Thomaz Koch
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Country (sports) |
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Residence | Porto Alegre, Brazil | |||||||||||||
Born |
Porto Alegre, Brazil | May 11, 1945|||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1968 (amateur tour from 1962) | |||||||||||||
Retired | 1985 | |||||||||||||
Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||
Career record | 154–132 | |||||||||||||
Career titles | 14 | |||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 12 (1967, World's Top 20) | |||||||||||||
Grand Slam Singles results | ||||||||||||||
French Open | QF (1968) | |||||||||||||
Wimbledon | QF (1967) | |||||||||||||
US Open | QF (1963) | |||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||
Career record | 111–99 (Open era) | |||||||||||||
Career titles | 3 (Open era) | |||||||||||||
Grand Slam Doubles results | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | SF (1971) | |||||||||||||
Mixed doubles | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | ||||||||||||||
French Open | W (1975) | |||||||||||||
Wimbledon | QF (1971) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Thomaz Koch (born May 11, 1945 in Porto Alegre), is a left-handed former tennis player from Brazil, who was a quarter-finalist at the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. National Championships.
He won at least 14 singles titles (3 in the Open era) and 3 Open era doubles titles.[1] Whilst Koch's career-high ATP singles ranking was World No. 24 (achieved on December 20, 1974), he ranked inside the Top 20 in the 1960s before the invention of the ATP rankings, peaking at World No. 12.[2]
He won two Gold medals in the men's tennis competition at the 1967 Pan American Games. He also won the Wimbledon Plate twice.
Career highlights
Open era singles finals (3–2)
Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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Winner | 1. | 1969 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | 8–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 | |
Winner | 2. | 1969 | Washington, U.S. | Hard | 7–5, 9–7, 4–6, 2–6, 6–4 | |
Winner | 3. | 1971 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | 7–6, 6–1, 6–3 | |
Runner-up | 1. | 1976 | Khartoum, Sudan | Hard | 4–6, 7–6, 4–6, 3–6 | |
Runner-up | 2. | 1976 | Nuremberg, Germany | Carpet | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
Open era doubles finals (3–8)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1968 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 4–6 | ||
Runner-up | 2. | 1969 | London/Queen's Club, UK | Grass | 6–8, 3–6 | ||
Runner-up | 3. | 1971 | Salisbury, U.S. | Carpet | 3–6, 6–4, 6–7 | ||
Winner | 1. | 1971 | Macon, U.S. | Hard | 6–3, 7–6 | ||
Runner-up | 4. | 1971 | Hampton, U.S. | Hard (i) | 4–6, 6–4, 5–7 | ||
Winner | 2. | 1971 | Caracas, Venezuela | Clay | 6–4, 3–6, 6–7, 6–4, 7–6 | ||
Runner-up | 5. | 1972 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Carpet | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
Runner-up | 6. | 1974 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | 5–7, 6–0, 1–6, 8–9 | ||
Winner | 3. | 1975 | Istanbul, Turkey | Outdoor | 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 | ||
Runner-up | 7. | 1982 | Itaparica, Brazil | Carpet | 6–7, 1–2, RET. | ||
Runner-up | 8. | 1983 | Bahia, Brazil | Hard |
Mixed doubles: (1)
Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents in final | Score in final |
1975 | French Open | 6–4, 7–6 |
References
- ↑ Tennis Archives Archived September 13, 2012, at Archive.is
- ↑ http://www.barcelonaopenbancsabadell.com/
External links
- Thomaz Koch at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Thomaz Koch at the International Tennis Federation
- Thomaz Koch at the Davis Cup
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