German tennis player (born 1967)
Jens WöhrmannITF name | Jens Woehrmann |
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Country (sports) | West Germany Germany |
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Born | (1967-09-08) 8 September 1967 (age 57) Siegen |
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Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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Plays | Right-handed |
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Prize money | $165,790 |
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Career record | 20–28 |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 54 (13 Nov 1989) |
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Australian Open | 2R (1990) |
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Wimbledon | 2R (1990) |
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Career record | 0–3 |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 311 (25 Nov 1991) |
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Jens Wöhrmann (born 8 September 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.[1]
Career
Wöhrmann had a win over world number nine Jakob Hlasek en route to a semi-final exit at the Stuttgart Outdoor tournament in 1989.[2] He finished the season well, making the quarter-finals in Frankfurt and in the Stockholm Open.[2]
Now ranked in the top 100, Wöhrmann gained direct entry into the 1990 Australian Open, his first Grand Slam appearance.[2] He defeated Soviet player Andres Võsand in the opening round, then lost in four sets to Lars-Anders Wahlgren.[2] At the 1990 Wimbledon Championships he also made the second round, where he was beaten by Milan Šrejber.[2] He had defeated American Brian Garrow in the first round.[2] In the 1990 BMW Open he had two big wins, over Yannick Noah (for the second time in his career) and countryman Carl-Uwe Steeb.[2] He lost to Petr Korda in the quarter-finals.[2] Also that year, Wöhrmann represented West Germany in a Davis Cup tie against Argentina in Buenos Aires. The German played the first rubber, against Alberto Mancini, which he lost.[3]
Challenger titles
Singles: (1)
Doubles: (1)
References