Gijs Brouwer
Gijs Brouwer
Gijs Brouwer
Gijs Brouwer
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  • Personal
  • Career
    • Nickname is Gus.
    • Speaks Dutch, English and German.
    • Father, Idso; mother, Jolanda; sister, Jitske.
    • Born in Houston before moving with his parents to their native Netherlands as a 2-month-old.
    • Started playing tennis at age 6 after seeing the sport on TV.
    • Credits support of parents and coach Michiel Schapers.
    • Says that his hero is his grandfather.
    • Inspired by Roger Federer and admires track star Usain Bolt.
    • Favourite shot is forehand, surface is clay, tournament is US Open and city on tour is Miami.
    • Also enjoys football, golf, and padel.
    • Favourite football team isAFC Ajax.
    • Enjoys eating Italian food and says guilty pleasure is tiramisu.
    • Favourite movie is Interstellar, TV show is Suits andactor is Denzel Washington.
    • Supports cancer research.
    • Favourite band is Coldplay.
    • Says that his best quality is that he's "easy to hang out with," but his worst quality is communication.
    • Favourite school subject was history.

    (UPDATED 28 AUGUST 2022)

    • American-born Dutchman earned 1st ranking point at age 19 in December 2015, broke into Top 200 at age 26 in July 2022 and achieved career-high No. 181in August 2022.
    • Returned to city of birth and advanced to 2022 Houston QF as Q in ATP Tour qualifying and main draw debut.
    • Set to make Grand Slam main draw debut after defeating 2019 NCAA champion Jubb to qualify for 2022 US Open.
    • Owns 15-14 Challenger record in 2022, reaching 1st final of career at Tunis.
    • Boasts 162-101 ITF record (5-7 in finals), playing at least 1 ITF event each year since 2014 and winning most recent title at 2021 Trimbach.

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