Paul Oosterbaan (born September 8, 1995) is an American professional tennis player. A native of

Kalamazoo Kalamazoo ( ) is a city in the southwest region of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Kalamazoo County. At the 2010 census, Kalamazoo had a population of 74,262. Kalamazoo is the major city of the Kalamazoo-Portage Metropolit ...

, Oosterbaan comes from a sporting family. His father, JP Oosterbaan, won an NCAA national championship in basketball for the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

. Two siblings, Lizzie and Teddy, have both played Division I collegiate tennis. He is also a relative of college football player

Bennie Oosterbaan Benjamin Oosterbaan ( ; February 24, 1906 – October 25, 1990) was a three-time first team All-American football end for the Michigan Wolverines football team, two-time All-American basketball player for the basketball team, and an All-Big Ten C ...

. Oosterbaan partnered with

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to win the doubles title at the USTA national championships (18s) in 2013, which earned them a wildcard spot to the US Open main draw. They were beaten in the first round of the US Open by Brian Baker and

Rajeev Ram Rajeev Ram ( ; born March 18, 1984) is an American professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles. Ram is a five-time major champion, having won the 2020 Australian Open, the 2021 US Open, and the 2022 US Open in men's d ...

. The following year he began playing collegiate tennis for the

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

ITF Futures finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Doubles: 4 (0–4)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oosterbaan, Paul 1995 births Living people American male tennis players Georgia Bulldogs men's tennis players Tennis players from Michigan Sportspeople from Kalamazoo, Michigan