Michel Kratochvil
Michel Frank Kratochvil (born 7 April 1979) is a former tennis player from Switzerland.[1] He was a member of the Swiss Davis Cup Team between 2000–2004 with a singles record 3–9, winning the decider in the first round of the 2003 World Group against Martin Verkerk of Netherlands 1–6, 7–6, 7–6, 6–1.[2] He played doubles alongside Roger Federer in the 2002 Gstaad Open who was the defending champion but lost in the first round this time. He also defeated reigning champion Andre Agassi in the first round 2002 Indian Wells Masters.[3]
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Ostermundigen, Switzerland |
Born | Bern, Switzerland | 7 April 1979
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Turned pro | 1997 |
Retired | 2008 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$1,159,379 |
Singles | |
Career record | 73–98 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 35 (8 July 2002) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2001) |
French Open | 3R (2000) |
Wimbledon | 4R (2002) |
US Open | 1R (2000, 2001, 2002) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 7–18 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 269 (16 September 2002) |
Singles finals
Legend |
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Grand Slam (0) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
ATP Masters Series (0) |
ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1) |
ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)) |
Challengers (5–2) |
Futures (0–3) |
ATP Tour (0–2)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2001 | Shanghai, China | ATP 250 | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2001 | Japan Open, Japan | ATP 500 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Challenger and Futures (5–5)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1998 | Austria F7, Vienna | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jan 1999 | India F3, Bombay | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
7–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 0–3 | Apr 1999 | Italy F4, Frascati | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 1–3 | Aug 1999 | Vienna, Austria | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
Win | 2–3 | Aug 1999 | Sylt, Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 3–3 | Aug 1999 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–0, 6–1 |
Loss | 3–4 | Sep 2000 | Houston, US | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
7–6, 6–7, 6–3 |
Win | 4–4 | Nov 2000 | Osaka, Japan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 5–4 | Nov 2000 | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
Loss | 5–5 | Sep 2003 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
7–6, 6–2 |
Doubles finals
Legend |
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Grand Slam (0) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
ATP Masters Series (0) |
ATP Tour (0) |
Challengers (0–4) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1996 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | 0–2 | Aug 1999 | Vienna, Austria | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 0–3 | Nov 2004 | Réunion | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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w/o |
Loss | 0–4 | Aug 2007 | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(10–8), 6–3 |
Performance timeline
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | SR | W–L |
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Australian Open | A | 3R | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 |
French Open | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 4 | 3–4 |
Wimbledon | A | 1R | 4R | 1R | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 3–3 |
US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 |
References
- "Michel Kratochvil – ATP Tour overview". ATP Tour.
- "Davis Cup - Players". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- "Agassi crashes out of Indian Wells". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
External links
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