Botic van de Zandschulp is a Dutch player with a career high rank of 22, known for occasionally causing big upsets on tour, but what is van de Zandschulp’s racquet and gear?
Botic van de Zandschulp’s Racquet
Botic van de Zandschulp’s racquet is, according to sources, what it looks. Which is rare in professional tennis. He plays the Babolat Pure Aero 2023 (he has used versions of the Aero for many years) I am sure there is some customization involved, but we are unaware of his exact specifications. If you know, please share in the comments.
Zandschulp strings his racquets with a black string. It’s most likely the popular Babolat RPM Blast.
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Bio and Career
Botic van de Zandschulp was born on October 4th, 1995, in Wageningen, Netherlands.
Turning pro in 2016, his breakthrough came five years later at the 2021 US Open, where, as a qualifier, he reached the quarterfinals ( third man in Open Era history to do so at the US Open) defeating top ranked players like Casper Ruud and Diego Schwartzman. In 2022, he reached his first ATP Tour singles final at Munich, lost to Holger Rune, and claimed his maiden ATP doubles title in Antwerp alongside Griekspoor. He has yet to win an ATP singles title but has one ATP Challenger singles title (Hamburg, 2019) and one doubles title (Alphen, 2016).
Van de Zandschulp achieved a career-high singles ranking of World number 22 on August 29, 2022, and a career-high doubles ranking of number 60 on May 22, 2023. At the time of writing, March 2025, he slipped to no 85 in the singles ranking.
Botic van de Zandschulp is the current Dutch No. 2 behind Tallon Griekspoor. These are the only two Dutch players in the top 100.
Top Wins
- Beat No. 7 Andrey Rublev (2021 St. Petersburg Open, 6-3, 6-4).
- Beat No. 10 Taylor Fritz (2023 Munich, 7-5, 6-2).
- Beat No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz (2024 US Open, 6-1, 7-5, 6-4).
- Beat No. 6 Rafael Nadal (2024 Davis Cup Finals, 6-4, 6-4; Nadal’s final career match).
- Beat No. 1 Novak Djokovic (2025 Indian Wells, 6-3, 7-6(4), as a lucky loser).
Info and Stats
- Plays right-handed with two-handed backhand
- Coaches: Peter Lucassen and Fred Hemmes
- Height: 6’3″ or 191cm
- Weight: 187 lbs or 85kg
- Prize money won: $5,023,768
- Favourite shot: forehand
- Favourite surface: hard-court
Social Media
Tennis fans can follow Botic via his Instagram handle @boticvandezandschulp where he has around 40K followers.
