Patrik Kühnen (born 11 February 1966) is a German former professional tennis player , who turned professional in 1985.
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 58) Püttlingen , West Germany Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Turned pro 1985 Retired 1996 Plays Right-handed Prize money $1,645,528 Career record 127–153 Career titles 0 0 Challenger , 0 Futures Highest ranking No. 43 (15 May 1989) Australian Open 3R (1989 , 1991 ) French Open 3R (1988 , 1990 , 1993 ) Wimbledon QF (1988 ) US Open 2R (1988 , 1991 , 1992 , 1993 ) Career record 111–118 Career titles 3 1 Challenger , 0 Futures Highest ranking No. 28 (5 July 1993) Australian Open 3R (1991 ) French Open 2R (1988 , 1996 ) Wimbledon SF (1993 ) US Open 2R (1988 ) Davis Cup W (1988 , 1989 , 1993 )
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.
Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Carpet (0–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–1)
Indoors (0–1)
Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (3–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–3)
Carpet (2–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–0)
Indoors (2–3)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Oct 1987
Toulouse , France
Grand Prix
Hard
Kelly Jones
Wojciech Fibak Michiel Schapers
2–6, 4–6
Win
1–1
Nov 1987
Frankfurt , West Germany
Grand Prix
Carpet
Boris Becker
Scott Davis David Pate
6–4, 6–2
Win
2–1
Feb 1988
Rotterdam , Netherlands
Grand Prix
Carpet
Tore Meinecke
Magnus Gustafsson Diego Nargiso
7–6, 7–6
Loss
2–2
Sep 1991
Bordeaux , France
World Series
Hard
Alexander Mronz
Arnaud Boetsch Guy Forget
2–6, 2–6
Win
3–2
Jan 1993
Doha , Qatar
World Series
Hard
Boris Becker
Shelby Cannon Scott Melville
6–4, 6–2
Loss
3–3
Oct 1996
Beijing , China
World Series
Hard
Gary Muller
Martin Damm Andrei Olhovskiy
4–6, 5–7
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
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ATP Challenger (1–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Carpet (1–1)
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
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.