Robbie Koenig
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Country (sports) | Futures |
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Highest ranking | No. 28 (19 May 2003) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1998, 2004) |
French Open | 2R (1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1998, 1999) |
US Open | SF (1998) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | SF (2001) |
French Open | 1R (1998, 1999, 2003) |
Wimbledon | SF (2001) |
US Open | SF (2002) |
Last updated on: 29 January 2022. |
Robert Louis Koenig (ATP Masters 1000 events, the Australian Open, US Open and Wimbledon (Radio) as well as the premier online tennis channel of TennisTV.com
Playing career
Koenig achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 262, notably reaching the third round of
Wimbledon in 2001 and the US Open
in 2002.
He also represented South Africa in Davis Cup on four occasions and was captained by 1985 Wimbledon finalist, Kevin Curren.
Commentating career
Koenig is known for his commentary on the ATP World Tour at their
Masters 1000 events matches broadcast on Tennis Channel as well as the online tennis broadcast site TennisTV, often as part of a commentating duo alongside Jason Goodall. Often regarded as “the voice of tennis”, he is a regular at both the Australian Open and US Open. He can also be heard on Amazon Prime UK, Fox Sports in Australia, Star Sports in Asia, ESPN International as well as SuperSport in South Africa where he co-hosts during the Grand Slam
events. He started commentating in 2007 for ATP Media.
Koenig co-hosted and commentated on ‘The Match in Africa’ where Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal played in front of the biggest live tennis audience ever at the time.
Netflix used a good deal of his commentary for their “Break Point” docu-series.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 1999 | St. Pölten, Austria | International Series | Clay | Brent Haygarth | Andrew Florent Andrei Olhovskiy |
7–5, 4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2000 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | International Series | Hard | Peter Tramacchi | Jiří Novák David Rikl |
2–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 0–3 | Sep 2000 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | International Series | Hard | Marius Barnard | Justin Gimelstob Scott Humphries |
3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–4 | Sep 2001 | Shanghai, China | International Series | Hard | John-Laffnie de Jager | Byron Black Thomas Shimada |
2–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
Loss | 0–5 | Feb 2002 | San Jose, United States | International Series | Hard | John-Laffnie de Jager | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett |
3–6, 6–4, [5–10] |
Win | 1–5 | Jul 2002 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Championship Series | Clay | Thomas Shimada | Álex Corretja
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7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
Win | 2–5 | Sep 2002 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | International Series | Hard | David Adams | Raemon Sluiter Martin Verkerk |
6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 3–5 | Jan 2003 | Auckland, New Zealand | International Series | Hard | David Adams | Tomáš Cibulec Leoš Friedl |
7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 3–6 | Apr 2003 | Barcelona, Spain | Championship Series | Clay | Chris Haggard | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 4–6 | Aug 2003 | Long Island, United States | International Series | Hard | Martín Rodríguez | Martin Damm Cyril Suk |
6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 5–6 | Aug 2004 | Washington, United States | International Series | Hard | Chris Haggard | Travis Parrott Dmitry Tursunov |
7–6(7–3), 6–1 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Doubles: 5 (3–2)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Oct 1992 | Dublin, Ireland | Challenger | Carpet | Douglas Geiwald | Sander Groen Arne Thoms |
7–5, 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Nov 1996 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Hard | Oleg Ogorodov | Dave Randall Chris Woodruff |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 2–1 | Oct 1997 | Sedona, United States | Challenger | Hard | John-Laffnie De Jager
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Eric Taino Adam Peterson |
6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–2 | Oct 1997 | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard | John-Laffnie De Jager
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Dave Randall Jack Waite |
6–3, 6–7, 4–6 |
Win | 3–2 | Aug 2001 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | John-Laffnie De Jager
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Paul Kilderry Jack Waite |
7–6(7–1), 7–5 |
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
Tournament | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||
French Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||
Wimbledon | Q3 | Q1 | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||
US Open | Q1 | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||
ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami
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A | Q2 | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||||
Canada
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A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||
Cincinnati
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1R | A | Q1 | A | Q3 | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
Doubles
Tournament | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 0 / 7 | 7–7 | 50% | |||||||
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | 42% | |||||||
Wimbledon | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 6–9 | 40% | |||||||
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | QF | SF | 1R | 3R | QF | 3R | 2R | QF | 3R | 0 / 9 | 20–9 | 69% | |||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 9–4 | 2–3 | 4–3 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 6–4 | 4–4 | 0 / 32 | 38–32 | 54% | |||||||
ATP Tour Masters 1000
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Indian Wells
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A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% | |||||||
Miami | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 7 | 2–7 | 22% | |||||||
Monte Carlo
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A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% | |||||||
Hamburg
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A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% | |||||||
Rome | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% | |||||||
Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% | |||||||
Cincinnati
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A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 2R | QF | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% | |||||||
Paris | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |||||||
Madrid | Not Held | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||||||
Stuttgart | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–7 | 6–7 | 2–8 | 0–2 | 3–8 | 2–6 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 41 | 18–41 | 31% |
Mixed doubles
Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 2R | SF | A | QF | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 6–4 | 60% | |||||||||||
French Open | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | 3R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 8 | 10–8 | 56% | |||||||||||
US Open | 1R | 2R | A | A | SF | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% | |||||||||||
Win–loss | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 7–2 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0 / 18 | 20–18 | 53% |
References
- ^ ATPWorldTour (30 March 2013). "Koenig, Goodall Preview 2013 Miami Final Murray Ferrer". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ ATPWorldTour (27 November 2010). "Nadal Vs Federer in London Final Experts Preview". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ ATPWorldTour (20 March 2011). "Experts Debate Nadal Vs Djokovic Indian Wells Final". Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2018 – via YouTube.