Thomaz Koch
Koch in 2018 | |||||||||||||||
Country (sports) | Brazil | ||||||||||||||
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Residence | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1945-05-11) 11 May 1945 (age 79) Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1968 (amateur from 1961) | ||||||||||||||
Retired | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 556–341[1] | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 36[1] | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 12 (1967)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
French Open | QF (1968) | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | QF (1967) | ||||||||||||||
US Open | QF (1963) | ||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 111–99 (Open era) | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 3 (Open era) | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | SF (1971) | ||||||||||||||
Mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||||||||
French Open | W (1975) | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | QF (1971) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Thomaz Koch (born 11 May 1945) is a former tennis player from Brazil, who was a quarterfinalist at the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. National Championships. Koch was active from 1961 to 1985 and played close to 900 singles matches,[1] and won 36 career singles titles.[1] He was ranked World No 12 player for 1967.[2] His highest computer ranking which was past his peak period in the ATP singles ranking was No. 24 (achieved on December 20, 1974).[1] In addition he also won 5 challenger satellite tour tiles towards the end of his career.[1] He won also two gold medals in the men's tennis competition at the 1967 Pan American Games.[1]
He played his first tournament in 1961 at the Santos Open where he reached the final.[1] He won his first senior title in 1964 at the Swiss International Championships against compatriot Ronald Barnes. He won his final main tour title in 1976 at the Malta International against Britain's Roger Taylor.[1] He played his final singles tournament in 1984 at the Guarujá Open in 1984.[1] He also won the Wimbledon Plate twice, in 1969 and 1975.
Career finals
Singles (3–2)
(incomplete list)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | 1969 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | Mark Cox | 8–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
Win | 2–0 | 1969 | Washington, U.S. | Clay | Arthur Ashe | 7–5, 9–7, 4–6, 2–6, 6–4 |
Win | 3–0 | 1971 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | Manuel Orantes | 7–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 3–1 | 1976 | Khartoum, Sudan | Hard | Mike Estep | 4–6, 7–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 3–2 | 1976 | Nuremberg, Germany | Carpet (i) | Frew McMillan | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
Doubles (3–8)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | 1968 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | José Mandarino | Carlos Fernandes Patricio Rodríguez | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | 1969 | London/Queen's, U.K. | Grass | Ove Nils Bengtson | Owen Davidson Dennis Ralston | 6–8, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | 1971 | Salisbury, U.S. | Hard (i) | Clark Graebner | Juan Gisbert, Sr. Manuel Orantes | 3–6, 6–4, 6–7 |
Win | 1–3 | 1971 | Macon, U.S. | Hard | Clark Graebner | Željko Franulović Jan Kodeš | 6–3, 7–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | 1971 | Hampton, U.S. | Hard (i) | Clark Graebner | Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac | 4–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
Win | 2–4 | 1971 | Caracas, Venezuela | Clay | José Edison Mandarino | Gerald Battrick Peter Curtis | 6–4, 3–6, 6–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
Loss | 2–5 | 1972 | Washington D.C., U.S. | Carpet (i) | Clark Graebner | Tom Edlefsen Cliff Richey | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2–6 | 1974 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Roy Emerson | José Higueras Manuel Orantes | 5–7, 6–0, 1–6, 8–9 |
Win | 3–6 | 1975 | Istanbul, Turkey | Clay | Colin Dibley | Colin Dowdeswell John Feaver | 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 3–7 | 1982 | Itaparica, Brazil | Carpet | José Schmidt | Givaldo Barbosa João Soares | 6–7, 1–2 ret. |
Loss | 3–8 | 1983 | Bahia, Brazil | Hard | Ricardo Cano | Givaldo Barbosa João Soares |
Mixed doubles (1–0)
Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1975 | French Open | Clay | Fiorella Bonicelli | Jaime Fillol Pam Teeguarden | 6–4, 7–6 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Players:Koch, Thomaz". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
- ^ "Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell | 68º Trofeo Conde de Godó". www.barcelonaopenbancsabadell.com.
External links
- Thomaz Koch at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Thomaz Koch at the International Tennis Federation
- Thomaz Koch at the Davis Cup
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(national)
- 1902: Hélène Prévost / Réginald Forbes
- 1903: Hélène Prévost / Réginald Forbes
- 1904: Kate Gillou / Max Decugis
- 1905: Yvonne de Pfeffel / Max Decugis
- 1906: Yvonne de Pfeffel / Max Decugis
- 1907: A. Péan / Robert Wallet
- 1908: Kate Gillou / Max Decugis
- 1909: Jeanne Matthey / Max Decugis
- 1910: Marguerite Mény / Édouard Mény de Marangue
- 1911: Marguerite Broquedis / André Gobert
- 1912: Daisy Speranza / William Laurentz
- 1913: Daisy Speranza / William Laurentz
- 1914: Suzanne Lenglen / Max Decugis
- 1915–1919: No competition (World War I)
- 1920: Suzanne Lenglen / Max Decugis
- 1921: Suzanne Lenglen / Jacques Brugnon
- 1922: Suzanne Lenglen / Jacques Brugnon
- 1923: Suzanne Lenglen / Jacques Brugnon
- 1924: Marguerite Broquedis / Jean Borotra
(international)
- 1925: Suzanne Lenglen / Jacques Brugnon
- 1926: Suzanne Lenglen / Jacques Brugnon
- 1927: Marguerite Broquedis Bordes / Jean Borotra
- 1928: Eileen Bennett / Henri Cochet
- 1929: Eileen Bennett / Henri Cochet
- 1930: Cilly Aussem / Bill Tilden
- 1931: Betty Nuthall / Pat Spence
- 1932: Betty Nuthall / Fred Perry
- 1933: Margaret Scriven / Jack Crawford
- 1934: Colette Rosambert / Jean Borotra
- 1935: Lolette Payot / Marcel Bernard
- 1936: Billie Yorke / Marcel Bernard
- 1937: Simonne Mathieu / Yvon Petra
- 1938: Simonne Mathieu / Dragutin Mitić
- 1939: Sarah Palfrey Fabyan / Elwood Cooke
- 1940–1945: No competition (World War II)
- 1946: Pauline Betz / Budge Patty
- 1947: Sheila Piercey / Eric Sturgess
- 1948: Patricia Canning Todd / Jaroslav Drobný
- 1949: Sheila Piercey / Eric Sturgess
- 1950: Barbara Scofield / Enrique Morea
- 1951: Doris Hart / Frank Sedgman
- 1952: Doris Hart / Frank Sedgman
- 1953: Doris Hart / Vic Seixas
- 1954: Maureen Connolly / Lew Hoad
- 1955: Darlene Hard / Gordon Forbes
- 1956: Thelma Coyne Long / Luis Ayala
- 1957: Věra Pužejová / Jiří Javorský
- 1958: Shirley Bloomer / Nicola Pietrangeli
- 1959: Yola Ramírez Ochoa / William Knight
- 1960: Maria Bueno / Robert Howe
- 1961: Darlene Hard / Rod Laver
- 1962: Renée Schuurman / Robert Howe
- 1963: Margaret Smith / Ken Fletcher
- 1964: Margaret Smith / Ken Fletcher
- 1965: Margaret Smith / Ken Fletcher
- 1966: Annette Van Zyl / Frew McMillan
- 1967: Billie Jean King / Owen Davidson
- 1968: Françoise Dürr / Jean-Claude Barclay
- 1969: Margaret Court / Marty Riessen
- 1970: Billie Jean King / Bob Hewitt
- 1971: Françoise Dürr / Jean-Claude Barclay
- 1972: Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Kim Warwick
- 1973: Françoise Dürr / Jean-Claude Barclay
- 1974: Martina Navrátilová / Iván Molina
- 1975: Fiorella Bonicelli / Thomas Koch
- 1976: Ilana Kloss / Kim Warwick
- 1977: Mary Carillo / John McEnroe
- 1978: Renáta Tomanová / Pavel Složil
- 1979: Wendy Turnbull / Bob Hewitt
- 1980: Anne Smith / Billy Martin
- 1981: Andrea Jaeger / Jimmy Arias
- 1982: Wendy Turnbull / John Lloyd
- 1983: Barbara Jordan / Eliot Teltscher
- 1984: Anne Smith / Dick Stockton
- 1985: Martina Navrátilová / Heinz Günthardt
- 1986: Kathy Jordan / Ken Flach
- 1987: Pam Shriver / Emilio Sánchez Vicario
- 1988: Lori McNeil / Jorge Lozano
- 1989: Manon Bollegraf / Tom Nijssen
- 1990: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Jorge Lozano
- 1991: Helena Suková / Cyril Suk
- 1992: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario / Mark Woodforde
- 1993: Eugenia Maniokova / Andrei Olhovskiy
- 1994: Kristie Boogert / Menno Oosting
- 1995: Larisa Neiland / Todd Woodbridge
- 1996: Patricia Tarabini / Javier Frana
- 1997: Rika Hiraki / Mahesh Bhupathi
- 1998: Venus Williams / Justin Gimelstob
- 1999: Katarina Srebotnik / Piet Norval
- 2000: Mariaan de Swardt / David Adams
- 2001: Virginia Ruano Pascual / Tomas Carbonell
- 2002: Cara Black / Wayne Black
- 2003: Lisa Raymond / Mike Bryan
- 2004: Tatiana Golovin / Richard Gasquet
- 2005: Daniela Hantuchová / Fabrice Santoro
- 2006: Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić
- 2007: Nathalie Dechy / Andy Ram
- 2008: Victoria Azarenka / Bob Bryan
- 2009: Liezel Huber / Bob Bryan
- 2010: Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić
- 2011: Casey Dellacqua / Scott Lipsky
- 2012: Sania Mirza / Mahesh Bhupathi
- 2013: Lucie Hradecká / František Čermák
- 2014: Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Jean-Julien Rojer
- 2015: Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Mike Bryan
- 2016: Martina Hingis / Leander Paes
- 2017: Gabriela Dabrowski / Rohan Bopanna
- 2018: Latisha Chan / Ivan Dodig
- 2019: Latisha Chan / Ivan Dodig
- 2020: No competition (COVID-19 pandemic)
- 2021: Desirae Krawczyk / Joe Salisbury
- 2022: Ena Shibahara / Wesley Koolhof
- 2023: Miyu Kato / Tim Pütz
- 2024: Laura Siegemund / Édouard Roger-Vasselin
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