Markus Zoecke

Markus Zoecke
Country (sports)	Germany
Residence	Berlin, Germany
Born	10 May 1968 (age 56); Berlin, Germany
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Turned pro	1989
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$795,369
Singles
Career record	67–103
Career titles	1 ; 4 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 48 (23 March 1992)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1992)
French Open	1R (1990, 1992, 1994, 1995)
Wimbledon	3R (1994)
US Open	3R (1994)
Doubles
Career record	15–22
Career titles	1 ; 2 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 233 (26 February 1996)
	Last updated on: 11 February 2022.

Last updated October 14, 2024

Markus Zoecke (born 10 May 1968) is a German former professional tennis player. Zoecke's primary weapon was a powerful serve that he could hit thanks to his height (1.95 m). He reached a highest singles ranking of No. 48 in March 1992. During his career he won one singles and one doubles title. He played three matches for the German Davis Cup team in 1992 and 1995.

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 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 (1–1)

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

Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–1)
Indoors (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 1991	Guarujá, Brazil	World Series	Hard	Javier Frana	6–2, 6–7^(1–7), 3–6
Win	1–1	Mar 1994	Sun City, South Africa	World Series	Hard	Hendrik Dreekmann	6–4, 6–1

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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 (1–0)

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

Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–0)
Indoors (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jun 1995	Newport, United States	World Series	Grass	Jörn Renzenbrink	Paul Kilderry Nuno Marques	6–1, 6–2

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 7 (4–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger (4–3)
ITF Futures (0–0)

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

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1-0	Jul 1989	Rümikon, Switzerland	Challenger	Clay	Francisco Yunis	6–2, 6–2
Loss	1-1	Nov 1989	Valkenswaard, Netherlands	Challenger	Carpet	Eric Winogradsky	6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	1-2	Jan 1991	Heilbronn, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Diego Nargiso	6–3, 6–7, 3–6
Win	2-2	Apr 1991	Taipei, Taiwan	Challenger	Hard	Kelly Jones	6–3, 6–3
Win	3-2	Jan 1994	Heilbronn, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Cristiano Caratti	6–3, 6–4,
Win	4-2	Aug 1994	Istanbul, Turkey	Challenger	Hard	Guillaume Raoux	6–7, 6–4, 6–2
Loss	4-3	Aug 1994	Segovia, Spain	Challenger	Hard	Rodolphe Gilbert	2–6, 4–6

Doubles: 2 (2–0)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–0)
ITF Futures (0–0)

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

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 1989	Rümikon, Switzerland	Challenger	Clay	Libor Pimek	Russell Barlow Harald Rittersbacher	6–3, 6–4
Win	2–0	Dec 1990	Munich, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Jens Woehrmann	Dimitri Poliakov Slobodan Vojinovic	6–4, 6–3

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	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	1R	1R	3R	1R	1R	1R	0 / 6	2–6	25%
French Open	A	1R	A	1R	A	1R	1R	0 / 4	0–4	0%
Wimbledon	Q2	1R	A	1R	A	3R	1R	0 / 4	2–4	33%
US Open	A	A	A	1R	1R	3R	A	0 / 3	2–3	40%
Win–loss	0–0	0–3	0–1	2–4	0–2	4–4	0–3	0 / 17	6–17	26%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells	A	A	A	1R	A	A	1R	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Miami	A	2R	A	4R	A	A	1R	0 / 3	4–3	57%
Hamburg	2R	1R	A	1R	A	A	1R	0 / 4	1–4	20%
Canada	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Cincinnati	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Paris	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	1–1	1–2	0–1	3–3	0–0	0–0	0–3	0 / 10	5–10	33%

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References

↑ "Markus Zoecke". LTTC "Rot-Weiß" e.V.

External links

Markus Zoecke at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Markus Zoecke at the International Tennis Federation
Markus Zoecke at the Davis Cup

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[1] "Markus Zoecke". LTTC "Rot-Weiß" e.V.

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