Thomaz Koch

Template:Short description Template:Similar names Thomaz Koch (born 11 May 1945) is a former tennis player from Brazil. He won one Grand Slam title in mixed doubles at the 1975 French Open. In singles he was a quarterfinalist in singles at the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. National Championships. Koch was active from 1961 to 1985 and played close to 900 singles matches, and won 36 career singles titles. He was ranked World No 12 player for 1967. His highest computer ranking which was past his peak period in the ATP singles ranking was No. 24 (achieved on December 20, 1974). In addition he also won 5 challenger satellite tour tiles towards the end of his career. He won also two gold medals in the men's tennis competition at the 1967 Pan American Games.

He played his first tournament in 1961 at the Santos Open where he reached the final. He won his first senior title in 1964 at the Swiss International Championships against compatriot Ronald Barnes. He won his final main tour title in 1976 at the Malta International against Britain's Roger Taylor. He played his final singles tournament in 1984 at the Guarujá Open in 1984. He also won the Wimbledon Plate twice, in 1969 and 1975.

Career finals

Singles (3–2)

(incomplete list)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	1969	Caracas, Venezuela	Hard	Template:Flagicon Mark Cox	8–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
Win	2–0	1969	Washington, U.S.	Clay	Template:Flagicon Arthur Ashe	7–5, 9–7, 4–6, 2–6, 6–4
Win	3–0	1971	Caracas, Venezuela	Hard	Template:Flagicon Manuel Orantes	7–6, 6–1, 6–3
Loss	3–1	1976	Khartoum, Sudan	Hard	Template:Flagicon Mike Estep	4–6, 7–6, 4–6, 3–6
Loss	3–2	1976	Nuremberg, Germany	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Frew McMillan	6–2, 3–6, 4–6

Doubles (3–8)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	1968	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Template:Flagicon José Mandarino	Template:Flagicon Carlos Fernandes Template:Flagicon Patricio Rodríguez	2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 4–6
Loss	0–2	1969	London/Queen's, U.K.	Grass	Template:Flagicon Ove Nils Bengtson	Template:Flagicon Owen Davidson Template:Flagicon Dennis Ralston	6–8, 3–6
Loss	0–3	1971	Salisbury, U.S.	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Clark Graebner	Template:Flagicon Juan Gisbert, Sr. Template:Flagicon Manuel Orantes	3–6, 6–4, 6–7
Win	1–3	1971	Macon, U.S.	Hard	Template:Flagicon Clark Graebner	Template:Flagicon Željko Franulović Template:Flagicon Jan Kodeš	6–3, 7–6
Loss	1–4	1971	Hampton, U.S.	Hard (i)	Template:Flagicon Clark Graebner	Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase Template:Flagicon Ion Țiriac	4–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win	2–4	1971	Caracas, Venezuela	Clay	Template:Flagicon José Edison Mandarino	Template:Flagicon Gerald Battrick Template:Flagicon Peter Curtis	6–4, 3–6, 6–7, 6–4, 7–6
Loss	2–5	1972	Washington D.C., U.S.	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Clark Graebner	Template:Flagicon Tom Edlefsen Template:Flagicon Cliff Richey	4–6, 3–6
Loss	2–6	1974	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Template:Flagicon Roy Emerson	Template:Flagicon José Higueras Template:Flagicon Manuel Orantes	5–7, 6–0, 1–6, 8–9
Win	3–6	1975	Istanbul, Turkey	Clay	Template:Flagicon Colin Dibley	Template:Flagicon Colin Dowdeswell Template:Flagicon John Feaver	6–2, 6–2, 6–2
Loss	3–7	1982	Itaparica, Brazil	Carpet	Template:Flagicon José Schmidt	Template:Flagicon Givaldo Barbosa Template:Flagicon João Soares	6–7, 1–2 ret.
Loss	3–8	1983	Bahia, Brazil	Hard	Template:Flagicon Ricardo Cano	Template:Flagicon Givaldo Barbosa Template:Flagicon João Soares

Mixed doubles (1–0)

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1975	French Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Fiorella Bonicelli	Template:Flagicon Jaime Fillol Template:Flagicon Pam Teeguarden	6–4, 7–6

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