Kühnen at the World Team Cup in Düsseldorf, Germany in 2005
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Country (sports) | Germany |
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Residence | Berlin, Germany |
Born |
Püttlingen, West Germany |
11 February 1966
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 (ATP, Grand Prix and Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
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 (ATP, Grand Prix and Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
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.