Andreas Mies (; born 21 August 1990) is a German professional

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player who specialises in doubles. He is a two-time

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champion, having won the French Open doubles title in both 2019 and

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alongside compatriot

Kevin Krawietz Kevin Krawietz (born 24 January 1992) is a German professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He is a two-time Grand Slam champion, having won the French Open doubles title in both 2019 and 2020 alongside compatriot Andreas Mies. The ...

. The pair also reached the semifinals at the 2019 US Open and qualified for the 2019 and

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. Mies reached his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 8 on 4 November 2019, and has won five doubles titles on the ATP Tour. He played college tennis for the

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, and has represented Germany in the

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since 2019.

Professional career

2017

Mies won his first

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doubles title at the

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in Rome, partnering

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2018: New partnership with Krawietz

Mies made his ATP World Tour and

debut at the

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in doubles with partner

as a qualifier, where they lost in the third round to the later champions

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and

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despite having two match points.

2019: Historic French Open doubles title

Mies won his first doubles title on the ATP Tour at the New York Open, again with Krawietz. He and Krawietz won sensationally the

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doubles title as unseeded players, defeating the French duo

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and

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in the final. This victory made them the first all-German team in the

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to win a Grand Slam title, and the first since Gottfried von Cramm and

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in 1937. At the US Open, he and Krawietz reached the semifinals. They won their third title at the European Open in Antwerp.

2020: Second French Open doubles title

Mies and Krawietz successfully defended their

title, defeating

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and

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in the final in straight sets. Having won the title twice, they had not lost a match at the French Open together.

2021: Hiatus due to injury

Mies was sidelined for the a considerable part of the 2021 season as a result of a knee injury.

2022: Reunion with Krawietz, one more ATP 500 title and second home final

At the

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, Mies finally lost his first doubles match at tournament when him and Krawietz suffered an upset loss in the first round.

Doubles performance timeline

''Current through the

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Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

ATP career finals

Doubles: 7 (6 titles, 1 runner-up)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 39 (28–11)

National participation

Davis Cup (3–0)

ATP Cup (1–2)

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mies, Andreas 1990 births Living people German male tennis players Tennis players from Cologne French Open champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles Auburn Tigers men's tennis players 21st-century German people