Markus Zoecke

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Markus Zoecke
Country (sports)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Residence Berlin, Germany
Born (1968-05-10) 10 May 1968 (age 53)
Berlin, Germany
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Turned pro1989
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money $795,369
Singles
Career record67–103
Career titles1
4 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 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 record15–22
Career titles1
2 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 233 (26 February 1996)
Last updated on: 11 February 2022.

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.

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He is currently the sporting director at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in Berlin. [1]

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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Oct 1991 Guarujá, BrazilWorld SeriesHard Flag of Argentina.svg Javier Frana 6–2, 6–7(1–7), 3–6
Win1–1 Mar 1994 Sun City, South AfricaWorld SeriesHard Flag of Germany.svg 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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Jun 1995 Newport, United StatesWorld SeriesGrass Flag of Germany.svg Jörn Renzenbrink Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Kilderry
Flag of Portugal.svg 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)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1-0Jul 1989 Rümikon, SwitzerlandChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Francisco Yunis 6–2, 6–2
Loss1-1Nov 1989 Valkenswaard, NetherlandsChallengerCarpet Flag of France.svg Eric Winogradsky 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss1-2Jan 1991 Heilbronn, GermanyChallengerCarpet Flag of Italy.svg Diego Nargiso 6–3, 6–7, 3–6
Win2-2Apr 1991 Taipei, TaiwanChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Jones 6–3, 6–3
Win3-2Jan 1994 Heilbronn, GermanyChallengerCarpet Flag of Italy.svg Cristiano Caratti 6–3, 6–4,
Win4-2Aug 1994 Istanbul, TurkeyChallengerHard Flag of France.svg Guillaume Raoux 6–7, 6–4, 6–2
Loss4-3Aug 1994 Segovia, SpainChallengerHard Flag of France.svg 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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jul 1989 Rümikon, SwitzerlandChallengerClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Libor Pimek Flag of Australia (converted).svg Russell Barlow
Flag of Germany.svg Harald Rittersbacher
6–3, 6–4
Win2–0Dec 1990 Munich, GermanyChallengerCarpet Flag of Germany.svg Jens Woehrmann Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Dimitri Poliakov
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Slobodan Vojinovic
6–4, 6–3

Performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) Won; (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)

Singles

Tournament 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R 1R 3R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 62–625%
French Open A 1R A 1R A 1R 1R 0 / 40–40%
Wimbledon Q2 1R A 1R A 3R 1R 0 / 42–433%
US Open AAA 1R 1R 3R A0 / 32–340%
Win–Loss0–00–30–12–40–24–40–30 / 176–1726%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells AAA 1R AA 1R 0 / 20–20%
Miami A 2R A 4R AA 1R 0 / 34–357%
Hamburg 2R 1R A 1R AA 1R 0 / 41–420%
Canada AA 1R AAAA0 / 10–10%
Cincinnati AAAA Q1 AA0 / 00–0  
Paris AAAAA Q1 A0 / 00–0  
Win–Loss1–11–20–13–30–00–00–30 / 105–1033%

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References

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