German tennis player
Michael Berrer (born 1 July 1980) is a German retired professional
tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 42 in May 2010.
Career
2010
He reached the quarterfinal at the
Aircel Chennai Open in January, losing to
Stanislas Wawrinka in the quarterfinals.
At the
2010 Australian Open he was defeated by
Denis Istomin in the second round after beating
Kristof Vliegen in straight sets.
In the second week of the Australian Open, he played at
Heilbronn Challenger. He won the tournament after defeating
Andrey Golubev in two sets. The following week he reached his first
ATP World Tour final at the
PBZ Zagreb Indoors, which he lost to
Marin Čilić 4–6, 7–6(5), 3–6.
At the
Dubai Tennis Championships in February, he defeated
Sergiy Stakhovsky and
Nikolay Davydenko to reach the third round, where he lost to
Marcos Baghdatis, 6–7(5), 1–6.
He lost the opener at the
BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells to
Mardy Fish in three sets. He won the first round of the
Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, before falling to
Feliciano López in the second round. At his first clay court tournament of the year in
Monte-Carlo, he beat
Evgeny Korolev and
Juan Mónaco en route to a third-round showdown against
Rafael Nadal, which he lost, 0–6, 1–6. After this, he lost his next three opening matches.
At the
French Open, he was again knocked out in the first round by
Mardy Fish in five sets.
He then suffered from an ankle injury. He made his next appearance in
Wimbledon one month later, where he had to retire during his first-round match against
Illya Marchenko. He then experienced two more first-round exits in
Stuttgart and
Hamburg in July.
In August, he reached the second round at the
Legg Mason Tennis Classic, losing to
Fernando Verdasco. Two weeks later he defeated
Tommy Robredo at the
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 in
Cincinnati, before losing to
Richard Gasquet in two sets. At the
2010 US Open, Berrer fell to countryman
Andreas Beck in the first round, 6–7(3), 3–6, 1–6.
In September, he reached the second round of the
Open de Moselle in Metz, after beating
Rainer Schüttler in two sets. He lost to
Philipp Kohlschreiber, 4–6, 2–6.
As no. 51, he qualified for the
China Open in Beijing. In the first round of the main draw he defeated world no. 7
Tomáš Berdych in three sets, before losing to
Gilles Simon, 7–6, 4–6, 6–7, in over three hours.
Berrer beat
Guillermo García López,
Pablo Cuevas, and
Marcos Baghdatis en route to the semifinal in Vienna, where he lost to Austrian lucky loser
Andreas Haider-Maurer.
2011
At the start of 2011, he again reached the Zagreb final, where he was defeated by
Ivan Dodig in straight sets.
He won his first Grand Slam match at the
2011 French Open against 26th seed
Milos Raonic, before beating
Arnaud Clément in the second round. In the third round, he was defeated 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 by Britain's
Andy Murray.
2015
At the start of 2015, Berrer confirmed that it would be his last year as a pro. At the
2015 Qatar Open, he beat world number 3
Rafael Nadal 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 in the first round, after coming from a set down.
2016
At the start of 2016, Michael changed his mind and started his 17th season on tour.
At the
2016 Open Sud de France, he beat world number 38
Borna Ćorić 7–6, 6–2 and
Kenny de Schepper 6–3, 6–4 to reach a quarterfinal, where he lost to another young gun a countryman
Alexander Zverev 7–6, 2–6, 5–7.
ATP career finals
Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
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 1000 Series (0–0)
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ATP 500 Series (0–0)
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ATP 250 Series (0–2)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0–2)
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Clay (0–0)
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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 (0–0)
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Indoors (0–2)
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Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
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 1000 Series (0–0)
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ATP 500 Series (0–1)
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ATP 250 Series (1–1)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0–1)
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Clay (1–1)
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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 (1–2)
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Indoors (0–0)
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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 19 (12–7)
Legend
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ATP Challenger (11–6)
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ITF Futures (1–1)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (11–4)
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Clay (0–3)
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Grass (0–0)
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Carpet (1–0)
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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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Apr 2003
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Qatar F1,
Doha
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Futures
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Hard
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Ivo Klec
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6–3, 6–3
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Loss
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1–1
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Oct 2003
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France F19,
Sarreguemines
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Futures
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Hard
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Gary Lugassy
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7–6(18–16), 1–6, 1–6
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Win
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2–1
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Aug 2005
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Segovia, Spain
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Challenger
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Hard
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Jimmy Wang
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7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–1
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Loss
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2–2
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Sep 2005
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Istanbul, Turkey
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Challenger
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Hard
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Jimmy Wang
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6–4, 4–6, 3–6
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Win
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3–2
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Nov 2005
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Eckental, Germany
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Challenger
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Carpet
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Steve Darcis
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6–3, 4–6, 6–4
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Loss
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3–3
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Jun 2006
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Ettlingen, Germany
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Challenger
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Clay
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Simon Greul
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4–6, 3–6
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Win
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4–3
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Nov 2006
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Helsinki, Finland
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Challenger
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Hard
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Tomáš Zíb
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6–2, 3–6, 6–3
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Win
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5–3
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Jan 2007
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Heilbronn, Germany
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Challenger
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Hard
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Michaël Llodra
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6–5 ret.
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Loss
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5–4
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Apr 2007
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Chiasso, Switzerland
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Challenger
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Clay
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Werner Eschauer
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3–6, 2–6
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Win
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6–4
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Feb 2009
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Wrocław, Poland
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Challenger
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Hard
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Alexander Kudryavtsev
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6–3, 6–4
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Win
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7–4
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Nov 2009
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Bratislava, Slovakia
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Challenger
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Hard
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Dominik Hrbatý
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6–7(6–8), 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
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Win
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8–4
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Dec 2009
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Salzburg, Austria
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Challenger
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Hard
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Jarkko Nieminen
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6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4
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Win
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9–4
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Jan 2010
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Heilbronn, Germany
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Challenger
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Hard
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Andrey Golubev
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6–3, 7–6(7–4)
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Win
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10–4
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Jan 2013
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Heilbronn, Germany
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Challenger
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Hard
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Jan-Lennard Struff
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7–5 6–3
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Win
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11–4
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Oct 2013
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Mouilleron-Le-Captif, France
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Challenger
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Hard
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Nicolas Mahut
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1–6, 6–4, 6–3
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Loss
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11–5
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Mar 2014
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Kazan, Russia
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Challenger
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Hard
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Marsel xlhan
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6–7(6–8), 3–6
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Loss
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11–6
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Jul 2014
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Oberstaufen, Germany
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Challenger
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Clay
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Simone Bolelli
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4–6, 6–7(2–7)
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Loss
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11–7
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Nov 2015
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Andria, Italy
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Challenger
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Hard
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Ivan Dodig
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2–6, 1–6
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Win
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12–7
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Apr 2016
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León, Mexico
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Challenger
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Hard
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João Souza
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6–3, 6–2
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Doubles: 5 (0–5)
Legend
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ATP Challenger (0–4)
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ITF Futures (0–1)
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Finals by surface
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Hard (0–2)
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Clay (0–3)
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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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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Loss
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0–1
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Sep 2003
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France F16,
Mulhouse
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Futures
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Hard
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Roman Valent
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Gary Lugassy
Jean-Michel Pequery
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0–6, 2–6
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Loss
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0–2
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May 2004
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Forest Hills, United States
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Challenger
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Clay
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Jimmy Wang
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Jason Marshall
Bruno Soares
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6–7(5–7), 3–6
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Loss
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0–3
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Oct 2004
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Grenoble, France
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Challenger
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Hard
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Răzvan Sabău
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Uros Vico
Lovro Zovko
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2–6, 4–6
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Loss
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0–4
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Jun 2007
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Karlsruhe, Germany
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Challenger
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Clay
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Răzvan Sabău
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Alex Kuznetsov
Mischa Zverev
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4–6, 7–6(8–6), [4–10]
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Loss
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0–5
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Jul 2009
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Oberstaufen, Germany
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Challenger
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Clay
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Philipp Oswald
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Dieter Kindlmann
Marcel Zimmermann
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4–6, 6–2, [4–10]
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Performance timeline
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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P#
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DNQ
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A
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Z#
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PO
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G
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S
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B
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NMS
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NTI
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P
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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; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
Wins over top 10 players
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