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Michiel Schapers (born 11 October 1959 in Rotterdam) is a former tennis player from the Netherlands.
Tennis career
Turning professional in 1982, Schapers represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he was defeated in quarter-finals by eventual winner Miloslav Mečíř of Czechoslovakia.
In 1987 at Wimbledon, he was the only player to take a set against eventual champion Pat Cash in their third round match. His most famous victory was over reigning Wimbledon champion Boris Becker in the second round of the 1985 Australian Open. Schapers went on to reach the quarter-finals, his best singles result at a Grand Slam, and later equaled that result at the 1988 Australian Open. In 1988 he reached the final of the mixed doubles at the French Open together with Brenda Schultz-McCarthy in which they lost to Lori McNeil and Jorge Lozano.
The right-hander Schapers reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 25 April 1988, when he became World No. 25. After his playing career ended he became a coach. From 1998 until 2000 he was the captain of the Dutch Davis-cup team.
Singles finals
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| Championship Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (4) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 11 January 1987 | Auckland, New Zealand | Outdoor/Hard |  Miloslav Mečíř | 2–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 28 February 1988 | Metz, France | Indoor/Carpet |  Jonas Svensson | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 6 March 1989 | Nancy, France | Indoor/Hard |  Guy Forget | 3–6, 6–7 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 16 June 1991 | Rosmalen, The Netherlands | Outdoor/Grass |  Christian Saceanu | 1–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
Doubles finals
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (9) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 28 April 1985 | Marbella, Spain | Outdoor/Clay | Loïc Courteau |  Andrés Gómez Cássio Motta | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 27 October 1985 | Cologne, Germany | Indoor/Hard |  Alex Antonitsch | Jan Gunnarsson Peter Lundgren | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 16 March 1986 | Metz, France | Indoor/Carpet |  Francisco González |  Wojtek Fibak Guy Forget | 6–2, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 18 October 1987 | Toulouse, France | Indoor/Hard | Wojtek Fibak |  Kelly Jones Patrik Kühnen | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 7 January 1990 | Adelaide, Australia | Outdoor/Hard | Alexander Mronz |  Andrew Castle Nduka Odizor | 6–7, 2–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 7 October 1990 | Toulouse, France | Indoor/Hard |  Michael Mortensen | Neil Broad Gary Muller | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 17 February 1991 | Brussels, Belgium | Indoor/Carpet |  Libor Pimek |  Mark Woodforde Todd Woodbridge | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 3. | 13 October 1991 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Outdoor/Hard |  David Rikl |  Javier Frana Leonardo Lavalle | 6–2, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 6 January 1992 | Wellington, New Zealand | Outdoor/Hard | Daniel Vacek | Jared Palmer Jonathan Stark | 3–6, 3–6 |