Michiel Schapers
Michiel Schapers is a former tennis player and coach from the Netherlands.
Tennis career
Turning professional in 1982, Schapers represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he was defeated in quarterfinals by eventual winner Miloslav Mečíř of Czechoslovakia.In 1987 at 1987 [Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|Wimbledon], he was the only player to take a set against eventual champion Pat Cash in their third-round match. His most famous victory was over reigning Wimbledon champion Boris Becker in the second round of the 1985 [Australian Open – Men's singles|1985 Australian Open]. Schapers went on to reach the quarterfinals, his best singles result at a Grand Slam, and later equaled that result at the 1988 Australian [Open – Men's singles|1988 Australian Open]. In 1988, he reached the final of the mixed-doubles draw at the French Open together with Brenda Schultz-McCarthy in which they lost to Lori McNeil and Jorge Lozano.
Schapers reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 25 April 1988 when he became world No. 25. After his playing career, he became a coach. From 1998 until 2000, he was the captain of the Dutch Davis Cup team.
ATP career finals
Singles: 4 (4 runner-ups)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss | 0–1 | 1987 [Benson and Hedges Open – Singles|] | Auckland Open|Auckland], New Zealand | Grand Prix | Hard |  dts|Feb 1988Doubles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner-ups)
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