How old is Izak Van der Merwe?

Izak Van der Merwe is 42 years old, born on January 26, 1984.

Which country is Izak Van der Merwe from?

Izak Van der Merwe is from South Africa.

How tall is Izak Van der Merwe?

Izak Van der Merwe is 196 cm / 6'5".

Is Izak Van der Merwe left-handed or right-handed?

Izak Van der Merwe plays right-handed.

How many Grand Slams has Izak Van der Merwe won?

Izak Van der Merwe has not won a Grand Slam title.

How many Masters 1000 titles has Izak Van der Merwe won?

Izak Van der Merwe has not won a Masters 1000 title.

What is Izak Van der Merwe's highest ATP ranking?

Izak Van der Merwe's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 113, first achieved on August 1, 2011.

What is Izak Van der Merwe's career win-loss record?

Izak Van der Merwe has a career ATP singles record of 7 wins and 7 losses (50.0%).

How much career prize money has Izak Van der Merwe earned?

Izak Van der Merwe has earned at least $430,017 in career prize money from professional tennis.

When did Izak Van der Merwe play professional tennis?

Izak Van der Merwe turned professional in 2005 and was active through 2012.

Who is Izak Van der Merwe's biggest rival?

Izak Van der Merwe's most frequent opponent is Stephane Robert, with a head-to-head record of 1–1 across 2 meetings.

Izak Van der Merwe

RSA Age 42 196 cm / 6'5" Plays: Right-Handed Pro 2005–2012

Peak ranking

113 (Aug 1, 2011)

Elo peak

1583 (28.1%ile)

Career record

7–7 (50.0%)

Career titles

Prize money

$430,017

Recent ATP Matches full match log →

Qualifying matches are shown here but excluded from main-draw summaries and leaderboards.

Date	Tournament	Category	Round	Surface	Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match
Feb 11, 2013	San Jose	ATP 250	Q1 Q	Hard	Simon Stadler #919	6-3 2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data
Jan 14, 2013	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Q1 Q	Hard	Damir Dzumhur #245	3-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data
Jan 7, 2013	Auckland	ATP 250	Q1 Q	Hard	Lukas Rosol #75	4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data
Aug 27, 2012	US Open	Grand Slam	Q1 Q	Hard	Rik De Voest #173	4-6 6-3 4-6	L	H2H	Match data
Jul 14, 2012*	Newport	ATP 250	QF	Grass	John Isner #11	4-6 6-7(2)	L	H2H	Match data

Rivals full rivalries list →

Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Stephane Robert	1	1	2	Feb 3, 2011	H2H
John Isner	0	1	1	Jul 14, 2012	H2H
Jack Sock	1	0	1	Jul 13, 2012	H2H
Gilles Muller	1	0	1	Jul 12, 2012	H2H
Tobias Kamke	0	1	1	Feb 16, 2012	H2H

Career Results

Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
2008	24	Qualifying Q	4	2	6	66.7%	—	—
2008	24	ATP	0	1	1	0.0%	297	304
2009	25	Qualifying Q	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—
2009	25	ATP	1	1	2	50.0%	304	272
2010	26	Qualifying Q	7	7	14	50.0%	—	—
2010	26	ATP	1	1	2	50.0%	274	174
2011	27	Qualifying Q	4	8	12	33.3%	—	—
2011	27	ATP	3	1	4	75.0%	174	113
2012	28	Qualifying Q	9	9	18	50.0%	—	—
2012	28	ATP	2	3	5	40.0%	113	214
2013	29	Qualifying Q	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—
Career		—	7	7	14	50.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Season	Age	Type	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	Type	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
2008	24	Qualifying Q	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	4	1	5	80.0%	4	2	6	66.7%
2008	24	ATP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
2009	25	Qualifying Q	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	2	3	5	40.0%
2009	25	ATP	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
2010	26	Qualifying Q	3	4	7	42.9%	—	—	—	—	4	3	7	57.1%	7	7	14	50.0%
2010	26	ATP	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
2011	27	Qualifying Q	3	6	9	33.3%	1	1	2	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	4	8	12	33.3%
2011	27	ATP	3	1	4	75.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	4	75.0%
2012	28	Qualifying Q	4	7	11	36.4%	0	1	1	0.0%	5	1	6	83.3%	9	9	18	50.0%
2012	28	ATP	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%	2	3	5	40.0%
2013	29	Qualifying Q	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
Career	—	—	5	5	10	50.0%	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	7	7	14	50.0%

Career Results by 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 %
2008	24	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
2009	25	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
2010	26	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
2011	27	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	3	1	4	75.0%
2012	28	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	1	0	1	100.0%	2	3	5	40.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	5	3	8	62.5%	7	7	14	50.0%

Performance Stats

Season	Age	Sample	Aces/M	DFs/M	1st Sv%	1st Sv Pts%	2nd Sv Pts%	BP Saved%	BP Conv%	Svc Pts%	Ret Pts%
2008	24	1	7.0	2.0	59.0%	65.2%	37.5%	30.0%	28.6%	53.8%	37.3%
2009	25	2	12.0	4.5	58.1%	79.5%	54.5%	35.0%	61.1%	69.3%	34.3%
2010	26	2	8.0	2.5	54.3%	77.4%	58.6%	33.3%	16.7%	68.0%	34.6%
2011	27	4	6.3	7.5	52.9%	74.8%	50.5%	75.6%	34.0%	63.2%	37.8%
2012	28	5	5.2	3.2	56.1%	74.2%	54.5%	59.0%	19.1%	65.6%	30.0%
Career		14	7.0	4.4	55.4%	74.9%	52.7%	54.6%	29.7%	65.0%	34.0%

Advanced Stats

Season	Age	ELO	ELO %	Hard %	Clay %	Grass %	Set Win %	Set Margin	SoS %	Deep Run %	Dec. Set W%	TB W	TB L	TB W%
2008	24	1517	70	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.33	45	0	—	0	0	—
2009	25	1518	68	—	—	—	60.0%	+0.17	57	0	—	3	1	75
2010	26	1524	67	—	—	—	50.0%	-1.00	37	0	—	2	1	67
2011	27	1504	62	46	—	—	66.7%	+1.00	46	100	—	1	0	—
2012	28	1564	75	—	—	81	36.4%	-0.97	55	33	—	1	2	33
2013	29	1521	69	—	—	—	—	—	51	—	—	0	0	—
Career		1536	70	43	—	78	46.9%	-0.87	50	29	67	7	4	64

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO
2008	24	—	—	R128	Q1
2009	25	—	—	Q1	Q2
2010	26	Q2	—	Q1	Q1
2011	27	Q3	Q2	Q1	Q1
2012	28	Q1	Q1	Q3	Q1
2013	29	Q1	—	—	—

Masters 1000

Season	Age	IW	MIA
2011	27	Q2	Q1
2012	28	Q2	—

ATP 250

Season	Age	CHN	DLB	DOH	EAS	NWP	ASB	JOH	MEM	SAN	ZAG
2008	24	—	—	—	—	Q2	—	—	—	—	—
2009	25	—	—	—	—	Q2	—	R16	—	—	—
2010	26	—	Q3	Q1	Q3	Q3	—	R16	—	—	—
2011	27	—	Q1	—	—	—	Q1	SF	—	—	—
2012	28	Q3	Q2	—	—	QF	Q1	—	Q1	R32	R32
2013	29	—	—	—	—	—	Q1	—	—	Q1	—

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

113

Career-high date

Aug 1, 2011

First top 100

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First top 50

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First top 20

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First top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2005	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1351	1364	771	726	721
2006	22	715	707	718	677	596	594	563	562	556	494	442	444
2007	23	444	448	423	368	394	401	372	310	301	325	292	296
2008	24	294	279	290	292	287	285	273	248	263	255	303	304
2009	25	288	284	271	275	249	234	226	300	285	266	273	272
2010	26	302	293	289	222	276	262	257	154	155	171	174	174
2011	27	170	147	148	134	134	123	115	129	134	132	113	113
2012	28	118	129	128	158	161	162	152	190	189	183	213	214
2013	29	216	253	256	267	270	322	500	507	512	588	1109	—
2014	30	—	—	1929	2040	2015	2050	2082	2067	2063	2017	2024	2041
2015	31	2040	2037	1965	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players ranked by a composite similarity score over country, era, and peak rank.

Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Active Years	Match Log
Rik De Voest	RSA	110	1,693	57	19	38	33.3%	2003-2013	Match log
Raven Klaasen	RSA	208	1,606	8	4	4	50.0%	2009-2011	Match log
Fritz Wolmarans	RSA	198	1,517	3	1	2	33.3%	2010-2011	Match log
Marc Lopez	ESP	106	1,630	52	21	31	40.4%	2001-2014	Match log
Prakash Amritraj	IND	154	1,584	35	13	22	37.1%	2002-2013	Match log
Yuri Schukin	KAZ	119	1,653	32	12	20	37.5%	2001-2011	Match log
Peter Polansky	CAN	110	1,676	50	11	39	22.0%	2006-2019	Match log
Antonio Veic	CRO	119	1,719	32	10	22	31.3%	2008-2015	Match log
Alex Bogdanovic	GBR	108	1,556	39	10	29	25.6%	2002-2011	Match log
Alex Kuznetsov	USA	120	1,711	39	9	30	23.1%	2004-2016	Match log
Ilija Bozoljac	SRB	101	1,658	26	8	18	30.8%	2005-2013	Match log
Giovanni Lapentti	ECU	110	1,617	28	8	20	28.6%	2003-2017	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Izak Van der Merwe?: Izak Van der Merwe is 42 years old, born on January 26, 1984.
Which country is Izak Van der Merwe from?: Izak Van der Merwe is from South Africa.
How tall is Izak Van der Merwe?: Izak Van der Merwe is 196 cm / 6'5".
Is Izak Van der Merwe left-handed or right-handed?: Izak Van der Merwe plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Izak Van der Merwe won?: Izak Van der Merwe has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Izak Van der Merwe won?: Izak Van der Merwe has not won a Masters 1000 title.
What is Izak Van der Merwe's highest ATP ranking?: Izak Van der Merwe's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 113, first achieved on August 1, 2011.
What is Izak Van der Merwe's career win-loss record?: Izak Van der Merwe has a career ATP singles record of 7 wins and 7 losses (50.0%).
How much career prize money has Izak Van der Merwe earned?: Izak Van der Merwe has earned at least $430,017 in career prize money from professional tennis.
When did Izak Van der Merwe play professional tennis?: Izak Van der Merwe turned professional in 2005 and was active through 2012.
Who is Izak Van der Merwe's biggest rival?: Izak Van der Merwe's most frequent opponent is Stephane Robert, with a head-to-head record of 1–1 across 2 meetings.