Kristian Pless
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| Country |  Denmark |
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| Residence | Dubai | |
| Date of birth | February 9, 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Odense, Denmark | |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | |
| Turned pro | 1999 | |
| Plays | Right; Two-handed backhand | |
| Career prize money | US$998,028 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 55-82 | |
| Career titles: | 0 | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 65 (January 28, 2002) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | 3rd (2002) | |
| French Open | 2rd (2001, 2007) | |
| Wimbledon | 2rd (2001) | |
| US Open | 2rd (2001, 2002, 2004, 2006) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 6-22 | |
| Career titles: | 0 | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 172 (July 23, 2007) | |
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Infobox last updated on: October 22, 2007. |
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Kristian Peter Pless (born February 9, 1981 in Odense, Denmark) is a professional male tennis player from Denmark.
In 1999, he won the Australian Open for juniors (defeated Mikhail Youzhny), and reached the junior finals at Wimbledon (lost to Jürgen Melzer), and the US Open (lost to Jarkko Nieminen). He finished 1999 as the no. 1 ranked junior player in the world.
He turned professional in 1999, and on January 28, 2002, Kristian Pless reached his career-high ATP singles ranking: World No. 65. He has won tournaments at the Futures and Challenger levels, and has reached three semifinals on the ATP Tour. He suffered a serious shoulder injury in 2003, which after multiple surgery kept him out of competition for almost a year.
After returning from injury in 2004, he had dropped in the rankings to World No. 846 on May 24. Subsequently, he has gradually climbed the rankings, and after successful performances at the Challenger level in the fall of 2006, he entered the Top-100 again. In January 2007, he continued his good performances as he defeated World No. 8 David Nalbandian in three sets in the first round of Chennai Open. This was Pless' first win against a Top-10 ranked player.
[edit] Singles titles (4)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (4) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | May 14, 2001 |  Edinburgh |
Clay |  Gorka Fraile |
6–3 6–3 |
| 2. | December 3, 2001 |  Rio De Janeiro |
Clay | Ricardo Mello |
6–1 6–1 |
| 3. | October 30, 2006 |  Rimouski |
Hard Indoors |  Yen-Hsun Lu |
6–4 7–6 |
| 4. | March 26, 2007 |  St. Brieuc |
Clay Indoors |  Farrukh Dustov |
6–3 6–1 |
[edit] Grand Slam performance timeline
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | - | 3r | 1r | - | - | - | 1r | 2–3 |
| French Open | 2r | 1r | - | 1r | - | 1r | 2r | 2–5 |
| Wimbledon | 2r | 1r | - | 1r | - | 1r | 1r | 1–5 |
| U.S. Open | 2r | 2r | - | 2r | - | 2r | 1r | 4–5 |
| Grand Slam W-L | 3–3 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 9-18 |
[edit] External links
- Personal website (Danish)
- ATP Tour profile for Kristian Pless
- Davis Cup profile for Kristian Pless
- Pless Recent Match Results
- Pless World Ranking History
| Preceded by Roger Federer |
ITF Junior World Champion 1999 |
Succeeded by Andy Roddick |
