Benedikt Dorsch

Benedikt Martin Dorsch (born 10 January 1981) is a professional tennis player from Germany.[1]

Benedikt Dorsch
Country (sports)Germany
ResidenceSeehausen, Germany
Born (1981-01-10) 10 January 1981 (age 43)
Garmisch, Germany
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro2005
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$251,123
Singles
Career record0-3
Career titles0
2 Challenger, 3 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 127 (25 May 2009)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2009)
French OpenQ2 (2006, 2007, 2008)
Wimbledon1R (2006)
US OpenQ2 (2007)
Doubles
Career record0-1
Career titles0
2 Challenger, 1 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 189 (4 February 2008)
Last updated on: 27 July 2022.

Career

Dorsch was at Baylor University from 2002 to 2005 and was a member of the Baylor team that claimed the national championship in 2004. A three-time singles and doubles All-American, Dorsch won the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Player of the Year award in 2004 and 2005. He was the NCAA Division 1 singles champion in his final year.[2] The German then committed himself to the international tennis circuit.[3]

He has only been able to qualify once for the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament once, which was at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships.[4] In the opening round he faced former Wimbledon semi-finalist Xavier Malisse, who won in straight sets.[4]

Despite having a win over Rainer Schüttler in the qualifying round for the 2007 Sony Ericsson Open (Miami Masters), Dorsch didn't manage to make it into the main draw.[4] He did however feature in the doubles, with Horia Tecău. The pair lost in the opening round to Tomáš Berdych and Ivan Ljubičić, in a match decided by a super tie-break.[4]

In 2008 he appeared in the main draw of two ATP World Tour tournaments, the Qatar Open, where he lost in the first round to top seed Nikolay Davydenko and the SAP San Jose Open, where he was beaten in the opening round by Bobby Reynolds.[4]

He has won four Challenger titles during his career, two each in singles and doubles, as well as finishing runner-up a further 10 times, again split evenly between singles and doubles.[4]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 11 (5–6)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–5)
ITF Futures (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–5)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jun 2005Finland F2, VierumäkiFuturesClay Mait Künnap6–1, 6–3
Win2–0Sep 2005USA F22, ClaremontFuturesHard Tyler Cleveland6–2, 6–3
Loss2–1Oct 2005Tulsa, United StatesChallengerHard Harel Levy7–5, 5–7, 6–7(6–8)
Loss2–2Oct 2005USA F26, ArlingtonFuturesHard Michael Russell1–6, 3–6
Win3–2Mar 2006USA F6, McAllenFuturesHard Johan Brunström3–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss3–3May 2006Telde, SpainChallengerClay Marc López0–6, 1–6
Loss3–4Feb 2007Dallas, United StatesChallengerHard Robert Kendrick3–6, 4–6
Win4–4Jul 2007Penza, RussiaChallengerHard Mikhail Ledovskikh7–5, 5–7, 6–1
Win5–4Jul 2008Penza, RussiaChallengerHard Sergiy Stakhovsky1–6, 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Loss5–5Aug 2008Istanbul, TurkeyChallengerHard Fred Gil4–6, 6–1, 3–6
Loss5–6Mar 2009Bergamo, ItalyChallengerHard Lukáš Rosol1–6, 6–4, 6–7(3–7)

Doubles: 11 (3–8)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–5)
ITF Futures (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (1–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Sep 2003Mandeville, United StatesChallengerHard Matija Zgaga Sébastien de Chaunac
Zack Fleishman
7–6(7–3), 6–7(2–7), 3–6
Win1–1Jul 2004Austria F1, TelfsFuturesClay Stefan Wauters Jan Mertl
Jiri Vencl
6–3, 7–5
Loss1–2Nov 2004Iran F4, Kish IslandFuturesClay Marko Neunteibl Juan Ignacio Cerda
Jasper Smit
6–7(3–7), 6–4, 3–6
Loss1–3Jun 2005Finland F2, VierumäkiFuturesClay Mischa Zverev Mait Künnap
Janne Ojala
3–6, 3–6
Loss1–4Jul 2005Austria F4, TelfsFuturesClay Mischa Zverev Bastian Knittel
Christopher Koderisch
1–2 ret.
Loss1–5Apr 2006Lanzarote, SpainChallengerHard Steven Korteling Gregory Carraz
Jean-Michel Pequery
3–6, 5–7
Loss1–6Apr 2007Paget, BermudaChallengerClay Sergiy Stakhovsky Marcelo Melo
André Sá
2–6, 4–6
Win2–6Feb 2008Dallas, United StatesChallengerHard Björn Phau Scott Lipsky
David Martin
6–4, 6–4
Win3–6Jun 2008Recanati, ItalyChallengerHard Björn Phau Yu Xinyuan
Zeng Shaoxuan
6–3, 7–5
Loss3–7Feb 2009Heilbronn, GermanyChallengerHard Philipp Petzschner Karol Beck
Jaroslav Levinský
3–6, 2–6
Loss3–8Feb 2009Wrocław, PolandChallengerHard Sam Warburg Sonchat Ratiwatana
Sanchai Ratiwatana
4–6, 6–3, [8–10]

Performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament200620072008200920102011SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenQ1AQ1Q3AA0 / 00–0 – 
French OpenQ2Q2Q2AQ1A0 / 00–0 – 
Wimbledon1RQ1AAAQ10 / 10–10%
US OpenQ1Q2Q1AAA0 / 00–0 – 
Win–loss0–10–00–00–00–00–00 / 10–10%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
MiamiAQ2AQ1AA0 / 00–0 – 
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 00–0 – 

References