Menno Oosting (17 May 1964 – 22 February 1999) was a professional tennis player from the Netherlands, who won seven
ATP Tour
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doubles titles out of 18 finals in his career.
Born in
Son en Breugel
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,
North Brabant
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, Oosting reached a career-high ranking of 72 in the men's singles in 1988, and 20 in doubles in 1995. Oosting won the mixed-doubles title on
Roland Garros in 1994, partnering
Kristie Boogert
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She has ...
. Oosting played in four
Davis Cup ties for the Netherlands during the 1980s, posting a 5–3 record in singles and a 2–1 record in doubles. He died of injuries sustained in a car accident in Turnhout, Belgium.
Career finals
Doubles: 18 (7 wins, 11 losses)
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1964 births
1999 deaths
Dutch male tennis players
French Open champions
People from Son en Breugel
Road incident deaths in Belgium
Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles
20th-century Dutch people
Sportspeople from North Brabant
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