Introduction
Nick van der Meer (born 18 January 1985) is a retired Dutch professional tennis player.
Van der Meer reached a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 332 achieved on 25 June 2012. He also had a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 444 achieved on 19 October 2009.
Van der Meer made his ATP Tour main draw debut in singles at the 2004 Dutch Open held on clay courts in Amersfoort, Netherlands. He received a wild card entry into the first round of the singles draw,where he was defeated by seventh seeded Spaniard Alberto Martín in straight sets 0–6, 4–6.
Van der Meer reached 13 career singles finals with a record of 7 wins and 6 losses all occurring on the ITF Futures circuit. Additionally, he has reached 9 career doubles finals, with a record of 2 wins and 7 losses which includes a 0–1 record in ATP Challenger finals.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 13 (7–6)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| ATP Challenger (0–0) |
| ITF Futures (7–6) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–1) |
| Clay (7–5) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| ATP Challenger (0–0) |
| ITF Futures (7–6) |
| Hard (0–1) |
| Clay (7–5) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Nov 2003 | Jamaica F13, Kingston | Futures | Hard | Alan Mackin | 1–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | Nov 2005 | Spain F31, Vilafranca | Futures | Clay | Pablo Andújar | 6–2, 3–6, 5–7 | |
| Loss | May 2006 | Italy F14, Napoli | Futures | Clay | Morgan Phillips | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Win | Jun 2006 | Netherlands F2, Alkmaar | Futures | Clay | Dominique Coene | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Loss | Sep 2006 | Netherlands F5, Alphen aan den Rijn | Futures | Clay | Gero Kretschmer | 5–7, 7–5, 2–6 | |
| Win | Jun 2007 | Netherlands F1, Alkmaar | Futures | Clay | Filip Prpic | 6–0, 6–4 | |
| Win | Aug 2007 | Netherlands F4, Vlaardingen | Futures | Clay | Matwé Middelkoop | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Win | Sep 2007 | Netherlands F5, Enschede | Futures | Clay | Thiemo de Bakker | 6–7, 7–6, 6–2 | |
| Loss | Mar 2008 | Morocco F2, Rabat | Futures | Clay | Adrian Cruciat | 4–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | Aug 2011 | Russia F5, Moscow | Futures | Clay | Andrey Kumantsov | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 | |
| Win | Oct 2011 | Croatia F12, Solin | Futures | Clay | Aljaž Bedene | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Win | Mar 2012 | Turkey F10, Antalya | Futures | Clay | Pavol Červenák | 7–6, 6–1 | |
| Loss | Jun 2012 | Netherlands F1, Zuidwolde | Futures | Clay | Thiemo de Bakker | 4–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Doubles: 9 (2–7)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| ATP Challenger (0–1) |
| ITF Futures (2–6) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–1) |
| Clay (2–6) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| ATP Challenger (0–1) |
| ITF Futures (2–6) |
| Hard (0–1) |
| Clay (2–6) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Jan 2005 | France F1, Deauville | Futures | Clay | Steven Korteling | Steve Darcis Stefan Wauters |
4–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | Jun 2006 | Netherlands F2, Alkmaar | Futures | Clay | Romano Frantzen | Dominique Coene Jonathan Dasnieres De Veigy |
1–6, 6–2, 6–7 | |
| Loss | Sep 2006 | Netherlands F5, Alphen aan den Rijn | Futures | Clay | Michel Koning | Daniel Köllerer Petar Popović |
2–6, 3–6 | |
| Loss | Sep 2006 | Netherlands F6, Enschede | Futures | Clay | Romano Frantzen | Felipe Parada Michel Koning |
1–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | Sep 2006 | France F14, Plaisir | Futures | Hard | Romano Frantzen | Loic Le Panse Pierrick Ysern |
5–7, 6–4, 6–7 | |
| Win | Jun 2007 | Netherlands F1, Alkmaar | Futures | Clay | Romano Frantzen | Ruben Bemelmans Yannick Mertens |
6–4, 4–6, 6–2 | |
| Win | Oct 2008 | Morocco F7, Casablanca | Futures | Clay | Romano Frantzen | Yassine Idmbarek Anas Fattar |
6–3, 6–1 | |
| Loss | May 2009 | Italy F8, Valencia | Futures | Clay | Igor Sijsling | Andrej Kračman Guillermo Carry |
1–6, 6–7 | |
| Loss | Jul 2009 | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Thomas Schoorel | Máximo González Lucas Arnold Ker |
5–7, 2–6 |