Tim_Puetz

Tim Pütz

Tim Pütz

German tennis player


Tim Pütz (German pronunciation: [ˈtɪm ˈpʏts]; born 19 November 1987) is a German professional tennis player who specialises in doubles.

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He reached his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 7 on 29 August 2022, and has won seven doubles titles on the ATP Tour, most notably the 2021 Paris Masters alongside Michael Venus and the 2023 French Open in mixed doubles alongside Miyu Kato. Pütz has reached three Grand Slam quarterfinals in doubles. In singles, he has a career-high ranking of world No. 163, achieved in February 2015, and he reached the second round at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships.

Pütz has represented Germany in the Davis Cup since 2017, most notably reaching the semifinals in 2021. He also competed at the 2020 Olympic Games with Kevin Krawietz.

Professional career

2014: ATP debut in singles

Pütz made his ATP Tour main-draw singles debut at Wimbledon. As a qualifier, he defeated Teymuraz Gabashvili in the first round. He lost to Fabio Fognini in four sets in the next round.

2017: Davis Cup debut

Pütz played in the Davis Cup for the first time. He helped the German team to win over Portugal in the World Group play-offs by winning the doubles rubber with Jan-Lennard Struff.

2018: First ATP title

In the first round of the 2018 Davis Cup, Pütz and Struff beat the Australian duo John Peers and Matthew Ebden to set Germany on its way to victory.[1] Although Pütz and Struff won again in the Davis Cup quarterfinals against the Spaniards Feliciano López and Marc López, their team lost the tie with 2–3.

In June, Pütz won his first title on the ATP Tour at the Stuttgart Open in doubles with Philipp Petzschner as a wild-card entry.[2]

2019: Second ATP title

Pütz won his second doubles title with Frederik Nielsen at the Bavarian International Tennis Championships in Munich.[3]

2020: First French Open quarterfinals

Pütz reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinals at the 2020 French Open with Nielsen, where they lost to world No. 1 and top-seeded Columbian pair of Farah/Cabal.

2021: Second French Open quarterfinal, first Masters title, top 20 debut

Pütz won his third doubles title at the Estoril Open with Hugo Nys.[4]

He reached his first semifinals in doubles at a Masters 1000 at the Madrid Open with compatriot Alexander Zverev,[5] but they withdrew from the match. Later in May, Pütz won his fourth doubles title at the Lyon Open, again with Nys.[6]

The Pütz/Nys duo reached the quarterfinals of the French Open, where they were defeated by Kazakh duo Bublik/Golubev.

In July, with Michael Venus, he won his fifth title and his first at an ATP 500 tournament at the Hamburg European Open.[7]

He and Venus got to the semifinals of the Indian Wells Masters.[8]

He won his first ATP Masters 1000 title at the Paris Masters, again with Venus.[9] As a result, he reached a new doubles career-high of No. 17 in November 2021.

2022: Australian Open quarterfinal, Masters final, world No. 7

Seeded sixth, Pütz and Venus reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, where they were defeated by eventual champions Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios. On 21 March, he broke into the top 10 for the first time, ranked at world No. 9.

After a final showing at the Cincinnati Masters with Venus,[10] he reached world No. 7 in the doubles rankings on 29 August 2022.

2023–2024: French Open mixed doubles title and Wimbledon semifinal

Pütz won his first Grand Slam title at the French Open mixed doubles championship with Miyu Kato.[11] At the same tournament, he reached the quarterfinals for the third time in doubles with new partner Kevin Krawietz.

He reached the semifinals of a Major for the first time at the Wimbledon Championships with Krawietz. They won their first title together at the Hamburg European Open.[12]

At the 2024 Australian Open, he reached the quarterfinals for the second time at this tournament with Krawietz. The pair also reached the semifinals at the 2024 BNP Paribas Open where they lost to unseeded pair and eventual champions Wesley Koolhof/Nikola Mektić and at the 2024 Miami Open where they lost to second seeds Austin Krajicek/Ivan Dodig. Next they reached the quarterfinals at the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters where they lost to also unseeded pair of Joran Vliegen/Sander Gillé.

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Doubles

Current through the 2024 Italian Open.

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  1. Year-end ranking 2011: 811, 2012: 542, 2013: 156

Mixed doubles

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Significant finals

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 title)

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Masters 1000 finals

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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ATP Tour finals

Doubles: 16 (8 titles, 8 runner-ups)

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ATP Challenger finals

Singles: 2 (0–2)

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Doubles: 19 (15–4)

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ITF Futures finals

Singles: 11 (7–4)

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Doubles: 12 (4–8)

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National participation

Davis Cup (15–1)

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ATP Cup (1–1)

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References

  1. "Davis Cup: Putz and Struff earn pivotal point for Germany over Australia". Tennis World USA. 3 February 2018.

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