GERMAN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2018: DAY 2 MEDIA NOTES Tuesday, 24 July 2018 Tennisstadion am Rothenbaum Hamburg, Germany 23-29 July 2018 Draw: S-32, D-16 Prize Money: 1,619,935 Surface: Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com German-Open-Hamburg.de Martin Dagahs: mdagahs@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @Am_Rothenbaum Press Officer: presse@hse-gmbh.com Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @TennisAmRothenbaum TV & Radio: TennisTV.com THIEM, CECCHINATO AIM TO KEEP EXCELLING ON CLAY IN HAMBURG No. 1 seed Dominic Thiem returns to clay courts for the first time since his run to the Roland Garros final when he faces French teenager Corentin Moutet in the opening round of the German Tennis Championships 2018 on Tuesday. Thiem is an excellent 26-6 on clay this season, with titles at Buenos Aires and Lyon and a runner-up showing at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid to go alongside his first Grand Slam final in Paris. As for Moutet, the 19-year-old qualifier is currently in 15th place on the Race to Milan to qualify for the Next Gen ATP Finals. This will be Moutet s second match against a Top 10 player: he lost to David Goffin in the second round of Roland Garros this year. Another 2018 Roland Garros achiever, No. 6 seed Marco Cecchinato, will play his first match on Tuesday after adding to his clay-court exploits last week, when he picked up a second clay-court title at Umag. After winning his maiden ATP World Tour singles title at Budapest on clay as a lucky loser, Cecchinato upset Pablo Carreno Busta, Goffin, and former champion Novak Djokovic en route to the semi-finals at Roland Garros, becoming the first Italian Grand Slam semi-finalist in 40 years. Cecchinato will be immediately tested in Hamburg by former Top 10 player Gael Monfils. Two Germans also take to the center court on Tuesday. No. 5 seed Philipp Kohlschreiber will contest his first match at Hamburg since retiring from last year s semi-final against compatriot Florian Mayer due to a left leg adductor strain; he will play Georgian qualifier Nikoloz Basilashvili. And Peter Gojowczyk has a first-round encounter against Nicolas Jarry of Chile; Gojowczyk s only prior main-draw match at Hamburg was a loss to eventual champion Leonardo Mayer in 2014. FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: TUESDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES CENTER Nicolas Jarry (CHI) vs Peter Gojowczyk (GER) First Meeting Jarry 2018 Summary: F (1): Sao Paulo (l. Fognini); SF (1): Rio de Janeiro (l. Schwartzman); QF (2): Quito (l. Carballes Baena); Estoril (l. Carreno Busta) YTD W-L: 17-14 Date of Birth: October 11, 1995 (22) ATP Ranking: 69 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut) Earned 4 wins in 3 sets to reach 1st ATP World Tour singles final at Sao Paulo (l. to Fognini in 3 sets). Achieved career-high No. 59 in ATP Rankings on 21 May after qualifying at Rome (l. to Schwartzman in 1R). Saved 6 MPs vs. L. Mayer in Estoril 1R -- most of all players in 2018 (l. to Carreno Busta in QF). Lost to eventual champions Schwartzman in Buenos Aires SF and Carballes Baena in Quito QF. Secured 1st ATP Masters 1000 win at Miami (d. Norrie) and 1st Grand Slam win at Wimbledon (d. Krajinovic). Won 1st ATP World Tour doubles title in 1st final with countryman Podlipnik-Castillo at Quito (d. Krajicek/Withrow).
Day 2 Tuesday, 24 July 2018 Page 2 of 6 Gojowczyk 2018 Summary: F (2): Delray Beach (l. Tiafoe); Geneva (l. Fucsovics); QF (2): Doha (l. Monfils); Auckland (l. Haase) YTD W-L: 17-15 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: July 15, 1989 (29) ATP Ranking: 44 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2014 1st Round) Tournament Note: Making 1st appearance since main-draw debut in 2014 (l. to eventual champion L. Mayer in 1R). Runner-up at Delray Beach (d. Isner in 2R after saving 3 MPs, l. to Tiafoe) and Geneva (d. Fognini, l. to Fucsovics). Broke into Top 50 of ATP Rankings on 5 March and achieved career-high No. 39 on 25 June. Reached back-to-back QFs at Doha (l. to eventual champion Monfils) and Auckland (l. to Haase). Defeated defending champion and World No. 8 Sock in Auckland 2R for biggest win of career. Suffered 6-match losing streak before reaching ATP Masters 1000 Rome 3R (d. Querrey in 1R, l. to Fognini). Retired in New York 2R (foot) and Roland Garros 1R (right hip). Withdrew from Stuttgart and Halle (right hip). [6] Marco Cecchinato (ITA) vs Gael Monfils (FRA) First Meeting Cecchinato 2018 Summary: W (2): Budapest (d. Millman); Umag (d. Pella); SF (2): Roland Garros (l. Thiem); Eastbourne (l. Lacko) YTD W-L: 19-12 YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: September 30, 1992 (25) ATP Ranking: 22 (Career-High) Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2017 1st Round) Tournament Note: In main draw debut last year, lost to eventual finalist F. Mayer in opening round. Defeated 2016 champion Djokovic as World No. 72 to become lowest-ranked Roland Garros semi-finalist since No. 100 A. Medvedev in 1999 and 1st Italian Grand Slam semi-finalist since Barazzutti at 1978 Roland Garros. Rallied from 2 sets down vs. Copil in Roland Garros 1R and also beat Carreno Busta and Goffin en route to SF. Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour SF and final en route to 1st title at Budapest as LL (d. Seppi and Millman). Claimed 2nd title of season and career at Umag (def. Pella in final). Qualified at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to Raonic in 2R), Buenos Aires (l. to Zeballos in 1R) and Rio de Janeiro (l. to Carreno Busta in 1R). Beat former World No. 5 Robredo en route to 5th ATP Challenger Tour title at Santiago, CHI (d. Gomez-Herrera). Monfils 2018 Summary: W (1): Doha (d. Rublev); SF (2): Buenos Aires (l. Thiem); Antalya (l. Mannarino); QF (2): Quito (l. Monteiro); Rio de Janeiro (l. Schwartzman) YTD W-L: 21-13 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: September 1, 1986 (31) ATP Ranking: 37 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 3-3 (2011 Quarter-finals) Tournament Note: Lost to eventual champion Simon in 3 sets in 2011 quarter-finals. Captured 1st Doha title in 4th final at event, improving to 7-20 overall in ATP World Tour finals (d. Rublev). Made return to tour at Doha after retiring in 2017 US Open 3R and missing remainder of season (right knee). Saved 1 MP vs. Zeballos and beat No. 3 Cilic to reach Rio de Janeiro QF (l. to eventual champion Schwartzman). Also saved 1 MP vs. Isner to reach ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 3R (ret. vs. Herbert). Advanced to Buenos Aires SF (l. to Thiem), Antalya SF (l. to Mannarino), and Quito QF (l. to Monteiro). Reached Wimbledon 4R for 1st time in career, beating Querrey to improve to 1-6 in Wimbledon 3R (l. to Anderson). Fell to 0-15 against Djokovic in Australian Open 2R. Squandered 4 MPs vs. Goffin in Roland Garros 3R. Retired in Indian Wells 3R vs. Herbert and withdrew from Miami, Marrakech and Monte-Carlo due to back injury.
Day 2 Tuesday, 24 July 2018 Page 3 of 6 [Q] Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) vs [5] Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) Kohlschreiber Leads 1-0 17 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4 3-6 7-6(2) 6-4 Basilashvili 2018 Summary: QF (3): Marrakech (l. Sousa); Budapest (l. Seppi); Antalya (l. Vesely) YTD W-L: 12-20 Date of Birth: February 23, 1992 (26) ATP Ranking: 81 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2017 1st Round) Tournament Note: In tournament debut last year, lost to Ferrer in 3 sets in opening round. Reached QFs at Marrakech (l. to Sousa), Budapest (l. to Seppi) and Antalya (l. to Vesely). Advanced to Grand Slam 3R for 3rd time at Australian Open (l. to Edmund after leading 2 sets to 1). Qualified at ATP Masters 1000s in Madrid (l. to Monfils in 1R) and Rome (l. to Djokovic in 2R). Lost 7 straight matches from 19 January-21 March, including in Davis Cup to No. 698 Ahouda and No. 591 Ouahab. Retired in Acapulco 1R vs. Donaldson and Indian Wells 1R vs. Sandgren due to right shoulder injury. Kohlschreiber 2018 Summary: F (1): Munich (l. A. Zverev); QF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (l. del Potro) YTD W-L: 18-17 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 8 Date of Birth: October 16, 1983 (34) ATP Ranking: 25 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 15-13 (2014, 2017 Semi-finals) Tournament Note: Lost to eventual champion L. Mayer in 2014 SF; retired due to a left leg adductor strain while leading compatriot F. Mayer 6-4 2-3 in 2017 SF. Did not drop a set en route to 6th Munich final, falling to 3-3 with loss to countryman A. Zverev. Snapped 12-match losing streak vs. Top 10 players, beating No. 3 Cilic en route to Indian Wells QF (l. to Del Potro). Reached Wimbledon 3R for 5th time (l. to Anderson). Advanced to 3R at all 3 ATP Masters 1000 clay-court events: Monte-Carlo (d. Ramos-Vinolas, l. to Dimitrov), Madrid (d. Bautista Agut after saving 1 MP, l. to Anderson) and Rome (d. Sock, l. to Nishikori). Fell to Ferrer in deciding rubber of Davis Cup QF, losing 7-5 in 5th after 4 hours, 51 minutes (ESP d. GER 3-2). Followed with worst tour-level loss of career vs. World No. 617 Ouahab in Marrakech 1R. [1] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs [Q] Corentin Moutet (FRA) First Meeting Thiem 2018 Summary: W (2): Buenos Aires (d. Bedene); Lyon (d. Simon); F (2): ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. A. Zverev); Roland Garros (l. Nadal); SF (1): Doha (w/o vs Monfils); QF (4): Rio de Janeiro (l. Verdasco); Acapulco (l. del Potro); ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (l. Nadal); Barcelona (l. Tsitsipas) YTD W-L: 36-11 YTD Titles: 2 / Career Titles: 10 Date of Birth: September 3, 1993 (24) ATP Ranking: 8 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 2-1 (2014 3rd Round) Tournament Note: In only prior appearance, lost to eventual champion L. Mayer in 2014 3rd round. Advanced to 1st Grand Slam final at Roland Garros (d. A. Zverev in QF, l. to No. 1 Nadal). Became 2nd Grand Slam finalist from Austria, joining 1995 Roland Garros champion Muster. Defeated No. 1 Nadal en route to 2nd straight ATP Masters 1000 Madrid final (l. to A. Zverev). Ended Nadal s 50-set clay win streak, which began after Thiem defeated him in 2017 ATP Masters 1000 Rome QF. Only player to defeat Nadal on clay since Djokovic in 2016 ATP Masters 1000 Rome QF. Captured clay-court titles at Buenos Aires (d. Bedene) and Lyon (d. Simon). Saved 1 MP vs. Rublev in 2R and beat Djokovic in 3R at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo (l. to No. 1 Nadal in QF). Rallied from 2 sets down vs. Kudla en route to Australian Open 4R for 2nd straight year (l. to Sandgren in 5 sets). Conceded walkover to Monfils in Doha SF due to viral infection. Retired in Indian Wells 3R and withdrew from Miami (right ankle). Retired in Wimbledon 1R (back).
Day 2 Tuesday, 24 July 2018 Page 4 of 6 Moutet 2018 Summary: QF (1): Quito (l. A. Martin) YTD W-L: 3-7 Date of Birth: April 19, 1999 (19) ATP Ranking: 119 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut) Earned 1st ATP World Tour wins en route to 1st QF as WC at Quito (d. Karlovic after saving 1 MP, l. to A. Martin). Also received WCs at Australian Open (l. to Seppi in 1R), Sao Paulo (l. to Pella in 1R), Lyon (l. to Hemery in 1R) and Roland Garros (d. Karlovic, l. to Goffin in 2R). Achieved career-high No. 117 in ATP Rankings on 16 July. Qualified at Barcelona (l. to Tsitsipas in 1R) and Rio de Janeiro, where he withdrew due to right knee injury. Advanced to Challenger final at Bastad, SWE (l. to P. Martinez), then qualified at ATP World Tour event at Bastad the following week (def. Eriksson and Garin in qualifying, l. to G. Melzer in 1R of main draw). Reached Challenger QFs at Noumea, CAL (l. to Rubin) and Tunis, TUN (l. to Fabbiano). Withdrew from Wimbledon qualifying due to thumb injury. COURT M 1 [8] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs Dusan Lajovic (SRB) Lajovic Leads 3-1 15 Sao Paulo (Brazil) Clay R16 Dusan Lajovic 6-7(6) 6-3 6-4 16 Atlanta (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Fernando Verdasco 7-6(2) 6-4 16 St. Petersburg (Russia) Hard R32 Dusan Lajovic 2-6 6-3 6-2 17 Beijing (China) Hard R32 Dusan Lajovic 6-1 3-6 6-3 Verdasco 2018 Summary: F (1): Rio de Janeiro (l. Schwartzman); SF (1): Bastad (l. Fognini); QF (1): s-hertogenbosch (l. Tomic) YTD W-L: 20-18 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 7 Date of Birth: November 15, 1983 (34) ATP Ranking: 33 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 13-11 (2011 Semi-finals) Lajovic 2018 Summary: SF (1): Lyon (l. Thiem); QF (2): ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. Anderson); Umag (l. Pella) YTD W-L: 15-16 Date of Birth: June 30, 1990 (28) ATP Ranking: 63 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 3-1 (2014 Quarter-finals) Benoit Paire (FRA) vs [7] Richard Gasquet (FRA) Gasquet Leads 5-1 13 Montpellier (France) Hard F Richard Gasquet 6-2 6-3 13 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (Monaco) Clay R32 Richard Gasquet 6-1 3-6 6-1 16 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Richard Gasquet 6-3 6-0 17 Montpellier (France) Hard SF Richard Gasquet 6-2 6-2 17 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R64 Richard Gasquet 6-3 4-6 6-4 18 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R64 Benoit Paire 6-4 6-4 Paire 2018 Summary: SF (2): Pune (l. Anderson); Sydney (l. de Minaur); QF (1): Montpellier (l. Pouille) YTD W-L: 19-17 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: May 8, 1989 (29) ATP Ranking: 52 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 5-5 (2015 Quarter-finals)
Day 2 Tuesday, 24 July 2018 Page 5 of 6 Gasquet 2018 Summary: W (1): s-hertogenbosch (d. Chardy); F (2): Montpellier (l. Pouille); Bastad (l. Fognini); SF (1): Marrakech (l. Edmund); QF (1): ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (l. A. Zverev) YTD W-L: 24-15 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 15 Date of Birth: June 18, 1986 (32) ATP Ranking: 28 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 6-4 (2005 Finalist) John Millman (AUS) vs Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting 11 Italy F5 (Italy) Clay QF Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4 6-0 Millman 2018 Summary: F (1): Budapest (l. Cecchinato); QF (1): Eastbourne (l. Cecchinato) YTD W-L: 13-13 Date of Birth: June 14, 1989 (29) ATP Ranking: 50 (Career-High) Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut) Struff 2018 Summary: QF (2): Budapest (l. Cecchinato); Munich (l. A. Zverev) YTD W-L: 13-17 Date of Birth: April 25, 1990 (28) ATP Ranking: 51 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 2-4 (2013, 2017 2nd Round) COURT M 3 Gilles Simon (FRA) vs [LL] Thiago Monteiro (BRA) Monteiro Leads 1-0 16 Gstaad (Switzerland) Clay R16 Thiago Monteiro 6-2 6-4 Simon 2018 Summary: W (1): Pune (d. Anderson); F (1): Lyon (l. Thiem); QF (1): Marrakech (l. Gasquet) YTD W-L: 22-15 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 13 Date of Birth: December 27, 1984 (33) ATP Ranking: 39 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 11-8 (2011 Champion) Monteiro 2018 Summary: SF (1): Quito (l. Ramos-Vinolas) YTD W-L: 8-9 Date of Birth: May 31, 1994 (24) ATP Ranking: 146 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 1-1 (2016 2nd Round) Marton Fucsovics (HUN) vs Pablo Cuevas (URU) First Meeting Fucsovics 2018 Summary: W (1): Geneva (d. Gojowczyk); QF (1): Munich (l. Marterer) YTD W-L: 15-15 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: February 8, 1992 (26) ATP Ranking: 49 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut)
Day 2 Tuesday, 24 July 2018 Page 6 of 6 Cuevas 2018 Summary: SF (1): Sao Paulo (l. Fognini); QF (1): Rio de Janeiro (l. Jarry) YTD W-L: 16-13 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 6 Date of Birth: January 1, 1986 (32) ATP Ranking: 72 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 10-5 (2016 Finalist) Aljaz Bedene (SLO) vs [SE] Henri Laaksonen (SUI) Bedene Leads 1-0 14 Chennai (India) Hard R32 Aljaz Bedene 6-3 5-7 7-6(0) Bedene 2018 Summary: F (1): Buenos Aires (l. Thiem); SF (1): Budapest (l. Millman); QF (1): Rio de Janeiro (l. Fognini) YTD W-L: 19-15 Date of Birth: July 18, 1989 (29) ATP Ranking: 80 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 3-2 (2015 Quarter-finals) Laaksonen 2018 Summary: SF (1): Bastad (l. Gasquet) YTD W-L: 4-3 Date of Birth: March 31, 1992 (26) ATP Ranking: 135 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut)
GERMAN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2018: PREVIEW & DAY 1 MEDIA NOTES Monday, 23 July 2018 Tennisstadion am Rothenbaum Hamburg, Germany 23-29 July 2018 Draw: S-32, D-16 Prize Money: 1,619,935 Surface: Clay ATP World Tour Info Tournament Info ATP PR & Marketing ATPWorldTour.com German-Open-Hamburg.de Martin Dagahs: mdagahs@atpworldtour.com Twitter: @ATPWorldTour @Am_Rothenbaum Press Officer: presse@hse-gmbh.com Facebook: @ATPWorldTour @TennisAmRothenbaum TV & Radio: TennisTV.com 10 THINGS TO WATCH IN HAMBURG 1) Summer in Swing: The European clay-court circuit continues this week with ATP World Tour events in Hamburg and Gstaad, while the first hard-court event since March takes place in Atlanta. Roland Garros runner-up Dominic Thiem headlines the German Tennis Championships 2018. 2) Dominant Thiem: If Rafael Nadal is the king of clay, the 24-year-old Thiem is heir to the throne. Nadal is 50-2 on clay since April 2017 with losses to Thiem at 2017 Rome and 2018 Madrid. For his career, Thiem is 109-36 with eight titles on clay (.752) and 98-84 with two titles elsewhere (.538). 3) Big Strides: No. 2 seed Diego Schwartzman has achieved a new career-high ranking 17 times since 2017 began, peaking at No. 11 on 11 June 2018. The Roland Garros quarter-finalist is the highest-ranked player to stand 5-foot-7 or shorter since 5-foot-6 Harold Solomon was No. 10 on 27 July 1981. Schwartzman did not drop a set en route to the Rio de Janeiro title in February. 4) On the Surface: Like Schwartzman, No. 3 seed Pablo Carreno Busta is playing his 10th claycourt tournament of 2018. But the Spaniard is adept on other surfaces as well. His first two titles, maiden Grand Slam semi-final and only two ATP Masters 1000 semi-finals all came on hard courts. 5) Turning Point: No. 4 seed Damir Dzumhur ended 2017 on a 24-7 run, highlighted by his first two ATP World Tour titles at St. Petersburg and Moscow. But the 26-year-old Bosnian was 13-17 this season entering Antalya on 24 June. Dzumhur went on to win the third championship of his career. 6) No Place Like Home: Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany has earned 30+ wins and enjoyed Top 50 finishes in each of the last 11 seasons. The key to Kohlschreiber s success has come at home. The two-time Hamburg semi-finalist is 121-64 in Germany (.654) and 320-275 elsewhere (.538). 7) Sicilian Sensation: Marco Cecchinato broke through at Roland Garros to become Italy s first Grand Slam semi-finalist in 40 years. The Budapest champion trailed Marius Copil by two sets in the first round before upsetting Carreno Busta, David Goffin and 2016 champion Novak Djokovic. 8) Back to the Breakthrough: Richard Gasquet bids for the biggest title of his career this week. The Frenchman reached his first of three ATP Masters 1000 finals as an 18-year-old at 2005 Hamburg. Gasquet returns for the first time since Hamburg became an ATP World Tour 500 event in 2009. 9) Tale of Two Mayers: Two rarities occurred at once when a pair of players ranked outside of the Top 100 and with the same last name reached the 2017 Hamburg final. Leonardo Mayer of Argentina, a 138th-ranked lucky loser, beat 101st-ranked Florian Mayer of Germany for his second Hamburg title. Both Mayers are back, with Florian set to make his final tournament appearance. 10) Dream Team: The greatest Austrian players of the 21st century will join forces for just the second time at the German Tennis Championships 2018. Thiem and former World No. 8 Jurgen Melzer received a wild card in doubles. They lost their only previous match as a team at 2016 Metz.
Day 1 Monday, 23 July 2018 Page 2 of 7 WHO TO WATCH THIS WEEK SINGLES SEED PLAYER W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Dominic Thiem (AUT) 2-1 2014 3rd Round 2 Diego Schwartzman (ARG) 2-3 2017 Quarter-finals 3 Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) 0-1 2014 1st Round 4 Damir Dzumhur (BIH) 0-1 2017 1st Round 5 Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 15-13 2014, 2017 Semi-finals 6 Marco Cecchinato (ITA) 0-1 2017 1st Round 7 Richard Gasquet (FRA) 6-4 2005 Finalist 8 Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 13-11 2011 Semi-finals QUALIFIERS (4) Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) Jozef Kovalik (SVK) Daniel Masur (GER) Corentin Moutet (FRA) LUCKY LOSER (1) Thiago Monteiro (BRA) DOUBLES OLDEST PLAYER David Ferrer (ESP) 36 years, 3 months WILD CARDS (3) Florian Mayer (GER) Rudolf Molleker (GER) Casper Ruud (NOR) YOUNGEST PLAYER Rudolf Molleker (GER) 17 years, 8 months TOP COUNTRY BREAKDOWN Germany 7, France 5, Spain 4, Argentina 2 SEED TEAM W-L BEST TOURNAMENT FINISH 1 Oliver Marach (AUT) 7-3 2011 Champion Mate Pavic (CRO) 4-1 2017 Champion 2 Ivan Dodig (CRO) 5-1 2017 Champion Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) 1-2 2012 Quarter-finals 3 Nikola Mektic (CRO) 1-1 2017 Quarter-finals Alexander Peya (AUT) 13-5 2011 Champion 4 Pablo Cuevas (URU) 3-5 2017 Finalist Marc Lopez (ESP) 9-4 2010 Champion PAST FINALISTS SINGLES (since 2009) YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Leonardo Mayer (ARG) Florian Mayer (GER) 6-4 4-6 6-3 2016 Martin Klizan (SVK) Pablo Cuevas (URU) 6-1 6-4 2015 Rafael Nadal (ESP) Fabio Fognini (ITA) 7-5 7-5 2014 Leonardo Mayer (ARG) David Ferrer (ESP) 6-7(3) 6-1 7-6(4) 2013 Fabio Fognini (ITA) Federico Delbonis (ARG) 4-6 7-6(8) 6-2 2012 Juan Monaco (ARG) Tommy Haas (GER) 7-5 6-4 2011 Gilles Simon (FRA) Nicolas Almagro (ESP) 6-4 4-6 6-4 2010 Andrey Golubev (KAZ) Jurgen Melzer (AUT) 6-3 7-5 2009 Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) 6-4 6-2 BOLD: Player in German Tennis Championships 2018 singles draw.
Day 1 Monday, 23 July 2018 Page 3 of 7 DOUBLES (since 2009) YEAR CHAMPION FINALIST SCORE 2017 Ivan Dodig/Mate Pavic Pablo Cuevas/Marc Lopez 6-3 6-4 2016 Henri Kontinen/John Peers Daniel Nestor/Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi 7-5 6-3 2015 Jamie Murray/John Peers Juan Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah 2-6 6-3 [10-8] 2014 Marin Draganja/Florin Mergea Alexander Peya/Bruno Soares 6-4 7-5 2013 Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski Alexander Peya/Bruno Soares 3-6 6-1 [10-8] 2012 David Marrero/Fernando Verdasco Rogerio Dutra Silva/Daniel Munoz de la Nava 6-4 6-3 2011 Oliver Marach/Alexander Peya Frantisek Cermak/Filip Polasek 6-4 6-1 2010 Marc Lopez/David Marrero Jeremy Chardy/Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-3 2-6 [10-8] 2009 Simon Aspelin/Paul Hanley Marcelo Melo/Filip Polasek 6-3 6-3 BOLD: Player in German Tennis Championships 2018 doubles draw. The following teams listed above are not currently intact: Dodig/Pavic, Marach/Peya, and M. Lopez/Marrero. ATP RANKING POINTS AND PRIZE MONEY German Tennis Championships 2018 W F SF QF R16 R32 Singles Ranking Points 500 300 180 90 45 0 Singles Prize Money ( ) 349,200 171,195 86,145 43,810 22,750 12,000 Doubles Ranking Points 500 300 180 90 0 --- Doubles Prize Money ( ) 105,140 51,470 25,820 13,250 6,850 --- FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: MONDAY FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES CENTER [WC] Casper Ruud (NOR) vs [2] Diego Schwartzman (ARG) Schwartzman Leads 2-0 18 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R64 Diego Schwartzman 6-4 6-2 6-3 18 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay R32 Diego Schwartzman 4-1 ret. Ruud 2018 Summary: QF (1): Bastad (l. Gasquet) YTD W-L: 8-7 Date of Birth: December 22, 1998 (19) ATP Ranking: 141 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut) Tournament Note: Fell in first round of qualifying last year to fellow 2018 main draw wild card Molleker. Reached first Tour-level QF of season last week at Bastad (def. defending champion Ferrer in 2R, l. to Gasquet). Made winning Grand Slam debut at Australian Open as Q (d. Halys 11-9 in 5th, l. to Schwartzman in 2R). Also qualified and won a 5-setter in Roland Garros 1R (d. Thompson, l. to Ramos-Vinolas in 2R). Qualified at Auckland (l. to Haase in 1R after holding 2 MPs). Played Australian Open Q1 on following day. Advanced to ATP Challenger Tour finals at Francavilla, ITA (l. to Quinzi) and Braga, POR (l. to P. Sousa). Went 3-0 in matches and 6-0 in sets to lead Norway to 3-1 Davis Cup Group II win over Ireland. Schwartzman 2018 Summary: W (1): Rio de Janeiro (d. Verdasco); QF (2): Buenos Aires (l. Bedene); Roland Garros (l. Nadal) YTD W-L: 23-16 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: August 16, 1992 (25) ATP Ranking: 12 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 2-3 (2017 Quarter-finals)
Day 1 Monday, 23 July 2018 Page 4 of 7 Did not drop a set en route to 2nd ATP World Tour title at Rio de Janeiro (d. Verdasco). Achieved new career-high 8 times in ATP Rankings, peaking at No. 11 on 11 June. Highest-ranked player to stand 5-foot-7 or shorter since 5-foot-6 Solomon was No. 10 on 27 July 1981. Rallied from 2 sets down to beat Anderson and advance to 2nd Grand Slam QF at Roland Garros (l. to No. 1 Nadal). Won 1st set against Nadal to end Spaniard s 38-set win streak at Roland Garros. Reached Buenos Aires QF for 1st time in 5th main draw appearance at hometown event (l. to Bedene). Defeated Lajovic 11-9 in 5th en route to Australian Open 4R (l. to No. 1 Nadal in 4 sets). Advanced to Wimbledon 2R with 1st win in 8th try on grass (d. Basic, l. to Vesely). [Q] Daniel Masur (GER) vs Maximilian Marterer (GER) First Meeting Masur 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 0-1 Date of Birth: November 6, 1994 (23) ATP Ranking: 349 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Main Draw Debut) Tournament Note: Fell in qualifying in 2015 (l. to Daniel) and 2016 (def. Konecny, l. to Monteiro). Qualified at Munich for only prior Tour-level match of season (l. to Struff). Advanced to Tunis, TUN Challenger 2R as LL (l. to Moutet). Did not drop a set en route to 7th ITF Futures Circuit singles title at Schwieberdingen, GER (d. Krawietz). Also won doubles title at Schwieberdingen, GER Futures w/krawietz (d. Boltz/Wehnelt). Marterer 2018 Summary: SF (1): Munich (l. Kohlschreiber); QF (1): Sofia (l. Basic) YTD W-L: 16-14 Date of Birth: June 15, 1995 (23) ATP Ranking: 47 (Career-High) Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2017 1st Round) Tournament Note: Upon main draw debut last year, lost to Simon in opening round. Advanced to 1st ATP QF at Sofia (l. to Basic) and 1st ATP SF at Munich (d. Schwartzman in 2R, l. to Kohlschreiber). Reached Australian Open 3R (l. to Sandgren) and Roland Garros 4R (d. Shapovalov in 2R, l. to No. 1 Nadal). Saved 1 MP for 1st ATP Masters 1000 win at Indian Wells (d. Karlovic, l. to Berdych in 2R). Did not drop a set en route to 6th ATP Challenger Tour title at Cherbourg, FRA (d. Lestienne). David Ferrer (ESP) vs [WC] Rudolf Molleker (GER) First Meeting Ferrer 2018 Summary: SF (1): Auckland (l. del Potro) YTD W-L: 9-14 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 27 Date of Birth: April 2, 1982 (36) ATP Ranking: 62 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 18-9 (2014 Finalist) Tournament Note: Defeated A. Zverev in 2014 SF (when Zverev was ranked No. 285) to reach final (l. to L. Mayer). Four-time champion advanced to Auckland SF (l. to Del Potro). Also lost in Acapulco 2R and ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 3R to Del Potro, who went on to win both titles. Defeated Kohlschreiber 7-5 in 5th after 4 hours, 51 minutes in deciding rubber of Davis Cup QF (ESP d. GER 3-2). Withdrew from tournaments in Monte-Carlo, Barcelona, Estoril and Madrid before birth of son Leo. After Leo s birth, lost openers at Rome (l. to Sock in 1R), Geneva as WC (l. to Gojowczyk in 2R) and Roland Garros (l. to Munar in 1R). Squandered 2-set lead vs. Munar, suffering 1st Roland Garros 1R loss in 16th appearance.
Day 1 Monday, 23 July 2018 Page 5 of 7 Molleker 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 1-2 Date of Birth: October 26, 2000 (17) ATP Ranking: 272 (Career-High) Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2017 1st Round) Tournament Note: Last year, as a 16-year-old ranked No. 923, def. Ruud and eventual champion L. Mayer to qualify for main draw Molleker lost 1R to Khachanov, and L. Mayer went on to win the title as a lucky loser. Reached a then-career-high No. 300 on 21 May after capturing 1st ATP Challenger Tour title at Heilbronn, GER (d. Vesely). Currently at a new career-high ranking of No. 272. As a wild card, reached 2R at Stuttgart (def. Struff, l. to Pouille). Advanced to 2nd ITF Futures Circuit final at Antalya, TUR (l. to Serdarusic). [3] Pablo Carreno Busta (ESP) vs [WC] Florian Mayer (GER) Carreno Busta Leads 1-0 17 Roland Garros (France) Clay R128 Pablo Carreno Busta 6-4 6-2 6-2 Other Meeting 15 Braunschweig CH (Germany) Clay R32 Pablo Carreno Busta 2-6 6-2 6-4 Carreno Busta 2018 Summary: SF (3): ATP Masters 1000 Miami (l. A. Zverev); Barcelona (l. Tsitsipas); Estoril (l. Tiafoe); QF (2): ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l. Cilic); Bastad (l. Verdasco) YTD W-L: 21-14 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: July 12, 1991 (27) ATP Ranking: 13 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2014 1st Round) Tournament Note: In only prior appearance, lost 1R to Brown in 2014. Advanced to 2nd ATP Masters 1000 SF at Miami (d. Anderson in 3rd-set TB after saving 1 MP, l. to A. Zverev). Saved 3 MPs vs. Mannarino and earned biggest career win over No. 5 Dimitrov at Barcelona (l. to Tsitsipas in SF). At ATP Masters 1000 Rome, reached singles QF (l. to Cilic) and doubles final w/sousa as ALT (l. to Cabal/Farah). Reached Australian Open 4R for 1st time in 5th appearance (d. Muller, l. to Cilic). Saved 1 MP vs. Zeballos en route to ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R (l. to Anderson in 3rd-set TB). Opened season by squandering 3 MPs vs. Coric in Doha 1R for his 5th straight loss and 9th loss in last 10 matches. F. Mayer 2018 Summary: YTD W-L: 2-13 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: October 5, 1983 (34) ATP Ranking: 94 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 20-12 (2017 Finalist) Tournament Note: Made final last year ranked No. 101; lost to 138th-ranked lucky loser and 2014 titlist L. Mayer. Snapped 12-match tour-level losing streak with 1st win of season at Stuttgart (d. Maden, l. to Istomin in 2R). Also reached 2R at Halle (d. Gasquet, l. to Seppi). Advanced to Canberra, AUS Challenger QF (l. to Estrella Burgos). Announced plans to retire from ATP World Tour following US Open. COURT M-1 Leonardo Mayer (ARG) vs Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) Ramos-Vinolas Leads 4-3 11 Santiago (Chile) Clay R32 Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-4 6-4 13 Buenos Aires (Argentina) Clay R16 Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-3 7-6(3) 13 Umag (Croatia) Clay R32 Leonardo Mayer 6-1 6-3 14 Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Clay R32 Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-2 6-0 15 Sao Paulo (Brazil) Clay R16 Leonardo Mayer 6-4 3-6 6-1 17 Buenos Aires (Argentina) Clay R16 Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 1-0 ret. 17 Hamburg (Germany) Clay R32 Leonardo Mayer 6-7(3) 6-3 7-6(4)
Day 1 Monday, 23 July 2018 Page 6 of 7 L. Mayer 2018 Summary: QF (2): Buenos Aires (l. Monfils); Sao Paulo (l. Cuevas) YTD W-L: 15-17 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 2 Date of Birth: May 15, 1987 (31) ATP Ranking: 36 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 11-2 (2014, 2017 Champion) Tournament Note: Both of his 2 career titles came at Hamburg, incl. in 2017 as 138th-ranked lucky loser (def. F. Mayer). Defeated then-no. 7 Ferrer in 2014 final, in third-set tiebreak. Defeated 3 players ranked outside Top 100 to reach ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R (l. to Del Potro in 3 sets). Reached QFs at Buenos Aires (d. Fognini, l. to Monfils) and Sao Paulo (d. Elias after saving 2 MPs, l. to Cuevas). Improved to 2-29 vs. Top 10 players by beating Anderson in 3rd-set TB at London/Queen s Club (l. to Tiafoe in 2R). Fell to A. Zverev in ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 3R, but earned only break point faced by German en route to title. Squandered 6 MPs vs. Jarry in Estoril 1R -- most of all players to lose a match this season. Blew a 2-set lead for 1st time in career at Wimbledon (l. to Struff in 1R). Ramos-Vinolas 2018 Summary: F (1): Quito (l. Carballes Baena); QF (1): Sao Paulo (l. Jarry) YTD W-L: 17-18 YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 1 Date of Birth: January 17, 1988 (30) ATP Ranking: 40 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 5-7 (2012 Quarter-finals) Fell to 1-5 lifetime in ATP World Tour finals at Quito (l. to Carballes Baena in 3 sets). Advanced to Australian Open 3R for 1st time (l. to Djokovic) and Roland Garros 3R for 3rd time (l. to Del Potro). Snapped 6-match losing streak vs. Top 10 by beating Isner in ATP Masters 1000 Rome 2R (l. to Djokovic in 3R). Lost to Kohlschreiber in ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 2R after reaching final in 2017. Clinched Spain s 3-1 win over Great Britain in Davis Cup 1R by beating Broady and Norrie. Withdrew from Halle due to wrist injury. [Q] Jozef Kovalik (SVK) vs [4] Damir Dzumhur (BIH) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meetings 11 Bosnia & Herzegovina F5 Clay SF Jozef Kovalik 7-6(5) 0-6 6-3 14 Genova CH (Italy) Clay R32 Damir Dzumhur 6-4 6-4 14 Andria CH (Italy) Hard R32 Jozef Kovalik 6-7(8) 6-2 6-3 Kovalik 2018 Summary: SF (1): Sofia (l. Copil) YTD W-L: 4-4 Date of Birth: November 4, 1992 (25) ATP Ranking: 113 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-0 (Debut) Qualified, saved 1 MP vs. Lacko in 2R and reached 1st ATP World Tour SF at Sofia (l. to Copil). Came through qualifying to reach Roland Garros main draw (l. to Carreno Busta 1R). Reached 3R at Barcelona as lucky loser (after 1R bye, def. Pella in 2R; l. to Thiem). Claimed Challenger title at Poprad Tatry, SVK (def. De Greef). At other Challenger events this season, reached final at Braunschweig, GER (l. to Hanfmann) and SF at Santiago, CHI (l. to Gomez-Herrera). Dzumhur 2018 Summary: W (1): Antalya (d. Mannarino); QF (2): Montpellier (l. Gasquet); Marseille (l. Berdych) YTD W-L: 18-19 YTD Titles: 1 / Career Titles: 3 Date of Birth: May 20, 1992 (26) ATP Ranking: 24 Tournament W-L (Best Result): 0-1 (2017 1st Round)
Day 1 Monday, 23 July 2018 Page 7 of 7 Achieved career-high No. 23 in ATP Rankings on 2 July after winning 3rd ATP title at Antalya (d. Mannarino). Owns 18-19 record this season after finishing 2017 on a 24-7 run. Reached QFs at Montpellier (l. to Gasquet) and Marseille (d. Kukushkin in 1R after saving 4 MPs, ret. vs. Berdych). Advanced to Roland Garros 3R for 2nd time (d. Albot in 5 sets, l. to A. Zverev in 5 sets after holding 1 MP). Also advanced to Australian Open 3R for 2nd time (d. Lorenzi in 1R after trailing by 2 sets, l. to No. 1 Nadal). FEDEX ATP HEAD2HEADS: REMAINING FIRST-ROUND SINGLES MATCHES [1] Dominic Thiem (AUT) vs [Q] Corentin Moutet (FRA) First Meeting John Millman (AUS) vs Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) First Tour-Level Meeting Other Meeting 11 Italy F5 (Italy) Clay QF Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4 6-0 Nicolas Jarry (CHI) vs Peter Gojowczyk (GER) First Meeting Benoit Paire (FRA) vs [7] Richard Gasquet (FRA) Gasquet Leads 5-1 13 Montpellier (France) Hard F Richard Gasquet 6-2 6-3 13 ATP Masters 1000 Monte Carlo (Monaco) Clay R32 Richard Gasquet 6-1 3-6 6-1 16 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Richard Gasquet 6-3 6-0 17 Montpellier (France) Hard SF Richard Gasquet 6-2 6-2 17 ATP Masters 1000 Paris (France) Hard R64 Richard Gasquet 6-3 4-6 6-4 18 ATP Masters 1000 Rome (Italy) Clay R64 Benoit Paire 6-4 6-4 Aljaz Bedene (SLO) vs [SE] Henri Laaksonen (SUI) Bedene Leads 1-0 14 Chennai (India) Hard R32 Aljaz Bedene 6-3 5-7 7-6(0) Marton Fucsovics (HUN) vs Pablo Cuevas (URU) First Meeting [Q] Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) vs [5] Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) Kohlschreiber Leads 1-0 17 Australian Open (Australia) Hard R128 Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4 3-6 7-6(2) 6-4 [8] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) vs Dusan Lajovic (SRB) Lajovic Leads 3-1 15 Sao Paulo (Brazil) Clay R16 Dusan Lajovic 6-7(6) 6-3 6-4 16 Atlanta (U.S.A.) Hard R32 Fernando Verdasco 7-6(2) 6-4 16 St. Petersburg (Russia) Hard R32 Dusan Lajovic 2-6 6-3 6-2 17 Beijing (China) Hard R32 Dusan Lajovic 6-1 3-6 6-3 Gilles Simon (FRA) vs [LL] Thiago Monteiro (BRA) Monteiro Leads 1-0 16 Gstaad (Switzerland) Clay R16 Thiago Monteiro 6-2 6-4 [6] Marco Cecchinato (ITA) vs Gael Monfils (FRA) First Meeting