Philipp Kohlschreiber

Full name is Philipp Eberhard Hermann Kohlschreiber...Began playing tennis at age four...Parents Maria and Gerhard...His father used to operate a gas station...His mother is a kindergarten teacher...Two sisters, Sandra and Gerlinde...Prefers clay and hard courts...Enjoys driving cars, swimming and playing with his dogs...Favorite movie is “Lord of the Rings”...Follows soccer and hockey...Fan of FC Bayern Munich...Has a 9-4 career Davis Cup record (7-3 in singles) in six ties...Fitness trainer is Marco Panicci and coached by Swede Stefan Eriksson (since May 2009).

2009 -- The No. 2 German (behind No. 17 Haas) finished in the Top 30 for second consecutive season...Reached 40-match win mark for first time in his career (40-25), highlighted by final run in Metz (l. to Monfils) and SF in Halle (l. to Haas) and Vienna (l. to Cilic)…Reached a career-high No. 22 on Sept. 28…Advanced to a personal-best fourth round at Roland Garros where he beat No. 4 Djokovic in third round before losing to No. 16 Robredo in four sets…Helped his country to final of ATP World Team Championship in Düsseldorf (l. to Serbia), highlighted by a three-set win over No. 9 Tsonga…Rallied from a two-set deficit to beat Austria’s Melzer in five sets in the second rubber as Germany won first round Davis Cup tie…In July, vs. Spain, won both single rubbers (Robredo, Verdasco) but Germany fell 3-2 in Davis Cup QF action…Went 4-1 in five-set matches and compiled marks of 20-15 on hard, 15-8 on clay and 5-2 on grass…Earned a career-high $834,732.

2008 -- Finished as top German for first time with Top 30 year-end ranking...Jumped off to a 12-2 start with QF in Doha, second career ATP title in Auckland (d. Ferrero) and 4th RD at Australian Open where he fired a career-high 32 aces in five-set win over No. 6 Roddick (l. to Nieminen)...Did not reach another QF (or better) until June when he advanced to first grass final in Halle (d. No. 7 Blake in SF, l. to Federer)...

In July, reached QF in Stuttgart (l. to del Potro) along with AMS Cincinnati (l. to Karlovic)...In October, advanced to SF in Vienna (l. to Monfils)...Went 4-6 vs. Top 10 opponents and compiled marks of 21-14 on hard, 7-5 on clay and 4-2 on grass...Earned a career-high $775,090.

2007 -- Captured first ATP World Tour title in Munich (d. Youzhny) and posted a personal-high 33 match wins as he reached QF or better on four different surfaces for second straight year...Reached QF in Auckland and Rotterdam and achieved career-best AMS QF showing in Monte-Carlo (l. to Nadal)...Followed by winning on home soil in Munich, and partnered final opponent Mikhail Youzhny to clinch third ATP doubles title...One of three players (Malisse, Grosjean) to win singles and doubles titles at same event...

In June, defeated No. 8 Blake at Halle to reach first grass court SF...Finished season with back-to-back QF at Russian indoor events at Moscow and St. Petersburg, retiring after first set of both matches due to a back injury and illness... Represented Germany at ARAG ATP World Team Championship in Dusseldorf (1-2 record) and made Davis Cup debut by defeating Belgium's O. Rochus in QF tie...Finished with 2-2 record, including win over No. 4 Davydenko in SF vs. Russia.

2006 -- Advanced to first ATP SF in Gstaad and reached QF on four different surfaces -- on hard in Adelaide and Las Vegas, clay in Munich and Kitzbnhel, grass in 's-Hertogenbosch and carpet in Moscow (l. to Santoro)...In doubles, captured his second ATP title in Kitzbnhel (w/Koubek)... 

2005 -- Reached a personal-best 4th RD at Australian Open and QF in Halle (d. No. 10 J. Johansson, l. to No. 1 Federer) and s-Hertogenbosch...Finalist at Furth Challenger...In doubles, won first ATP title in Ho Chi Minh (w/Burgsmuller)...  

2004 -- Finished in Top 100 for first time and reached first ATP QF in Auckland (l. to to eventual champion Hrbaty)...Won one Challenger in two finals...Went 24-16 in Challengers...

2003 -- Earned first ATP match win in St. Poelten (d. Melzer) before losing in 2nd RD (l. to Roddick)...Made Grand Slam debut at US Open (l. to Nalbandian in 1st RD)...Won first Challenger title in Tumkur (d. Childs)...

2002 -- Made ATP debut in Munich (l. to N. Lapentti in 1st RD)...Made AMS debut at Hamburg (l. to Hewitt in 1st RD)...Represented Germany in ATP World Team Championship (l. to Corretja)...

2001 -- Reached SF in doubles at Aschaffenburg Challenger (w/Meffert)...

2000 -- Played Eckental Challenger (l. to Stepanek in 1st RD)...

1999 -- Earned first ATP point by reaching 2nd RD at Germany Futures (at 15 yrs., 7 mos.)...

1998 -- At 14 years, 9 months played doubles in Oberstaufen Challenger (w/ Carretero)...

2010

Went 7-4 through first two months of the year, highlighted by an Auckland SF (l. to Clement) and San Jose QF (l. to Istomin) exits...As No. 27 seed at Australian Open fell to 11-6 lifetime at hard-court Grand Slam, with 3rd RD performance (l. to Nadal)...

In March, represented Germany versus France in Davis Cup 1st RD tie at Toulon... Lost singles rubber to Monfils 61 64 76(5)...As No. 25 seed at Indian Wells failed to convert three match points at 5-4 in third set versus No. 2 seed Djokovic in 63 26 76(3) loss in 3rd RD.