Patrik Kühnen

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Patrik Kühnen

Kühnen at the World Team Cup in Düsseldorf, Germany in 2005
Country (sports)	Germany
Residence	Berlin, Germany
Born	(1966-02-11) 11 February 1966 (age 55) Püttlingen, West Germany
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro	1985
Retired	1996
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$1,646,328
Singles
Career record	127–153
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 43 (May 15, 1989)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (1989, 1991)
French Open	3R (1988, 1990, 1993)
Wimbledon	QF (1988)
US Open	2R (1988, 1991, 1992, 1993)
Doubles
Career record	111–120
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 28 (July 5, 1993)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	3R (1991)
French Open	2R (1988, 1996)
Wimbledon	SF (1993)
US Open	2R (1988)

Patrik Kühnen (born 11 February 1966) is a German former professional tennis player, who turned professional in 1985.

Kühnen had his biggest career singles win in the fourth round at Wimbledon in 1988 when he beat Jimmy Connors en route to the quarterfinals in which he lost to eventual champion Stefan Edberg. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on May 15, 1989, when he became the number 43 of the world. He won three doubles titles during his career. He was part of the German Davis Cup teams that won the competition in 1988 and 1993. Since 2003 he is the captain for Germany's Davis Cup team and also coaches the German team in the World Team Cup which won the competition in 2005 and 2011.

Career finals[]

Singles: 2 (2 runners-up)[]

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jan 1989	Adelaide, Australia	Hard	Mark Woodforde	5–7, 6–1, 5–7
Loss	0–2	Nov 1993	Moscow, Russia	Carpet (i)	Marc Rosset	4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 3 (3 titles – 3 runners-up)[]

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner`	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 1987	Toulouse, France	Hard (i)	Kelly Jones	Wojciech Fibak Michiel Schapers	2–6, 4–6
Win	1–1	Nov 1987	Frankfurt, West Germany	Carpet (i)	Boris Becker	Scott Davis David Pate	6–4, 6–2
Win	2–1	Feb 1988	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Carpet (i)	Tore Meinecke	Magnus Gustafsson Diego Nargiso	7–6, 7–6
Loss	2–2	Sep 1991	Bordeaux, France	Hard (i)	Alexander Mronz	Arnaud Boetsch Guy Forget	2–6, 2–6
Win	3–2	Jan 1993	Doha, Qatar	Hard	Boris Becker	Shelby Cannon Scott Melville	6–4, 6–2
Loss	3–3	Oct 1996	Beijing, China	Hard (i)	Gary Muller	Martin Damm Andrei Olhovskiy	4–6, 5–7

External links[]

• Patrik Kühnen at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Patrik Kühnen at the International Tennis Federation
• Patrik Kühnen at the Davis Cup