John van Lottum

John van Lottum
Country (sports)	Netherlands
Residence	Antwerp, Belgium
Born	10 April 1976 (age 48); Antananarivo, Democratic Republic of Madagascar
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	1994
Retired	2007
Plays	Right-handed (2-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,188,163
Singles
Career record	62–99
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 62 (26 April 1999)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1999, 2000, 2004)
French Open	2R (1998, 2003)
Wimbledon	4R (1998)
US Open	3R (1997, 1999)
Doubles
Career record	13–32
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 233 (27 January 2003)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2003)
French Open	2R (2004)
US Open	1R (2003)

John van Lottum (born 10 April 1976) is a former tennis player from the Netherlands, who played professionally from 1994 to 2007. During his career, he won 5 Challenger titles in singles; notably defeated Lleyton Hewitt and Todd Martin; and reached the 4th round of Wimbledon in 1998.

The right-hander reached his career-high singles ranking on the ATP Tour in April 1999, when he became world No. 62. He has an older sister, Noëlle van Lottum, who played on the WTA Tour for France circuit from 1987 to 1999, with a career-high ranking of world No. 57 in singles.

After his tennis career he was considered as a coach for Michaëlla Krajicek, but instead joined TV channel Eurosport as a tennis commentator. In June 2008, he coached Elena Dementieva during the Ordina Open and Wimbledon.

Performance timeline

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

Tournament	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	Q1	1R	1R	A	Q1	Q2	1R	A	Q2	0 / 3	0–3	0%
French Open	A	A	A	2R	1R	1R	1R	Q2	2R	1R	A	Q2	0 / 6	2–6	25%
Wimbledon	A	A	3R	4R	1R	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	A	0 / 5	5–5	50%
US Open	Q1	A	3R	1R	3R	1R	1R	2R	2R	A	A	A	0 / 7	6–7	46%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	4–2	4–3	2–4	0–3	0–2	1–1	2–3	0–3	0–0	0–0	0 / 21	13–21	38%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells	A	A	A	A	A	Q2	A	A	A	1R	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Miami	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Monte Carlo	A	A	A	A	2R	Q1	Q2	A	Q1	Q1	A	A	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Rome	A	A	A	Q2	1R	Q2	A	A	Q2	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	A	A	2R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Stuttgart	A	A	Q2	Q1	Q1	A	A	Not Held					0 / 0	0–0	–
Paris Masters	A	A	A	Q1	3R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	2–1	67%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	4–5	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0 / 7	4–7	36%

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 13 (5–8)

Legend
ATP Challenger (5–8)
ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (4–4)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 1997	Neumünster, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Dick Norman	7–6, 6–7, 6–7
Win	1–1	Feb 1999	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Challenger	Hard	Markus Hipfl	7–6, 6–2
Win	2–1	Mar 2001	Kyoto, Japan	Challenger	Carpet	Michael Kohlmann	6–7^(3–7), 6–4, 7–5
Win	3–1	Oct 2001	Bukhara, Uzbekistan	Challenger	Hard	Oleg Ogorodov	6–1, 6–1
Loss	3–2	Dec 2001	San José, Costa Rica	Challenger	Hard	Michael Kohlmann	3–6, 4–6
Loss	3–3	Dec 2001	Bangkok, Thailand	Challenger	Hard	Paradorn Srichaphan	2–6, 3–6
Loss	3–4	Sep 2002	Samarkand, Uzbekistan	Challenger	Clay	Vasilis Mazarakis	6–7^(1–7), 6–4, 1–6
Win	4–4	Oct 2002	Bukhara, Uzbekistan	Challenger	Hard	Vasilis Mazarakis	7–6, 6–1
Loss	4–5	Dec 2002	Yokohama, Japan	Challenger	Carpet	Lee Hyung-taik	6–2, 6–7^(2–7), 6–7^(6–8)
Win	5–5	Dec 2002	Bangkok, Thailand	Challenger	Hard	Frank Moser	7–5, 6–4
Loss	5–6	Jul 2003	Hilversum, Netherlands	Challenger	Clay	Martin Verkerk	3–6, 1–6
Loss	5–7	Nov 2003	Nottingham, United Kingdom	Challenger	Hard	Joachim Johansson	4–6, 7–6^(7–4), 2–6
Loss	5–8	Nov 2003	Bratislava, Slovakia	Challenger	Hard	Marc Rosset	6–3, 3–6, 0–6

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–1)
ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jan 2000	Heilbronn, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Jan Siemerink	Magnus Larsson Fredrik Lovén	7–5, 7–6^(8–6)
Loss	1–1	Mar 2002	Osaka, Japan	Challenger	Hard	Laurence Tieleman	Karol Beck Cedric Kauffmann	5–7, 1–6