| 词条 | Schalk van der Merwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| name = Schalk van der Merwe | image = | caption = | country = {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} South Africa | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1961|4|16}} | birth_place = Robertson, Cape Province | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2016|1|24|1961|4|16}} | death_place = Ireland | height = | turnedpro = | plays = Right-handed | careerprizemoney = | singlesrecord = 10–20 | singlestitles = 0 | highestsinglesranking = No. 157 (3 January 1983) | Wimbledonresult = 2R (1982) | USOpenresult = 3R (1982) | doublesrecord = 23–32 | doublestitles = 0 | highestdoublesranking = No. 81 (3 January 1983) | FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1982) | WimbledonDoublesresult = 2R (1981, 1982) | Mixed = yes | WimbledonMixedresult = 3R (1982) | USOpenMixedresult = 1R (1982) }} Schalk van der Merwe (16 April 1961 – 24 January 2016) was a professional tennis player from South Africa. CareerVan der Merwe was a quarterfinalist in the juniors events at the 1978 US Open and 1979 Wimbledon Championships.[1] In 1982, van der Merwe had his best season on tour.[2] He reached the quarter-finals in Metz and was a doubles runner-up in the U.S. Pro Tennis Championships, partnering Freddie Sauer.[2] The South African made it to the third round in the 1982 US Open, with wins over Derek Tarr and Raúl Ramírez, before losing to Bob Lutz in four sets.[2] In Wimbledon he started the tournament by defeating Terry Moor and then lost a marathon second round match to Steve Denton.[2] His match against Denton had to be stopped due to darkness, with the scores level at 10-10 in the fifth set.[3] When play resumed the following day, Denton finished on top, 13-11.[2] He did however make the third round of the mixed doubles, with Yvonne Vermaak as his partner.[4] DeathWhile in Ireland, where he was working as a medical doctor, Van der Merwe was found dead in his car. The cause of death is still unknown, although he had apparently suffered from high blood pressure in the time preceding his death.[5] Tennis career finalsDoubles: 1 (0–1)
Challenger titlesDoubles: (1)
References1. ^ITF Junior Profile 2. ^1 2 3 4 ATP World Tour Profile 3. ^Lewiston Daily Sun, [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=y1wgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZGQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1855,5294807 "King Moves to Quarterfinals"], 30 June 1982 4. ^ITF Pro Circuit Profile 5. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.sport24.co.za/Tennis/ATPTour/former-sa-tennis-pro-dies-20160126|title=Former SA tennis pro dies|last=Mostert|first=Herman|date=26 January 2016|work=Sport24|accessdate=28 January 2016}} External links
7 : 1961 births|2016 deaths|Afrikaner people|White South African people|South African people of Dutch descent|South African male tennis players|People from Robertson, Western Cape |
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