Michel Kratochvil

Michel Frank Kratochvil (born 7 April 1979) is a former tennis player from Switzerland.[1] He was a member of the Swiss Davis Cup Team between 2000–2004 with a singles record 3–9, winning the decider in the first round of the 2003 World Group against Martin Verkerk of Netherlands 1–6, 7–6, 7–6, 6–1.[2] He played doubles alongside Roger Federer in the 2002 Gstaad Open who was the defending champion but lost in the first round this time. He also defeated reigning champion Andre Agassi in the first round 2002 Indian Wells Masters.[3]

Michel Frank Kratochvil

Country (sports)	Switzerland
Residence	Ostermundigen, Switzerland
Born	7 April 1979 Bern, Switzerland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	1997
Retired	2008
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$1,159,379
Singles
Career record	73–98
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 35 (8 July 2002)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (2001)
French Open	3R (2000)
Wimbledon	4R (2002)
US Open	1R (2000, 2001, 2002)
Doubles
Career record	7–18
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 269 (16 September 2002)

Singles finals

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1)
ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1))
Challengers (5–2)
Futures (0–3)

ATP Tour (0–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Sep 2001	Shanghai, China	ATP 250	Hard	Rainer Schüttler	6–3, 6–4
Loss	0–2	Oct 2001	Japan Open, Japan	ATP 500	Hard	Lleyton Hewitt	6–4, 6–2

Challenger and Futures (5–5)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 1998	Austria F7, Vienna	Futures	Clay	Thomas Schiessling	6–3, 6–4
Loss	0–2	Jan 1999	India F3, Bombay	Futures	Hard	Paradorn Srichaphan	7–6, 6–2
Loss	0–3	Apr 1999	Italy F4, Frascati	Futures	Clay	Ionut Moldovan	6–2, 6–1
Win	1–3	Aug 1999	Vienna, Austria	Challenger	Clay	Marcelo Charpentier	3–6, 7–6, 6–2
Win	2–3	Aug 1999	Sylt, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Emilio Benfele Álvarez	6–1, 6–1
Win	3–3	Aug 1999	Geneva, Switzerland	Challenger	Clay	Orlin Stanoytchev	6–0, 6–1
Loss	3–4	Sep 2000	Houston, US	Challenger	Hard	James Blake	7–6, 6–7, 6–3
Win	4–4	Nov 2000	Osaka, Japan	Challenger	Hard	Hyung-Taik Lee	2–6, 6–2, 6–2
Win	5–4	Nov 2000	Brest, France	Challenger	Hard (i)	Johan Settergren	3–6, 6–4, 7–6
Loss	5–5	Sep 2003	Istanbul, Turkey	Challenger	Hard	Robin Söderling	7–6, 6–2

Doubles finals

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (0)
Challengers (0–4)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 1996	Geneva, Switzerland	Challenger	Clay	George Bastl	Patrick Baur Jens Knippschild	6–1, 6–1
Loss	0–2	Aug 1999	Vienna, Austria	Challenger	Clay	Petr Kralert	Julian Knowle Thomas Strengberger	6–3, 6–2
Loss	0–3	Nov 2004	Réunion	Challenger	Hard	Jiří Vaněk	Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana	w/o
Loss	0–4	Aug 2007	Segovia, Spain	Challenger	Hard	Gilles Müller	Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi	7–6^(10–8), 6–3

Performance timeline

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	SR	W–L
Australian Open	A	3R	A	2R	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	3–2
French Open	3R	1R	2R	1R	A	A	A	Q1	0 / 4	3–4
Wimbledon	A	1R	4R	1R	A	A	A	Q1	0 / 3	3–3
US Open	1R	1R	1R	A	A	A	A	Q1	0 / 3	0–3

References

1. "Michel Kratochvil – ATP Tour overview". ATP Tour.
2. "Davis Cup - Players". www.daviscup.com. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
3. "Agassi crashes out of Indian Wells". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2020-10-31.

External links

• Michel Kratochvil at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Michel Kratochvil at the International Tennis Federation
• Michel Kratochvil at the Davis Cup