Dieter Kindlmann

Dieter Kindlmann (born 3 June 1982) is a German former professional tennis player. He reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on 26 July 2004, when he became World number 130. His best appearance at a Grand Slam came at the 2006 French Open, where he reached the main draw as a qualifier, losing in the second round.

After his retirement, he served as Maria Sharapova's hitting partner. Later, he joined the coaching teams of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Laura Robson, and Madison Keys, helping the American reach her first Grand Slam final in 2017. Since July 2018, he has been a head coach, accompanying Elise Mertens. On 21 November 2019, 3-time majors champion Angelique Kerber announced that she has hired Kindlmann as her coach.

Singles Titles

Legend (singles) Grand Slam (0) Tennis Masters Cup (0) ATP Masters Series (0) ATP Tour (0) Challengers (4) Futures (1)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score 1. 2002 Thessaloniki Hard Konstantinos Economidis W/O 2. 2003 Aschaffenburg Clay Marcello Craca 6–3, 6–4 3. 2004 Oberstaufen Clay Jean-René Lisnard 6–7, 6–2, 6–4 4. 2005 Wolfsburg Carpet Tobias Summerer 7–5, 4–1, RET. 5. 2008 New Delhi-IV Hard Joshua Goodall 7–6, 6–3

Grand Slam performance timeline