German tennis player
Lars Burgsmüller (born 6 December 1975) is a German former professional tennis player. Burgsmüller reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 65, achieved on 18 February 2002. He also reached a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 61, achieved on 28 August 2006.
Burgsmüller reached two singles finals on the ATP Tour, winning the 2002 Copenhagen Open in Denmark where he defeated Olivier Rochus of Belgium in the final in straight sets, and losing the final of the 2004 ATP Shanghai to Argentine Guillermo Cañas , also in straight sets. He also reached three doubles finals on the ATP Tour with three different partners. Partnered with Andrew Painter , he lost in the final of the 2000 Grand Prix Hassan II tournament in Casablanca falling in two sets to Frenchmen Sébastien Grosjean and Arnaud Clément . Alongside Jan Vacek he lost his next doubles final at the 2004 Ordina Open in 's-Hertogenbosch , Netherlands in three sets to Czech pairing Martin Damm and Cyril Suk . He would prove victorious in his third and last ATP doubles final appearance at the 2005 Ho Chi Minh City Open in Vietnam, where partnering compatriot Philipp Kohlschreiber he defeated Ashley Fisher and Robert Lindstedt in three sets.
ATP career finals
Singles: 2 (1 win, 1 loss)
Legend
Grand Slam (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (1)
Doubles: 3 (1 win, 2 losses)
Legend
Grand Slam (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (1)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 11 (4–7)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–7)
ITF World Tennis Tour (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (3–4)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Feb 1995
Lippstadt , Germany
Challenger
Carpet
Jonas Svensson
walkover
Loss
1–1
Jun 1995
Weiden , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Dinu-Mihai Pescariu
4–6, 2–6
Loss
1–2
Nov 1997
Portorož , Slovenia
Challenger
Hard
Orlin Stanoytchev
6–1, 6–7, 0–6
Win
2–2
Mar 1998
Magdeburg , Germany
Challenger
Carpet
Andrei Pavel
6–4, 6–3
Win
3–2
Aug 2002
Wrexham , United Kingdom
Challenger
Hard
Ivo Heuberger
6–2, 6–7(5–7) 6–4
Win
4–2
Nov 2002
Eckental , Germany
Challenger
Carpet
Björn Phau
7–6(7–3) , 5–7, 6–4
Loss
4–3
Apr 2003
Calabasas , United States
Challenger
Hard
Jérôme Golmard
3–6, 5–7
Loss
4–4
Feb 2004
Heilbronn , Germany
Challenger
Carpet
Gilles Elseneer
6–3, 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss
4–5
Nov 2004
Aachen , Germany
Challenger
Carpet
Novak Djokovic
4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss
4–6
Nov 2004
Eckental , Germany
Challenger
Carpet
Alexander Waske
5–7, 6–7(15–17)
Loss
4–7
Jan 2005
Heilbronn , Germany
Challenger
Carpet
Jiří Vaněk
2–6, 4–6
Doubles: 11 (2–9)
Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–9)
ITF World Tennis Tour (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–5)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Nov 1997
Neumünster , Germany
Challenger
Carpet
Markus Hantschk
John-Laffnie de Jager Chris Haggard
3–6, 1–6
Win
1–1
Dec 1997
Wismar , Germany
Challenger
Carpet
Michael Kohlmann
Bernardo Martínez Óscar Ortiz
6–4, 7–6
Win
2–1
Nov 1999
Aachen , Germany
Challenger
Carpet
Takao Suzuki
Juan Ignacio Carrasco Jairo Velasco
7–6, 6–4
Loss
2–2
May 2000
Edinburgh , United Kingdom
Challenger
Clay
Ota Fukárek
Michael Russell Tommy Robredo
0–6, 2–6
Loss
2–3
Nov 2003
Eckental , Germany
Challenger
Carpet
Andreas Tattermusch
Stephen Huss Robert Lindstedt
walkover
Loss
2–4
Feb 2004
Heilbronn , Germany
Challenger
Carpet
Kenneth Carlsen
Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski
3–6, 3–6
Loss
2–5
Nov 2005
Aachen , Germany
Challenger
Carpet
Michael Kohlmann
James Auckland Jamie Delgado
6–2, 5–7, 3–6
Loss
2–6
Jan 2006
Nouméa , New Caledonia
Challenger
Hard
Denis Gremelmayr
Alex Bogomolov Jr. Todd Widom
6–3, 2–6, [6–10]
Loss
2–7
Jun 2006
Ettlingen , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Simon Greul
Vasilis Mazarakis Felipe Parada
6–3, 1–6, [4–10]
Loss
2–8
Nov 2006
Shrewsbury , United Kingdom
Challenger
Hard
Mischa Zverev
Philipp Marx Frederik Nielsen
4–6, 4–6
Loss
2–9
Jul 2007
Dublin , Ireland
Challenger
Carpet
Mischa Zverev
Rohan Bopanna Adam Feeney
2–6, 2–6
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
Doubles
External links
International National People
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