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Mark Koevermans

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Mark Koevermans
Country (sports) Netherlands
ResidenceRotterdam, the Netherlands
Born (1968-02-03) 3 February 1968 (age 56)
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1987
Retired1994
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$842,859
Singles
Career record72–84
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 37 (27 May 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1991)
French Open2R (1990)
Wimbledon4R (1990)
US Open2R (1989)
Doubles
Career record113–91
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 24 (21 June 1993)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (1991)
French OpenSF (1990)
WimbledonQF (1992)
US Open2R (1991)

Mark Koevermans (born 3 February 1968) is a former tennis player from the Netherlands, who turned professional in 1987. He represented his native country as a lucky loser at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the third round by Brazil's Jaime Oncins. Going by the nickname Koef, a right-hander, won one career title in singles (Athens, 1990). He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 27 May 1991, when he was ranked number 37.

In April 2009, Koevermans was appointed as commercial director at Dutch football club Feyenoord.

Career finals

Doubles: 16 (4 wins, 12 losses)

Legend (doubles)
Grand Slam tournaments (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (1)
ATP International Series Gold (0)
ATP International Series (3)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 1990 Casablanca, Morocco Clay Netherlands Paul Haarhuis Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Simon Youl
3–6, 1–6
Loss 2. 1990 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Netherlands Paul Haarhuis Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
5–7, 5–7
Loss 3. 1990 São Paulo, Brazil Carpet Brazil Luiz Mattar United States Shelby Cannon
Venezuela Alfonso Mora
7–6, 3–6, 6–7
Loss 4. 1991 Adelaide, Australia Hard Netherlands Paul Haarhuis South Africa Wayne Ferreira
South Africa Stefan Kruger
4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 1. 1991 Estoril, Portugal Clay Netherlands Paul Haarhuis Netherlands Tom Nijssen
Czech Republic Cyril Suk
6–3, 6–3
Loss 5. 1991 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Netherlands Paul Haarhuis United States Luke Jensen
Australia Laurie Warder
7–5, 6–7, 4–6
Win 2. 1991 Athens, Greece Clay Netherlands Jacco Eltingh Netherlands Menno Oosting
Finland Olli Rahnasto
5–7, 7–6, 7–5
Loss 6. 1992 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet Netherlands Paul Haarhuis Germany Marc-Kevin Goellner
Germany David Prinosil
2–6, 7–6, 6–7
Loss 7. 1992 Genova, Italy Clay Netherlands Paul Haarhuis United States Shelby Cannon
United States Greg Van Emburgh
1–6, 1–6
Win 3. 1992 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Netherlands Paul Haarhuis Sweden Marten Renström
Sweden Mikael Tillström
6–7, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 8. 1992 Athens, Greece Clay Uruguay Marcelo Filippini Spain Tomás Carbonell
Spain Francisco Roig
3–6, 4–6
Loss 9. 1992 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Sweden Tobias Svantesson United States Mike Bauer
Portugal João Cunha e Silva
3–6, 4–6
Loss 10. 1993 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Netherlands Paul Haarhuis Sweden Stefan Edberg
Czech Republic Petr Korda
6–3, 2–6, 6–7
Win 4. 1993 Hamburg, Germany Clay Netherlands Paul Haarhuis Canada Grant Connell
United States Patrick Galbraith
6–4, 6–7, 7–6
Loss 11. 1993 Florence, Italy Clay United States Greg Van Emburgh Spain Tomás Carbonell
Belgium Libor Pimek
6–7, 6–2, 1–6
Loss 12. 1993 Genova, Italy Clay United States Greg Van Emburgh Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
3–6, 6–7

Singles (1 win)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 1990 Athens, Greece Clay Argentina Franco Davín 5–7, 6–4, 6–1