Dutch tennis player
Fred Hemmes Jr.| Country (sports) |  Netherlands |
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| Residence | Goirle |
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| Born | (1981-01-28) 28 January 1981 (age 43)
Tilburg, Netherlands |
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| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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| Turned pro | 1999 |
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| Plays | Right-handed |
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| Prize money | $142,365 |
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| Career record | 1–3 |
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| Career titles | 0 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 188 (2 Feb 2004) |
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| Career record | 2–6 |
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| Career titles | 0 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 107 (8 Mar 2004) |
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Fred Hemmes Jr. (born 28 January 1981) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands[1] and coach of Kim Clijsters from 2020 to 2022.[2] He is the son of Fred Hemmes Sr., a tennis player who competed at Wimbledon.
Career
Hemmes played mostly on the Challenger circuit, where he won six doubles titles.[3]
The Dutchman had a win over Andrei Pavel, a former top 20 player, to qualify for the 2004 Heineken Open.[4] He then defeated Robin Söderling in the opening round of the main draw.[3]
A doubles specialist, Hemmes and partner Dennis van Scheppingen paired together to reach quarter-finals at the 2003 Ordina Open and 2004 Dutch Open.[3]
Challenger titles
Doubles: (6)
| No.
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Year
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents in the final
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Score in the final
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| 1.
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2002
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Kyiv, Ukraine
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Clay
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 Federico Browne
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 Irakli Labadze
 Yuri Schukin
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6–4, 6–3
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| 2.
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2003
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Montauban, France
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Clay
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Rogier Wassen
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Juan Pablo Guzmán
Ignacio Hirigoyen
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6–4, 6–4
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| 3.
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2003
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Scheveningen, Netherlands
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Clay
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Edwin Kempes
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 Óscar Hernández
Salvador Navarro
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3–6, 6–4, 6–3
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| 4.
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2004
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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Hard
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 Rik de Voest
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 Vadim Kutsenko
Yuri Schukin
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6–3, 6–3
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| 5.
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2004
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Kyoto, Japan
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Carpet
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Rik de Voest
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 Yen-Hsun Lu
 Jason Marshall
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6–3, 6–7(8–10), 6–4
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| 6.
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2004
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Hilversum, Netherlands
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Clay
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Melle van Gemerden
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 Attila Sávolt
 Gabriel Trifu
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7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3)
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References
