Axel Pretzsch

Axel Pretzsch (born 16 June 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.

Axel Pretzsch

Country (sports)	Germany
Born	(1976-06-16) 16 June 1976 (age 49) Hamburg, West Germany
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Turned pro	1996
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$336,815
Singles
Career record	11–25
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 99 (14 January 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2000)
French Open	1R (1999)
Wimbledon	Q2 (1999, 2002)
US Open	2R (1999)
Doubles
Career record	0–0
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 318 (7 April 2003)
Last updated on: 1 February 2022.

Career

Pretzsch, who was Germany's junior champion in 1990 and 1994, played in the main draw of four Grand Slams during his career. He twice made it into the second round, the first time at the 1999 US Open, where he beat Cyril Saulnier, before losing to eventual champion Andre Agassi. The German also reached the second round in the 2000 Australian Open, beating Alex O'Brien.^[1]

His best result on the ATP Tour came at the 1999 President's Cup in Tashkent, where he had to best win of his career, defeating world number 60 Sargis Sargsian en route to the quarter-finals.^[2]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 11 (6–5)

Legend ATP Challenger (6–4) ITF Futures (0–1)

Finals by surface Hard (2–0) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (4–4)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0-1	Jul 1998	Denmark F3, Svendborg	Futures	Clay	Johan Settergren	5–7, 1–6
Loss	0-2	Feb 1999	Hamburg, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Vladimir Voltchkov	6–4, 3–6, 6–7
Win	1-2	Feb 1999	Wolfsburg, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Diego Nargiso	walkover
Win	2-2	Feb 1999	Lübeck, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Michael Kohlmann	7–6, 6–4
Loss	2-3	Mar 1999	Magdeburg, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Markus Hantschk	6–3, 6–7, 4–6
Win	3-3	Feb 2001	Wroclaw, Poland	Challenger	Hard	Antony Dupuis	7–5, 7–6(7–1)
Win	4-3	Mar 2001	Magdeburg, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Clemens Trimmel	6–4, 6–4
Win	5-3	Jul 2001	Granby, Canada	Challenger	Hard	Jeff Morrison	6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4
Loss	5-4	Nov 2001	Aachen, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Alexander Popp	3–6, 6–1, 2–6
Loss	5-5	Mar 2002	Magdeburg, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Dick Norman	6–7(6–8), 6–3, 4–6
Win	6-5	Feb 2003	Wolfsburg, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Arvind Parmar	6–7(1–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–4

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Legend ATP Challenger (1–0) ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 2003	Wolfsburg, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Karsten Braasch	Alexander Peya Aisam Qureshi	6–4, 6–2

Performance timeline

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.

Singles

Tournament	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	1R	0 / 2	1–2	33%
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	1R	Q1	Q3	Q2	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Wimbledon	A	A	A	Q1	A	Q2	Q1	Q1	Q2	0 / 0	0–0	–
US Open	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	Q2	A	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–2	1–1	0–0	0–1	0 / 4	2–4	33%
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Hamburg	Q1	A	A	Q2	Q2	A	Q2	1R	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Canada	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Cincinnati	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Stuttgart	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	NMS	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–2	0–0	1–2	0–0	0 / 4	1–4	20%