Björn Phau Explained

Björn Phau
Residence:Weilerswist, Germany
Birth Date:4 October 1979
Birth Place:Darmstadt, West Germany
Height:1.75m (05.74feet)
Turnedpro:1999
Retired:2014
Plays:Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US$1,983,070
Singlesrecord:80–138
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 59 (19 June 2006)
Australianopenresult:2R (2005, 2006)
Frenchopenresult:1R (2000, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012)
Wimbledonresult:2R (2012)
Usopenresult:2R (2001, 2005, 2006, 2012)
Doublesrecord:23–32
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 55 (23 April 2007)
Australianopendoublesresult:3R (2011)
Frenchopendoublesresult:QF (2006)
Wimbledondoublesresult:2R (2006)
Usopendoublesresult:2R (2006)
Updated: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)

Challenger & Futures singles titles

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (7)
ITF Futures (1)
No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.2 August 1999Decatur, USHard Tom Chicoine6–0, 6–3
2.13 August 2001Bronx, USHard Andy Ram6–2, 6–4
3.31 October 2005Busan, South KoreaHard Simon Greul6–1, 6–2
4.16 May 2010Biella, ItalyClay Simone Bolelli6–4, 6–2
5.30 May 2010Alessandria, ItalyClay Carlos Berlocq7–6(8–6), 2–6, 6–2
6.26 June 2011Marburg, GermanyHard Jan Hájek6–4, 2–6, 6–3
7.29 January 2012Heilbronn, GermanyHard Ruben Bemelmans6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–4
8.19 February 2012Bergamo, ItalyHard Alexander Kudryavtsev6–4, 6–4

Performance timelines

Singles

Tournament W–L
Australian OpenQ1Q3Q11RQ12R2R1RQ11RQ21R1R1R2–8
French Open1RAQ2Q3Q31R1RAQ3AQ11R1RA0–5
WimbledonQ2Q1AQ1A1R1RAA1RQ2Q12RA1–4
US OpenQ22RQ2Q2Q12R2R1R1R1R1RA2RA4–8
Win–loss0–11–10–00–10–02–42–40–20–10–30–10–22–40–17–25
Career statistics
Titles–Finals0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
Year-end ranking208183148158136877718312011110215675316

Doubles

Current through the 2012 US Open (tennis).

Tournament W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
align=left Australian Openbgcolor=afeeee 1Rbgcolor=afeeee 1Rbgcolor=afeeee 3R2–3
align=left French Openbgcolor=ffebcd QFbgcolor=afeeee 1Rbgcolor=afeeee 2R4–3
align=left Wimbledonbgcolor=afeeee 2Rbgcolor=afeeee 1R1–2
align=left US Openbgcolor=afeeee 2Rbgcolor=afeeee 1Rbgcolor=afeeee 1R1–3
style=text-align:leftWin–loss5–40–20–00–10–12–11–28–11

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Through the Eyes of a Champion . Tennis-Warehouse.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927013545/http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/interviews/andreagassi.html . 27 September 2007 .

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