| Full name | Hans-Joachim Plötz |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  West Germany |
| Born | (1944-02-26)26 February 1944 (age 81) Berlin, Germany |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 39–70 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 65 (8 April 1975) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1973) |
| French Open | 2R (1970,1974,1976) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1967) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 20–44 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1973) |
| French Open | 4R (1969,1970) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1970,1973,1974) |
Hans-Joachim "Hajo" Plötz (born 26 February 1944) is a former professionaltennis player from Germany.
Plötz, known as "Hajo", competed on the professional tennis circuit in the late 1960s and 1970s. He made theWest German Davis Cup squad during his career but never featured in a tie.[1]
He was one of only two Germans to make the fourth round of the1967 Wimbledon Championships, with wins over John Pickens,Onny Parun andGiordano Maioli.[2]
The following year he won the 1968 German National Singles Championships.[3] His opponent in the final,Hans-Jürgen Pohmann, partnered with Plötz at the1969 French Open, to reach the fourth round of the men's doubles. He also made the fourth round of the doubles at the1970 French Open, this time with another countryman,Ingo Buding.
Plötz won theStuttgart Open in 1974, with a win over France'sJacques Thamin in the final. He was a finalist at the1974 German Open in Hamburg, a clay court tournament on theGrand Prix circuit. In the quarter-finals he came from two sets down to defeatPatrick Proisy then upsetGuillermo Vilas in the semi-finals, also in five sets, before a straight sets loss in the final to AmericanEddie Dibbs.[4]
In 1975 he started the year well by making the quarter-finals inBasel and semi-final inCairo, for which he was rewarded in April with his highest ranking, 65 in the world. In theCanadian Open that year in Toronto he played as a qualifier and had a win overBjörn Borg, en route to the quarter-finals.[5]
He opened up a sports store in 1976, on Hohenzollerndamm inBerlin, a family business that is now run by his son.[6]
| Resul | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 1974 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay |  Eddie Dibbs | 2–6, 2–6, 3–6 |
