On Saturday we will have at least one - and possibly two surprise finalists in the Heineken Open. Michael Burgess and Kris Shannon look back at five other unexpected names to reach the decider of Auckland's long running ATP event.
Danny Saltz (1984)
Saltz remains the last qualifier to win the Auckland event. 1983 Wimbledon finalist Chris Lewis was the top seed that year, and big things were also expected of Davis Cup teammate Russell Simpson and Australians Wally Masur and John Alexander. But the unheralded Saltz became just the eighth qualifier in ATP history to win a tournament, beating second seed Chip Hooper in the best of five sets final. It was the only final the American reached in his career, where he achieved a career high ranking of 122 - Michael Burgess
Arnaud Clement (2010)
Arnaud Clement was a former top-10 player and made a grand slam final in 2001 but few would have foreseen this run. Clement was ranked 63rd in the world and his Heineken Open seemed destined to end with a second-round clash against David Ferrer. But Clement knocked over the second seed and cruised through a quarter-final against sixth seed Jurgen Melzer. A semifinal against Philipp Kohlschreiber brought another straight-sets victory before Clement came up just short in the final, losing a third-set tie-break against John Isner. - Kris Shannon
Jerome Golmard (2002)
