Michel Koning (born 1 May 1984) is a Dutch tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 229 achieved on 15 June 2009, and a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 320 achieved on 18 August 2008.
Country (sports) | Netherlands |
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Residence | Oosthuizen, Netherlands |
Born | Purmerend, Netherlands | 1 May 1984
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Turned pro | 2004 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $87,210 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–1 |
Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 5 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 229 (15 June 2009) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q1 (2009) |
French Open | Q2 (2009) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2009) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 1–3 |
Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 15 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 320 (18 August 2008) |
Last updated on: 23 April 2021. |
As a junior, Koning reached a career high singles ranking of world No. 14, which he achieved on 8 July 2002 and a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 2, achieved on 9 September 2002. He won the 2002 US Open boys' doubles title alongside compatriot Bas van der Valk where they defeated Brian Baker and Chris Guccione in straight sets 6–4, 6–4.
Koning made his ATP Tour debut at the 2002 Ordina Open where he was given a wild card entry into the doubles draw alongside Bas van der Valk. They pulled off an upset victory by defeating fourth seeds Michael Hill and Daniel Vacek in the first round 6–7(8–10), 6–2, 7–6(7–5). They were defeated in the second round by Andrei Olhovskiy and David Adams in straight sets 3–6, 5–7.[1] In June 2007, Koning made his ATP Tour singles debut when he prevailed through the qualifying rounds to reach the main draw of the 2007 Ordina Open played on grass courts in 's-Hertogenbosch. In qualifying he defeated Franko Škugor 7–5, 6–4, Philipp Petzschner 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4) and Lukáš Dlouhý 6–4, 7–6(7–3) to reach his first and what would become his only tour-level main draw. He would go on to lose in the first round to first seed Tommy Robredo in straight sets 4–6, 6–7(4–7).[2]
Koning has reached 7 career singles finals, posting a tally of 5 wins and 2 losses, all coming on the ITF Futures Tour. Additionally, he has reached 19 career doubles finals with a record of 15 wins and 4 losses similarly all coming on the ITF Futures Tour.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
editSingles: 7 (5–2)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Sep 2005 | Spain F25, Madrid | Futures | Hard | David Marrero | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 1–1 | Dec 2006 | Tunisia F6, Hammam Sousse | Futures | Hard | Franko Škugor | 3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Jun 2008 | Ireland F1, Dublin | Futures | Carpet | Colin O'Brien | 6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 3–1 | Jul 2008 | Great Britain F9, Felixstowe | Futures | Grass | Brydan Klein | 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 4–1 | Jul 2008 | Great Britain F10, Frinton-on-Sea | Futures | Grass | Greg Jones | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 4–2 | Aug 2008 | Netherlands F5, Vlaardingen | Futures | Clay | Gero Kretschmer | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 5–2 | Oct 2009 | France F16, Sarreguemines | Futures | Carpet | Ludovic Walter | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Doubles: 19 (15–4)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2001 | Netherlands F1, Enschede | Futures | Clay | Bart De Gier | Stefan Wauters Kristof Vliegen |
6–7(4–7), 1–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Nov 2003 | Netherlands Antillies F1, Curaçao | Futures | Hard | Steven Korteling | Alessandro Motti Stéphane Robert |
6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
Win | 2–1 | Jul 2004 | Netherlands F2, Heerhugowaard | Futures | Clay | Bart De Gier | Marc Ijzermann Alexander Nonnekes |
6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 3–1 | Jul 2004 | Germany F11, Trier | Futures | Clay | Steven Korteling | Felipe Parada Esteban Zanetti |
6–1, 7–5 |
Loss | 3–2 | Oct 2004 | Belgium F1, Waterloo | Futures | Carpet | Martijn van Haasteren | Darko Mađarovski Igor Zelenay |
4–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Win | 4–2 | Sep 2005 | Spain F24, Madrid | Futures | Hard | Jasper Smit | Massimo Ocera Marco Pedrini |
3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 5–2 | Sep 2005 | Spain F25, Madrid | Futures | Hard | Jasper Smit | Rasmus Nørby Joseph Schmulian |
5–7, 6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
Win | 6–2 | Oct 2005 | Spain F26, Martos | Futures | Hard | Jasper Smit | Óscar Burrieza López Nikolai Nesterov |
6–1, 7–5 |
Loss | 6–3 | Mar 2006 | USA F6, McAllen | Futures | Hard | Steven Korteling | Pierre-Ludovic Duclos Wesley Whitehouse |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 7–3 | Aug 2006 | Netherlands F4, Vlaardingen | Futures | Clay | Martijn van Haasteren | Romano Frantzen Matwé Middelkoop |
7–5, 7–5 |
Loss | 7–4 | Sep 2006 | Netherlands F5, Alphen aan den Rijn | Futures | Clay | Nick van der Meer | Petar Popović Daniel Köllerer |
2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 8–4 | Sep 2006 | Netherlands F6, Enschede | Futures | Clay | Felipe Parada | Romano Frantzen Nick van der Meer |
6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 9–4 | Nov 2006 | Tunisia F5, Monastir | Futures | Hard | Matwé Middelkoop | Adrian Cruciat Adrian Gavrilă |
6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 10–4 | Sep 2007 | Netherlands F5, Enschede | Futures | Clay | Matwé Middelkoop | Chris Wettengel Augustin Gensse |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 11–4 | Jan 2008 | Germany F1, Nussloch | Futures | Carpet | Fred Hemmes | Philipp Marx Lars Uebel |
7–6(9–7), 6–3 |
Win | 12–4 | Mar 2008 | Portugal F4, Faro | Futures | Hard | Fred Hemmes | Sergey Bubka Vladyslav Klymenko |
6–3, 6–7(5–7), [10–8] |
Win | 13–4 | Jun 2008 | Ireland F2, Limerick | Futures | Carpet | Frederik Nielsen | Alberto Francis Nima Roshan |
6–1, 7–6(9–7) |
Win | 14–4 | Mar 2009 | France F5, Poitiers | Futures | Hard | Robert Smeets | Deniss Pavlovs Andis Juška |
6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–8] |
Win | 15–4 | Oct 2009 | France F16, Sarreguemines | Futures | Carpet | Martijn van Haasteren | Vladimir Obradović César Ramírez |
6–3, 6–4 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
editDoubles: 1 (1 title)
editResult | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2002 | US Open | Hard | Bas van der Valk | Brian Baker Chris Guccione |
6–4, 6–4 |
References
edit- ^ "Michel Koning Activity". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Tommy Robredo advances at Ordina Open". NDTV Sports. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
External links
edit- Michel Koning at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Michel Koning at the International Tennis Federation
- Official website Michel Koning