Rise to Success: Career Highlights of Jesper de Jong

Discover the career path of Jesper de Jong, from the first major opportunity to industry-changing achievements.

Jesper de Jong is a Dutch professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 87 in May 2025 and a doubles ranking of No. 135 in May 2022. Currently, he is the second-highest-ranked Dutch singles player. He has secured three singles titles and seven doubles titles on the ATP Challenger Tour.

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Full Timeline Career & Achievements

March 2021: First Challenger doubles title

In March 2021, de Jong won his first Challenger doubles title at the Saint Petersburg Challenger II with Sem Verbeek.

June 2021: First Challenger singles title

In June 2021, de Jong won his first Challenger singles title at the Almaty Challenger II, leading to a career-high singles ranking of No. 260 on June 21, 2021.

June 2021: Third doubles title at the Almaty Challenger

In June 2021, de Jong won his third doubles title at the Almaty Challenger with Vitaliy Sachko and reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 204 on June 14, 2021.

February 2022: Debut in the top 200

Following a semifinal appearance at the Challenger in Traralgon, Australia, Jesper de Jong made his debut in the top 200 on February 14, 2022.

February 2022: ATP main draw doubles debut

Jesper de Jong made his ATP main draw doubles debut after qualifying as a pair with Sem Verbeek at the 2022 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam. As a result, he reached a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 157 on February 14, 2022.

May 2022: Doubles Ranking

In May 2022, Jesper de Jong achieved a doubles ranking of No. 135.

June 2022: ATP singles debut

Jesper de Jong made his ATP singles debut at the 2022 Libéma Open as a wildcard. He was also awarded a wildcard in doubles with Bart Stevens. As a result, he reached the top 160 in the singles rankings on June 13, 2022.

September 2023: Career-high singles ranking

On September 11, 2023, Jesper de Jong reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 135.

June 2024: French Open and Challenger Title

In June 2024, ranked No. 177, Jesper de Jong qualified for his second Grand Slam at the French Open. He defeated Jack Draper in the first round before losing to Carlos Alcaraz in the second. He won his third Challenger title, the 2024 Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup, reaching a new career-high ranking of No. 119 on June 24, 2024.

August 2024: Career-High Ranking

On August 12, 2024, Jesper de Jong achieved a new career-high ranking of No. 103.

2024: Grand Slam Debut and Rotterdam Open

In 2024, Jesper de Jong qualified for the Australian Open, marking his Grand Slam debut, and defeated Pedro Cachin for his first Major win. He lost to Jannik Sinner. He also received a wildcard for the 2024 Rotterdam Open.

January 2025: ATP tour-level semifinal

In January 2025, at Montpellier, Jesper de Jong reached his first ATP tour-level semifinal.

March 2025: Career-high singles ranking in top 100

Following a final showing at the 2025 Murcia Open, De Jong reached a career-high singles ranking in the top 100 of world No. 98 on March 31, 2025.

April 2025: First ATP win as a top-100 player

In April 2025, Jesper De Jong recorded his first ATP win as a top-100 player over Elliot Benchetrit in Marrakesh. He also made his Masters 1000 debut at the 2025 Italian Open in Rome and recorded his first Masters win over Alexander Shevchenko.