Jan Weinzierl (born 1 May 1973) is a former professional
tennis
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player from Germany.
Biography
Weinzierl, a right-handed player, grew up in
Biberach an der Riss. A winner of 11 Futures titles, he has beaten
Nikolay Davydenko in Futures tournaments on three occasions and also has a win over
Jo Wilfried Tsonga
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. He played his first
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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
Seoul Open
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Past finals
Singles
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but entered the draw as a lucky loser, where he was beaten in the first round by
Paul Wekesa. 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
Irakli Labadze
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in three sets.
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1973 births
Living people
German male tennis players
People from Biberach an der Riss
Sportspeople from Tübingen (region)
Tennis people from Baden-Württemberg