Thomaz Koch
 Koch in 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| Country (sports) |  Brazil | ||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 May 1945 Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1968 (amateur from 1961) | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 556–341 (62.0%)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 36[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 12 (1967)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| French Open | QF (1968) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | QF (1967) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | QF (1963) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 111–99 (Open era) | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 3 (Open era) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | SF (1971) | ||||||||||||||
| Mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| French Open | W (1975) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | QF (1971) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Thomaz Koch (born 11 May 1945) is a former tennis player from Brazil, who was a quarterfinalist 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,[1] and won 36 career singles titles.[1] He was ranked World No 12 player for 1967.[2] His highest computer ranking which was past his peak period in the ATP singles ranking was No. 24 (achieved on December 20, 1974).[1] In addition he also won 5 challenger satellite tour tiles towards the end of his career.[1] He won also two gold medals in the men's tennis competition at the 1967 Pan American Games.[1]
He played his first tournament in 1961 at the Santos Open where he reached the final.Wimbledon Plate twice, in 1969 and 1975.
Career finals
Singles (3–2)
(incomplete list)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | 1969 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard |  Mark Cox
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8–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | 1969 | Washington, U.S.
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Clay |  Arthur Ashe
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7–5, 9–7, 4–6, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–0 | 1971 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard |  Manuel Orantes
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7–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–1 | 1976 | Khartoum, Sudan | Hard | Mike Estep
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4–6, 7–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–2 | 1976 | Nuremberg, Germany
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Carpet (i) |  Frew McMillan
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6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
Doubles (3–8)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | 1968 | Barcelona , Spain
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Clay | José Mandarino
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Carlos Fernandes  Patricio Rodríguez
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2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | 1969 | London/Queen's, U.K. | Grass | Ove Nils Bengtson
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 Owen Davidson Dennis Ralston
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6–8, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | 1971 | Salisbury , U.S.
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Hard (i) | Clark Graebner
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3–6, 6–4, 6–7 | |
| Win | 1–3 | 1971 | Macon, U.S. | Hard | Clark Graebner
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 Željko Franulović  Jan Kodeš
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6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | 1971 | Hampton, U.S. | Hard (i) | Clark Graebner
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 Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac
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4–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
| Win | 2–4 | 1971 | Caracas, Venezuela | Clay | José Edison Mandarino
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Gerald Battrick Peter Curtis
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6–4, 3–6, 6–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | 1972 | Washington D.C., U.S. | Carpet (i) | Clark Graebner
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Tom Edlefsen Cliff Richey
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4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–6 | 1974 | Gstaad , Switzerland
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Clay | Roy Emerson
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José Higueras Manuel Orantes
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5–7, 6–0, 1–6, 8–9 |
| Win | 3–6 | 1975 | Istanbul, Turkey | Clay | Colin Dibley
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 Colin Dowdeswell John Feaver
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6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–7 | 1982 | Itaparica, Brazil | Carpet | José Schmidt
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Givaldo Barbosa João Soares
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6–7, 1–2 ret. |
| Loss | 3–8 | 1983 | Bahia, Brazil | Hard |  Ricardo Cano
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Givaldo Barbosa João Soares
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Mixed doubles (1–0)
| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1975 | French Open | Clay |  Fiorella Bonicelli |
Jaime Fillol Pam Teeguarden |
6–4, 7–6 |
References
External links
- Thomaz Koch at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Thomaz Koch at the International Tennis Federation
- Thomaz Koch at the Davis Cup
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