Hendrik Dreekmann

Hendrik Dreekmann
Country (sports)  Germany
Residence Bielefeld, Germany
Born (1975-01-29) 29 January 1975
Bielefeld, Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro 1991
Retired 2003
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $1,369,435
Singles
Career record 97–118
Career titles 0
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
Highest ranking No. 296 (28 October 1996)

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.

Personal Life

He is married to former long jumper Susen Tiedtke since 28 January 2005.

Career

Juniors

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.

Pro tour

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 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.

ATP Tour finals

Singles (2 runners-up)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in final Score in final
Runner-up 1. 3 April 1994 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Germany Markus Zoecke 1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. 23 September 1996 Basel, Switzerland Hard United States Pete Sampras 5–7, 2–6, 0–6

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent in final Score in final
Runner-up 1. 19 August 1996 Jericho, USA Hard Russia Alexander Volkov United States Luke Jensen
United States Murphy Jensen		 3–6, 6–7

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