Lars Burgsmüller
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Nation:
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Germany Germany
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Birthday:
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6th December 1975
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Size:
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183 cm
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1st professional season:
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1993
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Resignation:
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2008
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Playing hand:
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Right
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Trainer:
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Dirk Hordoff
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Prize money:
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$ 1,887,164
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singles
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Career record:
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90: 152
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Career title:
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1
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Highest ranking:
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65 (February 18, 2002)
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Grand Slam record
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Grand Slam title: 00000 0
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Double
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Career record:
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31:70
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Career title:
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1
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Highest ranking:
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61 (August 28, 2006)
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Grand Slam record
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Grand Slam title: 00000 0
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Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )
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Lars Burgsmüller (born December 6, 1975 in Mülheim an der Ruhr ) is a former German tennis player .
Career
He won the only ATP tournament in his career in 2002 in Copenhagen . Then he reached his highest position in the world rankings with position 65 . In 2004 he came back to a final, but he lost the Shanghai final against Guillermo Cañas . In 2005 Burgsmüller won the tournament in Ho Chi Minh City together with Philipp Kohlschreiber in doubles . He was also a finalist in Casablanca (2000) and in 's-Hertogenbosch (2004). In 2003 Lars Burgsmüller played for Germany in the Davis Cup . He could win one of his three singles.
Burgsmüller is now working as a doctor at an Essen hospital.
successes
Legend (number of victories)
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Grand Slam
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Tennis Masters Cup / ATP World Tour Finals
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ATP Masters Series / ATP World Tour Masters 1000
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ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 Series
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ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 Series (2)
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singles
Victories
No.
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date
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competition
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Topping
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Final opponent
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Bottom line
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1.
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February 11, 2002
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Denmark Copenhagen
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Carpet (i)
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Belgium Olivier Rochus
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6: 3, 6: 3
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Final participation
No.
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date
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competition
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Topping
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Final opponent
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Bottom line
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1.
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September 27, 2004
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China People's Republic Shanghai
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Hard court
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Argentina Guillermo Cañas
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1: 6, 0: 6
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Double
Victories
Final participation
Web links
Individual evidence
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↑ Kirsten Simon: Lars Burgsmüller: From tennis professional to lifesaver . Ed .: ikz-online. ( ikz-online.de [accessed on February 7, 2018]).