Benedikt Martin Dorsch (born 10 January 1981) is a professional tennis player from Germany.[1]

Benedikt Dorsch
Country (sports)Germany
ResidenceSeehausen, Germany
Born (1981-01-10) 10 January 1981 (age 43)
Garmisch, Germany
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro2005
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$251,123
Singles
Career record0-3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 127 (25 May 2009)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2009)
French OpenQ2 (2006, 2007, 2008)
Wimbledon1R (2006)
US OpenQ2 (2007)
Doubles
Career record0-1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 189 (4 February 2008)
Last updated on: 27 July 2022.

Career

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Dorsch was at Baylor University from 2002 to 2005 and was a member of the Baylor team that claimed the national championship in 2004. A three-time singles and doubles All-American, Dorsch won the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Player of the Year award in 2004 and 2005. He was the NCAA Division 1 singles champion in his final year.[2] The German then committed himself to the international tennis circuit.[3]

He has only been able to qualify once for the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament once, which was at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships.[4] In the opening round he faced former Wimbledon semi-finalist Xavier Malisse, who won in straight sets.[4]

Despite having a win over Rainer Schüttler in the qualifying round for the 2007 Sony Ericsson Open (Miami Masters), Dorsch didn't manage to make it into the main draw.[4] He did however feature in the doubles, with Horia Tecău. The pair lost in the opening round to Tomáš Berdych and Ivan Ljubičić, in a match decided by a super tie-break.[4]

In 2008 he appeared in the main draw of two ATP World Tour tournaments, the Qatar Open, where he lost in the first round to top seed Nikolay Davydenko and the SAP San Jose Open, where he was beaten in the opening round by Bobby Reynolds.[4]

He has won four Challenger titles during his career, two each in singles and doubles, as well as finishing runner-up a further 10 times, again split evenly between singles and doubles.[4]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 11 (5–6)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (2–5)
ITF Futures (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–5)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2005 Finland F2, Vierumäki Futures Clay   Mait Künnap 6–1, 6–3
Win 2–0 Sep 2005 USA F22, Claremont Futures Hard   Tyler Cleveland 6–2, 6–3
Loss 2–1 Oct 2005 Tulsa, United States Challenger Hard   Harel Levy 7–5, 5–7, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 2–2 Oct 2005 USA F26, Arlington Futures Hard   Michael Russell 1–6, 3–6
Win 3–2 Mar 2006 USA F6, McAllen Futures Hard   Johan Brunström 3–6, 6–2, 6–1
Loss 3–3 May 2006 Telde, Spain Challenger Clay   Marc López 0–6, 1–6
Loss 3–4 Feb 2007 Dallas, United States Challenger Hard   Robert Kendrick 3–6, 4–6
Win 4–4 Jul 2007 Penza, Russia Challenger Hard   Mikhail Ledovskikh 7–5, 5–7, 6–1
Win 5–4 Jul 2008 Penza, Russia Challenger Hard   Sergiy Stakhovsky 1–6, 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 5–5 Aug 2008 Istanbul, Turkey Challenger Hard   Fred Gil 4–6, 6–1, 3–6
Loss 5–6 Mar 2009 Bergamo, Italy Challenger Hard   Lukáš Rosol 1–6, 6–4, 6–7(3–7)

Doubles: 11 (3–8)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (2–5)
ITF Futures (1–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–4)
Clay (1–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2003 Mandeville, United States Challenger Hard   Matija Zgaga   Sébastien de Chaunac
  Zack Fleishman
7–6(7–3), 6–7(2–7), 3–6
Win 1–1 Jul 2004 Austria F1, Telfs Futures Clay   Stefan Wauters   Jan Mertl
  Jiri Vencl
6–3, 7–5
Loss 1–2 Nov 2004 Iran F4, Kish Island Futures Clay   Marko Neunteibl   Juan Ignacio Cerda
  Jasper Smit
6–7(3–7), 6–4, 3–6
Loss 1–3 Jun 2005 Finland F2, Vierumäki Futures Clay   Mischa Zverev   Mait Künnap
  Janne Ojala
3–6, 3–6
Loss 1–4 Jul 2005 Austria F4, Telfs Futures Clay   Mischa Zverev   Bastian Knittel
  Christopher Koderisch
1–2 ret.
Loss 1–5 Apr 2006 Lanzarote, Spain Challenger Hard   Steven Korteling   Gregory Carraz
  Jean-Michel Pequery
3–6, 5–7
Loss 1–6 Apr 2007 Paget, Bermuda Challenger Clay   Sergiy Stakhovsky   Marcelo Melo
  André Sá
2–6, 4–6
Win 2–6 Feb 2008 Dallas, United States Challenger Hard   Björn Phau   Scott Lipsky
  David Martin
6–4, 6–4
Win 3–6 Jun 2008 Recanati, Italy Challenger Hard   Björn Phau   Yu Xinyuan
  Zeng Shaoxuan
6–3, 7–5
Loss 3–7 Feb 2009 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Hard   Philipp Petzschner   Karol Beck
  Jaroslav Levinský
3–6, 2–6
Loss 3–8 Feb 2009 Wrocław, Poland Challenger Hard   Sam Warburg   Sonchat Ratiwatana
  Sanchai Ratiwatana
4–6, 6–3, [8–10]

Performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q1 A Q1 Q3 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open Q2 Q2 Q2 A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon 1R Q1 A A A Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open Q1 Q2 Q1 A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 1 0–1 0%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Miami A Q2 A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 

References

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