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.

Fred Hemmes Jr.
Country (sports)Netherlands Netherlands
ResidenceGoirle
Born (1981-01-28) 28 January 1981 (age 43)
Tilburg, Netherlands
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1999
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$142,365
Singles
Career record1–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 188 (2 Feb 2004)
Doubles
Career record2–6
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 107 (8 Mar 2004)

Career

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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

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Doubles: (6)

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No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
1. 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine Clay   Federico Browne   Irakli Labadze
  Yuri Schukin
6–4, 6–3
2. 2003 Montauban, France Clay   Rogier Wassen   Juan Pablo Guzmán
  Ignacio Hirigoyen
6–4, 6–4
3. 2003 Scheveningen, Netherlands Clay   Edwin Kempes   Óscar Hernández
  Salvador Navarro
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
4. 2004 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Hard   Rik de Voest   Vadim Kutsenko
  Yuri Schukin
6–3, 6–3
5. 2004 Kyoto, Japan Carpet   Rik de Voest   Yen-Hsun Lu
  Jason Marshall
6–3, 6–7(8–10), 6–4
6. 2004 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay   Melle van Gemerden   Attila Sávolt
  Gabriel Trifu
7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3)

References

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  1. ^ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. ^ "Dutchman Fred Hemmes Jr named as Kim Clijsters' new coach". 15 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b c ATP World Tour Profile
  4. ^ New Zealand Herald, "Tennis: Rankings shown up", 13 January 2004, Terry Maddaford
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