Gero Kretschmer

Gero Kretschmer (German pronunciation: [ˈɡeːʁo ˈkʁɛtʃmɐ]; born 6 May 1985) is a German retired tennis player. He was a doubles specialist, who achieved his highest doubles ranking of world No. 79 in May 2014. He won his only ATP World Tour title with partner Alexander Satschko as alternates in Quito on 7 February 2015.[1]

Gero Kretschmer
Full nameGero Kretschmer
Country (sports) Germany
ResidenceCologne, Germany
Born (1985-05-06) 6 May 1985 (age 39)
Cologne, Federal Republic of Germany
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Turned pro2004
Retired2017
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 219,517
Singles
Career record0–0
Highest rankingNo. 316 (14 June 2010)
Doubles
Career record14–21
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 79 (26 May 2014)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2015)

ATP career finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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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 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Result   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
WinFeb 2015Ecuador Open,
Ecuador
250 SeriesClay Alexander Satschko Víctor Estrella Burgos
João Souza
7–5, 7–6(7–3)

ATP Challenger Tour finals

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Doubles: 24 (9 titles, 15 runner-ups)

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Finals by surface
Hard (3–4)
Clay (6–11)
Grass (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Apr 2010Pereira, ColombiaClay Alexander Satschko Dominik Meffert
Philipp Oswald
7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), [5–10]
Loss0–2May 2010Sarasota, United StatesClay Alexander Satschko Brian Battistone
Ryler DeHeart
7–5, 6–7(4–7), [8–10]
Win1–2Aug 2010Geneva, SwitzerlandClay Alexander Satschko Philipp Oswald
Martin Slanar
6–3, 4–6, [11–9]
Loss1–3Sep 2010Bogotá, ColombiaClay Alexander Satschko Franco Ferreiro
André Sá
6–7(6–8), 4–6
Loss1–4Oct 2010Cali, ColombiaClay Alexander Satschko Andre Begemann
Martin Emmrich
4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss1–5Jun 2013Košice, SlovakiaClay Alexander Satschko Kamil Čapkovič
Igor Zelenay
4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss1–6Jul 2013Scheveningen, NetherlandsClay Alexander Satschko Antal van der Duim
Boy Westerhof
3–6, 3–6
Win2–6Jul 2013Poznań, PolandClay Alexander Satschko Mateusz Kowalczyk
Henri Kontinen
6–3, 6–3
Loss2–7Nov 2013Casablanca, MoroccoClay Alexander Satschko Riccardo Ghedin
Claudio Grassi
4–6, 4–6
Loss2–8Nov 2013Bratislava, SlovakiaHard (i) Jan-Lennard Struff Henri Kontinen
Andreas Siljeström
6–7(6–8), 2–6
Win3–8Jan 2014São Paulo, BrazilHard Alexander Satschko Nicolás Barrientos
Víctor Estrella Burgos
4–6, 7–5, [10–6]
Loss3–9Apr 2014Le Gosier, GuadeloupeHard Michael Venus Tomasz Bednarek
Adil Shamasdin
5–7, 7–6(7–5), [8–10]
Win4–9Mar 2015Shenzhen, ChinaHard Alexander Satschko Saketh Myneni
Divij Sharan
6–1, 3–6, [10–2]
Loss4–10Aug 2015Manerbio, ItalyClay Alexander Satschko Daniel Muñoz de la Nava
Flavio Cipolla
6–7(5–7), 6–3, [9–11]
Win5–10Sep 2015Como, ItalyClay Alexander Satschko Kenny de Schepper
Maxime Teixeira
7–6(7–3), 6–4
Loss5–11Jan 2016Bangkok, ThailandHard Alexander Satschko Johan Brunström
Andreas Siljeström
3–6, 4–6
Loss5–12Jan 2016Bangkok, ThailandHard Alexander Satschko Wesley Koolhof
Matwé Middelkoop
3–6, 6–7(1–7)
Win6–12Mar 2016Guadalajara, MexicoHard Alexander Satschko Santiago González
Mate Pavić
6–3, 4–6, [10–2]
Win7–12Apr 2016Napoli, ItalyClay Alexander Satschko Matteo Donati
Stefano Napolitano
6–1, 6–3
Win8–12Apr 2017Qingdao, ChinaClay Alexander Satschko Andreas Mies
Oscar Otte
2–6, 7–6(8–6), [10–3]
Win9–12Jun 2017Vicenza, ItalyClay Alexander Satschko Sekou Bangoura
Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss9–13Jun 2017Lyon, FranceClay Alexander Satschko Sander Gillé
Joran Vliegen
7–6(7–2), 6–7(2–7), [12–14]
Loss9–14Jul 2017Braunschweig, GermanyClay Kevin Krawietz Julian Knowle
Igor Zelenay
3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss9–15Jul 2017Prague, Czech RepublicClay Andreas Mies Jan Šátral
Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
3–6, 7–5, [3–10]

Doubles performance timeline

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Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(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.
Tournament200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
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Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–10–00–00–1
Career statistics
Titles / Finals0 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 01 / 10 / 00 / 01 / 1
Overall win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–01–13–54–75–71–114–21
Year-end ranking6077609416141725144031191288411114040%

References

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  1. ^ "Kretschmer/Satschko Claim First ATP World Tour Doubles Crown". ATP World Tour. 7 February 2015.
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