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Lars Burgsmüller

Lars Burgsmüller (born 6 December 1975) is a German former professional tennis player. Burgsmüller reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 65, achieved on 18 February 2002. He also reached a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 61, achieved on 28 August 2006.

Lars Burgsmüller
Country (sports) Germany
ResidenceAltstätten, Switzerland
Born (1975-12-06) 6 December 1975 (age 48)
Mülheim, West Germany
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1993
Retired2008
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,887,164
Singles
Career record90–152
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 65 (18 February 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2001)
French Open3R (2001)
Wimbledon2R (2003, 2005)
US Open2R (1999, 2003)
Doubles
Career record31–70
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 61 (28 August 2006)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
Wimbledon2R (2006)
US Open3R (2005)

Burgsmüller reached two singles finals on the ATP Tour, winning the 2002 Copenhagen Open in Denmark where he defeated Olivier Rochus of Belgium in the final in straight sets, and losing the final of the 2004 ATP Shanghai to Argentine Guillermo Cañas, also in straight sets. He also reached three doubles finals on the ATP Tour with three different partners. Partnered with Andrew Painter, he lost in the final of the 2000 Grand Prix Hassan II tournament in Casablanca falling in two sets to Frenchmen Sébastien Grosjean and Arnaud Clément. Alongside Jan Vacek he lost his next doubles final at the 2004 Ordina Open in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands in three sets to Czech pairing Martin Damm and Cyril Suk. He would prove victorious in his third and last ATP doubles final appearance at the 2005 Ho Chi Minh City Open in Vietnam, where partnering compatriot Philipp Kohlschreiber he defeated Ashley Fisher and Robert Lindstedt in three sets.

ATP career finals

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Singles: 2 (1 win, 1 loss)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (1)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2002 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet   Olivier Rochus 6–3, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Sep 2004 Shanghai, China Hard   Guillermo Cañas 0–6, 1–6

Doubles: 3 (1 win, 2 losses)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (1)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2000 Casablanca, Morocco Clay   Andrew Painter   Arnaud Clément
  Sébastien Grosjean 		6–7(4–7), 4–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 2004 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Grass   Jan Vacek   Martin Damm
  Cyril Suk 		3–6, 7–6(9–7), 3–6
Win 1–2 Sep 2005 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Carpet   Philipp Kohlschreiber   Ashley Fisher
  Robert Lindstedt 		5–7, 6–4, 6–2

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 11 (4–7)

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Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–7)
ITF World Tennis Tour (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (3–4)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Feb 1995 Lippstadt, Germany Challenger Carpet   Jonas Svensson walkover
Loss 1–1 Jun 1995 Weiden, Germany Challenger Clay   Dinu-Mihai Pescariu 4–6, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Nov 1997 Portorož, Slovenia Challenger Hard   Orlin Stanoytchev 6–1, 6–7, 0–6
Win 2–2 Mar 1998 Magdeburg, Germany Challenger Carpet   Andrei Pavel 6–4, 6–3
Win 3–2 Aug 2002 Wrexham, United Kingdom Challenger Hard   Ivo Heuberger 6–2, 6–7(5–7) 6–4
Win 4–2 Nov 2002 Eckental, Germany Challenger Carpet   Björn Phau 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–4
Loss 4–3 Apr 2003 Calabasas, United States Challenger Hard   Jérôme Golmard 3–6, 5–7
Loss 4–4 Feb 2004 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Carpet   Gilles Elseneer 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 4–5 Nov 2004 Aachen, Germany Challenger Carpet   Novak Djokovic 4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 4–6 Nov 2004 Eckental, Germany Challenger Carpet   Alexander Waske 5–7, 6–7(15–17)
Loss 4–7 Jan 2005 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Carpet   Jiří Vaněk 2–6, 4–6

Doubles: 11 (2–9)

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Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–9)
ITF World Tennis Tour (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–5)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 1997 Neumünster, Germany Challenger Carpet   Markus Hantschk   John-Laffnie de Jager
  Chris Haggard 		3–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 Dec 1997 Wismar, Germany Challenger Carpet   Michael Kohlmann   Bernardo Martínez
  Óscar Ortiz 		6–4, 7–6
Win 2–1 Nov 1999 Aachen, Germany Challenger Carpet   Takao Suzuki   Juan Ignacio Carrasco
  Jairo Velasco 		7–6, 6–4
Loss 2–2 May 2000 Edinburgh, United Kingdom Challenger Clay   Ota Fukárek   Michael Russell
  Tommy Robredo 		0–6, 2–6
Loss 2–3 Nov 2003 Eckental, Germany Challenger Carpet   Andreas Tattermusch   Stephen Huss
  Robert Lindstedt 		walkover
Loss 2–4 Feb 2004 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Carpet   Kenneth Carlsen   Mariusz Fyrstenberg
  Marcin Matkowski 		3–6, 3–6
Loss 2–5 Nov 2005 Aachen, Germany Challenger Carpet   Michael Kohlmann   James Auckland
  Jamie Delgado 		6–2, 5–7, 3–6
Loss 2–6 Jan 2006 Nouméa, New Caledonia Challenger Hard   Denis Gremelmayr   Alex Bogomolov Jr.
  Todd Widom 		6–3, 2–6, [6–10]
Loss 2–7 Jun 2006 Ettlingen, Germany Challenger Clay   Simon Greul   Vasilis Mazarakis
  Felipe Parada 		6–3, 1–6, [4–10]
Loss 2–8 Nov 2006 Shrewsbury, United Kingdom Challenger Hard   Mischa Zverev   Philipp Marx
  Frederik Nielsen 		4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–9 Jul 2007 Dublin, Ireland Challenger Carpet   Mischa Zverev   Rohan Bopanna
  Adam Feeney 		2–6, 2–6

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(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.

Singles

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Tournament 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q3 2R Q2 A 1R 1R Q2 3R 1R 2R 1R 1R 2R Q1 0 / 9 5–9 36%
French Open A Q1 Q1 A Q1 Q1 Q2 3R 1R 2R 2R 1R Q2 A 0 / 5 4–5 44%
Wimbledon A 1R A A Q2 A Q3 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R Q2 Q2 0 / 6 2–6 25%
US Open A A Q1 Q2 Q1 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R Q1 1R Q1 Q1 0 / 6 2–6 25%
Win–loss 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 4–4 0–4 4–4 1–3 1–4 1–1 0–0 0 / 26 13–26 33%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A A A Q2 Q2 A 1R Q1 1R A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Miami Open A A A A A Q1 Q2 Q1 2R 1R 2R 1R Q1 A 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Monte-Carlo Masters Q3 Q1 Q2 A A A A Q1 A A Q1 Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Hamburg Masters Not Masters Series A 2R 1R 2R 2R 1R A A 0 / 5 3–5 38%
Italian Open A A A A A A A Q2 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q2 Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canada Masters A A A A A Q2 A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Masters A A A A Q2 A A A A A A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Stuttgart A A A A A A A Q2 Not Held 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Paris Masters A A A A A A A Q2 A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–3 0–2 0–1 0–0 0 / 11 5–11 31%

Doubles

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Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R A 1R 1R 1R 1R A 0 / 5 0–5 0%
French Open A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon Q2 A A A A A 2R 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
US Open 1R A A A A 3R 2R A 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 2–3 0–1 0 / 10 4–10 29%
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