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 name Gero Kretschmer Country (sports) GermanyResidence Cologne , GermanyBorn (1985-05-06 ) 6 May 1985 (age 39) Cologne, Federal Republic of Germany Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+ 1 ⁄2 in) Turned pro 2004 Retired 2017 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money US$ 219,517 Career record 0–0 Highest ranking No. 316 (14 June 2010) Career record 14–21 Career titles 1 Highest ranking No. 79 (26 May 2014) Wimbledon 1R (2015 )
Doubles: 1 (1 title) edit 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)
ATP Challenger Tour finals edit
Doubles: 24 (9 titles, 15 runner-ups) edit Finals by surface Hard (3–4) Clay (6–11) Grass (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0–1 Apr 2010 Pereira , ColombiaClay Alexander Satschko Dominik Meffert Philipp Oswald 7–6(7–4) , 6–7(5–7) , [5–10] Loss 0–2 May 2010 Sarasota , United StatesClay Alexander Satschko Brian Battistone Ryler DeHeart 7–5, 6–7(4–7) , [8–10] Win 1–2 Aug 2010 Geneva , SwitzerlandClay Alexander Satschko Philipp Oswald Martin Slanar 6–3, 4–6, [11–9] Loss 1–3 Sep 2010 Bogotá , ColombiaClay Alexander Satschko Franco Ferreiro André Sá 6–7(6–8) , 4–6 Loss 1–4 Oct 2010 Cali , ColombiaClay Alexander Satschko Andre Begemann Martin Emmrich 4–6, 6–7(5–7) Loss 1–5 Jun 2013 Košice , SlovakiaClay Alexander Satschko Kamil Čapkovič Igor Zelenay 4–6, 6–7(5–7) Loss 1–6 Jul 2013 Scheveningen , NetherlandsClay Alexander Satschko Antal van der Duim Boy Westerhof 3–6, 3–6 Win 2–6 Jul 2013 Poznań , PolandClay Alexander Satschko Mateusz Kowalczyk Henri Kontinen 6–3, 6–3 Loss 2–7 Nov 2013 Casablanca , MoroccoClay Alexander Satschko Riccardo Ghedin Claudio Grassi 4–6, 4–6 Loss 2–8 Nov 2013 Bratislava , SlovakiaHard (i) Jan-Lennard Struff Henri Kontinen Andreas Siljeström 6–7(6–8) , 2–6 Win 3–8 Jan 2014 São Paulo , BrazilHard Alexander Satschko Nicolás Barrientos Víctor Estrella Burgos 4–6, 7–5, [10–6] Loss 3–9 Apr 2014 Le Gosier , GuadeloupeHard Michael Venus Tomasz Bednarek Adil Shamasdin 5–7, 7–6(7–5) , [8–10] Win 4–9 Mar 2015 Shenzhen , ChinaHard Alexander Satschko Saketh Myneni Divij Sharan 6–1, 3–6, [10–2] Loss 4–10 Aug 2015 Manerbio , ItalyClay Alexander Satschko Daniel Muñoz de la Nava Flavio Cipolla 6–7(5–7) , 6–3, [9–11] Win 5–10 Sep 2015 Como , ItalyClay Alexander Satschko Kenny de Schepper Maxime Teixeira 7–6(7–3) , 6–4 Loss 5–11 Jan 2016 Bangkok , ThailandHard Alexander Satschko Johan Brunström Andreas Siljeström 3–6, 4–6 Loss 5–12 Jan 2016 Bangkok , ThailandHard Alexander Satschko Wesley Koolhof Matwé Middelkoop 3–6, 6–7(1–7) Win 6–12 Mar 2016 Guadalajara , MexicoHard Alexander Satschko Santiago González Mate Pavić 6–3, 4–6, [10–2] Win 7–12 Apr 2016 Napoli , ItalyClay Alexander Satschko Matteo Donati Stefano Napolitano 6–1, 6–3 Win 8–12 Apr 2017 Qingdao , ChinaClay Alexander Satschko Andreas Mies Oscar Otte 2–6, 7–6(8–6) , [10–3] Win 9–12 Jun 2017 Vicenza , ItalyClay Alexander Satschko Sekou Bangoura Tristan-Samuel Weissborn 6–4, 7–6(7–4) Loss 9–13 Jun 2017 Lyon , FranceClay Alexander Satschko Sander Gillé Joran Vliegen 7–6(7–2) , 6–7(2–7) , [12–14] Loss 9–14 Jul 2017 Braunschweig , GermanyClay Kevin Krawietz Julian Knowle Igor Zelenay 3–6, 6–7(3–7) Loss 9–15 Jul 2017 Prague , Czech RepublicClay Andreas Mies Jan Šátral Tristan-Samuel Weissborn3–6, 7–5, [3–10]
(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.