edberg
3–6, 2–6
Loss
3.
Feb 1994
Philadelphia , U.S.
Carpet
Michael Chang
3–6, 2–6
Win
1.
Jan 1995
Jakarta , Indonesia
Hard
Radomír Vašek
7–5, 7–5
Loss
4.
Feb 1995
Memphis , U.S.
Hard (i)
Todd Martin
6–7(4–7) , 4–6
Loss
5.
Mar 1995
Rotterdam , Netherlands
Carpet
Richard Krajicek
6–7(5–7) , 4–6
Loss
6.
Mar 1996
Indian Wells , U.S.
Hard
Michael Chang
5–7, 1–6, 1–6
Loss
7.
Aug 1998
Boston , U.S.
Hard
Michael Chang
3–6, 4–6
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Doubles
Singles
Senior Tour titles
References
External links
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