Jeroen Masson (born 2 January 1981) is a Belgian former professional

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player. Although born in Belgium, Masson was raised in

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and comes from a family of bakers. In order to embark on a career in professional tennis he returned to his birth country at the age of 18 and became a Belgian national. He reached a best singles world ranking of 215, had a win over

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(in 2004), won 13

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titles and was runner-up at the 2005 Belgrade Challenger. In 2009 he announced his retirement from the tour.

ATP Challenger/ITF Futures finals

Singles: 25 (13–12)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Masson, Jeroen 1981 births Living people Belgian male tennis players Sportspeople from Ghent South African people of Belgian descent 21st-century Belgian sportsmen