Kevin Krawietz (born 24 January 1992) is a German professional

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player who specialises in doubles. He is a two-time Grand Slam champion, having won the French Open doubles title in both

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and

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alongside compatriot

Andreas Mies Andreas Mies (; born 21 August 1990) 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 Kevin Krawietz. Th ...

. The pair were also semifinalists at the 2019 US Open. Krawietz reached the mixed doubles semifinals at the

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and

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, partnering

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and

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respectively, and has qualified for the

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on three occasions. He achieved his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 7 in November 2019, and has won eight doubles titles on the ATP Tour, including two at ATP Tour 500 level. In singles, Krawietz reached his highest ranking of world No. 211 in December 2018. He has represented Germany in the

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since 2019, and also competed at the

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in both men's and mixed doubles.

Junior career

Krawietz won one junior Grand Slam title, the

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tournament.

Professional career

2009

Krawietz made his ATP debut at the

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as a wildcard. He lost to

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in the first round in three sets.

2010

Krawietz received a wildcard for the

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in Munich, where he lost to Tomáš Berdych in the first round in straight sets.

2011–2017

Krawietz played mainly on the ITF Circuit and the

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. In 2015, he won his first Challenger doubles title at the Morocco Tennis Tour in Meknes, partnering with

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2018: New partnership with Mies

Krawietz reached the third round at the

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in doubles with partner

as a qualifier, where they lost to the later champions Mike Bryan and Jack Sock despite having two match points.

2019: Historic French Open doubles title

Krawietz won his first doubles title on the ATP Tour at the New York Open, again with Mies. He and Mies won sensationally the French Open doubles title as unseeded players, defeating the French duo Jérémy Chardy and Fabrice Martin in the final. This victory made them the first all-German team in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam title, and the first since

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and

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in 1937. He won his first main draw singles match on the ATP Tour as a qualifier at the

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, defeating wild card

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in the first round. At the US Open, he and Mies reached the semifinals. They won their third title at the European Open in Antwerp.

2020: Second French Open doubles title

Krawietz and Mies successfully defended their

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title, defeating

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and Bruno Soares in straight sets in the final. After winning the title twice, they have not yet lost a match at the French Open as a pair.

2021: First ATP 500 doubles title

Krawietz won his fifth doubles title at the Bavarian Championships in Munich, partnering Wesley Koolhof. For the French Open, he teamed up with Horia Tecău. As a twice defending champion he extended his unbeaten run to 15 wins before finally suffering his first French Open defeat in a quarterfinal loss. He and Tecău won the Halle Open, which was his first title at an

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tournament, and his first on grass.

2022: Reunion with Mies, one more ATP 500 title, second home title

At the Barcelona Open, Krawietz won the title with Mies. At the

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

2023–2024: New partnership with Pütz, Wimbledon semifinal

With Fabrice Martin he reached the semifinals of the

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. He reached the semifinals of the

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and for the fourth time the quarterfinals of the

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with his new partner Tim Pütz. He reached the semifinals for the first time at the

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with Pütz. The same month, they won their first title together at the

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. At the 2024 Australian Open, he reached the quarterfinals for the first time at this tournament with Putz. The pair also reached the semifinals at the 2024 BNP Paribas Open where they lost to unseeded pair and eventual champions Wesley Koolhof/Nikola Mektić and at the 2024 Miami Open where they lost to second seeds Austin Krajicek/Ivan Dodig. Next they reached the quarterfinals at the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters where they lost to also unseeded pair of Joran Vliegen/Sander Gillé.

Performance timelines

Doubles

''Current through the

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Mixed doubles

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

ATP career finals

Doubles: 18 (10 titles, 8 runner-ups)

ATP Challenger finals

Doubles: 27 (17–10)

ITF Futures finals

Singles: 13 (4–9)

Doubles: 45 (27–18)

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

National participation

Davis Cup (13–2)

ATP Cup (3–5)

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Krawietz, Kevin 1992 births Living people German male tennis players Sportspeople from Coburg Tennis players from Bavaria French Open champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles Tennis players at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Wimbledon junior champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles Olympic tennis players for Germany Tennis players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 2024 Summer Olympics 21st-century German people