Wesley Koolhof

Wesley Koolhof (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɛsli ˈkoːlɦɔf];[1] born 17 April 1989) is a Dutch professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 5 achieved on 23 November 2020. Koolhof reached his first Grand Slam final at the 2020 US Open alongside Nikola Mektić, and the pair won the 2020 ATP Finals. He has won 10 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, also finishing runner-up at three Masters 1000 tournaments. In mixed doubles, Koolhof reached Grand Slam semifinals at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships and 2021 French Open. He made his Davis Cup debut for the Netherlands in 2019, and also competed at the 2020 Olympic Games, partnering Jean-Julien Rojer. He is the son of the late Dutch international footballer Jurrie Koolhof.

Wesley Koolhof
Koolhof at the 2016 US Open
Country (sports) Netherlands
ResidenceDuiven, Netherlands
Born (1989-04-17) 17 April 1989
Zevenaar, Netherlands
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2008
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachMarco Kroes
Prize moneyUS$2,024,175
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 462 (5 August 2013)
Doubles
Career record182–134 (57.6%)
Career titles10
Highest rankingNo. 5 (23 November 2020)
Current rankingNo. 15 (25 April 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2022)
French OpenSF (2020)
WimbledonQF (2019)
US OpenF (2020)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsW (2020)
Olympic Games2R (2020)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open2R (2022)
French OpenSF (2021)
WimbledonSF (2019)
US OpenQF (2018, 2019)
Last updated on: 25 April 2022.

Career

2020: ATP Finals title and US Open doubles final, top 5 year-end doubles ranking

2020 was the most successful year for Koolhof in his career thus far. He won the 2020 ATP Finals in doubles partnering Nikola Mektić. He also reached the doubles semifinal of the 2020 French Open and the final at the 2020 US Open partnering again with Nikola Mektić. As a result he finished the year at No. 5 in the top 10 rankings in doubles and No. 3 in the doubles race with his partner Nikola Mektić.

2021: Seventh ATP doubles title, Second mixed doubles semifinal, Olympic debut

In May, Koolhof won his seventh title at the 2021 Bavarian Championships with Kevin Krawietz. He also reached his 7th and 8th consecutive Masters 1000 quarterfinals at the 2021 Mutua Madrid Open with Łukasz Kubot and at the 2021 Italian Open (tennis) with compatriot Jean-Julien Rojer.[2]

2022: New partnership, Three more ATP titles, Fourth Masters final

Partnering with Neal Skupski he won two ATP 250 titles during the Australian Summer swing, before the 2022 Australian Open. The pair reached the quarterfinals at the first Grand Slam of the year. They won their third title at the 2022 Qatar ExxonMobil Open dropping only one set en route to the final where they defeated Rohan Bopanna and Denis Shapovalov in straight sets.[3] He reached the final of the 2022 Miami Open with Skupski where they lost to Hubert Hurkacz and John Isner.

Significant finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2020 US Open Hard Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić
Bruno Soares		 5–7, 3–6

Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2020 ATP Finals, London Hard (i) Nikola Mektić Jürgen Melzer
Édouard Roger-Vasselin		 2–6, 6–3, [10–5]

Doubles: 4 (4 runners-up)
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss2019Miami OpenHard Stefanos Tsitsipas Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		5–7, 6–7(8–10)
Loss2019Monte-Carlo MastersClay Robin Haase Nikola Mektić
Franko Škugor		7–6(7–3), 6–7(3–7), [9–11]
Loss2019Canadian OpenHard Robin Haase Marcel Granollers
Horacio Zeballos		5–7, 5–7
Loss2022Miami OpenHard Neal Skupski Hubert Hurkacz
John Isner		6–7(5–7), 4–6

ATP career finals

Doubles: 28 (10 titles, 18 runners-up)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–1)
ATP World Tour Finals (1–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–4)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–3)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (9–10)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–11)
Clay (2–6)
Grass (0–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (6–11)
Indoor (3–7)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2016 Sofia Open,
Bulgaria		 250 Series Hard (i) Matwé Middelkoop Philipp Oswald
Adil Shamasdin		 5–7, 7–6(11–9), [10–6]
Win 2–0 Jul 2016 Austrian Open,
Austria		 250 Series Clay Matwé Middelkoop Dennis Novak
Dominic Thiem		 2–6, 6–3, [11–9]
Win 3–0 Jan 2017 Sydney International,
Australia		 250 Series Hard Matwé Middelkoop Jamie Murray
Bruno Soares		 6–3, 7–5
Loss 3–1 Feb 2017 Rotterdam Open,
Netherlands		 500 Series Hard (i) Matwé Middelkoop Ivan Dodig
Marcel Granollers		 6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss 3–2 Jul 2017 Atlanta Open,
United States		 250 Series Hard Artem Sitak Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 3–6, 4–6
Loss 3–3 Sep 2017 Moselle Open,
France		 250 Series Hard (i) Artem Sitak Julien Benneteau
Édouard Roger-Vasselin		 5–7, 3–6
Loss 3–4 Feb 2018 New York Open,
United States		 250 Series Hard (i) Artem Sitak Max Mirnyi
Philipp Oswald		 4–6, 6–4, [6–10]
Loss 3–5 Mar 2018 Brasil Open,
Brazil		 250 Series Clay (i) Artem Sitak Federico Delbonis
Máximo González		 4–6, 2–6
Loss 3–6 May 2018 Estoril Open,
Portugal		 250 Series Clay Artem Sitak Kyle Edmund
Cameron Norrie		 4–6, 2–6
Loss 3–7 Oct 2018 Stockholm Open,
Sweden		 250 Series Hard (i) Marcus Daniell Luke Bambridge
Jonny O'Mara		 5–7, 6–7(8–10)
Win 4–7 Jan 2019 Brisbane International,
Australia		 250 Series Hard Marcus Daniell Rajeev Ram
Joe Salisbury		 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 4–8 Mar 2019 Miami Open,
United States		 Masters 1000 Hard Stefanos Tsitsipas Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 5–7, 6–7(8–10)
Loss 4–9 Apr 2019 Monte-Carlo Masters,
Monaco		 Masters 1000 Clay Robin Haase Nikola Mektić
Franko Škugor		 7–6(7–3), 6–7(3–7), [9–11]
Loss 4–10 Apr 2019 Hungarian Open,
Hungary		 250 Series Clay Marcus Daniell Ken Skupski
Neal Skupski		 3–6, 4–6
Loss 4–11 May 2019 Rosmalen Championships,
Netherlands		 250 Series Grass Marcus Daniell Dominic Inglot
Austin Krajicek		 4–6, 6–4, [4–10]
Loss 4–12 Jul 2019 German Open,
Germany		 500 Series Clay Robin Haase Oliver Marach
Jürgen Melzer		 2–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 4–13 Aug 2019 Canadian Open,
Canada		 Masters 1000 Hard Robin Haase Marcel Granollers
Horacio Zeballos		 5–7, 5–7
Win 5–13 Jan 2020 Qatar Open,
Qatar		 250 Series Hard Rohan Bopanna Luke Bambridge
Santiago González		 3–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Loss 5–14 Feb 2020 Open 13,
France		 250 Series Hard (i) Nikola Mektić Nicolas Mahut
Vasek Pospisil		 3–6, 4–6
Loss 5–15 Sep 2020 US Open,
United States		 Grand Slam Hard Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić
Bruno Soares		 5–7, 3–6
Win 6–15 Nov 2020 ATP Finals,
United Kingdom		 Tour Finals Hard (i) Nikola Mektić Jürgen Melzer
Édouard Roger-Vasselin		 2–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Win 7–15 May 2021 Bavarian Championships,
Germany		 250 Series Clay Kevin Krawietz Sander Gillé
Joran Vliegen		 4–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Loss 7–16 Oct 2021 European Open,
Belgium		 250 Series Hard (i) Jean-Julien Rojer Nicolas Mahut
Fabrice Martin		 0–6, 1–6
Win 8–16 Jan 2022 Melbourne Summer Set 1,
Australia		 250 Series Hard Neal Skupski Aleksandr Nedovyesov
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi		 6–4, 6–4
Win 9–16 Jan 2022 Adelaide International 2,
Australia		 250 Series Hard Neal Skupski Ariel Behar
Gonzalo Escobar		 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win 10–16 Feb 2022 Qatar Open,
Qatar		 250 Series Hard Neal Skupski Rohan Bopanna
Denis Shapovalov		 7–6(7–4), 6–1
Loss 10–17 Apr 2022 Miami Open,
United States		 Masters 1000 Hard Neal Skupski Hubert Hurkacz
John Isner		 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss 10–18 Apr 2022 Barcelona Open,
Spain		 500 Series Clay Neal Skupski Kevin Krawietz
Andreas Mies		 7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), [6–10]

ATP Challenger Tour titles

Doubles: 14
Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
17 November 2013 Guayaquil, Ecuador Clay Stephan Fransen Roman Borvanov
Alexander Satschko		 1–6, 6–2, [10–5]
27 July 2014 Oberstaufen, Germany Clay Alessandro Motti Radu Albot
Mateusz Kowalczyk		 7–6(9–7), 6–3
6 February 2015 Glasgow, United Kingdom Hard (i) Matwé Middelkoop Sergei Bubka
Aleksandr Nedovyesov		 6–1, 6–4
2 May 2015 Turin, Italy Clay Matwé Middelkoop Dino Marcan
Antonio Šančić		 4–6, 6–3, [10–5]
4. July 2015 Marburg, Germany Clay Matwé Middelkoop Tobias Kamke
Simon Stadler		 6–1, 7–5
15 August 2015 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Matwé Middelkoop Sergey Betov
Mikhail Elgin		 6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
11 September 2015 Seville, Spain Clay Matwé Middelkoop Marco Bortolotti
Kamil Majchrzak		 7–6(7–5), 6–4
26 September 2015 Trnava, Slovakia Clay Matwé Middelkoop Kamil Majchrzak
Stéphane Robert		 6–4, 6–2
25 October 2015 Brest, France Hard (i) Matwé Middelkoop Ken Skupski
Neal Skupski		 3–6, 6–4, [10–6]
16 January 2016 Bangkok, Thailand Hard Matwé Middelkoop Gero Kretschmer
Alexander Satschko		 6–3, 7–6(7–1)
19 June 2016 Ilkley, United Kingdom Grass Matwé Middelkoop Marcelo Demoliner
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi		 7–6(7–5), 0–6, [10–8]
31 July 2016 Scheveningen, Netherlands Clay Matwé Middelkoop Tallon Griekspoor
Tim van Rijthoven		 6–1, 3–6, [13–11]
26 November 2016 Andria, Italy Carpet (i) Matwé Middelkoop Roman Jebavý
Zdeněk Kolář		 6–3, 6–3
13 May 2017 Aix-en-Provence, France Clay Matwé Middelkoop Andre Begemann
Jérémy Chardy		 2–6, 6–4, [16–14]

Doubles performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current through the 2022 Davis Cup.

Tournament201320142015201620172018201920202021 2022SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 2R 2R 2R 2R 3R QF 0 / 6 9–6
French Open A A A 1R 1R 3R 2R SF 3R 0 / 6 9–6
Wimbledon A A Q1 2R 1R 1R QF NH 1R 0 / 5 4–5
US Open A A A 1R 1R 2R 3R F 3R 0 / 6 9–6
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–3 1–4 4–4 7–4 9–3 6–4 3–1 0 / 23 31–23
Year-end championship
ATP Finals Did Not Qualify W DNQ 1 / 1 4–1
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A A 1R NH 2R 0 / 2 1–2
Miami Open A A A A A A F 1R 0 / 2 4–2
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A A A F 2R 0 / 2 5–2
Madrid Open A A A A A A SF QF 0 / 2 5–2
Italian Open A A A A A A 1R 2R QF 0 / 3 3–3
Canadian Open A A A A A A F NH 2R 0 / 2 5–2
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A A 1R QF 2R 0 / 3 3–3
Shanghai Masters A A A A A A 1R NH 0 / 1 0–1
Paris Masters A A A A A 1R 1R QF 1R 0 / 4 1–4
Win–loss
Tournaments 1 1 3 17 22 27 26 14 21 6 143
Titles 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 3 10
Finals 0 0 0 2 4 4 7 4 2 3 26
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–1 2–3 13–15 18–21 29–27 42–27 28–13 24–19 18–3 174–130
Year-end ranking 161 221 67 60 46 42 14 5 21 57.24%

References
  1. "The pronunciation by Wesley Koolhof himself". ATPWorldTour.com. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  2. "Splitsville: Why Doubles Break Ups Can be Smart to do | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  3. https://www.atptour.com/en/news/doubles-doha-2022-final-friday
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