Philipp Kohlschreiber

Infobox Tennis player
playername = Philipp Kohlschreiber


nickname = Kohli
country = GER
residence = Altstaetten, Switzerland
datebirth = birth date and age|1983|10|16
placebirth = Augsburg, West Germany
height = height|m=1.77
weight = convert|70|kg|lb st|abbr=on|lk=on
turnedpro = 2001
retired =
plays = Right-handed; one-handed backhand
careerprizemoney = $2,043,492
singlesrecord = 101–104
singlestitles = 2
highestsinglesranking = 24 (April 14, 2008)
AustralianOpenresult = 4r (2005, 2008)
FrenchOpenresult = 2r (2006, 2007)
Wimbledonresult = 3r (2006)
USOpenresult = 3r (2007)
doublesrecord = 38–31
doublestitles = 5
highestdoublesranking = 53 (April 28, 2008)
updated = August 4, 2008

Philipp Kohlschreiber (born October 16, 1983 in Augsburg) is a tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 2001. The righthander has won four doubles and two single titles so far. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on April 14, 2008, when he achieved a world ranking of No. 24. He is sponsored by adidas and Wilson.

In 2007, Kohlschreiber achieved his greatest result at a Masters event during the Monte Carlo Masters, when he reached the quarter-finals after going through qualifying, defeating world No. 12 David Nalbandian in the 2nd round. He won his first career title at Munich defeating Mikhail Youzhny, 2–6 6–3 6–4, thereby becoming the first German player to win the event since Michael Stich in 1994.

Kohlschreiber started 2008 in great form reaching the quarter-finals of Doha and winning his 2nd career title in Auckland where he defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero, 7–6 7–5.

After Kohlschreiber's win in Auckland, he defeated world No. 6 Andy Roddick, 6–4 3–6 7–6 (11–9) 6–7 (3–7) 8–6 at the Australian Open in the 3rd round. Kohlschreiber played one of his best tennis matches of his career, hitting 32 aces and 104 winners. He eventually lost in the round of 16 to Jarkko Nieminen, 3–6 7–6 (9–7) 7–6 (11–9) 6–3. Kohlschreiber failed to convert 11 set points opportunities in the second and third sets.

Kohlschreiber reached the finals of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany eventually falling to the four time and defending champion Roger Federer 6–3, 6–4.

ATP titles

ingles

Doubles

*A = did not participate in the tournament
*SR = the ratio of the number of singles tournaments won to the number of those tournaments played.

External links

* [http://www.philippkohlschreiber.de Official Website] de icon en icon
*ATP|id=K435
*ITF male profile|number=100000009
*DavisCupplayerlink|id=100000009
* [http://steveghelper.com/MatchResults.php?players=Kohls&weeks=12 Kohlschreiber Recent Match Results]
* [http://steveghelper.com/RankingHistory.php?player=Kohls Kohlschreiber World Ranking History]