Jens Knippschild

Jens Knippschild (born 15 February 1975) is a former tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 1992. In his career, he won two doubles titles (2001, Båstad and 2002, Bucharest). The right-hander reached his highest singles ranking by the ATP on 9 August 1999, when he became the No. 76 of the world.

ATP Tour finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments ATP Championship Series ATP World Series (0–1)

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

Finals by setting Outdoors (0–1) Indoors (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	[[2000 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships – Singles|Template:Dts]]	Newport, United States	International Series	Grass	Template:Flagicon Peter Wessels	6–7(3–7), 3–6

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments ATP Championship Series ATP World Series (2–1)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (2–1) Grass (0–0)

Finals by setting Outdoors (2–1) Indoors (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	[[1997 BMW Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Munich, Germany	World Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Karsten Braasch	Template:Flagicon Pablo Albano Template:Flagicon Àlex Corretja	6–3, 5–7, 2–6
Win	1–1	[[2001 Telenordia Swedish Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Båstad, Sweden	International Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Karsten Braasch	Template:Flagicon Simon Aspelin Template:Flagicon Andrew Kratzmann	7–6(7–3), 4–6, 7–6(7–5)
Win	2–1	[[2003 BCR Open Romania – Doubles|Template:Dts]]	Bucharest, Romania	International Series	Clay	Template:Flagicon Peter Nyborg	Template:Flagicon Emilio Benfele Álvarez Template:Flagicon Andrés Schneiter	6–3, 6–3

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 10 (5–5)

Legend ATP Challenger (5–4) ITF Futures (0–1)

Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (2–4) Carpet (3–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Template:Dts	Weiden, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Mikael Tillström	2–6, 4–6
Win	1–1	Template:Dts	Lübeck, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Nicolas Kiefer	7–6, 6–1
Win	2–1	Template:Dts	Oberstaufen, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Gabriel Silberstein	6–3, 5–7, 7–6
Loss	2–2	Template:Dts	Bad Saarow, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Magnus Norman	2–6, 2–6
Win	3–2	Template:Dts	Wolfsburg, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Arne Thoms	6–4, 6–3
Loss	3–3	Template:Dts	Szczecin, Poland	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Younes El Aynaoui	3–6, 4–6
Win	4–3	Template:Dts	Braunschweig, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Franco Squillari	7–5, 7–6(8–6)
Win	5–3	Template:Dts	Eckental, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Olivier Mutis	6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), 7–5
Loss	5–4	Template:Dts	Mönchengladbach, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jürgen Melzer	6–4, 1–6, 3–6
Loss	5–5	Template:Dts	France F20, Saint-Dizier	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Martin Štěpánek	walkover

Doubles: 20 (15–5)

Legend ATP Challenger (14–5) ITF Futures (1–0)

Finals by surface Hard (1–0) Clay (12–3) Carpet (2–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Template:Dts	Eisenach, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Karsten Braasch	Template:Flagicon Donald Johnson Template:Flagicon Francisco Montana	3–6, 2–6
Win	1–1	Template:Dts	Braunschweig, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Karsten Braasch	Template:Flagicon Cristian Brandi Template:Flagicon Filippo Messori	6–3, 6–4
Win	2–1	Template:Dts	Ulm, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Karsten Braasch	Template:Flagicon Ģirts Dzelde Template:Flagicon Aleksandar Kitinov	7–5, 6–3
Win	3–1	Template:Dts	Oberstaufen, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Karsten Braasch	Template:Flagicon Maxime Huard Template:Flagicon Guillaume Marx	6–2, 6–4
Win	4–1	Template:Dts	Geneva, Switzerland	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Patrick Baur	Template:Flagicon George Bastl Template:Flagicon Michel Kratochvil	6–1, 6–1
Win	5–1	Template:Dts	Alpirsbach, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Karsten Braasch	Template:Flagicon Ģirts Dzelde Template:Flagicon Tomas Nydahl	1–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win	6–1	Template:Dts	Bad Saarow, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Marcos Ondruska	Template:Flagicon Paul Rosner Template:Flagicon Joost Winnink	6–3, 6–3
Loss	6–2	Template:Dts	Neumünster, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Patrick Baur	Template:Flagicon Stephen Noteboom Template:Flagicon Fernon Wibier	3–6, 4–6
Win	7–2	Template:Dts	Espinho, Portugal	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Stephen Noteboom	Template:Flagicon Alberto Martín Template:Flagicon Tomas Anzari	7–6, 7–5
Win	8–2	Template:Dts	Geneva, Switzerland	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Rikard Bergh	Template:Flagicon Michal Tabara Template:Flagicon Radomír Vašek	6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Loss	8–3	Template:Dts	Oberstaufen, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Karsten Braasch	Template:Flagicon Edwin Kempes Template:Flagicon Petr Luxa	5–7, 4–6
Win	9–3	Template:Dts	Numbrecht, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Dirk Dier	Template:Flagicon Andreas Tattermusch Template:Flagicon Andreas Weber	6–3, 7–5
Win	10–3	Template:Dts	Braunschweig, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jeff Tarango	Template:Flagicon Álex López Morón Template:Flagicon Albert Portas	6–2, 6–2
Loss	10–4	Template:Dts	Barcelona, Spain	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Marcus Hilpert	Template:Flagicon Tomás Carbonell Template:Flagicon Albert Portas	7–5, 1–6, 4–6
Win	11–4	Template:Dts	Eckental, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Karsten Braasch	Template:Flagicon Ivo Heuberger Template:Flagicon Michael Kohlmann	7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss	11–5	Template:Dts	Hamburg, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Karsten Braasch	Template:Flagicon Julian Knowle Template:Flagicon Lorenzo Manta	3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win	12–5	Template:Dts	Braunschweig, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Karsten Braasch	Template:Flagicon Feliciano López Template:Flagicon Francisco Roig	6–1, 6–1
Win	13–5	Template:Dts	Mönchengladbach, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Jairo Velasco	Template:Flagicon Wim Neefs Template:Flagicon Djalmar Sistermans	6–3, 6–3
Win	14–5	Template:Dts	Weiden, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Template:Flagicon Dušan Vemić	Template:Flagicon Sergio Roitman Template:Flagicon Andrés Schneiter	7–6(7–5), 6–2
Win	15–5	Template:Dts	Germany F2, Stuttgart	Futures	Hard	Template:Flagicon Robert Lindstedt	Template:Flagicon Dmitri Vlasov Template:Flagicon Lovro Zovko	6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–3

Performance timelines

Singles

Tournament	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	3R	1R	2R	1R	1R	A	0 / 5	3–5	Template:Tennis win percentage
French Open	A	A	Q2	A	2R	4R	2R	A	2R	2R	0 / 5	7–5	Template:Tennis win percentage
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	3R	A	1R	A	0 / 4	3–4	Template:Tennis win percentage
US Open	A	A	A	A	3R	A	1R	2R	A	A	0 / 3	3–3	Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	6–4	3–3	4–4	1–2	1–3	1–1	0 / 17	16–17	Template:Tennis win percentage
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Miami	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	Template:Tennis win percentage
Monte Carlo	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	Template:Tennis win percentage
Hamburg	Q1	Q2	Q1	A	1R	3R	Q2	Q1	1R	Q1	0 / 3	2–3	Template:Tennis win percentage
Stuttgart	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	NH	0 / 1	0–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	2–1	0–0	0–1	0–1	0–0	0 / 4	2–4	Template:Tennis win percentage

Doubles

Tournament	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	1R	1R	1R	A	3R	A	0 / 4	2–4	Template:Tennis win percentage
French Open	A	A	QF	3R	A	A	2R	1R	0 / 4	6–4	Template:Tennis win percentage
Wimbledon	A	A	3R	2R	A	A	1R	A	0 / 3	3–3	Template:Tennis win percentage
US Open	A	A	2R	A	A	3R	A	A	0 / 2	3–2	Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	6–4	3–3	0–1	2–1	3–3	0–1	0 / 13	14–13	Template:Tennis win percentage
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Monte Carlo	A	A	Q1	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	Template:Tennis win percentage
Hamburg	1R	A	2R	2R	2R	2R	1R	1R	0 / 7	4–7	Template:Tennis win percentage
Stuttgart	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	NH	0 / 1	0–1	Template:Tennis win percentage
Win–loss	0–1	0–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	0–1	0–1	0 / 8	4–8	Template:Tennis win percentage

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