Kohlschreiber at the2016 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Full name | Philipp Eberhard Hermann Kohlschreiber |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) | |
| Residence | Kitzbühel, Austria |
| Born | (1983-10-16)16 October 1983 (age 42)[1] Augsburg, West Germany |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro | 2001 |
| Retired | 2022 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Markus Hipfl |
| Prize money | $13,749,731[2] |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 478–387 (55.3%) |
| Career titles | 8 |
| Highest ranking | No. 16 (30 July 2012) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2005,2008,2012) |
| French Open | 4R (2009,2013) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2012) |
| US Open | 4R (2012,2013,2014,2017,2018) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 98–118 (45.4%) |
| Career titles | 7 |
| Highest ranking | No. 51 (10 November 2008) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2005,2006,2007,2012) |
| French Open | 1R (2007) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2006) |
| US Open | 1R (2005,2006,2007,2011) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | SF (2007) |
Philipp Eberhard Hermann Kohlschreiber[3][4] (German pronunciation:[ˈfɪlɪpˈkoːlʃʁaɪbɐ];[5] born 16 October 1983) is a German former professionaltennis player. The right-hander won eight singles and seven doubles titles on the ATP World Tour and made the quarterfinals at the2012 Wimbledon Championships. He reached his highestATP singles ranking of world No. 16 in July 2012.
Kohlschreiber married his long-term girlfriend Lena Alberti on 1 August 2018 inKitzbühel, Austria.[6]
In 2007, Kohlschreiber achieved his greatest result at anATP Masters Series event during theMonte-Carlo Masters, when he reached the quarterfinals after going through qualifying, defeating world No. 12David Nalbandian in the second round. He won his first career title inMunich defeatingMikhail Youzhny, thereby becoming the first German player to win the event sinceMichael Stich in 1994.
Kohlschreiber started 2008 by reaching the quarterfinals of the tournament inDoha and winning his second career title inAuckland, where he defeatedJuan Carlos Ferrero in the final.
After his win in Auckland, he defeated world No. 6,Andy Roddick, in the third round of theAustralian Open 6–4, 3–6, 7–6, 6–7, 8–6. Kohlschreiber hit a personal record of 32 aces and 104 winners. He eventually lost in the fourth round toJarkko Nieminen 6–3, 6–7, 6–7, 3–6. Kohlschreiber failed to convert 11 set points in the second (7) and third (4) sets.
He reached the final of theGerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany, eventually falling to the four-time championRoger Federer 3–6, 4–6. At theUS Open, he had to retire in the match againstViktor Troicki.

Kohlschreiber started 2009 by reaching the quarterfinals in Doha and Auckland. The German reached the second round at the Australian Open where he defeatedSam Querrey, before losing toFabrice Santoro in five sets. In theBNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Kohlschreiber beatNicolás Lapentti 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 before being defeated byFernando Verdasco in the fourth round. Also in 2009, during the French Open, Kohlschreiber defeated world No. 4,Novak Djokovic, in a 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 upset.[7]
In the third round ofWimbledon, he was defeated by Roger Federer 6–3, 6–2, 6–7, 6–1. He was the only person other than finalist Andy Roddick to take a set off of Federer, the eventual champion.
Kohlschreiber started the season in Auckland well with three straight sets wins, including wins overThomaz Bellucci and FrenchmanMarc Gicquel before running into eventual finalistArnaud Clément, losing in straight sets in the semifinals. Kohlschreiber progressed to the third round of theAustralian Open with wins overHoracio Zeballos andWayne Odesnik. He gave second seedRafael Nadal a test in the third round, before losing 4–6, 2–6, 6–2, 5–7.
He returned to action in San Jose seeing off local boyRajeev Ram in three sets and crushingDudi Sela, only losing two games. He then ran into the in-formDenis Istomin and lost in three difficult sets, sparking a three-match losing streak. He crashed out of Memphis toEvgeny Korolev in two tight sets, followed by an easy three set lost toGaël Monfils in theDavis Cup.
Kohlschreiber got back to winning ways at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells as he had a bye then beat fellow GermanPhilipp Petzschner in straight sets. He then lost a final set tie-breaker in round 3 to world No. 2, Djokovic. At theSony Ericsson Open Kohlschreiber received another bye and took on fellow GermanFlorian Mayer and it was about to go into a first set tie breaker before Florian retired with an injury. Again he went out in the third round this time toJo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets.
To start his clay-court season, Kohlschreiber went to the Monte-Carlo Masters where he caused a couple of upsets. In the first round, he edged out Bellucci in a final set tie-break before he thumped the world No. 4,Andy Murray, for the loss of just three games.[8] He then took on Petzschner, again and again, won in straight sets, to reach the quarterfinals. Where he playedDavid Ferrer and was edged out in two tight sets.
At Wimbledon, Kohlschreiber defeatedPotito Starace andTeymuraz Gabashvili, before losing to Andy Roddick in the third round.At Hamburg, he lost to Thomaz Bellucci in the third round. In September, he hired Murray's former coachMiles Maclagan.[9]
Kohlschreiber began his year at theQatar Open where he was the eighth seed. He won his first match againstAndreas Seppi 6–2, 6–4 but then lost toIvo Karlović in a tight match 7–6, 6–7, 7–6. He then went to theHeineken Open in Auckland where he won againstCarlos Berlocq 2–6, 6–3, 6–1, and 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 againstMarcel Granollers before falling to the top seed David Ferrer, 3–6, 7–6, 3–6, in the quarterfinals.In February, Kohlschreiber attended theABN AMRO tournament in Rotterdam. In the first round, he facedLu Yen-hsun of Taiwan whom he defeated 6–4, 7–6. In the second round, he put up a brave showing against top seed and world No. 4,Robin Söderling, but lost 6–3, 5–7, 7–6.In the first round of the Davis Cup tie against Croatia, Kohlschreiber saved one match point in the second rubber againstIvan Dodig to win in five sets and to draw the score after day one. In the fourth rubber,Marin Čilić was too strong for Kohlschreiber – he was defeated in straight sets to give the tie a 2–2. In the deciding fifth rubber Philipp Petzschner managed to lead Germany to a 3–2 win. After a first round bye inIndian Wells, Kohlschreiber defeatedTim Smyczek in Round two saving 3 MP before beating world No. 4, Robin Söderling, 7–6, 6–4, saving five set points in the opening set tie-break. In round 4, he lost toJuan Martín del Potro, 6–7, 6–7. Kohlschreiber was defeated by Federer in the second round of the Monte-Carlo Masters after beatingAndrey Golubev in round 1.He captured his third career title at theGerry Weber Open in Halle defeating Philipp Petzschner in the final. On the way to the title, he overcameCedrik-Marcel Stebe,Alexandr Dolgopolov,Lleyton Hewitt and Gaël Monfils.
At theAustralian Open he lost in the fourth round to Juan Martín del Potro. Kohlschreiber reached the semifinals of Gerry Weber Open, defeating Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals, 6–3, 6–4.[10] He lost in the semifinals to Tommy Haas, 6–7, 5–7.
Less than two weeks following his defeat of Nadal, Kohlschreiber beat Tommy Haas,Malek Jaziri and thenLukáš Rosol in straight sets 6–2, 6–3, 7–6 in the third round ofWimbledon Championships. Rosol had defeated Nadal in the previous round of in one of the greatest upsets inGrand Slam history. Kohlschreiber then advanced to the quarterfinals of a major for the first time by defeatingBrian Baker,[11] but was thwarted by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2. At theUS Open, he lost in the fourth round toJanko Tipsarević.


At theAustralian Open, he lost in the third round toMilos Raonic. He made it to the fourth round of theFrench Open before losing to world number one, Novak Djokovic. AtWimbledon, he had to retire in his first-round match against Ivan Dodig. At theUS Open, he lost in the fourth round to eventual champion Rafael Nadal.
At the 2014 Rotterdam Open, Kohlschreiber defeatedRichard Gasquet to reach quarterfinals, where he lost toIgor Sijsling. At Dubai, he won over Andreas Seppi in the second round and was defeated by Tomáš Berdych in the semifinals.
Kohlschreiber won theDüsseldorf Open, then the following week reached the third round of theFrench Open where he took reigning Wimbledon champion Andy Murray to five sets.
At Hamburg, he reached the semifinals winning overGilles Simon and Lukáš Rosol. At the US Open, he defeatedJohn Isner in the third round and lost to Djokovic in the round of 16.
Kohlschreiber defeatedPaul-Henri Mathieu in the first round of theAustralian Open in straight sets for his first win of the season, before bowing out toBernard Tomic in a tightly contested four-set match, 7–6, 4–6, 6–7, 6–7. He was very dominant against JapaneseGo Soeda to begin theFrench Open, losing only three games, but could not get pastPablo Andújar despite winning sets three and four. He fell to Djokovic with a score of 4–6, 4–6, 4–6 in the first round ofWimbledon. Kohlschreiber then took part in Kitzbühel, defeating two top-30 players inFabio Fognini andDominic Thiem in the quarter- and semifinals, respectively. He then defeated Paul-Henri Mathieu to win the tournament. TheUS Open saw his best grand slam performance of the year, defeating countrymanAlexander Zverev in five sets, and then taking down Lukas Rosol with a score of 7–6, 6–2, 6–2. Federer took down Kohlschreiber in straights in the third round, however.
Kohlschreiber began 2016 ranked 34th in the world and had a season high rank of 22. He lost in the first round of the Australian Open toKei Nishikori in straight sets. He played in theSofia Open and lost toVictor Troicki in the quarterfinals. His next tournament was theRotterdam Open where Kohlschreiber beat former US Open champion Marin Cilic in the quarterfinals. He then lost in the next round. Following the Rotterdam semifinals, Kohlschreiber made the quarterfinals of Dubai where he lost toStan Wawrinka. Kohlschreiber then representedGermany in their Davis Cup team against theCzech Republic where he beat both Lukáš Rosol and Tomáš Berdych.
Kohlschreiber reached the round of 32 at both theIndian Wells Masters and the Monte-Carlo Masters where he lost to Djokovic and Wawrinka, respectively. He reached the semifinals in Barcelona before winning the Munich Open with wins against Mayer, del Potro, Fognini and Dominic Thiem in the final. He lost early at bothMadrid Masters and theRome Masters before a first-round loss at theFrench Open toNicolás Almagro.
Kohlschreiber started 2017 ranked No. 32. At the Australian Open, he won against Nikoloz Basilashvili and Donald Young, but lost in round 3 to Gael Monfils. In February, Kohlschreiber played in theDubai Tennis Championships where he beat eighth seedGilles Muller in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, Kohlschreiber who was aiming to win his 400th match on tour lost in three tight sets to eventual champion and world No. 1, Andy Murray. Kohlschreiber won the first set 7–6, and in the second set tiebreaker lost 18–20. In that tiebreaker, Kohlschreiber had seven match points. Murray saved all seven, won the tiebreaker and the deciding set 6–1.
Kohlschreiber finally won his 400th match at theBNP Paribas Open againstAlexandr Dolgopolov. He subsequently lost his next match to eventual finalistStan Wawrinka. Later that month at theMiami Open, as the 26th seed, Kohlschreiber won his second-round match in three sets against young AmericanTaylor Fritz. In the third round, despite winning the first set 6–0, Kohlschreiber lost to 15 time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal. In August, Kohlschreiber won his second title at Kitzbuhel.
Originally for theUS Open, Kohlschreiber was to be unseeded; however, the last-minute withdrawal of Andy Murray saw a draw reshuffle with Kohlschreiber becoming the 33rd seed. Kohlschreiber reached the round of 16 where he lost to Roger Federer, world No. 3, in straight sets. Kohlschreiber did not drop a set in reaching the round of 16.
Kohlschreiber won his first match against a current world No. 1 at the 2019Indian Wells Masters, where he beatNovak Djokovic in the third round in straight sets. He lost in the next round againstGaël Monfils.
After an extended period of playing on the Challenger tour, winning the2020 Canberra Challenger,[12] he struggled with form and was not able to pass the first round in multiple Grand Slams, except for the2020 Australian Open where he withdrew in the second round, Kohlschreiber found his form at the2021 French Open using his protected ranking where he reached the third round of this major for the first time in seven years, since 2014. He defeatedFernando Verdasco and 24th seedAslan Karatsev before falling to 10th seed and 2020 French Open semifinalistDiego Schwartzman.[13]
He lost in the first round at the2021 Wimbledon Championships toDenis Shapovalov, where he also used his protected ranking, after a hard-fought five setter lasting more than3+1⁄2 hours.[14]
At the2021 US Open Kohlschreiber reached the second round, using his protected ranking once more, afterMarin Cilic retired in the first round in the fifth set. It was Cilic's first retirement in more than 800 matches on the tour.[15]
He competed in his 68th Grand Slam at theAustralian Open and reached the second round.Unable to defend his third round showing at Roland Garros from the year before, and despite qualifying at Indian Wells earlier in the season, he fell out of the top 150 on 6 June 2022. On 20 June, after winning the first round of theWimbledon qualifying, he announced his retirement from professional tennis after that tournament.[16][17][18] He played his last match on the ATP Tour two days later, losing toMikhail Kukushkin in the next round.[19][20][21][22] As of 4 September 2024, he is in 9th place on the list ofGrand Slam appearances overall with 68 tied withRafael Nadal.
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 4R | 2R | 2R | 4R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 4R | 3R | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | 0 / 16 | 23–15 | 61% |
| French Open | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 4R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | Q1 | 0 / 17 | 16–17 | 48% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | QF | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | NH | 1R | Q2 | 0 / 16 | 13–16 | 45% |
| US Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 4R | 4R | 3R | 1R | 4R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 19 | 25–19 | 57% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 8–4 | 7–4 | 1–4 | 11–4 | 7–4 | 6–3 | 4–4 | 0–4 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0 / 68 | 77–67 | 53% |
| National representation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | not held | A | not held | A | not held | A | not held | 2R | not held | 1R | NH | 0 / 2 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||||||||
| Davis Cup | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | QF | QF | 1R | QF | A | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | QR | A | A | 0 / 12 | 20–14 | 59% |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 3R | 2R | 3R | 4R | 3R | 4R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 3R | QF | 4R | NH | 1R | 1R | 0 / 16 | 20–15 | 57% |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | A | A | 3R | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 9 | 3–9 | 25% |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | QF | 3R | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 3R | 2R | NH | A | A | 0 / 12 | 19–12 | 61% |
| Madrid Open | NH | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | NH | A | A | 0 / 10 | 7–9 | 44% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 2R | A | 3R | 3R | A | A | A | 0 / 10 | 13–9 | 59% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 8 | 5–8 | 38% |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | QF | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 1R | Q2 | A | A | A | 0 / 10 | 10–9 | 53% |
| Shanghai Masters | not held | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% | |||||||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 9 | 7–9 | 44% |
| German Open | Q1 | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | not Masters series | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% | |||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 6–5 | 9–8 | 8–8 | 11–8 | 7–7 | 5–8 | 8–7 | 5–8 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 2–3 | 10–6 | 7–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 94 | 87–90 | 49% |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Career | |||
| Tournaments | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 382 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Hard win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–5 | 6–10 | 7–6 | 12–13 | 21–14 | 20–15 | 21–14 | 17–16 | 20–14 | 16–14 | 18–14 | 13–12 | 15–12 | 17–10 | 11–11 | 12–11 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1 / 203 | 235–202 | 54% |
| Clay win–loss | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 2–9 | 10–9 | 16–10 | 7–5 | 15–8 | 12–8 | 9–10 | 13–7 | 14–8 | 15–9 | 17–8 | 11–7 | 12–6 | 10–10 | 9–8 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 6 / 131 | 178–139 | 56% |
| Grass win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 9–3 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 6–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1 / 42 | 60–40 | 60% |
| Carpet win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | discontinued | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45% | |||||||||||||
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 6–10 | 12–25 | 24–20 | 33–27 | 32–21 | 40–25 | 37–24 | 31–27 | 42–24 | 32–25 | 37–25 | 32–23 | 32–21 | 32–19 | 24–24 | 21–22 | 2–7 | 7–9 | 1–3 | 8 / 382 | 478–387 | 55% |
| Win % | – | 0% | 25% | 38% | 32% | 55% | 55% | 60% | 62% | 61% | 53% | 64% | 56% | 60% | 58% | 60% | 63% | 50% | 48% | 22% | 44% | 25% | 55.26% | ||
| Year-end ranking | 759 | 247 | 208 | 88 | 86 | 62 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 34 | 43 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 34 | 79 | 98 | 114 | 416 | $ 13,724,265 | ||
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 0–4 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 0–4 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 10 | 0–10 |
| National representation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davis Cup | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | QF | QF | 1R | QF | A | 1R | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | QF | QR | A | A | 0 / 12 | 4–3 |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | QF | 1R | 1R | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 8 | 3–8 |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 4 | 0–4 |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 1R | NH | A | A | 0 / 6 | 4–6 |
| Madrid Open | NH | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 4 | 3–4 |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | SF | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 4–5 |
| Shanghai Masters | not held | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 3 | 0–2 | |||||||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 3–4 |
| German Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | not Masters series | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 3–7 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–4 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 38 | 19–36 |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Career | ||
| Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 128 | |
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 8–8 | 6–4 | 8–12 | 17–8 | 17–11 | 5–15 | 7–7 | 3–10 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 2–4 | 5–7 | 0–6 | 3–5 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 98–118 | |
| Win % | – | – | – | 67% | 50% | 60% | 40% | 68% | 61% | 25% | 50% | 23% | 44% | 42% | 33% | 42% | 0% | 38% | 50% | – | – | 0% | 45.37% | |
| Year-end ranking | 582 | 1290 | 803 | 346 | 124 | 148 | 139 | 53 | 74 | 197 | 164 | 328 | 138 | 288 | 563 | 167 | 555 | 176 | 289 | – | – | – | ||
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2007 | Bavarian Championships, Germany | International | Clay | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Win | 2–0 | Jan 2008 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | International | Hard | 7–6(7–4), 7–5 | |
| Loss | 2–1 | Jun 2008 | Halle Open, Germany | International | Grass | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 2–2 | Sep 2009 | Moselle Open, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | 6–7(1–7), 6–3, 2–6 | |
| Win | 3–2 | Jun 2011 | Halle Open, Germany | 250 Series | Grass | 7–6(7–5), 2–0 ret. | |
| Win | 4–2 | May 2012 | Bavarian Championships, Germany(2) | 250 Series | Clay | 7–6(10–8), 6–3 | |
| Loss | 4–3 | Jul 2012 | Kitzbühel Open, Austria | 250 Series | Clay | 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Loss | 4–4 | Jan 2013 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | 250 Series | Hard | 6–7(5–7), 1–6 | |
| Loss | 4–5 | May 2013 | Bavarian Championships, Germany | 250 Series | Clay | 3–6, 6–7(3–7) | |
| Loss | 4–6 | Jul 2013 | Stuttgart Open, Germany | 250 Series | Clay | 7–5, 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | 5–6 | May 2014 | Düsseldorf Open, Germany | 250 Series | Clay | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) | |
| Loss | 5–7 | May 2015 | Bavarian Championships, Germany | 250 Series | Clay | 6–7(4–7), 7–5, 6–7(4–7) | |
| Win | 6–7 | Aug 2015 | Kitzbühel Open, Austria | 250 Series | Clay | 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 | |
| Win | 7–7 | May 2016 | Bavarian Championships, Germany(3) | 250 Series | Clay | 7–6(9–7), 4–6, 7–6(7–4) | |
| Loss | 7–8 | Jun 2016 | Stuttgart Open, Germany | 250 Series | Grass | 7–6(7–2), 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 7–9 | Apr 2017 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | 250 Series | Clay | 7–5, 6–7(3–7), 5–7 | |
| Win | 8–9 | Aug 2017 | Kitzbühel Open, Austria(2) | 250 Series | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 8–10 | May 2018 | Bavarian Championships, Germany | 250 Series | Clay | 3–6, 3–6 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2005 | Kingfisher Open, Vietnam | International | Carpet (i) | 5–6(3–7), 6–4, 6–2[a] | ||
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2006 | Kitzbühel Open, Austria | Intl. Gold | Clay | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 3–0 | Apr 2007 | Bavarian Championships, Germany | International | Clay | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 4–0 | Jan 2008 | Doha, Qatar | International | Hard | 6–4, 4–6, [11–9] | ||
| Loss | 4–1 | Feb 2008 | Rotterdam Open, Netherlands | Intl. Gold | Hard (i) | 5–7, 6–3, [7–10] | ||
| Win | 5–1 | Jul 2008 | Stuttgart Open, Germany | Intl. Gold | Clay | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 5–2 | Oct 2008 | Swiss Indoors, Switzerland | International | Hard (i) | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 6–2 | Jun 2009 | Halle Open, Germany | 250 Series | Grass | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 6–3 | Jan 2012 | Doha, Qatar | 250 Series | Hard | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 7–3 | Jan 2013 | Doha, Qatar(2) | 250 Series | Hard | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Result | W–L | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partners | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | 2009 | World Team Cup, Germany | Clay | 1–2 | ||
| Win | 1–1 | 2011 | World Team Cup, Germany | Clay | 2–1 |
| ATP Challenger (4–4) |
| ITF Futures (1–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2002 | Netherlands F1,Enschede | Futures | Clay | 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 6–3 | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2002 | Jamaica F16,Montego Bay | Futures | Hard | 2–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2003 | Tumkur, India | Challenger | Hard | 7–5, 7–6(7–5) | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jun 2004 | Reggio Emilia, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 2–6, 6–0, 3–6 | |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 2004 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 2–2 | Nov 2004 | Réunion Island | Challenger | Hard | 1–6, 6–2, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 2–3 | Jun 2005 | Fürth, Germany | Challenger | Clay | 6–7(5–7), 2–6 | |
| Win | 3–3 | Nov 2005 | Réunion Island | Challenger | Hard | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 3–4 | Sep 2011 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | 6–7(6–8), 4–6 | |
| Win | 4–4 | Jan 2020 | Canberra, Australia | Challenger | Hard | 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–3 |
| ATP Challenger (0–0) |
| ITF Futures (1–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Mar 2003 | France F6,Lille | Futures | Hard (i) | 6–4, 6–4 |
Kohlschreiber is an all-court player with an emphasis on baseline play. He has strong groundstrokes on both wings which are equally as solid and is often able to wrong-foot opponents due to his quick follow-through, forcing them to commit early. His forehand is his primary weapon, and he is known to hit inside-out forehands to draw opponents out, while hissingle-handed backhand is considered one of the best on the tour currently. It is known for its consistency, power, and his ability to hit it in a variety of ways, namely flat, with top-spin and slice. Generally playing from the baseline, Kohlschreiber constructs points and uses a sudden injection of pace or a drop-shot to draw opponents out of their comfort zone and dominate the point from there.
Complementing his strong baseline play, as an all-court player, Kohlschreiber is also a proficient volleyer and uses variety to construct points. He is known to employ drop-shots mid-rally to catch opponents off-guard, especially on the backhand side. He occasionally uses a chip-and-charge tactic as well, especially on grass. It is due to the variety of shots he has that has led him to be successful on all surfaces, as can be seen by the fact that he has reached at least the fourth round of all Grand Slam tournaments and won titles on all surfaces (although he has won the most titles on clay).
| Season | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | PK Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | |||||||
| 1. | 6 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | 1R | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 | 164 | |
| 2005 | |||||||
| 2. | 10 | Halle, Germany | Grass | 1R | 7–6(7–4), 6–1 | 71 | |
| 2006 | |||||||
| 3. | 4 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | 2R | 6–3, 0–6, 7–5 | 86 | |
| 4. | 6 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | 1R | 6–2, 6–4 | 96 | |
| 2007 | |||||||
| 5. | 8 | Halle, Germany | Grass | QF | 6–4, 6–3 | 34 | |
| 6. | 4 | Davis Cup, Moscow | Clay (i) | SF | 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 | 32 | |
| 2008 | |||||||
| 7. | 6 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | 3R | 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(11–9), 6–7(3–7), 8–6 | 27 | |
| 8. | 5 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf | Clay | RR | 6–1, 6–0 | 35 | |
| 9. | 7 | Halle, Germany | Grass | SF | 6–3, 7–5 | 40 | |
| 10. | 5 | Paris Masters, France | Hard (i) | 2R | 6–3, 6–2 | 30 | |
| 2009 | |||||||
| 11. | 9 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf | Clay | RR | 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–3 | 31 | |
| 12. | 4 | French Open, Paris | Clay | 3R | 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 | 31 | |
| 13. | 9 | Davis Cup, Marbella | Clay | QF | 6–4, 6–2, 1–6, 2–6, 8–6 | 29 | |
| 2010 | |||||||
| 14. | 4 | Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco | Clay | 2R | 6–2, 6–1 | 33 | |
| 15. | 9 | Beijing, China | Hard | 1R | 6–2, 7–5 | 32 | |
| 2011 | |||||||
| 16. | 4 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | 3R | 7–6(10–8), 6–4 | 35 | |
| 17. | 8 | Halle, Germany | Grass | SF | 6–3, 6–3 | 49 | |
| 2012 | |||||||
| 18. | 10 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | QF | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 | 42 | |
| 19. | 2 | Halle, Germany | Grass | QF | 6–3, 6–4 | 34 | |
| 20. | 10 | US Open, New York | Hard | 3R | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | 20 | |
| 2014 | |||||||
| 21. | 9 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) | 2R | 7–5, 7–5 | 27 | |
| 2016 | |||||||
| 22. | 7 | Davis Cup, Hanover | Hard (i) | 1R | 6–3, 7–5, ret. | 30 | |
| 2018 | |||||||
| 23. | 3 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | 3R | 6–4, 6–4 | 37 | |
| 24. | 4 | US Open, New York | Hard | 3R | 6–7(1–7), 6–4, 6–1, 6–3 | 34 | |
| 2019 | |||||||
| 25. | 1 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | 3R | 6–4, 6–4 | 39 | |
Kohlschreiber's ATP-only record against players who have been ranked world No. 10 or higher.
| Player | Years | Matches | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number 1 ranked players | ||||||||
| 2011 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | – | |
| 2006–09 | 4 | 3–1 | 75% | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | – | |
| 2002–11 | 4 | 2–2 | 50% | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | |
| 2017–18 | 2 | 1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | – | – | – | |
| 2007–08 | 2 | 1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | – | – | – | |
| 2003–11 | 6 | 2–4 | 33% | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | |
| 2010–17 | 6 | 1–5 | 17% | 0–2 | 1–3 | – | – | |
| 2008–20 | 14 | 2–12 | 14% | 1–6 | 1–4 | 0–2 | – | |
| 2007–18 | 16 | 1–15 | 6% | 0–8 | 0–7 | 1–0 | – | |
| 2005–19 | 14 | 0–14 | 0% | 0–8 | 0–1 | 0–5 | – | |
| Number 2 ranked players | ||||||||
| 2017 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | – | |
| 2015–18 | 5 | 3–2 | 60% | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | – | |
| 2008–13 | 7 | 4–3 | 57% | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | – | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | – | |
| Number 3 ranked players | ||||||||
| 2015–16 | 3 | 2–1 | 67% | – | 2–0 | 0–1 | – | |
| 2007–21 | 13 | 8–5 | 62% | 6–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | – | |
| 2006–09 | 5 | 2–3 | 40% | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | – | |
| 2003–07 | 3 | 1–2 | 33% | 0–2 | 1–0 | – | – | |
| 2013–19 | 3 | 1–2 | 33% | 0–2 | 1–0 | – | – | |
| 2007–18 | 9 | 2–7 | 22% | 0–6 | 2–1 | – | – | |
| 2005–18 | 14 | 3–11 | 21% | 2–7 | 1–4 | – | – | |
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0–2 | 0% | – | 0–2 | – | – | |
| 2006–08 | 3 | 0–3 | 0% | 0–2 | 0–1 | – | – | |
| 2018–21 | 3 | 0–3 | 0% | 0–3 | – | – | – | |
| 2008–17 | 5 | 0–5 | 0% | 0–3 | 0–2 | – | – | |
| Number 4 ranked players | ||||||||
| 2007 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | – | |
| 2005–11 | 6 | 5–1 | 83% | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | – | |
| 2007–08 | 3 | 2–1 | 67% | 0–1 | – | 2–0 | – | |
| 2005–08 | 2 | 1–1 | 50% | – | 1–1 | – | – | |
| 2005–19 | 11 | 2–9 | 18% | 2–7 | 0–2 | – | – | |
| 2019–20 | 2 | 0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | – | |
| 2016–18 | 3 | 0–3 | 0% | 0–2 | 0–1 | – | – | |
| Number 5 ranked players | ||||||||
| 2017 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | – | |
| 2004 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | – | |
| 2004–05 | 2 | 1–1 | 50% | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | – | |
| 2005–06 | 2 | 1–1 | 50% | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | – | |
| 2017–21 | 2 | 1–1 | 50% | – | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | |
| 2007–14 | 8 | 3–5 | 38% | 1–2 | 2–3 | – | – | |
| 2007–17 | 12 | 1–11 | 8% | 0–7 | 1–3 | 0–1 | – | |
| 2014–18 | 4 | 0–4 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | – | |
| Number 6 ranked players | ||||||||
| 2007–19 | 10 | 5–5 | 50% | 2–5 | 3–0 | – | – | |
| 2005 | 2 | 1–1 | 50% | – | 1–1 | – | – | |
| 2002–09 | 2 | 1–1 | 50% | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | – | |
| 2008–21 | 17 | 2–15 | 12% | 0–11 | 1–3 | 1–1 | – | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | – | |
| Number 7 ranked players | ||||||||
| 2005–13 | 2 | 2–0 | 100% | 2–0 | – | – | – | |
| 2006 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | – | 1–0 | – | – | |
| 2006–21 | 11 | 7–4 | 64% | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | – | |
| 2005–19 | 5 | 3–2 | 60% | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | – | |
| 2013–15 | 3 | 1–2 | 33% | 0–1 | 1–1 | – | – | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | – | – | – | 0–1 | |
| Number 8 ranked players | ||||||||
| 2003–14 | 4 | 4–0 | 100% | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | – | |
| 2006–13 | 10 | 7–3 | 70% | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| 2016–19 | 5 | 3–2 | 67% | 1–1 | 2–1 | – | – | |
| 2010–17 | 8 | 4–4 | 50% | 4–3 | 0–1 | – | – | |
| 2017–21 | 2 | 1–1 | 50% | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | – | |
| 2016–18 | 2 | 1–1 | 50% | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | – | |
| 2006–17 | 8 | 3–5 | 38% | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | – | |
| 2005–14 | 6 | 2–4 | 33% | 1–2 | 1–2 | – | – | |
| 2005–16 | 8 | 2–6 | 25% | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | |
| Number 9 ranked players | ||||||||
| 2005 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | – | – | 1–0 | – | |
| 2005 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | – | |
| 2012–20 | 10 | 7–3 | 70% | 3–1 | 4–2 | – | – | |
| 2014–22 | 6 | 3–3 | 50% | 1–2 | 2–1 | – | – | |
| 2005–17 | 10 | 3–7 | 30% | 2–2 | 1–5 | – | – | |
| Number 10 ranked players | ||||||||
| 2014–16 | 2 | 2–0 | 100% | 1–0 | 1–0 | – | – | |
| 2009–12 | 2 | 2–0 | 100% | – | 2–0 | – | – | |
| 2018 | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | – | |
| 2004–12 | 4 | 2–2 | 50% | 2–0 | 0–2 | – | – | |
| 2007–10 | 2 | 1–1 | 50% | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | – | |
| 2017–19 | 4 | 1–3 | 25% | 1–2 | – | 0–1 | – | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | – | – | 0–1 | – | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | – | |
| Total | 2002–22 | 359 | 135–224 | 38% | 64–121 (35%) | 57–76 (43%) | 13–25 (34%) | 1–2 (33%) |
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munich | 1R | A | 2R | A | QF | W | A | 2R | QF | QF | W | F | 1R | F | W | 2R | F | QF | NH | 1R | 1R | 3 / 17 | 35–14 | 71% |
| Halle | A | A | A | QF | 1R | SF | F | SF | QF | W | SF | QF | SF | 1R | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | NH | QF | A | 1 / 16 | 33–14 | 70% |
| Hamburg | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 3R | QF | A | SF | 1R | QF | SF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 17 | 16–17 | 48% |
| Stuttgart | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | QF | 2R | 1R | A | A | F | 2R | QF | F | QF | 1R | 1R | NH | A | A | 0 / 14 | 16–13 | 55% |
| Düsseldorf | not held | 2R | W | discontinued | 1 / 2 | 4–1 | 80% | |||||||||||||||||