Hartmut Kirchhübel (born 23 April 1952) is a former professional

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player from Germany.

Biography

Born in East Germany, Kirchhübel and his family moved to Hanover when he was seven. After school he studied at a Medical College in Hanover, then worked as a Medizinalassistenten before completing his PhD at Hannover Medical School. Kirchhübel didn't begin competing in professional tennis until the age of 28. In 1980 he partnered with

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to win the

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, a tournament on the

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. It was in doubles that he made his only Grand Slam appearance, which was at the 1981 Wimbledon Championships with Klaus Eberhard. In 1983 he returned to medicine and since 1992 has worked in

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as an orthopedist.

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kirchhubel, Harmut 1952 births Living people West German male tennis players German male tennis players People from Waldheim, Saxony German orthopedic surgeons 20th-century German sportsmen