| Thiemo de Bakker | |
| Residence: | 's-Gravenzande, Netherlands |
| Birth Date: | 1988 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | The Hague, Netherlands |
| Turnedpro: | 2006 |
| Plays: | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach: | Remko de Rijke and Huib Troost |
| Careerprizemoney: | $ 1,841,293 |
| Singlesrecord: | 70–94 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 40 (19 July 2010) |
| Australianopenresult: | 1R (2010, 2011, 2016) |
| Frenchopenresult: | 3R (2010) |
| Wimbledonresult: | 3R (2010) |
| Usopenresult: | 3R (2010) |
| Doublesrecord: | 18–29 |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 115 (10 February 2014) |
| Updated: | 24 November 2024 |
Thiemo Carsten Jannick de Bakker (born 19 September 1988) is a Dutch former professional tennis player. He has an ATP career-high ranking in singles of World No. 40 achieved on 19 July 2010.
Considered a top prospect of his generation as a junior, he also made an impressive breakthrough as a young pro, reaching a career-high ranking in July 2010, before his career became largely marked by injuries, inconsistencies and a decline in his performances which coincided with the death of his father in 2011.
De Bakker finished 2006 as the ITF Junior Champion, after having won the Boys' Singles title at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships.
De Bakker received a wildcard into the ATP Amersfoort event in July 2006 and defeated top 100 and French Open Quarterfinalist Julien Benneteau in the 1st round, winning in straight sets 6–3, 6–3. In the second round he faced Frenchman Marc Gicquel and lost in three sets. As he was the reigning Junior Champion, De Bakker received a wildcard into the main draw of the 2007 Wimbledon Championships, where he would lose in five tight sets to qualifier Wayne Arthurs.In October 2006, De Bakker won his first senior international title in a Futures event in Albufeira, Portugal, where he beat Briton Morgan Phillips in the final. This was followed by another win in a Futures tournament two weeks later in San Miguel, Portugal. He reached a career high ATP ranking of 228 on 25 August 2008.
On 22 March 2009, he finished as runner-up in the Caltanissetta Challenger tournament to compatriot Jesse Huta Galung, losing in straight sets. On 5 May 2009, as a qualifier and ranked 236, he defeated the 5th seed Rainer Schüttler in the first round of the BMW Open in Münich in straight sets, before losing to former world number one, Lleyton Hewitt. De Bakker would follow this up in the 2009 Ordina Open, by qualifying for the tournament and losing in the second round to Rainer Schüttler, after defeating Björn Phau in three tight sets. De Bakker hit a rich vein of form in August, winning four Challenger tournaments, and bumping his ranking from 256 to 122, in the span of one month. His form continued in Davis Cup competition, by beating World Number 13 Gaël Monfils in 4 sets, and putting the Netherlands up 1–0 on France, but lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in four tight sets. De Bakker would finish the year ranked 96th.
De Bakker started 2010 in much the same way he finished 2009. He reached the quarter-finals of the 2010 Aircel Chennai Open, after defeating the eighth seed, Rajeev Ram, and compatriot Robin Haase, he lost to Janko Tipsarević. This would boost his ranking to number 81 in the world, and gave him a high enough ranking to receive direct entrance into the 2010 Australian Open men's singles.In his first Grand Slam in three years, the Dutchman was paired up against the 6th seed Andy Roddick. After losing the first set, de Bakker lost the second and third set by one break each.
De Bakker's next tournament was his first ever Masters event, the 2010 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. He started off winning his opening match against Marcos Daniel in straight sets, before advancing to the third round after beating 30th seed Janko Tipsarević where he retired just after five games of play at 3–2 first set. In the third round, he fell to eventual finalist Andy Roddick.De Bakker played his second Masters event two weeks later the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open, winning his first round match against Rajeev Ram in straight sets, before falling again to the eventual finalist, this time Tomáš Berdych with the same scoreline as in Indian Wells.
De Bakker's next Masters event was the 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, where he had to qualify this time. After defeating Eduardo Schwank, de Bakker lost to the five-time reigning champion, and world number two, Rafael Nadal. De Bakker lost this match in less than an hour, winning one game in a two sets loss.He then appeared at the 2010 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell. He took out World No.58 Alejandro Falla, followed by a victory over world No.92 Daniel Gimeno-Traver. In the round of 16, he scored a win over World No.16 (and former World #1) Juan Carlos Ferrero. Before the match, Ferrero had an 18–2 record on clay for the year. He followed it up with his best career victory, with a superb performance to take out World No.10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, his first win over a top 10 player. However, his run came to an end against World No.8 Robin Söderling in the semifinals. Thiemo rose to a career high World No.50 as a result of his semifinal appearance there.
Following his performance at Barcelona, de Bakker received a Special Exempt to enter the main draw of Rome Masters where he faced Viktor Troicki in the first round, but retired due to a groin injury.[1] At the 2010 French Open, he made a third round showing where he lost to an injured Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in four sets.
At the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, de Bakker advanced to the third round of the men's singles tournament after defeating Colombian Santiago Giraldo in a hotly contested five sets win, followed by a more comprehensive defeat of an exhausted John Isner, the winner of the longest tennis match in history, which finished on its third day of play on 24 June, 6 - 0, 6 - 3, 6 - 2. This made Bakker the first, and one of only two players in history to bagel Isner (the other being Jannik Sinner in 2021), before losing in the third round to Paul-Henri Mathieu of France. De Bakker also participated in the men's doubles tournament, in which his partner was his Dutch colleague Haase. After defeating Viktor Troicki and Christopher Kas in the first round, they lost to the Ratiwatana twins, who entered the main tournament as lucky losers, in 4 sets. As a result, he reached the top 40 in singles on 19 July 2010.
At the 2010 Pilot Pen Tennis, Thiemo reached his second ATP semi-final. Sergiy Stakhovsky defeated him in two sets.[2]
He reached his maiden doubles final at the Rotterdam Open with Jesse Huta Galung where he lost to Nenad Zimonjić and Robert Lindstedt.
In October 2023, he was selected as the No. 2 ATP player at the 2024 United Cup as part of the Netherlands team.[3]
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
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| Win | 1–0 | Portugal F4, Albufeira | Futures | Hard |  Morgan Phillips | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | ||
| Win | 2–0 | Portugal F6, Ponta Delgada | Futures | Hard |  David Cañudas-Fernández | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 2–1 | Israel F4, Ramat HaSharon | Futures | Hard |  Andreas Haider-Maurer | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 2–2 | Netherlands F5, Enschede | Futures | Clay | Nick van der Meer | 7–6(8–6), 6–7(3–7), 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 2–3 | Portugal F5, Lagos | Futures | Hard | Rui Machado | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 3–3 | Netherlands F1, Apeldoorn | Futures | Clay |  Stéphane Robert | 7–6(7–2), 6–1 | ||
| Win | 4–3 | Netherlands F2, Alkmaar | Futures | Clay | Melle van Gemerden | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 4–4 | Caltanissetta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Jesse Huta Galung | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 5–4 | Tampere, Finland | Challenger | Clay |  Peter Luczak | 6–4, 7–6(9–7) | ||
| Win | 6–4 | Vigo, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Thierry Ascione | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 7–4 | San Sebastián, Spain | Challenger | Clay |  Filip Krajinović | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 8–4 | Braşov, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Pere Riba | 7–5, 6–0 | ||
| Loss | 8–5 | Spain F13, Getxo | Futures | Clay |  Andrea Arnaboldi | 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 4–6 | ||
| Win | 9–5 | Netherlands F1, Zuidwolde | Futures | Clay | Nick van der Meer | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 10–5 | Netherlands F2, Alkmaar | Futures | Clay | Gerald Melzer | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 10–6 | Netherlands F3, Breda | Futures | Clay |  Zhang Ze | 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 11–6 | Bercuit, Belgium | Challenger | Clay |  Victor Hănescu | 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 12–6 | Alphen, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Simon Greul | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 12–7 | Belém, Brazil | Challenger | Hard |  Ricardo Hocevar | 6–7(1–7), 6–7(4–7) | ||
| Win | 13–7 | San Juan, Argentina | Challenger | Clay |  Martín Alund | 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 13–8 | Santiago, Chile | Challenger | Clay | Facundo Bagnis | 6–7(2–7), 6–7(3–7) | ||
| Win | 14–8 | Santiago, Chile | Challenger | Clay | James Duckworth | 4–6, 7–6(12–10), 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 14–9 | Marburg, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Horacio Zeballos | 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 14–10 | Bordeaux, France | Challenger | Clay | Thanasi Kokkinakis | 4–6, 6–1, 6–7(5–7) | ||
| Win | 15–10 | Las Vegas, USA | Challenger | Hard | Grega Žemlja | 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 16–10 | Monterrey, Mexico | Challenger | Hard |  Víctor Estrella Burgos | 7–6(7–1), 4–6, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 17–10 | Netherlands F1, Alkmaar | Futures | Clay | Maxime Chazal | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 18–10 | Netherlands F3, Middelburg | Futures | Clay | Botic van de Zandschulp | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 19–10 | Netherlands F6, Rotterdam | Futures | Clay | Gijs Brouwer | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 20–10 | Egypt F29, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Gijs Brouwer | 6–3, 7–6(7–3) | ||
| Win | 21–10 | Italy F2, Santa Margherita di Pula | Futures | Clay |  Attila Balázs | 6–2, 5–7, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 22–10 | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Yannick Maden | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 23–10 | M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Lucas Gerch | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 24–10 | M15 Huy, Belgium | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Sidané Pontjodikromo | 6–3, 6–3 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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| Win | 1–0 | Netherlands F7, Almere | Futures | Clay | Antal van der Duim | Jesse Huta Galung Igor Sijsling | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 1–1 | Great Britain F10, Edinburgh | Futures | Clay |  Pierre-Ludovic Duclos | Olivier Charroin Ludwig Pellerin | 4–6, 6–1, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | Italy F15, Parma | Futures | Clay | Igor Sijsling | Alberto Brizzi Giancarlo Petrazzuolo | 6–1, 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 2–2 | Netherlands F4, Vlaardingen | Futures | Clay | Igor Sijsling | Danny Spierenburg Serinho Wijdenbosch | 6–4, 7–6(8–6) | ||
| Win | 3–2 | Vigo, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Raemon Sluiter | Pedro Clar-Rosselló Albert Ramos | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 4–2 | Alphen, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Antal van der Duim | Matwé Middelkoop Igor Sijsling | 6–4, 6–7(4–7), [10–6] | ||
| Win | 5–2 | Netherlands F1, Zuidwolde | Futures | Clay | Antal van der Duim |  Patrik Rosenholm Michael Ryderstedt | 6–4, 6–0 | ||
| Win | 6–2 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Challenger | Clay | André Sá | Marcelo Demoliner João Souza | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 7–2 | Bordeaux, France | Challenger | Clay | Robin Haase | Lucas Pouille Sergiy Stakhovsky | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 7–3 | Casablanca, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | Stephan Fransen |  Laurynas Grigelis Mohamed Safwat | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 8–3 | Monterrey, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Mark Vervoort | Paolo Lorenzi Fernando Romboli | w/o | ||
| Win | 9–3 | Egypt F1, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard |  Yannick Mertens | Roberto Marcora Artem Smirnov | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 10–3 | Egypt F2, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Michiel de Krom |  Moez Echargui Anis Ghorbel | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 11–3 | Sophia Antipolis, France | Challenger | Clay | Robin Haase | Enzo Couacaud Tristan Lamasine | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 11–4 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Tallon Griekspoor | Luca Margaroli Filip Polášek | 4–6, 6–2, [8–10] | ||
| Win | 12–4 | M25 Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Clement Tabur | Jacopo Berrettini Alessandro Petrone | 2–6, 6–1, [10–7] | ||
| Loss | 12–5 | M25 Palma Nova, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Mats Hermans | Stefano Travaglia Alexander Weis | 5–7, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 13–5 | M15 Jakarta, Indonesia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Justin Barki |  Siddhant Banthia Nitin Kumar Sinha | 6–4, 6–3 |
Current till 2018 Rotterdam Open.
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | SR | W–L | |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | Q3 | Q2 | Q3 | Q2 | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | |
| French Open | A | A | A | Q2 | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | A | 3R | A | A | 1R | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | |
| style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 6–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 13 | 6–13 |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | ||
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | 3R | Q2 | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | ||
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | Q2 | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | ||
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||
| Shanghai Masters | Not Held | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
| style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 7–8 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 15 | 11–15 | |
| National representation | |||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||
| Davis Cup | A | A | PO | 1R | Z1 | Z1 | PO | PO | 1R | PO | Z1 | PO | 1R | 0 / 2 | 16–13 | ||
| style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0 / 2 | 16–13 | |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||
| style=text-align:left | Titles / Finals | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | ||
| style=text-align:left | Overall win–loss | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 3–6 | 28–24 | 3–11 | 3–3 | 10–10 | 6–8 | 3–7 | 6–13 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 70–92 | ||
| Year-end ranking | 464 | 444 | 249 | 96 | 43 | 223 | 124 | 146 | 144 | 99 | 257 | 372 | 242 | 43% | |||
| width=180 | Player | Rank | width=180 | Event | Surface | Rd | width=150 class="unsortable" | Score | TdB Rank | |
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| 2010 | ||||||||||
| 1. | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | align=center bgcolor=eee8aa | 10 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | QF | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | 67 | ||
| 2. | Fernando Verdasco | align=center bgcolor=eee8aa | 9 | Shanghai, China | Hard | 1R | 7–6(7–4), 7–5 | 47 | ||
| 2013 | ||||||||||
| 3. |  Tomáš Berdych | align=center bgcolor=eee8aa | 6 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | QF | 7–5, 7–5 | 104 |