Originally representing the Netherlands, van Haasteren played on tour mostly as a doubles specialist.

He appeared in 11 ATP Tour tournaments from 2006 to 2008, mainly with countryman Jasper Smit, with whom he made the quarter-finals of the events in Amersfoort and Zagreb.

One of those came against future world number one doubles player Jamie Murray and partner Colin Fleming, in Dublin.

[2] In 2008 he switched allegiance to the Netherlands Antilles, in order to play Davis Cup fixtures.

[3] As a coach he has been involved with Michel Koning, Matwe Middelkoop, Stephan Fransen, Sander Arends and David Pel.