Philipp Kohlschreiber

Philipp Kohlschreiber
Kohlschreiber 2016 at the US Open
Nickname:	Kohli
Nation:	Germany
Birthday:	October 16, 1983
Size:	178 cm
Weight:	70 kg
1st professional season:	2001
Playing hand:	Right, one-handed backhand
Trainer:	Markus Hipfl
Prize money:	$ 12,829,197
singles
Career record:	468: 368
Career title:	8th
Highest ranking:	16 (July 30, 2012)
Current placement:	74
Grand Slam record
Double
Career record:	98: 117
Career title:	7th
Highest ranking:	51 (November 10, 2008)
Current placement:	284
Grand Slam record
Last update of the infobox: January 13th, 2020
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Philipp Eberhard Hermann Kohlschreiber (born October 16, 1983 in Augsburg ) is a German tennis player .

Career

Beginnings

The right-hander began his career at TC Augsburg Siebentisch and played for MTTC Iphitos from 1997 . At the end of 1998, Kohlschreiber went to the Oberhaching sports school , where he concentrated intensively on training. A few months later, he won the European team championship in 1983 and the German U16 indoor championships. In 2000 Kohlschreiber played his first Challenger tournament in Eckental and made the decision to become a tennis professional the following year.

2001-2006

From 2001 to 2004 Kohlschreiber was a member of the Bundesliga team of TC Bamberg . From 2005 to 2008 he played in the Bundesliga for Blau-Weiß Neuss .

In 2003 he played his first Grand Slam tournament at the US Open , but was defeated by David Nalbandian in the first round . In 2004 he reached the second round with a win over Julien Benneteau and lost there against Feliciano López in just five sets. In August 2004 Kohlschreiber was in the top 100 of the world rankings for the first time. Since 2005 he has been in the main field at all Grand Slam tournaments.

At the Australian Open he made it to the round of 16 in 2005 before he was eliminated by Andy Roddick . In the other Grand Slam tournaments, the end came in the first round. In October 2005 he won his first ATP title in doubles with his partner Lars Burgsmüller . In 2006 Kohlschreiber was able to establish himself in the top 100. He reached the semi-finals at the ATP tournament in Gstaad , plus the quarter-finals a few more times.

2007-2009

In 2007 he was in the quarter-finals of the Masters tournament in Monte Carlo and shortly afterwards won his first ATP tournament in Munich with a final victory over Michail Juschny , with whom he also won the doubles competition. He also reached the semifinals in Halle and the third round of the US Open .

Kohlschreiber has been one of the most important players in the German Davis Cup team since 2007 . Several times he was able to defeat partly stronger players in the Davis Cup. In his debut season in 2007 he won the semifinals in Moscow against Russia's Nikolai Dawydenko in five sets after being behind with a break in the fifth set.

In January 2008 Kohlschreiber celebrated his second title on the ATP World Tour when he defeated the Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final in two sets at the Auckland tournament . At the Australian Open he defeated Andy Roddick in round three, then lost the round of 16 against Jarkko Nieminen . At the tournament in Halle he reached the final, in which he was defeated by Roger Federer . He also reached the semifinals at the tournament in Vienna .

At the beginning of 2009 Kohlschreiber was able to reach the quarter-finals several times. At the Grand Slam tournament in Paris , he made it into the round of 16 for the first time, where he failed to Tommy Robredo . At the following tournament in Halle he was in the semi-finals, in which he was defeated by Tommy Haas . In September Kohlschreiber reached the final at the Metz tournament . Although he was defeated by Gaël Monfils there , he reached a new best world ranking position with 22nd place. In addition, he was again in the semifinals at the tournament in Vienna .

At the Davis Cup 2009 he was able to turn a 2-0 set deficit in the first round match against Austria against Jürgen Melzer . In the subsequent quarter-finals in Spain he defeated Tommy Robredo , to whom he had previously been defeated in the second round of the French Open, in three sets. He won his second individual against Fernando Verdasco 8: 6 in the fifth round, but Germany lost the game 2: 3 in the end.

2010-2011

The year 2010 began Kohlschreiber in Auckland , where he also reached the semi-finals. At the Australian Open , he was eliminated in the third round against Rafael Nadal . At the ATP Masters Series tournament in Monte Carlo , he made it to the quarter-finals. At the French Open he was able to advance into round three, in which he was defeated by Fernando Verdasco . At Wimbledon he lost to Roddick in the third round. At the Masters Series tournament in Toronto , he was in the quarterfinals, but lost there just against Nadal. At the US Open he lost to Gilles Simon in the second round . On the sidelines of the Davis Cup game against South Africa, in which he contributed to the 5-0 victory with his three-set victory over Rik De Voest , he announced his future cooperation on probation with Andy Murray's ex-coach Miles Maclagan . Kohlschreiber played his way to the semi-finals at the Open de Moselle in Metz, where he was again defeated by Frenchman Gilles Simon. At his next tournament, the China Open in Beijing, he beat Fernando Verdasco in round one, but then lost to John Isner . In Shanghai he had to give up in the second set of his first round match against Roddick. At the Bank Austria TennisTrophy in Vienna, he reached the quarter-finals, but could not compete due to adductor problems.

Kohlschreiber started 2011 in Doha , where he failed in round two after a hard-fought game against Ivo Karlović . A week before the Australian Open , where he lost to Tomáš Berdych in round two , he played his way to the quarter-finals in Auckland , which he lost in three sets to David Ferrer . In Rotterdam and Dubai he reached round two, but then failed to Robin Söderling and Philipp Petzschner respectively . In the first round of the Davis Cup world group in 2011, Kohlschreiber hit the German number 1 again. He defeated Ivan Dodig in five sets after defending a match point in the fourth set. In the fourth individual he was defeated by Marin Čilić in three sets. At the first Masters tournament of the year in Indian Wells , Kohlschreiber won after a bye in round one against Tim Smyczek after defending three match points in three sets. In round three he was able to defeat number 4 in the world, Robin Söderling , 7: 6 and 6: 4, where he had to fend off five set balls in the first set. He then lost in two sets (6: 7, 6: 7) against Juan Martín del Potro . In Monte Carlo he lost to Roger Federer in round two . Kohlschreiber and Petzschner then decided the final of the World Team Cup in the Düsseldorf Rochus Club with their double victory over Juan Ignacio Chela and Máximo González . He then lost to Sam Querrey in the first round of the French Open .

Kohlschreiber secured his third career title at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle. On the way to the final, in which he defeated Philipp Petzschner 7: 6, 2: 0 (abandonment), he defeated u. a. Lleyton Hewitt and Gaël Monfils. In Wimbledon he lost his first round match against the Uzbek Denis Istomin 6: 4, 3: 6, 3: 6 and 3: 6. Weeks later he lost to the Spaniard Nicolás Almagro in the round of 16 at the tournament at Hamburg's Rothenbaum .

2012-2015

2012 was the most successful season of his career so far for Kohlschreiber. At the Australian Open he reached the round of 16 at the beginning of the season. In May he won the tournament in Munich for the second time, defeating Marin Čilić in straight sets in the final . The lawn season was also very successful; in Halle he only lost in the semi-finals against eventual winner Tommy Haas . At Wimbledon he succeeded in taking revenge with a five-set win over Haas, before reaching the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time with three consecutive three-set wins. There he was defeated by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in four sentences. In the 2012 season there was a dispute between Kohlschreiber and team boss Patrik Kühnen after Kohlschreiber had canceled his illness for the first round game against Argentina. Since he did not attend the meeting as a spectator, he was also criticized by Tommy Haas. As a result, Kohlschreiber was not considered by Kühnen for the relegation game against Australia, although at that time he was the best-placed German player in the world rankings. Kohlschreiber came under criticism at the end of the tournament in Kitzbühel . Although he reached the final, he lost it in three sets against Robin Haase . Since he sustained an injury at this game, Kohlschreiber canceled his participation in the Olympic Games in London . He was heavily criticized in the media for this, including by former players such as Boris Becker and Michael Stich . Nevertheless, Kohlschreiber made it into the top 20 of the world rankings for the first time by taking part in the finals in Kitzbühel. After the tournament he was ranked 16th. At the US Open , he made it to the round of 16 for the first time with a five-set win against John Isner , with Kohlschreiber reaching the second week in three of four Grand Slam tournaments in the 2012 season.

The year 2013 started positively for Kohlschreiber. At the side of Christopher Kas , he defeated the double rivals Julian Knowle and Filip Polášek in two sets at the ATP tournament in Doha . He then reached the semi-finals in Barcelona and the finals in Munich and Stuttgart . In September Kohlschreiber played for the Davis Cup team in singles. However, after winning the first match, he called in sick. Later at the US Open 2013 , Kohlschreiber failed in the second round to Rafael Nadal .

With a 4-1 win over Spain at the Davis Cup 2014 , Kohlschreiber got off to a good start in 2014. In March there were disputes between Kohlschreiber and the team boss Carsten Arriens . Due to his many injury-related failures, Kohlschreiber von Arriens was eventually excluded from the Davis Cup team. At the Düsseldorf Open 2014 he won his fifth title on the World Tour with a final victory over Ivo Karlović . At the subsequent French Open he reached the third round, in which he was defeated by Andy Murray 6: 3, 3: 6, 3: 6, 6: 4 and 10:12. In the second round of the US Open 2014 , he could not prevail against Novak Đoković .

After the dispute and the subsequent dismissal of Arren, Kohlschreiber returned to the German Davis Cup team in March 2015. At the ATP tournament in Munich , he just lost in the final against Andy Murray in three sets. In Kitzbühel Kohlschreiber won the tournament against Paul-Henri Mathieu and a short time later he reached the third round at the US Open . In the autumn he managed a 4-1 win against the Dominican Republic with the German Davis Cup team.

Since 2016

In 2016 , he won his two singles against Lukáš Rosol and world number seven Tomáš Berdych in the 2: 3 first round defeat against the Czech Republic , benefiting from Berdych's abandonment when he scored 2: 0 sets. Kohlschreiber lost the double on Philipp Petzschner's side . In the same year he won the final in Munich in three sets against Dominic Thiem . Only a few weeks later, Kohlschreiber lost to Thiem in the final in Stuttgart .

Davis Cup 2017 , the German Davis Cup team was eliminated in the first round against Belgium. After this defeat, Kohlschreiber celebrated his 400th victory on the ATP Tour in Indian Wells in March of the same year . His opponent Oleksandr Dolhopolow gave up in the second set (6: 7 and 1: 1). Kohlschreiber couldn't win the final in Marrakech . He lost to Borna Ćorić in three sets. At the tournament in Kitzbühel , however, he prevailed in the final against João Sousa 6: 3 and 6: 4.

In 2018 , in the game against Spain, he lost the decisive match against David Ferrer after a 2-1 set lead, the last set 5-7. At the subsequent tournament in Munich he was defeated in the final to Alexander Zverev 3: 6 and 3: 6.

In 2019 he was eliminated from the Indian Wells Masters in the quarter-finals against Gaël Monfils. He had previously won against Nick Kyrgios, who recently won the tournament in Acapulco, and world number one Novak Đoković. He became the oldest player who managed his maiden win against the number 1.

successes

Legend (number of victories) Grand Slam Tennis Masters Cup / ATP World Tour Finals ATP Masters Series / ATP World Tour Masters 1000 ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 Series (2) ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 Series (13) ATP Challenger Tour (4)

ATP title by topping Hard Court (3) Sand (9) Grass (2) Carpet (1)

singles

Tournament victories

ATP World Tour

No.	date	competition	Topping	Final opponent	Result
1.	May 6, 2007	Munich (1)	sand	Mikhail Juschny	2: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4
2.	January 12, 2008	Auckland	Hard court	Juan Carlos Ferrero	7: 6 4 , 7: 5
3.	June 12, 2011	Hall	race	Philipp Petzschner	7: 6 5 , 2: 0 task
4th	May 6, 2012	Munich (2)	sand	Marin Čilić	7: 6 8 , 6: 3
5.	May 24, 2014	Dusseldorf	sand	Ivo Karlović	6: 2, 7: 6 4
6th	August 8, 2015	Kitzbuhel (1)	sand	Paul-Henri Mathieu	2: 6, 6: 2, 6: 2
7th	May 1, 2016	Munich (3)	sand	Dominic Thiem	7: 6 7 , 4: 6, 7: 6 4
8th.	5th August 2017	Kitzbuhel (2)	sand	João Sousa	6: 3, 6: 4

ATP Challenger Tour

No.	date	competition	Topping	Final opponent	Result
1.	October 5, 2003	Tumkur	Hard court	Lee Childs	7: 5, 7: 6 5
2.	July 25, 2004	Hilversum	sand	Dennis van Scheppingen	4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 4
3.	November 26, 2005	Reunion Island	Hard court	Teimuras Gabashvili	6: 2, 6: 3
4th	January 12, 2020	Canberra	Hard court	Emil Ruusuvuori	7: 6 5 , 4: 6, 6: 3

Final participation

No.	date	competition	Topping	Final opponent	Result
1.	June 15, 2008	Hall	race	Roger Federer	3: 6, 4: 6
2.	September 27, 2009	Metz	Hard court (i)	Gaël Monfils	6: 7 1 , 6: 3, 2: 6
3.	July 27, 2012	Kitzbühel	sand	Robin Haase	7: 6 2 , 3: 6, 2: 6
4th	January 12, 2013	Auckland	Hard court	David Ferrer	6: 7 5 , 1: 6
5.	May 5, 2013	Munich (1)	sand	Tommy Haas	3: 6, 6: 7 3
6th	July 14, 2013	Stuttgart (1)	sand	Fabio Fognini	7: 5, 4: 6, 4: 6
7th	May 4, 2015	Munich (2)	sand	Andy Murray	6: 7 4 , 7: 5, 6: 7 4
8th.	June 13, 2016	Stuttgart (2)	race	Dominic Thiem	7: 6 2 , 4: 6, 4: 6
9.	April 16, 2017	Marrakech	sand	Borna Ćorić	7: 5, 6: 7 3 , 5: 7
10.	May 6, 2018	Munich (3)	sand	Alexander Zverev	3: 6, 3: 6

Double

Tournament victories

No.	date	competition	Topping	partner	Final opponent	Result
1.	October 2, 2005	Ho Chi Minh City	Carpet (i)	Lars Burgsmüller	Ashley Fisher Robert Lindstedt	5: 7, 6: 4, 6: 2
2.	July 30, 2006	Kitzbühel	sand	Stefan Koubek	Oliver Marach Cyril Suk	6: 2, 6: 3
3.	May 6, 2007	Munich	sand	Mikhail Juschny	Jan Hájek Jaroslav Levinský	6: 1, 6: 4
4th	January 4, 2008	Doha (1)	Hard court	David Škoch	Wesley Moodie Jeff Coetzee	6: 4, 4: 6, [11: 9]
5.	July 12, 2008	Stuttgart	sand	Christopher Kas	Michael Berrer Mischa Zverev	6: 3, 6: 4
6th	June 14, 2009	Hall	race	Christopher Kas	Andreas Beck Marco Chiudinelli	6: 3, 6: 4
7th	4th January 2013	Doha (2)	Hard court	Christopher Kas	Julian Knowle Filip Polášek	7: 5, 6: 4

Final participation

No.	date	competition	Topping	partner	Final opponent	Result
1.	February 24, 2008	Rotterdam	Hard court	Mikhail Juschny	Tomáš Berdych Dmitri Tursunow	5: 7, 6: 3, [7:10]
2.	October 26, 2008	Basel	Hard court (i)	Christopher Kas	Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles	3: 6, 3: 6
3.	January 6, 2012	Doha	Hard court	Christopher Kas	Lukáš Rosol Filip Polášek	3: 6, 4: 6

Balance sheet

singles

Tournament 1	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	total
Australian Open	1R	3R	1R	2R	-	3R	AF	2R	3R	2R	AF	2R	2R	AF	-	-	-	-	-	AF
French Open	1R	1R	1R	2R	3R	AF	2R	1R	3R	AF	1R	2R	2R	1R	-	-	-	-	-	AF
Wimbledon	3R	1R	1R	1R	2R	1R	VF	1R	3R	3R	1R	1R	3R	1R	-	-	-	-	-	VF
US Open	AF	AF	1R	3R	AF	AF	AF	1R	2R	3R	2R	3R	1R	1R	2R	1R	-	-	-	AF
Individual titles won	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8th
Overall wins / defeats 2	17:15	32:19	32:21	32:23	37:25	32:25	42:24	31:27	37:24	40:25	32:21	33:27	24:20	12:25	6:10	1: 3	0: 3	0-0	0-0	440: 337
Year-end position	(22)	29	32	34	24	22nd	20th	43	34	27	28	32	60	93	92	209	268	764	1334	N / A

Double

Tournament 1	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	total
Australian Open	-	1R	-	-	-	-	1R	-	-	-	-	1R	1R	1R	-	-	-	-	-	1R
French Open	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1R	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1R
Wimbledon		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1R	-	-	-	-	-	-	1R
US Open		-	-	-	-	-	-	1R	-	-	-	1R	1R	1R	-	-	-	-	-	1R
Double titles won	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	7th
Overall wins / defeats 2	0: 1	0: 6	5: 7	2: 4	5: 7	8:10	3:10	7: 7	5:15	17:11	17: 8	8:12	6: 4	8: 8	2: 1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	93: 111
Year-end position	(0)	555	169	560	286	138	335	164	198	74	53	141	148	125	398	797	1299	574	1474	N / A

Explanation of symbols: S = tournament victory; F, HF, VF, AF = entry into the final / semi-finals / quarter-finals / round of 16; 1R, 2R, 3R = elimination in the 1st / 2nd / 3rd main round or Q1, Q2, Q3 = elimination in the 1st / 2nd / 3rd qualifying round

¹ tournament result in brackets means that the player has not yet finished the tournament; it shows its current tournament status. After the player finishes the tournament, the bracket is removed.
² As of June 11, 2018

Web links

Commons : Philipp Kohlschreiber  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• ATP profile of Philipp Kohlschreiber (English)
• ITF profile of Philipp Kohlschreiber (English)
• Davis Cup statistics from Philipp Kohlschreiber (English)
• Philipp Kohlschreiber in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ My first club: Philipp Kohlschreiber. In: tc-augsburg.de/. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013 ; accessed on November 14, 2016 . 
2. ↑ Germany is the record winner of the World Team Cup. In: tennisnet.com. May 21, 2011, accessed November 14, 2016 .