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Danie Visser

Danie Visser (born 26 July 1961) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. A doubles specialist, he won three Grand Slam men's doubles titles (two Australian Open and one US Open). Visser reached the world No. 1 doubles ranking in January 1990.[1]

Danie Visser
Country (sports)South Africa
ResidencePalm Desert, California, United States
Born (1961-07-26) 26 July 1961 (age 63)
Rustenburg, South Africa
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1982
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$1,526,314
Singles
Career record91–129
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 59 (24 September 1984)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1988, 1989)
French Open2R (1982, 1983, 1985)
Wimbledon4R (1985)
US Open3R (1983)
Doubles
Career record377–293
Career titles17
2 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 1 (29 January 1990)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (1990, 1993)
French OpenQF (1990, 1991)
WimbledonF (1990)
US OpenW (1990)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (1990)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open2R (1993)
French OpenF (1990, 1993)
WimbledonSF (1987)
US OpenQF (1991)

Tennis career

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Visser won the first of 17 career doubles titles in 1985 at Bristol. In 1990 he won the men's doubles titles at both the Australian Open and the US Open, partnering his fellow South African player Pieter Aldrich. The pair were also doubles runners-up at Wimbledon that year. Visser won the Australian Open doubles crown again in 1993, partnering Laurie Warder. Visser won the final doubles title of his career in 1994 at Manchester.

Visser's best singles ranking was world No. 59, which he attained in 1984.

He attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Afrikaans High School for Boys, also known as Affies), a popular and renowned public school located in Pretoria.

Grand Slam finals

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Doubles (3 wins, 1 loss)

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Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1990 Australian Open Hard   Pieter Aldrich   Grant Connell
  Glenn Michibata		 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 1990 Wimbledon Grass   Pieter Aldrich   Rick Leach
  Jim Pugh		 6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)
Win 1990 US Open Hard   Pieter Aldrich   Paul Annacone
  David Wheaton		 6–2, 7–6(7–3), 6–2
Win 1993 Australian Open (2) Hard   Laurie Warder   John Fitzgerald
  Anders Järryd		 6–4, 6–3, 6–4

ATP career finals

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Doubles: 42 (17 titles, 25 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (3–1)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 Series (1–5)
ATP 500 Series (1–0)
ATP 250 Series (12–19)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–10)
Clay (4–6)
Grass (3–3)
Carpet (4–6)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (14–19)
Indoors (3–6)


Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 1982 Munich, Germany Grand Prix Clay   Tian Viljoen   Chip Hooper
  Mel Purcell 		4–6, 6–7
Loss 0–2 Feb 1983 La Quinta, United States Grand Prix Hard   Tian Viljoen   Brian Gottfried
  Raúl Ramírez 		3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Sep 1983 Palermo, Italy Grand Prix Clay   Tian Viljoen   Pablo Arraya
  José Luis Clerc 		6–1, 4–6, 4–6
Win 1–3 Jun 1985 Bristol, United Kingdom Grand Prix Grass   Eddie Edwards   John Alexander
  Russell Simpson 		6–4, 7–6
Loss 1–4 Jul 1985 Livingston, United States Grand Prix Hard   Eddie Edwards   Mike De Palmer
  Peter Doohan 		3–6, 4–6
Loss 1–5 Feb 1986 Toronto, Canada Grand Prix Carpet   Christo Steyn   Wojtek Fibak
  Joakim Nyström 		3–6, 6–7
Loss 1–6 Apr 1986 Atlanta, United States Grand Prix Carpet   Christo Steyn   Andy Kohlberg
  Robert Van't Hof 		2–6, 3–6
Win 2–6 Jun 1986 Bristol, United Kingdom Grand Prix Grass   Christo Steyn   Mark Edmondson
  Wally Masur 		6–7, 7–6, [12–10]
Loss 2–7 Aug 1986 Cincinnati, United States Grand Prix Hard   Christo Steyn   Mark Kratzmann
  Kim Warwick 		3–6, 4–6
Loss 2–8 Oct 1986 Tel Aviv, Israel Grand Prix Hard   Christo Steyn   John Letts
  Peter Lundgren 		3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 2–9 Feb 1987 Philadelphia, United States Grand Prix Carpet   Christo Steyn   Sergio Casal
  Emilio Sánchez 		6–3, 1–6, 6–7
Loss 2–10 Feb 1988 Philadelphia, United States Grand Prix Carpet   Kevin Curren   Kelly Evernden
  Johan Kriek 		6–7, 3–6
Win 3–10 May 1988 Charleston, United States Grand Prix Clay   Pieter Aldrich   Jorge Lozano
  Todd Witsken 		7–6, 6–3
Loss 3–11 May 1988 Forest Hills, United States Grand Prix Clay   Pieter Aldrich   Jorge Lozano
  Todd Witsken 		3–6, 6–7
Loss 3–12 Jun 1988 Queen's, United Kingdom Grand Prix Grass   Pieter Aldrich   Ken Flach
  Robert Seguso 		2–6, 6–7
Loss 3–13 Aug 1988 Stratton Mountain, United States Grand Prix Hard   Pieter Aldrich   Jorge Lozano
  Todd Witsken 		3–6, 6–7
Loss 3–14 Jan 1989 Sydney, Australia Grand Prix Hard   Pieter Aldrich   Darren Cahill
  Wally Masur 		4–6, 3–6
Loss 3–15 Aug 1989 Stratton Mountain, United States Grand Prix Hard   Pieter Aldrich   Mark Kratzmann
  Wally Masur 		3–6, 6–4, 6–7
Win 4–15 Aug 1989 Indianapolis, United States Grand Prix Hard   Pieter Aldrich   Peter Doohan
  Laurie Warder 		7–6, 7–6
Loss 4–16 Aug 1989 Cincinnati, United States Grand Prix Hard   Pieter Aldrich   Ken Flach
  Robert Seguso 		4–6, 4–6
Win 5–16 Oct 1989 San Francisco, United States Grand Prix Carpet   Pieter Aldrich   Paul Annacone
  Christo van Rensburg 		6–4, 6–3
Win 6–16 Nov 1989 Frankfurt, Germany Grand Prix Carpet   Pieter Aldrich   Kevin Curren
  Eric Jelen 		7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Loss 6–17 Jan 1990 Sydney, Australia World Series Hard   Pieter Aldrich   Pat Cash
  Mark Kratzmann 		4–6, 5–7
Win 7–17 Jan 1990 Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard   Pieter Aldrich   Grant Connell
  Glenn Michibata 		6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 7–18 Jul 1990 Wimbledon, United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass   Pieter Aldrich   Rick Leach
  Jim Pugh 		6–7, 6–7, 6–7
Win 8–18 Jul 1990 Stuttgart, Germany Championship Series Clay   Pieter Aldrich   Per Henricsson
  Nicklas Utgren 		6–3, 6–4
Win 9–18 Sep 1990 Flushing Meadows, United States Grand Slam Hard   Pieter Aldrich   Paul Annacone
  David Wheaton 		6–2, 7–6, 6–2
Win 10–18 Oct 1990 Berlin, Germany World Series Carpet   Pieter Aldrich   Kevin Curren
  Patrick Galbraith 		7–6, 7–6
Loss 10–19 May 1991 Munich, Germany World Series Clay   Anders Järryd   Patrick Galbraith
  Todd Witsken 		5–7, 4–6
Loss 10–20 May 1991 Hamburg, Germany Masters Series Clay   Cássio Motta   Sergio Casal
  Emilio Sánchez 		6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Win 11–20 Jul 1991 Gstaad, Switzerland World Series Clay   Gary Muller   Guy Forget
  Jakob Hlasek 		7–6, 6–4
Loss 11–21 Feb 1992 San Francisco, United States World Series Hard   Pieter Aldrich   Jim Grabb
  Richey Reneberg 		4–6, 5–7
Win 12–21 Apr 1992 Johannesburg, South Africa World Series Hard   Pieter Aldrich   Wayne Ferreira
  Piet Norval 		6–4, 6–4
Loss 12–22 Apr 1992 Nice, France World Series Clay   Pieter Aldrich   Patrick Galbraith
  Scott Melville 		1–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win 13–22 Jul 1992 Toronto, Canada Masters Series Hard   Patrick Galbraith   Andre Agassi
  John McEnroe 		6–4, 6–4
Loss 13–23 Nov 1992 Paris, France Masters Series Carpet   Patrick Galbraith   John McEnroe
  Patrick McEnroe 		4–6, 2–6
Win 14–23 Jan 1993 Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard   Laurie Warder   John Fitzgerald
  Anders Järryd 		6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Win 15–23 May 1993 Bologna, Italy World Series Clay   Laurie Warder   Luke Jensen
  Murphy Jensen 		4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 16–23 Oct 1993 Lyon, France World Series Carpet   Gary Muller   John-Laffnie de Jager
  Stefan Kruger 		6–3, 7–6
Loss 16–24 Nov 1993 Stockholm, Sweden Masters Series Carpet   Gary Muller   Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde 		1–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win 17–24 Jun 1994 Manchester, United Kingdom World Series Grass   Rick Leach   Scott Davis
  Trevor Kronemann 		6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Loss 17–25 Jun 1995 Nottingham, United Kingdom World Series Grass   Patrick Galbraith   Luke Jensen
  Murphy Jensen 		3–6, 7–5, 4–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Doubles: 3 (2–1)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (2–1)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 1989 Johannesburg, South Africa Challenger Grass   Pieter Aldrich   David Adams
  Dean Botha 		7–6, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Dec 1991 Johannesburg, South Africa Challenger Hard   Stefan Kruger   Kevin Curren
  Royce Deppe 		5–7, 2–6
Win 2–1 Mar 1992 Indian Wells, United States Challenger Hard   Pieter Aldrich   Mike Briggs
  Trevor Kronemann 		7–6, 2–6, 7–5

Performance timelines

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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.

Singles

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Tournament 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 2R A 2R 3R 3R A Q1 Q2 0 / 4 6–4 60%
French Open A 2R 2R 1R 2R 1R A A A A A A 0 / 5 3–5 38%
Wimbledon Q1 1R 1R 3R 4R 2R 2R Q1 1R 2R Q1 A 0 / 8 8–8 50%
US Open A 1R 3R 2R 2R 2R 1R A 2R A A A 0 / 7 6–7 46%
Win–loss 0–0 1–3 3–3 3–3 6–4 2–3 2–3 2–1 3–3 1–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 24 23–24 49%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A A A 2R 1R 2R 1R A A 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Miami A A A A 1R 3R 3R 1R 1R A A A 0 / 5 4–5 44%
Canada A 2R A A 2R 2R A A A A A Q3 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Cincinnati A 2R A 1R 2R A A A 2R A 2R A 0 / 5 4–5 44%
Paris A 1R A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 2–3 0–0 0–1 2–3 3–2 3–2 0–2 2–3 0–1 1–1 0–0 0 / 18 13–18 42%

Doubles

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Tournament 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 2R A 3R 1R 3R W 1R 3R W 1R 2R A A 2 / 10 18–8 69%
French Open 1R 3R 2R 1R 2R 1R A 1R A QF QF 2R 1R 1R 2R A A 0 / 13 12–13 48%
Wimbledon 1R 3R 2R 2R 1R 3R 1R QF QF F 2R 1R 3R 2R 1R A A 0 / 15 21–15 58%
US Open A 3R 1R 1R 1R 3R 1R 1R 2R W 1R 3R 1R 2R 1R A A 1 / 14 14–13 52%
Win–loss 0–2 6–3 2–3 1–3 1–4 4–3 1–3 3–4 6–3 20–2 4–4 5–4 8–4 2–4 2–4 0–0 0–0 3 / 53 65–50 57%
Year-end Championships
ATP Finals Did not qualify RR Did not qualify 0 / 1 1–2 33%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A A A 2R A SF 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R Q2 Q1 0 / 8 5–8 38%
Miami A A A A 1R 1R 3R 2R SF 2R QF 2R 2R QF 1R A A 0 / 11 12–11 52%
Monte Carlo A A A A A A A A A A 2R 2R A QF A A A 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Hamburg A A 1R A A A A A SF A F 2R A 1R A A A 0 / 5 7–5 58%
Rome A A A 1R A A A A 1R A 1R A 2R 1R 1R A A 0 / 6 1–6 14%
Canada A 1R SF A QF 2R A A A A A W 2R A A A A 1 / 6 11–5 69%
Cincinnati A 1R 1R 2R A F A 1R F QF 2R QF 1R 1R A A A 0 / 11 13–11 54%
Paris A SF A A A QF A QF SF 2R 1R F 1R 1R A A A 0 / 9 10–9 53%
Win–loss 0–0 2–3 3–3 1–3 2–2 6–4 3–2 2–3 15–6 1–4 7–7 14–6 1–6 5–7 0–3 0–0 0–0 1 / 59 62–58 59%

Mixed Doubles

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Tournament 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A A A A 1R 2R 1R A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
French Open A A A A A A A A A F 3R 2R F 1R 2R 0 / 6 11–6 65%
Wimbledon 1R 2R A A A A SF 3R 3R QF 2R 2R A 2R 2R 0 / 10 16–10 62%
US Open A 1R 1R A A A A 2R 2R 1R QF 1R 2R 1R A 0 / 9 5–9 36%
Win–loss 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–1 3–2 3–2 8–3 4–3 1–4 6–3 1–4 2–2 0 / 28 33–28 54%

References

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  1. ^ "Danie Visser | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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  1. ^ ATP Doubles Ranking
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