2011 ATP World Tour Media Guide

PHILIPP KOHLSCHREIBER (GER)
Birthdate: October 16, 1983 Turned Pro: 2001
Birthplace: Augsburg, Germany
Height: 5’10” (1.78m)
Residence: Altstaetten, Switzerland
Weight: 154 (69kg)
Career Win-Loss: 185-158
Plays: Right-handed
Career Prize Money: $3,730,435
One-handed backhand
Career Singles Titles/Finalist: 2/2
Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 15-33
Highest Singles South African Airways ATP Ranking: 22 (September 28, 2009)
Highest ATP Doubles Ranking: 51 (November 10, 2008)
YEAR-END SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS ATP RANKING HISTORY (WIN-LOSS)
2010: 34 (37-24) 2007: 32 (33-27) 2004: 92 (6-10) 2001: 764 (0-0)
2009: 27 (40-25) 2006: 60 (24-20) 2003: 209 (1-3) 2000:T1334 (0-0)
2008: 28 (32-21) 2005: 93 (12-25) 2002: 268 (0-3) 1999:T1302 (0-0)
2010 HIGHLIGHTS
Prize money: $684,818. Matches won-lost: ATP: 37-24 (singles), 5-15 (doubles).
Singles Semifinalist: Auckland, Metz. Quarterfinalist: San Jose, Monte Carlo*, Munich, Halle, Toronto*.
2010 IN REVIEW
The top German finished in Top 35 for fourth straight year and made eight QF appearances or better…Best
result was SFs in Auckland (l. to Clement) in January and in Metz (l. Simon) in September…Made two ATP
Masters 1000 QFs, on clay in Monte-Carlo* (l. to Ferrer) and on hard courts in Toronto* (l. to Nadal)…Also a QF
in four events on three different surfaces…Reached 3rd RD in first three Grand Slam events…Compiled marks
of 21-14 on hard, 12-8 on clay and 4-2 on grass.
CAREER IN REVIEW
The German is a two-time winner on ATP World Tour, capturing titles in Munich in ‘07 (d. Youzhny) and in
Auckland in ’08 (d. Ferrero)…His best Grand Slam result is 4th RD three times – ‘05, ’08 at Australian Open and
’09 Roland Garros…In ’09, won a personal-best 40 matches while finishing a year-end high No. 27 (reached a
career-best No. 22 on Sept. 28)…Also a runner-up in Metz (l. to Monfils)…In ’08, finished as top German for first
time at No. 28 and advanced to first grass final in Halle (d. No. 7 Blake in SF, l. to Federer)…In ’07, reached first
ATP Masters 1000 QF in Monte-Carlo* (l. to Nadal) and followed with home soil title in Munich…One of three
players (Malisse, Grosjean) to win singles and doubles titles at same event…In ’06, advanced to first ATP SF in
Gstaad and reached QF on four different surfaces…In ’04, finished in Top 100 for first time and reached first ATP
QF in Auckland…Has a 10-6 career Davis Cup record (8-4 in singles) in eight ties.
CAREER TITLES (2): 2008 – Auckland(H); 2007 – Munich(CL). FINALIST (2): 2009 – Metz(IH); 2008 – Halle(G).
CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (6). FINALIST (2).
GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career 5-set record: 8-5)
CAREER 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03
AUS. OPEN 11-6 3RD 2ND 4TH 2ND 2ND 4TH — —
ROLAND GARROS 7-6 3RD 4TH 1ST 2ND 2ND 1ST — —
WIMBLEDON 6-6 3RD 3RD 1ST 1ST 3RD 1ST — —
US OPEN 7-8 2ND 3RD 2ND 3RD 1ST 1ST 2ND 1ST
ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY* (Career W-L: 36-34)
CAREER 10 09 08 07 06 05
INDIAN WELLS 8-5 3RD 4TH 3RD 2ND 3RD —
MIAMI 1-4 3RD 1ST 2ND — — 1ST
MONTE CARLO 9-4 QF 2ND 3RD QF — —
ROME 2-2 2ND 2ND — — — —
MADRID 3-2 1ST 3RD 2ND — — —
TORONTO/MONTREAL 4-4 QF 2ND 1ST 1ST — —
CINCINNATI 6-3 3RD 1ST QF 2ND — —
SHANGHAI 0-2 1ST 1ST — — — —
PARIS 2-3 1ST 1ST 3RD — — —
PERSONAL
Full name is Philipp Eberhard Hermann Kohlschreiber…Began playing tennis at age four…Parents Maria and
Gerhard…His father used to operate a gas station…His mother is a kindergarten teacher…Two sisters, Sandra
and Gerlinde…Prefers clay and hard courts…Enjoys driving cars, swimming and playing with his dogs…
Favorite movie is “Lord of the Rings”…Follows football and hockey…Fan of FC Bayern Munich…Fitness trainer is
Marco Panicci and coached by Miles Maclagan (since October 2010).
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