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Sjeng Schalken

NED Age 49 193 cm / 6'4" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1994–2005

Sjeng Schalken represented the Netherlands on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 11. In TennisDB's records, Sjeng Schalken finished with a career record of 280–254 and 9 singles titles.

Peak ranking
11 (Apr 21, 2003)
Elo peak
1928 (85th percentile)
Career record
280–254 (52.4%)
Career titles
9
Prize money
$5,192,798

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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Sjeng Schalken's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rajeev Ram #234 5-7 6-7(1) L H2H Match data Jul 20, 2005* R64 Indianapolis ATP 250 Hard
Davide Sanguinetti #63 6-7(6) 3-6 L H2H Match data Jun 17, 2005* R16 Libéma Open ATP 250 Grass
Bjorn Phau #103 7-6(5) 6-1 W H2H Match data Jun 16, 2005* R32 Libéma Open ATP 250 Grass
Nikolay Davydenko #13 3-6 1-6 L H2H Match data May 20, 2005* R16 St. Poelten ATP 250 Clay
Kevin Kim #68 6-3 2-6 6-3 W H2H Match data May 19, 2005* R32 St. Poelten ATP 250 Clay

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Sjeng Schalken's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Jan-Michael Gambill 3 6 9 Oct 16, 2003 H2H
Carlos Moya 2 6 8 Jan 10, 2004 H2H
Yevgeny Kafelnikov 3 5 8 May 3, 2003 H2H
Gustavo Kuerten 2 6 8 Sep 4, 2002 H2H
Mark Philippoussis 3 5 8 Aug 28, 2002 H2H

Titles (9)

Sjeng Schalken titles by season and category
SeasonAgeTitlesGS Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP FinalsTournaments
199518 1 1 Valencia
199619 1 1 Jakarta
199720 1 1 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships
199922 1 1 ASB Classic
200023 1 1 Japan Open
200124 1 1 Stockholm Open
200225 1 1 Libéma Open
200326 2 2 Costa Do Sauipe, Libéma Open
Total 9 1 8

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Sjeng Schalken career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
19941712333.3%442148
19951817143154.8%14869
19961926265250.0%6965
19972016254139.0%6759
19982122305242.3%5966
19992228265451.9%6644
20002335266157.4%3722
20012436276357.1%2226
20022536276357.1%2920
20032639236262.9%2018
20042717183548.6%1857
2005287101741.2%57230
Career28025453452.4%

Career Results by Surface

Sjeng Schalken career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199417 0110.0%11250.0% 12333.3%
199518 0220.0%1482263.6%13425.0%21366.7% 17143154.8%
199619 10102050.0%10102050.0%13425.0%53862.5% 26265250.0%
199720 11112250.0%36933.3%23540.0%0550.0% 16254139.0%
199821 11152642.3%581338.5%23540.0%44850.0% 22305242.3%
199922 17163351.5%35837.5%53862.5%32560.0% 28265451.9%
200023 28174562.2%461040.0%33650.0% 35266157.4%
200124 21153658.3%861457.1%43757.1%33650.0% 36276357.1%
200225 12162842.9%561145.5%1221485.7%731070.0% 36276357.1%
200326 23133663.9%651154.5%1021283.3%0330.0% 39236262.9%
200427 11122347.8%13425.0%53862.5% 17183548.6%
200528 36933.3%22450.0%11250.0%11250.0% 7101741.2%
Career14713328052.5%616612748.0%47307761.0%25255050.0%28025453452.4%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Sjeng Schalken career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199417 000012333.3%00 12333.3%
199518 0220.0%42666.7%661250.0%741163.6% 17143154.8%
199619 14520.0%371030.0%791643.8%1251770.6% 23254847.9%
199720 24633.3%35837.5%7121936.8%33650.0% 15243938.5%
199821 13425.0%15616.7%13162944.8%34742.9% 18284639.1%
199922 18911.1%661250.0%1752277.3%371030.0% 27265350.9%
200023 371030.0%581338.5%2193070.0%52771.4% 34266056.7%
200124 25728.6%491330.8%20103066.7%931275.0% 35276256.5%
200225 27922.2%35837.5%23103369.7%751258.3% 35276256.5%
200326 36933.3%34742.9%24123666.7%911090.0% 39236262.9%
200427 0330.0%22450.0%8101844.4%731070.0% 17183548.6%
200528 0110.0%25728.6%33650.0%21366.7% 7101741.2%
Career 15506523.1%36589438.3%15010425459.1%673810563.8% 26825051851.7%

Opponent ranking data available for 518/534 (97.0%) of Sjeng Schalken's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Sjeng Schalken performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
199417 3/3 3.0 3.7 61.3% 70.8% 53.2% 74.5% 29.2% 64.2% 32.7%
199518 29/31 4.6 4.3 60.7% 70.0% 46.7% 57.7% 43.2% 60.7% 38.9%
199619 44/52 4.6 4.8 56.9% 70.5% 48.1% 62.4% 44.7% 60.7% 36.5%
199720 33/41 4.2 4.4 58.4% 67.0% 50.3% 56.9% 42.2% 59.7% 35.9%
199821 41/52 4.3 3.3 59.6% 69.6% 49.3% 59.2% 45.2% 61.2% 37.9%
199922 46/54 3.5 3.6 62.0% 69.6% 46.4% 53.6% 48.0% 60.6% 40.0%
200023 53/61 5.3 4.5 56.0% 72.1% 51.2% 57.8% 41.9% 62.7% 38.7%
200124 53/63 4.0 3.5 60.9% 70.2% 53.1% 54.8% 45.9% 63.4% 40.6%
200225 52/63 3.1 2.8 66.8% 69.0% 52.9% 53.7% 39.0% 63.6% 38.3%
200326 60/62 2.7 2.0 67.1% 69.2% 56.7% 56.1% 51.7% 64.7% 40.7%
200427 35/35 2.6 1.6 73.8% 65.8% 54.7% 55.7% 37.5% 62.8% 36.1%
200528 17/17 1.5 1.6 71.1% 61.8% 51.4% 55.1% 41.2% 58.8% 38.4%
Career 466/534 3.8 3.4 62.5% 69.2% 51.3% 56.7% 44.1% 62.1% 38.5%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 466/534 (87.3%) of Sjeng Schalken's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Sjeng Schalken advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1994 17 1502 103.3 +0.17 -1.45 0.912 48.2% 42.9% -0.57 0–1 +0.03
1995 18 1646 131.2 +0.48 -0.33 0.990 49.8% -114 +64 -77 50.0% -0.04 9–4 (69%) 6–3 (67%) 108.9 +0.54
1996 19 1688 137.5 -0.72 -1.26 0.929 49.0% -25 +3 -110 50.4% -0.08 10–8 (56%) 6–13 (32%) 100.0 +0.30
1997 20 1634 136.5 -1.45 -0.70 0.889 47.9% +9 +9 -55 43.8% -0.37 5–7 (42%) 8–10 (44%) 99.7 -1.14
1998 21 1598 132.0 -0.55 +0.75 0.978 50.0% +23 +20 -38 44.9% -0.20 8–13 (38%) 12–11 (52%) 93.5 +1.65
1999 22 1745 148.3 -0.52 +2.39 1.015 50.3% -3 -76 -122 51.7% +0.08 8–12 (40%) 9–8 (53%) 98.1 -2.44
2000 23 1823 145.8 +1.00 +1.26 1.036 50.5% +28 -171 -172 55.8% +0.34 12–9 (57%) 9–6 (60%) 105.1 +0.15
2001 24 1838 142.0 +0.82 +2.43 1.108 51.7% -14 -117 -151 53.6% +0.32 14–11 (56%) 7–13 (35%) 99.3 +1.67
2002 25 1839 143.2 +1.06 +1.20 1.052 50.5% -32 -125 +41 55.2% +0.36 11–7 (61%) 17–18 (49%) 102.6 +0.32
2003 26 1822 140.9 +2.08 +3.20 1.152 52.4% -22 -111 +167 61.2% +0.65 6–6 (50%) 13–4 (76%) 102.4 +1.00
2004 27 1698 129.8 -0.34 -0.21 0.972 49.3% -14 -22 +251 53.7% +0.41 4–3 (57%) 5–5 (50%) 97.3 +1.66
2005 28 1664 127.0 -2.29 +0.67 0.930 48.5% +5 +11 41.5% -0.51 3–3 (50%) 1–3 (25%) 99.0 -1.00
Career 1928 144.9 +0.24 +1.08 1.018 50.3% -6 -38 +4 52.2% +0.15 90–84 (52%) 93–94 (50%) 100.6 +0.52

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Sjeng Schalken Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
199518 R128R128 0–2 (0%)
199619 R128R64R128R32 3–4 (43%)
199720 R128R128R128R64 1–4 (20%)
199821 R128R128R128R128 0–4 (0%)
199922 R64R32R32R128 5–4 (56%)
200023 R64R128R32R32 5–4 (56%)
200124 R128R64R32R32 5–4 (56%)
200225 R128R32QFSF 11–4 (73%)
200326 R64R32QFQF 11–4 (73%)
200427 R16QF 7–2 (78%)
200528 R128 0–1 (0%)
W-L 6–10
(38%)
8–8
(50%)
18–10
(64%)
16–9
(64%)
48–37
(56%)

Masters 1000

Sjeng Schalken Masters 1000 results by season
SeasonAge CANCINHAMIWMADMCMIAPARITASTU W-L
Win %
199619 R64R64R32QFR64R32 6–6 (50%)
199720 R32R32R32R64R128R64R64 3–7 (30%)
199821 R64R64R32R64R32R64 2–6 (25%)
199922 R64R32R16R64R64R16R16 8–7 (53%)
200023 R64R32R32QFR16R64R64QF 10–8 (56%)
200124 R64R32R64R32QFR128QFR64R32 9–9 (50%)
200225 R32R32R32R64R32R64R64R16R64 4–9 (31%)
200326 R64R32R32R32R16R16R32R64 6–8 (43%)
200427 R32R64R64R64R64R64R32 2–7 (22%)
W-L 1–6
(14%)
6–8
(43%)
5–8
(38%)
9–8
(53%)
0–3
(0%)
10–9
(53%)
5–8
(38%)
6–5
(55%)
3–7
(30%)
5–5
(50%)
50–67
(43%)

ATP 500

Sjeng Schalken ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge BARDUBNAPROTSTUTKYVIEWASMEMNEWPHIBRI W-L
Win %
199619 R32R32R64 2–3 (40%)
199720 R64R32R64R64SF 3–5 (38%)
199821 R64R32R16QFSF 6–5 (55%)
199922 R32R16R32 3–3 (50%)
200023 R64R64R32W 6–3 (67%)
200124 R16QFF 8–3 (73%)
200225 R16R32R16 2–3 (40%)
200326 QFQFR16 5–3 (62%)
200427 QFR16 3–2 (60%)
200528 R16 1–1 (50%)
W-L 1–4
(20%)
5–3
(62%)
1–2
(33%)
5–6
(45%)
1–1
(50%)
10–2
(83%)
1–2
(33%)
6–3
(67%)
1–2
(33%)
0–2
(0%)
5–2
(71%)
3–2
(60%)
39–31
(56%)

ATP 250

Sjeng Schalken ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ADEASBBEIBUECHNDOHDUBESTGSTHALLIBHKGAUSMTPMALMRSMUNNAPQUEROTSHASPBSTGSTOWASBOGBORCASCOSDUTJAKLOSMILMONMOSOSTPALPRALIBSANSCOBRIST.SYDTASTOUU.SVAL W-L
Win %
199417 R32R16 1–2 (33%)
199518 R32R32R16QFQFQFR32SFR32R32QFR32W 17–12 (59%)
199619 QFR32R32R32R16R16QFR32WQFR16R32R16R32 15–13 (54%)
199720 R32R32R32R32R32R32QFQFR32W 9–9 (50%)
199821 QFR32QFR32R32R16R32R16R32R32SFQFR32R16QF 14–15 (48%)
199922 WR32R32R32QFR16R32R32R32R32R32R32SF 12–12 (50%)
200023 QFQFR32R32R16R16FR16QFR32R16 14–11 (56%)
200124 R16R32QFR32R16WSFR32R32R32R32QF 14–11 (56%)
200225 R16R16QFWR32SFR32R16R32QFFR32 19–11 (63%)
200326 R32WQFSFR16R32WR16R32R32 17–8 (68%)
200427 R32SFR32R32R16R32R16 5–7 (42%)
200528 R32R32R16QFR16R64R16R16 6–8 (43%)
W-L 1–2
(33%)
8–5
(62%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
3–2
(60%)
5–6
(45%)
0–2
(0%)
2–3
(40%)
0–1
(0%)
3–7
(30%)
17–6
(74%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
1–3
(25%)
0–1
(0%)
3–4
(43%)
6–4
(60%)
3–3
(50%)
5–3
(62%)
2–1
(67%)
4–3
(57%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
7–3
(70%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
4–2
(67%)
6–1
(86%)
3–6
(33%)
5–0
(100%)
2–5
(29%)
3–4
(43%)
0–1
(0%)
7–5
(58%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
4–4
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
3–6
(33%)
1–1
(50%)
6–5
(55%)
0–1
(0%)
3–2
(60%)
0–2
(0%)
10–2
(83%)
5–0
(100%)
143–119
(55%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
11
Career-high date
Apr 21, 2003
First Top 100
May 1, 1995
First Top 50
Oct 9, 1995
First Top 20
Aug 5, 2002
First Top 10

Ranking History Matrix

Sjeng Schalken ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
199215957956944947
199316951955961987991995719737782796468442
199417438436323322333292281267273197153148
1995181471381211018784888677556769
199619465053526356514848746565
199720888868857579854760535959
199821525560615453508180666766
199922494956536350464543554544
200023515149433953525852292222
200124282833293128292424252626
200225272830333323222517192020
200326171514111312121213131818
200427171514141523242752545757
200528797381858889201233229231231230
200629252374381382511614659670679687675678
200730677677

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Sjeng Schalken's most statistically similar ATP players
Player Country Peak Rank Peak Elo Grand Slams Titles M W L Win % Years Match Log
MaliVai Washington USA 11 1,912 0 4 444 252 192 56.8% 1988–2005 Match log
Felix Mantilla ESP 10 1,960 0 10 525 307 218 58.5% 1994–2007 Match log
Franco Squillari ARG 11 1,846 0 3 306 146 160 47.7% 1994–2004 Match log
Dominik Hrbaty SVK 12 1,941 0 6 627 328 299 52.3% 1996–2010 Match log
Younes El Aynaoui MAR 14 1,923 0 5 465 244 221 52.5% 1990–2010 Match log
Andrei Pavel ROU 13 1,897 0 3 501 249 252 49.7% 1992–2009 Match log
Magnus Larsson SWE 10 2,034 0 7 513 295 218 57.5% 1988–2003 Match log
Marc Rosset SUI 9 1,956 0 15 741 406 335 54.8% 1988–2004 Match log
Mariano Puerta ARG 9 1,893 0 3 237 121 116 51.1% 1997–2005 Match log
Arnaud Clement FRA 10 1,975 0 4 617 302 315 48.9% 1997–2012 Match log
Paradorn Srichaphan THA 9 1,992 0 5 404 220 184 54.5% 1997–2007 Match log
Jan-Michael Gambill USA 14 1,949 0 3 392 201 191 51.3% 1995–2007 Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Sjeng Schalken?
Sjeng Schalken is 49 years old, born on September 8, 1976.
Which country does Sjeng Schalken represent?
Sjeng Schalken represents Netherlands in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Sjeng Schalken?
Sjeng Schalken is 193 cm / 6'4".
Is Sjeng Schalken left-handed or right-handed?
Sjeng Schalken plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Sjeng Schalken won?
Sjeng Schalken has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Sjeng Schalken won?
TennisDB does not group any of Sjeng Schalken's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Sjeng Schalken won?
Sjeng Schalken has won 9 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent was S Hertogenbosch in 2003.
What is Sjeng Schalken's highest ATP ranking?
Sjeng Schalken's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 11, first achieved on April 21, 2003.
What is Sjeng Schalken's career win-loss record?
Sjeng Schalken has a career ATP singles record of 280 wins and 254 losses (52.4%).
How much career prize money has Sjeng Schalken earned?
Sjeng Schalken has earned at least $5,192,798 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Sjeng Schalken's career appear in TennisDB?
Sjeng Schalken appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1994 through 2005.
On which surface does Sjeng Schalken have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Sjeng Schalken's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on grass: 61.0% (47–30).
Who has Sjeng Schalken faced most often?
Sjeng Schalken's most frequent opponent is Jan-Michael Gambill, with a head-to-head record of 3–6 across 9 meetings.