# Julian Reister

Julian Reister (German pronunciation:; born 2 April 1986) is a German retired professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 83, achieved in November 2013. Reister reached the quarterfinals of Buenos Aires in 2013 as a qualifier.

## Career
### 2006

Reister qualified for his first ATP World Tour tournament at Basel where he lost in the first round to Guillermo García-López 6–7$^{(4)}$, 2–6.

### 2007

Reister entered Basel as a qualifier where he lost in the first round to Roko Karanušić 0–6, 3–6.

### 2010

Reister qualified into the main draw at Brisbane where he lost in the first round to Florent Serra 7–6$^{(3)}$, 6–7$^{(5)}$, 5–7.
Reister next qualified into the main draw at the French Open. He defeated 27th seed Feliciano López in the first round 6–1, 7–6$^{(5)}$, 6–2 to record his first ever ATP World Tour victory. He went on to defeat Olivier Rochus in the second round 6–2, 6–2, 7–6$^{(5)}$ before losing to Roger Federer in straight sets 4–6, 0–6, 4–6.
Reister next made it into the main draw of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships as a lucky loser. He advanced to the 2nd round by defeating qualifier Rik de Voest 6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 6–2. He then lost to Xavier Malisse 7–6$^{(7)}$, 4–6, 1–6, 4–6
Reister was given a wildcard into the ATP 500 2010 International German Open. In the first round he defeated fellow wild card Daniel Brands 6–2, 7–6$^{(10)}$. He then caused an upset in the second round defeating 12th seed Victor Hănescu 7–6$^{(4)}$, 6–4 before losing a close match to Denis Istomin in the third round 6–3, 3–6, 6–7$^{(3)}$.

### 2011

Reister won his first challenger title in Monza defeating Alessio Di Mauro in the final. He qualified for the 2011 BMW Open where he won his opening match over countryman Daniel Brands before losing to Nikolay Davydenko in a close match.

### 2013

Reister became only the second man in the history of professional tennis to record a golden set (first had been Bill Scanlon in 1983, Stefano Napolitano joined them in 2015). In the first round of qualifying at the 2013 US Open, he defeated compatriot Tim Puetz 6–7$^{(3)}$, 6–4, 6–0. This is also the only match ever recorded with a golden set that lasted more than two sets.

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 22 (6–16)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (5–7)
* ITF Futures (1–9)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–2)
* Clay (5–13)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (1–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2005 | Germany F8, Düsseldorf | Futures | Clay | Jacob Adaktusson | 6–4, 2–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2006 | Italy F11, Padova | Futures | Clay | Daniele Giorgini | 7–5, 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Jun 2006 | Poland F6, Kraków | Futures | Clay | Timo Nieminen | 6–2, 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Jul 2006 | Netherlands F2, Breda | Futures | Clay | Clinton Thomson | 6–3, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–5 | Jul 2007 | Germany F8, Kassel | Futures | Clay | Nicolas Todero | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–6 | Aug 2007 | Germany F14, Wahlstedt | Futures | Clay | Andreas Beck | 7–5, 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–7 | Sep 2008 | Germany F18, Kempten | Futures | Clay | Adrián García | 2–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–8 | Sep 2008 | Trnava, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Alberto Martín | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–9 | Jan 2009 | Germany F3, Kaarst | Futures | Carpet | Bastian Knittel | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–9 | Feb 2009 | Germany F5, Nussloch | Futures | Carpet | Jonathan Marray | 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Loss | 1–10 | Apr 2009 | Italy F7, Padova | Futures | Clay | Cristian Villagrán | 6–1, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 0–6 |
| Loss | 1–11 | Jun 2009 | Constanța, Romania | Challenger | Clay | Blaž Kavčič | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–12 | Sep 2009 | Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina | Challenger | Clay | Daniel Gimeno-Traver | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–13 | Feb 2010 | Kazan, Russia | Challenger | Hard | Michał Przysiężny | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–13 | Apr 2011 | Monza, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Alessio Di Mauro | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–14 | Nov 2012 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | Horacio Zeballos | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–14 | Apr 2013 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Guillermo García López | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–14 | Jun 2013 | Blois, France | Challenger | Clay | Dušan Lajović | 6–1, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ |
| Win | 5–14 | Sep 2013 | Trnava, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Adrian Ungur | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–15 | Nov 2013 | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Dušan Lajović | walkover |
| Loss | 5–16 | May 2014 | Tunis, Tunisia | Challenger | Clay | Simone Bolelli | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 6–16 | May 2014 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Pablo Cuevas | 6–3, 6–2 |

### Doubles: 8 (5–3)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (0–1)
* ITF Futures (5–2)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Clay (5–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2005 | Germany F14, Kempten | Futures | Clay | Jerome Becker | Dustin Brown Tobias Klein | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2005 | Germany F15, Friedberg | Futures | Clay | Jerome Becker | Dustin Brown Tobias Klein | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Mar 2006 | Switzerland F2, Leuggern | Futures | Carpet | Jerome Becker | Dustin Brown Tobias Klein | 6–4, 3–6, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$ |
| Win | 3–1 | Aug 2006 | Germany F10, Ingolstadt | Futures | Clay | Tobias Kamke | Michel Meijer Antal Van Der Duim | 3–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 4–1 | Aug 2006 | Germany F12, Wahlstedt | Futures | Clay | Karl Norberg | Alexandre Renard Heiner Tadault | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–1 | Aug 2007 | Germany F14, Wahlstedt | Futures | Clay | Tobias Kamke | Ruslan Chomaev Nikolai Soloviev | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Aug 2008 | Germany F16, Wahlstedt | Futures | Clay | Martin Pedersen | Sebastian Rieschick Dmitri Sitak | 5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Feb 2010 | Kazan, Russia | Challenger | Hard | Tobias Kamke | Jan Mertl Yuri Schukin | 2–6, 4–6 |

## Singles performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| French Open | A | A | Q2 | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | Q2 | Q2 | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
| US Open | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 9 | 5–9 | 36% |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 ||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Hamburg | Q1 | A | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Rome | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Career statistics ||||||||||||||
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–5 | 3–7 | 1–2 | 3–6 | 1–10 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 34 | 14–34 | 29% |
| Year-end ranking | | 282 | 173 | 114 | 231 | 296 | 86 | 184 | 563 | 637 | Prize Money: $858,260 | Prize Money: $858,260 | Prize Money: $858,260 |
$^1$Including Win–loss 2006 (0–1), 2007 (0–1)