German tennis player
Marc-Kevin Peter Goellner (born 22 September 1970) is a former professional
tennis player from Germany. He won two singles titles, achieved a bronze medal in doubles at the
1996 Summer Olympics and attained a career-high singles ranking of World No. 26 in April 1994. Goellner reached the quarterfinals of the
1997 Rome Masters, defeating top tenners
Richard Krajicek and
Albert Costa en route.
Personal life
The son of a German diplomat, Goellner lived in Rio de Janeiro,
Tel Aviv & Sydney as a youngster before moving to Germany in 1986. The surname of his family is Göllner, but since most languages don't use
umlaut, the Brazil authorities wrote Goellner in his birth certificate.[
citation needed]
Tennis career
In 1990, he suffered two torn ligaments in his left foot, which almost ended his tennis career before it had begun. He turned professional in 1991.
1993 provided some of the most significant highlights of Goellner's career. He captured his first top-level singles title at
Nice, defeating
Ivan Lendl in the final. He also won his first tour doubles title in
Rotterdam, partnering
David Prinosil. Goellner and Prinosil were also the men's doubles runners-up at the French Open that year. And Goellner was a member of the German team which won the 1993
Davis Cup, winning important singles rubbers in the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.
In 1996, Goellner won a second top-level singles title at
Marbella. He represented Germany at the
1996 Summer Olympics in
Atlanta, where he was defeated in the first round of the singles competition by Sweden's
Thomas Enqvist, and won a bronze medal in the doubles competition at
Stone Mountain Park, partnering Prinosil.
During his career, Goellner won a total of two top-level singles titles and four tour doubles titles. His career-high rankings were World No. 26 in singles (in 1994), and World No. 25 in doubles (in 1998). His best singles performance at a
Grand Slam event came at the French Open in 1993, where he reached the fourth round before losing to
Andrei Medvedev. His career prize money earnings totalled US$2,700,215. He was one of the first players to wear baseball caps reversed. Goellner retired from the professional tour in 2004.
ATP career finals
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Legend
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Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
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ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
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ATP Masters Series (0–0)
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ATP Championship Series (0–0)
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ATP World Series (2–1)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0–0)
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Clay (2–1)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (0–0)
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Finals by setting
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Outdoors (2–1)
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Indoors (0–0)
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Doubles: 15 (4 titles, 11 runner-up)
Legend
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Grand Slam Tournaments (0–1)
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ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
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ATP Masters Series (0–0)
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ATP Championship Series (0–1)
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ATP World Series (4–9)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (2–0)
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Clay (1–7)
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Grass (0–2)
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Carpet (1–2)
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Finals by setting
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Outdoors (2–9)
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Indoors (2–2)
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Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Win
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1–0
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Mar 1992
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Rotterdam, Netherlands
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World Series
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Carpet
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David Prinosil
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Paul Haarhuis
Mark Koevermans
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6–2, 6–7, 7–6
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Loss
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1–1
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May 1993
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Roland Garos, France
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Grand Slam
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Clay
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David Prinosil
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Luke Jensen
Murphy Jensen
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4–6, 7–6, 4–6
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Loss
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1–2
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Jun 1993
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Halle, Germany
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World Series
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Grass
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Mike Bauer
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Petr Korda
Cyril Suk
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6–7, 7–5, 3–6
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Win
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2–2
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Aug 1993
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Long Island, United States
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World Series
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Hard
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David Prinosil
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Arnaud Boetsch
Olivier Delaître
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6–7, 7–5, 6–2
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Loss
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2–3
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Mar 1995
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Mexico City, Mexico
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World Series
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Clay
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Diego Nargiso
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Javier Frana
Leonardo Lavalle
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5–7, 3–6
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Loss
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2–4
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Apr 1995
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Estoril, Portugal
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World Series
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Clay
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Diego Nargiso
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Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Andrei Olhovskiy
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7–5, 5–7, 2–6
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Win
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3–4
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Sep 1996
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Bournemouth, United Kingdom
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World Series
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Clay
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Greg Rusedski
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Rodolphe Gilbert
Nuno Marques
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6–3, 7–6
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Loss
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3–5
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Oct 1997
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Vienna, Austria
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Championship Series
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Carpet
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David Prinosil
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Ellis Ferreira
Patrick Galbraith
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3–6, 4–6
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Win
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4–5
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Nov 1997
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Stockholm, Sweden
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World Series
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Hard
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Richey Reneberg
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Ellis Ferreira
Patrick Galbraith
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6–3, 3–6, 7–6
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Loss
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4–6
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Jun 1998
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Halle, Germany
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World Series
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Grass
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John-Laffnie de Jager
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Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach
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6–4, 4–6, 6–7
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Loss
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4–7
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Feb 1999
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Copenhagen, Denmark
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World Series
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Carpet
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David Prinosil
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Max Mirnyi
Andrei Olhovskiy
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7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 1–6
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Loss
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4–8
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Jun 1999
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Merano, Italy
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World Series
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Clay
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Eric Taino
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Lucas Arnold Ker
Jaime Oncins
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4–6, 6–7(1–7)
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Loss
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4–9
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Nov 1999
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Bucharest, Romania
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World Series
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Clay
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Francisco Montana
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Lucas Arnold Ker
Martín García
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3–6, 6–2, 3–6
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Loss
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4–10
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Oct 2000
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Palermo, Italy
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World Series
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Clay
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Pablo Albano
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Tomás Carbonell
Martín García
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walkover
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Loss
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4–11
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Sep 2001
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Bucharest, Romania
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World Series
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Clay
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Pablo Albano
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Aleksandar Kitinov
Johan Landsberg
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4–6, 7–6(7–5), [6–10]
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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals
Singles: 5 (3–2)
Legend
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ATP Challenger (3–1)
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ITF Futures (0–1)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (1–0)
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Clay (2–2)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (0–0)
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Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Opponent
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Score
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Win
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1–0
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May 1992
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Antwerp, Belgium
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Challenger
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Clay
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Massimo Ardinghi
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4–6, 6–3, 7–5
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Win
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2–0
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Jun 1992
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Halle, Germany
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Challenger
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Clay
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Thomas Enqvist
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6–3, 2–6, 7–6
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Loss
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2–1
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Jul 1992
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Ulm, Germany
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Challenger
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Clay
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Marcos Ondruska
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6–7, 1–6
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Loss
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2–2
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Apr 2003
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Germany F1,
Riemerling
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Futures
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Clay
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Robert Lindstedt
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6–7(4–7), 6–7(4–7)
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Win
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3–2
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Aug 2003
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Bukhara, Uzbekistan
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Challenger
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Hard
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Marcos Baghdatis
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7–5, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–4)
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Doubles: 6 (3–3)
Legend
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ATP Challenger (3–3)
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ITF Futures (0–0)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0–0)
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Clay (3–1)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (0–2)
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Result
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W–L
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Date
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Tournament
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Tier
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Win
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1–0
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Oct 1991
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Casablanca, Morocco
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Challenger
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Clay
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Bertrand Madsen
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Tarik Benhabiles
Gustavo Garetto
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6–0, 6–2
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Win
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2–0
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Jun 1992
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Cologne, Germany
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Challenger
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Clay
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Bernd Karbacher
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Brian Devening
Murphy Jensen
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6–4, 6–7, 6–1
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Loss
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2–1
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Nov 1992
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Guadalajara, Mexico
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Challenger
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Clay
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Christian Saceanu
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Royce Deppe
David Rikl
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6–7, 4–6
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Loss
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2–2
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Feb 1993
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Rennes, France
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Challenger
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Carpet
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João Cunha-Silva
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Jan Apell
Jonas Björkman
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6–7, 3–6
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Loss
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2–3
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Nov 2001
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Aachen, Germany
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Challenger
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Carpet
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Marcos Ondruska
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Julian Knowle
Michael Kohlmann
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3–6, 6–7(4–7)
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Win
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3–3
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Jul 2004
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Montauban, France
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Challenger
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Clay
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Álex López Morón
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Brian Dabul
Ignacio Gonzalez-King
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6–3, 5–7, 7–6(7–5)
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Performance timelines
Key
W
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F
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SF
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QF
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#R
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RR
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Q#
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DNQ
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A
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NH
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(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
Doubles
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