Tom Okker
Full name | Thomas Samuel Okker | |||||||||||||||||
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Country (sports) | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
Residence | Hazerswoude-Dorp, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 22 February 1944|||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1968 (amateur from 1964) | |||||||||||||||||
Retired | 1981 | |||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||
Prize money | $1,257,200 | |||||||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 798–335 in pre Open-Era & Open Era[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 40 [1] (35 listed by ATP) | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 3 (2 March 1974) | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | ||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | SF (1971) | |||||||||||||||||
French Open | SF (1969) | |||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | SF (1978) | |||||||||||||||||
US Open | F (1968) | |||||||||||||||||
Other tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
Tour Finals | F (1973) | |||||||||||||||||
WCT Finals | SF (1971) | |||||||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 550–152 | |||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 1 (5 February 1979) | |||||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | ||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | F (1971) | |||||||||||||||||
French Open | W (1973) | |||||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | F (1969) | |||||||||||||||||
US Open | W (1976) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Thomas Samuel Okker (nicknamed "the Flying Dutchman";[2] born 22 February 1944) is a Dutch former tennis player who was active from the mid-1960s until 1980.[3] He won the 1973 French Open Doubles, the 1976 US Open Doubles, and two gold medals at the 1965 Maccabiah Games in Israel. He was ranked among the world's top-ten singles players for seven consecutive years, 1968–74, reaching a career high of world No. 3 in 1974.[4] He also was ranked world No. 1 in doubles in 1979.[4]
Early life
[edit]Okker was born in Amsterdam, is Jewish on his father's side, and identifies as Jewish.[5][6] Okker's father was Jewish, and was imprisoned by the Nazis during World War II, but managed to go into hiding by assuming the papers and identity of another man.[7]
Tennis career
[edit]He played his first tournament at Wolfsburg, West Germany, on clay in 1963. Okker was the Dutch champion from 1964 through 1968.
In 1968, his first year as a registered professional, he won in singles and in doubles (with Marty Riessen) at the Italian Open.[8] At Wimbledon, Okker reached the quarterfinals in 1968 and the semifinals in 1978. He achieved his best result in a Grand Slam tournament at the 1968 US Open, where he competed as a registered professional player, a professional player allowed to compete for prize money but playing under the control of their national associations and eligible to play in Davis Cup.[9] Okker reached the final after defeating Pancho Gonzales in the quarterfinal and Ken Rosewall in the semifinal. He lost the final to Arthur Ashe in five sets.[10] Okker was awarded the first prize money at the 1968 U.S. Open, as Ashe was still considered an amateur player rather than a registered professional. In February 1969, Okker signed a four-year contract with the Lamar Hunt's World Championship Tennis.[9][11]
In his career, won 40 singles titles.[12][13] He also was the runner-up in 37 singles tournaments.[14]
Okker is also among the most successful men's doubles players of all time. He won two Grand Slam doubles titles, at the US Open in 1976 (with Riessen) and the French Open (with John Newcombe) in 1973. In total, Okker won 68 doubles events, a record that was finally broken by Todd Woodbridge in 2005. Okker's other doubles titles include the 1973 Italian Open, 1973 London Grass Courts (with Riessen), 1973 Spanish Open (with Ilie Năstase), 1975 Opel International (with Arthur Ashe), and 1978 WCT World Doubles (with Wojtek Fibak).
One of the first tennis professionals to win at least US$1 million in career prize money, Okker's WTC career earnings stood at $1,257,200 when he retired in 1980 ($4,649,000 today).
Davis Cup
[edit]Between 1964 and 1981, Okker represented the Netherlands in the Davis Cup, playing in 13 ties and accumulating a 15–20 win–loss record.[15][4]
Maccabiah Games
[edit]In 1965, Okker won both the singles and the mixed doubles titles at the 1965 Maccabiah Games in Israel.[4] This event is open to all Israelis and to non-Israeli Jews.
Style of play
[edit]He was among the first players of his era to hit the ball with heavy topspin.
Halls of Fame
[edit]Okker was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.[14][4]
He was nominated for consideration in 2018, but not inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.[16]
Personal life
[edit]Okker and his wife Anna-Marie have three children together.[17] Since the mid-1980s Okker has been involved in art and was a founding partner in the Jaski art gallery in Amsterdam, specializing in works of the CoBrA movement.[18] In 2005, he founded art gallery Tom Okker Art bv in Hazerswoude-Dorp, Netherlands, where he now lives.[19]
Grand Slam finals
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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
[edit]Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1968 | US Open | Grass | ![]() |
12–14, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
[edit]Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1969 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
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5–7, 9–11, 3–6 |
Loss | 1971 | Australian Open | Grass | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–7 |
Win | 1973 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
Loss | 1975 | US Open | Grass | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7 |
Win | 1976 | US Open | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Career finals
[edit]Singles: 78 (40 titles, 38 runner-ups)
[edit]Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 1965 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 [20] |
Loss | 2. | 1966 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 1. | 1966 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
Win | 2. | 1967 | Paris, France | Wood (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 3. | 1967 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 3. | 1967 | Bristol, England | Grass | ![]() |
6–2, 5–7, 8–6 |
Loss | 4. | 1967 | Porto Alegre, Brazil | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–8 |
Loss | 5. | 1967 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 9–11, 6–3, 3–6 |
Win | 4. | 1967 | East London, South Africa | Clay | ![]() |
9–7, 7–5 |
Loss | 6. | 1968 | Bloemfontein, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 7. | 1968 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6, 0–6 |
Win | 5. | 1968 | Kingston, Jamaica | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 6. | 1968 | Barranquilla, Colombia | Clay | ![]() |
8–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 8. | 1968 | Willemstad, Curaçao | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 6–3, 11–9, 2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 7. | 1968 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
12–10, 6–1, 6–4 |
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Win | 8. | 1968 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
10–8, 6–8, 6–1, 1–6, 6–0 |
Loss | 9. | 1968 | West Berlin, West Germany | Clay | ![]() |
8–6, 4–6, 1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 9. | 1968 | Saltsjöbaden, Sweden | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 3–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 10. | 1968 | Lugano, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
8–6, 5–7, 0–6 |
Shared | 10. | 1968 | London, England | Grass | ![]() |
final rained out [20] |
Win | 11. | 1968 | Dublin, Ireland | Grass | ![]() |
6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 11. | 1968 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 12. | 1968 | US Open, New York | Grass | ![]() |
12–14, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Loss | 13. | 1969 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 8–10, 3–6 |
Win | 12. | 1969 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | ![]() |
8–10, 6–1, 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 13. | 1969 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard (i) | ![]() |
5–7, 6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 14. | 1969 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 15. | 1969 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
Round robin [20] |
Win | 16. | 1969 | Milwaukee, United States | Clay | ![]() |
Round robin |
Loss | 14. | 1969 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 14–12, 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 17. | 1969 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 4–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 15. | 1969 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 7–5, 5–7, 6–8 |
Win | 18. | 1969 | Newport, United States | Grass | ![]() |
4–6, 6–5, 6–1 |
Loss | 16. | 1969 | Tucson, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–9, 1–6 |
Loss | 17. | 1969 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | ![]() |
Round robin [20] |
Win | 19. | 1969 | Paris Masters, France | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
8–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 18. | 1969 | Auckland, New Zealand | Grass | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 20. | 1970 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4, 0–6, 4–6, 6–4 |
Win | 21. | 1970 | Atlanta WCT, United States | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 10–8, 6–2 |
Loss | 19. | 1970 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 22. | 1970 | Leicester, England | Grass | ![]() |
6–1, 10–8 |
Win | 23. | 1970 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–0, 6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 24. | 1970 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 20. | 1970 | West Berlin, West Germany | Clay | ![]() |
Round robin [20] |
Loss | 21. | 1971 | New York, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
5–7, 2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 22. | 1971 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–8, 1–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 23. | 1971 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 7–5, 6–1, 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 25. | 1971 | Louisville WCT, United States | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 26. | 1971 | Quebec WCT, Canada | Indoor | ![]() |
6–3, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 |
Loss | 24. | 1971 | Montreal, Canada | Clay | ![]() |
6–7, 6–3, 2–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 25. | 1971 | Vancouver WCT, Canada | Hard (i) | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 27. | 1972 | Chicago WCT, United States | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 26. | 1972 | Boston WCT, United States | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 6–2, 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 27. | 1972 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 28. | 1972 | Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 28. | 1973 | Washington WCT, United States | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 6–7, 7–6 |
Win | 29. | 1973 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 |
Loss | 29. | 1973 | Washington, D.C., United States | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 30. | 1973 | Toronto, Canada | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 31. | 1973 | Seattle, United States | Hard (i) | ![]() |
7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 30. | 1973 | Los Angeles, United States | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 6–7 |
Win | 32. | 1973 | Chicago, United States | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
Win | 33. | 1973 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 34. | 1973 | London, England | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 31. | 1973 | Masters, Boston | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 5–7, 6–4, 3–6 |
Win | 35. | 1974 | Toronto WCT, Canada | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 32. | 1974 | Washington WCT, United States | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 36. | 1974 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
4–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 33. | 1974 | Boston, United States | Clay | ![]() |
6–7, 1–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 34. | 1974 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | ![]() |
2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 35. | 1975 | Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 36. | 1975 | Johannesburg WCT, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 37. | 1975 | Stockholm WCT, Sweden | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 37. | 1975 | Nottingham, England | Grass | ![]() |
6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 38. | 1975 | Paris Masters, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
Win | 39. | 1977 | Richmond WCT, United States | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 38. | 1978 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 1–6, 2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 40. | 1979 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Doubles: 104 (68 titles, 36 runner-ups)
[edit]Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | 1968 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 1. | 1968 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
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10–8, 10–12, 14–12, 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2. | 1968 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 3. | 1969 | Philadelphia, United States | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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8–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 2. | 1969 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | ![]() |
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5–7, 9–11, 3–6 |
Win | 4. | 1969 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 5. | 1969 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 6. | 1970 | London Queen's Club, England | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 3. | 1970 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 4. | 1970 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 7. | 1970 | Los Angeles, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 5. | 1971 | Australian Open, Sydney | Grass | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 6. | 1971 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 3–6, 3–6, 6–8 |
Win | 8. | 1971 | Chicago WCT, United States | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–6, 4–6, 7–6 |
Win | 9. | 1971 | Dallas WCT, United States | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 10. | 1971 | London Queen's Club, England | Grass | ![]() |
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8–6, 4–6, 10–8 |
Loss | 7. | 1971 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 11. | 1971 | Washington, D.C., United States | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 8. | 1971 | Quebec WCT, Canada | Indoor | ![]() |
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6–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 9. | 1971 | Boston WCT, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 12. | 1971 | Montreal, Canada | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 13. | 1971 | Cologne, Germany | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–7, 3–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 14. | 1972 | Richmond WCT, United States | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–6, 7–6 |
Win | 15. | 1972 | Miami WCT, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 16. | 1972 | Chicago WCT, United States | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 17. | 1972 | Charlotte WCT, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
Win | 18. | 1972 | Washington, D.C.., United States | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 19. | 1972 | Fort Worth WCT, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 20. | 1972 | Montreal WCT, Canada | Hard | ![]() |
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6–1, 4–6, 7–6 |
Win | 21. | 1972 | Alamo WCT, United States | Outdoor | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 22. | 1972 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–6 |
Win | 23. | 1972 | Gothenburg WCT, Sweden | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6 |
Win | 24. | 1973 | London WCT, England | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 25. | 1973 | Milan WCT, Italy | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 10. | 1973 | Cologne WCT, Germany | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–7, 3–6 |
Win | 26. | 1973 | Washington WCT, United States | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
Win | 27. | 1973 | Houston, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–5 |
Win | 28. | 1973 | Charlotte WCT, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 3–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 11. | 1973 | Denver WCT, United States | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 12. | 1973 | World Doubles WCT, Montreal | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–7, 0–6 |
Win | 29. | 1973 | French Open, Paris | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
Win | 30. | 1973 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 31. | 1973 | London Queen's Club, England | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 32. | 1973 | Seattle, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 33. | 1973 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 34. | 1973 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 35. | 1973 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 13. | 1974 | Toronto WCT, Canada | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Loss | 14. | 1974 | Miami WCT, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 15. | 1974 | Washington WCT, United States | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–7, 3–6 |
Win | 36. | 1974 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 16. | 1974 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 17. | 1975 | Bologna WCT, Italy | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Win | 37. | 1975 | Barcelona WCT, Spain | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–1 |
Loss | 18. | 1975 | Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 38. | 1975 | Johannesburg WCT, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 39. | 1975 | Stockholm WCT, Sweden | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6 |
Loss | 19. | 1975 | Nottingham, England | Grass | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 20. | 1975 | US Open, New York | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 21. | 1975 | Paris Masters, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7 |
Win | 40. | 1975 | Hong Kong | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 22. | 1976 | Columbus WCT, United States | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 23. | 1976 | Richmond WCT, United States | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 24. | 1976 | Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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1–6, 7–6, 6–7 |
Win | 41. | 1976 | Basel, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 25. | 1976 | Johannesburg WCT, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 26. | 1976 | Stockholm WCT, Sweden | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 42. | 1976 | US Open, New York | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 43. | 1976 | Paris Masters, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 27. | 1976 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Win | 44. | 1977 | Birmingham WCT, United States | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 28. | 1977 | Philadelphia WCT, United States | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
Win | 45. | 1977 | Richmond WCT, United States | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 46. | 1977 | Mexico City WCT, Mexico | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 47. | 1977 | Toronto Indoor WCT, Canada | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 48. | 1977 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 29. | 1977 | Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 49. | 1977 | Charlotte WCT, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–1, 3–6, 7–6 |
Win | 50. | 1977 | Woodlands Doubles, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–1 |
Win | 51. | 1977 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 30. | 1978 | St. Louis WCT, United States | Carpet | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 52. | 1978 | Houston WCT, United States | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–5 |
Win | 53. | 1978 | World Doubles WCT, United States | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–4, 6–0, 6–3 |
Win | 54. | 1978 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 31. | 1978 | Munich, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, 6–7 |
Win | 55. | 1978 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 56. | 1978 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 4–6, 7–5 |
Win | 57. | 1978 | Toronto, Canada | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–6 |
Win | 58. | 1978 | Woodlands Doubles, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
Win | 59. | 1978 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 32. | 1979 | Birmingham, United States | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 60. | 1979 | Philadelphia, United States | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 33. | 1979 | Denver, United States | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–7, 3–6 |
Win | 61. | 1979 | Memphis, United States | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 62. | 1979 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 5–7, 7–6 |
Win | 63. | 1979 | Munich, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 7–5 |
Win | 64. | 1979 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 65. | 1979 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 34. | 1979 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 35. | 1980 | Masters Doubles WCT, London | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Win | 66. | 1980 | Birmingham, United States | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 67. | 1980 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 68. | 1980 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3, 7–6 |
Loss | 36. | 1980 | Bangkok, Thailand | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–7 |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
[edit]W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | SR |
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Australian Open | A | 2R | 3R | A | A | 1R | QF | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 5 |
French Open | A | 2R | 4R | QF | A | SF | A | A | A | QF | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 6 |
Wimbledon | 2R | 1R | 4R | 2R | QF | QF | 2R | 4R | A | A | 4R | QF | 3R | 4R | SF | QF | 3R | 1R | 0 / 16 |
US Open | 1R | A | A | A | F | 1R | 4R | SF | 3R | 4R | 4R | 2R | 3R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 13 |
Grand Slam SR | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 40 |
Year-end ranking | N/A | 4 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 31 | 50 | 56 | 107 | N/A |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tom Okker: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Tom Okker". The Independent. 5 September 1995.
- ^ Tennis Magazine Editors (1 June 1978). Tennis Strokes and Strategies. Simon & Schuster. pp. 36–40. ISBN 978-0-671-24201-5. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
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has generic name (help) - ^ a b c d e Grasso, John (16 September 2011). Historical Dictionary of Tennis. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810872370 – via Google Books.
- ^ Prugh, Jeff (10 September 1968). "Ashe Win Restores U.S. Net Prestige". Archived from the original on 20 July 2012.
- ^ "Can Diego Schwartzman Become The First Jewish U.S. Open Champion?". 2 September 2017.
- ^ "September 24, 1968 · Page 22". The Courier-Journal from Louisville, Kentucky. 24 September 1968.
- ^ "Okker of Netherlands Beats Hewitt in 5 Sets to Gain Italian Tennis Title". The New York Times. 18 May 1968.
- ^ a b Ralph Bernstein (8 February 1969). "Arthur Ashe Gets Trophy, Others Cash". Gettysburg Times. Associated Press.
- ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: an authoritative encyclopedia and record book (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 461. ISBN 9780942257700.
- ^ "Okker signs pro. tennis contract". The Age. 4 February 1969. p. 23.
- ^ "Okker Takes Canadian Open Tennis". The Montreal Gazette. 27 August 1973.
- ^ "Okker Wins Final in Hamburg Tennis". The New York Times. 17 August 1970.
- ^ a b "TOM OKKER (The Flying Dutchman)". International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ^ "Davis Cup". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Subscribe". The Australian.
- ^ "WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Tom Okker". The Independent . 4 September 1995. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Where Are They Now? Tom Okker". The Independent. 5 September 1995.
- ^ "Tom Okker Art". Artnet.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Tom Okker: Tournament results". thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
External links
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