Jens Knippschild

Jens Knippschild

Country (sports)	Germany
Residence	Arolsen, Germany
Born	(1975-02-15) 15 February 1975 Arolsen, Germany
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro	1992
Retired	2004
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,017,972
Singles
Career record	48–69
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 76 (9 August 1999)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (1997)
French Open	4R (1998)
Wimbledon	3R (1999)
US Open	3R (1997)
Doubles
Career record	46–53
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 53 (9 June 1997)
Last updated on: November 10, 2013.

Jens Knippschild (born 15 February 1975) is a former tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 1992. He has won two doubles titles (2001, Båstad and 2002, Bucharest) during his career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 9 August 1999, when he became the number 76 of the world.

Singles titles (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	12 February 1996	Hambühren	Carpet	Nicolas Kiefer	7–6, 6–1
2.	8 July 1996	Oberstaufen	Clay	Gabriel Silberstein	6–3, 5–7, 7–6
3.	3 February 1997	Wolfsburg	Carpet	Arne Thoms	6–4, 6–3
4.	14 June 1999	Braunschweig	Clay	Franco Squillari	7–5, 7–6
5.	16 October 2000	Eckental	Carpet	Olivier Mutis	6–7, 7–6, 7–5

Runners-up (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	6 June 1994	Weiden	Clay	Mikael Tillström	6–2, 6–4
2.	16 September 1996	Bad Saarow	Clay	Magnus Norman	6–2, 6–2
3.	21 September 1998	Szczecin	Carpet	Younes El Aynaoui	6–3, 6–4
4.	10 July 2000	Newport	Grass	Peter Wessels	7–6, 6–3
5.	20 August 2001	Monchengladbach	Clay	Jürgen Melzer	4–6, 6–1, 6–3

External links

• Jens Knippschild at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Jens Knippschild at the International Tennis Federation
• Jens Knippschild at the Davis Cup