Swiss tennis player
Michel Frank Kratochvil Country (sports) Switzerland Residence Ostermundigen , SwitzerlandBorn (1979-04-07 ) 7 April 1979 (age 42) Bern , SwitzerlandHeight 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Turned pro 1997 Retired 2008 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money US$1,159,379 Career record 73–98 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 35 (8 July 2002) Australian Open 3R (2001 ) French Open 3R (2000 ) Wimbledon 4R (2002 ) US Open 1R (2000 , 2001 , 2002 ) Career record 7–18 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 269 (16 September 2002)
Michel Frank Kratochvil (born 7 April 1979) is a former tennis player from Switzerland.[1] He was a member of the Swiss Davis Cup Team between 2000–2004 with a singles record 3–9, winning the decider in the first round of the 2003 World Group against Martin Verkerk of Netherlands 1–6, 7–6, 7–6, 6–1.[2] He played doubles alongside Roger Federer in the 2002 Gstaad Open who was the defending champion but lost in the first round this time. He also defeated reigning champion Andre Agassi in the first round 2002 Indian Wells Masters .[3]
Singles finals [ ]
Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1)
ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1))
Challengers (5–2)
Futures (0–3)
ATP Tour (0–2) [ ]
Challenger and Futures (5–5) [ ]
W–L
Score
Loss
0–1
Aug 1998
Austria F7, Vienna
Futures
Clay
Thomas Schiessling
6–3, 6–4
Loss
0–2
Jan 1999
India F3, Bombay
Futures
Hard
Paradorn Srichaphan
7–6, 6–2
Loss
0–3
Apr 1999
Italy F4, Frascati
Futures
Clay
Ionut Moldovan
6–2, 6–1
Win
1–3
Aug 1999
Vienna , Austria
Challenger
Clay
Marcelo Charpentier
3–6, 7–6, 6–2
Win
2–3
Aug 1999
Sylt , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Emilio Benfele Álvarez
6–1, 6–1
Win
3–3
Aug 1999
Geneva , Switzerland
Challenger
Clay
Orlin Stanoytchev
6–0, 6–1
Loss
3–4
Sep 2000
Houston , US
Challenger
Hard
James Blake
7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Win
4–4
Nov 2000
Osaka , Japan
Challenger
Hard
Hyung-Taik Lee
2–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win
5–4
Nov 2000
Brest , France
Challenger
Hard (i)
Johan Settergren
3–6, 6–4, 7–6
Loss
5–5
Sep 2003
Istanbul , Turkey
Challenger
Hard
Robin Söderling
7–6, 6–2
Doubles finals [ ]
Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (0)
Challengers (0–4)
Grand Slam performance timeline [ ]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) Won; (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)
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