Axel Pretzsch

Axel Pretzsch (born 16 June 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.

Axel Pretzsch
Country (sports)Germany Germany
Born (1976-06-16) 16 June 1976 (age 47)
Hamburg, West Germany
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Turned pro1996
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$336,815
Singles
Career record11–25
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 99 (14 January 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2000)
French Open1R (1999)
WimbledonQ2 (1999, 2002)
US Open2R (1999)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 318 (7 April 2003)
Last updated on: 1 February 2022.

Career

Pretzsch, who was Germany's junior champion in 1990 and 1994, played in the main draw of four Grand Slams during his career. He twice made it into the second round, the first time at the 1999 US Open, where he beat Cyril Saulnier, before losing to eventual champion Andre Agassi. The German also reached the second round in the 2000 Australian Open, beating Alex O'Brien.

His best result on the ATP Tour came at the 1999 President's Cup in Tashkent, where he had to best win of his career, defeating world number 60 Sargis Sargsian en route to the quarter-finals.


ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 11 (6–5)

Legend
ATP Challenger (6–4)
ITF Futures (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (4–4)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0-1 Jul 1998 Denmark F3, Svendborg Futures Clay Axel Pretzsch  Johan Settergren 5–7, 1–6
Loss 0-2 Feb 1999 Hamburg, Germany Challenger Carpet Axel Pretzsch  Vladimir Voltchkov 6–4, 3–6, 6–7
Win 1-2 Feb 1999 Wolfsburg, Germany Challenger Carpet Axel Pretzsch  Diego Nargiso walkover
Win 2-2 Feb 1999 Lübeck, Germany Challenger Carpet Axel Pretzsch  Michael Kohlmann 7–6, 6–4
Loss 2-3 Mar 1999 Magdeburg, Germany Challenger Carpet Axel Pretzsch  Markus Hantschk 6–3, 6–7, 4–6
Win 3-3 Feb 2001 Wroclaw, Poland Challenger Hard Axel Pretzsch  Antony Dupuis 7–5, 7–6(7–1)
Win 4-3 Mar 2001 Magdeburg, Germany Challenger Carpet Axel Pretzsch  Clemens Trimmel 6–4, 6–4
Win 5-3 Jul 2001 Granby, Canada Challenger Hard Axel Pretzsch  Jeff Morrison 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4
Loss 5-4 Nov 2001 Aachen, Germany Challenger Carpet Axel Pretzsch  Alexander Popp 3–6, 6–1, 2–6
Loss 5-5 Mar 2002 Magdeburg, Germany Challenger Carpet Axel Pretzsch  Dick Norman 6–7(6–8), 6–3, 4–6
Win 6-5 Feb 2003 Wolfsburg, Germany Challenger Carpet Axel Pretzsch  Arvind Parmar 6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–4

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–0)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2003 Wolfsburg, Germany Challenger Carpet Axel Pretzsch  Karsten Braasch Axel Pretzsch  Alexander Peya
Axel Pretzsch  Aisam Qureshi
6–4, 6–2

Performance timeline

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.

Singles

Tournament 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A 2R A 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
French Open A A A A A 1R Q1 Q3 Q2 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A A A Q1 A Q2 Q1 Q1 Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A A A A A 2R A Q2 A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–1 0 / 4 2–4 33%
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hamburg Q1 A A Q2 Q2 A Q2 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Canada A A A A A 2R A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati A A A A A 1R A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Stuttgart A A A A A A A 2R NMS 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–2 0–0 0 / 4 1–4 20%

References

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