Christopher Kas (born 13 June 1980) is a retired German tennis player.
Kas has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 224, which he achieved in November 2002. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 17, achieved in February 2012.
Kas reached 20 double finals on the ATP Tour posting a record of 5 wins and 15 losses with an array of partners.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he finished in fourth place in mixed doubles alongside Sabine Lisicki. In January 2015, Sabine appointed him to her coaching team.
In 2022, Kas coaches German tennis player Jule Niemeier. Together they reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. He is currently coaching Kateryna Baindl.
Olympic medal matches Mixed doubles: 1 bronze medal match (0–1)
ResultYearLocationSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore4th place2012London OlympicsGrass Sabine Lisicki Lisa Raymond Mike Bryan3–6, 6–4, [4–10]
ATP career finals
Doubles: 20 (5 titles, 15 runner-ups)
LegendGrand Slam tournaments (0–0)ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–2)ATP World Tour 250 Series (4–13)Titles by surfaceHard (2–7)Clay (2–8)Grass (1–0)Carpet (0–0)Titles by settingOutdoor (5–11)Indoor (0–4)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Båstad, Sweden250 SeriesClay Oliver Marach Jonas Björkman Thomas Johansson3–6, 6–4, [4–10]Loss0–2Amersfoort, Netherlands250 SeriesClay Lucas Arnold Ker Alberto Martín Fernando Vicente4–6, 3–6Loss0–3Kitzbühel, Austria500 SeriesClay Tomas Behrend Potito Starace Luis Horna6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)Loss0–4Vienna, Austria500 SeriesHard Tomas Behrend Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski4–6, 2–6Loss0–5Zagreb, Croatia250 SeriesHard Rogier Wassen Paul Hanley Jordan Kerr3–6, 6–3, [8–10]Win1–5Stuttgart, Germany500 SeriesClay Philipp Kohlschreiber Michael Berrer Mischa Zverev6–3, 6–4Loss1–6Basel, Switzerland250 SeriesHard Philipp Kohlschreiber Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles3–6, 3–6Loss1–7Zagreb, Croatia250 SeriesHard Rogier Wassen Martin Damm Robert Lindstedt4–6, 3–6Win2–7Halle, Germany250 SeriesGrass Philipp Kohlschreiber Andreas Beck Marco Chiudinelli6–3, 6–4Loss2–8Stuttgart, Germany250 SeriesClay Philipp Kohlschreiber Carlos Berlocq Eduardo Schwank6–7(5–7), 6–7(6–8)Win3–8Bangkok, Thailand250 SeriesHard Viktor Troicki Jonathan Erlich Jürgen Melzer6–4, 6–4Loss3–9Delray Beach, United States250 SeriesHard Alexander Peya Scott Lipsky Rajeev Ram6–4, 4–6, [3–10]Loss3–10München, Germany250 SeriesClay Andreas Beck Simone Bolelli Horacio Zeballos6–7(3–7), 4–6Loss3–11Gstaad, Switzerland250 SeriesClay Alexander Peya František Čermák Filip Polášek3–6, 6–7(7–9)Loss3–12Winston-Salem, United States250 SeriesHard Alexander Peya Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram6–7(2–7), 4–6Loss3–13Doha, Qatar250 SeriesHard Philipp Kohlschreiber Filip Polášek Lukáš Rosol3–6, 4–6Win4–13Doha, Qatar250 SeriesHard Philipp Kohlschreiber Julian Knowle Filip Polášek7–5, 6–4Loss4–14Casablanca, Morocco250 SeriesClay Dustin Brown Julian Knowle Filip Polášek3–6, 2–6Win5–14Kitzbühel, Austria250 SeriesClay Martin Emmrich František Čermák Lukáš Dlouhý6–4, 6–3Loss5–15Düsseldorf, Germany250 SeriesClay Martin Emmrich Santiago González Scott Lipsky5–7, 6–4, [3–10]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 2 (1–1) LegendATP Challenger (0–0)ITF Futures (1–1)Finals by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (1–1)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Czech Republic F1, ZnojmoFuturesClay Martin Hromec6–1, 3–6, 6–2Loss1–1Jamaica F2, NegrilFuturesClay Zbynek Mlynarik7–5, 6–7(4–7), ret.
Doubles: 38 (28–10) LegendATP Challenger (22–8)ITF Futures (6–2)Finals by surfaceHard (7–3)Clay (17–6)Grass (0–0)Carpet (4–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Luxembourg F1, LuxembourgFuturesClay Dick Norman Willem-Petrus Meyer Rik de Voest6–1, 7–6(7–2)Loss1–1Czech Republic F1, ZnojmoFuturesClay Ronald Dueller Igor Brukner Martin Hromec6–3, 1–6, 4–6Win2–1Italy F1, ValdengoFuturesClay Jun Kato Riccardo Capannelli Gianluca Luddi6–3, 6–4Win3–1Brașov, RomaniaChallengerClay Herbert Wiltschnig Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Santiago Ventura5–7, 6–4, 7–5Win4–1Sofia, BulgariaChallengerClay Oliver Marach Ilia Kushev Luben Pampoulov7–6(7–4), 6–7(7–9), 6–2Win5–1Portugal F1, EspinhoFuturesClay Mike Scheidweiler Michal Mertiňák Marco Mirnegg6–3, 6–2Win6–1Portugal F1, FaroFuturesHard Philipp Petzschner Boris Borgula Roman Kukal3–6, 6–1, 6–4Win7–1Italy F6, ValdengoFuturesClay Philipp Petzschner Giuseppe Menga Massimo Ocera6–3, 6–1Win8–1Italy F13, CesenaFuturesClay Federico Torresi Diego Junqueira Felipe Parada3–6, 6–1, 6–2Win9–1Mönchengladbach, GermanyChallengerClay Philipp Petzschner Karsten Braasch Franz Stauder3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)Win10–1Eckental, GermanyChallengerCarpet Philipp Petzschner Daniele Bracciali Petr Luxa6–4, 7–6(7–4)Win11–1Ischgl, AustriaChallengerCarpet Leonardo Azzaro Gianluca Bazzica Massimo Dell'Acqua7–5, 6–3Win12–1Dresden, GermanyChallengerClay Philipp Petzschner Bart Beks Martijn van Haasteren6–7(2–7), 6–2, 6–4Loss12–2Oberstaufen, GermanyChallengerClay Werner Eschauer Oliver Marach Jean-Claude Scherrer5–7, 3–6Loss12–3Rimini, ItalyChallengerClay Philipp Petzschner David Škoch Martin Štěpánek3–6, 7–6(7–1), 1–6Win13–3Mons, BelgiumChallengerHard Philipp Petzschner Tomáš Cibulec Tom Vanhoudt7–6(7–4), 6–2Win14–3Eckental, GermanyChallengerCarpet Philipp Petzschner Torsten Popp Jasper Smit6–3, 7–5Loss14–4Helsinki, FinlandChallengerHard Philipp Petzschner Yves Allegro Michael Kohlmann6–4, 1–6, 4–6Loss14–5Sunderland, United KingdomChallengerHard Philipp Petzschner Sebastian Rieschick Frank Moser4–6, 7–6(7–3), 4–6Loss14–6Austria F1, BergheimFuturesCarpet Philipp Petzschner Johan Brunström Philip Stolt3–6, 4–6Win15–6Heilbronn, GermanyChallengerCarpet Philipp Petzschner David Škoch Lukáš Dlouhý6–7(2–7), 6–3, [10–4]Loss15–7Bergamo, ItalyChallengerHard Philipp Petzschner Daniele Bracciali Giorgio Galimberti5–7, 6–0, [11–13]Win16–7Besançon, FranceChallengerHard Philipp Petzschner Jean-Claude Scherrer Lovro Zovko6–2, 6–2Loss16–8Monza, ItalyChallengerClay Leonardo Azzaro Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Tomas Tenconi6–4, 4–6, [11–13]Loss16–9Dresden, GermanyChallengerClay Philipp Petzschner Michal Mertiňák Yves Allegro3–6, 0–6Win17–9Braunschweig, GermanyChallengerClay Tomas Behrend Máximo González Sergio Roitman7–6(7–5), 6–4Win18–9Szczecin, PolandChallengerClay Tomas Behrend Tomasz Bednarek Marcin Matkowski6–1, 3–6, [10–4]Win19–9Besançon, FranceChallengerHard Alexander Peya Grégory Carraz Gilles Müller6–4, 6–4Win20–9Dresden, GermanyChallengerClay Tomas Behrend Jean-Baptiste Perlant Xavier Pujo6–3, 6–4Win21–9Braunschweig, GermanyChallengerClay Tomas Behrend Óscar Hernández Carles Poch Gradin6–0, 6–2Win22–9Szczecin, PolandChallengerClay Tomas Behrend Juan Pablo Brzezicki Juan Pablo Guzmán6–0, 5–7, [10–8]Win23–9Napoli, ItalyChallengerClay Tomas Behrend Leonardo Azzaro Alessandro Motti7–6(7–5), 6–2Win24–9Dnipropetrovsk, UkraineChallengerHard Lovro Zovko Rohan Bopanna Chris Haggard7–6(7–5), 6–2Win25–9Rome, ItalyChallengerClay Simon Greul Johan Brunström Jean-Julien Rojer4–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–2]Loss25–10Prague, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Alexander Peya František Čermák Lukáš Rosol3–6, 4–6Win26–10Pétange, LuxembourgChallengerHard Dick Norman Jamie Murray André Sá2–6, 6–2, [10–8]Win27–10Bordeaux, FranceChallengerClay Oliver Marach Nicholas Monroe Simon Stadler2–6, 6–4, [10–1]Win28–10Ortisei, ItalyChallengerHard Tim Pütz Daniele Bracciali Benjamin Becker6–2, 7–5
Performance timelines
Doubles
Tournament200620072008200920102011201220132014SRW–LWin%Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenA1R3R2R1R1RQF1R2R0 / 87–8French Open1R1R2R3R1R3R2R3R1R0 / 98–9Wimbledon1R3R3R3R1RSF2RA1R0 / 811–8US Open2R1RQF1R3R1R1R2RA0 / 87–8Win–loss1–32–48–45–42–46–45–43–31–30 / 3333–33ATP Tour Masters 1000Indian WellsAA1RA1RA1RAA0 / 30–3MiamiAA2R1R1RAA1RA0 / 41–4Monte CarloAAAA1RA1RAA0 / 20–2HamburgA2R1RNot Masters Series0 / 21–2MadridAA1R1RAA2RAA0 / 31–3RomeAAAAAA2RAA0 / 11–1ShanghaiAAAAA2RAAA0 / 11–1Paris MastersAAAQF1RSF2RAA0 / 46–4Win–loss0–01–11–42–30–44–23–50–10–00 / 2011–20
Mixed doubles
Tournament200720082009201020112012SRW–LWin %Grand Slam tournaments Australian OpenAA2R2RA1R0 / 32–3 French OpenAA1RSFA1R0 / 33–3 Wimbledon1RA3R1R1RA0 / 41–4 US OpenA1R1RA1RA0 / 30–3Win–loss0–10–12–44–30–20–20 / 136–13
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