Thomas Schoorel (born 8 April 1989) is a retired Dutch tennis player. Schoorel has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 94, achieved on 4 July 2011. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 299, achieved on 30 August 2010.

Career

Schoorel made his

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singles main draw debut at the 2010 If Stockholm Open on hard courts in

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. Having to earn his spot in the main draw by advancing through three qualifying rounds, Thomas proceeded to beat

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''6–4, 6–4'', followed by

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6–7^(2–7), ''6–4, 6–4'' and finally

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''6–4, 7–5'' to secure a main draw birth. In the first round, he would go on to be defeated by German

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in straight sets ''3–6, 0–6''. He made his

doubles main draw debut at the 2008 Dutch Open in

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, Netherlands when he was gifted entry as an alternate pair alongside compatriot Huib Troost. They were defeated in the first round by Russian duo Teimuraz Gabashvili and Denis Matsukevitch in straight sets ''2–6, 4–6''. Schoorel won the Dutch Tennis Masters in December 2010, beating

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in the final. His two

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singles titles both came in April 2011 back to back on clay courts in Italy. First he defeated Martin Klizan of

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''7–5, 1–6, 6–3'' to capture the Rome Challenger title, and then he defeated

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''6–2, 7–6^(7–4)'' to claim the Naples Challenger championship. Schoorel has reached 19 career singles finals, with a record of 10 wins and 9 losses which includes a 2–4 record in

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finals. Additionally, he has reached 8 career doubles finals with a record of 4 wins and 4 losses which includes a 1–1 record in

tour finals. He represents his native country

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when competing in the

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, where he has a record of 2 wins and 1 loss in singles play. Schoorel is also student at the Johan Cruyff College.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 19 (10–9)

Doubles: 8 (4–4)

References

External links

* * 1989 births Living people Dutch male tennis players Tennis players from Amsterdam 21st-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-tennis-bio-stub