Dieter Kindlmann

Dieter Kindlmann
Country (sports)	Germany
Residence	Blaichach, Germany
Born	3 June 1982 (age 42); Sonthofen, West Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro	2001
Retired	2012
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$376,578
Singles
Career record	1–11
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 130 (26 July 2004)
Current ranking	No. 570 (28 November 2011)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (2005, 2009, 2010)
French Open	2R (2006)
Wimbledon	Q2 (2009)
US Open	1R (2009)
Doubles
Career record	0–0
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 317 (5 July 2010)
Current ranking	No. 762 (28 November 2011)
	Last updated on: 28 November 2011.

Dieter Kindlmann (born 3 June 1982) is a German former professional tennis player. He reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on 26 July 2004, when he became World number 130. His best appearance at a Grand Slam came at the 2006 French Open, where he reached the main draw as a qualifier, losing in the second round.

After his retirement, he served as Maria Sharapova's hitting partner. Later, he joined the coaching teams of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Laura Robson, and Madison Keys, helping the American reach her first Grand Slam final in 2017. Since July 2018, he has been a head coach, accompanying Elise Mertens.^[1] On 21 November 2019, 3-time majors champion Angelique Kerber announced that she has hired Kindlmann as her coach.^[2]

Singles Titles

Legend (singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (0)
Challengers (4)
Futures (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	2002	Thessaloniki	Hard	Konstantinos Economidis	W/O
2.	2003	Aschaffenburg	Clay	Marcello Craca	6–3, 6–4
3.	2004	Oberstaufen	Clay	Jean-René Lisnard	6–7, 6–2, 6–4
4.	2005	Wolfsburg	Carpet	Tobias Summerer	7–5, 4–1, RET.
5.	2008	New Delhi-IV	Hard	Joshua Goodall	7–6, 6–3

Grand Slam performance timeline

Key
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	DNQ	A	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Tournament	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Career SR	Career win–loss
Australian Open	1R	A	LQ	A	1R	1R	0 / 3	0–3
French Open	A	2R	LQ	A	LQ	1R	0 / 2	1–2
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	LQ	-	0 / 0	0–0
US Open	A	A	A	A	1R	A	0 / 1	0–1
Grand Slam Win–loss	0–1	1–1	0–0	0–0	0–2	0–2	0 / 6	1–6
Year End Ranking	305	238	359	231	173	N/A	N/A	N/A

References

^ "Elise Mertens est désormais entraînée par l'ancien coach de Madison Keys". RTBF Sport (in French). 31 July 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
^ Angelique Kerber Official Twitter Retrieved 8 December 2019

External links

Dieter Kindlmann at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Dieter Kindlmann at the International Tennis Federation

[1] "Elise Mertens est désormais entraînée par l'ancien coach de Madison Keys". RTBF Sport (in French). 31 July 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.

[2] Angelique Kerber Official Twitter Retrieved 8 December 2019

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