Menno Oosting

{{Short description|Dutch tennis player (1964–1999)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

| name = Menno Oosting

| image = Internationale kampioenschap tennis Melkhuisje Menno Oosting in actie, Bestanddeelnr 933-7188.jpg

| caption =

| country = {{NED}}

| residence =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1964|5|17}}

| birth_place = Son en Breugel, Netherlands

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1999|2|22|1964|5|17}}

| death_place = Turnhout, Belgium

| height = {{height|m=1.80}}

| turnedpro = 1983

| plays = Left-handed

| careerprizemoney = $1,041,725

| singlesrecord = 26–36

| singlestitles = 0

| highestsinglesranking = No. 72 (4 July 1988)

| AustralianOpenresult = 4R (1988)

| FrenchOpenresult = 1R (1986, 1988)

| Wimbledonresult = 3R (1988)

| USOpenresult = 2R (1988)

| doublesrecord = 239–257

| doublestitles = 7

| highestdoublesranking = No. 20 (13 February 1995)

| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = QF (1991)

| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 3R (1997)

| WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R (1995)

| USOpenDoublesresult = 3R (1996)

}}

Menno Oosting ({{IPA|nl|meno ˈoːstɪŋ}}; 17 May 1964 – 22 February 1999) was a professional tennis player from the Netherlands, who won seven ATP Tour doubles titles out of 18 finals in his career.

Born in Son en Breugel, North Brabant, Oosting reached a career-high ranking of 72 in the men's singles in 1988, and 20 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 crash in Turnhout, Belgium.{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/menno-oosting-1.300490|title=Menno Oosting|date=March 20, 1999|work=Sunday Herald|access-date=18 April 2013}}

Career finals

=Doubles: 18 (7 wins, 11 losses)=

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! Legend

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| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)

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| Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)

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| ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)

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| ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1)

ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (7–10)

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!Result

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!style="width:65px"|Date

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!style="width:160px"|Opponents

!style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 0–1

| Athens, Greece

| Clay

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Olli Rahnasto

| {{flagicon|NED}} Jacco Eltingh
{{flagicon|NED}} Mark Koevermans

| 7–5, 6–7, 5–7

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 1–1

| Munich, Germany

| Clay

| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} David Adams

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Carl Limberger
{{flagicon|TCH}} Tomáš Anzari

| 3–6, 7–5, 6–3

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 1–2

| Estoril, Portugal

| Clay

| {{flagicon|GER}} Udo Riglewski

| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} David Adams
{{flagicon|RUS|1991}} Andrei Olhovskiy

| 3–6, 5–7

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 2–2

| Bucharest, Romania

| Clay

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Libor Pimek

| {{flagicon|ROU}} George Cosac
{{flagicon|ROU}} Ciprian Petre Porumb

| 7–6, 7–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 3–2

| Casablanca, Morocco

| Clay

| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} David Adams

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Cristian Brandi
{{flagicon|ITA}} Federico Mordegan

| 6–3, 6–4

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| 3–3

| Estoril, Portugal

| Clay

| {{flagicon|NED}} Richard Krajicek

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Cristian Brandi
{{flagicon|ITA}} Federico Mordegan

| w/o

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 4–3

| Apr 1994

| Madrid, Spain

| Clay

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Rikard Bergh

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Philippe Fleurian
{{flagicon|SUI}} Jakob Hlasek

| 6–3, 6–4

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 4–4

| Gstaad, Switzerland

| Clay

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Daniel Vacek

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio Casal
{{flagicon|ESP}} Emilio Sánchez

| 6–7, 4–6

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| 5–4

| Toulouse, France

| Hard (i)

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Daniel Vacek

| {{flagicon|USA}} Patrick McEnroe
{{flagicon|USA}} Jared Palmer

| 7–6, 6–7, 6–3

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| 6–4

| Zagreb, Croatia

| Carpet

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Libor Pimek

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Martin Damm
{{flagicon|NED}} Hendrik Jan Davids

| 6–3, 7–6

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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 6–5

| Antwerp, Belgium

| Carpet

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Yevgeny Kafelnikov

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Björkman
{{flagicon|SWE}} Nicklas Kulti

| 4–6, 4–6

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| 6–6

| Sankt Pölten, Austria

| Clay

| {{flagicon|RSA}} David Adams

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Ctislav Doseděl
{{flagicon|CZE}} Pavel Vízner

| 7–6, 4–6, 3–6

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| 6–7

| Kitzbühel, Austria

| Clay

| {{flagicon|RSA}} David Adams

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Libor Pimek
{{flagicon|RSA}} Byron Talbot

| 6–7, 3–6

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| 6–8

| Bucharest, Romania

| Clay

| {{flagicon|RSA}} David Adams

| {{flagicon|SWE}} David Ekerot
{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Tarango

| 6–7, 6–7

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| 6–9

| Basel, Switzerland

| Hard (i)

| {{flagicon|RSA}} David Adams

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Yevgeny Kafelnikov
{{flagicon|CZE}} Daniel Vacek

| 3–6, 4–6

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| 6–10

| Vienna, Austria

| Carpet

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Pavel Vízner

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Yevgeny Kafelnikov
{{flagicon|CZE}} Daniel Vacek

| 6–7, 4–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 7–10

| Copenhagen, Denmark

| Carpet

| {{flagicon|NED}} Tom Kempers

| {{flagicon|NED}} Jan Siemerink
{{flagicon|NZL}} Brett Steven

| 6–4, 7–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 7–11

| St. Petersburg, Russia

| Carpet

| {{flagicon|ROU}} Andrei Pavel

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Tarango
{{flagicon|CZE}} Daniel Vacek

| 6–3, 3–6, 5–7

References

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{{French Open mixed doubles champions}}

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Category:1964 births

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Category:Dutch male tennis players

Category:French Open champions

Category:People from Son en Breugel

Category:Road incident deaths in Belgium

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Category:Tennis players from North Brabant

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