Robert Van't Hof (born April 10, 1959) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Early life Van't Hof was born in Lynwood, California.
Education Van't Hof studied for three years at the University of Southern California, winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association singles title in 1980. He left the University without being awarded a degree, in order to pursue his tennis career.
Van't Hof was inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Hall of Fame in 2003.
Professional career Turning professional in 1980, Van't Hof won his first top-level singles title in 1981 at Taipei and his second in 1989 in Seoul. His best singles performance at a Grand Slam event came in 1983 at Wimbledon, where he reached the final 16.
Van't Hof won two top-level singles titles and six tour doubles titles, including the Pacific Southwest with Scott Davis in 1985, as an unseeded team. His career-high rankings were world no. 25 in singles (in 1983) and world no. 20 in doubles (in 1986). He retired from the professional tour in 1990.
Coaching After retiring as a player, Van't Hof worked as a coach to several players, including Lindsay Davenport, Todd Martin, and Coco Vandeweghe.
Career finals Singles ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Jan 1980 Hobart, Australia Hard Shlomo Glickstein 6–7, 4–6Win 1–1 Nov 1981 Taipei, Taiwan Carpet (i) Pat DuPré 7–5, 6–2Loss 1–2 Aug 1982 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. Hard Sandy Mayer 5–7, 3–6Win 2–2 Apr 1989 Seoul, South Korea Hard Brad Drewett 7–5, 6–4
Doubles ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Oct 1981 Tokyo, Japan Clay Larry Stefanki Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy 6–3, 2–6, 1–6Loss 0–2 Jan 1982 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Larry Stefanki Andrew Jarrett Jonathan Smith 5–7, 6–7Win 1–2 Nov 1982 Taipei, Taiwan Carpet (i) Larry Stefanki Fred McNair Tim Wilkison 6–3, 7–6Win 2–2 Jun 1984 Bristol, England, U.K. Grass Larry Stefanki John Alexander John Fitzgerald 6–4, 5–7, 9–7Win 3–2 Sep 1985 Los Angeles, California, U.S. Hard Scott Davis Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg 6–3, 7–6Win 4–2 Mar 1986 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Carpet (i) Andy Kohlberg Christo Steyn Danie Visser 6–2, 6–3Win 5–2 Jan 1990 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Kelly Jones Gilad Bloom Paul Haarhuis 7–6, 6–0Win 6–2 Feb 1990 San Francisco, California, U.S. Carpet (i) Kelly Jones Glenn Layendecker Richey Reneberg 2–6, 7–6, 6–3Loss 6–3 Apr 1991 Hong Kong, China Hard Glenn Michibata Patrick Galbraith Todd Witsken 2–6, 4–6
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