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Michiel Schapers

NED Age 66 201 cm / 6'7" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1983–1993

Michiel Schapers represented the Netherlands on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 25. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 154–177 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

25 (Apr 25, 1988)

Elo peak

1832 (75th percentile)

Singles record

154–177 (46.5%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$1,119,593

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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ATP Matches full match log →

Michiel Schapers's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Paul Kilderry #247	1-6 7-5 6-7(4)	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 10, 1993*	R32	Libéma Open	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Grass
Christo Van Rensburg	6-7(5) 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 24, 1993*	QF	Seoul	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Hard
Yong Il Yoon #482	6-3 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 23, 1993*	R16	Seoul	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Hard
Tommy Ho #113	6-7(5) 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 22, 1993*	R32	Seoul	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Hard
David Rikl #130	6-7(4) 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 1, 1993*	R32	South African Open	ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250	Hard

Rivals all rivalries →

Michiel Schapers's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Emilio Sanchez	2	5	7	Jan 19, 1992	H2H
Jakob Hlasek	1	5	6	Nov 13, 1992	H2H
Miloslav Mecir	0	6	6	Sep 29, 1988	H2H
John McEnroe	0	5	5	Sep 2, 1992	H2H
Jason Stoltenberg	1	3	4	Jan 20, 1993	H2H

Olympic Singles Results (1)

Michiel Schapers Olympic singles results
Edition	Event	Result	W	L	Last Match	H2H	Match Data
1988	Seoul Olympics	Quarterfinal	3	1	Miloslav Mecir #12 def. Michiel Schapers #41 3-6 7-6(2) 6-2 6-4	H2H	Match data

Career Results

Michiel Schapers career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1983	23	9	14	23	39.1%	223	95
1984	24	10	11	21	47.6%	107	78
1985	25	12	19	31	38.7%	78	105
1986	26	20	23	43	46.5%	107	84
1987	27	26	20	46	56.5%	81	49
1988	28	27	20	47	57.5%	57	50
1989	29	19	18	37	51.4%	45	79
1990	30	5	13	18	27.8%	68	169
1991	31	6	5	11	54.6%	171	85
1992	32	17	26	43	39.5%	86	103
1993	33	3	8	11	27.3%	103	270
Career		154	177	331	46.5%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Michiel Schapers career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1983	23	5	5	10	50.0%	3	6	9	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	9	14	23	39.1%
1984	24	6	4	10	60.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	10	11	21	47.6%
1985	25	1	4	5	20.0%	3	7	10	30.0%	7	4	11	63.6%	1	4	5	20.0%	12	19	31	38.7%
1986	26	10	8	18	55.6%	4	8	12	33.3%	2	3	5	40.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	20	23	43	46.5%
1987	27	9	8	17	52.9%	2	3	5	40.0%	9	4	13	69.2%	6	5	11	54.5%	26	20	46	56.5%
1988	28	12	9	21	57.1%	2	4	6	33.3%	3	2	5	60.0%	10	5	15	66.7%	27	20	47	57.4%
1989	29	10	11	21	47.6%	0	1	1	0.0%	5	2	7	71.4%	4	4	8	50.0%	19	18	37	51.4%
1990	30	3	5	8	37.5%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	3	3	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	5	13	18	27.8%
1991	31	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	4	1	5	80.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	6	5	11	54.5%
1992	32	9	13	22	40.9%	2	3	5	40.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	3	6	9	33.3%	17	26	43	39.5%
1993	33	3	6	9	33.3%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	8	11	27.3%
Career	—	70	76	146	47.9%	21	38	59	35.6%	33	26	59	55.9%	30	37	67	44.8%	154	177	331	46.5%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Michiel Schapers career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1983	23	0	2	2	0.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	5	4	9	55.6%	0	0	—	—	6	11	17	35.3%
1984	24	0	2	2	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	5	5	10	50.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	9	11	20	45.0%
1985	25	1	1	2	50.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	1	9	10	10.0%	7	4	11	63.6%	10	17	27	37.0%
1986	26	0	4	4	0.0%	3	6	9	33.3%	5	6	11	45.5%	11	6	17	64.7%	19	22	41	46.3%
1987	27	1	2	3	33.3%	2	7	9	22.2%	6	8	14	42.9%	14	3	17	82.4%	23	20	43	53.5%
1988	28	1	4	5	20.0%	2	7	9	22.2%	12	3	15	80.0%	9	5	14	64.3%	24	19	43	55.8%
1989	29	0	3	3	0.0%	3	0	3	100.0%	5	9	14	35.7%	10	4	14	71.4%	18	16	34	52.9%
1990	30	0	2	2	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	3	3	6	50.0%	0	7	7	0.0%	5	13	18	27.8%
1991	31	1	0	1	100.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	4	2	6	66.7%	6	5	11	54.5%
1992	32	0	4	4	0.0%	2	7	9	22.2%	9	10	19	47.4%	6	4	10	60.0%	17	25	42	40.5%
1993	33	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	3	7	10	30.0%
Career		4	24	28	14.3%	19	40	59	32.2%	51	62	113	45.1%	66	40	106	62.3%	140	166	306	45.8%

Opponent ranking data available for 306/331 (92.4%) of Michiel Schapers's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Michiel Schapers performance statistics by season
Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
1991	31	10/11	3.7	4.1	68.0%	73.0%	53.4%	55.1%	35.0%	66.4%	35.3%
1992	32	39/43	3.9	2.9	67.7%	69.2%	49.3%	54.4%	32.8%	62.8%	33.6%
1993	33	9/11	4.4	4.3	64.4%	67.8%	45.5%	62.1%	57.3%	59.5%	35.7%
Career		58/331	3.9	3.3	67.2%	69.7%	49.4%	55.7%	37.0%	62.9%	34.3%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 58/331 (17.5%) of Michiel Schapers's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Michiel Schapers 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
1983	23	1580	129.8	—	—	—	—	+38	-66	—	39.6%	-0.91	2–4 (33%)	1–3 (25%)	98.8	-0.88
1984	24	1646	127.3	—	—	—	—	+15	-79	—	51.0%	-0.22	3–3 (50%)	5–3 (63%)	102.9	+0.24
1985	25	1645	123.8	—	—	—	—	-73	-92	+10	41.0%	-0.63	7–8 (47%)	3–6 (33%)	98.6	+1.43
1986	26	1633	130.3	—	—	—	—	+5	-85	+8	50.0%	-0.09	7–9 (44%)	5–7 (42%)	101.6	+0.67
1987	27	1696	132.9	—	—	—	—	-37	-134	+69	55.1%	+0.19	8–8 (50%)	10–8 (56%)	102.2	+1.92
1988	28	1744	141.0	—	—	—	—	+29	-190	+13	52.6%	+0.15	7–4 (64%)	9–8 (53%)	103.0	+0.01
1989	29	1664	124.8	—	—	—	—	-15	—	+111	50.0%	-0.12	4–6 (40%)	12–7 (63%)	99.9	+1.42
1990	30	1560	121.4	—	—	—	—	+60	-34	+149	32.6%	-0.76	2–4 (33%)	4–7 (36%)	97.5	-0.19
1991	31	1613	110.9	+2.32	-0.83	1.049	50.9%	-25	—	+138	51.6%	+0.06	1–2 (33%)	2–1 (67%)	99.0	+0.41
1992	32	1591	128.8	+0.74	-3.05	0.905	48.3%	-6	-24	+101	40.4%	-0.52	9–7 (56%)	5–10 (33%)	99.3	-0.18
1993	33	1527	109.4	-1.77	-2.10	0.883	48.0%	+9	—	—	33.3%	-0.89	1–3 (25%)	2–5 (29%)	95.6	+0.95
Career		1832	134.9	+0.62	-2.52	0.924	48.7%	+1	-90	+67	47.0%	-0.24	51–58 (47%)	58–65 (47%)	100.1	+1.76

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Michiel Schapers Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1983	23	—	R128	R128	—	0–2 (0%)
1984	24	—	R32	R128	—	2–2 (50%)
1985	25	QF	R64	—	—	5–2 (71%)
1986	26	—	R64	R128	—	1–2 (33%)
1987	27	R64	R32	R32	R128	5–4 (56%)
1988	28	QF	R128	R32	R128	6–4 (60%)
1989	29	R16	R128	R32	R128	5–4 (56%)
1990	30	R128	R128	R128	—	0–3 (0%)
1991	31	R64	—	—	R64	2–2 (50%)
1992	32	R32	R32	R128	R128	4–4 (50%)
1993	33	R128	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		15–8 (65%)	8–9 (47%)	6–8 (43%)	1–5 (17%)	30–30 (50%)

Masters 1000

Michiel Schapers Masters 1000 results by season
Season	Age	CAN	HAM	IW	MIA	ITA	W-L Win %
1990	30	—	—	R16	R128	—	2–2 (50%)
1992	32	R64	R64	—	R128	R64	0–4 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–6 (25%)

ATP 500

Michiel Schapers ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	BAR	CIN	MIA	ITA	TKY	MIA	BRU	MIA	MEM	NEW	PHI	W-L Win %
1983	23	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2–1 (67%)
1985	25	—	—	R64	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1986	26	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	3–2 (60%)
1987	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1988	28	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	3–3 (50%)
1989	29	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1990	30	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R64	R32	2–4 (33%)
1992	32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	QF	—	R32	5–3 (62%)
W-L		1–1 (50%)	1–2 (33%)	1–1 (50%)	4–4 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	16–18 (47%)

ATP 250

Michiel Schapers ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	ASB	SWE	BAR	BAS	DOH	DUB	FLR	GEN	GST	HAM	HKG	AUS	MTP	MAD	MC	MEL	MET	MUN	U.S	NWP	PAR	QUE	ROT	SEL	STO	STU	TKY	VIE	BAR	BOL	BOR	BRI	BRU	COL	COP	DUT	FOR	FRA	LA	EAS	MAR	MEM	MIL	MOS	NAN	NIC	PHI	LIB	RYE	SAN	SCH	SIN	SOU	STR	SYD	TEL	TOR	TOU	TRE	WEL	WEM	W-L Win %
1983	23	—	—	—	R64	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R16	7–11 (39%)
1984	24	—	—	QF	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	8–9 (47%)
1985	25	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	6–15 (29%)
1986	26	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	R16	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	R32	—	—	—	R64	R16	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	—	QF	R32	R32	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	16–19 (46%)
1987	27	SF	F	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	R16	QF	—	R64	R32	R16	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	21–15 (58%)
1988	28	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	15–12 (56%)
1989	29	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	14–12 (54%)
1990	30	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–4 (20%)
1991	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	4–3 (57%)
1992	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	SF	—	R16	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	8–15 (35%)
1993	33	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3–7 (30%)
W-L		5–4 (56%)	6–5 (55%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	4–5 (44%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–3 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	7–2 (78%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	0–1 (0%)	7–11 (39%)	4–3 (57%)	3–3 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	8–5 (62%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	9–4 (69%)	0–1 (0%)	0–4 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–4 (43%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–3 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	5–2 (71%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	7–4 (64%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	8–8 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	103–122 (46%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Apr 25, 1988

First Top 100

May 23, 1983

First Top 50

Nov 30, 1987

First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Michiel Schapers ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1978	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	555
1979	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	662
1983	23	223	—	—	—	89	97	99	95	—	—	—	—
1984	24	107	—	—	—	—	128	111	116	113	78	76	78
1985	25	88	102	90	107	119	127	99	96	93	138	188	105
1986	26	107	79	66	64	57	55	60	64	71	60	67	84
1987	27	72	86	100	89	85	64	70	69	64	78	48	49
1988	28	40	32	30	25	31	43	38	41	41	37	50	50
1989	29	57	82	70	73	78	71	81	85	80	89	79	79
1990	30	87	106	106	115	118	133	155	167	175	197	191	169
1991	31	156	164	205	225	225	148	136	130	127	104	85	85
1992	32	85	62	63	58	60	72	71	72	72	86	103	103
1993	33	102	160	154	159	146	205	202	208	207	229	263	270
1994	34	293	320	375	507	814	848	1155	1210	1230	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Michiel Schapers's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Jan Gunnarsson	SWE	#25	1,822	393	190	203	48.3%	$1,285,040	1	1979–1993	Rivalries	Match log
Peter Lundgren	SWE	#25	1,867	255	119	136	46.7%	$1,130,516	3	1983–1995	Rivalries	Match log
Claudio Mezzadri	SUI	#26	1,801	236	105	131	44.5%	$797,458	1	1983–1993	Rivalries	Match log
Diego Perez	URU	#27	1,824	408	195	213	47.8%	$1,042,224	1	1979–1994	Rivalries	Match log
Robert Seguso	USA	#22	1,886	179	88	91	49.2%	$1,888,353	0	1983–1991	Rivalries	Match log
Milan Srejber	CZE	#23	1,814	233	115	118	49.4%	$897,886	1	1985–1991	Rivalries	Match log
Eric Jelen	GER	#23	1,804	252	124	128	49.2%	$1,094,272	1	1983–1991	Rivalries	Match log
John Fitzgerald	AUS	#25	1,859	452	230	222	50.9%	$3,207,272	6	1979–1995	Rivalries	Match log
Paolo Cane	ITA	#26	1,853	247	124	123	50.2%	$903,958	3	1983–1995	Rivalries	Match log
Greg Holmes	USA	#22	1,849	174	82	92	47.1%	$366,815	0	1982–1989	Rivalries	Match log
Patrick McEnroe	USA	#28	1,842	304	140	164	46.1%	$3,118,316	1	1984–1998	Rivalries	Match log
Jim Grabb	USA	#24	1,828	378	179	199	47.4%	$3,274,155	2	1985–1997	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Michiel Schapers?: Michiel Schapers is 66 years old, born on October 11, 1959.
Which country does Michiel Schapers represent?: Michiel Schapers represents Netherlands in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Michiel Schapers?: Michiel Schapers is 201 cm / 6'7".
Is Michiel Schapers left-handed or right-handed?: Michiel Schapers plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Michiel Schapers won?: Michiel Schapers has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Michiel Schapers won?: TennisDB does not group any of Michiel Schapers's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Michiel Schapers' highest ATP ranking?: Michiel Schapers' career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 25, first achieved on April 25, 1988.
What is Michiel Schapers' career win-loss record?: Michiel Schapers has a career ATP singles record of 154 wins and 177 losses (46.5%).
How much career prize money has Michiel Schapers earned?: Michiel Schapers has earned at least $1,119,593 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Michiel Schapers's career appear in TennisDB?: Michiel Schapers appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1983 through 1993.
On which surface does Michiel Schapers have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Michiel Schapers's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on grass: 55.9% (33–26).
Who has Michiel Schapers faced most often?: Michiel Schapers' most frequent opponent is Emilio Sanchez, with a head-to-head record of 2–5 across 7 meetings.