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Julian Knowle (born 29 April 1974) is an Austrian former professional tennis player. Being a born left-hander, Knowle was one of the few on the ATP Tour who played his forehand, backhand, and even volleys double-handed. He was Austria's most successful doubles player in history by reaching world No. 6 in the ATP doubles rankings in January 2008, before being matched by Jürgen Melzer, who reached No. 6 in September 2010, and overtaken only by Alexander Peya, who reached No. 3 in August 2013.
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Tennis career
[edit]Knowle was a successful player on the ATP Challenger Series, winning the Challenger tournaments in Kyoto (1999), Caracas (2001), Graz (2001), and Andrezieux (2002), and reaching the finals in Yokohama (2000), Bristol (2000), Besançon (2000), and Graz (2003). He also won several Futures tournaments. Knowle's best ATP singles ranking was world no. 86 in July 2002. His final appearance in the main draw of a singles tournament was in the Graz Challenger in 2005 where he reached the quarterfinals.
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2004
[edit]Knowle reached his first of two Grand Slam finals at Wimbledon in 2004 with Nenad Zimonjić of Serbia. Eventually, the team was defeated in four sets by Jonas Björkman and Todd Woodbridge. The only Austrian to reach a final at Wimbledon before was Georg von Metaxa in doubles in 1938, where he too lost.
2005-2006
[edit]In 2005 Knowle teamed up with Czech Petr Pála for several months without being able to continue his successful run with Zimonjić. This changed when he formed a team with fellow Austrian player and left-hander Jürgen Melzer, joining him throughout most of 2005 and 2006. Together, they won two tournaments in doubles and reached another five finals.
2007
[edit]Following Melzer's hand injury in early 2007, Knowle found a new partner in Simon Aspelin of Sweden.
At the 2007 US Open, seeded tenth with Aspelin, Knowle achieved the greatest triumph of his career by winning the tournament, his first Grand Slam. In the first two rounds, they won over Kubot/Skoch and got a walkover over Calleri/Horna. They went on to upset eighth seeds Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram (who would go on to win the 2008 Australian Open men's doubles) in the third round. In the quarterfinals, they shocked the top seeds Bob and Mike Bryan, having lost to them only weeks before. In the semifinals, they held off unseeded Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut, 7–6(2), 1–6, 6–3, before winning the final 7–5, 6–4 over the ninth seeds, Pavel Vízner and Lukáš Dlouhý.[1] They had previously won three tournaments together. This win put them into the no. 5 position in the ATP Doubles Race, and also gave Knowle his first top-10 ranking in doubles.
Knowle was the second of so-far four Austrian tennis players to win a Grand Slam tournament (the first in doubles). The first Austrian to win a Grand Slam tournament was Thomas Muster at the 1995 French Open; the third was Jürgen Melzer, who won the 2010 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles and later the 2011 US Open – Men's doubles with his German partner Philipp Petzschner as well as the 2011 Wimbledon Championships - Mixed doubles with his later wife Iveta Benešová; the fourth was Dominic Thiem, who won the 2020 US Open - Men's Singles tournament.
Their excellent first year as a team enabled Knowle and Aspelin to participate in the Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, China for the first time. They surprisingly made it all the way to the final, beating Pavel Vízner and Lukáš Dlouhý, Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra, and finally Martin Damm and Leander Paes, before eventually falling in straight sets to Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor 2–6, 3–6.
Their first Masters Cup participation put the duo into the no. 3 spot of the ATP Doubles Race for the first time.
In December 2007, Knowle suffered acute hearing loss.
2008
[edit]Knowle and Aspelin were not able to continue their successful 2007 run, reaching five semifinals together in the 2008 season and reaching the third round of the French Open as their best Grand Slam result.
With Jürgen Melzer, Knowle participated at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. They defeated the German duo of Nicolas Kiefer and Rainer Schüttler in three sets in the first round, before being knocked out of the tournament by Bob and Mike Bryan, 6–7(2), 4–6.
2009
[edit]Starting early 2009, Knowle formed a team with fellow Austrian Jürgen Melzer once more, though occasionally also teaming with other players. Knowle and Melzer enjoyed little success on the tour in the first half of 2009, before their performance improved significantly in the later weeks, winning titles in New Haven and Tokyo and reaching another final in Vienna. Their success came too late in the year for them to qualify for the Masters Cup.
2010
[edit]In 2010, Knowle played the first months of the year with Sweden's Robert Lindstedt. Together, they reached the doubles final in Marseille, where they lost in straight sets. Due to little success on the tour together, Knowle and Lindstedt parted ways, with Knowle teaming with Andy Ram from Israel. Their best performance came at the French Open, where they surprisingly reached the semifinals.
2011
[edit]Knowle's 2011 season was plagued by numerous injuries. Following a groin injury, he teamed up once more with Simon Aspelin, but they had little success. A torn muscle fascicle in April ended their partnership, forcing Knowle to pause for six weeks. His planned return to the tour failed, when a partially torn tendon prevented his participation in the French Open to defend his semifinal success from the previous year.
2012
[edit]After dropping out of the top 80 of doubles players in late 2011 for the first time in 10 years, Knowle slowly made his way back to the top 50 in 2012, teaming with several different partners, including Michael Kohlmann, Paul Hanley, František Čermák, and Filip Polášek. He reached the doubles final in Estoril with David Marrero and won the Kitzbühel tournament with Cermak, claiming his first title since Tokyo in 2009. He also reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon with Daniele Bracciali, and did the same at the US Open with Polášek.
At the Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur, Knowle made a surprise return to singles competition, surviving three qualifying rounds (including a first-round bye) to become the oldest player to ever qualify for an ATP tournament at age 38. He lost in the first round to Albert Ramos in straight sets.
2013
[edit]In April, Knowle won the Grand Prix Hassan II in Casablanca with Filip Polášek, winning the final over the German team of Dustin Brown and Christopher Kas.
2020-2021
[edit]In November 2020, he accompanied Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies as a coach at the 2020 ATP Finals.[2]
In February 2021, Knowle competed in the Australian Open, marking his first Grand Slam appearance since 2017. Knowle and Lloyd Harris lost in the first round to the pairing of Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis.[3]
His last ATP event was the 2021 French Open. He officially retired in November 2021.[4]
Performance timelines
[edit]| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Singles
[edit]| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006–2021 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | 2R | Q1 | Q2 | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| French Open | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | A | Q3 | 1R | 3R | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| US Open | A | A | Q1 | Q3 | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% |
Doubles
[edit]Current through the 2021 French Open.
| Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 15 | 7–15 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | 3R | 3R | 3R | 2R | SF | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 17 | 20–16 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | F | 3R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | QF | QF | QF | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 16 | 23–16 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | W | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1 / 17 | 16–16 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 8–4 | 5–4 | 5–2 | 9–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 6–4 | 3–2 | 7–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1 / 65 | 66–63 |
| Year-end championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ATP Finals | Did not qualify | F | Did not qualify | 0 / 1 | 3–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ATP Tour Masters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | QF | SF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 8 | 5–8 |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | SF | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 11 | 8–11 |
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | SF | QF | QF | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 8 | 4–8 |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 2–7 |
| German Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | SF | QF | Not Masters Series | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | ||||||||||||
| Madrid Open | Not Held | A | A | 1R | A | A | QF | QF | 1R | QF | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | |||||||
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 5 | 1–5 |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | QF | A | A | QF | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 |
| Shanghai Masters | Not Held | SF | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | |||||||||||||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | SF | QF | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 3–5 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–6 | 1–5 | 4–8 | 12–9 | 6–8 | 8–7 | 3–8 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 61 | 39–61 |
| National representation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | Not Held | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||
| Davis Cup | A | A | A | A | A | PO | 1R | Z1 | Z1 | PO | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Z1 | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | Z1 | A | A | NH | A | 0 / 10 | 11–13 |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Career | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | |
| Overall win–loss | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 5–10 | 20–16 | 25–14 | 19–22 | 25–26 | 37–27 | 47–27 | 26–28 | 36–27 | 27–28 | 11–17 | 27–23 | 34–27 | 27–22 | 22–22 | 10–18 | 11–9 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 410–371 | |
| Year-end ranking | 463 | 488 | – | 384 | 365 | 184 | 162 | 84 | 58 | 38 | 28 | 32 | 23 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 32 | 81 | 37 | 34 | 40 | 51 | 87 | 74 | – | – | – | – | 52% | |
ATP career finals
[edit]Doubles: 44 (19 titles, 25 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2002 | Copenhagen Open, Denmark | International | Hard (i) |  Michael Kohlmann
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 Jiří Novák Radek Štěpánek
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7–6(10–8), 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–1 | May 2002 | Majorca Open, Spain | International | Clay | Michael Kohlmann
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 Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
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2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jul 2002 | Croatia Open, Croatia | International | Clay | František Čermák
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 Albert Portas Fernando Vicente
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–1 | Jan 2003 | Chennai Open, India | International | Hard | Michael Kohlmann
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František Čermák Leoš Friedl
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7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–3) |
| Loss | 3–2 | Mar 2003 | Copenhagen Open, Denmark | International | Hard (i) | Michael Kohlmann
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Tomáš Cibulec Pavel Vízner
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5–7, 7–5, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jul 2003 | Hall of Fame Championships, US | International | Grass |  Jürgen Melzer
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 Jordan Kerr David Macpherson
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6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Oct 2003 | St. Petersburg Open, Russia | International | Carpet (i) |  Nenad Zimonjić
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Michael Kohlmann Rainer Schüttler
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7–6(7–1), 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–4 | May 2004 | Bavarian Championships, Germany | International | Clay | Nenad Zimonjić
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 James Blake Mark Merklein
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2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Jul 2004 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grand Slam | Grass | Nenad Zimonjić
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 Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge
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1–6, 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–5 | May 2005 | Bavarian Championships, Germany | International | Clay |  Mario Ančić
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Florian Mayer Alexander Waske
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6–3, 1–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–5 | Oct 2005 | St. Petersburg Open, Russia (2) | International | Carpet (i) | Jürgen Melzer
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Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi
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4–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 6–6 | Apr 2006 | US Clay Court Championships, US | International | Clay | Jürgen Melzer
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Michael Kohlmann Alexander Waske
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7–5, 4–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 7–6 | May 2006 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | International | Clay | Jürgen Melzer
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Michael Kohlmann Alexander Waske
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6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–7 | Oct 2006 | Open de Moselle, France | International | Hard (i) | Jürgen Melzer
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 Richard Gasquet Fabrice Santoro
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6–3, 1–6, [9–11] |
| Loss | 7–8 | Oct 2006 | Vienna Open, Austria | International | Hard (i) | Jürgen Melzer
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Petr Pála Pavel Vízner
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4–6, 6–3, [10–12] |
| Loss | 7–9 | Oct 2006 | St. Petersburg Open, Russia | International | Carpet (i) | Jürgen Melzer
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Simon Aspelin Todd Perry
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1–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Loss | 7–10 | Feb 2007 | US Indoor Tennis Championships, US | Intl. Gold | Hard (i) | Jürgen Melzer
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Eric Butorac Jamie Murray
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5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 8–10 | May 2007 | ATP Pörtschach, Austria | International | Clay | Simon Aspelin
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Leoš Friedl David Škoch
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7–6(8–6), 5–7, [10–5] |
| Win | 9–10 | Jun 2007 | Halle Open, Germany | International | Grass | Simon Aspelin
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Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić
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6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 10–10 | Jul 2007 | Swedish Open, Sweden | International | Clay | Simon Aspelin
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 Martín García Sebastián Prieto
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6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 11–10 | Sep 2007 | US Open, US | Grand Slam | Hard | Simon Aspelin
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Lukáš Dlouhý Pavel Vízner
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7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 11–11 | Nov 2007 | Tennis Masters Cup, China | Masters Cup | Hard (i) | Simon Aspelin
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Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor
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2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 11–12 | May 2008 | ATP Pörtschach, Austria | International | Clay | Jürgen Melzer
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 Marcelo Melo André Sá
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5–7, 7–6(7–3), [11–13] |
| Loss | 11–13 | Feb 2009 | Open 13, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) |  Andy Ram
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Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra
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6–3, 3–6, [8–10] |
| Win | 12–13 | Aug 2009 | Connecticut Open, US | 250 Series | Hard | Jürgen Melzer
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Bruno Soares Kevin Ullyett
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6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 13–13 | Oct 2009 | Japan Open, Japan | 500 Series | Hard | Jürgen Melzer
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Ross Hutchins Jordan Kerr
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6–2, 5–7, [10–8] |
| Loss | 13–14 | Nov 2009 | Vienna Open, Austria | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Jürgen Melzer
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 Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach
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6–2, 4–6, [9–11] |
| Loss | 13–15 | Feb 2010 | Open 13, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Robert Lindstedt
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Julien Benneteau Michaël Llodra
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 13–16 | Sep 2011 | Romanian Open, Romania | 250 Series | Clay | David Marrero
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 Daniele Bracciali Potito Starace
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6–3, 4–6, [8–10] |
| Loss | 13–17 | May 2012 | Estoril Open, Portugal | 250 Series | Clay | David Marrero
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 Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Jean-Julien Rojer
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5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 14–17 | Jul 2012 | Austrian Open, Austria | 250 Series | Clay | František Čermák
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Dustin Brown Paul Hanley
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7–6(7–4), 3–6, [12–10] |
| Loss | 14–18 | Oct 2012 | Vienna Open, Austria | 250 Series | Hard (i) |  Filip Polášek
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Andre Begemann Martin Emmrich
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4–6, 6–3, [4–10] |
| Loss | 14–19 | Jan 2013 | Qatar Open, Qatar | 250 Series | Hard | Filip Polášek
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Christopher Kas Philipp Kohlschreiber
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5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 15–19 | Feb 2013 | Zagreb Indoors, Croatia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Filip Polášek
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Ivan Dodig Mate Pavić
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3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 16–19 | Apr 2013 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco (2) | 250 Series | Clay | Filip Polášek
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Dustin Brown Christopher Kas
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6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 16–20 | Oct 2013 | Vienna Open, Austria | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Daniel Nestor
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 Florin Mergea Lukáš Rosol
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5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 16–21 | Oct 2013 | Swiss Indoors, Switzerland | 500 Series | Hard (i) | Oliver Marach
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 Treat Huey Dominic Inglot
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3–6, 6–3, [4–10] |
| Win | 17–21 | Jan 2014 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | 250 Series | Hard | Marcelo Melo
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Alexander Peya Bruno Soares
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4–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
| Win | 18–21 | Jun 2014 | Halle Open, Germany (2) | 250 Series | Grass | Andre Begemann
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 Marco Chiudinelli Roger Federer
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1–6, 7–5, [12–10] |
| Loss | 18–22 | Oct 2014 | Vienna Open, Austria | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Andre Begemann
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Jürgen Melzer Philipp Petzschner
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6–7(6–8), 6–4, [7–10] |
| Loss | 18–23 | Jan 2015 | Qatar Open, Qatar | 250 Series | Hard | Philipp Oswald
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Juan Mónaco Rafael Nadal
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3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 18–24 | Sep 2015 | St. Petersburg Open, Russia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Alexander Peya
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Treat Huey Henri Kontinen
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5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 18–25 | Oct 2016 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Jürgen Melzer
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 Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah
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5–7, 6–4, [5–10] |
| Win | 19–25 | Jul 2017 | Swedish Open, Sweden (2) | 250 Series | Clay | Philipp Petzschner
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Sander Arends Matwé Middelkoop
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6–2, 3–6, [10–7] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Doubles joy for Aspelin and Knowle". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ "Julian Knowle joins the Krawietz and Mies team". 11 November 2020.
- ^ ""KraMies" coach Julian Knowle makes a lightning comeback". 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Retirees Honoured at 2021 Nitto ATP Finals | ATP Tour | Tennis".
External links
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- Julian Knowle at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Julian Knowle at the International Tennis Federation
- Julian Knowle at the Davis Cup (archived)
Julian Knowle
View on GrokipediaEarly life
Birth and youth
Julian Knowle was born on 29 April 1974 in Lauterach, a municipality in the Vorarlberg state of Austria. [1] He holds Austrian nationality and grew up in the Vorarlberg region in western Austria, near the borders with Germany, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. [1] Limited public information is available regarding his family background or early non-tennis life prior to his involvement in the sport.Junior tennis career
Julian Knowle began playing tennis at the age of six. [2] He turned professional in 1992 at the age of 18 after competing as a junior in the late 1980s and early 1990s. [1] Detailed records of his junior tournament results, rankings, or titles are limited in public sources, as his notable achievements came later in his professional doubles career. [3]Professional career
Turning pro and early years (1992–2000)
Julian Knowle turned professional in 1992. [1] [3] [4] Throughout the 1990s, he competed primarily on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures circuits, building his professional experience and skills against a range of opponents while gradually establishing himself on the lower tiers of the sport. His most notable achievement during this period came in 1999, when he captured his first ATP Challenger singles title at the Kyoto Challenger on carpet courts, defeating eighth-seeded Gouichi Motomura in the final by a score of 6-1, 6-2. [5] This victory marked a key step in his development ahead of greater successes in the following decade.Singles career (2001–2010)
Julian Knowle's singles career from 2001 to 2010 represented the peak and subsequent decline of his efforts in that discipline on the ATP Tour. He achieved his career-high singles ranking of world No. 86 on 15 July 2002 following a series of encouraging results in the early part of the decade. [1] [6] Knowle recorded several notable victories over higher-ranked opponents in ATP main-draw matches during this period, including defeats of seeded player Carlos Moyà and world No. 41 Robby Ginepri at the Hamburg Masters in 2004, as well as other wins against players such as Mario Ančić and Andrei Pavel. [6] These upsets contributed to his brief entry into the top 100, but he never advanced beyond occasional third- or fourth-round appearances in ATP events. [6] His overall ATP main-draw singles record stood at 10 wins and 33 losses across his career, with no ATP singles titles won and no finals reached. [1] [7] After stronger showings in the early 2000s, Knowle's singles participation became increasingly limited from around 2005 onward, as he shifted his primary focus to doubles competition where he achieved greater success. [6] By the late 2000s, his ATP singles appearances were sparse and typically ended in early-round defeats. [6]Doubles career (2001–2010)
Knowle established himself as a prominent doubles specialist during the 2001–2010 period, achieving his career-high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 6 on 7 January 2008. [1] He captured 19 ATP doubles titles overall, with the majority coming in this decade as he formed successful partnerships and competed consistently at tour level. [7] His career doubles win-loss record stood at 410–368. Early in the decade, Knowle won his first ATP doubles titles in 2002, taking the Copenhagen Open with Michael Kohlmann and the Croatia Open Umag with František Čermák. [7] In 2003, he added titles at the Chennai Open with Kohlmann and the St. Petersburg Open with Nenad Zimonjić, demonstrating versatility across surfaces and partners. [7] His partnership with Zimonjić proved particularly fruitful in 2004, highlighted by a Wimbledon final appearance, though they did not secure the title. Knowle continued his momentum in 2005, winning the Bavarian International Tennis Championships with Mario Ančić and the St. Petersburg Open again, this time with Jürgen Melzer. [7] The following year, he and Melzer claimed the Grand Prix Hassan II title in Casablanca. [7] His most prolific year came in 2007, when he teamed with Simon Aspelin to win four ATP titles at Pörtschach, Halle, Båstad, and another event, while also reaching the year-end ATP Finals final in Shanghai. In 2009, Knowle reunited with Melzer to secure titles at the Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven and the Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo. [7] These partnerships with Zimonjić, Melzer, and Aspelin defined his doubles success, allowing him to reach numerous finals and build a strong record on varied surfaces during the decade. [1] Knowle continued to compete in doubles sporadically after 2010 before retiring from professional tennis in November 2021.Grand Slam and major tournament results
Julian Knowle experienced limited success in Grand Slam singles competition, accumulating a career record of 3 wins and 6 losses in main-draw matches.[8][5] His deepest run came at Wimbledon, where he advanced to the third round.[5] He also reached the second round at the Australian Open in 2003, but exited in the first round in his appearances at the French Open and US Open.[5] Knowle's most notable Grand Slam achievements occurred in doubles. He captured the men's doubles title at the 2007 US Open alongside Simon Aspelin, defeating Lukáš Dlouhý and Pavel Vízner 7–5, 6–4 in the final.[9] He previously reached the men's doubles final at Wimbledon in 2004 with Nenad Zimonjić, where they lost to Jonas Björkman and Todd Woodbridge 1–6, 4–6, 6–4, 4–6.[10][11] In mixed doubles, Knowle advanced to the final at the 2010 French Open partnering Yaroslava Shvedova, falling to Katarina Srebotnik and Nenad Zimonjić 4–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9].[12] These represent his primary deep runs and only Grand Slam finals across all disciplines.Playing style
Retirement and post-retirement activities
Career statistics
Rankings progression
Julian Knowle achieved his career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 86 on 15 July 2002.[1][2] His singles rankings showed gradual progress in the early 2000s before declining in later years as his focus shifted toward doubles.[13] His year-end ATP singles rankings included the following positions: No. 154 in 2000, No. 134 in 2001, No. 121 in 2002, No. 164 in 2003, No. 257 in 2004, No. 636 in 2005, No. 1422 in 2006, and No. 883 in 2012.[13][14] In doubles, Knowle reached a career-high ATP ranking of No. 6 in January 2008.[13] This peak reflected his primary success in the discipline during the mid-2000s and into the late 2000s, marking a significant improvement over his singles trajectory.[13]Titles and finals
Julian Knowle did not win any singles titles on the ATP Tour and reached no singles finals, compiling a career singles record of 10–33 at ATP level. [1] Knowle found far greater success in doubles, where he captured 19 ATP titles over the course of his career. [4] His most prominent achievement was winning the 2007 US Open men's doubles title partnering Simon Aspelin, defeating Lukáš Dlouhý and Pavel Vízner in the final 7–5, 6–4. [15] He added the 2014 Heineken Open doubles title in Auckland, partnering Marcelo Melo as the second seeds to claim the championship. [16] In 2017, Knowle and Philipp Petzschner won the Swedish Open doubles title in Båstad, outclassing Sander Arends and Mateusz Kowalczyk in the final. [17] His remaining ATP doubles titles were secured across various tournaments and with multiple partners throughout his professional years, contributing to a career-high doubles ranking of No. 6. [2] He reached additional doubles finals where he finished as runner-up, though specific counts and details for all runner-up appearances are not exhaustively documented in primary sources.Performance timeline
Julian Knowle's Grand Slam performance was markedly stronger in doubles than in singles, where he made only sporadic main-draw appearances with a career win-loss record of 3–6. [14] His singles highlights include a third-round run at Wimbledon in 2002 and a second-round showing at the Australian Open in 2003. [14] Singles Grand Slam performance timeline (Note: A = absent)| Year | Australian Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | A | A | 1R | A |
| 2002 | A | 1R | 3R | 1R |
| 2003 | 2R | A | A | A |
| 2004 | A | A | 1R | A |
| Year | Australian Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | A | 3R | 1R | 1R |
| 2002 | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R |
| 2003 | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R |
| 2004 | 2R | 2R | F | 2R |
| 2005 | 1R | QF | 3R | 2R |
| 2006 | 3R | 3R | A | 2R |
| 2007 | 3R | 3R | 1R | W |
| 2008 | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R |
| 2009 | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R |
| 2010 | 1R | SF | 3R | 1R |
| 2011 | A | A | 3R | 2R |
| 2012 | 2R | 1R | QF | QF |
| 2013 | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R |
| 2014 | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R |
| 2015 | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R |
| 2016 | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R |
| 2017 | A | 2R | 2R | 1R |
| 2021 | 1R | 1R | A | A |
| Year | Australian Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | A | A | A | 2R |
| 2007 | QF | A | A | A |
| 2010 | A | F | QF | 2R |