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Julian Knowle

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Austrian tennis player
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Julian Knowle
Country (sports) Austria
ResidenceHard, Austria
Born (1974-04-29)29 April 1974 (age 51)
Lauterach, Austria
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1992
Retired2021
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed both sides)
Prize money$3,048,871
Singles
Career record10–33
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 86 (15 July 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2003)
French Open1R (2002)
Wimbledon3R (2002)
US Open1R (2002)
Doubles
Career record410–368
Career titles19
Highest rankingNo. 6 (7 January 2008)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2006,2007)
French OpenSF (2010)
WimbledonF (2004)
US OpenW (2007)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsF (2007)
Olympic Games2R (2008)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2007)
French OpenF (2010)
WimbledonQF (2010)
US Open2R (2006, 2010)
Last updated on: 1 December 2021.

Julian Knowle (born 29 April 1974) is an Austrian former professionaltennis player. Being a born left-hander, Knowle was one of the few on theATP Tour who played his forehand, backhand, and even volleys double-handed. He was Austria's most successful doubles player in history by reaching world No. 6 in the ATP doubles rankings in January 2008, before being matched byJürgen Melzer, who reached No. 6 in September 2010, and overtaken only byAlexander Peya, who reached No. 3 in August 2013.

Tennis career

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Knowle was a successful player on theATP Challenger Series, winning the Challenger tournaments in Kyoto (1999), Caracas (2001), Graz (2001), and Andrezieux (2002), and reaching the finals in Yokohama (2000), Bristol (2000), Besançon (2000), and Graz (2003). He also won severalFutures tournaments. Knowle's best ATP singles ranking was world no. 86 in July 2002. His final appearance in the main draw of a singles tournament was in the Graz Challenger in 2005 where he reached the quarterfinals.

Knowle, 2016

2004

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Knowle reached his first of two Grand Slam finals atWimbledon in 2004 withNenad Zimonjić of Serbia. Eventually, the team was defeated in four sets byJonas Björkman andTodd Woodbridge. The only Austrian to reach a final at Wimbledon before wasGeorg von Metaxa in doubles in 1938, where he too lost.

2005-2006

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In 2005 Knowle teamed up with CzechPetr Pála for several months without being able to continue his successful run with Zimonjić. This changed when he formed a team with fellow Austrian player and left-hander Jürgen Melzer, joining him throughout most of 2005 and 2006. Together, they won two tournaments in doubles and reached another five finals.

2007

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Following Melzer's hand injury in early 2007, Knowle found a new partner inSimon Aspelin of Sweden.

At the2007 US Open, seeded tenth with Aspelin, Knowle achieved the greatest triumph of his career by winning the tournament, his first Grand Slam. In the first two rounds, they won over Kubot/Skoch and got a walkover over Calleri/Horna. They went on to upset eighth seedsJonathan Erlich andAndy Ram (who would go on to win the 2008 Australian Open men's doubles) in the third round. In the quarterfinals, they shocked the top seedsBob and Mike Bryan, having lost to them only weeks before. In the semifinals, they held off unseededJulien Benneteau andNicolas Mahut, 7–6(2), 1–6, 6–3, before winning the final 7–5, 6–4 over the ninth seeds,Pavel Vízner andLukáš Dlouhý.[1] They had previously won three tournaments together. This win put them into the no. 5 position in the ATP Doubles Race, and also gave Knowle his first top-10 ranking in doubles.

Knowle was the second of so-far four Austrian tennis players to win a Grand Slam tournament (the first in doubles). The first Austrian to win a Grand Slam tournament wasThomas Muster at the1995 French Open; the third wasJürgen Melzer, who won the2010 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles and later the2011 US Open – Men's doubles with his German partnerPhilipp Petzschner as well as the2011 Wimbledon Championships - Mixed doubles with his later wifeIveta Benešová; the fourth wasDominic Thiem, who won the2020 US Open - Men's Singles tournament.

Their excellent first year as a team enabled Knowle and Aspelin to participate in theTennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, China for the first time. They surprisingly made it all the way to the final, beatingPavel Vízner andLukáš Dlouhý,Arnaud Clément andMichaël Llodra, and finallyMartin Damm andLeander Paes, before eventually falling in straight sets toMark Knowles andDaniel Nestor 2–6, 3–6.

Their first Masters Cup participation put the duo into the no. 3 spot of the ATP Doubles Race for the first time.

In December 2007, Knowle suffered acute hearing loss.

2008

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Knowle and Aspelin were not able to continue their successful 2007 run, reaching five semifinals together in the 2008 season and reaching the third round of the French Open as their best Grand Slam result.

WithJürgen Melzer, Knowle participated at the2008 Olympic Games inBeijing. They defeated the German duo ofNicolas Kiefer andRainer Schüttler in three sets in the first round, before being knocked out of the tournament byBob and Mike Bryan, 6–7(2), 4–6.

2009

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Starting early 2009, Knowle formed a team with fellow AustrianJürgen Melzer once more, though occasionally also teaming with other players. Knowle and Melzer enjoyed little success on the tour in the first half of 2009, before their performance improved significantly in the later weeks, winning titles in New Haven and Tokyo and reaching another final in Vienna. Their success came too late in the year for them to qualify for the Masters Cup.

2010

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In 2010, Knowle played the first months of the year with Sweden'sRobert Lindstedt. Together, they reached the doubles final in Marseille, where they lost in straight sets. Due to little success on the tour together, Knowle and Lindstedt parted ways, with Knowle teaming withAndy Ram from Israel. Their best performance came at the French Open, where they surprisingly reached the semifinals.

2011

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Knowle's 2011 season was plagued by numerous injuries. Following a groin injury, he teamed up once more with Simon Aspelin, but they had little success. A torn muscle fascicle in April ended their partnership, forcing Knowle to pause for six weeks. His planned return to the tour failed, when a partially torn tendon prevented his participation in the French Open to defend his semifinal success from the previous year.

2012

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After dropping out of the top 80 of doubles players in late 2011 for the first time in 10 years, Knowle slowly made his way back to the top 50 in 2012, teaming with several different partners, includingMichael Kohlmann,Paul Hanley,František Čermák, andFilip Polášek. He reached the doubles final in Estoril withDavid Marrero and won the Kitzbühel tournament with Cermak, claiming his first title since Tokyo in 2009. He also reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon withDaniele Bracciali, and did the same at the US Open with Polášek.

At theMalaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur, Knowle made a surprise return to singles competition, surviving three qualifying rounds (including a first-round bye) to become the oldest player to ever qualify for an ATP tournament at age 38. He lost in the first round toAlbert Ramos in straight sets.

2013

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In April, Knowle won theGrand Prix Hassan II in Casablanca withFilip Polášek, winning the final over the German team ofDustin Brown andChristopher Kas.

2020-2021

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In November 2020, he accompaniedKevin Krawietz andAndreas Mies as a coach at the2020 ATP Finals.[2]

In February 2021, Knowle competed in theAustralian Open, marking his first Grand Slam appearance since 2017. Knowle andLloyd Harris lost in the first round to the pairing ofNick Kyrgios andThanasi Kokkinakis.[3]

His last ATP event was the2021 French Open. He officially retired in November 2021.[4]

Performance timelines

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Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Tournament199819992000200120022003200420052006–2021SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAQ1Q3Q2Q12RQ1Q2A0 / 11–150%
French OpenQ1Q1Q1Q11RQ1AAA0 / 10–10%
WimbledonQ1AQ31R3RQ11RQ1A0 / 32–340%
US OpenAAQ1Q31RQ2Q2AA0 / 10–10%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–12–31–10–10–00–00 / 63–633%

Doubles

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Current through the2021 French Open.

Tournament1994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAAAAA1R1R2R1R3R3R1R1R1RA2R1R1R2R1RAAAA1R0 / 157–15
French OpenAAAAAAA3R1R2R2RQF3R3R3R2RSFA1R1R1R2R2R2RAAA1R0 / 1720–16
WimbledonAAAAAAA1R2R1RF3RA1R1R1R3R3RQFQFQF2R1R2RAANHA0 / 1623–16
US OpenAAAAAAA1R1R2R2R2R2RW2R3R1R2RQF1R1R1R1R1RAAAA1 / 1716–16
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–02–31–42–48–45–45–29–43–43–46–43–27–43–43–43–41–42–30–00–00–00–21 / 6566–63
Year-end championship
ATP FinalsDid not qualifyFDid not qualify0 / 13–2
ATP Tour Masters
Indian Wells MastersAAAAAAAAAA1R1RQFSF1R1R1R1RAAAAAAAANHA0 / 85–8
Miami OpenAAAAAAAA3RA1R1R1R2RQFSF1R1RA1R1RAAAAANHA0 / 118–11
Monte Carlo MastersAAAAAAAAAAA1R2RSFQFQF1RAA1R1RAAAAANHA0 / 84–8
Italian OpenAAAAAAAAAAA1R2R1R2R2R1RAA1RAAAAAAAA0 / 72–7
German OpenAAAAAAAAAA2R2R2RSFQFNot Masters Series0 / 56–5
Madrid OpenNot HeldAA1RAAQFQF1RQFAA2RAAAAAANHA0 / 65–6
Canadian OpenAAAAAAAAAA2RA1R2R2RA2RAAAAAAAAANHA0 / 51–5
Cincinnati MastersAAAAAAAAAA1RA1RQFAAQFAAAAAAAAAAA0 / 42–4
Shanghai MastersNot HeldSF1RAAAAAAAAANH0 / 23–2
Paris MastersAAAAAAAAAAAA1RSFQF2RAA1RAAAAAAAAA0 / 53–5
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–02–10–02–61–54–812–96–88–73–80–20–11–40–20–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 6139–61
National representation
OlympicsNot HeldANot HeldANot HeldANot Held2RNot HeldANot HeldANot HeldA0 / 11–1
Davis CupAAAAAPO1RZ1Z1PO1R1R1R1R1R1RZ1AA1RAAAZ1AANHA0 / 1011–13
Career statistics
1994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021Career
Titles000000002202140200122001000019
Finals000000003422561411353211000044
Overall win–loss1–10–10–00–00–00–10–25–1020–1625–1419–2225–2637–2747–2726–2836–2727–2811–1727–2334–2727–2222–2210–1811–90–00–00–10–2410–371
Year-end ranking46348838436518416284583828322372421328137344051877452%

ATP career finals

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Doubles: 44 (19 titles, 25 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (1–1)
Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (0–1)
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–3)
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (16–20)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–16)
Clay (8–6)
Grass (2–2)
Carpet (2–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (15–12)
Indoor (4–13)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Feb 2002Copenhagen Open, DenmarkInternationalHard (i)GermanyMichael KohlmannCzech RepublicJiří Novák
Czech RepublicRadek Štěpánek
7–6(10–8), 7–5
Loss1–1May 2002Majorca Open, SpainInternationalClayGermany Michael KohlmannIndiaMahesh Bhupathi
IndiaLeander Paes
2–6, 4–6
Win2–1Jul 2002Croatia Open, CroatiaInternationalClayCzech RepublicFrantišek ČermákSpainAlbert Portas
SpainFernando Vicente
6–4, 6–4
Win3–1Jan 2003Chennai Open, IndiaInternationalHardGermany Michael KohlmannCzech Republic František Čermák
Czech RepublicLeoš Friedl
7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–3)
Loss3–2Mar 2003Copenhagen Open, DenmarkInternationalHard (i)Germany Michael KohlmannCzech RepublicTomáš Cibulec
Czech RepublicPavel Vízner
5–7, 7–5, 2–6
Loss3–3Jul 2003Hall of Fame Championships, USInternationalGrassAustriaJürgen MelzerAustraliaJordan Kerr
AustraliaDavid Macpherson
6–7(4–7), 3–6
Win4–3Oct 2003St. Petersburg Open, RussiaInternationalCarpet (i)Serbia and MontenegroNenad ZimonjićGermany Michael Kohlmann
GermanyRainer Schüttler
7–6(7–1), 6–3
Loss4–4May 2004Bavarian Championships, GermanyInternationalClaySerbia and Montenegro Nenad ZimonjićUnited StatesJames Blake
The BahamasMark Merklein
2–6, 4–6
Loss4–5Jul 2004Wimbledon, United KingdomGrand SlamGrassSerbia and Montenegro Nenad ZimonjićSwedenJonas Björkman
AustraliaTodd Woodbridge
1–6, 4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win5–5May 2005Bavarian Championships, GermanyInternationalClayCroatiaMario AnčićGermanyFlorian Mayer
GermanyAlexander Waske
6–3, 1–6, 6–3
Win6–5Oct 2005St. Petersburg Open, Russia(2)InternationalCarpet (i)Austria Jürgen MelzerSwedenJonas Björkman
BelarusMax Mirnyi
4–6, 7–5, 7–5
Loss6–6Apr 2006US Clay Court Championships, USInternationalClayAustria Jürgen MelzerGermany Michael Kohlmann
Germany Alexander Waske
7–5, 4–6, [5–10]
Win7–6May 2006Grand Prix Hassan II, MoroccoInternationalClayAustria Jürgen MelzerGermany Michael Kohlmann
Germany Alexander Waske
6–3, 6–4
Loss7–7Oct 2006Open de Moselle, FranceInternationalHard (i)Austria Jürgen MelzerFranceRichard Gasquet
FranceFabrice Santoro
6–3, 1–6, [9–11]
Loss7–8Oct 2006Vienna Open, AustriaInternationalHard (i)Austria Jürgen MelzerCzech RepublicPetr Pála
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
4–6, 6–3, [10–12]
Loss7–9Oct 2006St. Petersburg Open, RussiaInternationalCarpet (i)Austria Jürgen MelzerSwedenSimon Aspelin
AustraliaTodd Perry
1–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss7–10Feb 2007US Indoor Tennis Championships, USIntl. GoldHard (i)Austria Jürgen MelzerUnited StatesEric Butorac
United KingdomJamie Murray
5–7, 3–6
Win8–10May 2007ATP Pörtschach, AustriaInternationalClaySweden Simon AspelinCzech Republic Leoš Friedl
Czech RepublicDavid Škoch
7–6(8–6), 5–7, [10–5]
Win9–10Jun 2007Halle Open, GermanyInternationalGrassSweden Simon AspelinFrance Fabrice Santoro
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Win10–10Jul 2007Swedish Open, SwedenInternationalClaySweden Simon AspelinArgentinaMartín García
ArgentinaSebastián Prieto
6–2, 6–4
Win11–10Sep 2007US Open, USGrand SlamHardSweden Simon AspelinCzech RepublicLukáš Dlouhý
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
7–5, 6–4
Loss11–11Nov 2007Tennis Masters Cup, ChinaMasters CupHard (i)Sweden Simon AspelinThe BahamasMark Knowles
CanadaDaniel Nestor
2–6, 3–6
Loss11–12May 2008ATP Pörtschach, AustriaInternationalClayAustria Jürgen MelzerBrazilMarcelo Melo
BrazilAndré Sá
5–7, 7–6(7–3), [11–13]
Loss11–13Feb 2009Open 13, France250 SeriesHard (i)IsraelAndy RamFranceArnaud Clément
FranceMichaël Llodra
6–3, 3–6, [8–10]
Win12–13Aug 2009Connecticut Open, US250 SeriesHardAustria Jürgen MelzerBrazilBruno Soares
ZimbabweKevin Ullyett
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win13–13Oct 2009Japan Open, Japan500 SeriesHardAustria Jürgen MelzerUnited KingdomRoss Hutchins
Australia Jordan Kerr
6–2, 5–7, [10–8]
Loss13–14Nov 2009Vienna Open, Austria250 SeriesHard (i)Austria Jürgen MelzerPolandŁukasz Kubot
AustriaOliver Marach
6–2, 4–6, [9–11]
Loss13–15Feb 2010Open 13, France250 SeriesHard (i)SwedenRobert LindstedtFranceJulien Benneteau
France Michaël Llodra
4–6, 3–6
Loss13–16Sep 2011Romanian Open, Romania250 SeriesClaySpainDavid MarreroItalyDaniele Bracciali
ItalyPotito Starace
6–3, 4–6, [8–10]
Loss13–17May 2012Estoril Open, Portugal250 SeriesClaySpain David MarreroPakistanAisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
NetherlandsJean-Julien Rojer
5–7, 5–7
Win14–17Jul 2012Austrian Open, Austria250 SeriesClayCzech Republic František ČermákGermanyDustin Brown
AustraliaPaul Hanley
7–6(7–4), 3–6, [12–10]
Loss14–18Oct 2012Vienna Open, Austria250 SeriesHard (i)SlovakiaFilip PolášekGermanyAndre Begemann
GermanyMartin Emmrich
4–6, 6–3, [4–10]
Loss14–19Jan 2013Qatar Open, Qatar250 SeriesHardSlovakia Filip PolášekGermanyChristopher Kas
GermanyPhilipp Kohlschreiber
5–7, 4–6
Win15–19Feb 2013Zagreb Indoors, Croatia250 SeriesHard (i)Slovakia Filip PolášekCroatiaIvan Dodig
CroatiaMate Pavić
3–6, 3–6
Win16–19Apr 2013Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco(2)250 SeriesClaySlovakia Filip PolášekGermany Dustin Brown
Germany Christopher Kas
6–3, 6–2
Loss16–20Oct 2013Vienna Open, Austria250 SeriesHard (i)Canada Daniel NestorRomaniaFlorin Mergea
Czech RepublicLukáš Rosol
5–7, 4–6
Loss16–21Oct 2013Swiss Indoors, Switzerland500 SeriesHard (i)Austria Oliver MarachPhilippinesTreat Huey
United KingdomDominic Inglot
3–6, 6–3, [4–10]
Win17–21Jan 2014Auckland Open, New Zealand250 SeriesHardBrazil Marcelo MeloAustriaAlexander Peya
Brazil Bruno Soares
4–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Win18–21Jun 2014Halle Open, Germany(2)250 SeriesGrassGermany Andre BegemannSwitzerlandMarco Chiudinelli
SwitzerlandRoger Federer
1–6, 7–5, [12–10]
Loss18–22Oct 2014Vienna Open, Austria250 SeriesHard (i)Germany Andre BegemannAustria Jürgen Melzer
GermanyPhilipp Petzschner
6–7(6–8), 6–4, [7–10]
Loss18–23Jan 2015Qatar Open, Qatar250 SeriesHardAustriaPhilipp OswaldArgentinaJuan Mónaco
SpainRafael Nadal
3–6, 4–6
Loss18–24Sep 2015St. Petersburg Open, Russia250 SeriesHard (i)Austria Alexander PeyaPhilippines Treat Huey
FinlandHenri Kontinen
5–7, 3–6
Loss18–25Oct 2016Kremlin Cup, Russia250 SeriesHard (i)Austria Jürgen MelzerColombiaJuan Sebastián Cabal
ColombiaRobert Farah
5–7, 6–4, [5–10]
Win19–25Jul 2017Swedish Open, Sweden(2)250 SeriesClayGermany Philipp PetzschnerNetherlandsSander Arends
NetherlandsMatwé Middelkoop
6–2, 3–6, [10–7]

References

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  1. ^"Doubles joy for Aspelin and Knowle". Irish Examiner. Retrieved21 July 2025.
  2. ^"Julian Knowle joins the Krawietz and Mies team". 11 November 2020.
  3. ^""KraMies" coach Julian Knowle makes a lightning comeback". 7 February 2021.
  4. ^"Retirees Honoured at 2021 Nitto ATP Finals | ATP Tour | Tennis".

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