Thomas Strengberger

Thomas Strengberger
Country (sports)Austria Austria
Born (1975-10-05) 5 October 1975 (age 49)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$62,659
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 447 (5 Aug 1996)
Doubles
Career record8-10
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 135 (13 Sep 1999)

Thomas Strengberger (born 5 October 1975) is a former professional tennis player from Austria.[1]

Career

A doubles specialist, Strengberger had the best performance of his career at the 1997 Austrian Open, where he and partner Thomas Buchmayer were surprise finalists, having entered the tournament as wildcards.[2] They upset the top seeded pairing of Luis Lobo and Andrei Olhovskiy in the semi-final, but were unable to defeat Wayne Arthurs and Richard Fromberg in the decider.[2] The Austrian did well at his home event again in 2001, making the quarter-finals, this time with Wolfgang Schranz as his partner.[2]

Strengberger appeared in two Davis Cup ties for Austria during his career. In 1998, he and Schranz won a doubles rubber over Kenneth Carlsen and Frederik Fetterlein. Two years later, with Austria now in the World Group, Strengberger teamed up with Julian Knowle for their doubles rubber against France. The French duo, Olivier Delaître and Nicolas Escudé, proved too strong.[3]

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Result W–L Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 1997 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Austria Thomas Buchmayer Australia Wayne Arthurs
Australia Richard Fromberg
4–6, 3–6

Challenger titles

Doubles: (8)

No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1997 Skopje, Macedonia Clay Austria Thomas Buchmayer Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nebojsa Djordjevic
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dušan Vemić
6–4, 7–6
2. 1998 Kyiv, Ukraine Clay Austria Thomas Buchmayer South Africa Jeff Coetzee
United States Jim Thomas
6–4, 7–6
3. 1998 Budapest, Hungary Clay Hungary Gábor Köves Czech Republic Leoš Friedl
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
6–4, 6–4
4. 1999 Vienna, Austria Clay Austria Julian Knowle Czech Republic Petr Kralert
Switzerland Michel Kratochvil
6–3, 6–2
5. 1999 Manerbio, Italy Clay Italy Massimo Valeri Argentina Federico Browne
Argentina Francisco Cabello
6–3, 6–3
6. 1999 Freudenstadt, Germany Clay Spain Juan Balcells Czech Republic Michal Tabara
Czech Republic Robin Vik
4–6, 6–2, 6–3
7. 2000 Linz, Austria Clay Austria Julian Knowle Czech Republic Petr Luxa
Czech Republic David Škoch
6–3, 7–5
8. 2001 Manerbio, Italy Clay Hungary Attila Sávolt Italy Alessandro Da Col
Italy Andrea Stoppini
7–5, 7–5

References