Christopher Kas (born 13 June 1980) is a retired German tennis player.

Christopher Kas
Country (sports) Germany
ResidenceTrostberg, Germany
Born (1980-06-13) 13 June 1980 (age 44)
Trostberg, West Germany
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2001
Retired2014
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$1,350,322
Singles
Career record0–2
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 1 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 224 (4 November 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2003)
WimbledonQ1 (2003)
Doubles
Career record191–202
Career titles5
22 Challenger, 6 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 17 (6 February 2012)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2012)
French Open3R (2009, 2011, 2013)
WimbledonSF (2011)
US OpenQF (2008)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open2R (2009, 2010)
French OpenSF (2010)
Wimbledon3R (2009)
US Open1R (2008, 2009, 2011)
Other mixed doubles tournaments
Olympic GamesSF – 4th (2012)
Last updated on: 29 August 2021.

Kas has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 224, which he achieved in November 2002. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 17, achieved in February 2012.

Kas reached 20 double finals on the ATP Tour posting a record of 5 wins and 15 losses with an array of partners.

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]

In 2022, Kas coaches German tennis player Jule Niemeier. Together they reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. He is currently coaching Kateryna Baindl.

Olympic medal matches

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Mixed doubles: 1 bronze medal match (0–1)

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Result Year Location 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

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Doubles: 20 (5 titles, 15 runner-ups)

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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)
Titles by surface
Hard (2–7)
Clay (2–8)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (5–11)
Indoor (0–4)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2006 Båstad, Sweden 250 Series Clay   Oliver Marach   Jonas Björkman
  Thomas Johansson
3–6, 6–4, [4–10]
Loss 0–2 Jul 2006 Amersfoort, Netherlands 250 Series Clay   Lucas Arnold Ker   Alberto Martín
  Fernando Vicente
4–6, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Jul 2007 Kitzbühel, Austria 500 Series Clay   Tomas Behrend   Potito Starace
  Luis Horna
6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)
Loss 0–4 Oct 2007 Vienna, Austria 500 Series Hard   Tomas Behrend   Mariusz Fyrstenberg
  Marcin Matkowski
4–6, 2–6
Loss 0–5 Mar 2008 Zagreb, Croatia 250 Series Hard   Rogier Wassen   Paul Hanley
  Jordan Kerr
3–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Win 1–5 Jul 2008 Stuttgart, Germany 500 Series Clay   Philipp Kohlschreiber   Michael Berrer
  Mischa Zverev
6–3, 6–4
Loss 1–6 Oct 2008 Basel, Switzerland 250 Series Hard   Philipp Kohlschreiber   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Mark Knowles
3–6, 3–6
Loss 1–7 Feb 2009 Zagreb, Croatia 250 Series Hard   Rogier Wassen   Martin Damm
  Robert Lindstedt
4–6, 3–6
Win 2–7 Jun 2009 Halle, Germany 250 Series Grass   Philipp Kohlschreiber   Andreas Beck
  Marco Chiudinelli
6–3, 6–4
Loss 2–8 Jul 2010 Stuttgart, Germany 250 Series Clay   Philipp Kohlschreiber   Carlos Berlocq
  Eduardo Schwank
6–7(5–7), 6–7(6–8)
Win 3–8 Oct 2010 Bangkok, Thailand 250 Series Hard   Viktor Troicki   Jonathan Erlich
  Jürgen Melzer
6–4, 6–4
Loss 3–9 Feb 2011 Delray Beach, United States 250 Series Hard   Alexander Peya   Scott Lipsky
  Rajeev Ram
6–4, 4–6, [3–10]
Loss 3–10 May 2011 München, Germany 250 Series Clay   Andreas Beck   Simone Bolelli
  Horacio Zeballos
6–7(3–7), 4–6
Loss 3–11 Jul 2011 Gstaad, Switzerland 250 Series Clay   Alexander Peya   František Čermák
  Filip Polášek
3–6, 6–7(7–9)
Loss 3–12 Aug 2011 Winston-Salem, United States 250 Series Hard   Alexander Peya   Jonathan Erlich
  Andy Ram
6–7(2–7), 4–6
Loss 3–13 Jan 2012 Doha, Qatar 250 Series Hard   Philipp Kohlschreiber   Filip Polášek
  Lukáš Rosol
3–6, 4–6
Win 4–13 Jan 2013 Doha, Qatar 250 Series Hard   Philipp Kohlschreiber   Julian Knowle
  Filip Polášek
7–5, 6–4
Loss 4–14 Apr 2013 Casablanca, Morocco 250 Series Clay   Dustin Brown   Julian Knowle
  Filip Polášek
3–6, 2–6
Win 5–14 Aug 2013 Kitzbühel, Austria 250 Series Clay   Martin Emmrich   František Čermák
  Lukáš Dlouhý
6–4, 6–3
Loss 5–15 May 2014 Düsseldorf, Germany 250 Series Clay   Martin Emmrich   Santiago González
  Scott Lipsky
5–7, 6–4, [3–10]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 2 (1–1)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2000 Czech Republic F1, Znojmo Futures Clay   Martin Hromec 6–1, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Nov 2001 Jamaica F2, Negril Futures Clay   Zbynek Mlynarik 7–5, 6–7(4–7), ret.

Doubles: 38 (28–10)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (22–8)
ITF Futures (6–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–3)
Clay (17–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (4–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2000 Luxembourg F1, Luxembourg Futures Clay   Dick Norman   Willem-Petrus Meyer
  Rik de Voest
6–1, 7–6(7–2)
Loss 1–1 Sep 2000 Czech Republic F1, Znojmo Futures Clay   Ronald Dueller   Igor Brukner
  Martin Hromec
6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Win 2–1 May 2002 Italy F1, Valdengo Futures Clay   Jun Kato   Riccardo Capannelli
  Gianluca Luddi
6–3, 6–4
Win 3–1 Sep 2002 Brașov, Romania Challenger Clay   Herbert Wiltschnig   Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
  Santiago Ventura
5–7, 6–4, 7–5
Win 4–1 Sep 2002 Sofia, Bulgaria Challenger Clay   Oliver Marach   Ilia Kushev
  Luben Pampoulov
7–6(7–4), 6–7(7–9), 6–2
Win 5–1 Feb 2003 Portugal F1, Espinho Futures Clay   Mike Scheidweiler   Michal Mertiňák
  Marco Mirnegg
6–3, 6–2
Win 6–1 Mar 2004 Portugal F1, Faro Futures Hard   Philipp Petzschner   Boris Borgula
  Roman Kukal
3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win 7–1 May 2004 Italy F6, Valdengo Futures Clay   Philipp Petzschner   Giuseppe Menga
  Massimo Ocera
6–3, 6–1
Win 8–1 Jun 2004 Italy F13, Cesena Futures Clay   Federico Torresi   Diego Junqueira
  Felipe Parada
3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win 9–1 Aug 2004 Mönchengladbach, Germany Challenger Clay   Philipp Petzschner   Karsten Braasch
  Franz Stauder
3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win 10–1 Nov 2004 Eckental, Germany Challenger Carpet   Philipp Petzschner   Daniele Bracciali
  Petr Luxa
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win 11–1 Dec 2004 Ischgl, Austria Challenger Carpet   Leonardo Azzaro   Gianluca Bazzica
  Massimo Dell'Acqua
7–5, 6–3
Win 12–1 May 2005 Dresden, Germany Challenger Clay   Philipp Petzschner   Bart Beks
  Martijn van Haasteren
6–7(2–7), 6–2, 6–4
Loss 12–2 Jul 2005 Oberstaufen, Germany Challenger Clay   Werner Eschauer   Oliver Marach
  Jean-Claude Scherrer
5–7, 3–6
Loss 12–3 Jul 2005 Rimini, Italy Challenger Clay   Philipp Petzschner   David Škoch
  Martin Štěpánek
3–6, 7–6(7–1), 1–6
Win 13–3 Oct 2005 Mons, Belgium Challenger Hard   Philipp Petzschner   Tomáš Cibulec
  Tom Vanhoudt
7–6(7–4), 6–2
Win 14–3 Nov 2005 Eckental, Germany Challenger Carpet   Philipp Petzschner   Torsten Popp
  Jasper Smit
6–3, 7–5
Loss 14–4 Nov 2005 Helsinki, Finland Challenger Hard   Philipp Petzschner   Yves Allegro
  Michael Kohlmann
6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Loss 14–5 Nov 2005 Sunderland, United Kingdom Challenger Hard   Philipp Petzschner   Sebastian Rieschick
  Frank Moser
4–6, 7–6(7–3), 4–6
Loss 14–6 Jan 2006 Austria F1, Bergheim Futures Carpet   Philipp Petzschner   Johan Brunström
  Philip Stolt
3–6, 4–6
Win 15–6 Jan 2006 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Carpet   Philipp Petzschner   David Škoch
  Lukáš Dlouhý
6–7(2–7), 6–3, [10–4]
Loss 15–7 Feb 2006 Bergamo, Italy Challenger Hard   Philipp Petzschner   Daniele Bracciali
  Giorgio Galimberti
5–7, 6–0, [11–13]
Win 16–7 Feb 2006 Besançon, France Challenger Hard   Philipp Petzschner   Jean-Claude Scherrer
  Lovro Zovko
6–2, 6–2
Loss 16–8 Apr 2006 Monza, Italy Challenger Clay   Leonardo Azzaro   Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
  Tomas Tenconi
6–4, 4–6, [11–13]
Loss 16–9 May 2006 Dresden, Germany Challenger Clay   Philipp Petzschner   Michal Mertiňák
  Yves Allegro
3–6, 0–6
Win 17–9 Jun 2006 Braunschweig, Germany Challenger Clay   Tomas Behrend   Máximo González
  Sergio Roitman
7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win 18–9 Sep 2006 Szczecin, Poland Challenger Clay   Tomas Behrend   Tomasz Bednarek
  Marcin Matkowski
6–1, 3–6, [10–4]
Win 19–9 Feb 2007 Besançon, France Challenger Hard   Alexander Peya   Grégory Carraz
  Gilles Müller
6–4, 6–4
Win 20–9 May 2007 Dresden, Germany Challenger Clay   Tomas Behrend   Jean-Baptiste Perlant
  Xavier Pujo
6–3, 6–4
Win 21–9 Jun 2007 Braunschweig, Germany Challenger Clay   Tomas Behrend   Óscar Hernández
  Carles Poch Gradin
6–0, 6–2
Win 22–9 Sep 2007 Szczecin, Poland Challenger Clay   Tomas Behrend   Juan Pablo Brzezicki
  Juan Pablo Guzmán
6–0, 5–7, [10–8]
Win 23–9 Sep 2007 Napoli, Italy Challenger Clay   Tomas Behrend   Leonardo Azzaro
  Alessandro Motti
7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win 24–9 Nov 2007 Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine Challenger Hard   Lovro Zovko   Rohan Bopanna
  Chris Haggard
7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win 25–9 Apr 2009 Rome, Italy Challenger Clay   Simon Greul   Johan Brunström
  Jean-Julien Rojer
4–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–2]
Loss 25–10 May 2011 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Alexander Peya   František Čermák
  Lukáš Rosol
3–6, 4–6
Win 26–10 Sep 2012 Pétange, Luxembourg Challenger Hard   Dick Norman   Jamie Murray
  André Sá
2–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Win 27–10 May 2013 Bordeaux, France Challenger Clay   Oliver Marach   Nicholas Monroe
  Simon Stadler
2–6, 6–4, [10–1]
Win 28–10 Nov 2013 Ortisei, Italy Challenger Hard   Tim Pütz   Daniele Bracciali
  Benjamin Becker
6–2, 7–5

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Doubles

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Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R 3R 2R 1R 1R QF 1R 2R 0 / 8 7–8 47%
French Open 1R 1R 2R 3R 1R 3R 2R 3R 1R 0 / 9 8–9 47%
Wimbledon 1R 3R 3R 3R 1R SF 2R A 1R 0 / 8 11–8 58%
US Open 2R 1R QF 1R 3R 1R 1R 2R A 0 / 8 7–8 47%
Win–loss 1–3 2–4 8–4 5–4 2–4 6–4 5–4 3–3 1–3 0 / 33 33–33 50%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A 1R A 1R A 1R A A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Miami A A 2R 1R 1R A A 1R A 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Monte Carlo A A A A 1R A 1R A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Hamburg A 2R 1R Not Masters Series 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Madrid A A 1R 1R A A 2R A A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Rome A A A A A A 2R A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Shanghai A A A A A 2R A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Paris Masters A A A QF 1R SF 2R A A 0 / 4 6–4 60%
Win–loss 0–0 1–1 1–4 2–3 0–4 4–2 3–5 0–1 0–0 0 / 20 11–20 35%

Mixed doubles

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Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 2R 2R A 1R 0 / 3 2–3 40%
French Open A A 1R SF A 1R 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Wimbledon 1R A 3R 1R 1R A 0 / 4 1–4 20%
US Open A 1R 1R A 1R A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 2–4 4–3 0–2 0–2 0 / 13 6–13 32%

References

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  1. ^ "Sabine Lisicki adds former Olympic doubles partner to her coaching team".
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