Axel Pretzsch (born 16 June 1976) is a former professional

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player from

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Career

Pretzsch, who was Germany's junior champion in 1990 and 1994, played in the main draw of four Grand Slams during his career. He twice made it into the second round, the first time at the 1999 US Open, where he beat

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, before losing to eventual champion

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. The German also reached the second round in the

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, beating

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. His best result on the

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came at the 1999 President's Cup in

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, where he had to best win of his career, defeating world number 60

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en route to the quarter-finals.ATP World Tour Profile
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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 11 (6–5)

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Performance timeline

Singles

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pretzsch, Axel 1976 births Living people German male tennis players Tennis players from Hamburg