Kevin Sorensen (born 10 May 1981) is an Irish former professional
tennis
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player.
Born and raised in
Germany
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, Sorensen was an Irish passport holder through his father
Sean Sorensen, a former tour player.
His mother Helga is German. He chose to represent Ireland and in 2004 became the Irish No.1.
From 2004 and 2007 he was a member of Ireland's
Davis Cup
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team, which also included his younger brother
Louk and was captained by their father. During his Davis Cup career he won seven singles and five doubles rubbers. In 2005 he took a set off
Marcos Baghdatis
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in Dublin.
Sorensen attained a best singles world ranking of 353, winning two
ITF Futures
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titles. En route to his second title, in Cremona in 2005, he had a win over
Andy Murray
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.
ITF Futures titles
Singles: (2)
Doubles: (1)
See also
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List of Ireland Davis Cup team representatives
References
External links
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1981 births
Living people
Irish male tennis players
Irish people of German descent
People from Schwäbisch Hall
Sportspeople from Stuttgart (region)