Patrik Kühnen
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Kühnen at the World Team Cup in Düsseldorf, Germany in 2005
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Country (sports) | Germany |
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Residence | Berlin, Germany |
Born | Püttlingen, West Germany |
11 February 1966
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Turned pro | 1985 |
Retired | 1996 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $1,646,328 |
Singles | |
Career record | 127–153 (ATP, Grand Prix and Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 43 (May 15, 1989) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1989, 1991) |
French Open | 3R (1988, 1990, 1993) |
Wimbledon | QF (1988) |
US Open | 2R (1988, 1991, 1992, 1993) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 111–120 (ATP, Grand Prix and Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 3 |
Highest ranking | No. 28 (July 5, 1993) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1991) |
French Open | 2R (1988, 1996) |
Wimbledon | SF (1993) |
US Open | 2R (1988) |
Patrik Kühnen (born 11 February 1966) is a German former professional tennis player, who turned professional in 1985.
Kühnen had his biggest career singles win in the fourth round at Wimbledon in 1988 when he beat Jimmy Connors en route to the quarterfinals in which he lost to eventual champion Stefan Edberg. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on May 15, 1989, when he became the number 43 of the world. He won three doubles titles during his career. He was part of the German Davis Cup teams that won the competition in 1988 and 1993. Since 2003 he is the captain for Germany's Davis Cup team and also coaches the German team in the World Team Cup which won the competition in 2005 and 2011.
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Career finals
Singles: 2 (0 titles – 2 runner-ups)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 8 January 1989 | Adelaide | Hardcourt | Mark Woodforde | 5–7, 6–1, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 2. | 14 November 1993 | Moscow | Carpet (i) | Marc Rosset | 4–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 3 (3 titles – 3 runner-ups)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 18 October 1987 | Toulouse | Hardcourt (i) | Kelly Jones | Wojciech Fibak Michiel Schapers |
2–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1. | 10 November 1987 | Frankfurt | Carpet (i) | Boris Becker | Scott Davis David Pate |
6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | 8 February 1988 | Rotterdam | Carpet (i) | Tore Meinecke | Magnus Gustafsson Diego Nargiso |
7–6, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 15 September 1991 | Bordeaux | Hardcourt (i) | Alexander Mronz | Arnaud Boetsch Guy Forget |
2–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 3. | 4 January 1993 | Doha | Hardcourt | Boris Becker | Shelby Cannon Scott Melville |
6–4, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1. | 13 October 1996 | Beijing | Hardcourt (i) | Gary Muller | Martin Damm Andrei Olhovskiy |
4–6, 5–7 |
External links
- Patrik Kühnen at the Association of Tennis Professionals
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- Patrik Kühnen at the Davis Cup