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Robbie Koenig (/ˈknɪɡ/ KOH-nig;[1][2][3] born 5 July 1971) is a retired professional tennis player from South Africa who is now a tennis commentator and analyst. He won five doubles titles and reached the semifinals of the 1998 US Open men's doubles competition. Koenig works as a tennis broadcaster for a host of TV channels around the world, covering most notably the ATP Masters 1000 events, the Australian Open, US Open and Wimbledon (Radio) as well as the premier online tennis channel of TennisTV.com

Robbie Koenig
Country (sports) South Africa
ResidenceDurban, South Africa
Born (1971-07-05) 5 July 1971 (age 51)
Durban, South Africa
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Turned pro1992
Retired2005
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$944,191
Singles
Career record3–11
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 262 (9 November 1992)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQ1 (1996, 1997)
WimbledonQ3 (1992)
US OpenQ1 (1992, 1996, 1997)
Doubles
Career record176–210
Career titles5
3 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 28 (19 May 2003)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (1998, 2004)
French Open2R (1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005)
Wimbledon3R (1998, 1999)
US OpenSF (1998)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2001)
French Open1R (1998, 1999, 2003)
WimbledonSF (2001)
US OpenSF (2002)
Last updated on: 29 January 2022.

Playing career


Koenig achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 262, notably reaching the third round of Washington in 1992. He had wins early on in his singles career over the likes of Tim Henman, Pat Rafter, Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Felix Mantilla. Most of his success, however, came in doubles. He won 5 titles (with 6 further finals), reaching a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 28 in May 2003. As well as his US Open doubles semi-finals appearance in 1998, Koenig reached the round-of-16 twice at Wimbledon in 1998 and 1999. He was also a quarter-finalist on 3 other occasions at the US Open in 1997, 2001 and 2004. In Mixed Doubles he reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2001 and the US Open in 2002. He also represented South Africa in Davis Cup on four occasions and was captained by 1985 Wimbledon finalist, Kevin Curren.


Commentating career


Koenig is known for his commentary on the ATP World Tour at their Masters 1000 events matches broadcast on Tennis Channel as well as the online tennis broadcast site TennisTV, often as part of a commentating duo alongside Jason Goodall. He has been assigned to commentate at the Australian Open and US Open. He can also be heard on Fox Sports in Australia, Star Sports in Asia, ESPN International as well as SuperSport in South Africa where he co-hosts during the Grand Slam events.


ATP career finals



Doubles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runner-ups)


Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (1–1)
ATP World Series (4–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–4)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (5–5)
Indoors (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 1999 St. Pölten, Austria International Series Clay Brent Haygarth Andrew Florent
Andrei Olhovskiy
7–5, 4–6, 5–7
Loss 0–2 Feb 2000 Dubai, United Arab Emirates International Series Hard Peter Tramacchi Jiří Novák
David Rikl
2–6, 5–7
Loss 0–3 Sep 2000 Tashkent, Uzbekistan International Series Hard Marius Barnard Justin Gimelstob
Scott Humphries
3–6, 2–6
Loss 0–4 Sep 2001 Shanghai, China International Series Hard John-Laffnie de Jager Byron Black
Thomas Shimada
2–6, 6–3, 5–7
Loss 0–5 Feb 2002 San Jose, United States International Series Hard John-Laffnie de Jager Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett
3–6, 6–4, [5–10]
Win 1–5 Jul 2002 Kitzbühel, Austria Championship Series Clay Thomas Shimada Lucas Arnold Ker
Álex Corretja
7–6(7–3), 6–4
Win 2–5 Sep 2002 Tashkent, Uzbekistan International Series Hard David Adams Raemon Sluiter
Martin Verkerk
6–2, 7–5
Win 3–5 Jan 2003 Auckland, New Zealand International Series Hard David Adams Tomáš Cibulec
Leoš Friedl
7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–3
Loss 3–6 Apr 2003 Barcelona, Spain Championship Series Clay Chris Haggard Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
4–6, 3–6
Win 4–6 Aug 2003 Long Island, United States International Series Hard Martín Rodríguez Martin Damm
Cyril Suk
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win 5–6 Aug 2004 Washington, United States International Series Hard Chris Haggard Travis Parrott
Dmitry Tursunov
7–6(7–3), 6–1

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals



Doubles: 5 (3–2)


Legend
ATP Challenger (3–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 1992 Dublin, Ireland Challenger Carpet Douglas Geiwald Sander Groen
Arne Thoms
7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Nov 1996 Aachen, Germany Challenger Hard Oleg Ogorodov Dave Randall
Chris Woodruff
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win 2–1 Oct 1997 Sedona, United States Challenger Hard John-Laffnie De Jager Eric Taino
Adam Peterson
6–2, 6–2
Loss 2–2 Oct 1997 Brest, France Challenger Hard John-Laffnie De Jager Dave Randall
Jack Waite
6–3, 6–7, 4–6
Win 3–2 Aug 2001 Lexington, United States Challenger Hard John-Laffnie De Jager Paul Kilderry
Jack Waite
7–6(7–1), 7–5

Performance timelines


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


Tournament199219931994199519961997SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0   
French Open A A A A Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0   
Wimbledon Q3 Q1 A A A Q2 0 / 0 0–0   
US Open Q1 A A A Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0   
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0   
ATP Masters Series
Miami A Q2 A A 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Canada A A A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0   
Cincinnati 1R A Q1 A Q3 Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0 / 2 0–2 0%

Doubles


Tournament19921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A 3R A 2R 1R 1R 2R 3R 2R 0 / 7 7–7 50%
French Open A A A A A A 2R 1R A 2R 1R 2R 2R 2R 0 / 7 5–7 42%
Wimbledon Q2 Q1 A A A 1R 3R 3R 2R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 9 6–9 40%
US Open A A A A A QF SF 1R 3R QF 3R 2R QF 3R 0 / 9 20–9 69%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–2 9–4 2–3 4–3 4–4 3–4 3–4 6–4 4–4 0 / 32 38–32 54%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A A A A A 1R 2R 2R A A 1R 1R A 0 / 5 2–5 29%
Miami A A A A A Q1 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R A 0 / 7 2–7 22%
Monte Carlo A A A A A A A 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 2R A 0 / 6 3–6 33%
Hamburg A A A A A A 2R 1R 1R Q2 1R 1R A A 0 / 5 1–5 17%
Rome A A A A A A Q1 2R 1R A 1R 2R A A 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Canada A A A A A A 1R QF 2R A 1R A A A 0 / 4 3–4 43%
Cincinnati A A A A Q2 A 2R QF 1R A 1R 1R A A 0 / 5 3–5 38%
Paris A A A A A A 1R A 1R A 2R A A A 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Madrid Not Held 1R A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Stuttgart A A A A A A 2R A Q1 A A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–7 6–7 2–8 0–2 3–8 2–6 2–3 0–0 0 / 41 18–41 31%

Mixed doubles


Tournament19981999200020012002200320042005SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 2R SF A QF 1R A 0 / 4 6–4 60%
French Open 1R 1R A A A 1R A A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Wimbledon 3R 1R 1R 1R SF 3R 3R 1R 0 / 8 10–8 56%
US Open 1R 2R A A SF A A A 0 / 3 4–3 57%
Win–loss 2–3 1–3 1–2 3–2 7–2 4–3 2–2 0–1 0 / 18 20–18 53%

References


  1. ATPWorldTour (30 March 2013). "Koenig, Goodall Preview 2013 Miami Final Murray Ferrer". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2018 via YouTube.
  2. ATPWorldTour (27 November 2010). "Nadal Vs Federer in London Final Experts Preview". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2018 via YouTube.
  3. ATPWorldTour (20 March 2011). "Experts Debate Nadal Vs Djokovic Indian Wells Final". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2018 via YouTube.



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Robbie Koenig (n. 5 de julio de 1971 en Durban, Sudáfrica) es un exjugador de tenis sudafricano. Su actuación en sencillos fue escasa pero tuvo una buena performance en dobles, especialidad en la que conquistó 5 títulos en 11 finales.



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