Jan-Willem Lodder (born 3 November 1966) is a Dutch former professional
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball c ...
player.
Lodder, who was based in
Uithoorn
Uithoorn () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.
Population centres
The municipality of Uithoorn consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: De Kwakel and Uithoorn.
''Dut ...
, competed on the professional tour in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
A two-time entrant in the
Dutch Open Dutch Open may refer to:
*Dutch Open (tennis), an ATP tennis tournament from 1957 to 2008
*Dutch Open (golf), an annual golf tournament on the European Tour
*Dutch Open (badminton)
*Dutch Open (darts)
The Dutch Open is amongst the longest running ...
main draw, Lodder made the second round on both occasions, which included beating West German Davis Cup representative
Damir Keretić
Damir Keretić (born 26 March 1960) is a ex-professional tennis player who represented West Germany in Davis Cup in the 1980s.
Biography
The only title he won during his career was the Challenger tournament in Naples, Italy in 1981. By getting t ...
in 1988. On the
ATP Challenger Tour
The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series, is a series of international men's professional tennis tournaments. The Challenger Tour events are the second-highest tier of tennis competition, behind the ATP ...
he reached one doubles final and in singles had wins over
Patrick McEnroe
Patrick William McEnroe (born July 1, 1966) is an American former professional tennis player, broadcaster, and former captain of the United States Davis Cup team.
Born in Manhasset, New York, he is John McEnroe's youngest brother. He won one ...
and
Alexander Volkov. He featured in the singles qualifying draw for the
1989 Wimbledon Championships
The 1989 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 103rd edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from ...
.
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1966 births
Living people
Dutch male tennis players
People from Uithoorn
Sportspeople from North Holland