Michel Kratochvil

Michel Kratochvil
Nation:	Switzerland
Birthday:	April 7, 1979
Size:	185 cm
Weight:	77 kg
1st professional season:	1997
Resignation:	2007
Playing hand:	Right
Trainer:	Arnaud Decugis
Prize money:	$ 1,159,379
singles
Career record:	73:98
Highest ranking:	35 (July 8 2002)
Grand Slam record
Double
Career record:	7:18
Highest ranking:	269 ​​(September 16, 2002)
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Michel Frank Kratochvil (born April 7, 1979 in Bern ) is a former Swiss tennis player .

Career

He celebrated the greatest success of his career in 2002 at the Indian Wells Masters , when he defeated Andre Agassi 7: 6 ⁵ , 7: 6 ⁶ in the first round . Michel Kratochvil was a member of the Swiss Davis Cup team between 2000 and 2004 . In 2003 he won the playoff game against Martin Verkerk in the first round of the Davis Cup with 1: 6, 7: 6 ⁵ , 7: 6 ⁶ , 6: 1. He reached his highest ranking in the world rankings on July 8, 2002 when he finished 35th.

successes

Legend (number of victories)

Grand Slam

ATP Masters Series ATP World Tour Masters 1000

ATP International Series Gold ATP World Tour 500

ATP International Series ATP World Tour 250

ATP Challenger Tour (5)

singles

Victories

No.	date	competition	Topping	Final opponent	Bottom line
1.	August 15, 1999	Vienna	sand	Marcelo Charpentier	3: 6, 7: 6 7 , 6: 2
2.	August 22, 1999	Sylt	sand	Emilio Benfele Álvarez	6: 1, 6: 1
3.	August 29, 1999	Geneva	sand	Orlin Stanoichev	6-0, 6-1
4th	November 19, 2000	Osaka	Hard court	Lee Hyung-taik	2: 6, 6: 2, 6: 2
5.	November 26, 2000	Brest	Hard court (i)	Johan Settergen	3: 6, 6: 4, 7: 6 2

Final participation

No.	date	competition	Topping	Final opponent	Bottom line
1.	September 23, 2001	Shanghai	Hard court	Rainer Schüttler	3: 6, 4: 6
2.	October 7, 2001	Tokyo	Hard court	Lleyton Hewitt	4: 6, 2: 6

Web links

• ATP profile of Michel Kratochvil (English)
• ITF profile of Michel Kratochvil (English)
• Davis Cup statistics from Michel Kratochvil (English)