Robbie Koenig
| Country (sports) |
 South Africa
|
|---|---|
| Residence | Durban, South Africa |
| Born |
5 July 1971 Durban, South Africa |
| Turned pro | 1992 (first senior event 1989) |
| Retired | 2005 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 944,191 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 3–11 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 262 (9 November 1992) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| French Open | Q1 (1996, 1997) |
| Wimbledon | Q3 (1992) |
| US Open | Q1 (1992, 1996, 1997) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 176–210 |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Highest ranking | No. 28 (19 May 2003) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (1998, 2004) |
| French Open | 2R (1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1998, 1999) |
| US Open | SF (1998) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2001) |
| French Open | 1R (1998, 1999, 2003) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2001) |
| US Open | SF (2002) |
Robbie Koenig (born 5 July 1971) is a retired professional tennis player from South Africa who is now a tennis commentator and analyst. He won five doubles titles and reached the semifinals of the 1998 US Open men's doubles competition. Koenig works as a tennis broadcaster for a host of channels around the world, most notably the ATP Masters 1000 events.
Koenig achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 262, notably reaching the third round of Washington in 1992. He had wins early on in his singles career over the likes of Tim Henman, Pat Rafter, Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Felix Mantilla. Most of his success, however, came in doubles. He won 5 titles (with 6 further finals), reaching a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 28 in May 2003. As well as his US Open doubles semi-finals appearance in 1998, Koenig reached the round-of-16 twice at Wimbledon in 1998 and 1999. He was also a quarter-finalist on 3 other occasions at the US Open in 1997, 2001 and 2004. In Mixed Doubles he reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2001 and the US Open in 2002.
Koenig is known for his commentary on the ATP World Tour at their Masters 1000 events matches broadcast on Tennis Channel and on the online tennis broadcast site Tennis TV, often as part of a commentating duo alongside Jason Goodall. He can also be heard on Fox Sports in Australia, Star Sports in Asia, ESPN International as well as SuperSport in South Africa where he co-hosts during the Grand Slam events. Koenig and Goodall also host exclusive tennis experiences around the world and love to share their tennis stories & knowledge with fans.
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