Thomaz Koch

Thomaz Koch

Koch in 2018
Country (sports)	Brazil
Residence	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Born	(1945-05-11) 11 May 1945 (age 76) Porto Alegre, Brazil
Turned pro	1968 (amateur from 1962)
Retired	1985
Plays	Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record	154–132
Career titles	14
Highest ranking	No. 12 (1967) world's top 20
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open	QF (1968)
Wimbledon	QF (1967)
US Open	QF (1963)
Doubles
Career record	111–99 (Open era)
Career titles	3 (Open era)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon	SF (1971)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open	W (1975)
Wimbledon	QF (1971)
Medal record Representing  Brazil Tennis, Pan American Games 1967 Winnipeg Men's Singles 1967 Winnipeg Men's Doubles

Thomaz Koch (born 11 May 1945) is a former tennis player from Brazil, who was a quarterfinalist at the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. National Championships.

He won at least 14 singles titles (three in the Open Era) and three doubles titles.^[1] While Koch's career-high ATP singles ranking was No. 24 (achieved on December 20, 1974), he ranked inside the top 20 in the 1960s before the invention of the ATP rankings, peaking at No. 12.^[2]

He won two gold medals in the men's tennis competition at the 1967 Pan American Games. He also won the Wimbledon Plate twice, in 1969 and 1975.

Open Era career finals[]

Singles (3–2)[]

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	1969	Caracas, Venezuela	Hard	Mark Cox	8–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Win	2.	1969	Washington, U.S.	Clay	Arthur Ashe	7–5, 9–7, 4–6, 2–6, 6–4
Win	3.	1971	Caracas, Venezuela	Hard	Manuel Orantes	7–6, 6–1, 6–3
Loss	1.	1976	Khartoum, Sudan	Hard	Mike Estep	4–6, 7–6, 4–6, 3–6
Loss	2.	1976	Nuremberg, Germany	Carpet (i)	Frew McMillan	6–2, 3–6, 4–6

Doubles (3–8)[]

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	1968	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	José Mandarino	Carlos Fernades Patricio Rodríguez	2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Loss	2.	1969	London/Queen's Club, UK	Grass	Ove Nils Bengtson	Owen Davidson Dennis Ralston	6–8, 3–6
Loss	3.	1971	Salisbury, U.S.	Hard (i)	Clark Graebner	Juan Gisbert, Sr. Manuel Orantes	3–6, 6–4, 6–7
Win	1.	1971	Macon, U.S.	Hard	Clark Graebner	Željko Franulović Jan Kodeš	6–3, 7–6
Loss	4.	1971	Hampton, U.S.	Hard (i)	Clark Graebner	Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac	4–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win	2.	1971	Caracas, Venezuela	Clay	José Edison Mandarino	Gerald Battrick Peter Curtis	6–4, 3–6, 6–7, 6–4, 7–6
Loss	5.	1972	Washington D.C., United States	Carpet (i)	Clark Graebner	Tom Edlefsen Cliff Richey	4–6, 3–6
Loss	6.	1974	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Roy Emerson	José Higueras Manuel Orantes	5–7, 6–0, 1–6, 8–9
Win	3.	1975	Istanbul, Turkey	Clay	Colin Dibley	Colin Dowdeswell John Feaver	6–2, 6–2, 6–2
Loss	7.	1982	Itaparica, Brazil	Carpet	José Schmidt	Givaldo Barbosa João Soares	6–7, 1–2 ret.
Loss	8.	1983	Bahia, Brazil	Hard	Ricardo Cano	Givaldo Barbosa João Soares

Mixed doubles (1–0)[]

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1975	French Open	Clay	Fiorella Bonicelli	Jaime Fillol Pam Teeguarden	6–4, 7–6

References[]

External links[]

• Thomaz Koch at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Thomaz Koch at the International Tennis Federation
• Thomaz Koch at the Davis Cup

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