Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Amersfoort, Netherlands |
Born | Maastricht, Netherlands | 1 October 1964
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Turned pro | 1984 |
Retired | 1995 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $1,474,432 |
Singles | |
Career record | 45–84 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 87 (17 April 1989) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1989) |
French Open | 1R (1986, 1987, 1989) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1989) |
US Open | 1R (1989) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 261–268 |
Career titles | 11 |
Highest ranking | No. 10 (11 May 1992) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1992, 1994) |
French Open | QF (1991) |
Wimbledon | QF (1994) |
US Open | QF (1994) |
Mixed doubles | |
Career titles | 4 |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
French Open | W (1989) |
US Open | W (1991) |
Tom Nijssen (born 1 October 1964) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands. He went pro in 1984[1] and played at the ATP World Tour for 15 years.[2] Nijssen's highest ATP singles ranking was No. 87 on 17 April 1989. He reached his best doubles ranking on 11 May 1992 when he became world No. 10.[1] A doubles specialist, he won two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles with Manon Bollegraf, the French Open in 1989 and the US Open in 1991. They were runner-up at the Wimbledon mixed doubles tournament in 1993. In 1992 Nijssen and Helena Suková were the US Open mixed-doubles finalists.