Jesper de Jong
Jesper de Jong (born 31 May 2000) is a Dutch tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 180 achieved on 18 April 2022. He also has a career high doubles ranking of world No. 147 achieved on the same date.[1] De Jong has won one singles and five ATP Challenger doubles titles.
![]() | |
Country (sports) | ![]() |
---|---|
Residence | Hoofddorp, Netherlands |
Born | Haarlem, Netherlands | 31 May 2000
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Bas Coulier |
Prize money | $170,361 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–0 |
Career titles | 0 1 Challenger, 3 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 180 (18 April 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 180 (18 April 2022) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q3 (2022) |
US Open | Q1 (2021) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–1 |
Career titles | 0 3 Challenger, 6 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 147 (18 April 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 147 (18 April 2022) |
Last updated on: 18 April 2022. |
Professional career
2021: One singles and three doubles Challenger titles, top 250 singles and top 200 doubles debut
In March, he won his first Challenger title at the 2021 Saint Petersburg Challenger II with Sem Verbeek.
He won his third doubles title at the 2021 Almaty Challenger with Vitaliy Sachko. As a result he hit a career-high in doubles of No. 204 on 14 June 2021. A week later, De Jong won also his first singles Challenger at the 2021 Almaty Challenger II defeating Marcelo Tomás Barrios Vera which resulted in a career-high of No. 260 on 21 June 2021.
2022: Top 200 in singles and top 150 in doubles debut, ATP debut in doubles
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 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 ranking of World No. 157 on 14 February 2022.
ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 7 (4–3)
|
|
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2019 | M15 Marburg, Germany | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7) |
Win | 1–1 | Aug 2019 | M15 Oldenzaal, Netherlands | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 6–4 |
Win | 2–1 | Sep 2019 | M15 Haren, Netherlands | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 6–0 |
Win | 3–1 | Oct 2019 | M25 Fort Worth, United States | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–0 |
Loss | 3–2 | Sep 2020 | M25 Klosters, Switzerland | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 4–2 | Jun 2021 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 4–3 | Nov 2021 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 5–7 |
Doubles: 21 (12–9)
|
|
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2019 | M15 Doha, Qatar | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Mar 2019 | M15 Doha, Qatar | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–2 | Mar 2019 | M15 Manama, Bahrain | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), [8–10] |
Loss | 1–3 | Apr 2019 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
2–6, 7–6(10–8), [7–10] |
Win | 2–3 | Jun 2019 | M15 Majadahonda, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 3–3 | Jul 2019 | M15 Den Haag, Netherlands | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 3–4 | Jul 2019 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3–5 | Aug 2019 | M15 Brussels, Belgium | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3–6 | Sep 2019 | M15 Pajulahti, Finland | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
4–6, 6–1, [5–10] |
Win | 4–6 | Oct 2019 | M25 Waco, United States | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
7–6(7–4), 6–1 |
Win | 5–6 | Jan 2020 | M15 Monastir, Tunisia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, [10–8] |
Loss | 5–7 | Mar 2020 | M25 Sunderland, United Kingdom | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 6–7 | Nov 2020 | M25 Vale do Lobo, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
7–6(7–3), 5–7, [10–8] |
Loss | 6–8 | Mar 2021 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 7–8 | Mar 2021 | St. Petersburg II, Russia | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
6–1, 3–6, [10–5] |
Win | 8–8 | May 2021 | Oeiras, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
6–1, 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 9–8 | June 2021 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
7–6(7–4), 6–1 |
Loss | 9–9 | Sep 2021 | Braga, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
3–6, 7–6 (7–4), [5–10] |
Win | 10–9 | Nov 2021 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 11–9 | Mar 2022 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, [10–6] |
Win | 12–9 | Apr 2022 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
![]() ![]() |
3–6, 7–5, [10–8] |