Björn Phau

Björn Phau (born 4 October 1979) is a retired German tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 59 in June 2006. Career highlights include reaching five ATP tour semifinals (Tokyo in 2005, Casablanca in 2006, Beijing in 2008, Houston in 2009 and Zagreb in 2014) and finishing runner-up in doubles at Munich in 2006 (partnering Alexander Peya).

Phau defeated Andre Agassi 7–5, 7–5 at the 2006 Dubai Tennis Championships. In an interview, Agassi cited Phau as one of the quickest tennis players he has ever faced. His main strengths are his movement, foot speed and fitness. He is sponsored by Nike and Wilson.

Personal life Phau was born in Darmstadt. He is the son of a German mother and an Indonesian father.

ATP career finals Doubles: 1 (0–1) Legend (singles) Grand Slam (0–0) Tennis Masters Cup (0–0) ATP Masters Series (0–0) ATP International Series Gold (0–0) ATP Tour (0–1)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents ScoreLoss 0–1 1 May 2006 Munich, Germany Clay Alexander Peya Andrei Pavel Alexander Waske 4–6, 2–6

Challenger & Futures singles titles Legend (singles) ATP Challenger Tour (7) ITF Futures (1)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score 1. 2 August 1999 Decatur, US Hard Tom Chicoine 6–0, 6–3 2. 13 August 2001 Bronx, US Hard Andy Ram 6–2, 6–4 3. 31 October 2005 Busan, South Korea Hard Simon Greul 6–1, 6–2 4. 16 May 2010 Biella, Italy Clay Simone Bolelli 6–4, 6–2 5. 30 May 2010 Alessandria, Italy Clay Carlos Berlocq 7–6(8–6), 2–6, 6–2 6. 26 June 2011 Marburg, Germany Hard Jan Hájek 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 7. 29 January 2012 Heilbronn, Germany Hard Ruben Bemelmans 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–4 8. 19 February 2012 Bergamo, Italy Hard Alexander Kudryavtsev 6–4, 6–4

Doubles finals (1) No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score 1. Dortmund Clay Dominik Meffert Teymuraz Gabashvili Andrey Kuznetsov 6–4, 6–3

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles Current through the 2012 US Open (tennis).