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Philipp Kohlschreiber
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| Nickname(s) |
Kohli |
| Country |
 Germany |
| Residence |
Altstaetten, Switzerland |
| Date of birth |
October 16, 1983 (1983-10-16) (age 24) |
| Place of birth |
Augsburg, West Germany |
| Height |
1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight |
70 kg (150 lb/11 st) |
| Turned pro |
2001 |
| Plays |
Right-handed; one-handed backhand |
| Career prize money |
$1,670,219 |
| Singles |
| Career record: |
88 - 91 |
| Career titles: |
2 |
| Highest ranking: |
24 (April 14, 2008) |
| Grand Slam results |
| Australian Open |
4r (2005, 2008) |
| French Open |
2r (2006, 2007) |
| Wimbledon |
3r (2006) |
| US Open |
3r (2007) |
| Doubles |
| Career record: |
32 - 26 |
| Career titles: |
4 |
| Highest ranking: |
70 (February 25, 2008) |
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Infobox last updated on: February 25, 2008.
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Philipp Kohlschreiber (born October 16, 1983 in Augsburg) is a tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 2001. The righthander has won four doubles and two single titles so far. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on April 14, 2008, when he achieved a world ranking of No. 24. He is sponsored by adidas and Wilson.
In 2007, Kohlschreiber achieved his greatest result at a Masters event during the Monte Carlo Masters, when he reached the quarter-finals after going through qualifying, defeating world No. 12 David Nalbandian in the 2nd round. He won his first career title at Munich defeating Mikhail Youzhny, 2–6 6–3 6–4, thereby becoming the first German player to win the event since Michael Stich in 1994.
Kohlschreiber started 2008 in great form reaching the quarter-finals of Doha and winning his 2nd career title in Auckland where he defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero, 7–6 7–5.
After Kohlschreiber's win in Auckland, he defeated world No. 6 Andy Roddick, 6–4 3–6 7–6 (11–9) 6–7 (3–7) 8–6 at the Australian Open in the 3rd round. Kohlschreiber played one of his best tennis matches of his career, hitting 32 aces and 104 winners. He eventually lost in the round of 16 to Jarkko Nieminen, 3–6 7–6 (9–7) 7–6 (11–9) 6–3. Kohlschreiber failed to convert 11 set points opportunities in the second and third sets.
[edit] ATP titles
[edit] Singles
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (2) |
| Challengers (3) |
| Futures (1) |
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the Final |
Score in the Final |
| 1. |
August 19, 2002 |
Enschede, Netherlands |
Hard |
 Jun Kato |
6–1, 6–7, 6–3 |
| 2. |
September 29, 2003 |
Tumkur, India |
Hard |
 Lee Childs |
7–5 7–6 |
| 3. |
July 19, 2004 |
Hilversum, Netherlands |
Clay |
 Dennis van Scheppingen |
4–6 6–4 6–4 |
| 4. |
November 21, 2005 |
Réunion, France |
Hard |
 Teimuraz Gabashvili |
6–2 6–3 |
| 5. |
April 30, 2007 |
Munich, Germany |
Clay |
Mikhail Youzhny |
2–6 6–3 6–4 |
| 6. |
January 12, 2008 |
Auckland, New Zealand |
Hard |
 Juan Carlos Ferrero |
7–6(4) 7–5 |
[edit] Doubles
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (4) |
| Challengers (0) |
[edit] Singles performance timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only after a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. Davis Cup matches are included in the statistics. This table is current through May 27, 2008.
- A = did not participate in the tournament
- SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.
[edit] External links
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