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Paul Haarhuis (1966)
Tennis is an outdoor sport which can be played between two players or four players. Players utilize a stringed racquet to hit a rubber ball, hollow inside covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Paul Haarhuis was one such tennis player who was born on February 19, 1966, in Eindhoven, Netherlands. He is a 6 foot two inches, right handed player, weighing 177 pounds.
In his first single career title, he played in 1989, in his first Grand Slam and reached third round of French Open and then round 16 at the U.S. Open as a qualifier, defeating J. McEnroe for first career Top 10 win. In 1990 he reached quarterfinals in Philadelphia and Estoril. In doubles, he won his first Tour title in Moscow and was runner-up in three other Tour stops. In 1991 he made his first Grand Slam quarterfinals appearance at U.S. Open, defeating Jelen, Becker, Steeb and Chesnokov.
In doubles, he won titles in Estoril, Rosmalen and Guaruja. In 1992 he reached his first career Tour singles final in Singapore. He posted Top 10 wins over Lendl and Chang. He won doubles titles in Hilversum and Schenectady. He surpassed 1 million dollars in career earnings. In 1993 he established himself as one of the top doubles players in world with seven titles, including ATP Tour World Doubles Championship to end the year as No. 2 team. He also reached his singles semifinalist in Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta and Tokyo to stay in Top 50 all year. He compiled 51-17 doubles record with Eltingh. In 1994 he teamed with Eltingh to rank as the No. 1 doubles team most of the year, winning a Tour-high eight titles in 12 finals. He reached the final in Philadelphia semifinals in Rotterdam.
Paul Haarhuis was a unique and skilled tennis player who in his career drew many fans. Being one of the all-time revolutionary players, he was always applauded for his stunning effort contributing to the game. During his career, he has won several titles and was always in the process of improving his play.
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