Andreas Beck (tennis)

Andreas Beck
Country  Germany
Residence Ravensburg, Germany
Born February 5, 1986 (1986-02-05) (age 26)
Weingarten, Germany
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro 2003
Plays Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money $1,165,188
Singles
Career record 39–53
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 33 (November 2, 2009)
Current ranking No. 98 (December 26, 2011)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open 2R (2009)
French Open 2R (2009, 2010)
Wimbledon 2R (2010)
US Open 2R (2008–2010)
Doubles
Career record 19–24
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 117 (23 May 2011)
Current ranking No. 132 (21 November 2011)
Last updated on: 21 November 2011.

Andreas Beck (born February 5, 1986 in Weingarten) is a professional male tennis player of Germany. His career high rank was #33, achieved on November 2, 2009.

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Professional career

2008

In June, Beck qualified into the 2008 Wimbledon, beating #218 Paolo Lorenzi, #194 Brendan Evans, and #280 Jaroslav Pospíšil. In his first round match he played World No.2 Rafael Nadal on Centre Court and lost in straight sets.

2009

In the second round of the Monte-Carlo Masters, Beck defeated #6 seed Gilles Simon 7–5 6–1. In the third round he defeated Juan Mónaco 3–6 6–2 7–5 to reach the quarterfinals. Here his tournament ended with a loss to Stanislas Wawrinka 2–6 4–6; Wawrinka had defeated world #2 Roger Federer in the third round. As a result of his performance in this tournament, Beck's ranking climbed 29 places in the ATP rankings to a career high #60.

Beck reached his first ATP final at the Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad. He was defeated by qualifier Thomaz Bellucci 4–6 6(2)–7.

Beck is also a self-confessed fan of Chelsea Football Club. He visits Stamford Bridge whenever possible during Wimbledon.

ATP Career finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
ATP World Tour Finals
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
ATP World Tour 500 Series
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. August 3, 2009 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Thomaz Bellucci 4–6, 6–7(2–7)

Doubles: 2 (0–2)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments
ATP World Tour Finals
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
ATP World Tour 500 Series
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–2)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. July 13, 2009 Halle, Germany Grass Michael Lammer Christopher Kas
Philipp Kohlschreiber		 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2. May 1, 2011 München, Germany Clay Christopher Kas Horacio Zeballos
Simone Bolelli		 6–7(3–7), 4–6

External links

Association of Tennis Professionals: Top ten German male singles tennis players as of November 28, 2011
1. Florian Mayer (23 ) · 2. Philipp Kohlschreiber (43 ) · 3. Philipp Petzschner (63 ) · 4. Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (81 ) · 5. Matthias Bachinger (94 15)
6. Tobias Kamke (96 ) · 7. Andreas Beck (98 ) · 8. Michael Berrer (100 5) · 9. Daniel Brands (110 27) · 10. Rainer Schüttler (132 2)
Association of Tennis Professionals: Top ten German male doubles tennis players as of November 28, 2011
1. Philipp Petzschner (10 1) · 2. Christopher Kas (23 ) · 3. Michael Kohlmann (54 1) · 4. Florian Mayer (63 1) · 5. Philipp Marx (64 1)
6. Dustin Brown (69 2) · 7. Frank Moser (77 1) · 8. Martin Emmrich (87 ) · 9. Alexander Waske (103 3) · 10. Andreas Beck (130 2)