Christopher Kas (born 13 June 1980) is a retired German
tennis
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player.
Kas has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 224, which he achieved in November 2002. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 17, achieved in February 2012.
Kas reached 20 double finals on the
ATP Tour
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posting a record of 5 wins and 15 losses with an array of partners.
At the
2012 Summer Olympics, he finished in fourth place in mixed doubles alongside
Sabine Lisicki. In January 2015, Sabine appointed him to her coaching team.
In 2022, Kas coaches German tennis player
Jule Niemeier
Jule Niemeier (born 12 August 1999) is a German professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 61, achieved on 7 November 2022.
Career 2018–2019: WTA debut
She made her WTA Tour main-draw debut as a wildcar ...
. They reached together 2022 the quarterfinals at
Wimbledon
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Olympic medal matches
Mixed doubles: 1 bronze medal match (0–1)
ATP career finals
Doubles: 20 (5 titles, 15 runner-ups)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 2 (1–1)
Doubles: 38 (28–10)
Performance timelines
Doubles
Mixed doubles
References
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1980 births
Living people
German male tennis players
German tennis coaches
People from Traunstein (district)
Sportspeople from Upper Bavaria
Tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic tennis players of Germany
Tennis people from Bavaria