Christopher Kas

Christopher Kas (born 13 June 1980) is a retired German tennis player.

Kas has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 224, which he achieved in November 2002. He also has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 17, achieved in February 2012.

Kas reached 20 double finals on the ATP Tour posting a record of 5 wins and 15 losses with an array of partners.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he finished in fourth place in mixed doubles alongside Sabine Lisicki. In January 2015, Sabine appointed him to her coaching team.

In 2022, Kas coaches German tennis player Jule Niemeier. Together they reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. He is currently coaching Kateryna Baindl.

Olympic medal matches

Mixed doubles: 1 bronze medal match (0–1)

Result	Year	Location	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
4th place	2012	London Olympics	Grass	Template:Flagicon Sabine Lisicki	Template:Flagicon Lisa Raymond Template:Flagicon Mike Bryan	3–6, 6–4, [4–10]

ATP career finals

Doubles: 20 (5 titles, 15 runner-ups)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–2) ATP World Tour 250 Series (4–13)

Titles by surface Hard (2–7) Clay (2–8) Grass (1–0) Carpet (0–0)

Titles by setting Outdoor (5–11) Indoor (0–4)

Result	W–L	Template:NsDateTemplate:Ns	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	[[2006 Swedish Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Båstad, Sweden	250 Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Oliver Marach	Template:Flagicon Jonas Björkman Template:Flagicon Thomas Johansson	3–6, 6–4, [4–10]
Loss	0–2	[[2006 Dutch Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Amersfoort, Netherlands	250 Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Lucas Arnold Ker	Template:Flagicon Alberto Martín Template:Flagicon Fernando Vicente	4–6, 3–6
Loss	0–3	[[2007 Austrian Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Kitzbühel, Austria	500 Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Tomas Behrend	Template:Flagicon Potito Starace Template:Flagicon Luis Horna	6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)
Loss	0–4	[[2007 BA-CA-TennisTrophy – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Vienna, Austria	500 Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Tomas Behrend	Template:Flagicon Mariusz Fyrstenberg Template:Flagicon Marcin Matkowski	4–6, 2–6
Loss	0–5	[[2008 PBZ Zagreb Indoors – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Zagreb, Croatia	250 Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Rogier Wassen	Template:Flagicon Paul Hanley Template:Flagicon Jordan Kerr	3–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Win	1–5	[[2008 Mercedes Cup – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Stuttgart, Germany	500 Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Philipp Kohlschreiber	Template:Flagicon Michael Berrer Template:Flagicon Mischa Zverev	6–3, 6–4
Loss	1–6	[[2008 Davidoff Swiss Indoors – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Basel, Switzerland	250 Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Philipp Kohlschreiber	Template:Flagicon Mahesh Bhupathi Template:Flagicon Mark Knowles	3–6, 3–6
Loss	1–7	[[2009 PBZ Zagreb Indoors – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Zagreb, Croatia	250 Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Rogier Wassen	Template:Flagicon Martin Damm Template:Flagicon Robert Lindstedt	4–6, 3–6
Win	2–7	[[2009 Gerry Weber Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Halle, Germany	250 Series	Grass	Template:Flagicon Philipp Kohlschreiber	Template:Flagicon Andreas Beck Template:Flagicon Marco Chiudinelli	6–3, 6–4
Loss	2–8	[[2010 MercedesCup – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Stuttgart, Germany	250 Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Philipp Kohlschreiber	Template:Flagicon Carlos Berlocq Template:Flagicon Eduardo Schwank	6–7(5–7), 6–7(6–8)
Win	3–8	[[2010 PTT Thailand Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Bangkok, Thailand	250 Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Viktor Troicki	Template:Flagicon Jonathan Erlich Template:Flagicon Jürgen Melzer	6–4, 6–4
Loss	3–9	[[2011 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Delray Beach, United States	250 Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Alexander Peya	Template:Flagicon Scott Lipsky Template:Flagicon Rajeev Ram	6–4, 4–6, [3–10]
Loss	3–10	[[2011 BMW Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	München, Germany	250 Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Andreas Beck	Template:Flagicon Simone Bolelli Template:Flagicon Horacio Zeballos	6–7(3–7), 4–6
Loss	3–11	[[2011 Crédit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Gstaad, Switzerland	250 Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Alexander Peya	Template:Flagicon František Čermák Template:Flagicon Filip Polášek	3–6, 6–7(7–9)
Loss	3–12	[[2011 Winston-Salem Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Winston-Salem, United States	250 Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Alexander Peya	Template:Flagicon Jonathan Erlich Template:Flagicon Andy Ram	6–7(2–7), 4–6
Loss	3–13	[[2012 Qatar Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Doha, Qatar	250 Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Philipp Kohlschreiber	Template:Flagicon Filip Polášek Template:Flagicon Lukáš Rosol	3–6, 4–6
Win	4–13	[[2013 Qatar Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Doha, Qatar	250 Series	Hard	Template:Flagicon Philipp Kohlschreiber	Template:Flagicon Julian Knowle Template:Flagicon Filip Polášek	7–5, 6–4
Loss	4–14	[[2013 Grand Prix Hassan II – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Casablanca, Morocco	250 Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Dustin Brown	Template:Flagicon Julian Knowle Template:Flagicon Filip Polášek	3–6, 2–6
Win	5–14	[[2013 Bet-at-home Cup Kitzbühel – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Kitzbühel, Austria	250 Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Martin Emmrich	Template:Flagicon František Čermák Template:Flagicon Lukáš Dlouhý	6–4, 6–3
Loss	5–15	[[2014 Düsseldorf Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Düsseldorf, Germany	250 Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Martin Emmrich	Template:Flagicon Santiago González Template:Flagicon Scott Lipsky	5–7, 6–4, [3–10]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)

Legend ATP Challenger (0–0) ITF Futures (1–1)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (1–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Template:NsDateTemplate:Ns	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Template:Dts	Czech Republic F1, Znojmo	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Martin Hromec	6–1, 3–6, 6–2
Loss	1–1	Template:Dts	Jamaica F2, Negril	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Zbynek Mlynarik	7–5, 6–7(4–7), ret.

Doubles: 38 (28–10)

Legend ATP Challenger (22–8) ITF Futures (6–2)

Finals by surface Hard (7–3) Clay (17–6) Grass (0–0) Carpet (4–1)

Result	W–L	Template:NsDateTemplate:Ns	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Template:Dts	Luxembourg F1, Luxembourg	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Dick Norman	Template:Flagicon Willem-Petrus Meyer Template:Flagicon Rik de Voest	6–1, 7–6(7–2)
Loss	1–1	Template:Dts	Czech Republic F1, Znojmo	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Ronald Dueller	Template:Flagicon Igor Brukner Template:Flagicon Martin Hromec	6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Win	2–1	Template:Dts	Italy F1, Valdengo	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jun Kato	Template:Flagicon Riccardo Capannelli Template:Flagicon Gianluca Luddi	6–3, 6–4
Win	3–1	Template:Dts	Brașov, Romania	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Herbert Wiltschnig	Template:Flagicon Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Template:Flagicon Santiago Ventura	5–7, 6–4, 7–5
Win	4–1	Template:Dts	Sofia, Bulgaria	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Oliver Marach	Template:Flagicon Ilia Kushev Template:Flagicon Luben Pampoulov	7–6(7–4), 6–7(7–9), 6–2
Win	5–1	Template:Dts	Portugal F1, Espinho	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Mike Scheidweiler	Template:Flagicon Michal Mertiňák Template:Flagicon Marco Mirnegg	6–3, 6–2
Win	6–1	Template:Dts	Portugal F1, Faro	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Philipp Petzschner	Template:Flagicon Boris Borgula Template:Flagicon Roman Kukal	3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win	7–1	Template:Dts	Italy F6, Valdengo	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Philipp Petzschner	Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Menga Template:Flagicon Massimo Ocera	6–3, 6–1
Win	8–1	Template:Dts	Italy F13, Cesena	Futures	Clay	Template:Flagicon Federico Torresi	Template:Flagicon Diego Junqueira Template:Flagicon Felipe Parada	3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win	9–1	Template:Dts	Mönchengladbach, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Philipp Petzschner	Template:Flagicon Karsten Braasch Template:Flagicon Franz Stauder	3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win	10–1	Template:Dts	Eckental, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Philipp Petzschner	Template:Flagicon Daniele Bracciali Template:Flagicon Petr Luxa	6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win	11–1	Template:Dts	Ischgl, Austria	Challenger	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Leonardo Azzaro	Template:Flagicon Gianluca Bazzica Template:Flagicon Massimo Dell'Acqua	7–5, 6–3
Win	12–1	Template:Dts	Dresden, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Philipp Petzschner	Template:Flagicon Bart Beks Template:Flagicon Martijn van Haasteren	6–7(2–7), 6–2, 6–4
Loss	12–2	Template:Dts	Oberstaufen, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Werner Eschauer	Template:Flagicon Oliver Marach Template:Flagicon Jean-Claude Scherrer	5–7, 3–6
Loss	12–3	Template:Dts	Rimini, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Philipp Petzschner	Template:Flagicon David Škoch Template:Flagicon Martin Štěpánek	3–6, 7–6(7–1), 1–6
Win	13–3	Template:Dts	Mons, Belgium	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Philipp Petzschner	Template:Flagicon Tomáš Cibulec Template:Flagicon Tom Vanhoudt	7–6(7–4), 6–2
Win	14–3	Template:Dts	Eckental, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Philipp Petzschner	Template:Flagicon Torsten Popp Template:Flagicon Jasper Smit	6–3, 7–5
Loss	14–4	Template:Dts	Helsinki, Finland	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Philipp Petzschner	Template:Flagicon Yves Allegro Template:Flagicon Michael Kohlmann	6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Loss	14–5	Template:Dts	Sunderland, United Kingdom	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Philipp Petzschner	Template:Flagicon Sebastian Rieschick Template:Flagicon Frank Moser	4–6, 7–6(7–3), 4–6
Loss	14–6	Template:Dts	Austria F1, Bergheim	Futures	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Philipp Petzschner	Template:Flagicon Johan Brunström Template:Flagicon Philip Stolt	3–6, 4–6
Win	15–6	Template:Dts	Heilbronn, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Philipp Petzschner	Template:Flagicon David Škoch Template:Flagicon Lukáš Dlouhý	6–7(2–7), 6–3, [10–4]
Loss	15–7	Template:Dts	Bergamo, Italy	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Philipp Petzschner	Template:Flagicon Daniele Bracciali Template:Flagicon Giorgio Galimberti	5–7, 6–0, [11–13]
Win	16–7	Template:Dts	Besançon, France	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Philipp Petzschner	Template:Flagicon Jean-Claude Scherrer Template:Flagicon Lovro Zovko	6–2, 6–2
Loss	16–8	Template:Dts	Monza, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Leonardo Azzaro	Template:Flagicon Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Template:Flagicon Tomas Tenconi	6–4, 4–6, [11–13]
Loss	16–9	Template:Dts	Dresden, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Philipp Petzschner	Template:Flagicon Michal Mertiňák Template:Flagicon Yves Allegro	3–6, 0–6
Win	17–9	Template:Dts	Braunschweig, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Tomas Behrend	Template:Flagicon Máximo González Template:Flagicon Sergio Roitman	7–6(7–5), 6–4
Win	18–9	Template:Dts	Szczecin, Poland	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Tomas Behrend	Template:Flagicon Tomasz Bednarek Template:Flagicon Marcin Matkowski	6–1, 3–6, [10–4]
Win	19–9	Template:Dts	Besançon, France	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Alexander Peya	Template:Flagicon Grégory Carraz Template:Flagicon Gilles Müller	6–4, 6–4
Win	20–9	Template:Dts	Dresden, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Tomas Behrend	Template:Flagicon Jean-Baptiste Perlant Template:Flagicon Xavier Pujo	6–3, 6–4
Win	21–9	Template:Dts	Braunschweig, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Tomas Behrend	Template:Flagicon Óscar Hernández Template:Flagicon Carles Poch Gradin	6–0, 6–2
Win	22–9	Template:Dts	Szczecin, Poland	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Tomas Behrend	Template:Flagicon Juan Pablo Brzezicki Template:Flagicon Juan Pablo Guzmán	6–0, 5–7, [10–8]
Win	23–9	Template:Dts	Napoli, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Tomas Behrend	Template:Flagicon Leonardo Azzaro Template:Flagicon Alessandro Motti	7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win	24–9	Template:Dts	Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Lovro Zovko	Template:Flagicon Rohan Bopanna Template:Flagicon Chris Haggard	7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win	25–9	Template:Dts	Rome, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Simon Greul	Template:Flagicon Johan Brunström Template:Flagicon Jean-Julien Rojer	4–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–2]
Loss	25–10	Template:Dts	Prague, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Alexander Peya	Template:Flagicon František Čermák Template:Flagicon Lukáš Rosol	3–6, 4–6
Win	26–10	Template:Dts	Pétange, Luxembourg	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Dick Norman	Template:Flagicon Jamie Murray Template:Flagicon André Sá	2–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Win	27–10	Template:Dts	Bordeaux, France	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Oliver Marach	Template:Flagicon Nicholas Monroe Template:Flagicon Simon Stadler	2–6, 6–4, [10–1]
Win	28–10	Template:Dts	Ortisei, Italy	Challenger	Hard	Template:Flagicon Tim Pütz	Template:Flagicon Daniele Bracciali Template:Flagicon Benjamin Becker	6–2, 7–5

Performance timelines

Doubles

Tournament	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	1R	3R	2R	1R	1R	QF	1R	2R	0 / 8	7–8	Template:Tennis win percentage
French Open	1R	1R	2R	3R	1R	3R	2R	3R	1R	0 / 9	8–9	Template:Tennis win percentage
Wimbledon	1R	3R	3R	3R	1R	SF	2R	A	1R	0 / 8	11–8	Template:Tennis win percentage
US Open	2R	1R	QF	1R	3R	1R	1R	2R	A	0 / 8	7–8	Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss	1–3	2–4	8–4	5–4	2–4	6–4	5–4	3–3	1–3	0 / 33	33–33	Template:Tennis win percentage
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells	A	A	1R	A	1R	A	1R	A	A	0 / 3	0–3	Template:Tennis win percentage
Miami	A	A	2R	1R	1R	A	A	1R	A	0 / 4	1–4	Template:Tennis win percentage
Monte Carlo	A	A	A	A	1R	A	1R	A	A	0 / 2	0–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
Hamburg	A	2R	1R	Not Masters Series						0 / 2	1–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
Madrid	A	A	1R	1R	A	A	2R	A	A	0 / 3	1–3	Template:Tennis win percentage
Rome	A	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	A	0 / 1	1–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Shanghai	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	A	A	0 / 1	1–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Paris Masters	A	A	A	QF	1R	SF	2R	A	A	0 / 4	6–4	Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss	0–0	1–1	1–4	2–3	0–4	4–2	3–5	0–1	0–0	0 / 20	11–20	Template:Tennis win percentage

Mixed doubles

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	2R	2R	A	1R	0 / 3	2–3	Template:Tennis win percentage
French Open	A	A	1R	SF	A	1R	0 / 3	3–3	Template:Tennis win percentage
Wimbledon	1R	A	3R	1R	1R	A	0 / 4	1–4	Template:Tennis win percentage
US Open	A	1R	1R	A	1R	A	0 / 3	0–3	Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss	0–1	0–1	2–4	4–3	0–2	0–2	0 / 13	6–13	Template:Tennis win percentage

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