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Paul Dogger

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Paul Dogger
Dogger (left) as a junior in 1986, playing Krajicek
Full namePaul Dogger
Country (sports) Netherlands
Born (1971-07-04) 4 July 1971 (age 53)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Prize money$28,240
Singles
Career record1–6
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 191 (1 August 1988)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 493 (17 October 1988)

Paul Dogger (born 4 July 1971) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.

Biography

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Career

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Dogger, who was born in Amsterdam, was a highly ranked junior, the national champion in multiple age levels growing up.[1] He often outperformed close friend Richard Krajicek, who went on to win Wimbledon.[2] Most notably, Dogger beat Brice Karsh to win the Under 16s title at the Orange Bowl in 1987.[3] At the age of 16 he played in an exhibition tournament in Ede which included a match against Ivan Lendl where he was competitive in a 4–6, 4–6 loss.[4] Only days after turning 17 in 1988, he became one of the youngest players to win a Challenger tournament when he claimed the title at Oporto.[1] In the same month he represented the Netherlands in a 1988 Davis Cup tie against the USSR in the Latvian resort town of Jūrmala.[1] Featuring in two singles rubbers, he lost both to his Soviet opponents, Andrei Cherkasov and Andrei Chesnokov, as the Netherlands were whitewashed in the tie.[5] He was a boys' singles quarter-finalist at the 1988 French Open and bettered that performance at the 1989 French Open by making the semi-finals.

Unable to replicate his junior success on the professional tour, he peaked at 191 in the world while still only 17 and his best result on the Grand Prix/ATP Tour was a second round appearance at the 1988 Dutch Open. He struggled with injuries and illness, including hernia problems and pneumonia, before retiring at the age of 22 in 1993.[4]

Personal life

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Dogger has battled with alcohol and cocaine addition.[1][4] His father Fred, a former top three player in the Netherlands, suffered from multiple sclerosis and in 1996 chose euthanasia to end his life.[1] This experience was one of the catalysts for Dogger to undergo rehabilitation after emigrating to the United States in 1999.[4] He married an American and has since returned to the Netherlands where he works as a tennis coach.

Challenger titles

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Singles: (1)

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No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. 1988 Porto, Portugal Clay Netherlands Michiel Schapers 6–2, 3–6, 6–3

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Vergeten sporters: Paul Dogger". FOK! (in Dutch). 1 May 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  2. ^ Canfield, Owen. "Trick Is Knowing Who To Count On In Tough Times". Hartford Courant. 13 August 1991. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  3. ^ Gardner, Darlene H. (27 December 1987). "Artful Dogger, Labat Claim Orange Bowl Tennis Titles - tribunedigital-sunsentinel". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on August 17, 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d "Rust na een verloren carrière". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 11 January 2003. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Scoreboard". The Cincinnati Enquirer. 25 July 1988. p. 30. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
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