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Kris Goossens
Country (sports)Belgium Belgium
ResidenceGroot-Bijgaarden, Belgium
Born (1974-02-20) 20 February 1974 (age 50)
Ukkel, Belgium
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Turned pro1993
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$316,648
Singles
Career record9-30
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 90 (8 Jul 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1996, 1997)
French Open2R (1996)
Wimbledon1R (1996)
US Open1R (1995, 1996)

Kris Goossens (born 20 February 1974) is a former professional tennis player from Belgium.

Career

Goossens entered into the ATP's top 100 for the first time in 1995, after making the semi-final of the Swedish Open and winning a Challenger event in Ecuador. His run to the semi-finals in Sweden including a win over world number 24 Jonas Björkman.

Also that year, he played two Davis Cup singles rubbers for Belgium, against the Russian team. He lost both of his matches, to Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Andrei Chesnokov.

He entered the main draw of seven Grand Slams but only once reached the second round. That occurred at the 1996 French Open, where he defeated Tim Henman. In the following round he lost to Guy Forget, in a five set match.

Challenger titles

Singles: (5)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. 1994 Fürth, Germany Clay Germany Dirk Dier 6–7, 6–3, 6–2
2. 1994 Budapest, Hungary Clay Norway Christian Ruud 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
3. 1995 Dresden, Germany Clay Sweden Magnus Gustafsson 6–4, 5–7, 7–5
4. 1995 Guayaquil, Ecuador Clay Germany Dirk Dier 6–4, 6–4
5. 1996 Ulm, Germany Clay Morocco Karim Alami 6–4, 6–0

Doubles: (2)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1997 Ulm, Germany Clay Belgium Tom Vanhoudt Czech Republic Petr Luxa
Czech Republic Petr Pála
6–3, 6–0
2. 1997 Ostend, Belgium Clay Belgium Tom Vanhoudt France Julien Boutter
France Tarik Benhabiles
3–6, 6–4, 6–0

References

  1. ATP World Tour Profile
  2. Davis Cup Profile
  3. ITF Tennis Profile
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