Danie Visser

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Danie Visser

Danie Visser (b. 26 July 1961, in Rustenburg, South Africa) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. A doubles specialist, he won 3 Grand Slam men's doubles titles (2 Australian Open and 1 US Open). Visser reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1990.

Visser won the first of 17 career doubles titles in 1985 at Bristol. In 1990 he won the men's doubles titles at both the Australian Open and the US Open, partnering his fellow South African player Pieter Aldrich. The pair were also doubles runners-up at Wimbledon that year. Visser won the Australian Open doubles crown again in 1993, partnering Laurie Warder. Visser won the final doubles title of his career in 1994 at Manchester.

Visser's best singles ranking was World No. 59, which he attained in 1984.

Contents

Grand Slam men's doubles finals (4)

Wins (3)

Year Championship Partnering Opponents in Final Score in Final
1990 Australian Open South Africa Pieter Aldrich Canada Grant Connell
Canada Glenn Michibata		 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
1990 U.S. Open South Africa Pieter Aldrich United States Paul Annacone
United States David Wheaton		 6–2, 7–6(3), 6–2
1993 Australian Open (2) Australia Laurie Warder Australia John Fitzgerald
Sweden Anders Järryd		 6–4, 6–3, 6–4

Runner-up (1)

Year Championship Partnering Opponents in Final Score in Final
1990 Wimbledon South Africa Pieter Aldrich United States Rick Leach
United States Jim Pugh		 7–6(5), 7–6(4), 7–6(5)

Doubles titles (17)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
1. 1985 Bristol, England Grass South Africa Eddie Edwards Australia John Alexander
New Zealand Russell Simpson		 6–4, 7–6
2. 1986 Bristol, England Grass South Africa Christo Steyn Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia Wally Masur		 6–7, 7–6, 12–10
3. 1988 Charleston, U.S. Clay South Africa Pieter Aldrich Mexico Jorge Lozano
United States Todd Witsken		 7–6, 6–3
4. 1989 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard South Africa Pieter Aldrich Australia Peter Doohan
Australia Laurie Warder		 7–6, 7–6
5. 1989 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet South Africa Pieter Aldrich United States Paul Annacone
South Africa Christo van Rensburg		 6–4, 6–3
6. 1989 Frankfurt, Germany Carpet South Africa Pieter Aldrich United States Kevin Curren
Germany Eric Jelen		 7–6, 6–7, 6–3
7. 1990 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard South Africa Pieter Aldrich Canada Grant Connell
Canada Glenn Michibata		 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
8. 1990 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay South Africa Pieter Aldrich Sweden Per Henricsson
Sweden Nicklas Utgren		 6–3, 6–4
9. 1990 U.S. Open, New York Hard South Africa Pieter Aldrich United States Paul Annacone
United States David Wheaton		 6–2, 7–6, 6–2
10. 1990 Berlin, Germany Carpet South Africa Pieter Aldrich United States Kevin Curren
United States Patrick Galbraith		 7–6, 7–6
11. 1991 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay South Africa Gary Muller France Guy Forget
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek		 7–6, 6–4
12. 1992 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard South Africa Pieter Aldrich South Africa Wayne Ferreira
South Africa Piet Norval		 6–4, 6–4
13. 1992 Toronto, Canada Hard United States Patrick Galbraith United States Andre Agassi
United States John McEnroe		 6–4, 6–4
14. 1993 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Australia Laurie Warder Australia John Fitzgerald
Sweden Anders Järryd		 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
15. 1993 Bologna, Italy Clay Australia Laurie Warder United States Luke Jensen
United States Murphy Jensen		 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
16. 1993 Lyon, France Carpet South Africa Gary Muller South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager
South Africa Stefan Kruger		 6–3, 7–6
17. 1994 Manchester, England Grass United States Rick Leach United States Scott Davis
United States Trevor Kronemann		 6–4, 4–6, 7–6

Runner-ups (25)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
1. 1982 Munich, Germany Clay South Africa Tian Viljoen United States Chip Hooper
United States Mel Purcell		 6–4, 7–6
2. 1983 La Quinta, U.S. Hard South Africa Tian Viljoen United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez		 6–3, 6–3
3. 1983 Palermo, Italy Clay South Africa Tian Viljoen Peru Pablo Arraya
Argentina José Luis Clerc		 1–6, 6–4, 6–4
4. 1985 Livingston, U.S. Hard South Africa Eddie Edwards United States Mike De Palmer
Australia Peter Doohan		 6–3, 6–4
5. 1986 Toronto Indoor, Canada Carpet South Africa Christo Steyn Poland Wojtek Fibak
Sweden Joakim Nyström		 6–3, 7–6
6. 1986 Atlanta, U.S. Carpet South Africa Christo Steyn United States Andy Kohlberg
United States Robert Van't Hof		 6–2, 6–3
7. 1986 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard South Africa Christo Steyn Australia Mark Kratzmann
Australia Kim Warwick		 6–3, 6–4
8. 1986 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard South Africa Christo Steyn United States John Letts
Sweden Peter Lundgren		 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
9. 1987 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet South Africa Christo Steyn Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez		 3–6, 6–1, 7–6
10. 1988 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet United States Kevin Curren New Zealand Kelly Evernden
United States Johan Kriek		 7–6, 6–3
11. 1988 Forest Hills, U.S. Clay South Africa Pieter Aldrich Mexico Jorge Lozano
United States Todd Witsken		 6–3, 7–6
12. 1988 London/Queen's Club, England Grass South Africa Pieter Aldrich United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso		 6–2, 7–6
13. 1988 Stratton Mountain, U.S. Hard South Africa Pieter Aldrich Mexico Jorge Lozano
United States Todd Witsken		 6–3, 7–6
14. 1989 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Hard South Africa Pieter Aldrich Australia Darren Cahill
Australia Wally Masur		 6–4, 6–3
15. 1989 Stratton Mountain, U.S. Hard South Africa Pieter Aldrich Australia Mark Kratzmann
Australia Wally Masur		 6–3, 4–6, 7–6
16. 1989 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard South Africa Pieter Aldrich United States Ken Flach
United States Robert Seguso		 6–4, 6–4
17. 1990 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Hard South Africa Pieter Aldrich Australia Pat Cash
Australia Mark Kratzmann		 6–4, 7–5
18. 1990 Wimbledon, London Grass South Africa Pieter Aldrich United States Rick Leach
United States Jim Pugh		 7–6, 7–6, 7–6
19. 1991 Munich, Germany Clay Sweden Anders Järryd United States Patrick Galbraith
United States Todd Witsken		 7–5, 6–4
20. 1991 Hamburg, Germany Clay Brazil Cassio Motta Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez		 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
21. 1992 San Francisco, U.S. Hard (i) South Africa Pieter Aldrich United States Jim Grabb
United States Richey Reneberg		 6–4, 7–5
22. 1992 Nice, France Clay South Africa Pieter Aldrich United States Patrick Galbraith
United States Scott Melville		 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
23. 1992 Paris Indoor, France Carpet United States Patrick Galbraith United States John McEnroe
United States Patrick McEnroe		 6–4, 6–2
24. 1993 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet South Africa Gary Muller Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde		 6–1, 3–6, 6–2
25. 1995 Nottingham, England Grass United States Patrick Galbraith United States Luke Jensen
United States Murphy Jensen		 6–3, 5–7, 6–4

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Career SR Career Win-Loss
Grand Slams
Australian Open A A A A 2R NH 3R 1R 3R W 1R 3R W 1R 2R A 2 / 10 18–7
French Open 1R 3R 2R 1R 2R 1R A 1R A QF QF 2R 1R 1R 2R A 0 / 13 12–13
Wimbledon 1R 3R 2R 2R 1R 3R 1R QF QF F 2R 1R 3R 2R 1R A 0 / 15 21–15
U.S. Open A 2R 1R 1R 1R 3R 1R 1R 2R W 1R 3R 1R 2R 1R A 1 / 14 13–13
Grand Slam SR 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 3 2 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 1 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 0 3 / 52 N/A
Annual Win-Loss 0–2 6–3 2–3 1–3 1–4 4–3 1–3 3–4 6–2 19–2 4–4 5–4 8–3 2–4 2–4 0–0 N/A 64–48
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells These Tournaments Were Not

Masters Series Events

Before 1990		 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R A 0 / 6 1–6
Miami 2R QF 2R 2R QF 1R A 0 / 6 5–6
Monte Carlo A 2R 2R A QF A A 0 / 3 3–3
Rome A 1R A 2R 1R 1R A 0 / 4 1–4
Hamburg A F 2R A 1R A A 0 / 3 5–3
Canada A A W 2R A A A 1 / 2 5–1
Cincinnati QF 2R QF 1R 1R A A 0 / 5 4–5
Stuttgart (Stockholm) A QF 2R F 2R A A 0 / 4 7–4
Paris 2R 1R F 1R 1R A A 0 / 5 4–5
Masters Series SR N/A 0 / 4 0 / 8 1 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 3 0 / 0 1 / 38 N/A
Annual Win-Loss N/A 1–4 9–8 14–7 5–7 6–8 0–3 0–0 N/A 35–37
Year End Ranking N/A 96 90 30 68 14 10 1 33 20 21 85 176 1259 N/A

A = did not attend tournament
NH = tournament not held

Australian Open men's doubles champions

(1969) Rod Laver / Roy Emerson • (1970) Bob Lutz / Stan Smith • (1971) John Newcombe / Tony Roche  • (1972) Ken Rosewall / Owen Davidson • (1973) John Newcombe / Malcolm Anderson • (1974) Ross Case / Geoff Masters • (1975) John Alexander / Phil Dent • (1976) John Newcombe / Tony Roche • (1977 (Jan)) Arthur Ashe / Tony Roche • (1977 (Dec)) Ray Ruffels / Allan Stone • (1978) Wojtek Fibak / Kim Warwick • (1979) Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee • (1980) Mark Edmondson / Kim Warwick  • (1981) Mark Edmondson / Kim Warwick • (1982) John Alexander / John Fitzgerald • (1983) Mark Edmondson / Paul McNamee • (1984) Mark Edmondson / Sherwood Stewart • (1985) Paul Annacone / Christo van Rensburg • (1987) Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd • (1988) Rick Leach / Jim Pugh • (1989) Rick Leach / Jim Pugh • ( 1990) Pieter Aldrich / Danie Visser • (1991) Scott Davis / David Pate • (1992) Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde • (1993) Danie Visser / Laurie Warder • (1994) Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis • (1995) Jared Palmer / Richey Reneberg • (1996) Stefan Edberg / Petr Korda • (1997) Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde • (1998) Jonas Björkman / Jacco Eltingh • (1999) Jonas Björkman / Patrick Rafter • (2000) Ellis Ferreira / Rick Leach • (2001) Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge • (2002) Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor • (2003) Fabrice Santoro / Michaël Llodra • (2004) Fabrice Santoro / Michaël Llodra • (2005) Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett • (2006) Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan • (2007) Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan • (2008) Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram • (2009) Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan • (2010) Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan • (2011) Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
US Open men's doubles champions

(1968) Bob Lutz / Stan Smith • (1969) Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle • (1970) Pierre Barthès / Nikola Pilić • (1971) John Newcombe / Roger Taylor • (1972) Cliff Drysdale / Roger Taylor • (1973) Owen Davidson / John Newcombe • (1974) Bob Lutz / Stan Smith • (1975) Jimmy Connors / Ilie Năstase • (1976) Tom Okker / Marty Riessen • (1977) Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan • (1978) Bob Lutz / Stan Smith • (1979) Peter Fleming / John McEnroe • (1980) Bob Lutz / Stan Smith • (1981) Peter Fleming / John McEnroe • (1982) Kevin Curren / Steve Denton • (1983) Peter Fleming / John McEnroe • (1984) John Fitzgerald / Tomáš Šmíd • (1985) Ken Flach / Robert Seguso • (1986) Andrés Gómez / Slobodan Živojinović • (1987) Stefan Edberg / Anders Järryd • (1988) Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez • (1989) John McEnroe / Mark Woodforde • (1990) Pieter Aldrich / Danie Visser • (1991) John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd • (1992) Jim Grabb / Richey Reneberg • (1993) Ken Flach / Rick Leach • (1994) Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis • (1995) Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde • (1996) Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde • (1997) Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek • (1998) Sandon Stolle / Cyril Suk • (1999) Sébastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien • (2000) Lleyton Hewitt / Max Mirnyi • (2001) Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett • (2002) Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi • (2003) Jonas Björkman / Todd Woodbridge • (2004) Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor • (2005) Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan • (2006) Martin Damm / Leander Paes • (2007) Simon Aspelin / Julian Knowle • (2008) Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan • (2009) Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes • (2010) Mike Bryan / Bob Bryan
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