Jens Knippschild

Country (sports)	Germany
Residence	Arolsen, Germany
Born	(1975-02-15)15 February 1975 (age 50) Bad Arolsen,West Germany
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro	1992
Retired	2004
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,017,972
Singles
Career record	48–69
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 76 (9 August 1999)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1997)
French Open	4R (1998)
Wimbledon	3R (1999)
US Open	3R (1997)
Doubles
Career record	46–53
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 53 (9 June 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	3R (2001)
French Open	QF (1997)
Wimbledon	3R (1997)
US Open	3R (2000)

Jens Knippschild (born 15 February 1975) is a formertennis 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 theATP on 9 August 1999, when he became the No. 76 of the world.

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2000	Newport, United States	International Series	Grass	Peter Wessels	6–7(3–7), 3–6

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	May 1997	Munich, Germany	World Series	Clay	Karsten Braasch	Pablo Albano Àlex Corretja	6–3, 5–7, 2–6
Win	1–1	Jul 2001	Båstad, Sweden	International Series	Clay	Karsten Braasch	Simon Aspelin Andrew Kratzmann	7–6(7–3), 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
Win	2–1	Sep 2002	Bucharest, Romania	International Series	Clay	Peter Nyborg	Emilio Benfele Álvarez Andrés Schneiter	6–3, 6–3

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 1994	Weiden, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Mikael Tillström	2–6, 4–6
Win	1–1	Feb 1996	Lübeck, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Nicolas Kiefer	7–6, 6–1
Win	2–1	Jul 1996	Oberstaufen, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Gabriel Silberstein	6–3, 5–7, 7–6
Loss	2–2	Sep 1996	Bad Saarow, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Magnus Norman	2–6, 2–6
Win	3–2	Feb 1997	Wolfsburg, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Arne Thoms	6–4, 6–3
Loss	3–3	Sep 1998	Szczecin, Poland	Challenger	Clay	Younes El Aynaoui	3–6, 4–6
Win	4–3	Jun 1999	Braunschweig, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Franco Squillari	7–5, 7–6(8–6)
Win	5–3	Oct 2000	Eckental, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Olivier Mutis	6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), 7–5
Loss	5–4	Aug 2001	Mönchengladbach, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Jürgen Melzer	6–4, 1–6, 3–6
Loss	5–5	Oct 2002	France F20,Saint-Dizier	Futures	Hard	Martin Štěpánek	walkover

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 1996	Eisenach, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Karsten Braasch	Donald Johnson Francisco Montana	3–6, 2–6
Win	1–1	Jun 1996	Braunschweig, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Karsten Braasch	Cristian Brandi Filippo Messori	6–3, 6–4
Win	2–1	Jul 1996	Ulm, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Karsten Braasch	Ģirts Dzelde Aleksandar Kitinov	7–5, 6–3
Win	3–1	Jul 1996	Oberstaufen, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Karsten Braasch	Maxime Huard Guillaume Marx	6–2, 6–4
Win	4–1	Aug 1996	Geneva, Switzerland	Challenger	Clay	Patrick Baur	George Bastl Michel Kratochvil	6–1, 6–1
Win	5–1	Sep 1996	Alpirsbach, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Karsten Braasch	Ģirts Dzelde Tomas Nydahl	1–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win	6–1	Sep 1996	Bad Saarow, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Marcos Ondruska	Paul Rosner Joost Winnink	6–3, 6–3
Loss	6–2	Nov 1996	Neumünster, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Patrick Baur	Stephen Noteboom Fernon Wibier	3–6, 4–6
Win	7–2	Apr 1998	Espinho, Portugal	Challenger	Clay	Stephen Noteboom	Alberto Martín Tomas Anzari	7–6, 7–5
Win	8–2	Aug 1998	Geneva, Switzerland	Challenger	Clay	Rikard Bergh	Michal Tabara Radomír Vašek	6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Loss	8–3	Jul 1999	Oberstaufen, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Karsten Braasch	Edwin Kempes Petr Luxa	5–7, 4–6
Win	9–3	Dec 1999	Numbrecht, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Dirk Dier	Andreas Tattermusch Andreas Weber	6–3, 7–5
Win	10–3	Jun 2000	Braunschweig, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Jeff Tarango	Álex López Morón Albert Portas	6–2, 6–2
Loss	10–4	Oct 2000	Barcelona, Spain	Challenger	Clay	Marcus Hilpert	Tomás Carbonell Albert Portas	7–5, 1–6, 4–6
Win	11–4	Oct 2000	Eckental, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Karsten Braasch	Ivo Heuberger Michael Kohlmann	7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss	11–5	Feb 2001	Hamburg, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Karsten Braasch	Julian Knowle Lorenzo Manta	3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win	12–5	Jun 2001	Braunschweig, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Karsten Braasch	Feliciano López Francisco Roig	6–1, 6–1
Win	13–5	Aug 2001	Mönchengladbach, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Jairo Velasco	Wim Neefs Djalmar Sistermans	6–3, 6–3
Win	14–5	Jun 2002	Weiden, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Dušan Vemić	Sergio Roitman Andrés Schneiter	7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win	15–5	Jan 2004	Germany F2,Stuttgart	Futures	Hard	Robert Lindstedt	Dmitri Vlasov Lovro Zovko	6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–3

• Jens Knippschild at theAssociation of Tennis Professionals
• Jens Knippschild at theInternational Tennis Federation
• Jens Knippschild at theDavis Cup (archived)

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