David Prinosil

David Prinosil

Country	Germany
Residence	Munich, Germany
Born	9 March 1973 (1973-03-09) (age 38) Olomouc, Czech Republic
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Turned pro	1991
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money	$4,016,496
Singles
Career record	169–221
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 28 (23 April 2001)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	3r (1995, 2001)
French Open	3r (1992)
Wimbledon	4r (2000)
US Open	2r (1996, 1999)
Doubles
Career record	254–208
Career titles	10
Highest ranking	No. 12 (20 August 2001)
Last updated on: 3 August 2008.

Olympic medal record
Men's Tennis
Bronze	1996 Atlanta	Doubles

David Prinosil (born 9 March 1973 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia) is a former tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 1991. He represented his country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the first round by Daniel Vacek of the Czech Republic. In the doubles competition in Stone Mountain Park he won the bronze medal partnering Marc-Kevin Goellner. He was the first ever opponent of Tim Henman in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament, in the first round of Wimbledon in 1994.

The right-hander won three career titles in singles, and reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 23 April 2001, when he became the number 28 of the world.

Career finals

Singles: 6 (3–3)

Legend (Wins)

Grand Slam (0)

Tennis Masters Cup (0)

ATP Masters Series (0)

ATP Tour (3)

Wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
1.	17 July 1995	Newport, USA	Grass	David Wheaton	7–6(3), 5–7, 6–2
2.	21 October 1996	Ostrava, Czech Republic	Carpet (i)	Petr Korda	6–1, 6–2
3.	19 June 2000	Halle, Germany	Grass	Richard Krajicek	6–3, 6–2

Runner-ups (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
1.	9 March 1998	Copenhagen, Denmark	Carpet (i)	Magnus Gustafsson	3–6, 6–1, 6–1
2.	8 February 1999	St. Petersburg, Russia	Carpet (i)	Marc Rosset	6–3, 6–4
3.	6 November 2000	Moscow, Russia	Carpet (i)	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6–2, 7–5

External links

• David Prinosil at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• David Prinosil at the International Tennis Federation
• David Prinosil at the Davis Cup
• World Ranking History

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Name	Prinosil, David
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Date of birth	1973-03-09
Place of birth	Olomouc, Czech Republic
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