Started playing tennis aged five, following in footsteps of his older brother, Phillip, who works for a TV station and is the most important and most inspiring person in Tobias' life....Nicknames are "Tobi", "Toppi" and "Klaus"...Speaks German, English and French...Parents, Lutz and Margit, are teachers...Likes playing on all surfaces and favorite shots are serve and volley...Considers Wimbledon his favourite tournament...Idol growing up was countryman Michael Stich, who has served as a mentor...Hobbies include football (supports Hamburger SV), playing cards and hanging out with friends...Trains in Wahlstedt, Germany...Physical trainer is Soeren Kuhn.
Kamke DEUCE Feature (Jan. 2011)
2012 -- The German finished in Top 100 for 3rd straight year and best results came in Challengers, winning a title and compiling an 18-8 match record...His best ATP World Tour result was QF in Washington where he
defeated Paire and Matosevic in straight sets before losing to Haas...In Grand Slam play, won his lone match at Australian Open (d. Hanescu, l. to Dolgopolov 8-6 in 5th set)...Captured title at Petange in September, defeating Mathieu in final...Also runner-up on home soil in Braunschweig (l. to Bellucci) in June...
2011 -- The German finished in Top 100 for 2nd straight year, highlighted by 1st career ATP World Tour SF in Newport (l. to Isner) and personal-best 15 match wins during season…Ranked a career-high No. 64 on Jan. 31...Played in all 4 Grand Slam tournaments during year for 1st time, reaching 2R at Roland Garros (l. to Troicki) and Wimbledon (l. to No. 4 Murray)...Highest-ranked win came over No. 21 Chela in Hamburg in July…Went 0-3 vs. Top 10 opponents...During fall European indoor circuit, reached QF in Stockholm (l. to Nieminen) and earned title at Loughborough Challenger (d. Cipolla)...Compiled marks of 7-14 on hard, 5-4 on grass and 3-5 on clay while earning a career-high $337,774...
2010 -- The ATP World Tour Newcomer of the Year made one of biggest climbs in rankings, from No. 254 in ‘09 to year-end best No. 67…Compiled a 7-8 match record on ATP World Tour and 35-18 in Challengers with titles at Granby (d. Raonic) and Tiburon (d. Harrison)…Qualified for his first Grand Slam event at Roland Garros and reached 3rd RD (d. Garcia-Lopez, Seppi, l. to Tsonga)…Posted first Top 10 win of his career over No. 6 Berdych in Basel (l. to Gasquet)…Earned a career-high $214,572...
2009 -- Reached 2 SF and and QF in Challengers…Unsuccessful in 7 attempts to qualify at ATP events...
2008 -- Runner-up at Karlsruhe Challenger (l. to Gabashvili) and qualified in 1st Grand Slam event at Wimbledon (l. to Seppi 4 sets)...
2007 -- Advanced to his 1st Challenger final in Helsinki (l. to Darcis) and qualified in 1st ATP World Tour stop in Stockholm (l. to Nieminen)...
2013
Retired due to right shoulder injury at the end of second set versus Wawrinka in Australian Open 2R…Beat del Potro in two sets in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami 2R before falling in 3R (l. to Melzer)...On 6 May, retired due to right hip pain after losing first set 64 versus Almagro in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid 1R…
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