Philipp Petzschner is a professional German tennis player. He was born on March 24, 1984 in Bayreuth, Germany and is known for his incredible bursts of speed around the court. He is sponsored by Wilson. His career high rank was #35 which he achieved on September 14, 2009.
He entered the 2007 US Open as a Qualifier entry. He defeated fellow German player Benjamin Becker in the first round 2–6 3–6 6–4 6–4 6–1 before losing to other fellow German pl...
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Philipp Petzschner is a professional German tennis player. He was born on March 24, 1984 in Bayreuth, Germany and is known for his incredible bursts of speed around the court. He is sponsored by Wilson. His career high rank was #35 which he achieved on September 14, 2009.
He entered the 2007 US Open as a Qualifier entry. He defeated fellow German player Benjamin Becker in the first round 2–6 3–6 6–4 6–4 6–1 before losing to other fellow German player Tommy Haas in four sets.
In 2008 he managed to qualify for the Wimbledon Championships where he fell to Croatian Mario Ančić in the second round 1-6 4-6 7-6(1) 6-4 3-6.
In October, he captured his first ATP Title in Vienna after he won his qualifying round matches and defeating top seeded Stanislas Wawrinka in the first round.
In the 2009 Wimbledon Championships, he beat Rajeev Ram in the first round, then Mischa Zverev in the second round, but lost to Lleyton Hewitt in the third round.
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