# Jacco Eltingh

Jacco Folkert Eltingh (born 29 August 1970) is a former professional male tennis player and former world No. 1 doubles player from the Netherlands.
He is best known for his success in doubles with fellow countryman Paul Haarhuis. Together they won all four Grand Slam doubles titles at least once. Eltingh is the youngest player in the Open Era to achieve the career Grand Slam in men's doubles.
Eltingh reached his career-high singles ranking in February 1995, when he climbed to world No. 19, notably reaching the quarterfinals of both the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 1995. In his professional career he has won four singles and 44 doubles titles.
In November 2005, Eltingh was elected to the ATP Board as the player representative for Europe.

## Major finals
### Grand Slam finals
#### Doubles: 8 (6–2)

| Result | Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1994 | Australian Open | Paul Haarhuis | Byron Black Jonathan Stark | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 1994 | US Open | Paul Haarhuis | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$ |
| Win | 1995 | French Open | Paul Haarhuis | Nicklas Kulti Magnus Larsson | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 1996 | US Open | Paul Haarhuis | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–4, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Loss | 1997 | Wimbledon | Paul Haarhuis | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Win | 1998 | Australian Open (2) | Jonas Björkman | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–2, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 1998 | French Open (2) | Paul Haarhuis | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 1998 | Wimbledon | Paul Haarhuis | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 2–6, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 5–7, 10–8 |

#### Mixed doubles: 1 (0–1)

| Result | Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 1992 | Wimbledon | Miriam Oremans | Cyril Suk Larisa Neiland | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 2–6 |

### Olympic finals
#### Doubles: 1 (0–1)

| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| 4th place | 1996 | Atlanta | Hard | Paul Haarhuis | Marc-Kevin Goellner David Prinosil | 2–6, 5–7 |

## ATP career finals
### Singles: 4 (4 titles)

* Legend
* Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP Masters Series (0–0)
* ATP Championship Series (0–0)
* ATP World Series (4–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–0)
* Clay (1–0)
* Grass (1–0)
* Carpet (1–0)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoors (3–0)
* Indoors (1–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 1992 | Manchester, United Kingdom | World Series | Grass | MaliVai Washington | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | May 1993 | Atlanta, United States | World Series | Clay | Bryan Shelton | 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–0 | Aug 1994 | Schenectady, United States | World Series | Hard | Chuck Adams | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–0 | Oct 1994 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | World Series | Carpet | Andrei Olhovskiy | 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 2–6, 6–4 |

### Doubles: 60 (44 titles, 16 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam Tournaments (6–2)
* ATP World Tour Finals (2–1)
* ATP Masters Series (8–3)
* ATP Championship Series (5–4)
* ATP World Series (23–6)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (18–8)
* Clay (10–2)
* Grass (3–1)
* Carpet (13–6)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoors (23–9)
* Indoors (21–7)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 1991 | Palermo, Italy | World Series | Clay | Tom Kempers | Emilio Sánchez Javier Sánchez | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 1991 | Athens, Greece | World Series | Clay | Mark Koevermans | Menno Oosting Olli Rahnasto | 5–7, 7–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 3–0 | Oct 1991 | Guarujá, Brazil | World Series | Hard | Paul Haarhuis | Bret Garnett Todd Nelson | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 4–0 | Nov 1991 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | World Series | Carpet | Paul Wekesa | Ronnie Båthman Rikard Bergh | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 5–0 | Aug 1992 | Schenectady, United States | World Series | Hard | Paul Haarhuis | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–0 | Jan 1993 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | World Series | Hard | Paul Haarhuis | Henrik Holm Bent-Ove Pedersen | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6–1 | Jan 1993 | Jakarta, Indonesia | World Series | Hard | Paul Haarhuis | Diego Nargiso Guillaume Raoux | 6–7, 7–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–1 | Feb 1993 | San Francisco, United States | World Series | Hard | Scott Davis | Patrick McEnroe Jonathan Stark | 6–1, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 7–2 | Feb 1993 | Memphis, United States | Championship Series | Hard | Paul Haarhuis | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 8–2 | May 1993 | Rome, United States | Masters Series | Clay | Paul Haarhuis | Wayne Ferreira Mark Kratzmann | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 9–2 | Aug 1993 | Hilversum, Netherlands | World Series | Clay | Paul Haarhuis | Hendrik Jan Davids Libor Pimek | 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 10–2 | Oct 1993 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | World Series | Hard | Paul Haarhuis | Jonas Björkman Lars-Anders Wahlgren | 7–5, 4–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 10–3 | Oct 1993 | Beijing, China | World Series | Carpet | Paul Haarhuis | Paul Annacone Doug Flach | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 11–3 | Nov 1993 | Moscow, Russia | World Series | Carpet | Paul Haarhuis | Jonas Björkman Jan Apell | 6–1, ret. |
| Win | 12–3 | Nov 1993 | Johannesburg, South Africa | ATP Finals | Hard | Paul Haarhuis | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 13–3 | Jan 1994 | Melbourne, Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | Paul Haarhuis | Byron Black Jonathan Stark | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 14–3 | Feb 1994 | Philadelphia, United States | Championship Series | Carpet | Paul Haarhuis | Jim Grabb Jared Palmer | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 14–4 | Feb 1994 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | World Series | Carpet | Paul Haarhuis | Jeremy Bates Jonas Björkman | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 15–4 | Mar 1994 | Miami, United States | Masters Series | Hard | Paul Haarhuis | Mark Knowles Jared Palmer | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 15–5 | Jul 1994 | Stuttgart, Germany | Championship Series | Clay | Paul Haarhuis | Scott Melville Piet Norval | 6–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 15–6 | Aug 1994 | New Haven, United States | Championship Series | Hard | Paul Haarhuis | Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 15–7 | Aug 1994 | Schenectady, United States | World Series | Hard | Paul Haarhuis | Jan Apell Jonas Björkman | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 16–7 | Sep 1994 | New York, United States | Grand Slam | Hard | Paul Haarhuis | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 17–7 | Oct 1994 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | World Series | Carpet | Paul Haarhuis | Nicklas Kulti Lars-Anders Wahlgren | 6–0, 7–5 |
| Win | 18–7 | Oct 1994 | Sydney, Australia | Championship Series | Hard | Paul Haarhuis | Byron Black Jonathan Stark | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 19–7 | Nov 1994 | Paris, France | Masters Series | Carpet | Paul Haarhuis | Byron Black Jonathan Stark | 3–6, 7–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 20–7 | Nov 1994 | Moscow, Russia | World Series | Carpet | Paul Haarhuis | David Adams Andrei Olhovskiy | walkover |
| Loss | 20–8 | Feb 1995 | Philadelphia, United States | Championship Series | Carpet | Paul Haarhuis | Jim Grabb Jonathan Stark | 6–7, 7–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 21–8 | May 1995 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Masters Series | Clay | Paul Haarhuis | Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 22–8 | Jun 1995 | Paris, France | Grand Slam | Clay | Paul Haarhuis | Nicklas Kulti Magnus Larsson | 6–7, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 23–8 | Jun 1995 | Halle, Germany | World Series | Grass | Paul Haarhuis | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Andrei Olhovskiy | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 24–8 | Oct 1995 | Tokyo, Japan | Championship Series | Carpet | Paul Haarhuis | Jakob Hlasek Patrick McEnroe | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 25–8 | Oct 1995 | Essen, Germany | Masters Series | Carpet | Paul Haarhuis | Cyril Suk Daniel Vacek | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 26–8 | Nov 1995 | Stockholm, Sweden | International Series | Hard | Paul Haarhuis | Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith | 3–6, 6–2, 7–6 |
| Loss | 26–9 | Nov 1995 | Eindhoven, Netherlands | ATP Finals | Carpet | Paul Haarhuis | Grant Connell Patrick Galbraith | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–3, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$ |
| Loss | 26–10 | Jan 1996 | Doha, Qatar | International Series | Hard | Paul Haarhuis | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 26–11 | Sep 1996 | New York, United States | Grand Slam | Hard | Paul Haarhuis | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–4, 6–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 27–11 | Oct 1996 | Toulouse, France | International Series | Hard | Paul Haarhuis | Olivier Delaître Guillaume Raoux | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 27–12 | Oct 1996 | Stuttgart, Germany | Masters Series | Hard | Paul Haarhuis | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 28–12 | Nov 1996 | Paris, France | Masters Series | Carpet | Paul Haarhuis | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
| Win | 29–12 | Jan 1997 | Doha, Qatar | International Series | Hard | Paul Haarhuis | Patrik Fredriksson Magnus Norman | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 30–12 | Mar 1997 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | World Series | Carpet | Paul Haarhuis | Libor Pimek Byron Talbot | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 30–13 | Apr 1997 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Masters Series | Clay | Paul Haarhuis | Donald Johnson Francisco Montana | 6–7, 6–2, 6–7 |
| Win | 31–13 | Jun 1997 | Rosmalen, Netherlands | World Series | Grass | Paul Haarhuis | Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 31–14 | Jul 1997 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grand Slam | Grass | Paul Haarhuis | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–7, 6–7, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Win | 32–14 | Aug 1997 | Boston, United States | World Series | Hard | Paul Haarhuis | Dave Randall Jack Waite | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 33–14 | Oct 1997 | Toulouse, France | World Series | Hard | Paul Haarhuis | Jean-Philippe Fleurian Max Mirnyi | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Win | 34–14 | Nov 1997 | Paris, France | Masters Series | Carpet | Paul Haarhuis | Rick Leach Jonathan Stark | 6–2, 7–6 |
| Loss | 34–15 | Jan 1998 | Sydney, Australia | International Series | Hard | Daniel Nestor | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 35–15 | Feb 1998 | Melbourne, Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | Jonas Björkman | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–2, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 36–15 | Mar 1998 | Philadelphia, United States | Championship Series | Hard | Paul Haarhuis | Richey Reneberg David Macpherson | 7–6, 6–7, 6–2 |
| Win | 37–15 | Mar 1998 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | World Series | Carpet | Paul Haarhuis | Neil Broad Piet Norval | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 38–15 | Apr 1998 | Barcelona, Spain | Championship Series | Clay | Paul Haarhuis | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 7–5, 6–0 |
| Win | 39–15 | Apr 1998 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Masters Series | Clay | Paul Haarhuis | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 40–15 | Jun 1998 | Paris, France | Grand Slam | Clay | Paul Haarhuis | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 41–15 | Jul 1998 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grand Slam | Grass | Paul Haarhuis | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 2–6, 6–4, 7–6, 5–7, 10–8 |
| Win | 42–15 | Aug 1998 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | International Series | Clay | Paul Haarhuis | Dominik Hrbatý Karol Kučera | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 43–15 | Aug 1998 | Boston, United States | World Series | Hard | Paul Haarhuis | Chris Haggard Jack Waite | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 43–16 | Nov 1998 | Paris, France | Masters Series | Carpet | Paul Haarhuis | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 44–16 | Nov 1998 | Hartford, United States | ATP Finals | Carpet | Paul Haarhuis | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 6–4, 6–2, 7–5 |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 2 (0–2)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (0–2)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Clay (0–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1990 | Verona, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Richard Krajicek | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 1991 | Cairo, Egypt | Challenger | Hard | Bryan Shelton | 6–7, 6–7 |

### Doubles: 6 (3–3)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (3–3)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–1)
* Clay (1–2)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 1989 | Lagos, Nigeria | Challenger | Hard | Paul Haarhuis | Alfonso Gonzalez-Mora James Schor | 6–4, 6–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 1990 | Verona, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Menno Oosting | Slava Doseděl Dimitri Poliakov | 0–6, 7–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Oct 1990 | Curitiba, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Hendrik-Jan Davids | Cesar Kist Danilo Marcelino | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 1990 | Ilheus, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Hendrik-Jan Davids | Roger Smith Tobias Svantesson | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–2 | Feb 1992 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Challenger | Clay | Tom Kempers | Mark Koevermans Leonardo Lavalle | walkover |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jul 1993 | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Paul Haarhuis | Nils Holm Lars-Anders Wahlgren | 1–6, 2–6 |

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | 0 / 7 | 9–7 | 56% |
| French Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 3R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50% |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | 4R | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 9–6 | 60% |
| US Open | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | Q3 | A | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 5–4 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 11–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0 / 23 | 25–23 | 52% |
| Year End Championships ||||||||||||
| Grand Slam Cup | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | QF | DNQ | DNQ | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| National Representation ||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | NH | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 1R | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| ATP Masters Series ||||||||||||
| Miami | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Rome | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 2R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | QF | 3R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 5–2 | 71% |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Paris | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 8–4 | 4–5 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 14 | 12–14 | 46% |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | W | SF | 3R | SF | W | 2 / 8 | 25–6 | 81% |
| French Open | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | QF | W | A | SF | W | 2 / 7 | 24–5 | 83% |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | A | 3R | 1R | QF | QF | 1R | F | W | 1 / 7 | 19–6 | 76% |
| US Open | A | 3R | QF | 2R | W | 3R | F | 2R | A | 1 / 7 | 20–6 | 77% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 4–3 | 7–4 | 5–4 | 18–2 | 15–3 | 7–3 | 14–4 | 18–0 | 6 / 29 | 88–23 | 79% |
| Year-end Championships |||||||||||||
| ATP Finals | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | W | SF | F | RR | SF | W | 2 / 6 | 20–6 | 77% |
| National Representation |||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | NH | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | SF | NH | NH | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| ATP Masters Series |||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 2R | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Miami | A | A | A | QF | W | QF | A | 3R | A | 1 / 4 | 10–3 | 77% |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | W | A | F | W | 2 / 3 | 11–1 | 92% |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | SF | SF | A | QF | A | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | 63% |
| Rome | A | A | A | W | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | A | 1 / 4 | 7–3 | 70% |
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Paris | A | A | 1R | SF | W | QF | W | W | F | 3 / 7 | 18–4 | 82% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 9–3 | 12–2 | 9–4 | 5–2 | 11–7 | 7–1 | 7 / 27 | 53–20 | 73% |