Menno Oosting (May 17, 1964 – February 22, 1999) was a professional tennis player from the Netherlands, who won seven ATP Tour doubles titles and reached 11 finals in his career.
Born in Son en Breugel, North Brabant, Oosting reached a career-high ranking of 72nd in the men's singles in 1988, and 20th in doubles in 1995. Oosting won the mixed-doubles title on Roland Garros in 1994, partnering Kristie Boogert. Oosting played in four Davis Cup ties for the Netherlands during the 1980s, posting a 5–3 record in singles and a 2–1 record in doubles. He died of injuries sustained in a car accident in Turnhout, Belgium.
[edit] Doubles finals: 18 (7–11)
[edit] Titles (7)
| Legend (Doubles) |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) |
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1) |
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (7–10) |
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponent in the final |
Score in the final |
| Runner-up |
1. |
1991 |
Athens, Greece |
Clay |
Olli Rahnasto |
Jacco Eltingh
Mark Koevermans |
7–5, 6–7, 5–7 |
| Winner |
1. |
1992 |
Munich, Germany |
Clay |
David Adams |
Carl Limberger
Tomas Anzari |
3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner-up |
2. |
1993 |
Estoril, Portugal |
Clay |
Udo Riglewski |
David Adams
Andrei Olhovskiy |
3–6, 5–7 |
| Winner |
2. |
1993 |
Bucharest, Romania |
Clay |
Libor Pimek |
George Cosac
Ciprian Petre Porumb |
7–6, 7–6 |
| Winner |
3. |
1994 |
Casablanca, Morocco |
Clay |
David Adams |
Cristian Brandi
Federico Mordegan |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up |
3. |
1994 |
Estoril, Portugal |
Clay |
Richard Krajicek |
Cristian Brandi
Federico Mordegan |
W/O |
| Winner |
4. |
1994 |
Madrid, Spain |
Clay |
Rikard Bergh |
Jean-Philippe Fleurian
Jakob Hlasek |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up |
4. |
1994 |
Gstaad, Switzerland |
Clay |
Daniel Vacek |
Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez |
6–7, 4–6 |
| Winner |
5. |
1994 |
Toulouse, France |
Hard (i) |
Daniel Vacek |
Patrick McEnroe
Jared Palmer |
7–6, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Winner |
6. |
1996 |
Zagreb, Croatia |
Carpet |
Libor Pimek |
Martin Damm
Hendrik Jan Davids |
6–3, 7–6 |
| Runner-up |
5. |
1996 |
Antwerp, Belgium |
Carpet |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
Jonas Björkman
Nicklas Kulti |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up |
6. |
1996 |
Sankt Pölten, Austria |
Clay |
David Adams |
Ctislav Doseděl
Pavel Vízner |
7–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up |
7. |
1996 |
Kitzbühel, Austria |
Clay |
David Adams |
Libor Pimek
Byron Talbot |
6–7, 3–6 |
| Runner-up |
8. |
1996 |
Bucharest, Romania |
Clay |
David Adams |
David Ekerot
Jeff Tarango |
6–7, 6–7 |
| Runner-up |
9. |
1996 |
Basel, Switzerland |
Hard (i) |
David Adams |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Daniel Vacek |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up |
10. |
1996 |
Vienna, Austria |
Carpet |
Pavel Vízner |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Daniel Vacek |
6–7, 4–6 |
| Winner |
7. |
1998 |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
Carpet |
Tom Kempers |
Jan Siemerink
Brett Steven |
6–4, 7–6 |
| Runner-up |
11. |
1999 |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
Carpet |
Andrei Pavel |
Jeff Tarango
Daniel Vacek |
6–3, 3–6, 5–7 |
[edit] References
| Persondata |
| Name |
Oosting, Menno |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Dutch tennis player |
| Date of birth |
May 17, 1964 |
| Place of birth |
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| Date of death |
February 22, 1999 |
| Place of death |
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