Tom Nijssen
# Tom Nijssen

Tom Nijssen (born 1 October 1964) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands. He went pro in 1984 and played at the ATP World Tour for 15 years. Nijssen's highest ATP singles ranking was No. 87 on 17 April 1989. He reached his best doubles ranking on 11 May 1992 when he became world No. 10. A doubles specialist, he won two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles with Manon Bollegraf, the French Open in 1989 and the US Open in 1991. They were runner-up at the Wimbledon mixed doubles tournament in 1993. In 1992 Nijssen and Helena Suková were the US Open mixed-doubles finalists.

## Career finals

### Doubles (11 titles, 14 runner-ups)

| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Loss | 1. | 1986 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Johan Vekemans | Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 1987 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Jaroslav Navrátil | Tore Meinecke Ricki Osterthun | 2–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 1987 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Johan Vekemans | Wojtek Fibak Miloslav Mečíř | 6–7, 7–5, 2–6 |
| Win | 1. | 1987 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet (i) | Broderick Dyke | Sammy Giammalva, Jr. Jim Grabb | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 2. | 1988 | Metz, France | Carpet (i) | Jaroslav Navrátil | Rill Baxter Nduka Odizor | 6–2, 6–7, 7–6 |
| Win | 3. | 1988 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Ricki Osterthun | Mansour Bahrami Guy Forget | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4. | 1988 | Frankfurt, West Germany | Carpet (i) | Jeremy Bates | Rüdiger Haas Goran Ivanišević | 6–1, 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 4. | 1988 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet (i) | Wally Masur | John Fitzgerald Tomáš Šmíd | 7–5, 7–6 |
| Loss | 5. | 1990 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | Udo Riglewski | Omar Camporese Diego Nargiso | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6. | 1990 | Stuttgart Indoor, West Germany | Carpet (i) | Michael Mortensen | Jakob Hlasek Guy Forget | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 7. | 1991 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | Cyril Suk | Omar Camporese Goran Ivanišević | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 8. | 1991 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Cyril Suk | Paul Haarhuis Mark Koevermans | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 5. | 1991 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Cyril Suk | Jeremy Bates Kevin Curren | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 6. | 1991 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | Cyril Suk | Steve DeVries David Macpherson | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 9. | 1991 | Stockholm, Sweden | Carpet (i) | Cyril Suk | John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 7. | 1992 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Carpet (i) | Cyril Suk | John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd | 6–3, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Win | 8. | 1992 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Cyril Suk | Karel Nováček David Rikl | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 10. | 1992 | Bolzano, Italy | Carpet (i) | Cyril Suk | Anders Järryd Bent-Ove Pedersen | 1–6, 7–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 11. | 1993 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | Cyril Suk | Mark Kratzmann Wally Masur | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 9. | 1993 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | Cyril Suk | Gary Muller Piet Norval | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 12. | 1993 | Paris Indoor, France | Carpet (i) | Cyril Suk | Byron Black Jonathan Stark | 6–4, 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 10. | 1994 | Oahu, U.S. | Hard | Cyril Suk | Alex O'Brien Jonathan Stark | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 11. | 1994 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | Cyril Suk | Hendrik Jan Davids Piet Norval | 4–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 13. | 1996 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Greg Van Emburgh | Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 14. | 1998 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Jeff Tarango | Patrick Galbraith Brett Steven | 4–6, 2–6 |

## Doubles performance timeline

Key :

| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tournament | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | Career SR | Career win–loss |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 11 | 12–11 |
| French Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | QF | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 12 | 13–12 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 11 | 12–11 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 8 | 9–8 |
| Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 42 | N/A |
| Annual win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 2–3 | 5–4 | 6–4 | 4–4 | 11–4 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 0–2 | N/A | 46–42 |
| ATP Masters Series ||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
| Miami | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 9 | 2–9 |
| Monte Carlo | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | A | 1R | SF | 1R | 1R | SF | 1R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 5–6 |
| Rome | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 8 | 0–8 |
| Hamburg | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | 1R | QF | SF | 1R | QF | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 7 | 5–7 |
| Canada | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Cincinnati | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Stuttgart (Stockholm) | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | 1R | F | QF | QF | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 6–5 |
| Paris | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | These tournaments were not Masters Series events before 1990 | A | 1R | QF | F | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 6–4 |
| Masters Series SR | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 / 4 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 41 | N/A |
| Annual win–loss | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0–4 | 5–6 | 8–7 | 5–6 | 1–6 | 4–4 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–1 | N/A | 24–41 |
| Year-end ranking | 430 | 82 | 97 | 44 | 34 | 84 | 53 | 23 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 74 | 79 | 96 | 313 | N/A | N/A |
