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Menno Oosting
Internationale kampioenschap tennis Melkhuisje Menno Oosting in actie, Bestanddeelnr 933-7188.jpg
Country (sports)  Netherlands
Born (1964-05-17)17 May 1964
Son en Breugel, Netherlands
Died 22 February 1999(1999-02-22) (aged 34)
Turnhout, Belgium
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro 1983
Plays Left-handed
Prize money $1,041,725
Singles
Career record 26–36
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 72 (4 July 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 4R (1988)
French Open 1R (1986, 1988)
Wimbledon 3R (1988)
US Open 2R (1988)
Doubles
Career record 239–257
Career titles 7
Highest ranking No. 20 (13 February 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open QF (1991)
French Open 3R (1997)
Wimbledon 3R (1995)
US Open 3R (1996)

Menno Oosting (17 May 1964 – 22 February 1999) was a professional tennis player from the Netherlands, who won seven ATP Tour doubles titles out of 18 finals in his career.

Born in Son en Breugel, North Brabant, Oosting reached a career-high ranking of 72 in the men's singles in 1988, and 20 in doubles in 1995. Oosting won the mixed-doubles title on Roland Garros in 1994, partnering Kristie Boogert. Oosting played in four Davis Cup ties for the Netherlands during the 1980s, posting a 5–3 record in singles and a 2–1 record in doubles. He died of injuries sustained in a car crash in Turnhout, Belgium.

Career finals

Doubles: 18 (7 wins, 11 losses)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1)
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (7–10)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 1991 Athens, Greece Clay Finland Olli Rahnasto Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Mark Koevermans
7–5, 6–7, 5–7
Win 1–1 Apr 1992 Munich, Germany Clay South Africa David Adams Australia Carl Limberger
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Anzari
3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Loss 1–2 Mar 1993 Estoril, Portugal Clay Germany Udo Riglewski South Africa David Adams
Russia Andrei Olhovskiy
3–6, 5–7
Win 2–2 Sep 1993 Bucharest, Romania Clay Belgium Libor Pimek Romania George Cosac
Romania Ciprian Petre Porumb
7–6, 7–6
Win 3–2 Mar 1994 Casablanca, Morocco Clay South Africa David Adams Italy Cristian Brandi
Italy Federico Mordegan
6–3, 6–4
Loss 3–3 Mar 1994 Estoril, Portugal Clay Netherlands Richard Krajicek Italy Cristian Brandi
Italy Federico Mordegan
w/o
Win 4–3 Apr 1994 Madrid, Spain Clay Sweden Rikard Bergh France Jean-Philippe Fleurian
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
6–3, 6–4
Loss 4–4 Jul 1994 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Czech Republic Daniel Vacek Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
6–7, 4–6
Win 5–4 Oct 1994 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Czech Republic Daniel Vacek United States Patrick McEnroe
United States Jared Palmer
7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Win 6–4 Jan 1996 Zagreb, Croatia Carpet Belgium Libor Pimek Czech Republic Martin Damm
Netherlands Hendrik Jan Davids
6–3, 7–6
Loss 6–5 Feb 1996 Antwerp, Belgium Carpet Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov Sweden Jonas Björkman
Sweden Nicklas Kulti
4–6, 4–6
Loss 6–6 May 1996 Sankt Pölten, Austria Clay South Africa David Adams Czech Republic Ctislav Doseděl
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
7–6, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 6–7 Jul 1996 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay South Africa David Adams Belgium Libor Pimek
South Africa Byron Talbot
6–7, 3–6
Loss 6–8 Sep 1996 Bucharest, Romania Clay South Africa David Adams Sweden David Ekerot
United States Jeff Tarango
6–7, 6–7
Loss 6–9 Sep 1996 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) South Africa David Adams Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
3–6, 4–6
Loss 6–10 Oct 1996 Vienna, Austria Carpet Czech Republic Pavel Vízner Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
6–7, 4–6
Win 7–10 Mar 1998 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet Netherlands Tom Kempers Netherlands Jan Siemerink
New Zealand Brett Steven
6–4, 7–6
Loss 7–11 Feb 1999 St. Petersburg, Russia Carpet Romania Andrei Pavel United States Jeff Tarango
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
6–3, 3–6, 5–7

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