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| Country (sports) |  Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 July 2008 |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Plays | Right-Handed, (Two-Handed Backhand) |
| Coach | Bjorn Graven |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 1663 (July 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 1681 (5 February 2024) |
| Last updated on: 9 February 2024. | |
Thijs Boogaard (born 5 July 2008) is a Dutch tennis player.[1]
Early life[edit]
From Geldermalsen, he lived in Hong Kong between the ages of two and nine. He began to be coached by Bjorn Graven in 2018. He splits his time between his local club in Beneden-Leeuwen, and the National Training Center of the tennis association KNLTB in Amstelveen, as well as the House of Tennis tennis school in Arnhem.[2][3] He also trains occasionally at the Mouratoglou Academy in France. In 2022, he won the European Championships at under-14 level, and won the prestigious French youth tournament Les Petits As.[4][5]
Career[edit]
Junior career[edit]
Between October 2022 and February 2023, Boogaard went unbeaten on the junior circuit, winning six consecutive junior titles. He won his sixth consecutive junior title at the J300 San Jose in Costa Rica, where he beat American Roy Horovitz in the boys' final. He also became the youngest player in history to win a Grade 1 junior tournament, beating by four months the record set by Bernard Tomic, who was 14 years 10 months, when he won a Grade 1 event in Kentucky, USA in September 2007. His run of 30 consecutive match junior victories was ended at the J300 Salinas in Ecuador by Britain’s Henry Searle.[6]
Boogaard competed at the junior 2023 French Open in 2023, as a fourteen year-old, and at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships junior competition in 2023 as a fifteen year-old.[7]
Senior career[edit]
In June 2023, Boogaard defeated his countryman Stian Klaassen at the M15 event in Alkmaar and in doing so, became the fifth youngest in history to win a professional men's match.[8]
He was given a wildcard into qualifying for the 2024 ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam in February 2024, where he was drawn against Hugo Gaston.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Thijs Boogard". ATP. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ Van Steenbergen, Mark (10 June 2023). "Thijs Boogaard (14) in relative calm towards tennis top: 'It seemed as if I was facing an adult person on the court'". Gelderlander.nl. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ Fabriek, Rob (August 5, 2022). "If super talent Thijs Boogaard wins the final at the NJK, his coach has to go bunjee jumping with a fear of heights". Noordhollandsdagblad.nl. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ Speckenbrink, Rick (18 April 2023). "Four new heroes on the tennis court: 'He looks a bit like Kiki Bertens'". ad.nl. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "THIJS BOOGAARD WINT HET STERKSTE JEUGDTOERNOOI ONDER 14!". House of Tennis. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ Renton, Jamie (1 February 2023). "MEET DUTCH YOUNGSTER THIJS BOOGAARD, A 14-YEAR-OLD RECORD BREAKER". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ van der Geest, Lisa (9 July 2023). "15-year-old top talent Thijs Boogaard knows that the eyes are on him in London". Volkskrant.nl. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ McClean, Ross (10 July 2023). "'I JUST DO MY OWN THING': BOOGAARD JUGGERNAUT CONTINUES AT WIMBLEDON". ITF Tennis. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ Van Nunen, Keven. "FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD THIJS BOOGAARD RECEIVES A WILDCARD FOR THE ABN AMRO TOURNAMENT QUALIFICATION". Eurosport. Retrieved 9 February 2024.