Raemon Sluiter
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| Country (sports) | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands |
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| Residence | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". Rotterdam, Netherlands |
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| Turned pro | 1996 |
| Retired | 2010 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed both sides) |
| Prize money | $1,726,539 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 90–131 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 46 (24 February 2003) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2000, 2006) |
| French Open | 3R (2004, 2006) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2001) |
| US Open | 2R (2002, 2006) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 25–41 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 97 (8 September 2003) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2004) |
| French Open | 2R (2003, 2004) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2004) |
| US Open | 2R (2003) |
| Last updated on: 23 January 2022. | |
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Raemon Sluiter (Script error: No such module "IPA".; born 13 April 1978) is a Dutch tennis coach and a former professional player. His career-high ATP singles ranking is World No. 46, achieved in February 2003. Though he achieved only limited success during his professional career, Sluiter reached four ATP finals in his native Netherlands, and also reached the semifinals of the Davis Cup with the Dutch team in 2001. Also in 2003, he reached a career high doubles ranking of No. 97.[1]
He announced his retirement in February 2008, which took effect after he played his home event in Rotterdam. In April 2009 he returned to professional tennis, reaching the final of an ITF Futures tournament in Albufeira, Portugal having entered the tournament in the qualifying rounds. In June 2009 he reached the final of the Ordina Open, becoming the lowest ranked professional player (866th) in history to reach an ATP final.
Sluiter's best performance in Grand Slam tournaments was the third round, which he reached at Wimbledon in 2001 and in the French Open in 2004 and 2006. In the first round of the 2003 Wimbledon Championships, Sluiter stunned 20th seed and former World #1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov in five sets for one of the biggest wins of his career.
Junior career
Sluiter excelled as a junior and won the Boys' Doubles title at the 1995 French Open, alongside compatriot Peter Wessels. The pair also reached the final of the 1995 US Open Junior.[2]
Professional career
Sluiter turned professional in 1996,[3] and broke into the ATP top 100 for the first time in 2000. In the same year, Sluiter qualified for his first Grand Slam tournament at the 2000 Australian Open, where he defeated Andrea Gaudenzi in five sets in the first round for his first Grand Slam victory. In the second round, he was defeated by 16th seed Mark Philippoussis in four sets. At the 2000 Energis Dutch Open, Sluiter reached his first ATP final on home soil, where he was defeated by the veteran Magnus Gustafsson.[4]
In 2001, Sluiter achieved his best result at a Grand Slam tournament, by reaching the third round at Wimbledon, where he lost to Arnaud Clément in a closely contested four-set match. He equalled this achievement at the French Open in 2004 and 2006, losing to Carlos Moyá and Martín Vassallo Argüello, respectively.
Sluiter was part of the Netherlands team which reached the semi-finals of the 2001 Davis Cup. In his only rubber of the tie, Sluiter faced a rematch against Arnaud Clément, who had defeated him at that year's Wimbledon, but was forced to retire while leading 2–1 in the third set. The Dutch team went on to lose the tie 3–2.[5]
Sluiter's greatest scalp at a Grand Slam tournament came at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships, where he defeated former world No. 1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov in five sets in the first round. In the following round, he lost to Alexander Popp in another five-set match. That year also saw Sluiter reach his career high singles ranking of world No. 46.[1]
On 20 November 2006, Sluiter dropped out of the top 100 for the last time,[1] but continued to be ranked in the top 200 until his retirement in 2008. Sluiter's final tournament was to be the 2008 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in his hometown of Rotterdam. Having received a wild card into the main draw of the tournament, Sluiter was defeated by eventual champion Michaël Llodra in the first round.[6]
In 2009, Sluiter made a comeback to professional tennis. In June, he received a wild card to the 2009 Ordina Open in Rosmalen. Despite being ranked 866th in the world at the time, Sluiter reached the final of the tournament,[7] where he was defeated by Benjamin Becker. This made him the lowest ranked player ever to reach an ATP tour final. Sluiter announced his second retirement in 2010.
During his lengthy career, Sluiter reached four ATP World Tour finals, all in his native Netherlands. In addition to his final appearances in Amsterdam and Rosmalen, Sleuter reached finals in Rotterdam and Amersfoort in 2003, losing on both occasions. Despite his limited success on the main ATP circuit, Sluiter won 10 ATP Challenger Tour titles during his career.
Though a singles specialist, Sluiter was also an occasional doubles player. Partnering Martin Verkerk, he reached two doubles finals during his career, in Tashkent in 2002 and Delray Beach in 2003, losing both finals.[8]
Coaching career
After retiring from his playing career, Sluiter became a coach. In 2015, he began coaching Dutch player Kiki Bertens.[9] In 2016, Bertens reached the semifinals of the French Open.[10] They ended their partnership in 2019.[11] In 2021, Sluiter began a brief partnership with Tallon Griekspoor, a Dutch player on the ATP tour. They stopped working together in late 2022.[12]
Sluiter became coach of Ukrainian player Elina Svitolina in March 2023, after her return from maternity leave. She returned to competition in April on the ITF Tour.[13][14] With Sluiter, Svitolina won de Internationaux de Strasbourg, a WTA 250 event in May 2023, and reached quarterfinals of the 2023 French Open and the semifinals of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships. He also briefly coached Maria Sakkari. Sluiter is currently coaching compatriot Botic van de Zandschulp.[15]
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1995 | French Open | Clay | Template:Flagicon Peter Wessels | Template:Flagicon Justin Gimelstob Template:Flagicon Ryan Wolters |
7–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1995 | US Open | Hard | Template:Flagicon Peter Wessels | Template:Flagicon Lee Jong-Min Template:Flagicon Jocelyn Robichaud |
6–7, 2–6 |
ATP career finals
Singles: 4 (4 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | [[2000 Energis Dutch Open – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Amsterdam, Netherlands | International Series | Clay | Template:Flagicon Magnus Gustafsson | 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–7(5–7), 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | [[2003 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Championship Series | Hard | Template:Flagicon Max Mirnyi | 6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | [[2003 Priority Telecom Open – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Amersfoort, Netherlands | International Series | Clay | Template:Flagicon Nicolás Massú | 4–6, 6–7(3–7), 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | [[2009 Ordina Open – Men's singles|Template:Dts]] | Rosmalen, Netherlands | International Series | Grass | Template:Flagicon Benjamin Becker | 5–7, 3–6 |
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | [[2002 President's Cup – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | International Series | Hard | Template:Flagicon Martin Verkerk | Template:Flagicon David Adams Template:Flagicon Robbie Koenig |
2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 0–2 | [[2003 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Delray Beach, United States | International Series | Hard | Template:Flagicon Martin Verkerk | Template:Flagicon Nenad Zimonjić Template:Flagicon Leander Paes |
5–7, 6–3, 5–7 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 17 (10–7)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Template:Dts | Bristol, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Template:Flagicon Chris Wilkinson | 6–3, 6–7, 7–6 |
| Win | 2–0 | Template:Dts | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Template:Flagicon David Prinosil | 2–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Template:Dts | Tulsa, United States | Challenger | Hard | Template:Flagicon Jimy Szymanski | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–7(3–7) |
| Win | 3–1 | Template:Dts | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Template:Flagicon Paul-Henri Mathieu | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–1 | Template:Dts | Lübeck, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Alexander Popp | 6–2, 3–0 ret. |
| Win | 5–1 | Template:Dts | Hamburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Neville Godwin | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–1 | Template:Dts | Tunis, Tunisia | Challenger | Clay | Template:Flagicon Mario Radić | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 7–1 | Template:Dts | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Challenger | Clqy | Template:Flagicon Salvador Navarro | 7–6(8–6), 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 7–2 | Template:Dts | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Challenger | Clqy | Template:Flagicon Peter Wessels | 5–7, 6–7(7–9) |
| Win | 8–2 | Template:Dts | Lübeck, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Alexander Waske | 7–6(7–2), 7–6(12–10) |
| Loss | 8–3 | Template:Dts | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Evgeny Korolev | 3–6, 6–7(7–9) |
| Loss | 8–4 | Template:Dts | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | Challenger | Hard | Template:Flagicon Dick Norman | 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–2), 3–6 |
| Win | 9–4 | Template:Dts | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Carpet | Template:Flagicon Nicolas Thomann | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 9–5 | Template:Dts | Kolding, Denmark | Challenger | Hard | Template:Flagicon Michaël Llodra | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 10–5 | Template:Dts | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Template:Flagicon Júlio Silva | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 10–6 | Template:Dts | Portugal F3, Albufeira | Futures | Hard | Template:Flagicon Leonardo Tavares | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 10–7 | Template:Dts | Czech Republic F3, Jablonec nad Nisou | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Ádám Kellner | 6–7(7–9), 6–4, 3–6 |
Doubles: 10 (6–4)
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Performance timeline
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Singles
| Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | SR | W–L | Win% | |||||||||
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| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | Q3 | 0 / 7 | 2–7 | 22% | |||||||||
| French Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 3R | Q2 | 0 / 6 | 4–6 | 40% | |||||||||
| Wimbledon | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | 44% | |||||||||
| US Open | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% | |||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 23 | 12–23 | 34% | |||||||||
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| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | |||||||||
| Miami | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% | |||||||||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||||||
| Madrid | Not Held | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||||
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0 / 10 | 4–10 | 29% | |||||||||
Personal life
Sluiter was born in Rotterdam. His father, Fred, was a caretaker at his former school and his mother, Cisca, worked as a part-time cleaner.[2] He is a supporter of his local football team, Feyenoord, and during the 2003–04 season he was the club's official ambassador.[16] He also enjoys snooker and is a fan of the band Pearl Jam.[2] His girlfriend is former field hockey player Fatima Moreira de Melo.[17]
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Raemon Sluiter in finale Rosmalen". NU (in Nederlands). 19 June 2009. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bertens stelt Sluiter aan als nieuwe coach". NU (in Nederlands). 7 August 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Serena Williams beats Bertens to make French Open final". Eurosport. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Coach Sluiter moet 'moeder' Svitolina terugbrengen naar de tennistop". NOS (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Svitolina steps up return from maternity leave with first ITF appearance in 10 years". ITF. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.""Being kind should never be confused with being obedient": Van de Zandschulp's coach sets the tone". 29 December 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New Ambassador for Feyenoord". Feyenoord Rotterdam. 31 July 2003. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Raemon Sluiter, Fatima Moreira de Melo én Autohaag Zeeuw: een uitstekende match (in Dutch)". Delft op zondag. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
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