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Hendrik Dreekmann
Country (sports) Germany
ResidenceBielefeld, Germany
Born (1975-01-29) 29 January 1975 (age 49)
Bielefeld, Germany
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1991
Retired2003
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,369,435
Singles
Career record97–118
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 39 (30 September 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1995)
French OpenQF (1994)
Wimbledon2R (1997, 1998)
US Open3R (1996)
Doubles
Career record5–16
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 296 (28 October 1996)

Hendrik Dreekmann (born 29 January 1975) is a former tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 1991. He reached the quarterfinals of the 1994 French Open and the 1997 Miami Masters.

Personal Life

He is married to former long jumper Susen Tiedtke since 28 January 2005.

Career

Juniors

As a junior, Dreekmann was the runner-up at the 1989 European Junior Championships in Sofia, and reached the semis at the 1991 Orange Bowl.

Pro tour

Dreekman's greatest result in singles was reaching the quarterfinals of the 1994 French Open, only the second grand slam he had participated in. En route he defeated former top tenners Carlos Costa and Aaron Krickstein. In the quarter-finals, Dreekman led Magnus Larsson two sets to love, but eventually lost in five sets.

The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on 30 September 1996, when he became World No. 39.

ATP Tour finals

Singles (2 runners-up)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in final Score in final
Runner-up 1. 3 April 1994 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Germany Markus Zoecke 1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 23 September 1996 Basel, Switzerland Hard United States Pete Sampras 5–7, 2–6, 0–6

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent in final Score in final
Runner-up 1. 19 August 1996 Jericho, USA Hard Russia Alexander Volkov United States Luke Jensen
United States Murphy Jensen
3–6, 6–7