Robert Smeets is an Australian professional tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 player. Though born in Holland, Smeets moved to Australia aged 12 and took residency.

Smeets plays predominantly on the ATP Challenger Series

ATP Challenger Series

The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series, is a series of international men's professional tennis tournaments...

 and ITF Men's Circuit

ITF Men's Circuit

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. However, he has enjoyed some success on the ATP Tour: at the 2008 Next Generation Adelaide International

2008 Next Generation Adelaide International

The 2008 Next Generation Adelaide International was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 31st edition of the event known that year as the Next Generation Adelaide International, and was part of the International Series of the 2008 ATP Tour...

, he and Chris Guccione

Chris Guccione

Christopher "Chris" Luke Guccione , is an Australian professional tennis player from Greenvale, Victoria; his father is Italian and his mother is Australian....

, as wildcard

Wild card (sports)

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s, reached the final of the doubles competition. On their way to the final they defeated number 2 seeds Andy Ram

Andy Ram

Andy Ram is a professional tennis player from Israel, and the first Israeli tennis player to win a seniors Grand Slam event . He plays more doubles than singles as he prefers doubles more and wins more matches...

 and Jonathan Erlich

Jonathan Erlich

Jonathan Dario "Yoni" Erlich is a professional Israeli tennis player...

.

Smeets has also reached the second round of his home Grand Slam

Grand Slam (tennis)

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, the Australian Open

Australian Open

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, in 2007, by defeating Lukáš Lacko

Lukáš Lacko

Lukáš Lacko is a professional Slovak tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking was 60, which he reached on February 22, 2010. His career high doubles ranking was 213 on November 30, 2009.- Tennis career :...

. Smeets reached the third round of the doubles competition, partnering Paul Baccanello

Paul Baccanello

Paul Baccanello is an Australian professional tennis player. He has sustained various injuries during his career, which have hampered his results.- Career :...

 in 2006.

Smeets has two sisters, called Karin and Cheyenne. His mother is Jeannette and father, Joe. The ITF website lists his residency as Brisbane

Brisbane

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.

Doubles runner-ups (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score
1.	6 January 2008	Adelaide, Australia	Hard	Chris Guccione Chris Guccione Christopher "Chris" Luke Guccione , is an Australian professional tennis player from Greenvale, Victoria; his father is Italian and his mother is Australian....	Martín García   Marcelo Melo Marcelo Melo Marcelo Melo is a Brazilian tennis player, currently ranked 22nd in the world in doubles. Alongside regular teammate André Sá, he has reached the Mens Doubles semifinal at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships and the quarterfinal at the 2007 US Open...	6–3, 3–6, [10-7]

Singles titles (10)

Legend (Singles)

Grand Slam (0)

ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0)

ATP World Tour 500 (0)

ATP World Tour 250 (0)

ATP Challenger Tour (2)

ITF Futures (9)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	2 May 2005	Seogwipo Seogwipo Seogwipo is a city in Jeju Province, South Korea with a pre-2008 estimated population of 155,000 inhabitants. In July, 2006, Seogwipo city was expanded to include the entire southern half of Jeju island. In 2002, it was one of the host cities for the FIFA World Cup.-Climate:-External links:*...	Hard	James Auckland James Auckland James Auckland is a professional British tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 282nd, which he reached on 6 February 2006. His career high in doubles was at 57 set at 9 April 2007....	7–5, 6–3
2.	30 May 2005	Wuhan Wuhan Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, People's Republic of China, and is the most populous city in Central China. It lies at the east of the Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han rivers...	Hard	Ishay Hadash	7–6, 6–3
3.	19 September 2005	Rockhampton Rockhampton, Queensland Rockhampton is a city and local government area in Queensland, Australia. The city lies on the Fitzroy River, approximately from the river mouth, and some north of the state capital, Brisbane....	Hard	Luke Bourgeois	7–6, 2–6, 6–4
4.	10 October 2005	Queensland Queensland Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...	Hard	Mark Nielsen	7–5, 6–3
5.	12 February 2007	Wollongong	Hard	Grega Žemlja Grega Žemlja Grega Žemlja is a tennis player from Slovenia.Žemlja reached his highest world ranking #111 in singles and #252 in doubles. He lives in Kranj, Slovenia...	7–5, 6–1
6.	7 May 2007	Kuwait Kuwait The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...	Hard	Mohammed Ghareeb	6–3, 6–2
7.	4 June 2007	Puerto Cruz	Carpet	Guillermo Alcaide Guillermo Alcaide Guillermo Alcaide Justel is a Spanish professional tennis player.-Titles :-External links:...	6–4, 6–4
8.	6 August 2007	Wrexham Wrexham Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...	Hard	Adam Feeney Adam Feeney Adam Feeney is a professional Australian tennis player.Feeney's highest ATP singles ranking is 248th, which he reached on 10 September 2007. His career high in doubles was 110th, which he reached on 27 August 2007.-External links:...	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
9.	17 September 2007	Lubbock Lubbock Challenger The Lubbock Challenger is a tennis tournament held in Lubbock, Texas since 2005. The event is part of the challenger series and is played on outdoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :**...	Hard	Dušan Vemić Dušan Vemic Dušan Vemić is a Serbian professional tennis player. He was born on June 17, 1976, in Zadar, in Yugoslavia, now Croatia; he currently lives in Belgrade.-Professional career:...	6–3, 7–67
10.	30 June 2008	Dublin Shelbourne Irish Open The Shelbourne Irish Open is a tennis tournament held in Dublin, Ireland since 2006. The event is part of the challenger series and is played on outdoor carpet courts.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :**...	Hard	Frederik Nielsen Frederik Nielsen Frederik Løchte Nielsen is a professional male tennis player. Nielsen competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, in both singles and doubles....	7–65, 6–2
11.	22 March 2009	Poitiers Poitiers Poitiers is a city on the Clain river in west central France. It is a commune and the capital of the Vienne department and of the Poitou-Charentes region. The centre is picturesque and its streets are interesting for predominant remains of historical architecture, especially from the Romanesque...	Hard	Dominik Meffert Dominik Meffert Dominik Meffert is a German professional tennis player. He qualified for the 2007 US Open, to this date his first and only Grand Slam competition, but lost in the first round. He is 6'6" tall and 210 lbs...	6–4, 3–6, 6–3

External links

• Smeets Recent Match Results
• Smeets World Ranking History
• ITF Profile