Tom Okker - Biography

Thomas S. Okker (born 22 February 1944) is a former Dutch tennis player. He was ranked among the world's top 10 singles players for seven consecutive years, 1968–74, reaching a career high of world # 3 in 1969. He also was ranked World # 1 in doubles in 1969.

1 Tennis career
2 Open era singles finals
- 2.1 Titles (22)
- 2.2 Runner-ups (23)
3 Doubles Titles (68)
- 3.1 Runner-ups (36)
4 Grand Slam Statistics
5 International Jewish Hall of Fame
6 Miscellaneous
7 See also
8 External links

Tennis career

Okker was the Dutch champion from 1964 through 1968. In 1968 he turned professional, and won his first important tournaments in singles and in doubles (with Marty Riessen) at the Italian Open. At Wimbledon, Okker reached the quarterfinals in 1968, and the semifinals in 1978. He achieved his best result in a Grand Slam tournament in 1968, when he lost the final of the US Open to Arthur Ashe 14–12, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3.

Okker won 31 singles titles. As of 2000, 20 years after his retirement, Okker's 31 career "open tennis" singles victories (combined ATP tour, Grand Prix, and WCT tournaments) still ranked 20th all-time. Among Okker's singles titles were the 1970 German Open and Belgian Open, 1973 Dewar Cup and Canadian Open, and 1974 WCT Rothmans. He also was the runner-up in 24 singles tournaments.

Okker is also among the most successful men's doubles players of all time. Okker won two Grand Slam doubles titles, the US Open in 1976 (with Riessen) and the French Open (with John Newcombe) in 1973. In total, Okker won 78 doubles events, a record that was finally broken by Todd Woodbridge in 2005. Okker's other doubles titles include: 1973 Italian Open; 1973 London Grass Courts (with Riessen); 1973 Spanish Open (with Ilie Năstase); 1975 Opel International (with Arthur Ashe); and 1978 WCT World Doubles (with Wojtek Fibak).

One of the first tennis professionals to win at least U.S. $1 million in career prize money, Okker's WTC career earnings stood at U.S. $1,257,200 when he retired in 1980 ($ today).

Davis Cup

Between 1964 and 1981, Okker represented The Netherlands in Davis Cup play, where he was 15–20. [1]

Maccabiah Games

In 1965 Okker won both the singles and the mixed doubles titles at the Maccabiah Games in Israel.

Style of play

Okker was a fan favorite with his animated, quick-footed play. He was a slight but canny player who often defeated larger, more powerful opponents. He was among the first players of his era to hit the ball with heavy topspin.

Open era singles finals

Titles (22)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	1969	Rome, Italy	Clay	Bob Hewitt	10–8, 6–8, 6–1, 1–6, 6–0
2.	1969	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	John Newcombe	8–10, 6–1, 7–5, 6–3
3.	1969	Hilversum, Netherlands	Hard	Tom Gorman	6–3, 4–6, 7–6
4.	1969	Paris Indoor, France	Carpet	Earl Butch Buchholz	8–6, 6–2, 6–1
5.	1970	Hilversum, Netherlands	Hard	Roger Taylor	4–6, 6–0, 6–1, 6–3
6.	1970	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Ilie Năstase	4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
7.	1971	Louisville WCT, United States	Clay	Cliff Drysdale	3–6, 6–4, 6–1
8.	1971	Quebec WCT, Canada	Indoor	Rod Laver	6–3, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4
9.	1972	Chicago WCT, U.S.	Carpet	Arthur Ashe	4–6, 6–2, 6–3
10.	1973	Washington WCT, U.S.	Carpet	Arthur Ashe	6–3, 6–7, 7–6
11.	1973	Hilversum, Netherlands	Clay	Andrés Gimeno	2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–7, 6–3
12.	1973	Montreal, Canada	Hard	Manuel Orantes	6–3, 6–2, 6–1
13.	1973	Seattle, U.S.	Other	John Alexander	7–5, 6–4
14.	1973	Chicago, U.S.	Carpet	John Newcombe	3–6, 7–6, 6–3
15.	1973	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Jaime Fillol	4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5
16.	1973	London, United Kingdom	Carpet	Ilie Năstase	6–3, 6–4
17.	1974	Toronto WCT, Canada	Carpet	Ilie Năstase	6–3, 6–4
18.	1974	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Carpet	Tom Gorman	4–6, 7–6, 6–1
19.	1975	Nottingham, United Kingdom	Grass	Tony Roche	6–1, 3–6, 6–3
20.	1975	Paris Indoor, France	Hard (i)	Arthur Ashe	6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
21.	1977	Richmond WCT, U.S.	Carpet	Vitas Gerulaitis	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
22.	1979	Tel-Aviv, Israel	Hard	Per Hjertquist	6–4, 6–3

Runner-ups (23)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	1968	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Cliff Drysdale	6–3, 6–3, 6–0
2.	1968	US Open, New York City	Grass	Arthur Ashe	14–12, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
3.	1969	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Roy Emerson	6–1, 12–14, 6–4, 6–4
4.	1969	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Tony Roche	6–1, 5–7, 7–5, 8–6
5.	1970	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Tony Roche	7–5, 7–5, 6–3
6.	1971	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Ilie Năstase	3–6, 8–6, 6–1, 6–1
7.	1971	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	John Newcombe	6–2, 5–7, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3
8.	1971	Montreal, Canada	Clay	John Newcombe	7–6, 3–6, 6–2, 7–6
9.	1971	Toronto WCT, Canada	Carpet	John Newcombe	7–6, 3–6, 6–2, 7–6
10.	1971	Vancouver WCT, Canada	Outdoor	Ken Rosewall	6–2, 6–2, 6–4
11.	1972	Boston WCT, U.S.	Hard	Robert Lutz	6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
12.	1972	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Stan Smith	6–4, 6–3
13.	1972	Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands	Carpet	Arthur Ashe	3–6, 6–2, 6–1
14.	1973	Washington, D.C., U.S.	Clay	Arthur Ashe	6–4, 6–2
15.	1973	Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Jimmy Connors	7–5, 7–6
16.	1973	Masters, Boston	Carpet	Ilie Năstase	6–3, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
17.	1974	Washington WCT, U.S.	Carpet	Ilie Năstase	6–3, 6–3
18.	1974	Boston, U.S.	Clay	Björn Borg	7–6, 6–1, 6–1
19.	1974	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Arthur Ashe	6–2, 6–2
20.	1975	Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands	Carpet	Arthur Ashe	3–6, 6–2, 6–4
21.	1975	Johannesburg WCT, South Africa	Hard	Buster Mottram	6–4, 6–2
22.	1975	Stockholm WCT, Sweden	Carpet	Arthur Ashe	6–4, 6–2
23.	1978	Hilversum, Netherlands	Clay	Balázs Taróczy	2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4

Doubles Titles (68)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	1968	Rome, Italy	Clay	Marty Riessen	Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Allan Stone	6–3, 6–4, 6–2
2.	1968	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Marty Riessen	John Newcombe Tony Roche	6–4, 6–4, 7–5
3.	1969	Philadelphia, U.S.	Carpet	Marty Riessen	John Newcombe Tony Roche	8–6, 6–4
4.	1969	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Marty Riessen	Mal Anderson Roy Emerson	6–1, 6–4
5.	1969	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Marty Riessen	Jean-Claude Barclay Jürgen Fassbender	6–1, 6–2, 6–4
6.	1970	London/Queen's Club, England	Grass	Marty Riessen	Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell	6–4, 6–4
7.	1970	Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Marty Riessen	Robert Lutz Stan Smith	7–6, 6–2
8.	1971	Chicago WCT, U.S.	Carpet	Marty Riessen	John Newcombe Tony Roche	7–6, 4–6, 7–6
9.	1971	Dallas WCT, U.S.	Carpet	Marty Riessen	Robert Lutz Charlie Pasarell	6–3, 6–4
10.	1971	London/Queen's Club, England	Grass	Marty Riessen	Erik Van Dillen Stan Smith	8–6, 4–6, 10–8
11.	1971	Washington, D.C., U.S.	Clay	Marty Riessen	Bob Carmichael Ray Ruffels	7–6, 6–2
12.	1971	Montreal, Canada	Clay	Marty Riessen	Arthur Ashe Dennis Ralston	6–3, 6–3, 6–1
13.	1971	Cologne, Germany	Carpet	Marty Riessen	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	6–7, 3–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–4
14.	1972	Richmond WCT, U.S.	Carpet	Marty Riessen	John Newcombe Tony Roche	7–6, 7–6
15.	1972	Miami WCT, U.S.	Hard	Marty Riessen	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	7–5, 6–4
16.	1972	Chicago WCT, U.S.	Carpet	Marty Riessen	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	6–2, 6–3
17.	1972	Charlotte WCT, U.S.	Clay	Marty Riessen	John Newcombe Tony Roche	6–4, 4–6, 7–6
18.	1972	Washington, D.C., U.S.	Clay	Marty Riessen	John Newcombe Tony Roche	3–6, 6–3, 6–2
19.	1972	Fort Worth WCT, U.S.	Hard	Marty Riessen	Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle	6–2, 6–2
20.	1972	Montreal WCT, Canada	Outdoor	Marty Riessen	Robert Maud Ken Rosewall	6–1, 4–6, 7–6
21.	1972	Alamo WCT, U.S.	Outdoor	Marty Riessen	Brian Fairlie Ismail El Shafei	7–6, 6–4
22.	1972	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Marty Riessen	Colin Dibley Roy Emerson	7–5, 7–6
23.	1972	Gothenburg WCT, Sweden	Carpet	Marty Riessen	Brian Fairlie Ismail El Shafei	6–2, 7–6
24.	1973	London WCT, England	Hard (i)	Marty Riessen	Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner	6–3, 6–3
25.	1973	Milan WCT, Italy	Carpet	Marty Riessen	Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle	6–3, 6–3
26.	1973	Washington WCT, U.S.	Carpet	Marty Riessen	Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner	4–6, 7–6, 6–2
27.	1973	Houston, U.S.	Clay	Marty Riessen	Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner	7–5, 7–5
28.	1973	Charlotte WCT, U.S.	Clay	Marty Riessen	Erik Van Dillen Tom Gorman	7–6, 3–6, 6–3
29.	1973	French Open, Paris	Clay	John Newcombe	Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase	6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
30.	1973	Rome, Italy	Clay	John Newcombe	Ross Case Geoff Masters	6–2, 6–3, 6–4
31.	1973	London/Queen's Club, England	Grass	Marty Riessen	Ray Keldie Raymond Moore	6–4, 7–5
32.	1973	Seattle, U.S.		Tom Gorman	Bob Carmichael Frew McMillan	2–6, 6–4, 7–6
33.	1973	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Ilie Năstase	Antonio Muñoz Manuel Orantes	4–6, 6–3, 6–2
34.	1973	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Ilie Năstase	Bob Carmichael Frew McMillan	6–3, 6–0
35.	1973	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Arthur Ashe	Lew Hoad Robert Maud	6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
36.	1974	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Marty Riessen	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	2–6, 6–3, 6–4
37.	1975	Barcelona WCT, Spain	Carpet	Arthur Ashe	Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta	7–5, 6–1
38.	1975	Johannesburg WCT, South Africa	Hard	Arthur Ashe	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	6–3, 6–2
39.	1975	Stockholm WCT, Sweden	Carpet	Arthur Ashe	Patrice Dominguez Kim Warwick	6–3, 7–6
40.	1975	Hong Kong	Hard	Ken Rosewall	Bob Carmichael Sandy Mayer	6–3, 6–4
41.	1976	Basel, Switzerland	Carpet	Frew McMillan	Jiří Hřebec Jan Kodeš	6–4, 7–6, 6–4
42.	1976	US Open, New York	Clay	Marty Riessen	Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher	6–4, 6–4
43.	1976	Paris Indoor, France	Hard (i)	Marty Riessen	Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart	6–2, 6–2
44.	1977	Birmingham WCT, United States	Carpet	Wojtek Fibak	Billy Martin Bill Scanlon	6–3, 6–4
45.	1977	Richmond WCT, United States	Carpet	Wojtek Fibak	Ross Case Tony Roche	6–4, 6–4
46.	1977	Mexico City WCT, Mexico	Hard	Wojtek Fibak	Ilie Năstase Adriano Panatta	6–2, 6–3
47.	1977	Toronto Indoor WCT, Canada	Carpet	Wojtek Fibak	Ross Case Tony Roche	6–4, 6–1
48.	1977	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Carpet	Wojtek Fibak	Vijay Amritraj Dick Stockton	6–4, 6–4
49.	1977	Charlotte WCT, Netherlands	Carpet	Ken Rosewall	Corrado Barazzutti Adriano Panatta	6–1, 3–6, 7–6
50.	1977	Woodlands Doubles, U.S.	Hard	Marty Riessen	Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson	3–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–1
51.	1977	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Wojtek Fibak	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	6–3, 6–3
52.	1978	Houston WCT, United States	Clay	Wojtek Fibak	Tom Leonard Mike Machette	7–5, 7–5
53.	1978	World Doubles WCT, United States	Carpet	Wojtek Fibak	Robert Lutz Stan Smith	6–7, 6–4, 6–0, 6–3
54.	1978	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Wojtek Fibak	Antonio Muñoz Victor Pecci	6–2, 6–4
55.	1978	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Mark Edmondson	Bob Hewitt Kim Warwick	6–4, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4
56.	1978	Hilversum, Netherlands	Clay	Balázs Taróczy	Bob Carmichael Mark Edmondson	7–6, 4–6, 7–5
57.	1978	Toronto, Canada	Clay	Wojtek Fibak	Colin Dowdeswell Heinz Günthardt	6–3, 7–6
58.	1978	Woodlands Doubles, United States	Hard	Wojtek Fibak	Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart	7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3
59.	1978	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Wojtek Fibak	Robert Lutz Stan Smith	6–3, 6–2
60.	1979	Philadelphia, United States	Carpet	Wojtek Fibak	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	5–7, 6–1, 6–3
61.	1979	Memphis, United States	Carpet	Wojtek Fibak	Frew McMillan Dick Stockton	6–4, 6–4
62.	1979	Stuttgart Indoor, Germany	Hard (i)	Wojtek Fibak	Bob Carmichael Brian Teacher	6–3, 5–7, 7–6
63.	1979	Munich, Germany	Clay	Wojtek Fibak	Jürgen Fassbender Jean-Louis Haillet	7–6, 7–5
64.	1979	Hilversum, Netherlands	Clay	Balázs Taróczy	Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd	6–1, 6–3
65.	1979	Tel Aviv, Israel	Hard	Ilie Năstase	Mike Cahill Colin Dibley	7–5, 6–4
66.	1980	Birmingham, U.S.	Carpet	Wojtek Fibak	José Luis Clerc Ilie Năstase	6–3, 6–3
67.	1980	Cairo, Egypt	Clay	Ismail El Shafei	Christophe Freyss Bernard Fritz	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
68.	1980	Hilversum, Netherlands	Clay	Balázs Taróczy	Tony Giammalva Buster Mottram	7–5, 6–3, 7–6

Runner-ups (36)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	1968	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Mal Anderson	John Newcombe Dennis Ralston	8–10, 12–10, 12–14, 6–3, 6–3
2.	1969	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Marty Riessen	John Newcombe Tony Roche	7–5, 11–9, 6–3
3.	1970	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Marty Riessen	Cliff Drysdale Roger Taylor	6–2, 6–3, 6–2
4.	1970	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Nikola Pilić	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	6–3, 7–5, 6–2
5.	1971	Australian Open, Melbourne	Grass	Marty Riessen	John Newcombe Tony Roche	6–2, 7–6
6.	1971	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Roger Taylor	Ilie Năstase Ion Ţiriac	1–6, 6–3, 6–3, 8–6
7.	1971	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	John Newcombe	John Alexander Phil Dent	5–7, 6–3, 6–4
8.	1971	Quebec WCT, Canada	Indoor	Marty Riessen	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	7–6, 6–2
9.	1971	Boston WCT, U.S.	Clay	Marty Riessen	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	6–4, 6–4
10.	1973	Cologne WCT, Germany	Carpet	Marty Riessen	Mark Cox Graham Stilwell	7–6, 6–3
11.	1973	Denver WCT, U.S.	Carpet	Marty Riessen	Arthur Ashe Roscoe Tanner	3–6, 6–3, 7–6
12.	1973	World Doubles WCT, Montreal	Carpet	Marty Riessen	Robert Lutz Stan Smith	6–2, 7–6, 6–0
13.	1974	Toronto WCT, Canada	Carpet	Marty Riessen	Raúl Ramírez Tony Roche	6–3, 2–6, 6–4
14.	1974	Miami WCT, U.S.	Hard	Marty Riessen	John Alexander Phil Dent	4–6, 6–4, 7–5
15.	1974	Washington WCT, U.S.	Carpet	Marty Riessen	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	7–6, 6–3
16.	1974	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Marty Riessen	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	7–6, 6–4, 6–3
17.	1975	Bologna WCT, Italy	Carpet	Arthur Ashe	Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
18.	1975	Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco	Clay	Arthur Ashe	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	6–3, 6–2
19.	1975	Nottingham, England	Grass	Marty Riessen	Charlie Pasarell Roscoe Tanner	6–2, 6–3
20.	1975	US Open, New York	Clay	Marty Riessen	Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase	6–4, 7–6
21.	1975	Paris Indoor, France	Hard (i)	Ilie Năstase	Wojtek Fibak Karl Meiler	6–4, 7–6
22.	1976	Columbus WCT, U.S.	Carpet	Arthur Ashe	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	7–6, 6–4
23.	1976	Richmond WCT, U.S.	Carpet	Arthur Ashe	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	6–4, 7–5
24.	1976	Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands	Carpet	Arthur Ashe	Rod Laver Frew McMillan	6–1, 6–7, 7–6
25.	1976	Johannesburg WCT, South Africa	Hard	Frew McMillan	Marty Riessen Roscoe Tanner	6–2, 7–5
26.	1976	Stockholm WCT, Sweden	Carpet	Adriano Panatta	Alex Metreveli Ilie Năstase	6–4, 7–5
27.	1976	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Marty Riessen	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
28.	1977	Philadelphia WCT, U.S.	Carpet	Wojtek Fibak	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	6–1, 1–6, 6–3
29.	1977	Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco	Clay	Wojtek Fibak	François Jauffret Jan Kodeš	2–6, 6–3, 6–2
30.	1978	St. Louis WCT, U.S.	Carpet	Wojtek Fibak	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	6–3, 6–2
31.	1978	Munich, Germany	Clay	Jürgen Fassbender	Ion Ţiriac Guillermo Vilas	3–6, 6–4, 7–6
32.	1979	Birmingham, U.S.	Carpet	Ilie Năstase	Stan Smith Dick Stockton	6–2, 6–3
33.	1979	Denver, U.S.	Carpet	Wojtek Fibak	Robert Lutz Stan Smith	7–6, 6–3
34.	1979	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Wojtek Fibak	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	6–4, 6–4
35.	1980	Masters Doubles WCT, London	Carpet	Wojtek Fibak	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
36.	1980	Bangkok, Thailand	Carpet	Dick Stockton	Ferdi Taygan Brian Teacher	7–6, 7–6

Grand Slam Statistics

Singles performance timeline

Tournament	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	SR
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	A	2R	3R	A	A	1R	QF	SF	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 5
French Open	A	2R	4R	QF	A	SF	A	A	A	QF	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	0 / 6
Wimbledon	2R	1R	4R	2R	QF	QF	2R	4R	A	A	4R	QF	3R	4R	SF	QF	3R	1R	0 / 16
US Open	1R	A	A	A	F	1R	4R	SF	3R	4R	4R	2R	3R	A	1R	1R	1R	A	0 / 13
Grand Slam SR	0 / 2	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 1	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 3	0 / 2	0 / 2	0 / 1	0 / 40
Year End Ranking	N/A									4	6	11	23	31	50	56	107	N/A

Singles finals, 1 (1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1968	US Open	Grass	Arthur Ashe	14–12, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3

Men's Doubles finals, 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Runner-Up	1969	Wimbledon	Grass	Marty Riessen	John Newcombe Tony Roche	7–5, 11–9, 6–3
Runner-Up	1971	Australian Open	Grass	Marty Riessen	John Newcombe Tony Roche	6–2, 7–6
Winner	1973	French Open	Clay	John Newcombe	Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase	6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Runner-Up	1975	U.S. Open	Grass	Marty Riessen	Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase	6–4, 7–6
Winner	1976	U.S. Open	Grass	Marty Riessen	Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher	6–4, 6–4

International Jewish Hall of Fame

Okker, who is Jewish, was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.

Miscellaneous

Although officially retired, Okker continues to play in senior tennis tournaments, and owns an art gallery in Hazerswoude-Dorp, Netherlands.

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Tom Okker - Biography

Contents

Tennis career

Davis Cup

Maccabiah Games

Style of play

Open era singles finals

Titles (22)

Runner-ups (23)

Doubles Titles (68)

Runner-ups (36)

Grand Slam Statistics

Singles performance timeline

Singles finals, 1 (1 runner-up)

Men's Doubles finals, 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)

International Jewish Hall of Fame

Miscellaneous

See also

External links

Discussion