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Country (sports) | Germany |
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Residence | Bielefeld, Germany |
Born | Bielefeld, Germany | 29 January 1975
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Turned pro | 1991 |
Retired | 2003 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Ion Geanta |
Prize money | $1,366,435 |
Singles | |
Career record | 97–118 |
Career titles | 0 3 Challenger, 0 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 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 record | 5–16 |
Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 1 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Apr 1994 | Sun City, South Africa | World Series | Hard | Markus Zoecke | 1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Sep 1996 | Basel, Switzerland | World Series | Hard | Pete Sampras | 5–7, 2–6, 0–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1996 | Long Island, United States | World Series | Hard | Alexander Volkov | Luke Jensen Murphy Jensen | 3–6, 6–7 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0-1 | Jan 1994 | Wellington, New Zealand | Challenger | Hard | Todd Woodbridge | 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0-2 | Feb 1994 | Rennes, France | Challenger | Carpet | Daniel Vacek | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1-2 | Feb 1996 | Lippstadt, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Patrik Fredriksson | 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 1-3 | Jan 1997 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Henrik Holm | 3–6, 6–2, 0–6 |
Win | 2-3 | Nov 1997 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Hard | Jiří Novák | 5–7, 7–6, 6–3 |
Win | 3-3 | Nov 1998 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Hard | Orlin Stanoytchev | 7–6, 6–4 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2003 | Germany F4, Mannheim | Futures | Clay | Franz Stauder | Markus Bayer Florian Jeschonek | 6–4, 2–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Win | 1–1 | Jul 2006 | Germany F9, Espelkamp | Futures | Clay | Franz Stauder | Martin Emmrich Tobias Kamke | 7–5, 7–6(7–3) |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||||||||
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Australian Open | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% | ||||||||||||||
French Open | A | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | 55% | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 25% | ||||||||||||||
US Open | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 4–6 | 40% | ||||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0 / 23 | 15–23 | 39% | ||||||||||||||
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | Q2 | Q3 | 2R | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | ||||||||||||||
Miami | A | A | 1R | 3R | QF | 2R | 3R | 0 / 5 | 9–5 | 64% | ||||||||||||||
Monte Carlo | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||||
Hamburg | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 6 | 0–6 | 0% | ||||||||||||||
Stuttgart | A | A | A | 1R | Q1 | Q2 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 5–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0 / 15 | 11–15 | 42% |
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