Professional career
In June 2008, van der Merwe qualified into the
2008 Wimbledon main drawRafael Nadal defeated five-time defending Wimbledon champion, Roger Federer, in five sets to win his first Wimbledon title and fifth Grand Slam championship. It was the longest championship match in Wimbledon history with play lasting four hours and 48 minutes, and with two rain delays...
, beating World No. 177
Miguel Ángel López JaénMiguel Ángel López Jaén is a professional tennis player from Spain.- Junior career :López Jaén had a brief career at the top level of Juniors play, reaching a high of #76 in April, 2000 before turning his sights on pro tournaments.- 2000 to 2007 :López Jaén cracked the top-300 as a 20 year old in...
, World No. 126
Kristian Pless Kristian Peter Pless is a professional male tennis player from Denmark.In 1999, he won the Australian Open for juniors , and reached the junior finals at Wimbledon , and the US Open . He finished 1999 as the no...
, and World No. 246
Frédéric NiemeyerFrédéric Niemeyer is a retired, veteran minor tour and Canadian Davis Cup tennis player who now is a Tennis Canada coach. Born in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Niemeyer hails from Deauville, Sherbrooke, Quebec...
. He would then go on to lose to Guillermo García-López 7-5, 6-2, 6-2.
He says he tried to base his play on the former Wimbledon champion,
Pete SamprasPete Sampras is a retired American tennis player and former world no. 1. During his 15-year tour career, he won 14 Grand Slam singles titles and became recognized as one of the greatest tennis players of all time....
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Singles Titles: (3)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0/0) |
| ATP World Tour Finals (0/0) |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0/0) |
| ATP World Tour 500 Series (0/0) |
| ATP World Tour 250 Series (0/0) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (3) |
| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score in the final |
| Winners |
1. |
8 August 2010 |
 Campos do JordãoThe 2010 MasterCard Tennis Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the tenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2010 ATP Challenger Tour...
, BrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
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Hard |
Ricardo MelloRicardo Mello is a Brazilian tennis player. His preference is for clay courts. He has had the occasional win in hard court tournaments. His best singles rank was no. 50 in 2005...
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7–6(6), 6–3 |
| Winners |
2. |
17 April 2011 |
 JohannesburgThe 2011 Soweto Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Johannesburg, South Africa between 11 and 17 April 2011...
, South AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
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Hard |
Rik de VoestRik de Voest is a professional South African tennis player. As of September 6, 2007, de Voest's career-high ranking was World Number 110, which he achieved on August 21, 2006....
|
6–7(2), 7–5, 6–3 |
| Winners |
3. |
6 November 2011 |
 CharlottesvilleThe 2011 Virginia National Bank Men's Pro Championship was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which is part of the 2011 ATP Challenger Tour...
, United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
|
Hard |
Jesse Levine Jesse Levine is a Canadian-born American professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high singles rank of No. 94 on November 3, 2008....
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4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
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