Tennis player Sidané Pontjodikromo won his fifth doubles title in Kuwait in the professional circuit in 2023. With compatriot Guy den Heijer, he was too strong for the Georgian couple Aleksandre Bakshi and Zura Tkemaladze in the final of the Al Zahra tournament, which was endowed with 15,000 dollars: 6-3 , 6-7, 10-7.
It was already the fifth title in doubles this year. Previously, ‘Pontjo’ was the best in 2023 in Doha (Qatar), Loule (Portugal), Antalya (Turkey) and, at the end of January, also in Al Zahra. He has already won a total of nine doubles titles in the professional circuit. The Groningen-born and raised professional tennis player also won his first singles title this year in Antalya.
Pontjodikromo already had a great week in Al Zahra. In singles, the hard hitter, who is currently at 538 e place in the world rankings until the final. He reached the last two thanks to a great victory over the British Giles Hussey (ATP-458) in the semi-finals. In the final battle, the first-placed Turk Yanki Erel (ATP-370) was too strong for Pontjodikromo.