Jacco Eltingh

Jacco Folkert Eltingh (born 29 August 1970) is a former professional male tennis player and former world No. 1 doubles player from the Netherlands.

Jacco Eltingh
Country (sports) Netherlands
ResidenceMonte Carlo, Monaco
Born (1970-08-29) 29 August 1970
Heerde, Netherlands
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Turned pro1988
Retired1998; 2011
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$4,929,815
Singles
Career record127–147
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 19 (6 February 1995)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQF (1995)
French Open4R (1994)
WimbledonQF (1995)
US Open2R (1993, 1995)
Other tournaments
Grand Slam CupQF (1995)
Doubles
Career record391–144
Career titles44
Highest rankingNo. 1 (16 January 1995)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenW (1994, 1998)
French OpenW (1995, 1998)
WimbledonW (1998)
US OpenW (1994)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic GamesSF – 4th (1996)

He is best known for his success in doubles with fellow countryman Paul Haarhuis. Together they won all four Grand Slam doubles titles at least once. Eltingh is the youngest player in the Open Era to achieve the career Grand Slam in men's doubles.

Eltingh reached his career-high singles ranking in February 1995, when he climbed to world No. 19, notably reaching the quarterfinals of both the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 1995. In his professional career he has won four singles and 44 doubles titles.

In November 2005, Eltingh was elected to the ATP Board as the player representative for Europe.

Major finals

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 8 (6-2)
Outcome Year Championship Partner Opponents Score
Winner1994Australian Open Paul Haarhuis Byron Black
Jonathan Stark		6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
Winner1994US Open Paul Haarhuis Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		6–3, 7–6(7–1)
Winner1995French Open Paul Haarhuis Nicklas Kulti
Magnus Larsson		6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up1996US Open Paul Haarhuis Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(5–7)
Runner-up1997Wimbledon Paul Haarhuis Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		6–7(4–7), 6–7(7–9), 7–5, 3–6
Winner1998Australian Open (2) Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		6–2, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Winner1998French Open (2) Paul Haarhuis Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor		6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Winner1998Wimbledon Paul Haarhuis Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 10–8

Olympic finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
4th place1996AtlantaHard Paul Haarhuis Marc-Kevin Goellner
David Prinosil		2–6, 5–7

Career finals

Doubles: 60 (44–16)
Legend
Grand Slam (6)
Tennis Masters Cup (2)
ATP Masters Series (8)
ATP Championship Series (5)
ATP Tour (23)
Finals by surface
Hard (18)
Clay (10)
Grass (3)
Carpet (13)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 30 September 1991 Palermo, Italy Clay Tom Kempers Emilio Sánchez
Javier Sánchez		 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win 2. 7 October 1991 Athens, Greece Clay Mark Koevermans Menno Oosting
Olli Rahnasto		 5–7, 7–6, 7–5
Win 3. 28 October 1991 Guarujá, Brazil Hard Paul Haarhuis Bret Garnett
Todd Nelson		 6–3, 7–5
Win 4. 11 November 1991 Birmingham, United Kingdom Carpet (i) Paul Wekesa Ronnie Båthman
Rikard Bergh		 7–5, 7–5
Win 5. 31 August 1992 Schenectady, U.S. Hard Paul Haarhuis Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez		 6–3, 6–4
Win 6. 11 January 1993 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hard Paul Haarhuis Henrik Holm
Bent-Ove Pedersen		 7–5, 6–3
Loss 1. 18 January 1993 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Paul Haarhuis Diego Nargiso
Guillaume Raoux		 6–7, 7–6, 3–6
Win 7. 8 February 1993 San Francisco, U.S. Hard (i) Scott Davis Patrick McEnroe
Jonathan Stark		 6–1, 4–6, 7–5
Loss 2. 15 February 1993 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Paul Haarhuis Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		 5–7, 2–6
Win 8. 17 May 1993 Rome, Italy Clay Paul Haarhuis Wayne Ferreira
Mark Kratzmann		 6–4, 7–6
Win 9. 2 August 1993 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Paul Haarhuis Hendrik Jan Davids
Libor Pimek		 4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Win 10. 4 October 1993 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hard (i) Paul Haarhuis Jonas Björkman
Lars-Anders Wahlgren		 7–5, 4–6, 7–6
Loss 3. 25 October 1993 Beijing, China Carpet (i) Paul Haarhuis Paul Annacone
Doug Flach		 6–7, 3–6
Win 11. 15 November 1993 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Paul Haarhuis Jonas Björkman
Jan Apell		 6–1, ret.
Win 12. 28 November 1993 Doubles Championship, Johannesburg Hard (i) Paul Haarhuis Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		 7–6(4), 7–6(5), 6–4
Win 13. 31 January 1994 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Paul Haarhuis Byron Black
Jonathan Stark		 6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
Win 14. 21 February 1994 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) Paul Haarhuis Jim Grabb
Jared Palmer		 6–3, 6–4
Loss 4. 28 February 1994 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Paul Haarhuis Jeremy Bates
Jonas Björkman		 4–6, 1–6
Win 15. 21 March 1994 Key Biscayne, U.S. Hard Paul Haarhuis Mark Knowles
Jared Palmer		 7–6, 7–6
Loss 5. 25 July 1994 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Paul Haarhuis Scott Melville
Piet Norval		 6–7, 5–7
Loss 6. 22 August 1994 New Haven, U.S. Hard Paul Haarhuis Grant Connell
Patrick Galbraith		 4–6, 6–7
Loss 7. 29 August 1994 Schenectady, U.S. Hard Paul Haarhuis Jan Apell
Jonas Björkman		 4–6, 6–7
Win 16. 12 September 1994 US Open, New York Hard Paul Haarhuis Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		 6–3, 7–6
Win 17. 3 October 1994 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Carpet Paul Haarhuis Nicklas Kulti
Lars-Anders Wahlgren		 6–0, 7–5
Win 18. 10 October 1994 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Paul Haarhuis Byron Black
Jonathan Stark		 6–4, 7–6
Win 19. 7 November 1994 Paris Indoor, France Carpet (i) Paul Haarhuis Byron Black
Jonathan Stark		 3–6, 7–6, 7–5
Win 20. 14 November 1994 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Paul Haarhuis David Adams
Andrei Olhovskiy		 w/o
Loss 8. 27 February 1995 Philadelphia, U.S. Carpet (i) Paul Haarhuis Jim Grabb
Jonathan Stark		 6–7, 7–6, 3–6
Win 21. 1 May 1995 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Paul Haarhuis Luis Lobo
Javier Sánchez		 6–3, 6–4
Win 22. 12 June 1995 French Open, Paris Clay Paul Haarhuis Nicklas Kulti
Magnus Larsson		 6–7, 6–4, 6–1
Win 23. 26 June 1995 Halle, Germany Grass Paul Haarhuis Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Andrei Olhovskiy		 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win 24. 16 October 1995 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) Paul Haarhuis Jakob Hlasek
Patrick McEnroe		 7–6, 6–4
Win 25. 30 October 1995 Essen, Germany Carpet Paul Haarhuis Cyril Suk
Daniel Vacek		 7–5, 6–4
Win 26. 13 November 1995 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Paul Haarhuis Grant Connell
Patrick Galbraith		 3–6, 6–2, 7–6
Loss 9. 25 November 1995 Doubles Championship, Eindhoven Carpet (i) Paul Haarhuis Grant Connell
Patrick Galbraith		 6–7, 6–7, 6–3, 6–7
Loss 10. 8 January 1996 Doha, Qatar Hard Paul Haarhuis Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor		 6–7, 3–6
Loss 11. 9 September 1996 US Open, New York Hard Paul Haarhuis Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		 6–4, 6–7, 6–7
Win 27. 21 October 1996 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Paul Haarhuis Olivier Delaître
Guillaume Raoux		 6–3, 7–5
Loss 12. 28 October 1996 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Hard (i) Paul Haarhuis Sébastien Lareau
Alex O'Brien		 6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Win 28. 4 November 1996 Paris Indoor, France Carpet (i) Paul Haarhuis Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Daniel Vacek		 6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Win 29. 6 January 1997 Doha, Qatar Hard Paul Haarhuis Patrik Fredriksson
Magnus Norman		 6–3, 6–2
Win 30. 10 March 1997 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Paul Haarhuis Libor Pimek
Byron Talbot		 7–6, 6–4
Loss 13. 28 April 1997 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Paul Haarhuis Donald Johnson
Francisco Montana		 6–7, 6–2, 6–7
Win 31. 23 June 1997 Rosmalen, Netherlands Grass Paul Haarhuis Trevor Kronemann
David Macpherson		 6–4, 7–5
Loss 14. 7 July 1997 Wimbledon, London Grass Paul Haarhuis Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		 6–7, 6–7, 7–5, 3–6
Win 32. 25 August 1997 Boston, U.S. Hard (i) Paul Haarhuis Dave Randall
Jack Waite		 6–4, 6–2
Win 33. 6 October 1997 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Paul Haarhuis Jean-Philippe Fleurian
Max Mirnyi		 6–3, 7–6
Win 34. 3 November 1997 Paris Indoor, France Carpet (i) Paul Haarhuis Rick Leach
Jonathan Stark		 6–2, 7–6
Loss 15. 19 January 1998 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Hard Daniel Nestor Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		 3–6, 5–7
Win 35. 2 February 1998 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		 6–2, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win 36. 2 March 1998 Philadelphia, U.S. Hard (i) Paul Haarhuis Richey Reneberg
David Macpherson		 7–6, 6–7, 6–2
Win 37. 9 March 1998 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Paul Haarhuis Neil Broad
Piet Norval		 7–6, 6–3
Win 38. 20 April 1998 Barcelona, Spain Clay Paul Haarhuis Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach		 7–5, 6–0
Win 39. 27 April 1998 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Paul Haarhuis Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		 6–4, 6–2
Win 40. 8 June 1998 French Open, Paris Clay Paul Haarhuis Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor		 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win 41. 6 July 1998 Wimbledon, London Grass Paul Haarhuis Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		 2–6, 6–4, 7–6, 5–7, 10–8
Win 42. 9 August 1998 Amsterdam, Netherlands Clay Paul Haarhuis Dominik Hrbatý
Karol Kučera		 6–3, 6–2
Win 43. 31 August 1998 Boston, U.S. Hard Paul Haarhuis Chris Haggard
Jack Waite		 6–3, 6–2
Loss 16. 9 November 1998 Paris Indoor, France Carpet (i) Paul Haarhuis Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes		 4–6, 2–6
Win 44. 22 November 1998 Doubles Championship, Hartford Carpet (i) Paul Haarhuis Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor		 6–4, 6–2, 7–5

Doubles performance timeline
Tournament19881989199019911992199319941995199619971998Career SRCareer W-L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 1R 2R 3R W SF 3R SF W 2 / 8 25–6
French Open A A A 3R 2R 3R QF W A SF W 2 / 7 24–5
Wimbledon A A LQ A 3R 1R QF QF 1R F W 1 / 7 19–6
US Open A A A 3R QF 2R W 3R F 2R A 1 / 7 19–6
Grand Slam SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 2 / 4 1 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 4 3 / 3 6 / 29 N/A
Annual Win-Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–3 7–4 5–4 18–2 15–3 7–3 14–4 18–0 N/A 87–23
Year-end championships
Doubles Championships A A A A A W SF F RR SF W 2 / 6 20–6
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells NME A A A A A A QF 1R A 0 / 2 1–2
Key Biscayne NME A A A QF W QF A 3R A 1 / 4 10–3
Monte Carlo NME A A A A A W A F W 2 / 3 11–1
Rome NME A A A W 2R 1R A 2R A 1 / 4 7–3
Hamburg NME A A A A SF SF A QF A 0 / 3 5–3
Montreal / Toronto NME A A A A A A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1
Cincinnati NME A A A 1R A A 1R 2R A 0 / 3 1–3
Madrid (Stuttgart) NME A A A A A W F SF QF 1 / 4 10–3
Paris NME A A 1R SF W QF W W F 3 / 7 18–4
Masters Series SR N/A 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 1 / 4 2 / 4 2 / 6 1 / 4 1 / 9 1 / 3 8 / 31 N/A
Annual Win-Loss N/A 0–0 0–0 0–1 9–3 12–2 13–4 8–3 13–8 8–2 N/A 63–23
Year-end ranking 565 210 190 56 45 11 2 3 18 4 1 N/A

Singles (4 titles)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. Jun 1992 Manchester, United Kingdom Grass MaliVai Washington 6–3, 6–4
Win 2. May 1993 Atlanta, U.S. Clay Bryan Shelton 7–6, 6–2
Win 3. Aug 1994 Schenectady, U.S. Hard Chuck Adams 6–3, 6–4
Win 4. Oct 1994 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Carpet (i) Andrei Olhovskiy 7–6, 2–6, 6–4
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gollark: They're big networks which are trained to detect patterns, sometimes very deep ones, in large amounts of data.
gollark: Current AI stuff doesn't have "minds" comparable to that of humans.
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