 Koch in 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| Country (sports) |  Brazil | ||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1945-05-11)11 May 1945 (age 80) Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1968 (amateur from 1961) | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 556–341[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 36[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 12 (1967)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| French Open | QF (1968) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | QF (1967) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | QF (1963) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 111–99 (Open era) | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 3 (Open era) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | SF (1971) | ||||||||||||||
| Mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| French Open | W (1975) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | QF (1971) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Thomaz Koch (born 11 May 1945) is a former tennis player from Brazil. He won one Grand Slam title in mixed doubles at the1975 French Open. In singles he was a quarterfinalist in singles at the French Open,Wimbledon and theU.S. National Championships. Koch was active from 1961 to 1985 and played close to 900 singles matches,[1] and won 36 career singles titles.[1] He was ranked World No 12 player for 1967.[2] His highest computer ranking which was past his peak period in the ATP singles ranking was No. 24 (achieved on December 20, 1974).[1] In addition he also won 5 challenger satellite tour tiles towards the end of his career.[1] He won also two gold medals in the men's tennis competition at the1967 Pan American Games.[1]
He played his first tournament in 1961 at the Santos Open where he reached the final.[1] He won his first senior title in 1964 at theSwiss International Championships against compatriotRonald Barnes. He won his final main tour title in 1976 at the Malta International against Britain'sRoger Taylor.[1] He played his final singles tournament in 1984 at theGuarujá Open in 1984.[1] He also won theWimbledon Plate twice, in 1969 and 1975.
(incomplete list)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | 1969 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard |  Mark Cox | 8–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | 1969 | Washington, U.S. | Clay |  Arthur Ashe | 7–5, 9–7, 4–6, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | 1971 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard |  Manuel Orantes | 7–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–1 | 1976 | Khartoum, Sudan | Hard | Mike Estep | 4–6, 7–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–2 | 1976 | Nuremberg, Germany | Carpet (i) |  Frew McMillan | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | 1968 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | José Mandarino | Carlos Fernandes Patricio Rodríguez | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | 1969 | London/Queen's, U.K. | Grass |  Ove Nils Bengtson |  Owen DavidsonDennis Ralston | 6–8, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | 1971 | Salisbury, U.S. | Hard (i) | Clark Graebner | Juan Gisbert, Sr.Manuel Orantes | 3–6, 6–4, 6–7 |
| Win | 1–3 | 1971 | Macon, U.S. | Hard | Clark Graebner |  Željko Franulović Jan Kodeš | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | 1971 | Hampton, U.S. | Hard (i) | Clark Graebner |  Ilie NăstaseIon Țiriac | 4–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–4 | 1971 | Caracas, Venezuela | Clay | José Edison Mandarino | Gerald BattrickPeter Curtis | 6–4, 3–6, 6–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | 1972 | Washington D.C., U.S. | Carpet (i) | Clark Graebner | Tom EdlefsenCliff Richey | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–6 | 1974 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Roy Emerson | José Higueras Manuel Orantes | 5–7, 6–0, 1–6, 8–9 |
| Win | 3–6 | 1975 | Istanbul, Turkey | Clay | Colin Dibley |  Colin DowdeswellJohn Feaver | 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–7 | 1982 | Itaparica, Brazil | Carpet | José Schmidt | Givaldo BarbosaJoão Soares | 6–7, 1–2 ret. |
| Loss | 3–8 | 1983 | Bahia, Brazil | Hard |  Ricardo Cano | Givaldo Barbosa João Soares |
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1975 | French Open | Clay |  Fiorella Bonicelli | Jaime FillolPam Teeguarden | 6–4, 7–6 |
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