Rogier Wassen
| Country |  Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Residence | Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Born | August 9, 1976 Roermond, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 84 kg (190 lb; 13.2 st) |
| Turned pro | 1994 |
| Retired | 2012 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $1,087,985 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 4–13 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 143 (May 24, 1999) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 112–146 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 5 (ATP) |
| Highest ranking | No. 24 (September 10, 2007) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2007) |
| French Open | 3rd (2004, 2007, 2009) |
| Wimbledon | 3rd (2005, 2008, 2009) |
| US Open | 3rd (2004, 2007) |
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Last updated on: July 13, 2009. |
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Rogier Wassen (born August 9, 1976 in Roermond) is a retired Dutch tennis player who competed regularly on the ATP Tour as a doubles player from 1994 to 2011.
Wassen reached his highest doubles ranking on the ATP Tour on 10 September 2007 when he became world no. 24. The right-hander has won three ATP doubles titles. The Heineken Open in Auckland, New Zealand in 2006 and 2007 teaming up with Andrei Pavel and Jeff Coetzee respectively. In 2007 he won the Ordina Open in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, again with Jeff Coetzee. In 2009, he reached the finals of the 2009 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport, Rhode Island, partnering with Michael Kohlmann.
He is nicknamed "Da Professor" by good friend and doubles partner Dustin Brown.
ATP career finals [edit]
Singles: 10 (5-5) [edit]
| Legend (Doubles) |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup / ATP World Tour Finals (0) |
| ATP Masters Series / ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0) |
| ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 Series (0) |
| ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 Series (5) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 30 October 2005 | Lyon, France | Carpet |  Jeff Coetzee |
 Michaël Llodra Fabrice Santoro |
3–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 15 January 2006 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard |  Andrei Pavel |
 Simon Aspelin Todd Perry |
6–3, 5–7, [10–4] |
| Winner | 2. | 8 January 2007 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Jeff Coetzee |
Simon Aspelin Chris Haggard |
6–7(9–11), 6–3, [10–2] |
| Winner | 3. | 17 June 2007 | s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Jeff Coetzee |
 Martin Damm Leander Paes |
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [12–10] |
| Runner-up | 2. | 22 July 2007 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | Clay | Robin Haase |
 Juan Pablo Brzezicki Juan Pablo Guzmán |
2–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2 March 2008 | Zagreb, Croatia | Hard (i) |  Christopher Kas |
Paul Hanley Jordan Kerr |
3–6, 6–3, [8–10] |
| Winner | 4. | 20 July 2008 | Amersfoort, Netherlands | Clay | František Čermák |
Jesse Huta Galung Igor Sijsling |
7–5, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 8 February 2009 | Zagreb, Croatia | Hard (i) | Christopher Kas |
Martin Damm Robert Lindstedt |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 6 July 2009 | Newport, United States | Grass | Michael Kohlmann |
Jordan Kerr Rajeev Ram |
7–6(8–6), 6–7(7–9), [6–10] |
| Winner | 5. | 26 September 2010 | Metz, France | Hard |  Dustin Brown |
 Marcelo Melo Bruno Soares |
6–3, 6–3 |
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