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In 1968 Okker reached the quarter final of Wimbledon , and in 1978 he reached the semifinals. He achieved his best result in a grand slam tournament in 1968, when he lost the five-set final of the US Open against Arthur Ashe (14-12, 5-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3).

Okker won 22 singles titles.

Despite his success in singles, Tom Okker is mostly remembered as one of the most successful doubles player of all times. Okker won two grand slam doubles titles, the U.S. Open in 1976 and Roland Garros in 1973. In total, Okker triumphed at 69 doubles events.