Tom Okker
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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 1969.[4]
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Full name | Thomas Samuel Okker | |||||||||||||||||
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Country (sports) | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
Residence | Hazerswoude-Dorp, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1944-02-22) 22 February 1944 (age 80) Amsterdam, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
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 (70.4%) 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) | |||||||||||||||||
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