Paul Haarhuis
Paul Vincent Nicholas Haarhuis is a Dutch former professional tennis player. He is a former world No. 1 doubles player, having reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 18 in November 1995. He won six Grand Slam men's doubles titles, five with Jacco Eltingh and one with Yevgeny Kafelnikov.
Personal life
Haarhuis was born on 19 February 1966 in Eindhoven in the Netherlands. He played tennis for Armstrong State College and Florida State University. He supports PSV Eindhoven.Tennis career
He is best known for his success in doubles with fellow countryman Jacco Eltingh, winning five Grand Slam titles together, although some would say he is best known for his 4 set loss to Jimmy Connors in the 1991 U.S. Open Quarterfinals. In his career, he won one singles title and 54 doubles titles.He is, together with Sergi Bruguera, Richard Krajicek, Leander Paes, and Michael Stich, one of the players of the same generation with a positive head-to-head record against Pete Sampras: 3–1.
His best Grand Slam singles performance was reaching the quarterfinals of the 1991 US Open, where he defeated Eric Jelen, Andrei Chesnokov, top seed Boris Becker and Carl-Uwe Steeb, before losing to Jimmy Connors.
After retiring, he won the end-of-year Blackrock Masters Tennis tournament in the Royal Albert Hall in 2005 and 2006, beating legends such as Goran Ivanišević and John McEnroe. He completed a hat-trick of victories in the tournament in 2007, beating Frenchman Guy Forget.
Coaching
In 2014 Haarhuis succeeded Manon Bollegraf as captain of the Netherlands Fed Cup team.ATP Tour World Championships
- Doubles champion: 1993, 1998
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runners-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents in final | Score in final |
Winner | 1994 | Australian Open | Jacco Eltingh | Byron Black Jonathan Stark | 6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 1994 | US Open | Jacco Eltingh | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–3, 7–6 |
Winner | 1995 | French Open | Jacco Eltingh | Nicklas Kulti Magnus Larsson | 6–7, 6–4, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 1996 | US Open | Jacco Eltingh | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–4, 6–7, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 1997 | Wimbledon | Jacco Eltingh | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–7, 6–7, 7–5, 3–6 |
Winner | 1998 | French Open | Jacco Eltingh | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 1998 | Wimbledon | Jacco Eltingh | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 2–6, 6–4, 7–6, 5–7, 10–8 |
Runner-up | 1999 | Wimbledon | Jared Palmer | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 2000 | French Open | Sandon Stolle | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2000 | Wimbledon | Sandon Stolle | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 3–6, 4–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 2002 | French Open | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 7–5, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2003 | French Open | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–7, 3–6 |
Mixed doubles (1 runner-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents in final | Score in final |
Runner-up | 1991 | French Open | Caroline Vis | Helena Suková Cyril Suk | 6–3, 4–6, 1–6 |
Doubles finals: 94 (54 wins, 40 runner-ups)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
Runner-up | 1. | 15 January 1990 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Gilad Bloom | Kelly Jones Robert Van't Hof | 6–7, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 12 March 1990 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Mark Koevermans | Todd Woodbridge Simon Youl | 3–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 30 July 1990 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Mark Koevermans | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | 5–7, 5–7 |
Winner | 1. | 12 November 1990 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet | Hendrik Jan Davids | John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd | 6–4, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 7 January 1991 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | Mark Koevermans | Wayne Ferreira Stefan Kruger | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Winner | 2. | 8 April 1991 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Mark Koevermans | Tom Nijssen Cyril Suk | 6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 5. | 29 April 1991 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Mark Koevermans | Luke Jensen Laurie Warder | 7–5, 6–7, 4–6 |
Winner | 3. | 17 June 1991 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | Grass | Hendrik Jan Davids | Richard Krajicek Jan Siemerink | 6–3, 7–6 |
Winner | 4. | 28 October 1991 | Guarujá, Brazil | Hard | Jacco Eltingh | Bret Garnett Todd Nelson | 6–3, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 6. | 2 March 1992 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | Mark Koevermans | Marc-Kevin Goellner David Prinosil | 2–6, 7–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 7. | 22 June 1992 | Genova, Italy | Clay | Mark Koevermans | Shelby Cannon Greg Van Emburgh | 1–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 5. | 27 July 1992 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Mark Koevermans | Marten Renström Mikael Tillström | 6–7, 6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 6. | 31 August 1992 | Schenectady, U.S. | Hard | Jacco Eltingh | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 7. | 11 January 1993 | Kuala Lumpur-1, Malaysia | Hard | Jacco Eltingh | Henrik Holm Bent-Ove Pedersen | 7–5, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 8. | 18 January 1993 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Jacco Eltingh | Diego Garcia Guillaume Raoux | 6–7, 7–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 15 February 1993 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard | Jacco Eltingh | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 5–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 10. | 26 April 1993 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Mark Koevermans | Stefan Edberg Petr Korda | 6–3, 2–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 8. | 10 May 1993 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Mark Koevermans | Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith | 6–4, 6–7, 7–6 |
Winner | 9. | 17 May 1993 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Jacco Eltingh | Wayne Ferreira Mark Kratzmann | 6–4, 7–6 |
Winner | 10. | 2 August 1993 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Jacco Eltingh | Hendrik Jan Davids Libor Pimek | 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
Winner | 11. | 4 October 1993 | Kuala Lumpur-2, Malaysia | Hard | Jacco Eltingh | Jonas Björkman Lars-Anders Wahlgren | 7–5, 4–6, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | 25 October 1993 | Beijing, China | Carpet | Jacco Eltingh | Paul Annacone Doug Flach | 6–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 12. | 15 November 1993 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet | Jacco Eltingh | Jonas Björkman Jan Apell | 6–1, retired |
Winner | 13. | 28 November 1993 | Doubles Championship, Johannesburg | Hard | Jacco Eltingh | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 7–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 14. | 31 January 1994 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | Jacco Eltingh | Byron Black Jonathan Stark | 6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 15. | 21 February 1994 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet | Jacco Eltingh | Jim Grabb Jared Palmer | 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 12. | 28 February 1994 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | Jacco Eltingh | Jeremy Bates Jonas Björkman | 4–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 16. | 21 March 1994 | Key Biscayne, U.S. | Hard | Jacco Eltingh | Mark Knowles Jared Palmer | 7–6, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 13. | 25 July 1994 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | Jacco Eltingh | Scott Melville Piet Norval | 6–7, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 14. | 22 August 1994 | New Haven, U.S. | Hard | Jacco Eltingh | Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith | 4–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 15. | 29 August 1994 | Schenectady, U.S. | Hard | Jacco Eltingh | Jan Apell Jonas Björkman | 4–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 17. | 12 September 1994 | US Open, New York City | Hard | Jacco Eltingh | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–3, 7–6 |
Winner | 18. | 3 October 1994 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Carpet | Jacco Eltingh | Nicklas Kulti Lars-Anders Wahlgren | 6–0, 7–5 |
Winner | 19. | 10 October 1994 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard | Jacco Eltingh | Byron Black Jonathan Stark | 6–4, 7–6 |
Winner | 20. | 7 November 1994 | Paris Indoor, France | Carpet | Jacco Eltingh | Byron Black Jonathan Stark | 3–6, 7–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 21. | 14 November 1994 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet | Jacco Eltingh | David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy | W/O |
Runner-up | 16. | 27 February 1995 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet | Jacco Eltingh | Jim Grabb Jonathan Stark | 6–7, 7–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 22. | 1 May 1995 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Jacco Eltingh | Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez | 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 23. | 12 June 1995 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Jacco Eltingh | Nicklas Kulti Magnus Larsson | 6–7, 6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 24. | 26 June 1995 | Halle, Germany | Grass | Jacco Eltingh | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Andrei Olhovskiy | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 25. | 16 October 1995 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | Jacco Eltingh | Jakob Hlasek Patrick McEnroe | 7–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 26. | 30 October 1995 | Essen, Germany | Carpet | Jacco Eltingh | Cyril Suk Daniel Vacek | 7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 27. | 13 November 1995 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard | Jacco Eltingh | Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith | 3–6, 6–2, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 17. | 25 November 1995 | Doubles Championship, Eindhoven | Carpet | Jacco Eltingh | Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith | 6–7, 6–7, 6–3, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 18. | 8 January 1996 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Jacco Eltingh | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 6–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 28. | 26 August 1996 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | Patrick Galbraith | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 7–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 19. | 9 September 1996 | US Open, New York City | Hard | Jacco Eltingh | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–4, 6–7, 6–7 |
Winner | 29. | 21 October 1996 | Toulouse, France | Hard | Jacco Eltingh | Olivier Delaître Guillaume Raoux | 6–3, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 20. | 28 October 1996 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Hard | Jacco Eltingh | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 30. | 4 November 1996 | Paris Indoor, France | Carpet | Jacco Eltingh | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
Winner | 31. | 6 January 1997 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Jacco Eltingh | Patrik Fredriksson Magnus Norman | 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 21. | 8 January 1997 | Sydney Outdoor, Australia | Hard | Jan Siemerink | Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez | 4–6, 7–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 32. | 10 March 1997 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | Jacco Eltingh | Libor Pimek Byron Talbot | 7–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 22. | 28 April 1997 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Jacco Eltingh | Donald Johnson Francisco Montana | 6–7, 6–2, 6–7 |
Winner | 33. | 23 June 1997 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | Grass | Jacco Eltingh | Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson | 6–4, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 23. | 7 July 1997 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Jacco Eltingh | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–7, 6–7, 7–5, 3–6 |
Winner | 34. | 25 August 1997 | Boston, U.S. | Hard | Jacco Eltingh | Dave Randall Jack Waite | 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 35. | 6 October 1997 | Toulouse, France | Hard | Jacco Eltingh | Jean-Philippe Fleurian Max Mirnyi | 6–3, 7–6 |
Winner | 36. | 3 November 1997 | Paris Indoor, France | Carpet | Jacco Eltingh | Rick Leach Jonathan Stark | 6–2, 7–6 |
Winner | 37. | 2 March 1998 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Hard | Jacco Eltingh | Richey Reneberg David Macpherson | 7–6, 6–7, 6–2 |
Winner | 38. | 9 March 1998 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | Jacco Eltingh | Neil Broad Piet Norval | 7–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 39. | 20 April 1998 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Jacco Eltingh | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 7–5, 6–0 |
Winner | 40. | 27 April 1998 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Jacco Eltingh | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 41. | 8 June 1998 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Jacco Eltingh | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 42. | 6 July 1998 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Jacco Eltingh | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 2–6, 6–4, 7–6, 5–7, 10–8 |
Winner | 43. | 9 August 1998 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Clay | Jacco Eltingh | Dominik Hrbatý Karol Kučera | 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 44. | 31 August 1998 | Boston, U.S. | Hard | Jacco Eltingh | Chris Haggard Jack Waite | 6–3, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 24. | 5 October 1998 | Toulouse, France | Hard | Jan Siemerink | Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro | 2–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 25. | 9 November 1998 | Paris Indoor, France | Carpet | Jacco Eltingh | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 45. | 22 November 1998 | Doubles Championship, Hartford | Carpet | Jacco Eltingh | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 6–4, 6–2, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 26. | 18 January 1999 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Patrick Galbraith | Sébastien Lareau Daniel Nestor | 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 46. | 19 April 1999 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Massimo Bertolini Cristian Brandi | 7–5, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 27. | 10 May 1999 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Jared Palmer | Wayne Arthurs Andrew Kratzmann | 6–2, 6–7, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 28. | 14 June 1999 | Halle, Germany | Grass | Jared Palmer | Jonas Björkman Patrick Rafter | 3–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 29. | 5 July 1999 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Jared Palmer | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 47. | 9 August 1999 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Clay | Sjeng Schalken | Devin Bowen Eyal Ran | 6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 48. | 23 August 1999 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Hard | Jared Palmer | Olivier Delaître Leander Paes | 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 30. | 8 November 1999 | Paris Indoor, France | Carpet | Jared Palmer | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 6–7, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 31. | 20 March 2000 | Indian Wells, U.S. | Hard | Sandon Stolle | Alex O'Brien Jared Palmer | 4–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 32. | 24 April 2000 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Sandon Stolle | Wayne Ferreira Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 3–6, 6–2, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 33. | 1 May 2000 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Sandon Stolle | Nicklas Kulti Mikael Tillström | 2–6, 7–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 34. | 12 June 2000 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Sandon Stolle | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 35. | 26 June 2000 | s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Sandon Stolle | Martin Damm Cyril Suk | 4–6, 7–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 36. | 10 July 2000 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Sandon Stolle | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 3–6, 4–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 49. | 23 October 2000 | Shanghai, China | Hard | Sjeng Schalken | Petr Pála Pavel Vízner | 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 50. | 13 November 2000 | Lyon, France | Carpet | Sandon Stolle | Ivan Ljubičić Jack Waite | 6–1, 6–7, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 37. | 20 November 2000 | Paris Indoor, France | Carpet | Daniel Nestor | Nicklas Kulti Max Mirnyi | 4–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 51. | 5 February 2001 | Milan, Italy | Carpet | Sjeng Schalken | Johan Landsberg Tom Vanhoudt | 7–6, 7–6 |
Winner | 52. | 25 June 2001 | s’Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Sjeng Schalken | Martin Damm Cyril Suk | 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 53. | 23 July 2001 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Clay | Sjeng Schalken | Àlex Corretja Luis Lobo | 6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 38. | 22 April 2002 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge | 3–6, 6–3, |
Winner | 54. | 10 June 2002 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 7–5, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 39. | 24 June 2002 | s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Brian MacPhie | Martin Damm Cyril Suk | 6–7, 7–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 40. | 9 June 2003 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–7, 3–6 |
Doubles performance timeline
A = did not attend tournament.NH = tournament not held.
NME = not Masters Event.
ATP singles finals: 8 (1 title, 7 runner-ups)
Singles performance timeline
Senior Tour titles
- 2007 – defeated Jim Courier 6–1, 6–4 in The Legends Rock Dubai