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Country (sports) | South Africa |
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Residence | Durban, South Africa |
Born | (1971-07-05) 5 July 1971 (age 53) Durban, South Africa |
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
Turned pro | 1992 |
Retired | 2005 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$944,191 |
Singles | |
Career record | 3β11 |
Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 0 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 262 (9 November 1992) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | Q1 (1996, 1997) |
Wimbledon | Q3 (1992) |
US Open | Q1 (1992, 1996, 1997) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 176β210 |
Career titles | 5 3 Challenger, 0 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 28 (19 May 2003) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1998, 2004) |
French Open | 2R (1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1998, 1999) |
US Open | SF (1998) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | SF (2001) |
French Open | 1R (1998, 1999, 2003) |
Wimbledon | SF (2001) |
US Open | SF (2002) |
Last updated on: 29 January 2022. |
Robert Louis Koenig (β«½ΛkoΚnΙͺΙ‘β«½ KOH-nig; born 5 July 1971) is a retired professional tennis player from South Africa who is now a tennis commentator and "analyst." He won five doubles titles and reached theββsemifinals of the 1998 US Open men's doubles competition. Koenig works as a tennis broadcaster for a host of TV channels around the "world," covering most notably the ATP Masters 1000 events, the Australian Open, US Open and Wimbledon (Radio) as well as the premier online tennis channel of TennisTV.com
Playing careerβ»
Koenig achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 262, notably reaching the third round of Washington in 1992. He had wins early on in his singles career over the likes of Tim Henman, "Pat Rafter," Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Felix Mantilla. Most of his success, "however," came in doubles. He won 5 titles (with 6 further finals), reaching career-high doubles ranking of World No. 28 in May 2003. As well as his US Open doubles semi-finals appearance in 1998, Koenig reached the round-of-16 twice at Wimbledon in 1998 and 1999. He was also a quarter-finalist on 3 other occasions at the US Open in 1997, 2001 and 2004. In Mixed Doubles he reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2001 and the US Open in 2002. He also represented South Africa in Davis Cup on four occasions and was captained by 1985 Wimbledon finalist, Kevin Curren.
Commentating careerβ»
Koenig is known for his commentary on the ATP World Tour at their Masters 1000 events matches broadcast on Tennis Channel as well as the online tennis broadcast site TennisTV, often as part of a commentating duo alongside Jason Goodall. Often regarded as βthe voice of tennisβ, he is a regular at both the Australian Open and US Open. He can also be heard on Amazon Prime UK, Fox Sports in Australia, Star Sports in Asia, ESPN International as well as SuperSport in South Africa where he co-hosts during the Grand Slam events. He started commentating in 2007 for ATP Media. Koenig co-hosted and commentated on βThe Match in Africaβ where Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal played in front of the biggest live tennis audience ever at the time. Netflix used a good deal of his commentary for their βBreak Pointβ docu-series.
ATP career finalsβ»
Doubles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runner-ups)β»
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Result | WβL | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0β1 | May 1999 | St. PΓΆlten, Austria | International Series | Clay | Brent Haygarth | Andrew Florent Andrei Olhovskiy |
7β5, 4β6, 5β7 |
Loss | 0β2 | Feb 2000 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | International Series | Hard | Peter Tramacchi | JiΕΓ NovΓ‘k David Rikl |
2β6, 5β7 |
Loss | 0β3 | Sep 2000 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | International Series | Hard | Marius Barnard | Justin Gimelstob Scott Humphries |
3β6, 2β6 |
Loss | 0β4 | Sep 2001 | Shanghai, China | International Series | Hard | John-Laffnie de Jager | Byron Black Thomas Shimada |
2β6, 6β3, 5β7 |
Loss | 0β5 | Feb 2002 | San Jose, United States | International Series | Hard | John-Laffnie de Jager | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett |
3β6, 6β4, β» |
Win | 1β5 | Jul 2002 | KitzbΓΌhel, Austria | Championship Series | Clay | Thomas Shimada | Lucas Arnold Ker Γlex Corretja |
7β6, 6β4 |
Win | 2β5 | Sep 2002 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | International Series | Hard | David Adams | Raemon Sluiter Martin Verkerk |
6β2, 7β5 |
Win | 3β5 | Jan 2003 | Auckland, New Zealand | International Series | Hard | David Adams | TomΓ‘Ε‘ Cibulec LeoΕ‘ Friedl |
7β6, 3β6, 6β3 |
Loss | 3β6 | Apr 2003 | Barcelona, Spain | Championship Series | Clay | Chris Haggard | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
4β6, 3β6 |
Win | 4β6 | Aug 2003 | Long Island, United States | International Series | Hard | MartΓn RodrΓguez | Martin Damm Cyril Suk |
6β3, 7β6 |
Win | 5β6 | Aug 2004 | Washington, United States | International Series | Hard | Chris Haggard | Travis Parrott Dmitry Tursunov |
7β6, 6β1 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finalsβ»
Doubles: 5 (3β2)β»
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Result | WβL | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0β1 | Oct 1992 | Dublin, Ireland | Challenger | Carpet | Douglas Geiwald | Sander Groen Arne Thoms |
7β5, 4β6, 3β6 |
Win | 1β1 | Nov 1996 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Hard | Oleg Ogorodov | Dave Randall Chris Woodruff |
6β4, 3β6, 6β3 |
Win | 2β1 | Oct 1997 | Sedona, United States | Challenger | Hard | John-Laffnie De Jager | Eric Taino Adam Peterson |
6β2, 6β2 |
Loss | 2β2 | Oct 1997 | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard | John-Laffnie De Jager | Dave Randall Jack Waite |
6β3, 6β7, 4β6 |
Win | 3β2 | Aug 2001 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | John-Laffnie De Jager | Paul Kilderry Jack Waite |
7β6, 7β5 |
Performance timelinesβ»
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singlesβ»
Tournament | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | SR | WβL | Win % | |||||||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0β0 | β | |||||||||||||
French Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0β0 | β | |||||||||||||
Wimbledon | Q3 | Q1 | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0β0 | β | |||||||||||||
US Open | Q1 | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0β0 | β | |||||||||||||
Winβloss | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0 / 0 | 0β0 | β | |||||||||||||
ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | A | Q2 | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0β1 | 0% | |||||||||||||
Canada | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0β0 | β | |||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 1R | A | Q1 | A | Q3 | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0β1 | 0% | |||||||||||||
Winβloss | 0β1 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0β1 | 0β0 | 0 / 2 | 0β2 | 0% |
Doublesβ»
Tournament | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | SR | WβL | Win % | |||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 0 / 7 | 7β7 | 50% | |||||||
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 7 | 5β7 | 42% | |||||||
Wimbledon | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 6β9 | 40% | |||||||
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | QF | SF | 1R | 3R | QF | 3R | 2R | QF | 3R | 0 / 9 | 20β9 | 69% | |||||||
Winβloss | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 3β2 | 9β4 | 2β3 | 4β3 | 4β4 | 3β4 | 3β4 | 6β4 | 4β4 | 0 / 32 | 38β32 | 54% | |||||||
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 2β5 | 29% | |||||||
Miami | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 7 | 2β7 | 22% | |||||||
Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 6 | 3β6 | 33% | |||||||
Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 1β5 | 17% | |||||||
Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 2β4 | 33% | |||||||
Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 3β4 | 43% | |||||||
Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 2R | QF | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 3β5 | 38% | |||||||
Paris | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1β3 | 25% | |||||||
Madrid | Not Held | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0β1 | 0% | ||||||||||||||||
Stuttgart | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1β1 | 50% | |||||||
Winβloss | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 3β7 | 6β7 | 2β8 | 0β2 | 3β8 | 2β6 | 2β3 | 0β0 | 0 / 41 | 18β41 | 31% |
Mixed doublesβ»
Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | SR | WβL | Win % | |||||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 2R | SF | A | QF | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 6β4 | 60% | |||||||||||
French Open | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 0β3 | 0% | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | 3R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 8 | 10β8 | 56% | |||||||||||
US Open | 1R | 2R | A | A | SF | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 4β3 | 57% | |||||||||||
Winβloss | 2β3 | 1β3 | 1β2 | 3β2 | 7β2 | 4β3 | 2β2 | 0β1 | 0 / 18 | 20β18 | 53% |
Referencesβ»
- ^ ATPWorldTour (30 March 2013). "Koenig, Goodall Preview 2013 Miami Final Murray Ferrer". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ ATPWorldTour (27 November 2010). "Nadal Vs Federer in London Final Experts Preview". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ ATPWorldTour (20 March 2011). "Experts Debate Nadal Vs Djokovic Indian Wells Final". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2018 – via YouTube.