Johan Vekemans
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Johan Vekemans is a former professional tennis
player from the Netherlands
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Vekemans enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he finished runner-up in 2 doubles events. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 75 in 1986.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player from the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
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Vekemans enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he finished runner-up in 2 doubles events. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 75 in 1986.
Doubles runner-ups (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | 1986 | Hilversum, Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
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4–6, 2–6 |
2. | 1987 | Hilversum, Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
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6–7, 7–5, 2–6 |