Axel Pretzsch

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Axel Pretzsch
Country (sports)Germany Germany
Born (1976-06-16) 16 June 1976
Hamburg, West Germany
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Turned pro1996
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$336,815
Singles
Career record11–25
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 99 (14 January 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2000)
French Open1R (1999)
WimbledonQ2 (1999, 2002)
US Open2R (1999)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 318 (7 April 2003)
Last updated on: 1 February 2022.

Axel Pretzsch (born 16 June 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.

Career

Pretzsch, who was Germany's junior champion in 1990 and 1994, played in the main draw of four Grand Slams during his career. He twice made it into the second round, the first time at the 1999 US Open, where he beat Cyril Saulnier, before losing to eventual champion Andre Agassi. The German also reached the second round in the 2000 Australian Open, beating Alex O'Brien.[1]

His best result on the ATP Tour came at the 1999 President's Cup in Tashkent, where he had to best win of his career, defeating world number 60 Sargis Sargsian en route to the quarter-finals.[2]


ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 11 (6–5)

Legend
ATP Challenger (6–4)
ITF Futures (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (4–4)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0-1 Jul 1998 Denmark F3, Svendborg Futures Clay Sweden Johan Settergren 5–7, 1–6
Loss 0-2 Feb 1999 Hamburg, Germany Challenger Carpet Belarus Vladimir Voltchkov 6–4, 3–6, 6–7
Win 1-2 Feb 1999 Wolfsburg, Germany Challenger Carpet Italy Diego Nargiso walkover
Win 2-2 Feb 1999 Lübeck, Germany Challenger Carpet Germany Michael Kohlmann 7–6, 6–4
Loss 2-3 Mar 1999 Magdeburg, Germany Challenger Carpet Germany Markus Hantschk 6–3, 6–7, 4–6
Win 3-3 Feb 2001 Wroclaw, Poland Challenger Hard France Antony Dupuis 7–5, 7–6(7–1)
Win 4-3 Mar 2001 Magdeburg, Germany Challenger Carpet Austria Clemens Trimmel 6–4, 6–4
Win 5-3 Jul 2001 Granby, Canada Challenger Hard United States Jeff Morrison 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4
Loss 5-4 Nov 2001 Aachen, Germany Challenger Carpet Germany Alexander Popp 3–6, 6–1, 2–6
Loss 5-5 Mar 2002 Magdeburg, Germany Challenger Carpet Belgium Dick Norman 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 4–6
Win 6-5 Feb 2003 Wolfsburg, Germany Challenger Carpet United Kingdom Arvind Parmar 6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–4

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–0)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2003 Wolfsburg, Germany Challenger Carpet Germany Karsten Braasch Austria Alexander Peya
Pakistan Aisam Qureshi		 6–4, 6–2

Performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RRQ# 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

Tournament199419951996199719981999200020012002SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A 2R A 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
French Open A A A A A 1R Q1 Q3 Q2 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A A A Q1 A Q2 Q1 Q1 Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A A A A 2R A Q2 A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–1 0 / 4 2–4 33%
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hamburg Q1 A A Q2 Q2 A Q2 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Canada A A A A A 2R A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati A A A A A 1R A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Stuttgart A A A A A A A 2R NMS 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–2 0–0 0 / 4 1–4 20%

References

  1. ITF Tennis Profile
  2. ATP World Tour Profile