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Dennis van Scheppingen

Country (sports)	Netherlands
Residence	Wilnis, Netherlands
Born	(1975-07-05) 5 July 1975 (age 49) Mijdrecht, Netherlands
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	1993
Retired	2008
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Dick Duijk
Prize money	$871,886
Singles
Career record	42–73
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 72 (13 September 2004)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1997)
French Open	2R (1997)
Wimbledon	2R (1997)
US Open	1R (1997, 1998, 2004)
Doubles
Career record	12–22
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 154 (16 July 2001)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	QF (2005)
Last updated on: 8 February 2022.

Dennis van Scheppingen (born 5 July 1975) is a Dutch former professional tennis player. Turning pro in 1993, right-hander van Scheppingen reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on 13 September 2004, when he became world No. 72.

Performance timeline

Singles

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2000	Amsterdam, Netherlands	International Series	Clay	Edwin Kempes	Sergio Roitman Andrés Schneiter	6–4, 4–6, 1–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 20 (13–7)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jun 1996	Eisenach, Germany	Challenger	Clay	David Škoch	6–4, 6–0
Win	2–0	Jul 1996	Scheveningen, Netherlands	Challenger	Clay	Dominik Hrbatý	4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss	2–1	Oct 1997	Santiago, Chile	Challenger	Clay	Guillermo Cañas	6–4, 5–7, 3–6
Loss	2–2	Mar 2000	Bombay, India	Challenger	Hard	Leander Paes	6–7, 2–3 ret.
Win	3–2	Sep 2000	Netherlands F1, Alphen	Futures	Clay	Marc Merry	6–3, 6–1
Win	4–2	Sep 2000	Netherlands F2, Hilversum	Futures	Clay	Flávio Saretta	7–6, 3–6, 7–6
Win	5–2	Feb 2001	Chandigarh, India	Challenger	Hard	Noam Okun	6–3, 7–5
Loss	5–3	Aug 2001	Sylt, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Salvador Navarro	3–6, 6–7
Win	6–3	Aug 2001	Geneva, Switzerland	Challenger	Clay	Zeljko Krajan	6–3, 6–2
Loss	6–4	Nov 2001	Bolton, United Kingdom	Challenger	Hard	Olivier Rochus	4–6, 6–7
Win	7–4	Sep 2002	Freudenstadt, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Didac Pérez	6–1, 6–1
Win	8–4	Sep 2002	Budapest, Hungary	Challenger	Clay	Salvador Navarro	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	9–4	Feb 2003	Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Challenger	Carpet	Markus Hantschk	7–5, 6–3
Loss	9–5	Sep 2003	Seoul, South Korea	Challenger	Hard	Lee Hyung-taik	3–6, 3–6
Win	10–5	Nov 2003	Eckental, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Joachim Johansson	5–7, 6–3, 7–6
Win	11–5	Nov 2003	Milan, Italy	Challenger	Carpet	Vladimir Voltchkov	5–7, 6–4, 7–6
Win	12–5	Mar 2004	Wrexham, United Kingdom	Challenger	Hard	Jan Vacek	6–4, 6–1
Loss	12–6	Mar 2004	Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina	Challenger	Hard	Gilles Elseneer	6–7, 3–6
Loss	12–7	Jul 2004	Hilversum, Netherlands	Challenger	Clay	Philipp Kohlschreiber	6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Win	13–7	Mar 2005	Salinas, Ecuador	Challenger	Hard	Franco Ferreiro	6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 7 (3–4)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 1996	Scheveningen, Netherlands	Challenger	Clay	Martijn Bok	Brandon Coupe Paul Rosner	1–6, 6–3, 0–6
Win	1–1	Sep 2000	Netherlands F1, Alphen	Futures	Clay	Marc Merry	Leonardo Olguín Marcello Wowk	6–4, 7–5
Loss	1–2	Oct 2000	Austin, United States	Challenger	Hard	Raemon Sluiter	Tim Crichton Ashley Fisher	1–6, 7–6, 0–6
Loss	1–3	May 2001	Antwerp, Belgium	Challenger	Clay	Edwin Kempes	Juan Giner Jerry Turek	7–6, 6–7, 3–6
Win	2–3	Aug 2001	Sylt, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Bobbie Altelaar	Rico Jacober Mark Nielsen	7–6, 6–1
Loss	2–4	Sep 2005	Brașov, Romania	Challenger	Clay	Melvyn op der Heijde	Ionuț Moldovan Gabriel Moraru	1–6, 4–6
Win	3–4	Aug 2014	Germany F10, Wetzlar	Futures	Clay	David Pel	Julian Lenz Lars Pörschke	7–6, 7–6

References

1. Amstelpark Profile

External links

• Dennis van Scheppingen at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Dennis van Scheppingen at the International Tennis Federation
• Dennis van Scheppingen at the Davis Cup

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