Tobias Kamke

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...Hobbies include football (supports Hamburger SV), playing cards and hanging out with friends...Trains in Wahlstedt, Germany...Supported by Schleswig-Holstein...Physical trainer is Soeren Kuhn.

Kamke DEUCE Feature (Jan. 2011)

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)...

2011

The German reached one ATP World Tour SF at Newport (l. to Isner) in July and as a qualifier as Stockholm advanced to the QFs (l. to Nieminen)...Competed in main draw at three ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events at Indian Wells, Miami and Montreal...