Philipp Kohlschreiber

Philipp Kohlschreiber

Country (sports)	Germany
Residence	Altstaetten, Switzerland
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	2001
Plays	Right-handed; one-handed backhand
Prize money	US$2,179,980
Singles
Career record	106–108
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 24 (14 April 2008)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	4R (2005, 2008)
French Open	2R (2006, 2007)
Wimbledon	3R (2006)
US Open	3R (2007)
Doubles
Career record	41–33
Career titles	5
Highest ranking	No. 53 (28 April 2008)
Last updated on: 27 October 2008.

Philipp Kohlschreiber (born 16 October 1983 in Augsburg) is a tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 2001. The righthander has won four doubles and two single titles. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 14 April 2008, when he achieved a ranking of World No. 24. He is sponsored by adidas and Wilson.

In 2007, Kohlschreiber achieved his greatest result at an ATP Masters Series event during the Monte Carlo Masters, when he reached the quarterfinals after going through qualifying, defeating World No. 12 David Nalbandian in the second round. He won his first career title in Munich defeating Mikhail Youzhny, thereby becoming the first German player to win the event since Michael Stich in 1994.

Kohlschreiber started 2008 by reaching the quarterfinals of the tournament in Doha, Qatar and winning his second career title in Auckland, New Zealand, where he defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final.

After Kohlschreiber's win in Auckland, he defeated World No. 6 Andy Roddick in the third round of the Australian Open 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(9), 6–7(3), 8–6. Kohlschreiber hit 32 aces and 104 winners. He eventually lost in the fourth round to Jarkko Nieminen 3–6, 7–6(7), 7–6(9), 6–3. Kohlschreiber failed to convert 11 set points in the second and third sets.

Kohlschreiber reached the final of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany eventually falling to the four time and defending champion Roger Federer 6–3, 6–4. At the 2008 US Open, he was defeated by Serb Viktor Troicki 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 0-3 retired.

Career singles finals

Wins (6)

Legend (Singles)

Grand Slam tournaments (0)

Tennis Masters Cup (0)

ATP Masters Series (0)

ATP Tour (2)

Challengers (3)

Futures (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1.	19 August 2002	Enschede, Netherlands	Hard	Jun Kato	6–1, 6–7, 6–3
2.	29 September 2003	Tumkur, India	Hard	Lee Childs	7–5, 7–6
3.	19 July 2004	Hilversum, Netherlands	Clay	Dennis van Scheppingen	4–6, 6–4, 6–4
4.	21 November 2005	Réunion, France	Hard	Teimuraz Gabashvili	6–2, 6–3
5.	30 April 2007	Munich, Germany	Clay	Mikhail Youzhny	2–6, 6–3, 6–4
6.	12 January 2008	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Juan Carlos Ferrero	7–6(4), 7–5

Runner-ups (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the Final	Score in the Final
1.	14 October 2002	Montego Bay, Jamaica	Hard	Cedric Kauffmann	6–2, 6–2
2.	21 June 2004	Reggio Emilia, Italy	Clay	Olivier Mutis	6–2, 0–6, 6–3
3.	22 November 2004	Réunion, France	Hard	Michal Tabara	6–1, 2–6, 6–4
4.	30 May 2005	Furth, Germany	Clay	Albert Portas	7–6, 6–2
5.	15 June 2008	Halle, Germany	Grass	Roger Federer	6–3, 6–4

Career men's doubles wins

Legend (Doubles)

Grand Slam tournaments (0)

Tennis Masters Cup (0)

ATP Masters Series (0)

ATP Tour (5)

Challengers (0)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1.	26 September 2005	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Carpet	Lars Burgsmüller	Ashley Fisher Robert Lindstedt	5–6(3), 6–4, 6–2
2.	24 July 2006	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Stefan Koubek	Oliver Marach Cyril Suk	6–2, 6–3
3.	30 April 2007	Munich, Germany	Clay	Mikhail Youzhny	Jan Hájek Jaroslav Levinský	6–1, 6–4
4.	4 January 2008	Doha, Qatar	Hard	David Škoch	Jeff Coetzee Wesley Moodie	6–4, 4–6, [11–9]
5.	13 July 2008	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Christopher Kas	Michael Berrer Mischa Zverev	6–3, 6–4

Singles performance timeline

To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the 2008 Madrid Masters which ended on October 19, 2008.

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	Career SR	Career Win-Loss
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	4R	2R	2R	4R	0 / 4	8–4
French Open	A	A	A	A	1R	2R	2R	1R	0 / 4	2–4
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	1R	3R	1R	1R	0 / 4	2–4
US Open	A	A	1R	2R	1R	1R	3R	2R	0 / 6	4–6
Grand Slam SR	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 1	0 / 1	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 18	N/A
Grand Slam Win-Loss	0–0	0–0	0–2	0–2	1–4	4–4	4–4	4–4	N/A	13–18
Indian Wells Masters	A	A	A	A	A	3R	2R	3R	0 / 3	5–3
Miami Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	0 / 1	0–1
Monte Carlo Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	QF	3R	0 / 2	5–2
Rome Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
Hamburg Masters	A	1R	A	A	1R	1R	2R	1R	0 / 5	1–5
Canada Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	0 / 2	0–2
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	QF	0 / 2	4–2
Madrid Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	0 / 1	1–1
Paris Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A		0 / 0	0–0
Tennis Masters Cup	A	A	A	A	A	A	A		0 / 0	0–0
ATP Finals Reached	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	N/A	2
ATP Tournaments Won	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	N/A	2
Overall Win-Loss	0–0	0–2	1–3	7–11	12–25	24–21	32–22		N/A	69–73
Year End Ranking	759	247	208	88	86	62	32	28	N/A	N/A

• A = did not participate in the tournament
• SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

External links

• Official Website Template:De icon Template:En icon
• Philipp Kohlschreiber at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Philipp Kohlschreiber at the Davis Cup
• Kohlschreiber Recent Match Results
• Kohlschreiber World Ranking History