Martin Emmrich

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Martin Emmrich
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Martin Emmrich playing at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Residence Solingen, Germany
Born (1984-12-17) 17 December 1984 (age 39)
Magdeburg, German Democratic Republic
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2001
Retired2015
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$386,441
Singles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 604 (12 October 2009)
Doubles
Career record54–61
Career titles3
15 ATP Challenger Tour
Highest rankingNo. 35 (5 August 2013)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2013, 2014)
French Open 2R (2013)
Wimbledon 2R (2012, 2013)
US Open 2R (2011, 2013, 2014)

Martin Emmrich (born 17 December 1984) is a retired professional tennis player and current professional pickleball player on the PPA tour who specialized in doubles & mixed. He participated primarily on the ATP World Tour. On 12 October 2009, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 604 whilst his highest doubles ranking of No. 35 was achieved on 5 August 2013. [1]

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Personal life

He is the son of Thomas Emmrich, a former German tennis player who played for the East Germany and the only one from that country to ever hold an ATP ranking. [2] Martin married Dutch player Michaëlla Krajicek in July 2015. [3] [4] They separated in 2018. [5]

Emmrich has since remarried to Tamaryn Hendler.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)

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 (3–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (2–2)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.6 May
2012
Serbia Open,
Belgrade, Serbia
Clay Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Siljeström Flag of Israel.svg Jonathan Erlich
Flag of Israel.svg Andy Ram
6–4, 2–6, [6–10]
Winner1.21 October 2012 Erste Bank Open,
Vienna, Austria
Hard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Andre Begemann Flag of Austria.svg Julian Knowle
Flag of Slovakia.svg Filip Polášek
6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
Runner-up2.6 January 2013 Chennai Open,
Chennai, India
Hard Flag of Germany.svg Andre Begemann Flag of France.svg Benoît Paire
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stanislas Wawrinka
2–6, 1–6
Winner2.25 May 2013 Power Horse Cup,
Düsseldorf, Germany
Clay Flag of Germany.svg Andre Begemann Flag of the Philippines.svg Treat Conrad Huey
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dominic Inglot
7–5, 6–2
Runner-up3.22 June 2013 Topshelf Open,
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Grass Flag of Germany.svg Andre Begemann Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi
Flag of Romania.svg Horia Tecău
3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Winner3.3 August 2013 Bet-at-home Cup,
Kitzbühel, Austria
Clay Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Kas Flag of the Czech Republic.svg František Čermák
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Dlouhý
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up4.24 May 2014 Power Horse Cup,
Düsseldorf, Germany
Clay Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Kas Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago González
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Lipsky
5–7, 6–4, [3–10]

Challenger career finals

Doubles: 23 (15–8)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Winner1.9 November 2009 Charlottesville, United StatesHard (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Siljeström Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dominic Inglot
Flag of the United States.svg Rylan Rizza
6–4, 3–6, [11–9]
Winner2.14 November 2009 Knoxville, United StatesHard (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Siljeström Flag of South Africa.svg Raven Klaasen
Flag of South Africa.svg Izak van der Merwe
7–5, 6–4
Runner-up1.1 May 2010 Manta, EcuadorHard Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Siljeström Flag of the United States.svg Ryler DeHeart
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pierre-Ludovic Duclos
4–6, 5–7
Runner-up2.6 June 2010] Fürth, GermanyClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joseph Sirianni Flag of Jamaica.svg Dustin Brown
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rameez Junaid
3–6, 1–6
Runner-up3.5 September 2010 Como, ItalyClay Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Kowalczyk Flag of Germany.svg Frank Moser
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Škoch
7–5, 6–7(2–7), [5–10]
Winner3.12 September 2010 Genoa, ItalyClay Flag of Germany.svg Andre Begemann Flag of the United States.svg Brian Battistone
Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Siljeström
1–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–7]
Winner4.3 October 2010 Cali, ColombiaClay Flag of Germany.svg Andre Begemann Flag of Germany.svg Gero Kretschmer
Flag of Germany.svg Alex Satschko
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Winner5.28 November 2010 Helsinki, FinlandHard (i) Flag of Germany.svg Dustin Brown Flag of Finland.svg Henri Kontinen
Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Nieminen
7–6(19–17), 0–6, [10–7]
Runner-up4.5 June 2011 Nottingham, United KingdomGrass Flag of Germany.svg Dustin Brown Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Fleming
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ross Hutchins
6–4, 6–7(6–8), [11–13]
Winner6.26 June 2011 Marburg, GermanyClay Flag of Germany.svg Björn Phau Flag of Argentina.svg Federico del Bonis
Flag of Argentina.svg Horacio Zeballos
7–6(7–3), 6–2
Winner7.3 July 2011 Braunschweig, GermanyClay Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Siljeström Flag of France.svg Olivier Charroin
Flag of France.svg Stéphane Robert
0–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Winner8.16 October 2011 Rennes, FranceHard Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Siljeström Flag of France.svg Kenny de Schepper
Flag of France.svg Édouard Roger-Vasselin
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up5.19 November 2011 Champaign, United StatesHard Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Siljeström Flag of South Africa.svg Rik de Voest
Flag of South Africa.svg Izak van der Merwe
6–2, 3–6, [4–10]
Winner9.26 November 2011 Helsinki, FinlandHard Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Siljeström Flag of the United States.svg James Cerretani
Flag of Slovakia.svg Michal Mertiňák
6–4, 6–4
Winner10.7 April 2012 Tallahassee, United StatesHard Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Siljeström Flag of New Zealand.svg Artem Sitak
Flag of the United States.svg Blake Strode
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Runner-up6.22 April 2012 Sarasota, United StatesClay Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Siljeström Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Brunström
Flag of South Africa.svg Izak van der Merwe
4–6, 1–6
Winner11.9 September 2012 Genoa, ItalyClay Flag of Germany.svg Andre Begemann Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Meffert
Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Oswald
6–3, 6–1
Winner12.22 September 2012 Szczecin, PolandClay Flag of Germany.svg Andre Begemann Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Bednarek
Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Kowalczyk
3–6, 6–1, [10–3]
Winner13.12 October 2012 Tashkent, UzbekistanHard Flag of Germany.svg Andre Begemann Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rameez Junaid
Flag of Germany.svg Frank Moser
6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–2), [10–8]
Runner-up7.21 April 2013 Rome, ItalyClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rameez Junaid Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Beck
Flag of Austria.svg Martin Fischer
6–7(2–7), 0–6
Winner14.12 May 2013 Rome, ItalyClay Flag of Germany.svg Andre Begemann Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Marx
Flag of Romania.svg Florin Mergea
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Winner15.15 February 2015 Bergamo, ItalyHard (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Siljestrom Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Kowalczyk
Flag of Poland.svg Blazej Koniusz
6–4, 7–5
Runner-up8.8 March 2015 Quimper, FranceHard (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Andreas Siljestrom Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Kowalczyk
Flag of Poland.svg Blazej Koniusz
6–3, 6–7(5–7), [8–10]

Grand Slam doubles 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.
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 W–L
Australian Open AAA 1R 1R A0–2
French Open AA 1R 2R 1R A1–3
Wimbledon A Q1 2R 2R 1R Q1 2–3
US Open A 2R 1R 2R 2R A3–4
Win–loss0–01–11–33–41–40–06–12
Career statistics
Titles / Finals0 / 00 / 01 / 22 / 40 / 10 / 03 / 7
Overall win–loss0–12–510–1126–2311–165–554–61
Year-end ranking10987584210816451%

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