Kevin Sorensen | |
Birth Date: | 10 May 1981 |
Birth Place: | Schwäbisch Hall, West Germany |
Height: | 6 ft 0 in |
Plays: | Right-handed |
Careerprizemoney: | $21,405 |
Singlesrecord: | 7–5 (Davis Cup) |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 353 (22 Aug 2005) |
Doublesrecord: | 5–3 (Davis Cup) |
Highestdoublesranking: | No. 642 (7 Nov 2005) |
Kevin Sorensen (born 10 May 1981) is an Irish former professional tennis player.[1] [2]
Born and raised in Germany, Sorensen was an Irish passport holder through his father Sean Sorensen, a former tour player.[1] His mother Helga is German. He chose to represent Ireland and in 2004 became the Irish No.1.[2]
From 2004 and 2007 he was a member of Ireland's Davis Cup team, which also included his younger brother Louk and was captained by their father.[3] During his Davis Cup career he won seven singles and five doubles rubbers.[4] In 2005 he took a set off Marcos Baghdatis in Dublin.[5]
Sorensen attained a best singles world ranking of 353, winning two ITF Futures titles. En route to his second title, in Cremona in 2005, he had a win over Andy Murray.[6]
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
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1. | France F16, Forbach | Hard | Josselin Ouanna | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
2. | Italy F8, Cremona | Hard | Alessandro Piccari | 6–1, 6–4 |