Björn Phau (born 4 October 1979) is a retired German tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 59 in June 2006. Career highlights include reaching five ATP tour semifinals (Tokyo in 2005, Casablanca in 2006, Beijing in 2008, Houston in 2009 and Zagreb in 2014) and finishing runner-up in doubles at Munich in 2006 (partnering Alexander Peya).

Björn Phau

Björn Phau at the 2011 Australian Open
Country (sports)	Germany
Residence	Weilerswist, Germany
Born	(1979-10-04) 4 October 1979 (age 42) Darmstadt, West Germany
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro	1999
Retired	2014
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$1,983,070
Singles
Career record	80–138
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 59 (19 June 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2005, 2006)
French Open	1R (2000, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012)
Wimbledon	2R (2012)
US Open	2R (2001, 2005, 2006, 2012)
Doubles
Career record	23–32
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 55 (23 April 2007)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	3R (2011)
French Open	QF (2006)
Wimbledon	2R (2006)
US Open	2R (2006)
Last updated on: 28 August 2015.

Phau defeated Andre Agassi 7–5, 7–5 at the 2006 Dubai Tennis Championships. In an interview, Agassi cited Phau as one of the quickest tennis players he has ever faced.[1] His main strengths are his movement, foot speed and fitness. He is sponsored by Nike and Wilson.

Personal life

Phau was born in Darmstadt. He is the son of a German mother and an Indonesian father.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	1 May 2006	Munich, Germany	Clay	Alexander Peya	Andrei Pavel Alexander Waske	4–6, 2–6

Challenger & Futures singles titles

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
1.	2 August 1999	Decatur, US	Hard	Tom Chicoine	6–0, 6–3
2.	13 August 2001	Bronx, US	Hard	Andy Ram	6–2, 6–4
3.	31 October 2005	Busan, South Korea	Hard	Simon Greul	6–1, 6–2
4.	16 May 2010	Biella, Italy	Clay	Simone Bolelli	6–4, 6–2
5.	30 May 2010	Alessandria, Italy	Clay	Carlos Berlocq	7–6(8–6), 2–6, 6–2
6.	26 June 2011	Marburg, Germany	Hard	Jan Hájek	6–4, 2–6, 6–3
7.	29 January 2012	Heilbronn, Germany	Hard	Ruben Bemelmans	6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–4
8.	19 February 2012	Bergamo, Italy	Hard	Alexander Kudryavtsev	6–4, 6–4

Doubles finals (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
1.	July 31, 2011	Dortmund	Clay	Dominik Meffert	Teymuraz Gabashvili Andrey Kuznetsov	6–4, 6–3

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

Current through the 2012 US Open (tennis).

References

External links

• Björn Phau at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Björn Phau at the International Tennis Federation
• Official website (in German)

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