Erik Van't Hof

Erik Van't Hof
Full name Erik Van't Hof
Country (sports)  United States
Born (1960-11-12) November 12, 1960
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Plays Right-handed
Prize money $23,043
Singles
Career record 1–3
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 373 (December 10, 1984)
Doubles
Career record 18–35
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 105 (November 12, 1984)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1984, 1985)
Wimbledon 3R (1985)
US Open 2R (1985)

Erik Van't Hof (born November 12, 1960) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Biography

Van't Hof was born in the Dutch city of Rotterdam but grew up in Downey, California.

Before turning professional in 1983 he played collegiate tennis at Southern Methodist University. Primarily a doubles specialist, Van't Hof partnered Derek Tarr at the 1984 U.S. Clay Court Championships, where they made the quarter-finals by upsetting second seeds Pavel Složil and Ferdi Taygan. His best singles performance on tour came in 1984 when he made the second round of the Tokyo Outdoor Grand Prix event, with a win over Huub van Boeckel.[1]

During his career he competed in the main draw of the men's doubles competitions at the Australian Open, Wimbledon Championships and US Open. At the 1985 Wimbledon Championships, Van't Hof teamed up with Brian Levine to make the third round.[2]

On the Challenger circuit he won a total of two doubles titles, both in 1985.

He now works in the real estate industry.[3]

His elder brother is Robert Van't Hof, an NCAA singles champion who was ranked as high as 25 in the world.[4]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1985 Nagoya, Japan Hard India Sashi Menon Japan Hitoshi Shirato
Japan Eiji Takeuchi
6–3, 6–2
2. 1985 West Palm, U. S. Clay South Africa Derek Tarr Mexico Leonardo Lavalle
Peru Jaime Yzaga
6–2, 6–0

References

  1. "Tennis". Sydney Morning Herald. October 9, 1984. p. 29. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. "Wimbledon". Akron Beacon Journal. July 4, 1985. p. 2. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  3. "Medical Asset Management - Professionals". medicalasset.com. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  4. Cleary, Martin (June 24, 1981). "Kanata to London splits brother acts". Ottawa Citizen. p. 30. Retrieved 29 May 2016.

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