Igor Sijsling
Sijsling at the 2015 Wimbledon
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| Country (sports) |
 Netherlands
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|---|---|
| Residence | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Born |
18 August 1987 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Turned pro | 2005 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,944,529 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 46–83 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 52 (17 February 2014) |
| Current ranking | No. 147 (1 February 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2013, 2014, 2015) |
| French Open | 2R (2013, 2016) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2013) |
| US Open | 2R (2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 27–44 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 37 (6 January 2014) |
| Current ranking | No. 287 (1 February 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (2013) |
| French Open | 2R (2014) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2014) |
| US Open | 1R (2012, 2013) |
| Last updated on: 4 February 2016. | |
Igor Sijsling (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈiɡɔr ˈsɛi̯slɪŋ]; born 18 August 1987) is a Dutch professional tennis player. He is coached by Dennis Schenk. Sijsling reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 52 on 17 February 2014, and is the No. 2 ranked Dutch player on the ATP Tour. His biggest accomplishment is reaching the final of Australian Open with countryman Robin Haase in 2013, where they lost to the Bryan Brothers. In singles, he reached the third round of the 2013 Wimbledon Championships and has victories over top players including Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Milos Raonic and Mikhail Youzhny.
Sijsling grew up in Amsterdam, where his Serbian mother tried to instill her love of sports in her son. He played all kinds of sports as a young child, street football, basketball, and tennis. He even studied ballet.
He started playing tennis at the age of five with his parents, studying at the Amstelpark tennis school. By the time he was 12, tennis was clearly his sport. He was chosen for the Dutch national youth team. He won the Dutch under-18 championship twice and was runner-up at the European under-18 championships in Switzerland.
He received his diploma from the Vossius Gymnasium and began to play on the Futures and Challenger tours in 2006.
Sijsling's first success on the ATP tour came in 2011, when he reached the quarterfinals in Metz, losing to Ivan Ljubičić.
In 2012, he again reached the quarterfinals in s-Hertogenbosch, after beating Jarkko Nieminen and Olivier Rochus in the first two rounds. He was beaten by David Ferrer. He qualified for the US Open that year and reached the second round of the main draw, where he again lost to Ferrer. In Kuala Lumpur, he again reached the quarterfinals, falling yet again to Ferrer. He reached the second round in Moscow and Paris-Bercy, falling to Andreas Seppi and Janko Tipsarević, respectively. In doubles, he reached the quarterfinals in Rotterdam, partnering Thomas Schoorel. He also reached the quarterfinals in Moscow, partnered with Roberto Bautista Agut.
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