Hendrik Dreekmann

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Hendrik Dreekmann
Country (sports)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Residence Bielefeld, Germany
Born (1975-01-29) 29 January 1975 (age 50)
Bielefeld, Germany
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1991
Retired2003
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachIon Geanta
Prize money $1,366,435
Singles
Career record97–118
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 39 (30 September 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (1995)
French Open QF (1994)
Wimbledon 2R (1997, 1998)
US Open 3R (1996)
Doubles
Career record5–16
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 296 (28 October 1996)
Last updated on: 11 February 2022.

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.

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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 career finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–1)
Indoors (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Apr 1994 Sun City, South AfricaWorld SeriesHard Flag of Germany.svg Markus Zoecke 1–6, 4–6
Loss0–2 Sep 1996 Basel, SwitzerlandWorld SeriesHard Flag of the United States.svg Pete Sampras 5–7, 2–6, 0–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–1)
Indoors (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Aug 1996 Long Island, United StatesWorld SeriesHard Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Volkov Flag of the United States.svg Luke Jensen
Flag of the United States.svg Murphy Jensen
3–6, 6–7

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 6 (3–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–3)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–2)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0-1Jan 1994 Wellington, New ZealandChallengerHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge 3–6, 3–6
Loss0-2Feb 1994 Rennes, FranceChallengerCarpet Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Daniel Vacek 3–6, 4–6
Win1-2Feb 1996 Lippstadt, GermanyChallengerCarpet Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Fredriksson 6–3, 6–4
Loss1-3Jan 1997 Heilbronn, GermanyChallengerCarpet Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Holm 3–6, 6–2, 0–6
Win2-3Nov 1997 Aachen, GermanyChallengerHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Novák 5–7, 7–6, 6–3
Win3-3Nov 1998 Aachen, GermanyChallengerHard Flag of Bulgaria.svg Orlin Stanoytchev 7–6, 6–4

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (1–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1May 2003Germany F4, Mannheim FuturesClay Flag of Germany.svg Franz Stauder Flag of Germany.svg Markus Bayer
Flag of Germany.svg Florian Jeschonek
6–4, 2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win1–1Jul 2006Germany F9, Espelkamp FuturesClay Flag of Germany.svg Franz Stauder Flag of Germany.svg Martin Emmrich
Flag of Germany.svg Tobias Kamke
7–5, 7–6(7–3)

Performance timeline

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.

Singles

Tournament 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R 3R 1R 1R 1R 2R 0 / 63–633%
French Open A QF 2R 2R 1R A 1R 0 / 56–555%
Wimbledon A 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R 0 / 62–625%
US Open A 2R 1R 3R 1R 2R 1R 0 / 64–640%
Win–loss0–05–43–43–41–42–31–40 / 2315–2339%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells AA Q2 Q3 2R 2R Q1 0 / 22–250%
Miami AA 1R 3R QF 2R 3R 0 / 59–564%
Monte Carlo AAA 1R AAA0 / 10–10%
Hamburg 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R Q1 1R 0 / 60–60%
Stuttgart AAA 1R Q1 Q2 A0 / 10–10%
Win–loss0–10–10–22–45–32–22–20 / 1511–1542%