Christian Kuhnke

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Christian Kuhnke
Country (sports)Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Born (1939-04-13) 13 April 1939 (age 81)
Berlin, Nazi Germany
Turned pro1959 (amateur tour)
Retired1970
PlaysLeft-handed
Singles
Career record38–31
Highest rankingNo. 8 (1964, Lance Tingay ) [1]
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open QF (1961)
French Open 4R (1963)
Wimbledon QF (1963, 1964)
Doubles
Career record6–12
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open SF (1961)
French Open F (1962)
Wimbledon QF (1964)
Team competitions
Davis Cup F (1970Ch)

Christian Kuhnke (born 14 April 1939) is a former German tennis player. He was part of the West Germany Davis Cup team who reached the Challenge Round in the 1970 Davis Cup. Kuhnke was a quarterfinalist at Wimbledon in 1963 and 1964 and at the Australian Championships in 1961.

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He was ranked World No. 8 for 1964 by Lance Tingay of The Daily Telegraph . [1]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 runner–up)

OutcomeYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentScore
Runner-up1962French ChampionshipsClay Flag of Germany.svg Wilhelm Bungert Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roy Emerson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neale Fraser
3–6, 4–6, 5–7

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References

  1. 1 2 United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 427.