Patrik Kühnen (; born 11 February 1966) is a German former professional

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, who turned professional in 1985. Kühnen had his biggest career singles win in the fourth round at Wimbledon in 1988 when he beat

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en route to the quarterfinals in which he lost to eventual champion

Stefan Edberg Jan Stefan Edberg (; born 19 January 1966) is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in both men's singles and men's doubles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), one of two players in the ...

. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on May 15, 1989, when he became the number 43 of the world. He won three doubles titles during his career. He was part of the German

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teams that won the competition in 1988 and 1993. Since 2003 he is the captain for Germany's Davis Cup team and also coaches the German team in the

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which won the competition in 2005 and 2011.

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Doubles (1–2)

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuhnen, Patrik 1966 births Living people German male tennis players Hopman Cup competitors People from Püttlingen West German male tennis players German tennis coaches 20th-century German sportsmen