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Christian Kuhnke

GER Age 87 Plays: Left-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1969–1974

Christian Kuhnke represented Germany on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 210. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 49–27 and 2 singles titles.

Peak singles rank

210 (Dec 23, 1974)

Elo peak

1886 (81st percentile)

Singles record

49–27 (64.5%)

Singles titles

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Christian Kuhnke's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Haroon Rahim	4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 31, 1974*	R32	Vienna Open	ATP 250	Hard
John Alexander #21	2-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 8, 1974*	R32	Bretton Woods	ATP 250	Clay
Onny Parun #35	6-4 1-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 7, 1974*	R64	Louisville	ATP 250	Clay
Frantisek Pala	4-6 6-2 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 24, 1974*	R32	Austrian Open Kitzbühel	ATP 250	Clay
Jiri Hrebec	6-1 4-6 6-8	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 14, 1974*	QF	Dusseldorf	ATP 250	Clay

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Christian Kuhnke's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
John Alexander	1	1	2	Aug 8, 1974	H2H
Jiri Hrebec	1	1	2	Jul 14, 1974	H2H
Hans Kary	1	1	2	Mar 13, 1974	H2H
Attila Korpas	2	0	2	Jul 23, 1971	H2H
Jose Luis Arillla	2	0	2	Jul 9, 1971	—

Singles Titles (2)

Christian Kuhnke singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP Finals	Tournaments
1970	31	1	—	—	—	1	—	Kingston
1971	32	1	—	—	—	1	—	Berlin
Total		2	—	—	—	2	—

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Christian Kuhnke career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1969	30	13	6	19	68.4%	—	—
1970	31	22	7	29	75.9%	—	—
1971	32	11	3	14	78.6%	—	—
1972	33	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
1974	35	2	10	12	16.7%	259	210
Career		49	27	76	64.5%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Christian Kuhnke career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1969	30	1	1	2	50.0%	12	5	17	70.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	6	19	68.4%
1970	31	10	3	13	76.9%	12	4	16	75.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	7	29	75.9%
1971	32	—	—	—	—	11	3	14	78.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	3	14	78.6%
1972	33	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1974	35	1	2	3	33.3%	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%	2	10	12	16.7%
Career	—	12	6	18	66.7%	37	17	54	68.5%	—	—	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%	49	27	76	64.5%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Christian Kuhnke career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1974	35	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%
Career		0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 3/76 (3.9%) of Christian Kuhnke's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Christian Kuhnke advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1969	30	1686	126.9	—	—	—	—	—	+54	—	61.8%	+1.15	4–1 (80%)	—	—	+0.80
1970	31	1802	126.1	—	—	—	—	-46	+48	—	67.9%	+1.59	7–0 (100%)	—	—	+6.34
1971	32	1834	119.2	—	—	—	—	—	+63	—	64.6%	+0.96	2–0	1–0	—	+2.24
1972	33	1808	99.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37.5%	-1.62	1–0	—	—	+0.38
1974	35	1650	113.8	—	—	—	—	-51	+144	—	33.3%	-0.93	0–5 (0%)	0–2	—	+0.62
Career		1886	126.8	—	—	—	—	-48	+63	—	60.2%	+0.90	14–6 (70%)	1–2 (33%)	—	+14.03

Tournament Results by Category

ATP 250

Christian Kuhnke ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	HAM	AUS	MC	MUN	ITA	VIE	BAR	BER	BRE	CAL	CAR	CUR	DUS	DUT	HAM	KIN	LOU	SAL	SAL	SAN	TEM	W-L Win %
1969	30	SF	R16	R32	F	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13–6 (68%)
1970	31	—	—	—	SF	—	—	R32	F	—	—	R16	SF	F	—	—	W	—	—	—	R16	—	22–7 (76%)
1971	32	QF	QF	—	SF	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11–3 (79%)
1972	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1974	35	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	QF	—	R32	—	R64	R64	R16	—	R16	2–10 (17%)
W-L		6–2 (75%)	4–3 (57%)	1–1 (50%)	10–3 (77%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	8–1 (89%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	6–3 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	5–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	49–27 (64%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

210

Career-high date

Dec 23, 1974

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Christian Kuhnke ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1974	35	—	—	—	—	—	259	260	232	219	—	220	210
1975	36	214	—	243	274	286	286	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Christian Kuhnke's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Jim Osborne	USA	#211	1,811	239	118	121	49.4%	—	0	1968–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Wilhelm Bungert	GER	#144	1,795	76	49	27	64.5%	—	1	1968–1973	Rivalries	Match log
Peter Doerner	AUS	#204	1,536	60	25	35	41.7%	—	0	1968–1975	Rivalries	Match log
Earl Butch Buchholz	USA	#156	1,942	179	98	81	54.7%	—	2	1968–1978	Rivalries	Match log
Derek Schroder	RSA	#214	1,568	53	17	36	32.1%	—	0	1968–1975	Rivalries	Match log
Allan McDonald	AUS	#217	1,539	60	22	38	36.7%	—	0	1968–1975	Rivalries	Match log
Peter Pokorny	AUT	#221	1,509	56	18	38	32.1%	—	0	1968–1976	Rivalries	Match log
Tony Bardsley	CAN	#207	1,534	36	9	27	25.0%	—	0	1968–1975	Rivalries	Match log
Jean Claude Barclay	FRA	#218	1,594	63	20	43	31.7%	—	0	1968–1976	Rivalries	Match log
Frank Sedgman	AUS	#237	1,603	57	26	31	45.6%	$275	0	1968–1976	Rivalries	Match log
Luis Felipe Tavares	BRA	#210	1,533	23	9	14	39.1%	—	0	1969–1976	Rivalries	Match log
Larry Turville	USA	#210	1,500	22	6	16	27.3%	—	0	1968–1978	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Christian Kuhnke?: Christian Kuhnke is 87 years old, born on April 13, 1939.
Which country does Christian Kuhnke represent?: Christian Kuhnke represents Germany in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Christian Kuhnke left-handed or right-handed?: Christian Kuhnke plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Christian Kuhnke won?: Christian Kuhnke has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Christian Kuhnke won?: TennisDB does not group any of Christian Kuhnke's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Christian Kuhnke won?: Christian Kuhnke has won 2 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Berlin in 1971.
What is Christian Kuhnke's highest ATP ranking?: Christian Kuhnke's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 210, first achieved on December 23, 1974.
What is Christian Kuhnke's career win-loss record?: Christian Kuhnke has a career ATP singles record of 49 wins and 27 losses (64.5%).
Which seasons of Christian Kuhnke's career appear in TennisDB?: Christian Kuhnke appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1969 through 1974.
On which surface does Christian Kuhnke have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Christian Kuhnke's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 68.5% (37–17).
Who has Christian Kuhnke faced most often?: Christian Kuhnke's most frequent opponent is John Alexander, with a head-to-head record of 1–1 across 2 meetings.