Bastian Knittel
Bastian Knittel 
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| Bastian Knittel 2013 at Wimbledon | |||||||||||||
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 Germany
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| Birthday: | August 8, 1983 | ||||||||||||
| Size: | 180 cm | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 71 kg | ||||||||||||
| 1st professional season: | 2003 | ||||||||||||
| Resignation: | 2014 | ||||||||||||
| Playing hand: | Left | ||||||||||||
| Trainer: | Robert Lopez | ||||||||||||
| Prize money: | $ 287,072 | ||||||||||||
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| Career record: | 1: 4 | ||||||||||||
| Highest ranking: | 157 (February 28, 2011) | ||||||||||||
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| Career record: | 1: 1 | ||||||||||||
| Highest ranking: | 201 (September 26, 2011) | ||||||||||||
| Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) | |||||||||||||
Bastian Knittel (born August 8, 1983 in Stuttgart ) is a former German tennis player .
Career
Knittel, who lives in Ditzingen , took part in the qualification for a Grand Slam tournament for the first time at the French Open in 2007 , but was eliminated in the first qualifying round. In 2010 he was able to reach the second qualifying round at Wimbledon and at the US Open . In July 2010, Knittel qualified in Stuttgart for the first time for the main draw of an ATP tournament, but lost in the first round against Pablo Andújar .
Bastian Knittel's greatest success on the ATP Challenger Tour was the victory at the Heilbronn Open in January 2011. In addition, he was able to win eight future tournaments in his career. His best world ranking position in singles was place 157 on February 28, 2011 and in doubles place 201 on September 26, 2011.
His greatest success at an ATP tournament is the win against the favorite Ivan Dodig in July 2011 at the tournament at Hamburg's Rothenbaum . In 2013 he was able to qualify for the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time. At Wimbledon he reached the first round, but was eliminated there against Juan Mónaco in three sets. After the Heilbronn Open 2014 , he ended his career.
Knittel played in the German Bundesliga for the Solingen TC 2008 in the 1st and 2009 in the 2nd tennis Bundesliga . In 2010 he played in the 2nd Bundesliga for TC Ravensburg , 2011 for Vacono TC Radolfzell and in 2012 in the 1st Bundesliga for 1. FC Nürnberg .
Knittel has been a tennis trainer at TC Bad Friedrichshall since 2014.
successes
| Legend (number of victories) |
| Grand Slam |
| ATP World Tour Finals |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |
| ATP World Tour 500 |
| ATP World Tour 250 |
| ATP Challenger Tour (3) |
singles
Tournament victories
| No. | date | competition | Topping | Final opponent | Result |
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| 1. | January 30, 2011 |
Heilbronn
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Hard court (i) |
Daniel Brands
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7: 6 4 , 7: 6 5 |
Double
Victories
| No. | date | competition | Topping | partner | Final opponent | Result |
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| 1. | May 6, 2007 |
 Ostrava
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sand |
Lukáš Rosol
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 Alexander Krasnoruzki Alexander Kudryavtsev
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2: 6, 7: 5, [11: 9] |
| 2. | June 11, 2011 |
 Košice
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sand |
Simon Greul
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 Facundo Bagnis Eduardo Schwank
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2: 6, 6: 3, [11: 9] |
Web links
- ATP profile Bastian Knittel (English)
- ITF profile of Bastian Knittel (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bernhard Rössle: Bastian Knittel - a tennis professional takes off . In: Leonberger Kreiszeitung . May 23, 2007, p. Local sport VII ( bastianknittel.de [PDF; 508 kB ]).
- ↑ Bastian Knittel announces the end of his career . tennisnet.com. January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
- ↑ Current information at www.bastianknittel.de
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Knittel, Bastian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 8, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stuttgart , Germany |