Paul Oosterbaan

Paul Oosterbaan
Full namePaul C. Oosterbaan
Country (sports) United States
Born (1995-09-08) September 8, 1995 (age 29)
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Height6 ft 8 in (203 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$24,747
Singles
Career recordno value
Highest rankingNo. 644 (August 12, 2019)
Doubles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 717 (August 19, 2019)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1R (2013)

Paul Oosterbaan (born September 8, 1995) is an American professional tennis player.

A native of Kalamazoo, Oosterbaan comes from a sporting family. His father, JP Oosterbaan, won an NCAA national championship in basketball for the University of Michigan.[1] Two siblings, Lizzie and Teddy, have both played Division I collegiate tennis. He is also a relative of college football player Bennie Oosterbaan.[2]

Oosterbaan partnered with Ronnie Schneider to win the doubles title at the USTA national championships (18s) in 2013, which earned them a wildcard spot to the US Open main draw.[3] They were beaten in the first round of the US Open by Brian Baker and Rajeev Ram. The following year he began playing collegiate tennis for the University of Georgia.[4]

ITF Futures finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2018 Canada F3, Calgary Hard United States Thai-Son Kwiatkowski 4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 4 (0–4)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2018 Turkey F21,
Antalya
Clay Turkey Can Kaya Germany Peter Heller
Mexico Luis Patiño
3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 2018 USA F23,
Boston
Hard United States Felix Corwin United States Martin Redlicki
United States Evan Zhu
5–7, 7–6(13), [1–10]
Loss 0–3 Sep 2018 USA F24,
Claremont
Hard United States Samuel Shropshire United States Robert Kelly
United States Korey Lovett
6–7(3), 4–6
Loss 0–4 Jun 2019 M15,
Cancún
Hard United States Alexios Halebian Australia Matthew Romios
Australia Brandon Walkin
2–6, 6–2, [8–10]

References

  1. ^ Shebest, Pam (April 26, 2013). "Paul Oosterbaan gives verbal commitment to play tennis at Georgia". Kalamazoo Gazette. mlive.com.
  2. ^ Nasr, Paul (October 5, 2020). "Teddy Oosterbaan carries family legacy into senior year". The Michigan Daily.
  3. ^ Shebest, Pam (August 11, 2013). "Kalamazoo's Paul Oosterbaan headed to U.S. Open after winning USTA Boys Nationals doubles title with partner Ronnie Schneider". Kalamazoo Gazette. mlive.com.
  4. ^ Huguley, Collin (February 28, 2018). "Redshirt senior Paul Oosterbaan leaves Georgia men's tennis program". The Red & Black.