Jeff Coetzee (born 25 April 1977) is a South African professional tennis player and competes regularly on the ATP tour, as a doubles specialist.

Jeff Coetzee
Jeff Coetzee (right), with doubles partner Jonathan Erlich (left)
Country (sports) South Africa
ResidenceFlorida Hills, South Africa
Born (1977-04-25) 25 April 1977 (age 47)
Okiep, South Africa
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro1996
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed both sides)
Prize money$970,175
Singles
Career record0–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 184 (6 December 1999)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (2000)
French OpenQ1 (1999, 2000)
WimbledonQ3 (1999)
US OpenQ2 (2000)
Doubles
Career record171–161
Career titles6
Highest rankingNo. 12 (3 November 2008)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2003, 2008)
French Open3R (2002, 2007)
Wimbledon2R (2000, 2002, 2008, 2009)
US OpenQF (1999)
Mixed doubles
Career record3–19
Career titles0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open2R (2004)
French Open1R (2007, 2008, 2009)
Wimbledon2R (2007, 2008)
US Open2R (2009)

The 5'8" player plays right-handed, double-handed on both sides and has won six ATP Tour doubles titles in his career. Coetzee plays doubles for the South Africa Davis Cup team. When Jeff is not traveling, he resides in Florida Hills, South Africa.

ATP Tour finals

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Doubles (6–9)

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Legend (doubles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP International Series Gold (1)
ATP Tour (5)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2002 Amersfoort, Netherlands Clay   Chris Haggard   André Sá
  Alexandre Simoni
7–6(7–1), 6–3
Loss 1–1 Sep 2002 Sopot, Poland Clay   Nathan Healey   František Čermák
  Leoš Friedl
5–7, 5–7
Win 2–1 Sep 2002 Tokyo, Japan Hard   Chris Haggard   Jan-Michael Gambill
  Graydon Oliver
7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win 3–1 Dec 2002 Adelaide, Australia Hard   Chris Haggard   Max Mirnyi
  Jeff Morrison
2–6, 6–4, 7–6(9–7)
Loss 3–2 Sep 2003 Bucharest Clay   Simon Aspelin   Karsten Braasch
  Sargis Sargsian
6–7(7–9), 2–6
Loss 3–3 Feb 2004 Memphis, US Hard   Chris Haggard   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
3–6, 4–6
Loss 3–4 Mar 2004 Scottsdale, US Hard   Chris Haggard   Rick Leach
  Brian MacPhie
3–6, 1–6
Loss 3–5 Oct 2005 Lyon, France Carpet   Rogier Wassen   Michaël Llodra
  Fabrice Santoro
3–6, 1–6
Win 4–5 Jan 2007 Auckland, New Zealand Hard   Rogier Wassen   Simon Aspelin
  Chris Haggard
6–7(9–11), 6–3, [10–2]
Win 5–5 Jun 2007 Rosmalen, Netherlands Grass   Rogier Wassen   Martin Damm
  Leander Paes
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [12–10]
Loss 5–6 Jan 2008 Qatar Open, Doha Hard   Wesley Moodie   Philipp Kohlschreiber
  David Škoch
4–6, 6–4, [9–11]
Loss 5–7 Feb 2008 Marseille, France Hard (i)   Yves Allegro   Martin Damm
  Pavel Vízner
6–7(7–9), 5–7
Win 6–7 Apr 2008 Estoril, Portugal Clay   Wesley Moodie   Jamie Murray
  Kevin Ullyett
6–2, 4–6, [10–8]
Loss 6–8 Jun 2008 Nottingham, UK Grass[a]   Jamie Murray   Bruno Soares
  Kevin Ullyett
2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 6–9 Nov 2008 Paris Masters, France Hard (i)   Wesley Moodie   Jonas Björkman
  Kevin Ullyett
2–6, 2–6

Doubles runners-up (10)

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Doubles performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Career SR Career win–loss
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 1R 1R 1R 2R SF 2R 2R 2R QF SF 2R 1R 0 / 12 16–12
French Open A A A A 1R 2R 3R A 1R A 1R 3R 2R 1R 1R 0 / 9 6–9
Wimbledon A A Q3 A 2R 1R 2R A 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R 0 / 10 4–10
US Open A A Q1 QF 3R Q1 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 3R 1R 1R A 0 / 10 9–11
Grand Slam SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 41 N/A
Annual win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–2 3–4 1–3 4–4 4–2 1–4 2–3 2–4 7–4 6–4 2–4 0–3 N/A 35–41
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A A A A A 1R A A 1R 2R 1R A 0 / 4 1–4
Miami A A A A A 1R A A 1R A A 2R SF 2R A 0 / 5 5–5
Monte Carlo A A A A A A A A A A A A SF 2R A 0 / 2 3–2
Rome A A A A A A A A A A A A 2R QF A 0 / 2 1–2
Madrid (Stuttgart) A A A A A A A 1R A A A QF SF 1R A 0 / 4 4–4
Canada A A A A A A A A A A A A QF 2R A 0 / 2 3–2
Cincinnati A A A A A A A A A A A A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1
Shanghai Not Held 1R A 0 / 1 0–1
Paris A A A A A A 1R A A A A 2R F 1R A 0 / 4 3–4
Hamburg A A A A A A A A 2R A A A A NM1 0 / 7 5–7
Masters Series SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 0 0 / 32 N/A
Annual win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–3 0–0 0–0 4–4 13–7 3–9 0–0 N/A 25–32
Year-end ranking 389 275 124 79 87 134 42 61 62 66 54 29 12 69 123 N/A

Notes

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  1. ^ The final itself was played on indoor hard due to rain.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Tennis - the Slazenger Open - Day Six - Nottingham Tennis Centre Stock Photo - Alamy".
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