Jeroen Masson

Jeroen Masson (born 2 January 1981) is a Belgian former professional tennis player.[1][2][3][4]

Jeroen Masson
Country (sports) Belgium
Born (1981-01-02) 2 January 1981
Ghent, Belgium
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$113,066
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 215 (10 Oct 2005)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQ2 (2005)
WimbledonQ2 (2005)
US OpenQ1 (2005)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 265 (17 Apr 2006)

Although born in Belgium, Masson was raised in South Africa and comes from a family of bakers.[1] In order to embark on a career in professional tennis he returned to his birth country at the age of 18 and became a Belgian national.[1] He reached a best singles world ranking of 215, had a win over Novak Djokovic (in 2004), won 13 ITF Futures titles and was runner-up at the 2005 Belgrade Challenger.[5] In 2009 he announced his retirement from the tour.[4]

ATP Challenger/ITF Futures finals

Singles: 25 (13–12)
Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (13–11)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2001 France F5, Bressuire Futures Hard France Jérôme Haehnel 7–6(8), 1–6, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Oct 2001 France F19, Sarreguemines Futures Carper France Régis Lavergne 7–6(6), 4–6, 1–6
Loss 1–2 Apr 2002 Greece F1, Syros Futures Hard Switzerland Marco Chiudinelli 7–6(5), 2–6, 4–6
Win 2–2 Jun 2002 Portugal F1, Lisbon Futures Clay Portugal Bernardo Mota 6–4, 6–1
Win 3–2 Jul 2002 Turkey F1, Istanbul Futures Hard Germany Bernard Parun 6–4, 6–2
Loss 3–3 Jul 2002 Turkey F2, Istanbul Futures Hard Bulgaria Ivaylo Traykov 3–6, 4–6
Win 4–3 Aug 2002 Turkey F3, Istanbul Futures Hard Romania Teodor-Dacian Crăciun 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win 5–3 Sep 2002 France F16, Mulhouse Futures Hard France Lionel Roux 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
Loss 5–4 Feb 2004 Croatia F1, Zagreb Futures Hard Czech Republic Pavel Šnobel 1–6, 1–6
Win 6–4 Mar 2004 Portugal F2, Albufeira Futures Hard Czech Republic Ivo Minář 6–2, 6–3
Win 7–4 Mar 2004 Portugal F3, Lagos Futures Hard France Gilles Simon 6–4, 6–4
Loss 7–5 Mar 2004 Greece F1, Athens Futures Hard United Kingdom Andrew Banks 2–6, 7–6(7), 4–6
Win 8–5 Apr 2004 Germany F4, Riemerling Futures Clay Germany Jan Mertl 7–5, 6–3
Loss 8–6 May 2004 Italy F7, Pavia Futures Clay Argentina Andres Dellatorre 5–7, 3–6
Loss 8–7 Aug 2004 Netherlands F3, Enschede Futures Clay Slovakia Ivo Klec 3–6, 1–6
Win 9–7 Nov 2004 Belgium F2, Sint-Katelijne-Waver Futures Hard United Kingdom Richard Bloomfield 6–1, 6–1
Loss 0–1 Feb 2005 Belgrade Challenger, Serbia Challenger Carpet Belgium Dick Norman 2–6, 3–6
Loss 9–8 Nov 2006 Spain F37, Las Palmas Futures Hard Russia Andrey Golubev 4–6, 3–6
Win 10–8 Jan 2007 Germany F3, Kaarst Futures Carpet Germany Ralph Grambow 6–2, 6–4
Win 11–8 Jan 2008 Germany F3, Kaarst Futures Carpet Belgium Ruben Bemelmans 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Loss 11–9 Feb 2008 Germany F5, Schwieberdingen Futures Carpet Germany Simon Greul 4–6, 4–6
Win 12–9 Mar 2008 Morocco F1, Oujda Futures Clay Algeria Lamine Ouahab 6–2, 3–0 ret.
Win 13–9 Mar 2008 Turkey F2, Antalya Futures Clay Romania Gabriel Moraru 6–0, 7–6(2)
Loss 13–10 Jun 2008 Germany F6, Ingolstadt Futures Clay Canada Érik Chvojka 1–6, 7–5, 1–6
Loss 13–11 Aug 2008 Belgium F3, Brussels Futures Clay Denmark Martin Killemose 5–7, 6–7(5)

References
  1. Mondaillu, Laurent (5 April 2004). "Jeroen Masson se trouve au pied du mur". La Libre.be (in French).
  2. Monbaillu, Laurent (8 November 2004). "L'incroyable progression de Jeroen Masson". La Libre.be (in French).
  3. "Masson wil naar de top honderd". BN DeStem (in Dutch). 28 June 2008.
  4. "Ook Jeroen Masson stapt uit internationaal tenniscircuit". De Morgen (in Dutch). 26 January 2009.
  5. "TENNIS Norman bat Masson à Belgrade". La Dernière Heure (in French). 13 February 2005.
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