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 lifeEdit
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.
paul, dogger, born, july, 1971, former, professional, tennis, player, from, netherlands, dogger, left, junior, 1986, playing, krajicekfull, namecountry, sports, netherlandsborn, 1971, july, 1971, amsterdam, netherlandsprize, money, 240singlescareer, record1, 6. Paul Dogger born 4 July 1971 is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands Paul DoggerDogger left as a junior in 1986 playing KrajicekFull namePaul DoggerCountry sports NetherlandsBorn 1971 07 04 4 July 1971 age 52 Amsterdam NetherlandsPrize money 28 240SinglesCareer record1 6Career titles0Highest rankingNo 191 1 August 1988 DoublesHighest rankingNo 493 17 October 1988 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Career 1 2 Personal life 2 Challenger titles 2 1 Singles 1 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditCareer Edit 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 Jurmala 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 Edit 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 EditSingles 1 Edit No Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score1 1988 Porto Portugal Clay Michiel Schapers 6 2 3 6 6 3See also EditList of Netherlands Davis Cup team representativesReferences Edit a b c d e Vergeten sporters Paul Dogger FOK in Dutch 1 May 2009 Retrieved 20 May 2017 Canfield Owen Trick Is Knowing Who To Count On In Tough Times Hartford Courant 13 August 1991 Retrieved 20 May 2017 Gardner Darlene H 27 December 1987 Artful Dogger Labat Claim Orange Bowl Tennis Titles tribunedigital sunsentinel Sun Sentinel Retrieved 20 May 2017 a b c d Rust na een verloren carriere De Volkskrant in Dutch 11 January 2003 Retrieved 20 May 2017 Scoreboard The Cincinnati Enquirer 25 July 1988 p 30 Retrieved 20 May 2017 External links EditPaul Dogger at the Association of Tennis Professionals Paul Dogger at the International Tennis Federation Paul Dogger at the Davis Cup Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul Dogger amp oldid 1043924285, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
