Erik Van't Hof

Erik Victor Van't Hof (born November 12, 1960) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Erik Van't Hof

Full name	Erik Victor Van't Hof
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Manhattan Beach, California, U.S.
Born	(1960-11-12) November 12, 1960 (age 64) Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	1983
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$23,043
Singles
Career record	1–3 (25%)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 373 (December 10, 1984)
Doubles
Career record	18–35 (33.96%)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 105 (November 12, 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	R2 (1985) R2 (1984)
Wimbledon	R4 (1985)
US Open	R3 (1985) R2 (1984)

Early life

Van't Hof was born in the Dutch city of Rotterdam but grew up in Downey, California.^{[citation needed]}

Education

He was a four year scholarship athlete at Southern Methodist University (SMU). In 1983, Van't Hof graduated with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration.^{[citation needed]}

Professional career

Primarily a doubles specialist, Van't Hof partnered with Derek Tarr at the 1984 U.S. Clay Court Championships, where they made the quarter-finals by upsetting second seeds Pavel Složil and Ferdi Taygan. His best singles performance on tour came in 1984 when he made the second round of the Tokyo Outdoor Grand Prix event, with a win over Huub van Boeckel.^[1]

During his career he competed in the main draw of the men's doubles competitions at the Australian Open, Wimbledon Championships and US Open. At the 1985 Wimbledon Championships, Van't Hof teamed up with Brian Levine to make the third round.^[2]

Challenger circuit titles

Result	No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	1985	Nagoya, Japan	Outdoor/Hard	Sashi Menon	Hitoshi Shirato Eiji Takeuchi	6–3, 6–2
Win	2.	1985	West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.	Outdoor/Clay	Derek Tarr	Leonardo Lavalle Jaime Yzaga	6–2, 6–0