Robert Smeets

Robert Smeets

Country (sports)	Australia
Residence	Brisbane, Queensland Ipswich, Queensland
Born	(1985-11-10) 10 November 1985 Sliedrecht, Netherlands
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Retired	2011
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$355,595
Singles
Career record	1–8 (ATP Tour and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 146 (15 September 2008)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (2007)
French Open	1R (2008)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2008)
US Open	1R (2008)
Doubles
Career record	9–11 (ATP Tour and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 109 (27 November 2006)

Robert Smeets (born 10 November 1985) is an Australian retired professional tennis player. Though born in the Netherlands, Smeets moved to Australia aged 12 and took residency.

Personal life

Smeets has two sisters, called Karin and Cheyenne. His mother is Jeannette and father, Joe. He lives in Brisbane.

Tennis career

Smeets plays predominantly on the ATP Challenger Series and ITF Men's Circuit. However, he has enjoyed some success on the ATP Tour: at the 2008 Next Generation Adelaide International, he and Chris Guccione, as wildcards, reached the final of the doubles competition. On their way to the final they defeated number 2 seeds Andy Ram and Jonathan Erlich.

Smeets has also reached the second round of his home Grand Slam, the Australian Open, in 2007, by defeating Lukáš Lacko. Smeets reached the third round of the doubles competition, partnering Paul Baccanello in 2006.

In 2008 Smeets was granted a wildcard into the 2008 French Open main draw. He drew Tomáš Berdych, winning one game.

ATP Tour finals

Doubles runners-up (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score
1.	6 January 2008	Adelaide, Australia	Hard	Chris Guccione	Martín García Marcelo Melo	6–3, 3–6, [10–7]

Singles titles (10)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	2 May 2005	Seogwipo	Hard	James Auckland	7–5, 6–3
2.	30 May 2005	Wuhan	Hard	Ishay Hadash	7–6, 6–3
3.	19 September 2005	Rockhampton	Hard	Luke Bourgeois	7–6, 2–6, 6–4
4.	10 October 2005	Queensland	Hard	Mark Nielsen	7–5, 6–3
5.	12 February 2007	Wollongong	Hard	Grega Žemlja	7–5, 6–1
6.	7 May 2007	Kuwait	Hard	Mohammed Ghareeb	6–3, 6–2
7.	4 June 2007	Puerto Cruz	Carpet	Guillermo Alcaide	6–4, 6–4
8.	6 August 2007	Wrexham	Hard	Adam Feeney	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
9.	17 September 2007	Lubbock	Hard	Dušan Vemić	6–3, 7–6(9–7)
10.	30 June 2008	Dublin	Hard	Frederik Nielsen	7–6(7–5), 6–2
11.	22 March 2009	Poitiers	Hard	Dominik Meffert	6–4, 3–6, 6–3

External links

• Robert Smeets at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Robert Smeets at the International Tennis Federation
• Smeets Recent Match Results
• Smeets World Ranking History