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German tennis player
Björn Phau Country (sports) Germany Residence Weilerswist , GermanyBorn (1979-10-04 ) 4 October 1979 (age 44) Darmstadt , West Germany Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Turned pro 1999 Retired 2014 Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Prize money US$1,983,070 Career record 80–138 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 59 (19 June 2006) Australian Open 2R (2005 , 2006 ) French Open 1R (2000 , 2005 , 2006 , 2011 , 2012 ) Wimbledon 2R (2012 ) US Open 2R (2001 , 2005 , 2006 , 2012 ) Career record 23–32 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 55 (23 April 2007) Australian Open 3R (2011 ) French Open QF (2006 ) Wimbledon 2R (2006 ) US Open 2R (2006 ) Last updated on: 28 August 2015.
Björn Phau (born 4 October 1979) is a retired German tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 59 in June 2006. Career highlights include reaching five ATP tour semifinals (Tokyo in 2005 , Casablanca in 2006 , Beijing in 2008 , Houston in 2009 and Zagreb in 2014 ) and finishing runner-up in doubles at Munich in 2006 (partnering Alexander Peya ).
Phau defeated Andre Agassi 7–5, 7–5 at the 2006 Dubai Tennis Championships . In an interview, Agassi cited Phau as one of the quickest tennis players he has ever faced.[ 1] His main strengths are his movement, foot speed and fitness. He is sponsored by Nike and Wilson .
Personal life
Phau was born in Darmstadt . He is the son of a German mother and an Indonesian father.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Legend (singles)
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP International Series Gold (0–0)
ATP Tour (0–1)
Challenger & Futures singles titles
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (7)
ITF Futures (1)
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Opponent
Score
1.
2 August 1999
Decatur , US
Hard
Tom Chicoine
6–0, 6–3
2.
13 August 2001
Bronx , US
Hard
Andy Ram
6–2, 6–4
3.
31 October 2005
Busan , South Korea
Hard
Simon Greul
6–1, 6–2
4.
16 May 2010
Biella , Italy
Clay
Simone Bolelli
6–4, 6–2
5.
30 May 2010
Alessandria , Italy
Clay
Carlos Berlocq
7–6(8–6) , 2–6, 6–2
6.
26 June 2011
Marburg , Germany
Hard
Jan Hájek
6–4, 2–6, 6–3
7.
29 January 2012
Heilbronn , Germany
Hard
Ruben Bemelmans
6–7(4–7) , 6–3, 6–4
8.
19 February 2012
Bergamo , Italy
Hard
Alexander Kudryavtsev
6–4, 6–4
Doubles finals (1)
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
Doubles
Current through the 2012 US Open (tennis) .
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