# Theo Gorter

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**Theo Gorter** (born 12 July 1956) is a Dutch former professional [tennis](/source/Tennis) player.[1]

A left-handed player from [Amsterdam](/source/Amsterdam), Gorter's career almost ended when he was 18 year old, after suffering a broken tibia and crushed foot in a moped accident. His injuries kept him out of tennis for over a year.[2]

Gorter, a three-time national doubles champion, represented the Netherlands in a 1979 [Davis Cup](/source/Davis_Cup) tie against Denmark in Hilversum. He partnered with [Paul van Min](/source/Paul_van_Min) in the doubles rubber, which they lost in four sets to [Lars Elvstrøm](/source/Lars_Elvstr%C3%B8m) and [Michael Mortensen](/source/Michael_Mortensen), but the Netherlands still won the tie.[3]

On the Grand Prix circuit, Gorter made the singles main draw of the [Dutch Open](/source/Dutch_Open_(tennis)) in both 1979 and 1980.[4]

## See also

- [List of Netherlands Davis Cup team representatives](/source/List_of_Netherlands_Davis_Cup_team_representatives)

## References

1. ["Gorter's Service Puts Lloyd Out In Semi-Finals"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/750607192). *[The Daily Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph)*. 29 October 1977.

1. ["'Echt doorstoten naar top zit er voor mij niet meer in'"](https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/1978/12/06/echt-doorstoten-naar-top-zit-er-voor-mij-niet-meer-in-kb_000026950-a3311064) (in Dutch). *[NRC](/source/NRC_Handelsblad)*. 6 December 1978. [Archived](https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/1978/12/06/echt-doorstoten-naar-top-zit-er-voor-mij-niet-meer-in-kb_000026950-a3311064) 2022-02-11 at the Wayback Machine.

1. ["Smith-Lutz clinch Davis Cup win for U.S. against Argentina"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/336180125). *[Sioux City Journal](/source/Sioux_City_Journal)*. 16 September 1979.

1. ["Dutch Open"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/437077021). *[Boston Globe](/source/Boston_Globe)*. 24 July 1979.

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