# Michael Kohlmann

Michael Kohlmann (born 11 January 1974) is a retired professional tennis player from Germany.
Primarily a doubles specialist, he has won five ATP Tour doubles titles in his career. In March 2007, he reached his career-high doubles ranking of World No. 27.
Kohlmann reached the third round of the 1998 US Open in singles and was part of the squad who reached the semifinals of the 2007 Davis Cup. Since 2015 he is the captain of the Germany Davis Cup Team.

## Performance timelines

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

### Singles

| Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | SR | W–L | Win% |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | Q2 | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| French Open | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q3 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | A | Q2 | 1R | 1R | Q3 | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| US Open | A | 3R | 2R | Q2 | A | Q1 | Q3 | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | 30% |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 ||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Hamburg | A | Q1 | 1R | 2R | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Stuttgart | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | SR | W–L | Win% |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | SF | 3R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 15 | 10–15 | 40% |
| French Open | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | QF | A | 3R | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | 0 / 12 | 12–12 | 50% |
| Wimbledon | Q2 | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 10 | 5–10 | 33% |
| US Open | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 13 | 9–13 | 41% |
| Win–loss | 1–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 4–4 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0 / 50 | 36–50 | 42% |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Miami | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 2R | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | QF | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 6–6 | 0% |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Hamburg | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | QF | 1R | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | Not Masters Series | 0 / 10 | 8–10 | 44% |
| Stuttgart | A | 2R | A | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 40% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 24 | 20–24 | 45% |

### Mixed doubles

| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | SR | W–L | Win% |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% |

## ATP Career Finals
### Doubles: 19 (5 titles, 14 runner-ups)

* Legend (doubles)
* Grand Slam (1–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP Masters Series (0–1)
* ATP Championship Series (0–1)
* ATP International Series (5–14)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (3–5)
* Clay (1–7)
* Grass (0–2)
* Carpet (1–0)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoor (3–11)
* Indoor (2–3)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 1999 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | World Series | Clay | Nicklas Kulti | David Adams Jeff Tarango | 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2000 | Gstaad, Switzerland | International Series | Clay | Jérôme Golmard | Jiří Novák David Rikl | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Feb 2002 | Copenhagen, Denmark | International Series | Hard | Julian Knowle | Jiří Novák Radek Štěpánek | 7–6$^{(12–10)}$, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Apr 2002 | Majorca, Spain | International Series | Clay | Julian Knowle | Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Jan 2003 | Madras, India | International Series | Hard | Julian Knowle | František Čermák Leoš Friedl | 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Loss | 2–4 | Feb 2003 | Copenhagen, Denmark | International Series | Hard | Julian Knowle | Tomáš Cibulec Pavel Vízner | 5–7, 7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Oct 2003 | St. Petersburg, Russia | International Series | Clay | Rainer Schüttler | Julian Knowle Nenad Zimonjić | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–6 | May 2004 | Casablanca, Morocco | International Series | Hard | Yves Allegro | Enzo Artoni Fernando Vicente | 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–7 | Aug 2004 | Long Island, United States | International Series | Hard | Yves Allegro | Antony Dupuis Michaël Llodra | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–7 | Jan 2005 | Auckland, New Zealand | International Series | Hard | Yves Allegro | Simon Aspelin Todd Perry | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Loss | 3–8 | Feb 2005 | San José, United States | International Series | Hard | Yves Allegro | Wayne Arthurs Paul Hanley | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–9 | Jul 2005 | Gstaad, Switzerland | International Series | Clay | Rainer Schüttler | František Čermák Leoš Friedl | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–7$^{(11–13)}$ |
| Win | 4–9 | Apr 2006 | Houston, United States | International Series | Clay | Alexander Waske | Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer | 5–7, 6–4, [10–5] |
| Loss | 4–10 | Apr 2006 | Casablanca, Morocco | International Series | Clay | Alexander Waske | Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–11 | Jun 2006 | Halle, Germany | International Series | Grass | Rainer Schüttler | Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić | 0–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–11 | Jan 2007 | Zagreb, Croatia | International Series | Carpet | Alexander Waske | František Čermák Jaroslav Levinský | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 4–6, [10–5] |
| Loss | 5–12 | Jul 2009 | Newport, United States | International Series | Grass | Rogier Wassen | Jordan Kerr Rajeev Ram | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 4–6, [6–10] |
| Loss | 5–13 | May 2010 | Munich, Germany | International Series | Clay | Eric Butorac | Oliver Marach Santiago Ventura | 7–5, 3–6, [14–16] |
| Loss | 5–14 | Oct 2011 | Bangkok, Thailand | International Series | Hard | Alexander Waske | Oliver Marach Aisam Qureshi | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 10 (5–5)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (5–5)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–1)
* Clay (0–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (3–3)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Dec 1997 | Bad Lippspringe, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Rainer Schüttler | 4–6, 7–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Feb 1998 | Lübeck, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Peter Wessels | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Mar 1998 | Kyoto, Japan | Challenger | Carpet | Steve Campbell | 7–6, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Feb 1999 | Lübeck, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Axel Pretzsch | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Feb 2001 | Hull, United Kingdom | Challenger | Carpet | Kristian Pless | 5–7, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Loss | 3–3 | Mar 2001 | Kyoto, Japan | Challenger | Carpet | John van Lottum | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 4–3 | Aug 2001 | Wrexham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard | Ladislav Švarc | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Sep 2001 | Zabrze, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Ota Fukárek | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–5 | Nov 2001 | Caracas, Venezuela | Challenger | Hard | Julian Knowle | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–1, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–5 | Dec 2001 | San Jose, Costa Rica | Challenger | Hard | John van Lottum | 6–3, 6–4 |

### Doubles: 41 (23–18)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (23–18)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (8–6)
* Clay (5–5)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (10–7)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 1996 | Portorož, Sloveniz | Challenger | Hard | Mathias Huning | Nebojsa Djordjevic Aleksandar Kitinov | 5–7, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 1997 | Nettingsdorf, Austria | Challenger | Clay | Björn Jacob | Thomas Buchmayer Thomas Strengberger | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–1 | Sep 1997 | Seville, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Tuomas Ketola | Álex Calatrava Jose Imaz-Ruiz | 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–1 | Dec 1997 | Bad Lippspringe, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Tuomas Ketola | Lars Koslowski Dirk Dier | 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 4–1 | Dec 1997 | Wismar, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Lars Koslowski | Bernardo Martínez Óscar Ortiz | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Jul 1998 | Ulm, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Dirk Dier | Márcio Carlsson Jaime Oncins | 4–6, 7–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–2 | Jan 1999 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Filippo Veglio | Justin Gimelstob Chris Woodruff | 6–4, 6–7, 7–5 |
| Win | 6–2 | Feb 1999 | Hamburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Filippo Veglio | Martin Garcia Cristiano Testa | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Loss | 6–3 | Feb 1999 | Lübeck, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Filippo Veglio | Patrick Sommer Franz Stauder | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 6–4 | Jul 1999 | Ulm, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Dirk Dier | Andrew Painter Byron Talbot | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 7–4 | Sep 1999 | Aschaffenburg, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Francisco Cabello | Vincenzo Santopadre Cristiano Testa | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–5 | Mar 2000 | Magdeburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Tomas Behrend | Dirk Dier Karsten Braasch | 5–7, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$ |
| Loss | 7–6 | Oct 2000 | Eckental, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Ivo Heuberger | Jens Knippschild Karsten Braasch | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 7–7 | Nov 2000 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Franz Stauder | Sander Groen Jan Siemerink | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 3–6 |
| Win | 8–7 | Nov 2000 | Knoxville, United States | Challenger | Hard | Karsten Braasch | Jeff Coetzee Marcos Ondruska | 6–0, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Loss | 8–8 | Feb 2001 | Wrocław, Poland | Challenger | Hard | Julian Knowle | Wayne Black Jason Weir-Smith | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 8–9 | Feb 2001 | Lübeck, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Yves Allegro | Julian Knowle Lorenzo Manta | 3–6, 6–3, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$ |
| Win | 9–9 | Feb 2001 | Hull, United Kingdom | Challenger | Carpet | Michaël Llodra | Martin Lee Barry Cowan | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 10–9 | Sep 2001 | Zabrze, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Julian Knowle | Karol Beck Igor Zelenay | 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Loss | 10–10 | Sep 2001 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Sander Groen | Michaël Llodra Jonathan Erlich | walkover |
| Win | 11–10 | Nov 2001 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Julian Knowle | Marc-Kevin Goellner Marcos Ondruska | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Win | 12–10 | Nov 2001 | Caracas, Venezuela | Challenger | Hard | Julian Knowle | Tomas Behrend Daniel Melo | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 12–11 | Dec 2001 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | Julian Knowle | Justin Gimelstob David Macpherson | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 12–12 | Mar 2003 | Salinas, Ecuador | Challenger | Hard | Harel Levy | Sebastián Prieto Martin Garcia | walkover |
| Win | 13–12 | Feb 2004 | Wrocław, Poland | Challenger | Hard | Dominik Hrbatý | Bartłomiej Dąbrowski Łukasz Kubot | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 13–13 | Nov 2004 | Luxembourg, Luxembourg | Challenger | Hard | Karsten Braasch | Massimo Bertolini Petr Luxa | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Loss | 13–14 | Nov 2005 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Lars Burgsmüller | James Auckland Jamie Delgado | 6–2, 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 14–14 | Nov 2005 | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Hard | Yves Allegro | Christopher Kas Philipp Petzschner | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 15–14 | Jan 2006 | Waikoloa, United States | Challenger | Hard | Cecil Mamiit | Scott Lipsky David Martin | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 16–14 | Feb 2006 | Belgrade, Serbia | Challenger | Carpet | Alexander Waske | Ivo Minář Jan Minar | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 16–15 | Apr 2006 | Mexico City, Mexico | Challenger | Clay | Alexander Waske | Tripp Phillips Rogier Wassen | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 4–6, [11–13] |
| Win | 17–15 | Jan 2007 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Hard | Rainer Schüttler | Sander Groen Michaël Llodra | walkover |
| Win | 18–15 | Aug 2008 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Frank Moser | David Škoch Igor Zelenay | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 19–15 | Nov 2008 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Alexander Waske | Travis Parrott Filip Polášek | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 20–15 | Feb 2009 | Belgrade, Serbia | Challenger | Carpet | Philipp Marx | Aisam Qureshi Lovro Zovko | 3–6, 6–2, [10–8] |
| Loss | 20–16 | Mar 2009 | Rabat, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | Philipp Marx | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Santiago Ventura | 4–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Loss | 20–17 | Jul 2009 | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Rogier Wassen | Sergio Roitman Alexandre Sidorenko | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 21–17 | Nov 2009 | Eckental, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Alexander Peya | Philipp Marx Igor Zelenay | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Win | 22–17 | Apr 2011 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Challenger | Hard | Alexander Peya | Andre Begemann Matthew Ebden | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 23–17 | Aug 2011 | Cordenons, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Julian Knowle | Colin Ebelthite Adam Feeney | 2–6, 7–5, [10–5] |
| Loss | 23–18 | Nov 2012 | Ortisei, Italy | Challenger | Carpet | Rameez Junaid | Rik de Voest Karol Beck | 3–6, 4–6 |