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Daniel Elsner

{{short description|German tennis player}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

|name = Daniel Elsner

|image =

|country = {{flagu|Germany}}

|residence = Memmingerberg,
Germany

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|1|4}}

|birth_place = Memmingerberg,
West Germany

|height = {{height|m=1.82}}

|turnedpro = 1997

|plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

|careerprizemoney = US$369,334

|singlesrecord = 8–27

|singlestitles = 0

|highestsinglesranking = No. 92 (23 October 2000)

|AustralianOpenresult = 1R (2001)

|FrenchOpenresult = 2R (2004)

|Wimbledonresult = 1R (2001)

|USOpenresult = 1R (2004)

|doublesrecord = 1–3

|doublestitles = 0

|highestdoublesranking = No. 505 (19 June 2000)

|updated = 19 September 2021

}}

Daniel Elsner (born 4 January 1979) is a former professional German tennis player.

Juniors

Elsner was an outstanding juniors player. He won 3 consecutive juniors grand slam singles titles: the 1996 Juniors U.S. Open, the 1997 Juniors Australian Open, and 1997 Juniors French Open; as well as making the finals of the subsequent 1997 Juniors Wimbledon.{{cite web | url=http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10012080 | title=ITF Tennis - JUNIORS - Player Profile - ELSNER, Daniel (GER) }} He is one of only 12 male players (as of May 2017) to win at least 3 junior grand slam singles titles, and one of only 4 to do so consecutively. He was a World No. 1 junior player in singles. {{citation needed|reason=This was recently changed from No. 2 to No. 1 without reason given or reference. |date=July 2017}}

ATP Tour

Elsner turned professional in 1997 and won several futures tournaments, but had limited success on the ATP tour. His professional highlight was making the semi-finals of the Stuttgart Open in 2000, beating then ATP world No. 2 ranked Magnus Norman en route 46 76 64.{{Cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/players/daniel-elsner/e155/player-activity?year=all|title = Daniel Elsner | Player Activity | ATP Tour | Tennis}} He obtained a career high rank of 92 during that year. His best grand slam result was the 2nd round of the French Open in 2004. He last played on the ATP World Tour in October 2008.{{cn|date=February 2024}}

Junior Grand Slam finals

=Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)=

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!style="width:40px;"|Result

!style="width:30px;"|Year

!style="width:150px;"|Tournament

!style="width:50px;"|Surface

!style="width:150px;"|Opponent

!style="width:125px;" class="unsortable"|Score

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style="background:#ccccff;"

|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

1996US OpenHard{{flagicon|AUT}} Markus Hipfl6–3, 6–2
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|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

1997Australian OpenHard{{flagicon|RSA}} Wesley Whitehouse7–6, 6–2
style="background:#ebc2af;"

|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

1997French OpenClay{{flagicon|PER}} Luis Horna6–4, 6–4
style="background:#ccffcc;"

|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

1997WimbledonGrass{{flagicon|RSA}} Wesley Whitehouse3–6, 6–7

=Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)=

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!style="width:40px;"|Result

!style="width:30px;"|Year

!style="width:150px;"|Tournament

!style="width:50px;"|Surface

!style="width:150px;"|Partnet

!style="width:150px;"|Opponents

!style="width:125px;" class="unsortable"|Score

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|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

1996French OpenClay{{flagicon|GER}} Jan-Ralph Brandt{{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Mutis
{{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Grosjean		2–6, 3–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

=Singles: 19 (14–5)=

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|ATP Challenger (6–3)

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|ITF Futures (8–2)

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!Finals by surface

Hard (3–1)
Clay (10–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)

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!Result

!class="unsortable"|W–L

!{{ns}}Date{{ns}}

!Tournament

!Tier

!Surface

!Opponent

!class="unsortable"|Score

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|1–0

|{{dts|Apr 1998}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Germany F3, Riemerling

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jérôme Haehnel

|6–0, 6–3

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|2–0

|{{dts|Jun 1998}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Germany F10, Albstadt

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|GER}} Carsten Arriens

|6–3, 6–2

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|3–0

|{{dts|Jun 1998}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Germany F11, Trier

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Igor Gaudi

|6–3, 6–7, 6–3

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|4–0

|{{dts|Apr 2000}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|France F9, Clermont-Ferrand

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Carpet

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Mutis

|6–3, 6–4

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|5–0

|{{dts|Apr 2000}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|France F10, Saint-Brieuc

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|GER}} Tobias Clemens

|6–2, 6–1

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|6–0

|{{dts|Apr 2000}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Germany F1, Berlin

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Jan Vacek

|6–2, 7–5

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|6–1

|{{dts|Jun 2000}}

|style="background:moccasin;"|Furth, Germany

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Clay

|{{flagicon|GEO}} Irakli Labadze

|4–6, 4–6

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|7–1

|{{dts|Jun 2000}}

|style="background:moccasin;"|Weiden, Germany

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Clay

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Filip Dewulf

|6–1, 7–6(7–5)

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|7–2

|{{dts|Jun 2002}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Germany F6, Oberweiler

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Clay

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Kristof Vliegen

|1–6, 0–1 ret.

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|8–2

|{{dts|Apr 2003}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Australia F2, Devonport

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Larkham

|4–6, 7–5, 6–4

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|9–2

|{{dts|Aug 2003}}

|style="background:moccasin;"|Mönchengladbach, Germany

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Clay

|{{flagicon|GEO}} Irakli Labadze

|6–1, 2–6, 6–3

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|10–2

|{{dts|Sep 2003}}

|style="background:moccasin;"|Brașov, Romania

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Clay

|{{flagicon|ROU}} Răzvan Sabău

|6–2, 6–1

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|10–3

|{{dts|Sep 2003}}

|style="background:moccasin;"|Sofia, Bulgaria

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Clay

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphane Robert

|1–6, 6–4, 6–7(4–7)

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|10–4

|{{dts|Jun 2004}}

|style="background:moccasin;"|Braunschweig, Germany

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Clay

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Tomáš Berdych

|6–4, 1–6, 4–6

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|11–4

|{{dts|Jul 2004}}

|style="background:moccasin;"|Zell, Germany

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Clay

|{{flagicon|GER}} Dieter Kindlmann

|6–3, 6–1

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|12–4

|{{dts|Sep 2005}}

|style="background:moccasin;"|Brașov, Romania

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Clay

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Daniel Gimeno Traver

|7–5, 6–2

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|13–4

|{{dts|May 2006}}

|style="background:moccasin;"|Zagreb, Croatia

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Clay

|{{flagicon|ROU}} Victor Crivoi

|4–6, 6–1, 6–2

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|14–4

|{{dts|Apr 2007}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Sweden F2, Linköping

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Mikael Ekman

|6–3, 6–1

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|14–5

|{{dts|Oct 2007}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Germany F20, Isernhagen

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|GER}} Andre Wiesler

|4–6, ret.

=Doubles: 4 (1–3)=

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|ATP Challenger (0–1)

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|ITF Futures (1–2)

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!Finals by surface

Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–2)

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!Result

!class="unsortable"|W–L

!{{ns}}Date{{ns}}

!Tournament

!Tier

!Surface

!Partner

!Opponents

!class="unsortable"|Score

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|0–1

|{{dts|Sep 1999}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Germany F10, Oberhaching

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Carpet

|{{flagicon|GER}} Tomas Zivnicek

|{{flagicon|CZE}} Petr Kovačka
{{flagicon|CZE}} Pavel Kudrnáč

|4–6, 7–6, 6–7

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|0–2

|{{dts|Jun 2000}}

|style="background:moccasin;"|Weiden, Germany

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Clay

|{{flagicon|GER}} Andy Fahlke

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Mark Nielsen
{{flagicon|RUS}} Andrei Stoliarov

|5–7, 3–6

bgcolor=98FB98|Win

|1–2

|{{dts|Jan 2003}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Germany F1B, Biberach

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Hard

|{{flagicon|GER}} Philipp Petzschner

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Alberto Brizzi
{{flagicon|SWE}} Michael Ryderstedt

|6–4, 6–4

bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss

|1–3

|{{dts|Jan 2003}}

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Germany F1C, Munich

|style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures

|Carpet

|{{flagicon|GER}} Philipp Petzschner

|{{flagicon|SVK}} Michal Mertiňák
{{flagicon|SVK}} Igor Zelenay

|6–4, 6–7(18–20), 6–7(5–7)

Performance timeline

{{Performance key|short=yes|active=no}}

=Singles=

class=wikitable style=text-align:center
Tournament19961997199819992000200120022003200420052006SRW–LWin %
colspan=25 style=text-align:left|Grand Slam tournaments
align=left|Australian Open

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|A

|A

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2

|A

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

!0 / 1

!0–1

!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}

align=left|French Open

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|A

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2

|A

!0 / 2

!1–2

!{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=2|integer=yes}}

align=left|Wimbledon

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

!0 / 1

!0–1

!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}

align=left|US Open

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|A

|A

!0 / 1

!0–1

!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}

style=font-weight:bold;background:#efefef

|style=text-align:left|Win–loss

!0–0

!0–0

!0–0

!0–0

!0–0

!0–3

!0–0

!0–0

!1–2

!0–0

!0–0

!0 / 5

!1–5

!{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=5|integer=yes}}

colspan=25 style=text-align:left|ATP Tour Masters 1000
bgcolor=efefef align=left|Monte Carlo

|A

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

!0 / 0

!0–0

!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

bgcolor=efefef align=left|Rome

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

!0 / 0

!0–0

!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

bgcolor=efefef align=left|Hamburg

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|A

|A

|A

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

!0 / 0

!0–0

!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}}

bgcolor=efefef align=left|Stuttgart

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|A

|A

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|A

|align="center" colspan="5" style="color:#cccccc;"|Not Held

!0 / 1

!0–1

!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}

style=font-weight:bold;background:#efefef

|style=text-align:left|Win–loss

!0–0

!0–1

!0–0

!0–0

!0–0

!0–0

!0–0

!0–0

!0–0

!0–0

!0–0

!0 / 1

!0–1

!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}

See also

List of Grand Slam boys' singles champions

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{ATP}}
  • {{ITF}}

{{Australian Open boys' singles champions}}

{{French Open boys' singles champions}}

{{US Open boys' singles champions}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Elsner, Daniel}}

Category:1979 births

Category:Living people

Category:Australian Open (tennis) junior champions

Category:French Open junior champions

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Category:People from Unterallgäu

Category:Tennis players from Swabia (Bavaria)

Category:US Open (tennis) junior champions

Category:Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles