Tobias Kamke
Tobias Kamke (born 21 May 1986) is a German former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 64 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he first achieved in January 2011. In 2010, Kamke was awarded Newcomer of the Year by the ATP after slashing his singles ranking from No. 254 to No. 67 by year-end following four finals on the ATP Challenger Tour, having beaten emerging players Milos Raonic and Ryan Harrison in two of the finals for the titles, and a third round appearance at the Wimbledon Championships, his career-best performance at a major. Kamke announced his retirement in July 2022 and played his last professional match at the Hamburg European Open.
 Kamke at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) |  Germany |
|---|---|
| Residence | Hamburg, Germany |
| Born | 21 May 1986 Lübeck, West Germany |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro | 2004 |
| Retired | 2022 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$2,572,138 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 63–103 (38.0%) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 64 (31 January 2011) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2012, 2013) |
| French Open | 2R (2010, 2011, 2013, 2014) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2010) |
| US Open | 2R (2013) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 7–25 (21.9%) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 144 (21 September 2015) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2011, 2012, 2014) |
| French Open | 1R (2013) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2012) |
| US Open | 1R (2013) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | QF (2014) |
Professional career
2008
Although losing to No. 134 Jan Hernych in the final qualifying round, Kamke reached the main draw in singles of the Wimbledon Championships as a lucky loser. However, he then lost his first match to world No. 30, Andreas Seppi.
2010
He made the main draw at Wimbledon where he progressed through to the first and second rounds and then lost to 10th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 1–6, 4–6, 6–7. In July, he won the Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby by beating Milos Raonic in the final, 6–3, 7–6. At the Tiburon Challenger, he secured his second career Challenger title by defeating Ryan Harrison in the final. He reached back-to-back second rounds on ATP World Tour-level at Stockholm, Vienna and Basel.
As Kamke started the year as world No. 254 and finished it as world No. 67, he was awarded "Newcomer of the Year" by the ATP.
2011
2011 saw Kamke reach career-high rankings in both singles (world No. 64 in January) and doubles (world No. 419 in October).
2012
Kamke faced Roger Federer in the first round of the French Open. He led Federer by 4–1 in the second set before losing 2–6, 5–7, 3–6. In September, he reached a new career-high in doubles at world No. 256.
2022
Kamke announced his retirement in July 2022 and played his last professional match at the Hamburg European Open in the doubles tournament with Dustin Brown; they lost in the first round.[1]
Singles performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | Q2 | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q3 | 0 / 5 | 2–5 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | A | Q1 | Q3 | A | 0 / 6 | 4–6 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q2 | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | Q3 | Q1 | Q2 | A | NH | Q1 | A | 0 / 6 | 3–6 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | Q3 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q2 | Q3 | Q2 | A | 1R | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 6 | 1–6 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 23 | 10–23 |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | A | Q2 | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | Q2 | Q1 | A | Q2 | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | Q2 | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| Shanghai Masters | not held | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
| German Open | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | not Masters series | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 9 | 2–9 |
| National representation | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Davis Cup | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | |
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 7–8 | 15–23 | 6–18 | 17–22 | 10–17 | 1–5 | 5–5 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 63–103 | |
| Year-end ranking | 809 | 716 | 445 | 210 | 243 | 254 | 67 | 96 | 98 | 74 | 98 | 277 | 118 | 233 | 213 | 242 | 236 | 255 | 673 | 38% | |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 20 (11–9)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2004 | Germany F8, Leun | Futures | Clay |  Kornel Bardoczky |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2006 | Austria F4, Anif | Futures | Clay | Matthias Bachinger |
6–1, 7–6(9–7) |
| Win | 2–1 | Aug 2006 | Germany F11, Essen | Futures | Clay | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Maxime Authom |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–1 | Feb 2007 | Germany F4, Mettmann | Futures | Carpet (i) | Dieter Kindlmann |
6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2007 | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Hard (i) | Steve Darcis |
3–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2008 | Karlsruhe, Germany | Challenger | Clay |  Teymuraz Gabashvili |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Apr 2010 | Baton Rouge, United States | Challenger | Hard |  Kevin Anderson |
7–6(9–7), 6–7(7–9), 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | May 2010 | Fürth, Germany | Challenger | Clay |  Robin Haase |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–4 | May 2010 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Milos Raonic |
6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 2–4 | Oct 2010 | Tiburon, United States | Challenger | Hard |  Ryan Harrison |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–4 | Nov 2011 | Loughborough, Great Britain | Challenger | Hard |  Flavio Cipolla |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Jul 2012 | Braunschweig, Germany | Challenger | Clay |  Thomaz Bellucci |
6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 4–5 | Sep 2012 | Pétange, Luxembourg | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Paul-Henri Mathieu |
7–6(9–7), 6–4 |
| Win | 5–5 | Sep 2013 | Pétange, Luxembourg (2) | Challenger | Hard (i) | Paul-Henri Mathieu |
1–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 6–5 | Jun 2014 | Fürth, Germany | Challenger | Clay |  Íñigo Cervantes |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 7–5 | Aug 2015 | Liberec, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay |  Andrej Martin |
7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
| Win | 8–5 | Mar 2016 | Kazan, Russia | Challenger | Hard (i) | Aslan Karatsev |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 8–6 | Apr 2017 | Saint-Brieuc, France | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Egor Gerasimov |
6–7(3–7), 6–7(5–7) |
| Loss | 8–7 | Mar 2018 | Lille, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | Grégoire Barrère |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 8–8 | Jul 2019 | Braunschweig, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Thiago Monteiro |
6–7(6–8), 1–6 |
Doubles: 7 (3–4)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2010 | Kazan, Russia | Hard (i) | Julian Reister |
 Jan Mertl Yuri Schukin |
2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2013 | Pétange, Luxembourg | Hard (i) | Benjamin Becker |
 Ken Skupski Neal Skupski |
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [7–10] |
| Win | 1–2 | Oct 2014 | Rennes, France | Hard (i) | Philipp Marx |
František Čermák Jonathan Erlich |
3–6, 6–2, [10–3] |
| Loss | 1–3 | Nov 2014 | Mouilleron-le-Captif, France | Hard (i) | Philipp Marx |
Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jul 2015 | Marburg, Germany | Clay | Simon Stadler |
Wesley Koolhof Matwé Middelkoop |
1–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–4 | Sep 2015 | Alphen, Netherlands | Clay | Jan-Lennard Struff |
 Victor Hănescu Adrian Ungur |
7–6(7–1), 3–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 3–4 | Mar 2018 | Yokohama, Japan | Hard | Tim Pütz |
 Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana |
3–6, 7–5, [12–10] |
Head-to-head record against top 10 players
Kamke's match record against players who have been ranked in the top ten. Only ATP Tour main-draw and Davis Cup matches are considered. Players who have been No. 1 are in boldface.
- James Blake 1–0
- Taylor Fritz 1–0
Juan Martín del Potro 1–0- Fabio Fognini 1–1
Jürgen Melzer 1–1- Tommy Robredo 1–1
- Tomáš Berdych 1–2
- Roberto Bautista Agut 0–1
- Pablo Carreño Busta 0–1
- Mardy Fish 0–1
- David Goffin 0–1
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Lleyton Hewitt 0–1- Tommy Haas 0–1
- Daniil Medvedev 0–1
- Andy Murray 0–1
- Rafael Nadal 0–1
- Jack Sock 0–1
- Radek Štěpánek 0–1
Janko Tipsarević 0–1.svg.png.webp)
Stan Wawrinka 0–1
Marcos Baghdatis 0–2
Marin Čilić 0–2- Roger Federer 0–2
- Richard Gasquet 0–2
- John Isner 0–2
- Milos Raonic 0–2
- Fernando Verdasco 0–2
- Alexander Zverev 0–2
- Nicolás Almagro 0–3
- David Ferrer 0–3
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 0–3
- Juan Mónaco 0–4
Top 10 wins
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | TK Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | |||||||
| 1. | Tomáš Berdych |
6 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | 1R | 6–4, 6–1 | 72 |
| 2013 | |||||||
| 2. | Juan Martín del Potro |
7 | Miami, United States | Hard | 2R | 7–6(7–5), 6–1 | 89 |
References
- Rönnau, Jürgen (15 July 2022). "Finale am Rothenbaum: Der Lübecker Tennis-Profi Tobias Kamke beendet ATP-Karriere". Lübecker Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 19 July 2022.