Thomas Gollwitzer Explained

Thomas Gollwitzer
Fullname:Thomas Gollwitzer
Country Represented:
Birth Date:24 July 1966
Birth Place:Deggendorf, West Germany
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$85,217
Singlesrecord:5–7
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 159 (19 September 1994)
Doublesrecord:0–1
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 238 (16 May 1994)

Thomas Gollwitzer (born 24 July 1966) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.

Biography

Gollwitzer, the eldest son of architect Hans and gym teacher Lisbeth, was born in Deggendorf, West Germany. He began playing tennis aged eight and turned professional in 1991. As a qualifier at the 1992 CA-TennisTrophy in Vienna he made it to the quarter-finals, in a run which included a win over world number 26 Andrei Cherkasov.[1] He also reached the quarter-finals at Bolzano in 1993 as a qualifier and overcame fourth seed Arnaud Boetsch en route, who retired hurt with the German close to victory. Other ATP Tour main draw appearances include two top-tier tournaments. At Monte Carlo in 1994 he lost in the opening round to Stefan Edberg and he also played in the first round at Hamburg.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Lendl Falls To Stich But Stays Alive. 24 October 1992. The Washington Post. 29 April 2017.
  2. News: Tennis: Agassi exposed under floodlights: Kafelnikov calls the shots as American's clay court preparations for French Open are undermined by overdose of forehand errors. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis-agassi-exposed-under-floodlights-kafelnikov-calls-the-shots-as-americans-clay-court-1371348.html . 2022-05-07 . subscription . live. Roberts. John. 19 April 1994. The Independent. 29 April 2017.