Hartmut Kirchhübel

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Hartmut Kirchhübel
Full nameHartmut Kirchhübel
Country (sports) West Germany
Born (1952-04-23) 23 April 1952 (age 69)
Waldheim, East Germany [1]
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record0–8
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 253 (4 January 1982)
Doubles
Career record10–10
Career titles1
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon1R (1981)

Hartmut Kirchhübel (born 23 April 1952) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.

Biography[]

Born in East Germany, Kirchhübel and his family moved to Hanover when he was seven.[1] After school he studied at a Medical College in Hanover, then worked as a Medizinalassistenten before completing his PhD at Hannover Medical School.[2]

Kirchhübel didn't begin competing in professional tennis until the age of 28.[1] In 1980 he partnered with Robert Reininger to win the Sofia Open, a tournament on the Grand Prix tennis circuit.[3] It was in doubles that he made his only Grand Slam appearance, which was at the 1981 Wimbledon Championships with Klaus Eberhard.[4]

In 1983 he returned to medicine and since 1992 has worked in Wolfratshausen as an orthopedist.[2]

Grand Prix career finals[]

Doubles: 1 (1–0)[]

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Dec 1980 Sofia, Bulgaria Carpet Austria Robert Reininger Soviet Union Vadim Borisov
East Germany Thomas Emmrich 		4–6, 6–3, 6–4

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Hartmut Kirchhübel". Munzinger Biographie (in German). Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Dr. med. Hartmut Kirchhübel" (in German). Orthopädie Wolfratshausen. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  3. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Sofia - 15 December - 21 December 1980". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Players Archive - H. Kirchhubel". wimbledon.com. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

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