Christopher Kas

Christopher Kas (born 13 June 1980) is a German retired professional tennis player. His career-high ATP singles ranking is World No. 224, which he reached in November 2002. His career-high in doubles is World No. 17, achieved in February 2012. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he finished in fourth place in mixed doubles alongside Sabine Lisicki. In January 2015, Sabine appointed him to her coaching team.[1]

Christopher Kas

Country (sports)	Germany
Residence	Trostberg, Germany
Born	13 June 1980 Trostberg, West Germany
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro	2001
Retired	2014
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$1,250,650
Singles
Career record	0–2
Career titles	0 0 Challengers, 1 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 224 (4 November 2002)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (2003)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2003)
Doubles
Career record	180–178
Career titles	5
Highest ranking	No. 17 (6 February 2012)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	QF (2012)
French Open	3R (2009)
Wimbledon	SF (2011)
US Open	QF (2008)
Other mixed doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	SF – 4th (2012)
Last updated on: 5 August 2013.

Olympic medal matches

Mixed Doubles: 1 Bronze medal match (0–1)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
4th place	2012	London Olympics	Grass	Sabine Lisicki	Lisa Raymond Mike Bryan	3–6, 6–4, [4–10]

ATP career finals

Doubles: 20 (5–15)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–2)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (4–13)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	16 July 2006	Swedish Open, Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Oliver Marach	Jonas Björkman Thomas Johansson	3–6, 6–4, [4–10]
Runner-up	2.	23 July 2006	Dutch Open, Amersfoort, Netherlands	Clay	Lucas Arnold Ker	Alberto Martín Fernando Vicente	4–6, 3–6
Runner-up	3.	29 July 2007	Austrian Open, Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Tomas Behrend	Potito Starace Luis Horna	6–7^(4–7), 6–7^(5–7)
Runner-up	4.	14 October 2007	BA-CA Tennis Trophy, Vienna, Austria	Hard (i)	Tomas Behrend	Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski	4–6, 2–6
Runner-up	5.	2 March 2008	PBZ Zagreb Indoors, Zagreb, Croatia	Hard (i)	Rogier Wassen	Paul Hanley Jordan Kerr	3–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Winner	1.	13 July 2008	Mercedes Cup, Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Philipp Kohlschreiber	Michael Berrer Mischa Zverev	6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	6.	26 October 2008	Davidoff Swiss Indoors, Basel, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Philipp Kohlschreiber	Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles	3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	7.	8 February 2009	PBZ Zagreb Indoors, Zagreb, Croatia	Hard (i)	Rogier Wassen	Martin Damm Robert Lindstedt	4–6, 3–6
Winner	2.	14 June 2009	Gerry Weber Open, Halle, Germany	Grass	Philipp Kohlschreiber	Andreas Beck Marco Chiudinelli	6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	8.	18 July 2010	Mercedes Cup, Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Philipp Petzschner	Carlos Berlocq Eduardo Schwank	6–7^(5–7), 6–7^(6–8)
Winner	3.	3 October 2010	Thailand Open, Bangkok, Thailand	Hard	Viktor Troicki	Jonathan Erlich Jürgen Melzer	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	9.	27 February 2011	Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, Delray Beach, United States	Hard	Alexander Peya	Scott Lipsky Rajeev Ram	6–4, 4–6, [3–10]
Runner-up	10.	1 May 2011	BMW Open, München, Germany	Clay	Andreas Beck	Simone Bolelli Horacio Zeballos	6–7^(3–7), 4–6
Runner-up	11.	31 July 2011	Credit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad, Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Alexander Peya	František Čermák Filip Polášek	3–6, 6–7^(7–9)
Runner-up	12.	27 August 2011	Winston-Salem Open, Winston-Salem, United States	Hard	Alexander Peya	Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram	6–7^(2–7), 4–6
Runner-up	13.	6 January 2012	Qatar ExxonMobil Open, Doha, Qatar	Hard	Philipp Kohlschreiber	Filip Polášek Lukáš Rosol	3–6, 4–6
Winner	4.	4 January 2013	Qatar Open, Doha, Qatar	Hard	Philipp Kohlschreiber	Julian Knowle Filip Polášek	7–5, 6–4
Runner-up	14.	14 April 2013	Grand Prix Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	Dustin Brown	Julian Knowle Filip Polášek	3–6, 2–6
Winner	5.	3 August 2013	Bet-at-home Cup Kitzbühel, Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Martin Emmrich	František Čermák Lukáš Dlouhý	6–4, 6–3
Runner-up	15.	24 May 2014	Düsseldorf Open, Düsseldorf, Germany	Clay	Martin Emmrich	Santiago González Scott Lipsky	5–7, 6–4, [3–10]

Doubles performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

P

Z#

PO

G

F-S

SF-B

NMS

NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Tournament	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open		1R	3R	2R	1R	1R	QF	1R	6–7
French Open	1R	1R	2R	3R	1R	3R	2R	3R	8–8
Wimbledon	1R	3R	3R	3R	1R	SF	2R	A	11–7
US Open	2R	1R	QF	1R	3R	1R	1R	2R	7–8
Win–Loss	1–3	2–4	8–4	5–4	2–4	6–4	5–4	3–3	32–30

References

External links

• Christopher Kas at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Christopher Kas at the International Tennis Federation
• Christopher Kas at the International Olympic Committee
• Christopher Kas at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
• Christopher Kas at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)