Gijs Brouwer (born 14 March 1996) is a Dutch tennis player. Brouwer has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 114 achieved on 27 February 2023. He also has a career high doubles ranking of World No. 148 achieved on 22 August 2022.[1]
 Brouwer in 2023 | |
| Country (sports) |  Netherlands |
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| Born | 14 March 1996 Houston, United States |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Turned pro | 2016 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Michiel Schapers |
| Prize money | US$ 735,340 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 13–14 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 114 (27 February 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 222 (5 August 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2023, 2024) |
| French Open | Q1 (2023) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2023) |
| US Open | 2R (2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 148 (22 August 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 348 (5 August 2024) |
| Last updated on: 5 August 2024. | |
Brouwer has won two ATP Challenger doubles titles at the 2021 Puerto Vallarta Open with Reese Stalder and at the 2022 Tallahassee Tennis Challenger with Christian Harrison.
Career
edit2022: ATP & Major debut & top-50 win, top 150 in singles & doubles
editOn his ATP Tour debut at the 2022 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston, Brouwer as a qualifier, made the quarterfinals after defeating Feliciano López and J. J. Wolf. He lost to third seed and eventual champion Reilly Opelka in the quarterfinals.[2] As a result he made his top 300 debut at world No. 286.
In May, Brouwer reached his first Challenger final at the 2022 Tunis Open losing to Roberto Carballés Baena.
Brouwer made his Grand Slam debut at the US Open as a qualifier.[3] He recorded his first Major win defeating world No. 45 Adrian Mannarino.[4] He reached the top 150 in the singles rankings on 12 September 2022.
2023-24: First top-10 win & ATP semifinal, top 125
editRanked No. 160 in Rotterdam, Brouwer was promoted from qualifying into the main draw, also as a wildcard, after the withdrawal of Gaël Monfils,[5] where he defeated top-50 player Marc-Andrea Hüsler in the first round.[6] He moved on to his first ATP hardcourt quarterfinal and only second in his career, after fourth seed Holger Rune retired in the second set of the match, his biggest, first top-10 win, and only his fifth on the ATP tour.[7][8] As a result he moved more than 40 positions to a new career high in the top 120 at No. 116 on 20 February 2023. It was the first time a Dutch duo, Brouwer and Tallon Griekspoor, reached the quarterfinals in singles of the home tournament, since Raemon Sluiter and Sjeng Schalken in 2003.[9][10]
In April 2023, Brouwer repeated his Houston result from 2022, again reaching the quarterfinals after defeating Aleksandar Kovacevic and fourth seed John Isner. He went one step further to reach his first ATP semifinal with again a win over fifth seed J.J. Wolf in the quarterfinals, losing also to top seed and eventual champion Frances Tiafoe in the semifinals.[11] He moved back to No. 116 in the rankings on 10 April 2023. He made his debut at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships after qualifying. He also qualified for the 2023 Moselle Open as a lucky loser directly into the second round replacing second seed Alex de Minaur after his late withdrawal, but lost to Pierre-Hugues Herbert.[12]
Brower qualified for the 2024 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston for a third year in a row defeating Mitchell Krueger in the last round of qualifying, but lost to James Duckworth in the first round of the main draw.[13] At the 2024 Libéma Open he entered the main draw as a qualifier and defeated Jakub Menšík[14] and fifth seed Adrian Mannarino to reach his first grass court quarterfinal. As a result he moved 40 positions up in the rankings back into the top 200.[15][16] At the 2024 Mallorca Championships, he entered the main draw as a lucky loser.
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour Finals
editSingles: 1 (0–1)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Category | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | May 2022 | Tunis, Tunisia | Challenger | Clay | 1–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: 3 (2–1)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Category | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2021 | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 2–0 | Apr 2022 | Tallahassee, USA | Challenger | Clay | 4–6, 7–5, [10–6] | ||
| Loss | 2–1 | Aug 2022 | Lexington, USA | Challenger | Hard | 6-3, 4-6, [8-10] |
Record against top 10 players
editWins over top 10 players
editBrouwer has a 1–0 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
| Season | 2023 | Total |
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| Wins | 1 | 1 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | GBR |
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| 1. | 9 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) | 2R | 6–4, 4–0 ret. | 160 | |
References
edit- ^ "Gijs Brouwer | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- ^ "Opelka Sets Kyrgios Showdown In Houston SFs". ATP Tour.
- ^ Victoria Chiesa (26 August 2022). "Meet the 2022 US Open men's qualifiers". US Open. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Debutant Gijs Brouwer surprises at US Open | Tennis". 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Gael Monfils withdraws from Rotterdam Open, further postpones his comeback". 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Enorme stunt van tennisser Gijs Brouwer op ABN Amro-toernooi in Rotterdam" (in Dutch). 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Streaking Sinner Tops Tsitsipas in Rotterdam for First Top 3 Win". 16 February 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Brouwer advances to quarter-finals, as Holger Rune retires with injury". 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Sinner Scores Tsitsipas Revenge To Reach Rotterdam QFs; Rune retires against Dutchman Brouwer | ATP Tour | Tennis". 16 February 2024.
- ^ @abnamroopen (17 February 2023). "Tallon Griekspoor and Gijs Brouwer 🇳🇱 are the first Dutch duo in the quarterfinals of the #abnamroopen, since Raemon Sluiter and Sjeng Schalken in 2003" (Tweet) – via Twitter. [user-generated source]
- ^ Robertson, Dale (9 April 2023). "Dutch tennis player Gijs Brouwer builds another tie to Houston". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Pierre-Hugues Herbert réagit à sa qualification en quart de finale" (in French). 8 November 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Kovacevic edges Kokkinakis to reach second round of U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship". 3 April 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "ATP roundup: Lorenzo Musetti advances at Stuttgart". Reuters. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "Libema Open: Qualifier Knocks 5th Seed Out In Huge Straight Sets Upset". 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ https://x.com/TennisTV/status/1800845975268839865 [bare URL]
External links
edit- Gijs Brouwer at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Gijs Brouwer at the International Tennis Federation
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