Jan Weinzierl (born 1 May 1973) is a former professional

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player from Germany.

Biography

Weinzierl, a right-handed player, grew up in

Biberach an der Riss Biberach may refer to: *Biberach an der Riß, a town in Upper Swabia, Germany *Biberach (district), which has Biberach an der Riß as its capital * Biberach, Baden, a municipality in the ''Ortenaukreis'', Germany *Biberach is a part of Roggenburg, ...

. A winner of 11 Futures titles, he has beaten

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in Futures tournaments on three occasions and also has a win over Jo Wilfried Tsonga. He played his first Challenger tournament in 1994 and finished runner-up at Challengers twice in his career, at Campos Do Jordao and Sopot. His two ATP Tour main draw appearance came eight years apart. In 1995 he lost in the final round of qualifying at the

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but entered the draw as a lucky loser, where he was beaten in the first round by

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. He featured as a lucky loser again when he played at the 2003 International Raiffeisen Grand Prix in Sankt Pölten and lost in the first round to

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in three sets.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Weinzierl, Jan 1973 births Living people German male tennis players Sportspeople from Biberach an der Riss Tennis players from Baden-Württemberg