Björn Phau

Björn Phau

Björn Phau at the 2011 Australian Open
Country (sports)	Germany
Residence	Weilerswist, Germany
Born	4 October 1979 Darmstadt, West Germany
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro	1999
Retired	2014
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$1,983,070
Singles
Career record	79–136
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 59 (19 June 2006)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (2005, 2006)
French Open	1R (2000, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012)
Wimbledon	2R (2012)
US Open	2R (2001, 2005, 2006, 2012)
Doubles
Career record	23–32
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 55 (23 April 2007)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	3R (2011)
French Open	QF (2006)
Wimbledon	2R (2006)
US Open	2R (2006)
Last updated on: 28 August 2015.

Björn Phau (born 4 October 1979) is a retired German tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 59 in June 2006. Career highlights include reaching five ATP tour semifinals (Tokyo in 2005, Casablanca in 2006, Beijing in 2008, Houston in 2009 and Zagreb in 2014) and finishing runner-up in doubles at Munich in 2006 (partnering Alexander Peya).

Phau defeated Andre Agassi 7–5, 7–5 at the 2006 Dubai Tennis Championships. In an interview, Agassi cited Phau as one of the quickest tennis players he has ever faced.^[1] His main strengths are his movement, foot speed and fitness. He is sponsored by Nike and Wilson.

Personal life

Phau was born in Darmstadt. He is the son of a German mother and an Indonesian father.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP International Series Gold (0–0)
ATP Tour (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	1 May 2006	Munich, Germany	Clay	Alexander Peya	Andrei Pavel Alexander Waske	4–6, 2–6

Challenger & Futures singles titles

Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (7)
ITF Futures (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
1.	2 August 1999	Decatur, US	Hard	Tom Chicoine	6–0, 6–3
2.	13 August 2001	Bronx, US	Hard	Andy Ram	6–2, 6–4
3.	31 October 2005	Busan, South Korea	Hard	Simon Greul	6–1, 6–2
4.	16 May 2010	Biella, Italy	Clay	Simone Bolelli	6–4, 6–2
5.	30 May 2010	Alessandria, Italy	Clay	Carlos Berlocq	7–6^(8–6), 2–6, 6–2
6.	26 June 2011	Marburg, Germany	Hard	Jan Hájek	6–4, 2–6, 6–3
7.	29 January 2012	Heilbronn, Germany	Hard	Ruben Bemelmans	6–7^(4–7), 6–3, 6–4
8.	19 February 2012	Bergamo, Italy	Hard	Alexander Kudryavtsev	6–4, 6–4

Doubles finals (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
1.	July 31, 2011	Dortmund	Clay	Dominik Meffert	Teymuraz Gabashvili Andrey Kuznetsov	6–4, 6–3

Singles Performance Timeline

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	W–L
Australian Open	Q1	Q3	Q1	1R	Q1	2R	2R	1R	Q1	1R	Q2	1R	1R	1R	2–8
French Open	1R	A	Q2	Q3	Q3	1R	1R	A	Q3	A	Q1	1R	1R	A	0–5
Wimbledon	Q2	Q1	A	Q1	A	1R	1R	A	A	1R	Q2	Q1	2R	A	1–4
US Open	Q2	2R	Q2	Q2	Q1	2R	2R	1R	1R	1R	1R	A	2R	A	4–8
Win–Loss	0–1	1–1	0–0	0–1	0–0	2–4	2–4	0–2	0–1	0–3	0–1	0–2	2–4	0–1	7–25
Career Statistics
Titles–Finals	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0
Year-End Ranking	208	183	148	158	136	87	77	183	120	111	102	156	75	316

Doubles Performance Timeline

Current through the 2012 US Open (tennis).

Tournament	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	1R	1R				3R			2–3
French Open	QF	1R					2R		4–3
Wimbledon	2R			1R					1–2
US Open	2R				1R		1R		1–3
Win–Loss	5–4	0–2	0–0	0–1	0–1	2–1	1–2		8–11

References

1. "Through the Eyes of a Champion". Tennis-Warehouse.com.

External links

• Björn Phau at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Björn Phau at the International Tennis Federation
• Official website (German)