Jesper de Jong

Jesper de Jong (born 31 May 2000) is a Dutch tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 119, achieved on 24 June 2024, and a career high doubles ranking of world No. 135, achieved on 23 May 2022. De Jong has won one singles and seven doubles titles on the ATP Challenger Tour.

Early life and background
De Jong was born in Haarlem and lives in Hoofddorp. He began playing tennis at the age of five. In his youth, he trained at Zwaanshoek Tennis & Padel. His tennis idol was Roger Federer.

De Jong and his grandfather, Jan, who died in October 2023, had dreamed of playing in a Grand Slam. After qualifying for the main draw of the 2024 Australian Open, De Jong got a tattoo to commemorate his late grandfather.

2021: Maiden Challenger titles, top 250 in singles, top 200 in doubles
In March 2021, De Jong won his first Challenger doubles title at the Saint Petersburg Challenger II with Sem Verbeek. In May, he won his second Challenger doubles title, this time with Tim van Rijthoven, at the Open de Oeiras IV. The following month, he won his third doubles title at the Almaty Challenger with Vitaliy Sachko and reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 204 on 14 June 2021.

De Jong won his first Challenger singles title at the Almaty Challenger II, sending him to a career-high singles ranking of No. 260 on 21 June 2021. At the Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil in November, De Jong lost in the singles final to Alejandro Tabilo, but won the doubles title with Bart Stevens.

2022: ATP Tour debut, top 160 in singles, top 150 in doubles
Following a semifinal showing at the Challenger in Traralgon, Australia in January, he made his debut in the top 200 on 14 February 2022.

He made his ATP main draw doubles debut after qualifying as a pair partnering 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 14 February 2022.

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

2023–2024: Major debuts and first wins, top 125 in singles
He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 135 on 11 September 2023.

He qualified for the 2024 Australian Open making his Grand Slam debut  and defeated Pedro Cachin for his first Major win. He received a wildcard for his home tournament, the Rotterdam Open.

Ranked No. 177, he qualified for his second career Major at the 2024 French Open. He defeated Jack Draper in the first round before losing to Carlos Alcaraz in four sets in the second.

He lifted his third Challenger title, the Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup in Sassuolo, Italy and reached a new career-high ranking of No. 119 on 24 June 2024.

Singles
Current through the 2024 French Open.

Record against top 10 players
De Jong's record against players who has been ranked in the top 10 in their career, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered: