Björn Phau
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| Country |  Germany |
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| Residence | Weilerswist, Germany | |
| Date of birth | October 4, 1979 | |
| Place of birth | Darmstadt, West Germany | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | |
| Weight | 154 lb (70 kg) | |
| Turned pro | 1999 | |
| Plays | Right; One-handed backhand | |
| Career prize money | $926,326 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 38–65 | |
| Career titles: | 0 | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 59 (June 19, 2006) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | 2R (2005), (2006),(2007) | |
| French Open | 1R (2000), (2005), (2006) | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2005), (2006) | |
| US Open | 2R (2001), (2005), (2006) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 9–16 | |
| Career titles: | 0 | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 72 (September 18, 2006) | |
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Infobox last updated on: October 30, 2006. |
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Björn Phau (born October 4, 1979), is a German male tennis player. He reached a singles ranking of 59 in the world on June 19, 2006. He defeated Andre Agassi 7–5, 7–5 at the 2006 Dubai Tennis Championships. He plays right-handed.
He is the son of a German mother and an Indonesian father.
At the 2007 SAP Open, Phau showed incredible sportsmanship while playing in the first round against Konstantinos Economidis. A ball that Phau hit to Economondis was out, but not called by the line judge. Economidis returned it, and Phau having seen that his ball was out, let the return go by, giving the point to Economidis. Phau went on to win the match and advance to the second round.
[edit] Doubles finalists (1)
- 2006: Munich (w/ Alexander Peya) (lost to Andrei Pavel / Alexander Waske)
[edit] Trivia
- In an interview, Andre Agassi cited Phau as one of the quickest tennis players he has ever faced. [1]
[edit] External links and references
- ATP Tour page - [2]
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