Career
Schapers went on to reach the quarter-finals, his best singles result at a Grand Slam, and later equaled that result at the 1988 Australian Open. In 1988 he reached the final of the mixed doubles at the French Open together with Brenda Schultz-McCarthy in which they lost to Lori McNeil and Jorge Lozano. The right-hander Schapers reached his highest singles Association of Tennis Professionals-ranking on 25 April 1988, when he became World Number.
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After his playing career ended he became a coach. From 1998 until 2000 he was the captain of the Dutch Davis-cup team