# Lars Burgsmüller

Lars Burgsmüller (born 6 December 1975) is a German former professional tennis player. Burgsmüller reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 65, achieved on 18 February 2002. He also reached a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 61, achieved on 28 August 2006.
Burgsmüller reached two singles finals on the ATP Tour, winning the 2002 Copenhagen Open in Denmark where he defeated Olivier Rochus of Belgium in the final in straight sets, and losing the final of the 2004 ATP Shanghai to Argentine Guillermo Cañas, also in straight sets. He also reached three doubles finals on the ATP Tour with three different partners. Partnered with Andrew Painter, he lost in the final of the 2000 Grand Prix Hassan II tournament in Casablanca falling in two sets to Frenchmen Sébastien Grosjean and Arnaud Clément. Alongside Jan Vacek he lost his next doubles final at the 2004 Ordina Open in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands in three sets to Czech pairing Martin Damm and Cyril Suk. He would prove victorious in his third and last ATP doubles final appearance at the 2005 Ho Chi Minh City Open in Vietnam, where partnering compatriot Philipp Kohlschreiber he defeated Ashley Fisher and Robert Lindstedt in three sets.

## ATP career finals
### Singles: 2 (1 win, 1 loss)

* Legend
* Grand Slam (0)
* ATP Masters Series (0)
* ATP Tour (1)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2002 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Carpet | Olivier Rochus | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2004 | Shanghai, China | Hard | Guillermo Cañas | 0–6, 1–6 |

### Doubles: 3 (1 win, 2 losses)

* Legend
* Grand Slam (0)
* ATP Masters Series (0)
* ATP Tour (1)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2000 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Andrew Painter | Arnaud Clément Sébastien Grosjean | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2004 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | Jan Vacek | Martin Damm Cyril Suk | 3–6, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Sep 2005 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Carpet | Philipp Kohlschreiber | Ashley Fisher Robert Lindstedt | 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 11 (4–7)

* Legend (singles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (4–7)
* ITF World Tennis Tour (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–2)
* Clay (0–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (3–4)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 1995 | Lippstadt, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Jonas Svensson | walkover |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jun 1995 | Weiden, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Dinu-Mihai Pescariu | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Nov 1997 | Portorož, Slovenia | Challenger | Hard | Orlin Stanoytchev | 6–1, 6–7, 0–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Mar 1998 | Magdeburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Andrei Pavel | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–2 | Aug 2002 | Wrexham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard | Ivo Heuberger | 6–2, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ 6–4 |
| Win | 4–2 | Nov 2002 | Eckental, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Björn Phau | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Apr 2003 | Calabasas, United States | Challenger | Hard | Jérôme Golmard | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Feb 2004 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Gilles Elseneer | 6–3, 3–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Loss | 4–5 | Nov 2004 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Novak Djokovic | 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Nov 2004 | Eckental, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Alexander Waske | 5–7, 6–7$^{(15–17)}$ |
| Loss | 4–7 | Jan 2005 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Jiří Vaněk | 2–6, 4–6 |

### Doubles: 11 (2–9)

* Legend (doubles)
* ATP Challenger Tour (2–9)
* ITF World Tennis Tour (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–2)
* Clay (0–2)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (2–5)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 1997 | Neumünster, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Markus Hantschk | John-Laffnie de Jager Chris Haggard | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Dec 1997 | Wismar, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Michael Kohlmann | Bernardo Martínez Óscar Ortiz | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 1999 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Takao Suzuki | Juan Ignacio Carrasco Jairo Velasco | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–2 | May 2000 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Challenger | Clay | Ota Fukárek | Michael Russell Tommy Robredo | 0–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Nov 2003 | Eckental, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Andreas Tattermusch | Stephen Huss Robert Lindstedt | walkover |
| Loss | 2–4 | Feb 2004 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Kenneth Carlsen | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Nov 2005 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Michael Kohlmann | James Auckland Jamie Delgado | 6–2, 5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–6 | Jan 2006 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Challenger | Hard | Denis Gremelmayr | Alex Bogomolov Jr. Todd Widom | 6–3, 2–6, [6–10] |
| Loss | 2–7 | Jun 2006 | Ettlingen, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Simon Greul | Vasilis Mazarakis Felipe Parada | 6–3, 1–6, [4–10] |
| Loss | 2–8 | Nov 2006 | Shrewsbury, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard | Mischa Zverev | Philipp Marx Frederik Nielsen | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–9 | Jul 2007 | Dublin, Ireland | Challenger | Carpet | Mischa Zverev | Rohan Bopanna Adam Feeney | 2–6, 2–6 |

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q3 | 2R | Q2 | A | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 9 | 5–9 | 36% |
| French Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | Q2 | A | 0 / 5 | 4–5 | 44% |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | A | Q2 | A | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | Q2 | Q2 | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 25% |
| US Open | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 25% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 0–4 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 26 | 13–26 | 33% |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 ||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | A | 1R | Q1 | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | Q3 | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Hamburg Masters | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Canada Masters | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Stuttgart | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 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 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 11 | 5–11 | 31% |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| US Open | 1R | A | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0 / 10 | 4–10 | 29% |