Thomas Strengberger (born 5 October 1975) is a former professional tennis player from Austria.[1]

Thomas Strengberger
Country (sports)Austria Austria
Born (1975-10-05) 5 October 1975 (age 49)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$62,659
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 447 (5 Aug 1996)
Doubles
Career record8-10
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 135 (13 Sep 1999)

Career

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A doubles specialist, Strengberger had the best performance of his career at the 1997 Austrian Open, where he and partner Thomas Buchmayer were surprise finalists, having entered the tournament as wildcards.[2] They upset the top seeded pairing of Luis Lobo and Andrei Olhovskiy in the semi-final, but were unable to defeat Wayne Arthurs and Richard Fromberg in the decider.[2] The Austrian did well at his home event again in 2001, making the quarter-finals, this time with Wolfgang Schranz as his partner.[2]

Strengberger appeared in two Davis Cup ties for Austria during his career. In 1998, he and Schranz won a doubles rubber over Kenneth Carlsen and Frederik Fetterlein. Two years later, with Austria now in the World Group, Strengberger teamed up with Julian Knowle for their doubles rubber against France. The French duo, Olivier Delaître and Nicolas Escudé, proved too strong.[3]

ATP career finals

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Doubles: 1 (0–1)

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Result W–L Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 1997 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay   Thomas Buchmayer   Wayne Arthurs
  Richard Fromberg
4–6, 3–6

Challenger titles

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Doubles: (8)

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No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1997 Skopje, Macedonia Clay   Thomas Buchmayer   Nebojsa Djordjevic
  Dušan Vemić
6–4, 7–6
2. 1998 Kyiv, Ukraine Clay   Thomas Buchmayer   Jeff Coetzee
  Jim Thomas
6–4, 7–6
3. 1998 Budapest, Hungary Clay   Gábor Köves   Leoš Friedl
  Radek Štěpánek
6–4, 6–4
4. 1999 Vienna, Austria Clay   Julian Knowle   Petr Kralert
  Michel Kratochvil
6–3, 6–2
5. 1999 Manerbio, Italy Clay   Massimo Valeri   Federico Browne
  Francisco Cabello
6–3, 6–3
6. 1999 Freudenstadt, Germany Clay   Juan Balcells   Michal Tabara
  Robin Vik
4–6, 6–2, 6–3
7. 2000 Linz, Austria Clay   Julian Knowle   Petr Luxa
  David Škoch
6–3, 7–5
8. 2001 Manerbio, Italy Clay   Attila Sávolt   Alessandro Da Col
  Andrea Stoppini
7–5, 7–5

References

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