Kevin Krawietz (born 24 January 1992) 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

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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 Květa Peschke 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

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, including two at

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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

title, the 2009 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles 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

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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

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and

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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

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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

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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

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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

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. For the French Open, he teamed up with

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. 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

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, 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 and second home title

Performance timelines

Doubles

''Current through the

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Mixed doubles

Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

ATP career finals

Doubles: 12 (8 titles, 4 runner-ups)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 13 (4–9)

Doubles: 72 (44–28)

Junior Grand Slam finals

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

National participation

Davis Cup (11–1)

ATP Cup (3–5)

References

External links

Official website
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Krawietz, Kevin 1992 births Living people German male tennis players People from Coburg Sportspeople from Upper Franconia Tennis people 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 of Germany Tennis players at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century German people