Nicolas Kiefer
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Nicolas Kiefer is a former German professional tennis player. His mother, Nicole, is French. He won a silver medal in men's doubles with partner Rainer Schüttler
at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens.
when he was 18.
On 10 January 2000, he reached his second quarter-final at the Australian Open and afterwards was ranked World No. 4, his highest position to date.
Nicolas has been known to have a few tennis superstition
s. He is sometimes seen tapping his racquet on the corners of the court after a point, although the reasons behind this are not clear. He also, when serving, frequently asks for the ball with which he has just won a point to re-use it in the next one.
late in the fifth set of a marathon match, Kiefer threw his racquet mid-point. Grosjean lost the point, hitting the ball into the net. Grosjean protested that the racquet distracted his shot. The umpire Carlos Bernardes said he did not believe the act was intentional and noted Grosjean had already hit the ball before the flying racquet could have had any effect on his shot. Grosjean eventually lost the fifth and final set to Kiefer. Kiefer went through to the semi-finals where he was defeated by the 2004 champion Roger Federer
.
Kiefer injured his wrist while playing at the 2006 French Open, and announced his return on 5 July 2007, having fallen to the 404th position on ATP. He announced that he was "tired of waiting and anxious to start traveling again and to see his name on scoreboards". Kiefer returned at the 2007 Gerry Weber Open
, losing in the first round to eventual champion Tomáš Berdych
. At Wimbledon, he made the third round after defeating No.30 seed Filippo Volandri
and Fabrice Santoro
, both in straight sets, before losing in 4 sets (3 of which were tiebreakers) to Novak Djoković
. At Newport, however, he ended up losing in round 1. At Los Angeles, he reached the semifinals in only his 4th tournament since coming back from injury; he had to default against Radek Štěpánek
, another player coming back from injury, because of an injury sustained during his quarter-final win. He also made an impressive showing at the 2007 Madrid Masters
, where he beat number five seed Fernando González
in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to world number one Roger Federer 6–4, 6–4.
, first round of 2008 Indian Wells Masters
to Dudi Sela
, third round of 2008 Miami Masters
to world No.2 Rafael Nadal
, second round of 2008 Monte Carlo Masters
to Philipp Kohlschreiber
, first round of 2008 Rome Masters
to Ferrero. His first notable result was the quarterfinals of the 2008 Hamburg Masters
with victories over world No.10 Stanislas Wawrinka
and world No.4 Nikolay Davydenko
before losing to Andreas Seppi
in three sets. He would lose in the third round of 2008 Wimbledon Championships
to Nadal. During the 2008 Canada Masters
, at age 31 and ranked #37, he made his first Masters final after 73 previous tries, previously finishing as a semifinalist at the 1999 and 2004 Canada Masters
(lost to Thomas Johansson
and Andy Roddick
respectively) and 2007 Madrid Masters (lost to Federer). Along the way, he defeated Mardy Fish 7–5 7–6(4), No.15 seed Mikhail Youzhny
7–6(4) 7–5, No.4 seed Nikolay Davydenko
4–6 6–4 6–4, No.7 seed James Blake
6–1 6–2, and Gilles Simon
6–7(4) 6–3 7–6(5); the win over Simon was especially notable because Simon had defeated world No.1 Roger Federer
in the second round. He lost to Nadal in the final 6–3, 6–2. Because of his run, he broke back into the top 20 at #19.
together with 19 year old Sabine Lisicki
. In the first match he lost against Australia's Lleyton Hewitt
6–7(6) 6–3 6–2 – who had been six months inactive due to an injury. In the second singles match Kiefer lost again, this time to USA's James Blake
7–6(4) 6–7(8) 6–4. Nevertheless, Kiefer won both of the doubles matches together with Sabine Lisicki
against both Australia and the United States.
On the third singles match, Kiefer twisted his ankle against Slovakia's Dominik Hrbatý
in the first set when Kiefer was 3–1 up and serving for 4–1. This injury impeded him to participate in the 2009 Australian Open
.
He re-appeared in the 2009 Davis Cup
match against Austria
in which he won in the doubles match together with Philipp Kohlschreiber
against Julian Knowle
and Alexander Peya
in 4 sets 6–3 7–6(6) 3–6 6–4. Kiefer also played a singles match, the fourth match, against Jürgen Melzer
in which Kiefer won in straight sets 7–6 6–4 6–4 and gave Germany
the victory against Austria
.
Kiefer then participated in the 2009 BNP Paribas Open
at Indian Wells
in which he beat Bobby Reynolds
in straight sets 6–4 6–2 in Second Round, but he then lost in Third Round to Andy Roddick
6–4 7–6(4).
In the 2009 Sony Ericsson Open
in Miami, Kiefer beat "the magician" Fabrice Santoro
5–7 7–6(5) 6–2 in Second Round. In Third Round Kiefer was defeated by World No.2 Roger Federer
6–4 6–1.
At the 2009 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Kiefer lost in his first match against qualifier Andreas Beck
1–6 7–6(1) 6–4.
At the 2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
in Rome Kiefer lost again in the first match against Juan Mónaco
in straight sets 6–2 6–3.
In the 2009 BMW Open
Kiefer was down against Ernests Gulbis
2–6 0–2 but eventually won 2–6 6–3 6–2. Kiefer said after the match, "Clay and me, we will never be the best of friends". Kiefer suffered from problems in his back which eventually made him lose against Jérémy Chardy
in the next round 6–4 7–6(9).
At the 2009 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open
he lost against Tommy Robredo
3–6 6–2 6–2.
Kiefer then played the 2009 ARAG World Team Cup
in which he played the doubles matches together with Mischa Zverev
. They won all of their matches and Germany reached the final but lost against Serbia as Germany lost both of their single matches. Despite Germany losing, Kiefer won the doubles match in the final against Viktor Troicki
and doubles World No.1 Nenad Zimonjić
7–5 4–6 10–7.
Kiefer then participated at the 2009 French Open
in which he beat qualifier Ilija Bozoljac
in 4 sets 7–6(4) 3–6 7–5 6–4. However, Kiefer lost in the Second Round against World No.14 David Ferrer
in 5 sets 6–3 5–7 6–4 3–6 6–2. Despite this loss, Kiefer claimed that he was proud that he had played up to a fifth set against one of the best tennis players of the world in clay, since clay is Kiefer's least favourite surface.
The clay season had now ended, and the grass season started with Kiefer's participation in his favourite tournament, the 2009 Gerry Weber Open
. In the first match he trashed Viktor Troicki
6–2 6–1, but retired in the Second Round against Jürgen Melzer
when he was down 6–1 since he had a muscular strain in his abdomen which forced him to retire not only from the match but from the doubles where he had reached the semifinals with Mischa Zverev
.
Kiefer participated at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships
despite having not fully recovered from his abdomen injury. This was reflected in his match against Fabrice Santoro
where Kiefer lost in straight sets 6–4 6–2 6–2.
Kiefer then played for Germany in the 2009 Davis Cup
quarter-finals against Spain. He did so in the doubles match together with Mischa Zverev
against Spain's doubles players Fernando Verdasco
and Feliciano López
. Kiefer and Zverev lost the match 6–3, 7–6(1), 6–7(6), 6–3. In the 1st round of the U.S Open he beat Michaël Llodra
6–3, 6–4, 6–4, but in the second round he lost to number 3 ranked Rafael Nadal 0–6, 6–3, 3–6, 4–6.
Rainer Schüttler
Rainer Schüttler is a German professional tennis player, ranked World No. 113 in the ATP rankings. He is the last German player who reached a final in a grand slam tournament....
at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens.
1995–2005
Kiefer was taken notice of as an outstanding junior. He won the Junior Australian Open, US Open and was a finalist and semi-finalist at Wimbledon and the French Open finishing as the number 2 junior behind Mariano ZabaletaMariano Zabaleta
Mariano Zabaleta is a retired professional male tennis player from Argentina. He turned professional in 1996. He had an unusual but effective service motion and fighting spirit...
when he was 18.
On 10 January 2000, he reached his second quarter-final at the Australian Open and afterwards was ranked World No. 4, his highest position to date.
Nicolas has been known to have a few tennis superstition
Superstition
Superstition is a belief in supernatural causality: that one event leads to the cause of another without any process in the physical world linking the two events....
s. He is sometimes seen tapping his racquet on the corners of the court after a point, although the reasons behind this are not clear. He also, when serving, frequently asks for the ball with which he has just won a point to re-use it in the next one.
2006–2007
Kiefer became infamous for an incident on 25 January 2006, during the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. While facing Sébastien GrosjeanSébastien Grosjean
Sébastien René Grosjean is a retired tennis player from France. His career-high ATP Entry ranking is No. 4 . He retired from tennis on May 27, 2010.-Career:...
late in the fifth set of a marathon match, Kiefer threw his racquet mid-point. Grosjean lost the point, hitting the ball into the net. Grosjean protested that the racquet distracted his shot. The umpire Carlos Bernardes said he did not believe the act was intentional and noted Grosjean had already hit the ball before the flying racquet could have had any effect on his shot. Grosjean eventually lost the fifth and final set to Kiefer. Kiefer went through to the semi-finals where he was defeated by the 2004 champion Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
.
Kiefer injured his wrist while playing at the 2006 French Open, and announced his return on 5 July 2007, having fallen to the 404th position on ATP. He announced that he was "tired of waiting and anxious to start traveling again and to see his name on scoreboards". Kiefer returned at the 2007 Gerry Weber Open
Gerry Weber Open
The Gerry Weber Open is a tennis tournament held in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Held since 1993, the tournament is played on four outdoor grass courts and is a part of the ATP World Tour 250 series on the ATP Tour schedule....
, losing in the first round to eventual champion Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His most notable achievements are reaching the final of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, and the semifinals of the 2010 French Open. He defeated the Croatian player Ivan Ljubičić in five sets to win the Paris Masters in 2005...
. At Wimbledon, he made the third round after defeating No.30 seed Filippo Volandri
Filippo Volandri
Filippo Volandri is an Italian professional male tennis player. Volandri is a right-handed player who reached a career-high ranking of 25 on July 23, 2007. He turned pro in 1997, and as of January 2006, had earned over $1,300,000 in prize money...
and Fabrice Santoro
Fabrice Santoro
Fabrice Vetea Santoro is a retired French professional male tennis player from Tahiti. Though not counted among the top ranked players, he had an unusually long professional career – with many of his accomplishments coming toward the end of his career – and he is popular among spectators and other...
, both in straight sets, before losing in 4 sets (3 of which were tiebreakers) to Novak Djoković
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked world no. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals since 4 July 2011. He has won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open...
. At Newport, however, he ended up losing in round 1. At Los Angeles, he reached the semifinals in only his 4th tournament since coming back from injury; he had to default against Radek Štěpánek
Radek Štepánek
Radek Štěpánek is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Štěpánek turned professional in 1997. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Štěpánek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top-level doubles...
, another player coming back from injury, because of an injury sustained during his quarter-final win. He also made an impressive showing at the 2007 Madrid Masters
2007 Madrid Masters
The 2007 Madrid Masters was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 6th edition of the Madrid Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2007 ATP Tour...
, where he beat number five seed Fernando González
Fernando González
----Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El Bombardero de La Reina and Mano de Piedra...
in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to world number one Roger Federer 6–4, 6–4.
2008
The start to his 2008 season did not start out well, losing in the first round of the Australian Open to former world No.1 Juan Carlos FerreroJuan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat is a professional tennis player, and a former world no. 1 player, from Spain. He captured the men's singles title at the 2003 French Open, and in September of that year, he became the 21st player to hold the world no. 1 ranking. He was also the runner-up at the 2002...
, first round of 2008 Indian Wells Masters
2008 Indian Wells Masters
The 2008 Indian Wells Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 32nd edition of the Indian Wells Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2008 WTA Tour...
to Dudi Sela
Dudi Sela
David "Dudi" Sela is an Israeli professional tennis player.Sela reached a career-high singles ranking of # 29 in July 2009. He is currently Israel's top men's singles player, ahead of Amir Weintraub.As a 17-year-old junior, he won the 2003 French Open boys' doubles championship with his doubles...
, third round of 2008 Miami Masters
2008 Miami Masters
The 2008 Miami Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 24th edition of the Miami Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2008 WTA Tour...
to world No.2 Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
, second round of 2008 Monte Carlo Masters
2008 Monte Carlo Masters
The 2008 Masters Series Monte-Carlo was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 102nd edition of the Monte Carlo Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2008 ATP Tour...
to Philipp Kohlschreiber
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Philipp Kohlschreiber is a tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 2001. The right-hander has won six doubles and three singles titles. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 28 September 2009, when he achieved a ranking of World No. 22...
, first round of 2008 Rome Masters
2008 Rome Masters
The 2008 Rome Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 65th edition of the Rome Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2008 WTA Tour...
to Ferrero. His first notable result was the quarterfinals of the 2008 Hamburg Masters
2008 Hamburg Masters
The 2008 Masters Series Hamburg was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 101st edition of the Masters Series Hamburg, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rothenbaum Tennis Center in Hamburg, Germany, from May 10 through May 18,...
with victories over world No.10 Stanislas Wawrinka
Stanislas Wawrinka
Stanislas Wawrinka is a Swiss professional tennis player. He also holds German citizenship as his father is German. His career ranking high is no. 9, achieved on 9 June 2008. He considers clay his best surface and his backhand his best shot...
and world No.4 Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Ukrainian-Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semifinals, which he has done on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open. His biggest achievement to date was winning the 2009 ATP...
before losing to Andreas Seppi
Andreas Seppi
Andreas Seppi is a professional tennis player from South Tyrol, northern Italy, who turned professional in 2000. He considers clay and hard courts his favourite surfaces. and is coached by Massimo Sartori....
in three sets. He would lose in the third round of 2008 Wimbledon Championships
2008 Wimbledon Championships
The 2008 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 122nd edition of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam event of the year...
to Nadal. During the 2008 Canada Masters
2008 Canada Masters
The 2008 Canada Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 119th edition of the Canada Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2008 WTA Tour...
, at age 31 and ranked #37, he made his first Masters final after 73 previous tries, previously finishing as a semifinalist at the 1999 and 2004 Canada Masters
Canada Masters
The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour...
(lost to Thomas Johansson
Thomas Johansson
Karl Thomas Conny Johansson , commonly known as Thomas Johansson, is a former Swedish professional tennis player. He is a former Australian Open singles champion and Olympic silver medalist in doubles.-Junior career:...
and Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
respectively) and 2007 Madrid Masters (lost to Federer). Along the way, he defeated Mardy Fish 7–5 7–6(4), No.15 seed Mikhail Youzhny
Mikhail Youzhny
Mikhail Mikhailovich Youzhny , is a professional Russian tennis player, noted for his consistency and all-court play style. He has been coached by Boris Sobkin for 17 years....
7–6(4) 7–5, No.4 seed Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Ukrainian-Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semifinals, which he has done on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open. His biggest achievement to date was winning the 2009 ATP...
4–6 6–4 6–4, No.7 seed James Blake
James Blake
James Riley Blake is an American professional tennis player. Blake is known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. As of August 2011, Blake is ranked no. 63 among active male players with 24 career finals appearances...
6–1 6–2, and Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon is a French professional tennis player and former world no. 6. He is a nine-time winner on the ATP World Tour...
6–7(4) 6–3 7–6(5); the win over Simon was especially notable because Simon had defeated world No.1 Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
in the second round. He lost to Nadal in the final 6–3, 6–2. Because of his run, he broke back into the top 20 at #19.
2009
In 2009, he represented Germany in the 2009 Hopman Cup2009 Hopman Cup
The Hopman Cup XXI corresponds to the 21st edition of the Hopman Cup tournament between nations in men's and women's tennis. The tournament was held from 3 January through 9 January 2009 at the Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, Australia.Eight nations competed...
together with 19 year old Sabine Lisicki
Sabine Lisicki
Sabine Lisicki is a German professional tennis player of Polish background.Lisicki has won three WTA singles tournaments in her career and one doubles tournament . She reached the semifinals of the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and also reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 Wimbledon Championships...
. In the first match he lost against Australia's Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1.In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces and reached one final on carpet. By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20...
6–7(6) 6–3 6–2 – who had been six months inactive due to an injury. In the second singles match Kiefer lost again, this time to USA's James Blake
James Blake
James Riley Blake is an American professional tennis player. Blake is known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. As of August 2011, Blake is ranked no. 63 among active male players with 24 career finals appearances...
7–6(4) 6–7(8) 6–4. Nevertheless, Kiefer won both of the doubles matches together with Sabine Lisicki
Sabine Lisicki
Sabine Lisicki is a German professional tennis player of Polish background.Lisicki has won three WTA singles tournaments in her career and one doubles tournament . She reached the semifinals of the 2011 Wimbledon Championships and also reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 Wimbledon Championships...
against both Australia and the United States.
On the third singles match, Kiefer twisted his ankle against Slovakia's Dominik Hrbatý
Dominik Hrbatý
Dominik Hrbatý is a retired professional tennis player from Slovakia.-Personal life:Hrbatý was born on 4 January 1978 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. His father was an architecture engineer and his younger brother is an umpire...
in the first set when Kiefer was 3–1 up and serving for 4–1. This injury impeded him to participate in the 2009 Australian Open
2009 Australian Open
The 2009 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 97th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 19 January through 1 February 2009. The 2009 men's...
.
He re-appeared in the 2009 Davis Cup
2009 Davis Cup
The 2009 Davis Cup was the 98th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and more than one hundred other took part in different regional groups. Spain won their fourth title...
match against Austria
Austria Davis Cup team
The Austria Davis Cup team represents Austria in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by Tennis Austria.In 2010 Austria was re-promoted to the World Group after being relegated to the Europa/Africa Zone Group I only one year earlier....
in which he won in the doubles match together with Philipp Kohlschreiber
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Philipp Kohlschreiber is a tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 2001. The right-hander has won six doubles and three singles titles. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 28 September 2009, when he achieved a ranking of World No. 22...
against Julian Knowle
Julian Knowle
----Julian Knowle is an Austrian male professional tennis player. Being a born left-hander Knowle is one of now only few on the ATP Tour who plays his forehand, backhand and even volleys double-handed. He is Austria's most successful doubles player in history by reaching no...
and Alexander Peya
Alexander Peya
Alexander Peya is an Austrian male tennis player. He reached a career high singles ranking of No. 92 on April 30, 2007. His career high doubles ranking was No. 48 on January 15, 2007. He was born in Vienna, Austria, and currently resides there.In September 2008 Peya helped Austria to a Davis Cup...
in 4 sets 6–3 7–6(6) 3–6 6–4. Kiefer also played a singles match, the fourth match, against Jürgen Melzer
Jürgen Melzer
Jürgen Melzer is an Austrian tennis player. He reached a career-high ranking of no. 8 on 18 April 2011, and a doubles ranking of no. 6 on 13 September 2010. He is the only current player on the ATP Tour to be ranked in the top 10 in both singles and doubles. He is a left-handed tennis player, but...
in which Kiefer won in straight sets 7–6 6–4 6–4 and gave Germany
Germany Davis Cup team
The Germany Davis Cup team represents Germany in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Deutscher Tennis Bund. As East Germany never participated in the Davis Cup and the Deutscher Tennisbund remained the same organization throughout the century the West German Davis Cup team is...
the victory against Austria
Austria Davis Cup team
The Austria Davis Cup team represents Austria in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by Tennis Austria.In 2010 Austria was re-promoted to the World Group after being relegated to the Europa/Africa Zone Group I only one year earlier....
.
Kiefer then participated in the 2009 BNP Paribas Open
2009 BNP Paribas Open
The 2009 BNP Paribas Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 33rd edition of the event, known that year as the BNP Paribas Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2009 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2009 WTA Tour...
at Indian Wells
Indian Wells, California
Indian Wells is a city in Riverside County, California, in the Coachella Valley , in between Palm Desert and La Quinta. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,958....
in which he beat Bobby Reynolds
Bobby Reynolds
----Robert "Bobby" Thomas Reynolds in Cape Cod, Massachusetts) is an American professional tennis player who resides in Acworth, Georgia.-Professional career:...
in straight sets 6–4 6–2 in Second Round, but he then lost in Third Round to Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
6–4 7–6(4).
2009 Sony Ericsson Open
The 2009 Sony Ericsson Open was a men's and women's tennis tournament held from March 23 to April 5, 2009. It was the 25th edition of the Miami Masters event and was played on outdoor hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida, located near Miami...
in Miami, Kiefer beat "the magician" Fabrice Santoro
Fabrice Santoro
Fabrice Vetea Santoro is a retired French professional male tennis player from Tahiti. Though not counted among the top ranked players, he had an unusually long professional career – with many of his accomplishments coming toward the end of his career – and he is popular among spectators and other...
5–7 7–6(5) 6–2 in Second Round. In Third Round Kiefer was defeated by World No.2 Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
6–4 6–1.
At the 2009 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
2009 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
The 2009 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, a tennis tournament for male professional players, was played from April 11 through April 19, 2009, on outdoor clay courts. It was the 103rd edition of the annual Monte Carlo Masters tournament, which was sponsored by Rolex for the first time and was classified...
Kiefer lost in his first match against qualifier Andreas Beck
Andreas Beck (tennis)
Andreas Beck is a professional male tennis player of Germany. His career high rank was #33, achieved on November 2, 2009.- 2008 :...
1–6 7–6(1) 6–4.
At the 2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
The 2009 Internazionali BNL d'Italia was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 66th edition of the event known that year as the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, and was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier-level tournaments of...
in Rome Kiefer lost again in the first match against Juan Mónaco
Juan Mónaco
Juan Mónaco , nicknamed "Pico", is a male tennis player from Argentina. He reached a career-high ranking of World No. 14 on February 4, 2008. He is sponsored by Adidas and Yonex.-Biography:...
in straight sets 6–2 6–3.
In the 2009 BMW Open
2009 BMW Open
The 2009 BMW Open is a tennis tournament that is going to be played on outdoor clay courts. It will be the 36th edition of the BMW Open, and will be part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour...
Kiefer was down against Ernests Gulbis
Ernests Gulbis
Ernests Gulbis is a Latvian professional tennis player. In 2008, Gulbis won his first ATP Tour doubles title at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, teaming with Rainer Schüttler, and in 2010 won his first ATP Tour singles title in the Delray Beach, defeating Ivo Karlović in the final...
2–6 0–2 but eventually won 2–6 6–3 6–2. Kiefer said after the match, "Clay and me, we will never be the best of friends". Kiefer suffered from problems in his back which eventually made him lose against Jérémy Chardy
Jérémy Chardy
Jérémy Chardy is a French professional tennis player. He won the 2005 Wimbledon Championships Boys' Singles title, and finished as the runner-up at the 2005 US Open Boys' Singles, losing to Ryan Sweeting. His career high rank is no...
in the next round 6–4 7–6(9).
At the 2009 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open
2009 Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open
The 2009 Madrid Masters is a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It is the 8th edition of the event on the ATP and 1st on the WTA. It is classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2009 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2009 WTA Tour...
he lost against Tommy Robredo
Tommy Robredo
Tommy Robredo Garcés is a Spanish professional tennis player. On 8 May 2006, he broke into the world's top ten for the first time. His highest singles ranking to date is No...
3–6 6–2 6–2.
Kiefer then played the 2009 ARAG World Team Cup
2009 ARAG World Team Cup
The 2009 ARAG World Team Cup was a tennis tournament play on outdoor clay courts. It was the 31st edition of the World Team Cup, and was part of the 250 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour...
in which he played the doubles matches together with Mischa Zverev
Mischa Zverev
Mikhail "Mischa" Zverev is a German professional tennis player. He is the son of former Russian tennis player Alexander Zverev, who is also his coach. He now resides in Monte-Carlo, Monaco and represents Germany internationally...
. They won all of their matches and Germany reached the final but lost against Serbia as Germany lost both of their single matches. Despite Germany losing, Kiefer won the doubles match in the final against Viktor Troicki
Viktor Troicki
Viktor Troicki is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has Serb and Russian ethnic roots. His paternal grandparents emigrated from Tver and Rostov-on-Don to Serbia in 1917. His career-high ranking is no. 12, achieved on 6 June 2011. He won his first ATP singles title at the 2010 Kremlin Cup,...
and doubles World No.1 Nenad Zimonjić
Nenad Zimonjic
Nenad Zimonjić is a professional Serbian tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 3 in men's doubles. He is the second tennis doubles player from Serbia to hold the World No.1, after Slobodan Živojinović.-Career:...
7–5 4–6 10–7.
Kiefer then participated at the 2009 French Open
2009 French Open
The 2009 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 108th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
in which he beat qualifier Ilija Bozoljac
Ilija Bozoljac
Ilija Bozoljac or Ilia Bozoljac is a professional male tennis player from Serbia....
in 4 sets 7–6(4) 3–6 7–5 6–4. However, Kiefer lost in the Second Round against World No.14 David Ferrer
David Ferrer
David Ferrer Ern is a Spanish professional tennis player who lives in Valencia, Spain who is currently no. 5 in the ATP Rankings and the second-highest ranked Spaniard behind world no. 2 Rafael Nadal. He turned professional in 2000...
in 5 sets 6–3 5–7 6–4 3–6 6–2. Despite this loss, Kiefer claimed that he was proud that he had played up to a fifth set against one of the best tennis players of the world in clay, since clay is Kiefer's least favourite surface.
The clay season had now ended, and the grass season started with Kiefer's participation in his favourite tournament, the 2009 Gerry Weber Open
2009 Gerry Weber Open
The 2009 Gerry Weber Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 17th edition of the event known that year as the Gerry Weber Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour...
. In the first match he trashed Viktor Troicki
Viktor Troicki
Viktor Troicki is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has Serb and Russian ethnic roots. His paternal grandparents emigrated from Tver and Rostov-on-Don to Serbia in 1917. His career-high ranking is no. 12, achieved on 6 June 2011. He won his first ATP singles title at the 2010 Kremlin Cup,...
6–2 6–1, but retired in the Second Round against Jürgen Melzer
Jürgen Melzer
Jürgen Melzer is an Austrian tennis player. He reached a career-high ranking of no. 8 on 18 April 2011, and a doubles ranking of no. 6 on 13 September 2010. He is the only current player on the ATP Tour to be ranked in the top 10 in both singles and doubles. He is a left-handed tennis player, but...
when he was down 6–1 since he had a muscular strain in his abdomen which forced him to retire not only from the match but from the doubles where he had reached the semifinals with Mischa Zverev
Mischa Zverev
Mikhail "Mischa" Zverev is a German professional tennis player. He is the son of former Russian tennis player Alexander Zverev, who is also his coach. He now resides in Monte-Carlo, Monaco and represents Germany internationally...
.
Kiefer participated at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships
2009 Wimbledon Championships
The 2009 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, from Monday 22 June through to Sunday 5 July 2009...
despite having not fully recovered from his abdomen injury. This was reflected in his match against Fabrice Santoro
Fabrice Santoro
Fabrice Vetea Santoro is a retired French professional male tennis player from Tahiti. Though not counted among the top ranked players, he had an unusually long professional career – with many of his accomplishments coming toward the end of his career – and he is popular among spectators and other...
where Kiefer lost in straight sets 6–4 6–2 6–2.
Kiefer then played for Germany in the 2009 Davis Cup
2009 Davis Cup
The 2009 Davis Cup was the 98th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and more than one hundred other took part in different regional groups. Spain won their fourth title...
quarter-finals against Spain. He did so in the doubles match together with Mischa Zverev
Mischa Zverev
Mikhail "Mischa" Zverev is a German professional tennis player. He is the son of former Russian tennis player Alexander Zverev, who is also his coach. He now resides in Monte-Carlo, Monaco and represents Germany internationally...
against Spain's doubles players Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player. He is currently ranked no. 22 in the world. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight...
and Feliciano López
Feliciano López
Feliciano López Diaz-Guerra is a Spanish professional male tennis player. He was born in Toledo and now lives in the Spanish capital Madrid....
. Kiefer and Zverev lost the match 6–3, 7–6(1), 6–7(6), 6–3. In the 1st round of the U.S Open he beat Michaël Llodra
Michaël Llodra
Michaël Llodra is a French professional tennis player. He is a prolific doubles player with three Grand Slam championships, and has also had success in singles.-Life and career:...
6–3, 6–4, 6–4, but in the second round he lost to number 3 ranked Rafael Nadal 0–6, 6–3, 3–6, 4–6.
Doubles: 1 (1 silver medal)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
 Silver medal |
2004 | Athens Olympics Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place on ten separate courts at the Olympic Tennis Centre. The surface was hardcourt, specifically DecoTurf.... |
Hard |  Rainer SchüttlerRainer Schüttler Rainer Schüttler is a German professional tennis player, ranked World No. 113 in the ATP rankings. He is the last German player who reached a final in a grand slam tournament.... |
  Fernando GonzálezFernando González ----Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El Bombardero de La Reina and Mano de Piedra... Nicolás MassúNicolás Massú Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried , nicknamed Vampiro , is a Chilean tennis player, a former world number nine in singles, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist... |
2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 4–6 |
Singles: 1 (0 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 2008 2008 Canada Masters The 2008 Canada Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 119th edition of the Canada Masters, and was part of the ATP Masters Series of the 2008 ATP Tour, and of the Tier I Series of the 2008 WTA Tour... |
Toronto (Canada) Canada Masters The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour... |
 Rafael NadalRafael Nadal Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals... |
3–6, 2–6 |
Wins (6)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP International Series Gold (1) |
| ATP Tour (5) |
| No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | 22 September 1997 |  ToulouseAdidas Open de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées The Adidas Open de Toulouse is a defunct Grand Prix and ATP Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1982 to 2000. It was held at the Palais des Sports de Toulouse in Toulouse in France and was played on indoor carpet courts from 1982 to 1993 and on indoor hard courts from 1994 to... , France |
Hard (i) |  Mark PhilippoussisMark Philippoussis Mark Anthony Philippoussis is an Australian tennis player. He turned professional in 1994. His father is Greek, while his mother is of Italian ancestry.... |
7–5, 5–7, 6–4 |
| 2. | 12 April 1999 |  TokyoJapan Open Tennis Championships The Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships is a tennis tournament held in Ariake Tennis Forest Park with its center court Ariake Coliseum, located in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan. The championship includes both men's and women's, as well as singles and doubles competitions... , Japan |
Hard |  Wayne FerreiraWayne Ferreira Wayne Richard Ferreira is a former tennis player from South Africa. He attended Parktown Boys' High School.... |
7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
| 3. | 7 June 1999 | Halle Gerry Weber Open The Gerry Weber Open is a tennis tournament held in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Held since 1993, the tournament is played on four outdoor grass courts and is a part of the ATP World Tour 250 series on the ATP Tour schedule.... , Germany |
Grass |  Nicklas KultiNicklas Kulti Nicklas Kulti is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.Kulti was ranked the World No. 1 junior tennis player in 1989 after winning the Australian Open and Wimbledon junior titles, and finishing runner-up at the US Open.In 1990, Kulti won his first top-level singles title at Adelaide... |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 4. | 13 September 1999 |  Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Hard |  George BastlGeorge Bastl George Edward Bastl is a professional tennis player from Switzerland. He is ranked at World No. 845 as of August 22, 2011.He has reached one singles final in his career – at Tashkent in 1999.-Tennis career:... |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 5. | 7 February 2000 |  Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Hard | Juan Carlos Ferrero Juan Carlos Ferrero Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat is a professional tennis player, and a former world no. 1 player, from Spain. He captured the men's singles title at the 2003 French Open, and in September of that year, he became the 21st player to hold the world no. 1 ranking. He was also the runner-up at the 2002... |
7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 6. | 2 October 2000 |  Hong KongHong Kong Open (tennis) The Hong Kong Open is a defunct tennis tournament that was held in Hong Kong on the Grand Prix tour from and the ATP Tour from... , China |
Hard | Mark Philippoussis Mark Philippoussis Mark Anthony Philippoussis is an Australian tennis player. He turned professional in 1994. His father is Greek, while his mother is of Italian ancestry.... |
7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–2 |
Runner-ups (13)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (1) |
| ATP International Series Gold (3) |
| ATP Tour (9) |
| No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | 13 October 1997 |  SingaporeATP Singapore The WTA Singapore Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1986 to 1994. It was held at the National Stadium in Singapore. The tournament was held on indoor hard courts in 1986 and on outdoor hard courts from 1987 to 1994.-Singles:... , Singapore |
Carpet | Magnus Gustafsson Magnus Gustafsson Magnus Nils Gustafsson is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.Gustafsson won 14 top-level singles titles during his career, reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 10 in 1991. He was also part of the Swedish team which won the Davis Cup in 1998... |
6–4, 3–6, 3–6 |
| 2. | 15 February 1999 | Dubai Dubai Tennis Championships The Dubai Tennis Championships is a professional tennis tournament owned and organized by Dubai Duty Free and held annually in Dubai, United Arab... , United Arab Emirates |
Hard | Jérôme Golmard Jerome Golmard Jérôme Golmard is a former French male tennis player.Golmard reached a career high ranking of 22 in 1999. The 6'2" Golmard played left-handed, won two singles titles, reached a semi-final in Monte Carlo and won over $2,200,000 in prize money.-Singles: 4 :Wins -References:... |
4–6, 2–6 |
| 3. | 19 October 1999 |  ViennaBA-CA TennisTrophy The Erste Bank Open is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. Originally an event of the Grand Prix tennis circuit . It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour... , Austria |
Carpet |  Greg RusedskiGreg Rusedski Gregory "Greg" Rusedski is a British Canadian former tennis player who turned professional in 1991 and played until his retirement on 7 April 2007, at the age of 33... |
7–6(7–5), 6–2, 3–6, 5–7, 4–6 |
| 4. | 8 October 2001 |  MoscowKremlin Cup The Kremlin Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and is a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour... , Russia (1) |
Carpet (i) | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Yevgeny Kafelnikov Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Russia. He won two Grand Slam singles titles , four Grand Slam doubles titles, and the men's singles gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games. He also helped Russia win the Davis Cup in 2002... |
4–6, 5–7 |
| 5. | 17 June 2002 | Halle Gerry Weber Open The Gerry Weber Open is a tennis tournament held in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Held since 1993, the tournament is played on four outdoor grass courts and is a part of the ATP World Tour 250 series on the ATP Tour schedule.... , Germany (1) |
Grass | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Yevgeny Kafelnikov Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Russia. He won two Grand Slam singles titles , four Grand Slam doubles titles, and the men's singles gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games. He also helped Russia win the Davis Cup in 2002... |
6–2, 4–6, 4–6 |
| 6. | 16 June 2003 | Halle Gerry Weber Open The Gerry Weber Open is a tennis tournament held in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Held since 1993, the tournament is played on four outdoor grass courts and is a part of the ATP World Tour 250 series on the ATP Tour schedule.... , Germany (2) |
Grass | Roger Federer Roger Federer Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles... |
1–6, 3–6 |
| 7. | 16 February 2004 |  MemphisRegions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup are tennis tournaments held in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships is a men's ATP Tour event that has been held since 1976. In previous years it has been known as the U.S. Indoor Championships, the... , United States |
Hard | Joachim Johansson Joachim Johansson Joachim Johansson is a former professional male tennis player from Sweden.-Background:Johansson was born in Lund and currently lives in Södertälje, Sweden. His father, Leif Johansson, was also a tennis player and represented Sweden in the Davis Cup in the 1970s. He goes by the nickname "Pim Pim",... |
6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
| 8. | 1 March 2004 | Scottsdale Tennis Channel Open The Tennis Channel Open was a tennis tournament on the ATP International Series which was held for the first time in Las Vegas, Nevada from February 27 to March 5, 2006. In the men's singles final, James Blake defeated Lleyton Hewitt 7–5, 2–6, 6–3... , United States |
Hard | Vince Spadea Vince Spadea Vincent Spadea [SPAY-dee-ya] is an ATP Tour professional tennis player from the United States. He is one of only four players in history to defeat Roger Federer 6–0 in set, at a major event.... |
5–7, 7–6(7–5), 3–6 |
| 9. | 19 July 2004 | Indianapolis, United States |
Hard | Andy Roddick Andy Roddick Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish.... |
2–6, 3–6 |
| 10. | 12 July 2004 | Los Angeles, United States |
Hard | Tommy Haas Tommy Haas Tommy Haas is a German and recently naturalized American professional tennis player. He has competed on the ATP Tour since 1996. After breaking into the world top 100 in 1997, and reaching a career-high ranking of world no... |
6–7(6–8), 4–6 |
| 11. | 10 October 2005 | Moscow Kremlin Cup The Kremlin Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and is a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour... , Russia (2) |
Carpet (i) | Igor Andreev Igor Andreev Igor Valerievich Andreev is a Russian professional tennis player, born in Moscow.-2003:Andreev made his ATP debut in September 2003 at Bucharest, Romania as a qualifier and defeated top seed Nikolay Davydenko 7–5, 6–7, 6–0 in the first round, before losing in the next round to José Acasuso.At the... |
7–5, 6–7(3–7), 2–6 |
| 12. | 24 October 2005 | St. Petersburg St. Petersburg Open The St. Petersburg Open is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour. It has been held annually at the Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in St. Petersburg, Russia,... , Russia |
Carpet (i) | Thomas Johansson Thomas Johansson Karl Thomas Conny Johansson , commonly known as Thomas Johansson, is a former Swedish professional tennis player. He is a former Australian Open singles champion and Olympic silver medalist in doubles.-Junior career:... |
4–6, 2–6 |
| 13. | 27 July 2008 |  TorontoCanada Masters The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour... , Canada |
Hard | Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals... |
3–6, 2–6 |
Wins (4)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Olympics Gold (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP International Series Gold (1) |
| ATP Tour (3) |
| Futures (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | 19 October 1998 |  OstravaOstrava Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the... , Czech Republic |
Carpet | David Prinosil David Prinosil David Prinosil 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... |
David Adams David Adams (tennis) David Adams is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He turned pro in 1989. During his career he won 19 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 33 times, including at the French Open in 1992. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No... Pavel VíznerPavel Vízner Pavel Vízner is a professional male tennis player from the Czech Republic. Vízner has reached the French Open final twice, having had turned professional in 1990 and achieved a career high doubles ranking of World Number 5 on September 10, 2007.- Career :While Vízner had played tournaments in 1988... |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 2. | 22 July 2002 | Los Angeles, United States |
Hard | Sébastien Grosjean Sébastien Grosjean Sébastien René Grosjean is a retired tennis player from France. His career-high ATP Entry ranking is No. 4 . He retired from tennis on May 27, 2010.-Career:... |
Justin Gimelstob Justin Gimelstob Justin Jeremy Gimelstob is a retired American tennis player. Gimelstob has been a resident of Morristown, New Jersey and as of 2009 resided in Santa Monica, California.... Michaël LlodraMichaël Llodra Michaël Llodra is a French professional tennis player. He is a prolific doubles player with three Grand Slam championships, and has also had success in singles.-Life and career:... |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 3. | 29 September 2003 | Tokyo, Japan |
Hard | Justin Gimelstob Justin Gimelstob Justin Jeremy Gimelstob is a retired American tennis player. Gimelstob has been a resident of Morristown, New Jersey and as of 2009 resided in Santa Monica, California.... |
 Mark MerkleinMark Merklein Mark Merklein is a former college and professional tennis player from the Bahamas.Merklein was born in Freeport, Bahamas. He received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for the Florida Gators men's tennis team in National... Scott HumphriesScott Humphries Scott Humphries , is a professional tennis player from the United States.Humphries achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 29 in 2000... |
6–7(6–8), 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
| 4. | 11 October 2010 | Hambach, Germany |
Hard | Stefan Seifert |
Roman Jebavý Roman Jebavý Roman Jebavý is a tennis player from the Czech Republic. He plays right-handed and has double handed backhand.-Junior career:... Daniel Lustig |
3–6, 6–2, [10–7] |
Runner-ups (1)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Olympics Silver (1) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP International Series Gold (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | 21 August 2004 |  Summer OlympicsTennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place on ten separate courts at the Olympic Tennis Centre. The surface was hardcourt, specifically DecoTurf.... , Athens, Greece |
Hard | Rainer Schüttler Rainer Schüttler Rainer Schüttler is a German professional tennis player, ranked World No. 113 in the ATP rankings. He is the last German player who reached a final in a grand slam tournament.... |
Fernando González Fernando González ----Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El Bombardero de La Reina and Mano de Piedra... Nicolás MassúNicolás Massú Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried , nicknamed Vampiro , is a Chilean tennis player, a former world number nine in singles, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist... |
2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–7(7–9), 4–6 |
Singles
| Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |Career win–loss | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slams | |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | A | QF | 3R | QF | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | SF | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 10 | 16–10 |
| French Open | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 4R | 3R | A | A | 2R | A | 0 / 11 | 9–10 |
| Wimbledon | A | QF | 3R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 13 | 18–13 |
| US Open U.S. Open (tennis) The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, which for men's singles was first contested in 1881... |
A | A | 3R | 3R | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 4R | 4R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 11 | 17–11 |
| Year-End Championship | |||||||||||||||||
| Tennis Masters Cup Tennis Masters Cup The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals is a tennis tournament played at the end of each year, involving the top eight players in the men's tennis world rankings.... |
A | A | A | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–2 |
| ATP Masters Series | |||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells Masters The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California.... |
A | A | 3R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | A | 1R | 3R | A | 0 / 11 | 12–11 |
| Miami Masters Miami Masters The Miami Masters is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held in Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida. It is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour and is played on hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park... |
A | 2R | 3R | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | 4R | A | 3R | 3R | A | 0 / 12 | 16–12 |
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | A | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 8 | 6–8 |
| Rome Masters Rome Masters The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's... |
A | A | A | 3R | A | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 8 | 6–8 |
| Madrid Masters Madrid Masters There are two sporting events named the Madrid Masters:*Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open — a men's and women's tennis tournament*Madrid Masters... |
A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | SF | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 4–4 |
| Canada Masters Canada Masters The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour... |
A | A | 3R | SF | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | SF | 3R | A | 2R | F | 1R | A | 0 / 10 | 20–10 |
| Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati Masters The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between... |
A | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 9 | 8–9 |
| Shanghai Masters Shanghai Masters (tennis) The Shanghai Masters is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour. It is held annually in October at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, People's... |
Not ATP Masters Series | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||||||||||
| Paris Masters Paris Masters The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour... |
A | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 2–5 |
| Hamburg Masters Hamburg Masters The German Open Hamburg, established in 1892, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Originally a Grand Prix Tennis Tour event between 1978 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix Championship... |
1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | QF | NM1 | 0 / 10 | 8–10 | |
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics Tennis at the Summer Olympics Tennis was part of the Summer Olympic Games program from the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, but was dropped after the 1924 Summer Olympics... |
A | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | 3R | Not Held | 3R | NH | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | |||||||
| Year End Ranking | 128 | 32 | 35 | 6 | 20 | 42 | 72 | 58 | 21 | 22 | 48 | 49 | 38 | 116 | 722 | N/A | N/A |