Thomas Schoorel (born 8 April 1989) is a retired Dutch tennis player.

Thomas Schoorel
Schoorel at an ITF tournament in The Netherlands
Country (sports) Netherlands
ResidenceAmsterdam, Netherlands
Born (1989-04-08) 8 April 1989 (age 35)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Turned pro2007
Retired2015
PlaysLeft-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$267,992
Singles
Career record3–6
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 94 (4 July 2011)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2011)
French Open2R (2011)
WimbledonQ2 (2011)
US OpenQ1 (2011, 2012)
Doubles
Career record1–2
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 299 (30 August 2010)
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQ1 (2011)
Last updated on: May 22, 2021.


Schoorel has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 94, achieved on 4 July 2011. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 299, achieved on 30 August 2010.

Career

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Schoorel made his ATP Tour singles main draw debut at the 2010 If Stockholm Open on hard courts in Sweden. Having to earn his spot in the main draw by advancing through three qualifying rounds, Thomas proceeded to beat Patrik Rosenholm 6–4, 6–4, followed by Erling Tveit 6–7(2–7), 6–4, 6–4 and finally Marcel Granollers 6–4, 7–5 to secure a main draw birth. In the first round, he would go on to be defeated by German Benjamin Becker in straight sets 3–6, 0–6. He made his ATP Tour doubles main draw debut at the 2008 Dutch Open in Amersfoort, Netherlands when he was gifted entry as an alternate pair alongside compatriot Huib Troost. They were defeated in the first round by Russian duo Teimuraz Gabashvili and Denis Matsukevitch in straight sets 2–6, 4–6.


Schoorel won the Dutch Tennis Masters in December 2010, beating Thiemo de Bakker in the final. His two ATP Challenger singles titles both came in April 2011 back to back on clay courts in Italy. First he defeated Martin Klizan of Slovakia 7–5, 1–6, 6–3 to capture the Rome Challenger title, and then he defeated Filippo Volandri of Italy 6–2, 7–6(7–4) to claim the Naples Challenger championship.[1]


Schoorel has reached 19 career singles finals, with a record of 10 wins and 9 losses which includes a 2–4 record in ATP Challenger Tour finals. Additionally, he has reached 8 career doubles finals with a record of 4 wins and 4 losses which includes a 1–1 record in ATP Challenger tour finals. He represents his native country Netherlands when competing in the Davis Cup, where he has a record of 2 wins and 1 loss in singles play.


Schoorel is also student at the Johan Cruyff College.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 19 (10–9)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (2–4)
ITF Futures (8–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–3)
Clay (9–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–1)


Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2009 Netherlands F1, Apeldoorn Futures Clay   Vincent Millot 7–5, 4–6, 7–5
Win 2–0 Jul 2009 Germany F10, Aschaffenburg Futures Clay   Kristijan Mesaros 6–2, 6–0
Loss 2–1 Sep 2009 Spain F32, Madrid Futures Hard   Roberto Bautista Agut 4–6, 3–6
Loss 2–2 Feb 2010 Germany F4, Nussloch Futures Carpet   Niels Desein 7–6(7–2), 6–7(3–7), 6–7(6–8)
Loss 2–3 Mar 2010 Portugal F3, Albufeira Futures Hard   Benoit Paire 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win 3–3 Apr 2010 Italy F4, Vercelli Futures Clay   Martin Fischer 6–4, 6–3
Win 4–3 Jun 2010 Netherlands F3, Rotterdam Futures Clay   Johannes Ager 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Win 5–3 Jul 2010 Netherlands F4, Breda Futures Clay   Jesse Huta Galung 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 5–4 Jul 2010 Scheveningen, Netherlands Challenger Clay   Denis Gremelmayr 5–7, 4–6
Loss 5–5 Sep 2010 Alphen, Netherlands Challenger Clay   Jesse Huta Galung 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 4–6
Win 6–5 Apr 2011 Rome, Italy Challenger Clay   Martin Kližan 7–5, 1–6, 6–3
Win 7–5 Apr 2011 Napoli, Italy Challenger Clay   Filippo Volandri 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 7–6 Jul 2011 Dortmund, Germany Challenger Clay   Leonardo Mayer 3–6, 2–6
Win 8–6 Jun 2013 Netherlands F3, Breda Futures Clay   Matwe Middelkoop 6–4, 6–4
Win 9–6 Jul 2013 Netherlands F4, Middelburg Futures Clay   Niels Desein 6–3, 6–4
Loss 9–7 Aug 2013 Netherlands F5, Enschede Futures Clay   Steve Darcis 6–7(2–7), 1–6
Loss 9–8 Sep 2013 Alphen, Netherlands Challenger Clay   Daniel Gimeno-Traver 2–6, 4–6
Win 10–8 Feb 2014 Germany F4, Nussloch Futures Carpet   Jan Mertl 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
Loss 10–9 Mar 2014 Great Britain F7, Preston Futures Hard   Antal Van Der Duim 6–7(1–7), 2–6

Doubles: 8 (4–4)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (1–1)
ITF Futures (3–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (3–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)


Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2008 Netherlands F1, Apeldoorn Futures Clay   Roy Bruggeling   Stephan Fransen
  Romano Frantzen
6–7(3–7), 6–4, [7–10]
Loss 0–2 Apr 2009 Turkey F5, Antalya Futures Hard   Antal Van Der Duim   Martin Pedersen
  Sebastian Rieschick
5–7, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Jul 2009 Scheveningen, Netherlands Challenger Clay   Nick van der Meer   Lucas Arnold Ker
  Maximo Gonzalez
5–7, 2–6
Win 1–3 Sep 2009 Spain F32, Madrid Futures Hard   Romano Frantzen   David Canudas-Fernandez
  Komlavi Loglo
6–4, 6–4
Win 2–3 Jul 2010 Netherlands F4, Breda Futures Clay   Matwe Middelkoop   Aleksandr Agafonov
  Marcel Felder
4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Win 3–3 Aug 2010 Manerbio, Italy Challenger Clay   Robin Haase   Gabriel Trujillo-Soler
  Diego Junqueira
6–4, 6–4
Win 4–3 Jul 2013 Netherlands F4, Middelburg Futures Clay   Romano Frantzen   Wesley Koolhof
  Stephan Fransen
6–4, 1–6, [10–8]
Loss 4–4 Feb 2014 Germany F4, Nussloch Futures Carpet   Romano Frantzen   Roman Jebavy
  Marek Michalicka
6–7(6–8), 5–7

References

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  1. ^ "Schoorel biography at ITF". Retrieved 2010-09-20.
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