Menno Oosting Explained
| Menno Oosting |
| Birth Date: | 1964 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Son en Breugel, Netherlands |
| Death Place: | Turnhout, Belgium |
| Turnedpro: | 1983 |
| Plays: | Left-handed |
| Careerprizemoney: | $1,041,725 |
| Singlesrecord: | 26–36 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 72 (4 July 1988) |
| Australianopenresult: | 4R (1988) |
| Frenchopenresult: | 1R (1986, 1988) |
| Wimbledonresult: | 3R (1988) |
| Usopenresult: | 2R (1988) |
| Doublesrecord: | 239–257 |
| Doublestitles: | 7 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 20 (13 February 1995) |
| Australianopendoublesresult: | QF (1991) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | 3R (1997) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | 3R (1995) |
| Usopendoublesresult: | 3R (1996) |
Menno Oosting (17 May 1964 – 22 February 1999) was a professional tennis player from the Netherlands, who won seven ATP Tour doubles titles out of 18 finals in his career.
Born in Son en Breugel, North Brabant, Oosting reached a career-high ranking of 72 in the men's singles in 1988, and 20 in doubles in 1995. Oosting won the mixed-doubles title on Roland Garros in 1994, partnering Kristie Boogert. Oosting played in four Davis Cup ties for the Netherlands during the 1980s, posting a 5–3 record in singles and a 2–1 record in doubles. He died of injuries sustained in a car crash in Turnhout, Belgium.[1]
Career finals
Doubles: 18 (7 wins, 11 losses)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) |
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1) |
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (7–10) | |
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1991 | Athens, Greece | Clay |  Olli Rahnasto | Jacco Eltingh
Mark Koevermans | 7–5, 6–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–1 | Apr 1992 | Munich, Germany | Clay | David Adams |  Carl Limberger
Tomáš Anzari | 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Mar 1993 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Udo Riglewski | David Adams
 Andrei Olhovskiy | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–2 | Sep 1993 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay |  Libor Pimek |  George Cosac
Ciprian Petre Porumb | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Mar 1994 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | David Adams |  Cristian Brandi
Federico Mordegan | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Mar 1994 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Richard Krajicek | Cristian Brandi
Federico Mordegan | w/o |
| Win | 4–3 | Apr 1994 | Madrid, Spain | Clay |  Rikard Bergh |  Jean-Philippe Fleurian
Jakob Hlasek | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Jul 1994 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay |  Daniel Vacek |  Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–4 | Oct 1994 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Daniel Vacek |  Patrick McEnroe
Jared Palmer | 7–6, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–4 | Jan 1996 | Zagreb, Croatia | Carpet | Libor Pimek | Martin Damm
Hendrik Jan Davids | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 6–5 | Feb 1996 | Antwerp, Belgium | Carpet | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Jonas Björkman
Nicklas Kulti | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6–6 | May 1996 | Sankt Pölten, Austria | Clay | David Adams | Ctislav Doseděl
Pavel Vízner | 7–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6–7 | Jul 1996 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | David Adams | Libor Pimek
Byron Talbot | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6–8 | Sep 1996 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | David Adams | David Ekerot
Jeff Tarango | 6–7, 6–7 |
| Loss | 6–9 | Sep 1996 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | David Adams | Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Daniel Vacek | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6–10 | Oct 1996 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet | Pavel Vízner | Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Daniel Vacek | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 7–10 | Mar 1998 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Carpet | Tom Kempers | Jan Siemerink
 Brett Steven | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Loss | 7–11 | Feb 1999 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Carpet | Andrei Pavel | Jeff Tarango
Daniel Vacek | 6–3, 3–6, 5–7 | |
Notes and References
- News: Menno Oosting. March 20, 1999. Sunday Herald. 18 April 2013.
