Hendrik Dreekmann

Hendrik Dreekmann (born 29 January 1975) is a former tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 1991. He reached the quarterfinals of the 1994 French Open and the 1997 Miami Masters.

Hendrik Dreekmann
Country (sports) Germany
ResidenceBielefeld, Germany
Born (1975-01-29) 29 January 1975
Bielefeld, Germany
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1991
Retired2003
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,369,435
Singles
Career record97–118
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 39 (30 September 1996)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open3R (1995)
French OpenQF (1994)
Wimbledon2R (1997, 1998)
US Open3R (1996)
Doubles
Career record5–16
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 296 (28 October 1996)

Personal life

Dreekmann was born in Bielefeld, West Germany, on 29 January 1975. He has been married to former long jumper Susen Tiedtke since 28 January 2005.

Career

Juniors

As a junior, Dreekmann was the runner-up at the 1989 European Junior Championships in Sofia, and reached the semis at the 1991 Orange Bowl.

Pro tour

Dreekman's greatest result in singles was reaching the quarterfinals of the 1994 French Open, only the second grand slam he had participated in. En route he defeated Adrian Voinea, Richey Reneberg and former top tenners Carlos Costa and Aaron Krickstein. In the quarter-finals, Dreekman led Magnus Larsson two sets to love, but eventually lost in five sets.

The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on 30 September 1996, when he became World No. 39.

ATP Tour finals

Singles (2 runners-up)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 1994 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Markus Zoecke 1–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 1996 Basel, Switzerland Hard Pete Sampras 5–7, 2–6, 0–6

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 1996 Jericho, USA Hard Alexander Volkov Luke Jensen
Murphy Jensen
3–6, 6–7


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