Hartmut Kirchhübel | |
Fullname: | Hartmut Kirchhübel |
Birth Date: | 23 April 1952 |
Birth Place: | Waldheim, East Germany |
Plays: | Right-handed |
Singlesrecord: | 0–8 |
Singlestitles: | 0 |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 253 (4 January 1982) |
Doublesrecord: | 10–10 |
Doublestitles: | 1 |
Wimbledondoublesresult: | 1R (1981) |
Hartmut Kirchhübel (born 23 April 1952) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.
Born in East Germany, Kirchhübel and his family moved to Hanover when he was seven.[1] After school he studied at a Medical College in Hanover, then worked as a Medizinalassistenten before completing his PhD at Hannover Medical School.[2]
Kirchhübel didn't begin competing in professional tennis until the age of 28.[1] In 1980 he partnered with Robert Reininger to win the Sofia Open, a tournament on the Grand Prix tennis circuit.[3] It was in doubles that he made his only Grand Slam appearance, which was at the 1981 Wimbledon Championships with Klaus Eberhard.[4]
In 1983 he returned to medicine and since 1992 has worked in Wolfratshausen as an orthopedist.[2]