Jens Knippschild
{{short description|German tennis player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Jens Knippschild
|country = {{GER}}
|image =
|residence = Arolsen, Germany
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1975|2|15}}
|birth_place = Bad Arolsen, West Germany
|height = {{height|m=1.91}}
|turnedpro = 1992
|retired = 2004
|plays = Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney = $1,017,972
|singlesrecord = 48–69
|singlestitles = 0
|highestsinglesranking = No. 76 (9 August 1999)
|AustralianOpenresult = 3R (1997)
|FrenchOpenresult = 4R (1998)
|Wimbledonresult = 3R (1999)
|USOpenresult = 3R (1997)
|doublesrecord = 46–53
|doublestitles = 2
|highestdoublesranking = No. 53 (9 June 1997)
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 3R (2001)
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult = QF (1997)
|WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R (1997)
|USOpenDoublesresult = 3R (2000)
}}
Jens Knippschild (born 15 February 1975) is a former tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 1992. In his career, he won two doubles titles (2001, Båstad and 2002, Bucharest). The right-hander reached his highest singles ranking by the ATP on 9 August 1999, when he became the No. 76 of the world.
ATP Tour finals
=Singles: 1 (runner-up)=
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ATP World Series (0–1) |
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Outdoors (0–1) |
Indoors (0–0) |
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0–1 |2000 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships – Singles |Newport, |International Series |Grass |{{flagicon|NED}} Peter Wessels |6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
=Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)=
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|ATP Championship Series |
ATP World Series (2–1) |
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Hard (0–0) |
Clay (2–1) |
Grass (0–0) |
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!Finals by setting |
Outdoors (2–1) |
Indoors (0–0) |
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0–1 |Munich, Germany |World Series |Clay |{{flagicon|GER}} Karsten Braasch |{{flagicon|ARG}} Pablo Albano |6–3, 5–7, 2–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1–1 |2001 Telenordia Swedish Open – Doubles |Båstad, Sweden |International Series |Clay |{{flagicon|GER}} Karsten Braasch |{{flagicon|SWE}} Simon Aspelin |7–6(7–3), 4–6, 7–6(7–5) |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|2–1 |2003 BCR Open Romania – Doubles |Bucharest, Romania |International Series |Clay |{{flagicon|SWE}} Peter Nyborg |{{flagicon|ESP}} Emilio Benfele Álvarez |6–3, 6–3 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
=Singles: 10 (5–5)=
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|ITF Futures (0–1) |
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!Finals by surface |
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Clay (2–4) |
Carpet (3–0) |
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0–1 |{{dts|Jun 1994}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Weiden, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|SWE}} Mikael Tillström |2–6, 4–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1–1 |{{dts|Feb 1996}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Lübeck, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Carpet |{{flagicon|GER}} Nicolas Kiefer |7–6, 6–1 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|2–1 |{{dts|Jul 1996}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Oberstaufen, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|CHI}} Gabriel Silberstein |6–3, 5–7, 7–6 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|2–2 |{{dts|Sep 1996}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Bad Saarow, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|SWE}} Magnus Norman |2–6, 2–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|3–2 |{{dts|Feb 1997}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Wolfsburg, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Carpet |{{flagicon|GER}} Arne Thoms |6–4, 6–3 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|3–3 |{{dts|Sep 1998}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Szczecin, Poland |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|MAR}} Younes El Aynaoui |3–6, 4–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|4–3 |{{dts|Jun 1999}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Braunschweig, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|ARG}} Franco Squillari |7–5, 7–6(8–6) |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|5–3 |{{dts|Oct 2000}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Eckental, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Carpet |{{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Mutis |6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), 7–5 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|5–4 |{{dts|Aug 2001}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Mönchengladbach, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|AUT}} Jürgen Melzer |6–4, 1–6, 3–6 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|5–5 |{{dts|Oct 2002}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|France F20, Saint-Dizier |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|CZE}} Martin Štěpánek |walkover |
=Doubles: 20 (15–5)=
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|ITF Futures (1–0) |
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Hard (1–0) |
Clay (12–3) |
Carpet (2–2) |
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0–1 |{{dts|Jun 1996}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Eisenach, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|GER}} Karsten Braasch |{{flagicon|USA}} Donald Johnson |3–6, 2–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1–1 |{{dts|Jun 1996}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Braunschweig, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|GER}} Karsten Braasch |{{flagicon|ITA}} Cristian Brandi |6–3, 6–4 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|2–1 |{{dts|Jul 1996}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Ulm, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|GER}} Karsten Braasch |{{flagicon|URS}} Ģirts Dzelde |7–5, 6–3 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|3–1 |{{dts|Jul 1996}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Oberstaufen, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|GER}} Karsten Braasch |{{flagicon|FRA}} Maxime Huard |6–2, 6–4 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|4–1 |{{dts|Aug 1996}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Geneva, Switzerland |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|GER}} Patrick Baur |{{flagicon|SUI}} George Bastl |6–1, 6–1 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|5–1 |{{dts|Sep 1996}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Alpirsbach, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|GER}} Karsten Braasch |{{flagicon|URS}} Ģirts Dzelde |1–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|6–1 |{{dts|Sep 1996}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Bad Saarow, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|RSA}} Marcos Ondruska |{{flagicon|RSA}} Paul Rosner |6–3, 6–3 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|6–2 |{{dts|Nov 1996}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Neumünster, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Carpet |{{flagicon|GER}} Patrick Baur |{{flagicon|NED}} Stephen Noteboom |3–6, 4–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|7–2 |{{dts|Apr 1998}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Espinho, Portugal |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|NED}} Stephen Noteboom |{{flagicon|ESP}} Alberto Martín |7–6, 7–5 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|8–2 |{{dts|Aug 1998}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Geneva, Switzerland |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|SWE}} Rikard Bergh |{{flagicon|CZE}} Michal Tabara |6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|8–3 |{{dts|Jul 1999}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Oberstaufen, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|GER}} Karsten Braasch |{{flagicon|NED}} Edwin Kempes |5–7, 4–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|9–3 |{{dts|Dec 1999}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Numbrecht, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Carpet |{{flagicon|GER}} Dirk Dier |{{flagicon|GER}} Andreas Tattermusch |6–3, 7–5 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|10–3 |{{dts|Jun 2000}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Braunschweig, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Tarango |{{flagicon|ESP}} Álex López Morón |6–2, 6–2 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|10–4 |{{dts|Oct 2000}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Barcelona, Spain |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|GER}} Marcus Hilpert |{{flagicon|ESP}} Tomás Carbonell |7–5, 1–6, 4–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|11–4 |{{dts|Oct 2000}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Eckental, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Carpet |{{flagicon|GER}} Karsten Braasch |{{flagicon|SUI}} Ivo Heuberger |7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|11–5 |{{dts|Feb 2001}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Hamburg, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Carpet |{{flagicon|GER}} Karsten Braasch |{{flagicon|AUT}} Julian Knowle |3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|12–5 |{{dts|Jun 2001}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Braunschweig, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|GER}} Karsten Braasch |{{flagicon|ESP}} Feliciano López |6–1, 6–1 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|13–5 |{{dts|Aug 2001}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Mönchengladbach, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|ESP}} Jairo Velasco |{{flagicon|BEL}} Wim Neefs |6–3, 6–3 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|14–5 |{{dts|Jun 2002}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Weiden, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|SCG}} Dušan Vemić |{{flagicon|ARG}} Sergio Roitman |7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|15–5 |{{dts|Jan 2004}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Germany F2, Stuttgart |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|SWE}} Robert Lindstedt |{{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitri Vlasov |6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–3 |
Performance timelines
{{Performance key|short=yes|active=no}}
= Singles =
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!Tournament!!1993!!1994!!1995!!1996!!1997!!1998!!1999!!2000!!2001!!2002!!SR!!W–L!!Win % |
colspan=20 align=left|Grand Slam tournaments |
align=left|Australian Open
|A |A |A |A |style=background:#afeeee|3R |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|1R |A !0 / 5 !3–5 !{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=5|integer=yes}} |
align=left|French Open
|A |A |style=background:#ecf2ff|Q2 |A |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=background:#afeeee|4R |style=background:#afeeee|2R |A |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=background:#afeeee|2R !0 / 5 !7–5 !{{tennis win percentage|won=7|lost=5|integer=yes}} |
align=left|Wimbledon
|A |A |A |A |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|3R |A |style=background:#afeeee|1R |A !0 / 4 !3–4 !{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=4|integer=yes}} |
align=left|US Open
|A |A |A |A |style=background:#afeeee|3R |A |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|2R |A |A !0 / 3 !3–3 !{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=3|integer=yes}} |
style=text-align:left|Win–loss
!0–0 !0–0 !0–0 !0–0 !6–4 !3–3 !4–4 !1–2 !1–3 !1–1 !0 / 17 !16–17 !{{tennis win percentage|won=16|lost=17|integer=yes}} |
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colspan=20 align=left|ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |
bgcolor=efefef align=left|Miami
|A |A |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |A |A !0 / 0 !0–0 !{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}} |
bgcolor=efefef align=left|Monte Carlo
|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|Q1 |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 !0 / 3 !2–3 !{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=3|integer=yes}} |
bgcolor=efefef align=left|Stuttgart
|A |A |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |colspan=1 style=color:#767676|NH !0 / 1 !0–1 !{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}} |
style=text-align:left|Win–loss
!0–0 !0–0 !0–0 !0–0 !0–1 !2–1 !0–0 !0–1 !0–1 !0–0 !0 / 4 !2–4 !{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=4|integer=yes}} |
= Doubles =
class=wikitable style=text-align:center;font-size:97%
!Tournament!!1995!!1996!!1997!!1998!!1999!!2000!!2001!!2002!!SR!!W–L!!Win % |
colspan=20 align=left|Grand Slam tournaments |
align=left|Australian Open
|A |A |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|1R |A |style=background:#afeeee|3R |A !0 / 4 !2–4 !{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=4|integer=yes}} |
align=left|French Open
|A |A |style=background:#ffebcd|QF |style=background:#afeeee|3R |A |A |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=background:#afeeee|1R !0 / 4 !6–4 !{{tennis win percentage|won=6|lost=4|integer=yes}} |
align=left|Wimbledon
|A |A |style=background:#afeeee|3R |style=background:#afeeee|2R |A |A |style=background:#afeeee|1R |A !0 / 3 !3–3 !{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=3|integer=yes}} |
align=left|US Open
|A |A |style=background:#afeeee|2R |A |A |style=background:#afeeee|3R |A |A !0 / 2 !3–2 !{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=2|integer=yes}} |
style=text-align:left|Win–loss
!0–0 !0–0 !6–4 !3–3 !0–1 !2–1 !3–3 !0–1 !0 / 13 !14–13 !{{tennis win percentage|won=14|lost=13|integer=yes}} |
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colspan=20 align=left|ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |
bgcolor=efefef align=left|Monte Carlo
|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=afeeee|1R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R !0 / 7 !4–7 !{{tennis win percentage|won=4|lost=7|integer=yes}} |
bgcolor=efefef align=left|Stuttgart
|A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |colspan=1 style=color:#767676|NH !0 / 1 !0–1 !{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}} |
style=text-align:left|Win–loss
!0–1 !0–0 !1–1 !1–1 !1–1 !1–2 !0–1 !0–1 !0 / 8 !4–8 !{{tennis win percentage|won=4|lost=8|integer=yes}} |
External links
- {{ATP}}
- {{ITF}}
- {{DavisCup player}}
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