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Tom Okker
Full nameThomas Samuel Okker
Country (sports) Netherlands
ResidenceHazerswoude-Dorp, Netherlands
Born (1944-02-22) 22 February 1944 (age 80)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1968 (amateur from 1964)
Retired1981
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,257,200
Singles
Career record798–335 in pre Open-Era & Open Era[1]
Career titles40 [1] (35 listed by ATP)
Highest rankingNo. 3 (2 March 1974)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenSF (1971)
French OpenSF (1969)
WimbledonSF (1978)
US OpenF (1968)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsF (1973)
WCT FinalsSF (1971)
Doubles
Career record550–152
Career titles68
Highest rankingNo. 1 (5 February 1979)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (1971)
French OpenW (1973)
WimbledonF (1969)
US OpenW (1976)
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
Tennis
Maccabiah Games
Gold medal – first place 1965 Israel Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 1965 Israel Mixed doubles

Thomas Samuel Okker (nicknamed "the Flying Dutchman";[2] born 22 February 1944) is a Dutch former tennis player who was active from the mid-1960s until 1980.[3] He won the 1973 French Open Doubles, the 1976 US Open Doubles, and two gold medals at the 1965 Maccabiah Games in Israel. He was ranked among the world's top-ten singles players for seven consecutive years, 1968–74, reaching a career high of world No. 3 in 1974.[4] He also was ranked world No. 1 in doubles in 1979.[4]

Early life

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Okker was born in Amsterdam, is Jewish on his father's side, and identifies as Jewish.[5][6] Okker's father was Jewish, and was imprisoned by the Nazis during World War II, but managed to go into hiding by assuming the papers and identity of another man.[7]

Tennis career

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He played his first tournament at Wolfsburg, West Germany, on clay in 1963. Okker was the Dutch champion from 1964 through 1968.

In 1968, his first year as a registered professional, he won in singles and in doubles (with Marty Riessen) at the Italian Open.[8] At Wimbledon, Okker reached the quarterfinals in 1968 and the semifinals in 1978. He achieved his best result in a Grand Slam tournament at the 1968 US Open, where he competed as a registered professional player, a professional player allowed to compete for prize money but playing under the control of their national associations and eligible to play in Davis Cup.[9] Okker reached the final after defeating Pancho Gonzales in the quarterfinal and Ken Rosewall in the semifinal. He lost the final to Arthur Ashe in five sets.[10] Okker was awarded the first prize money at the 1968 U.S. Open, as Ashe was still considered an amateur player rather than a registered professional. In February 1969, Okker signed a four-year contract with the Lamar Hunt's World Championship Tennis.[9][11]

In his career, won 40 singles titles.[12][13] He also was the runner-up in 37 singles tournaments.[14]

Okker is also among the most successful men's doubles players of all time. He won two Grand Slam doubles titles, at the US Open in 1976 (with Riessen) and the French Open (with John Newcombe) in 1973. In total, Okker won 68 doubles events, a record that was finally broken by Todd Woodbridge in 2005. Okker's other doubles titles include the 1973 Italian Open, 1973 London Grass Courts (with Riessen), 1973 Spanish Open (with Ilie Năstase), 1975 Opel International (with Arthur Ashe), and 1978 WCT World Doubles (with Wojtek Fibak).

One of the first tennis professionals to win at least US$1 million in career prize money, Okker's WTC career earnings stood at $1,257,200 when he retired in 1980 ($4,649,000 today).

Davis Cup

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Between 1964 and 1981, Okker represented the Netherlands in the Davis Cup, playing in 13 ties and accumulating a 15–20 win–loss record.[15][4]

Maccabiah Games

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In 1965, Okker won both the singles and the mixed doubles titles at the 1965 Maccabiah Games in Israel.[4] This event is open to all Israelis and to non-Israeli Jews.

Style of play

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He was among the first players of his era to hit the ball with heavy topspin.

Halls of Fame

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Okker was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.[14][4]

He was nominated for consideration in 2018, but not inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.[16]

Personal life

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Okker and his wife Anna-Marie have three children together.[17] Since the mid-1980s Okker has been involved in art and was a founding partner in the Jaski art gallery in Amsterdam, specializing in works of the CoBrA movement.[18] In 2005, he founded art gallery Tom Okker Art bv in Hazerswoude-Dorp, Netherlands, where he now lives.[19]

Grand Slam finals

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Tom Okker at the 1972 Rotterdam Indoors

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1968 US Open Grass United States Arthur Ashe 12–14, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6

Doubles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1969 Wimbledon Grass United States Marty Riessen Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
5–7, 9–11, 3–6
Loss 1971 Australian Open Grass United States Marty Riessen Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
2–6, 6–7
Win 1973 French Open Clay Australia John Newcombe United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Loss 1975 US Open Grass United States Marty Riessen United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ilie Năstase
4–6, 6–7
Win 1976 US Open Grass United States Marty Riessen Australia Paul Kronk
Australia Cliff Letcher
6–4, 6–4

Career finals

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Singles: 78 (40 titles, 38 runner-ups)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 1965 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Australia John Newcombe 6–2, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 [20]
Loss 2. 1966 Bournemouth, England Clay Australia Ken Fletcher 5–7, 4–6
Win 1. 1966 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay South Africa Bob Hewitt 6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3
Win 2. 1967 Paris, France Wood (i) Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 3. 1967 Brussels, Belgium Clay Australia Roy Emerson 6–3, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win 3. 1967 Bristol, England Grass South Africa Cliff Drysdale 6–2, 5–7, 8–6
Loss 4. 1967 Porto Alegre, Brazil Clay United States Cliff Richey 4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–8
Loss 5. 1967 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Clay Brazil Thomaz Koch 4–6, 9–11, 6–3, 3–6
Win 4. 1967 East London, South Africa Clay United Kingdom Mark Cox 9–7, 7–5
Loss 6. 1968 Bloemfontein, South Africa Hard United States Marty Riessen 5–7, 3–6
Loss 7. 1968 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay South Africa Cliff Drysdale 3–6, 3–6, 0–6
Win 5. 1968 Kingston, Jamaica Hard (i) Spain Manuel Orantes 6–2, 6–4
Win 6. 1968 Barranquilla, Colombia Clay United States Marty Riessen 8–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 8. 1968 Willemstad, Curaçao Clay United States Marty Riessen 5–7, 6–3, 11–9, 2–6, 2–6
Win 7. 1968 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard United States Marty Riessen 12–10, 6–1, 6–4
↓  Open era  ↓
Win 8. 1968 Rome, Italy Clay South Africa Bob Hewitt 10–8, 6–8, 6–1, 1–6, 6–0
Loss 9. 1968 West Berlin, West Germany Clay Spain Manuel Santana 8–6, 4–6, 1–6, 2–6
Win 9. 1968 Saltsjöbaden, Sweden Clay Sweden Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6–3, 3–6, 5–7
Loss 10. 1968 Lugano, Switzerland Clay Romania Ion Țiriac 8–6, 5–7, 0–6
Shared 10. 1968 London, England Grass United States Clark Graebner final rained out [20]
Win 11. 1968 Dublin, Ireland Grass Australia Lew Hoad 6–1, 6–2
Loss 11. 1968 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay South Africa Cliff Drysdale 3–6, 3–6, 0–6
Loss 12. 1968 US Open, New York Grass United States Arthur Ashe 12–14, 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 13. 1969 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Australia Rod Laver 3–6, 8–10, 3–6
Win 12. 1969 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Australia John Newcombe 8–10, 6–1, 7–5, 6–3
Win 13. 1969 Tokyo, Japan Hard (i) Australia Roy Emerson 5–7, 6–2, 7–5
Win 14. 1969 Brussels, Belgium Clay Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win 15. 1969 Amsterdam, Netherlands Clay Spain Andrés Gimeno Round robin [20]
Win 16. 1969 Milwaukee, United States Clay United States Marty Riessen Round robin
Loss 14. 1969 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Australia Roy Emerson 1–6, 14–12, 4–6, 4–6
Win 17. 1969 Hilversum, Netherlands Hard United States Tom Gorman 6–3, 4–6, 7–6
Loss 15. 1969 Hamburg, Germany Clay Australia Tony Roche 1–6, 7–5, 5–7, 6–8
Win 18. 1969 Newport, United States Grass United States Dennis Ralston 4–6, 6–5, 6–1
Loss 16. 1969 Tucson, United States Hard Australia Tony Roche 6–9, 1–6
Loss 17. 1969 Casablanca, Morocco Clay Australia Tony Roche Round robin [20]
Win 19. 1969 Paris Masters, France Carpet (i) United States Earl Butch Buchholz 8–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss 18. 1969 Auckland, New Zealand Grass United Kingdom Roger Taylor 4–6, 4–6, 1–6
Win 20. 1970 Brussels, Belgium Clay Romania Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–4, 0–6, 4–6, 6–4
Win 21. 1970 Atlanta WCT, United States Hard United States Dennis Ralston 6–4, 10–8, 6–2
Loss 19. 1970 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Australia Tony Roche 5–7, 5–7, 3–6
Win 22. 1970 Leicester, England Grass United Kingdom Roger Taylor 6–1, 10–8
Win 23. 1970 Hilversum, Netherlands Hard United Kingdom Roger Taylor 4–6, 6–0, 6–1, 6–3
Win 24. 1970 Hamburg, Germany Clay Romania Ilie Năstase 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 20. 1970 West Berlin, West Germany Clay Australia Rod Laver Round robin [20]
Loss 21. 1971 New York, United States Hard (i) Australia Rod Laver 5–7, 2–6, 1–6
Loss 22. 1971 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Romania Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–8, 1–6, 1–6
Loss 23. 1971 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Australia John Newcombe 2–6, 7–5, 6–1, 5–7, 3–6
Win 25. 1971 Louisville WCT, United States Clay South Africa Cliff Drysdale 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win 26. 1971 Quebec WCT, Canada Indoor Australia Rod Laver 6–3, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4
Loss 24. 1971 Montreal, Canada Clay Australia John Newcombe 6–7, 6–3, 2–6, 6–7
Loss 25. 1971 Vancouver WCT, Canada Hard (i) Australia Ken Rosewall 2–6, 2–6, 4–6
Win 27. 1972 Chicago WCT, United States Carpet (i) United States Arthur Ashe 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Loss 26. 1972 Boston WCT, United States Hard United States Bob Lutz 4–6, 6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 27. 1972 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) United States Stan Smith 4–6, 3–6
Loss 28. 1972 Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands Carpet (i) United States Arthur Ashe 6–3, 2–6, 1–6
Win 28. 1973 Washington WCT, United States Carpet (i) United States Arthur Ashe 6–3, 6–7, 7–6
Win 29. 1973 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Spain Andrés Gimeno 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–7, 6–3
Loss 29. 1973 Washington, D.C., United States Clay United States Arthur Ashe 4–6, 2–6
Win 30. 1973 Toronto, Canada Clay Spain Manuel Orantes 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
Win 31. 1973 Seattle, United States Hard (i) Australia John Alexander 7–5, 6–4
Loss 30. 1973 Los Angeles, United States Hard United States Jimmy Connors 5–7, 6–7
Win 32. 1973 Chicago, United States Carpet (i) Australia John Newcombe 3–6, 7–6, 6–3
Win 33. 1973 Madrid, Spain Clay Chile Jaime Fillol 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5
Win 34. 1973 London, England Carpet (i) Romania Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–4
Loss 31. 1973 Masters, Boston Carpet (i) Romania Ilie Năstase 3–6, 5–7, 6–4, 3–6
Win 35. 1974 Toronto WCT, Canada Carpet (i) Romania Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–4
Loss 32. 1974 Washington WCT, United States Carpet (i) Romania Ilie Năstase 3–6, 3–6
Win 36. 1974 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) United States Tom Gorman 4–6, 7–6, 6–1
Loss 33. 1974 Boston, United States Clay Sweden Björn Borg 6–7, 1–6, 1–6
Loss 34. 1974 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) United States Arthur Ashe 2–6, 2–6
Loss 35. 1975 Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands Carpet (i) United States Arthur Ashe 6–3, 2–6, 4–6
Loss 36. 1975 Johannesburg WCT, South Africa Hard United Kingdom Buster Mottram 4–6, 2–6
Loss 37. 1975 Stockholm WCT, Sweden Carpet (i) United States Arthur Ashe 4–6, 2–6
Win 37. 1975 Nottingham, England Grass Australia Tony Roche 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Win 38. 1975 Paris Masters, France Hard (i) United States Arthur Ashe 6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Win 39. 1977 Richmond WCT, United States Carpet (i) United States Vitas Gerulaitis 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 38. 1978 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Hungary Balázs Taróczy 6–2, 1–6, 2–6, 4–6
Win 40. 1979 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Sweden Per Hjertquist 6–4, 6–3

Doubles: 104 (68 titles, 36 runner-ups)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 1968 Rome, Italy Clay United States Marty Riessen Greece Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Australia Allan Stone
6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 1. 1968 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Australia Mal Anderson Australia John Newcombe
United States Dennis Ralston
10–8, 10–12, 14–12, 3–6, 3–6
Win 2. 1968 Hamburg, Germany Clay United States Marty Riessen Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
6–4, 6–4, 7–5
Win 3. 1969 Philadelphia, United States Carpet (i) United States Marty Riessen Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
8–6, 6–4
Loss 2. 1969 Wimbledon, London Grass United States Marty Riessen Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
5–7, 9–11, 3–6
Win 4. 1969 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay United States Marty Riessen Australia Mal Anderson
Australia Roy Emerson
6–1, 6–4
Win 5. 1969 Hamburg, Germany Clay United States Marty Riessen France Jean-Claude Barclay
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
6–1, 6–2, 6–4
Win 6. 1970 London Queen's Club, England Grass United States Marty Riessen United States Arthur Ashe
United States Charlie Pasarell
6–4, 6–4
Loss 3. 1970 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay United States Marty Riessen South Africa Cliff Drysdale
United Kingdom Roger Taylor
2–6, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 4. 1970 Hamburg, Germany Clay Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
3–6, 5–7, 2–6
Win 7. 1970 Los Angeles, United States Hard United States Marty Riessen United States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
7–6, 6–2
Loss 5. 1971 Australian Open, Sydney Grass United States Marty Riessen Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
2–6, 6–7
Loss 6. 1971 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay United Kingdom Roger Taylor Romania Ilie Năstase
Romania Ion Țiriac
6–1, 3–6, 3–6, 6–8
Win 8. 1971 Chicago WCT, United States Carpet (i) United States Marty Riessen Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
7–6, 4–6, 7–6
Win 9. 1971 Dallas WCT, United States Carpet (i) United States Marty Riessen United States Bob Lutz
United States Charlie Pasarell
6–3, 6–4
Win 10. 1971 London Queen's Club, England Grass United States Marty Riessen United States Erik van Dillen
United States Stan Smith
8–6, 4–6, 10–8
Loss 7. 1971 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Australia John Newcombe Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
7–5, 3–6, 4–6
Win 11. 1971 Washington, D.C., United States Clay United States Marty Riessen Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Ray Ruffels
7–6, 6–2
Loss 8. 1971 Quebec WCT, Canada Indoor United States Marty Riessen Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
6–7, 2–6
Loss 9. 1971 Boston WCT, United States Clay United States Marty Riessen Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
4–6, 4–6
Win 12. 1971 Montreal, Canada Clay United States Marty Riessen United States Arthur Ashe
United States Dennis Ralston
6–3, 6–3, 6–1
Win 13. 1971 Cologne, Germany Carpet (i) United States Marty Riessen Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
6–7, 3–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 14. 1972 Richmond WCT, United States Carpet (i) United States Marty Riessen Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
7–6, 7–6
Win 15. 1972 Miami WCT, United States Hard United States Marty Riessen Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
7–5, 6–4
Win 16. 1972 Chicago WCT, United States Carpet (i) United States Marty Riessen Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
6–2, 6–3
Win 17. 1972 Charlotte WCT, United States Clay United States Marty Riessen Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Win 18. 1972 Washington, D.C.., United States Clay United States Marty Riessen Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 19. 1972 Fort Worth WCT, United States Hard United States Marty Riessen Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle
6–2, 6–2
Win 20. 1972 Montreal WCT, Canada Hard United States Marty Riessen South Africa Robert Maud
Australia Ken Rosewall
6–1, 4–6, 7–6
Win 21. 1972 Alamo WCT, United States Outdoor United States Marty Riessen New Zealand Brian Fairlie
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
7–6, 6–4
Win 22. 1972 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) United States Marty Riessen Australia Colin Dibley
Australia Roy Emerson
7–5, 7–6
Win 23. 1972 Gothenburg WCT, Sweden Carpet (i) United States Marty Riessen New Zealand Brian Fairlie
Egypt Ismail El Shafei
6–2, 7–6
Win 24. 1973 London WCT, England Hard (i) United States Marty Riessen United States Arthur Ashe
United States Roscoe Tanner
6–3, 6–3
Win 25. 1973 Milan WCT, Italy Carpet (i) United States Marty Riessen Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle
6–3, 6–3
Loss 10. 1973 Cologne WCT, Germany Carpet (i) United States Marty Riessen United Kingdom Mark Cox
United Kingdom Graham Stilwell
6–7, 3–6
Win 26. 1973 Washington WCT, United States Carpet (i) United States Marty Riessen United States Arthur Ashe
United States Roscoe Tanner
4–6, 7–6, 6–2
Win 27. 1973 Houston, United States Clay United States Marty Riessen United States Arthur Ashe
United States Roscoe Tanner
7–5, 7–5
Win 28. 1973 Charlotte WCT, United States Clay United States Marty Riessen United States Erik van Dillen
United States Tom Gorman
7–6, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 11. 1973 Denver WCT, United States Carpet (i) United States Marty Riessen United States Arthur Ashe
United States Roscoe Tanner
6–3, 3–6, 6–7
Loss 12. 1973 World Doubles WCT, Montreal Carpet (i) United States Marty Riessen United States Bob
United States Stan Smith
2–6, 6–7, 0–6
Win 29. 1973 French Open, Paris Clay Australia John Newcombe United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Win 30. 1973 Rome, Italy Clay Australia John Newcombe Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
6–2, 6–3, 6–4
Win 31. 1973 London Queen's Club, England Grass United States Marty Riessen Australia Ray Keldie
South Africa Raymond Moore
6–4, 7–5
Win 32. 1973 Seattle, United States Hard United States Tom Gorman Australia Bob Carmichael
South Africa Frew McMillan
2–6, 6–4, 7–6
Win 33. 1973 Barcelona, Spain Clay Romania Ilie Năstase Spain Antonio Muñoz
Spain Manuel Orantes
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 34. 1973 Madrid, Spain Clay Romania Ilie Năstase Australia Bob Carmichael
South Africa Frew McMillan
6–3, 6–0
Win 35. 1973 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard United States Arthur Ashe Australia Lew Hoad
South Africa Robert Maud
6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Loss 13. 1974 Toronto WCT, Canada Carpet (i) United States Marty Riessen Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Australia Tony Roche
3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss 14. 1974 Miami WCT, United States Hard United States Marty Riessen Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
6–4, 4–6, 5–7
Loss 15. 1974 Washington WCT, United States Carpet (i) United States Marty Riessen South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
6–7, 3–6
Win 36. 1974 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) United States Marty Riessen South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 16. 1974 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard United States Marty Riessen South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
6–7, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 17. 1975 Bologna WCT, Italy Carpet (i) United States Arthur Ashe Italy Paolo Bertolucci
Italy Adriano Panatta
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 37. 1975 Barcelona WCT, Spain Carpet (i) United States Arthur Ashe Italy Paolo Bertolucci
Italy Adriano Panatta
7–5, 6–1
Loss 18. 1975 Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco Clay United States Arthur Ashe South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
3–6, 2–6
Win 38. 1975 Johannesburg WCT, South Africa Hard United States Arthur Ashe South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
6–3, 6–2
Win 39. 1975 Stockholm WCT, Sweden Carpet (i) United States Arthur Ashe France Patrice Dominguez
Australia Kim Warwick
6–3, 7–6
Loss 19. 1975 Nottingham, England Grass United States Marty Riessen United States Charlie Pasarell
United States Roscoe Tanner
2–6, 3–6
Loss 20. 1975 US Open, New York Clay United States Marty Riessen United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ilie Năstase
4–6, 6–7
Loss 21. 1975 Paris Masters, France Hard (i) Romania Ilie Năstase Poland Wojtek Fibak
West Germany Karl Meiler
4–6, 6–7
Win 40. 1975 Hong Kong Hard Australia Ken Rosewall Australia Bob Carmichael
United States Sandy Mayer
6–3, 6–4
Loss 22. 1976 Columbus WCT, United States Carpet (i) United States Arthur Ashe South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
6–7, 4–6
Loss 23. 1976 Richmond WCT, United States Carpet (i) United States Arthur Ashe United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
4–6, 5–7
Loss 24. 1976 Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands Carpet (i) United States Arthur Ashe Australia Rod Laver
South Africa Frew McMillan
1–6, 7–6, 6–7
Win 41. 1976 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) South Africa Frew McMillan Czechoslovakia Jiří Hřebec
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
6–4, 7–6, 6–4
Loss 25. 1976 Johannesburg WCT, South Africa Hard South Africa Frew McMillan United States Marty Riessen
United States Roscoe Tanner
2–6, 5–7
Loss 26. 1976 Stockholm WCT, Sweden Carpet (i) Italy Adriano Panatta Soviet Union Alex Metreveli
Romania Ilie Năstase
4–6, 5–7
Win 42. 1976 US Open, New York Clay United States Marty Riessen Australia Paul Kronk
Australia Cliff Letcher
6–4, 6–4
Win 43. 1976 Paris Masters, France Hard (i) United States Marty Riessen United States Fred McNair
United States Sherwood Stewart
6–2, 6–2
Loss 27. 1976 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) United States Marty Riessen South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 44. 1977 Birmingham WCT, United States Carpet (i) Poland Wojtek Fibak United States Billy Martin
United States Bill Scanlon
6–3, 6–4
Loss 28. 1977 Philadelphia WCT, United States Carpet (i) Poland Wojtek Fibak South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
1–6, 6–1, 3–6
Win 45. 1977 Richmond WCT, United States Carpet (i) Poland Wojtek Fibak Australia Ross Case
Australia Tony Roche
6–4, 6–4
Win 46. 1977 Mexico City WCT, Mexico Hard Poland Wojtek Fibak Romania Ilie Năstase
Italy Adriano Panatta
6–2, 6–3
Win 47. 1977 Toronto Indoor WCT, Canada Carpet (i) Poland Wojtek Fibak Australia Ross Case
Australia Tony Roche
6–4, 6–1
Win 48. 1977 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Poland Wojtek Fibak India Vijay Amritraj
United States Dick Stockton
6–4, 6–4
Loss 29. 1977 Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco Clay Poland Wojtek Fibak France François Jauffret
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
6–2, 3–6, 2–6
Win 49. 1977 Charlotte WCT, Netherlands Carpet (i) Australia Ken Rosewall Italy Corrado Barazzutti
Italy Adriano Panatta
6–1, 3–6, 7–6
Win 50. 1977 Woodlands Doubles, United States Hard United States Marty Riessen United States Tim Gullikson
United States Tom Gullikson
3–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–1
Win 51. 1977 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Poland Wojtek Fibak United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 6–3
Loss 30. 1978 St. Louis WCT, United States Carpet Poland Wojtek Fibak South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
3–6, 2–6
Win 52. 1978 Houston WCT, United States Clay Poland Wojtek Fibak United States Tom Leonard
United States Mike Machette
7–5, 7–5
Win 53. 1978 World Doubles WCT, United States Carpet (i) Poland Wojtek Fibak United States Bob
United States Stan Smith
6–7, 6–4, 6–0, 6–3
Win 54. 1978 Hamburg, Germany Clay Poland Wojtek Fibak Spain Antonio Muñoz
Paraguay Víctor Pecci
6–2, 6–4
Loss 31. 1978 Munich, Germany Clay West Germany Jürgen Fassbender Romania Ion Țiriac
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
6–3, 4–6, 6–7
Win 55. 1978 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Australia Mark Edmondson South Africa Bob Hewitt
Australia Kim Warwick
6–4, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win 56. 1978 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Hungary Balázs Taróczy Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Mark Edmondson
7–6, 4–6, 7–5
Win 57. 1978 Toronto, Canada Clay Poland Wojtek Fibak Switzerland Colin Dowdeswell
Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
6–3, 7–6
Win 58. 1978 Woodlands Doubles, United States Hard Poland Wojtek Fibak United States Marty Riessen
United States Sherwood Stewart
7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3
Win 59. 1978 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Poland Wojtek Fibak United States Bob
United States Stan Smith
6–3, 6–2
Loss 32. 1979 Birmingham, United States Carpet (i) Romania Ilie Năstase United States Stan Smith
United States Dick Stockton
2–6, 3–6
Win 60. 1979 Philadelphia, United States Carpet (i) Poland Wojtek Fibak United States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe
5–7, 6–1, 6–3
Loss 33. 1979 Denver, United States Carpet (i) Poland Wojtek Fibak United States Bob
United States Stan Smith
6–7, 3–6
Win 61. 1979 Memphis, United States Carpet (i) Poland Wojtek Fibak South Africa Frew McMillan
United States Dick Stockton
6–4, 6–4
Win 62. 1979 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Hard (i) Poland Wojtek Fibak Australia Bob Carmichael
United States Brian Teacher
6–3, 5–7, 7–6
Win 63. 1979 Munich, Germany Clay Poland Wojtek Fibak West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
France Jean-Louis Haillet
7–6, 7–5
Win 64. 1979 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Hungary Balázs Taróczy Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
6–1, 6–3
Win 65. 1979 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Romania Ilie Năstase United States Mike Cahill
Australia Colin Dibley
7–5, 6–4
Loss 34. 1979 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Poland Wojtek Fibak United States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe
4–6, 4–6
Loss 35. 1980 Masters Doubles WCT, London Carpet (i) Poland Wojtek Fibak United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 66. 1980 Birmingham, United States Carpet (i) Poland Wojtek Fibak Argentina José Luis Clerc
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–3, 6–3
Win 67. 1980 Cairo, Egypt Clay Egypt Ismail El Shafei France Christophe Freyss
France Bernard Fritz
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win 68. 1980 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Hungary Balázs Taróczy United States Tony Giammalva
United Kingdom Buster Mottram
7–5, 6–3, 7–6
Loss 36. 1980 Bangkok, Thailand Carpet (i) United States Dick Stockton United States Ferdi Taygan
United States Brian Teacher
6–7, 6–7

Grand Slam singles performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 SR
Australian Open A 2R 3R A A 1R QF SF A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 5
French Open A 2R 4R QF A SF A A A QF A A A A 1R A A A 0 / 6
Wimbledon 2R 1R 4R 2R QF QF 2R 4R A A 4R QF 3R 4R SF QF 3R 1R 0 / 16
US Open 1R A A A F 1R 4R SF 3R 4R 4R 2R 3R A 1R 1R 1R A 0 / 13
Grand Slam SR 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 40
Year-end ranking N/A 4 6 11 23 31 50 56 107 N/A

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Tom Okker: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  2. ^ "WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Tom Okker". The Independent. 5 September 1995.
  3. ^ Tennis Magazine Editors (1 June 1978). Tennis Strokes and Strategies. Simon & Schuster. pp. 36–40. ISBN 978-0-671-24201-5. Retrieved 29 June 2011. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ a b c d e Grasso, John (16 September 2011). Historical Dictionary of Tennis. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810872370 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Prugh, Jeff (10 September 1968). "Ashe Win Restores U.S. Net Prestige". Archived from the original on 20 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Can Diego Schwartzman Become The First Jewish U.S. Open Champion?". 2 September 2017.
  7. ^ "September 24, 1968 · Page 22". The Courier-Journal from Louisville, Kentucky. 24 September 1968.
  8. ^ "Okker of Netherlands Beats Hewitt in 5 Sets to Gain Italian Tennis Title". The New York Times. 18 May 1968.
  9. ^ a b Ralph Bernstein (8 February 1969). "Arthur Ashe Gets Trophy, Others Cash". Gettysburg Times. Associated Press.
  10. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: an authoritative encyclopedia and record book (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 461. ISBN 9780942257700.
  11. ^ "Okker signs pro. tennis contract". The Age. 4 February 1969. p. 23.
  12. ^ "Okker Takes Canadian Open Tennis". The Montreal Gazette. 27 August 1973.
  13. ^ "Okker Wins Final in Hamburg Tennis". The New York Times. 17 August 1970.
  14. ^ a b "TOM OKKER (The Flying Dutchman)". International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  15. ^ "Davis Cup". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Subscribe". The Australian.
  17. ^ "WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Tom Okker". The Independent . 4 September 1995. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  18. ^ "Where Are They Now? Tom Okker". The Independent. 5 September 1995.
  19. ^ "Tom Okker Art". Artnet.com.
  20. ^ a b c d e "Tom Okker: Tournament results". thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
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Awards
Preceded by Dutch Sportsman of the Year
1969
Succeeded by