He was born in Wanssum in the Venray region of the Dutch province of Limburg, he began training in tennis when he was six years-old. He later attended a LOOT school specially set up for young athletes in collaboration with Sint-Joriscollege in Eindhoven.[2][3]
Career
He began to be trained by Jochem Mol in Veldhoven in 2014. Ten years later they began to also be advised by former professional Sjeng Schalken.[4][5][6]
He reached the semi finals of the senior Dutch Championships in 2023 as a 16 year-old, where he was defeated by Gijs Brouwer.[7] He reached the semi-finals in the boys' singles of the 2024 Australian Open, and a futures final in Sharm El Sheikh in February 2024 to become the only 16 year-old inside the top 1000 male rankings.[8][9][10] In doing so, he became involved the youngest Dutch man ever to reach a singles final on the ITF World Tennis Tour.[11]
He reached the final of the boys singles at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships with a win over top seed and junior French Open champion Kaylan Bigun in the quarter final,[12] and a straight sets win over Théo Papamalamis of France in the semi final.[13] In the final he faced Nicolai Budkov Kjaer, losing in straight sets.[14][15]
He won the 2024 ITF Junior Finals in October 2024, defeating Rafael Jódar in the final in straight sets.[16]
