Jan Siemerink
Jan Siemerink
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| Country |  Netherlands |
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| Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Born | 14 April 1970 Rijnsburg, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 1989 |
| Retired | 2002 |
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | $4,347,693 |
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| Career record | 273–272 (at ATP Tour, Grand Prix tour and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Highest ranking | 14 (12 October 1998) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (1991) |
| French Open | 3R (1997) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1998) |
| US Open | 4R (1998) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 203–185 (at ATP Tour, Grand Prix tour and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 10 |
| Highest ranking | 16 (14 October 1996) |
Johannes Martinus ("Jan") Siemerink (born 14 April 1970 in Rijnsburg, Zuid-Holland) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.
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Career
As a junior player, Siemerink was the Dutch 18-under champion in 1988. He also won the doubles title at the 1988 Orange Bowl junior championship in Florida.
Siemerink turned professional in 1989. Over the course of his career he won four top-level singles titles (at Singapore in 1991, Nottingham in 1996, and at Rotterdam and Toulouse in 1998). He also won ten tour doubles titles, the most significant of which were the Miami Masters in 1993 and the Monte Carlo Masters in 1996.
Siemerink's best performance at a Grand Slam event came at Wimbledon in 1998, where he reached the quarterfinals before being knocked-out by Goran Ivanišević.
Siemerink played for the Netherlands in the Davis Cup between 1991 and 2001, compiling a 17–10 record. He helped the Netherlands reach the World Group semifinals in 2001.
Siemerink's career-high rankings were World No. 14 in singles (in 1998) and World No. 16 in doubles (in 1996). His career prize-money totalled US$ 4,347,693.
Career finals
Singles: 12 (4-8)
- Wins (4)
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | April 22, 1991 | Singapore, Singapore | Outdoor Hard |  Gilad Bloom |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 2. | June 17, 1996 | Nottingham, UK | Outdoor Grass |  Sandon Stolle |
6–3, 7–6(0) |
| 3. | March 2, 1998 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Indoor Carpet |  Thomas Johansson |
7–6(2), 6–2 |
| 4. | September 28, 1998 | Toulouse, France | Indoor Hard |  Greg Rusedski |
6–4, 6–4 |
Retirement
He retired from the professional tour in 2002. Afterwards, he became a tennis analyst and commentator for TV channel RTL 5 in the Netherlands, until he was appointed Davis Cup Captain of the Dutch Team in December 2006.