Jeff Coetzee

South African tennis player (born 1977)

Jeff Coetzee

Jeff Coetzee (right), with doubles partner Jonathan Erlich (left)

Country (sports)|  South Africa
Residence| Florida Hills, South Africa
Born|  (1977-04-25) 25 April 1977 (age 47)
Okiep, South Africa
Height| 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro| 1996
Plays| Right-handed (two-handed both sides)
Prize money| $970,175
Singles
Career record| 0–3
Career titles| 0
Highest ranking| No. 184 (6 December 1999)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open| Q2 (2000)
French Open| Q1 (1999, 2000)
Wimbledon| Q3 (1999)
US Open| Q2 (2000)
Doubles
Career record| 171–161
Career titles| 6
Highest ranking| No. 12 (3 November 2008)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open| SF (2003, 2008)
French Open| 3R (2002, 2007)
Wimbledon| 2R (2000, 2002, 2008, 2009)
US Open| QF (1999)
Mixed doubles
Career record| 3–19
Career titles| 0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open| 2R (2004)
French Open| 1R (2007, 2008, 2009)
Wimbledon| 2R (2007, 2008)
US Open| 2R (2009)

Jeff Coetzee (born 25 April 1977) is a South African professional tennis player and competes regularly on the ATP tour, as a doubles specialist.

The 5'8" player plays right-handed, double-handed on both sides and has won six ATP Tour doubles titles in his career. Coetzee plays doubles for the South Africa Davis Cup team. When Jeff is not traveling, he resides in Florida Hills, South Africa.

## ATP Tour finals

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### Doubles (6–9)

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Legend (doubles)

Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP International Series Gold (1)
ATP Tour (5)
Result  | W/L  | Date  | Tournament  | Surface  | Partner  | Opponents  | Score

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Win  | 1–0  | Jul 2002  | Amersfoort, Netherlands  | Clay  |  Chris Haggard |  André Sá
Alexandre Simoni | 7–6(7–1), 6–3
Loss  | 1–1  | Sep 2002  | Sopot, Poland  | Clay  |  Nathan Healey |  František Čermák
Leoš Friedl | 5–7, 5–7
Win  | 2–1  | Sep 2002  | Tokyo, Japan  | Hard  |  Chris Haggard  |  Jan-Michael Gambill
Graydon Oliver | 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win  | 3–1  | Dec 2002  | Adelaide, Australia  | Hard  |  Chris Haggard  |  Max Mirnyi
Jeff Morrison | 2–6, 6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Loss  | 3–2  | Sep 2003  | Bucharest | Clay  |  Simon Aspelin |  Karsten Braasch
Sargis Sargsian | 6–7(7–9), 2–6
Loss  | 3–3  | Feb 2004  | Memphis, US  | Hard  |  Chris Haggard |  Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan | 3–6, 4–6
Loss  | 3–4  | Mar 2004  | Scottsdale, US  | Hard  |  Chris Haggard |  Rick Leach
Brian MacPhie | 3–6, 1–6
Loss  | 3–5  | Oct 2005  | Lyon, France  | Carpet  |  Rogier Wassen |  Michaël Llodra
Fabrice Santoro | 3–6, 1–6
Win  | 4–5  | Jan 2007  | Auckland, New Zealand  | Hard  |  Rogier Wassen |  Simon Aspelin
Chris Haggard | 6–7(9–11), 6–3, [10–2]
Win  | 5–5  | Jun 2007  | Rosmalen, Netherlands  | Grass  |  Rogier Wassen  |  Martin Damm
Leander Paes | 3–6, 7–6(7–5), [12–10]
Loss  | 5–6  | Jan 2008 | Qatar Open, Doha  | Hard  |  Wesley Moodie |  Philipp Kohlschreiber
David Škoch | 4–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Loss  | 5–7  | Feb 2008  | Marseille, France  | Hard (i)  |  Yves Allegro |  Martin Damm
Pavel Vízner | 6–7(7–9), 5–7
Win  | 6–7  | Apr 2008  | Estoril, Portugal  | Clay  |  Wesley Moodie |  Jamie Murray
Kevin Ullyett | 6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
Loss  | 6–8  | Jun 2008 | Nottingham, UK  | Grass[a] |  Jamie Murray  |  Bruno Soares
Kevin Ullyett  | 2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss  | 6–9  | Nov 2008 | Paris Masters, France  | Hard (i)  |  Wesley Moodie  |  Jonas Björkman
Kevin Ullyett  | 2–6, 2–6

### Doubles runners-up (10)

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* 2006: Newport (with Justin Gimelstob, lost to Robert Kendrick and Jürgen Melzer)

## Doubles performance timeline

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Key  W |  F | SF  | QF  | #R  | RR | Q#  | DNQ  | A  | NH

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(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 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Career SR | Career win–loss

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Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open | A  | A  | A  | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | SF | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | SF | 2R | 1R | 0 / 12  | 16–12
French Open | A  | A  | A  | A  | 1R | 2R | 3R | A  | 1R | A  | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 9  | 6–9
Wimbledon | A  | A  | Q3 | A  | 2R | 1R | 2R | A  | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 10  | 4–10
US Open | A  | A  | Q1 | QF | 3R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A  | 0 / 10  | 9–11
Grand Slam SR  | 0 / 0  | 0 / 0  | 0 / 0  | 0 / 2  | 0 / 4  | 0 / 3  | 0 / 4  | 0 / 2  | 0 / 4  | 0 / 3  | 0 / 4  | 0 / 4  | 0 / 4  | 0 / 4  | 0 / 3  | 0 / 41  | N/A
Annual win–loss  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 3–2  | 3–4  | 1–3  | 4–4  | 4–2  | 1–4  | 2–3  | 2–4  | 7–4  | 6–4  | 2–4  | 0–3  | N/A  | 35–41
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | 1R | A  | A  | 1R | 2R | 1R | A  | 0 / 4  | 1–4
Miami | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | 1R | A  | A  | 1R | A  | A  | 2R | SF | 2R | A  | 0 / 5  | 5–5
Monte Carlo | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | SF | 2R | A  | 0 / 2  | 3–2
Rome | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | 2R | QF | A  | 0 / 2  | 1–2
Madrid (Stuttgart)  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | 1R | A  | A  | A  | QF | SF | 1R | A  | 0 / 4  | 4–4
Canada | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | QF | 2R | A  | 0 / 2  | 3–2
Cincinnati | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | 1R | A  | 0 / 1  | 0–1
Shanghai | Not Held  | 1R | A  | 0 / 1  | 0–1
Paris | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | 1R | A  | A  | A  | A  | 2R | F | 1R | A  | 0 / 4  | 3–4
Hamburg | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | A  | 2R | A  | A  | A  | A  | NM1  | 0 / 7  | 5–7
Masters Series SR  | 0 / 0  | 0 / 0  | 0 / 0  | 0 / 0  | 0 / 0  | 0 / 1  | 0 / 1  | 0 / 1  | 0 / 3  | 0 / 0  | 0 / 0  | 0 / 4  | 0 / 8  | 0 / 9  | 0 / 0  | 0 / 32  | N/A
Annual win–loss  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 1–3  | 0–0  | 0–0  | 4–4  | 13–7  | 3–9  | 0–0  | N/A  | 25–32
Year-end ranking  | 389  | 275  | 124  | 79  | 87  | 134  | 42  | 61  | 62  | 66  | 54  | 29  | 12  | 69  | 123  | N/A

## Notes

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1. ^ The final itself was played on indoor hard due to rain.[1]

## References

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1. ^ "Tennis - the Slazenger Open - Day Six - Nottingham Tennis Centre Stock Photo - Alamy".

## External links

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* Jeff Coetzee at the Association of Tennis Professionals
* Jeff Coetzee at the International Tennis Federation
* Jeff Coetzee at the Davis Cup