1. Karsten Braasch was born on 14 July 1967 and is a German former professional tennis player.
28 Facts About Karsten Braasch
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Karsten Braasch won six ATP doubles titles and made one ATP singles final in 1994.
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Karsten Braasch was well-noted for his service motion and his habit of smoking during changeovers.
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Karsten Braasch reached the second round, before losing to ninth seed Brett Custer in straight sets.
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Karsten Braasch turned pro in 1987 but his first ATP ranking dates back to 1986.
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Karsten Braasch played solely on the ATP Challenger Tour for the beginning of his career with moderate results.
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Karsten Braasch made his ATP main draw debut in 1989 at the BMW Open after qualifying for the main draw where he lost in the first round to Andrei Cherkasov in straight sets.
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Karsten Braasch recorded his first ATP main draw win two months later in his second tournament at the Hall of Fame Open where he defeated Luiz Mattar in the first round in straight sets.
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Karsten Braasch broke into the top 100 in March 1992, after winning a Challenger tournament.
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Karsten Braasch won his first Grand Slam match at 1992 Wimbledon where he defeated Diego Nargiso in five sets.
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Karsten Braasch reached the third round 1993 US Open which is tied as his best result at a Grand Slam.
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Karsten Braasch lost in the third round to world No 8 Andrei Medvedev in straight sets.
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Karsten Braasch reached the first and only ATP singles final of his career.
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Karsten Braasch lost in the final to top seed Richard Krajicek in straight sets.
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Karsten Braasch played world No 1, Andre Agassi, in the first round of the 1995 French Open whom he lost to in straight sets.
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Karsten Braasch then played world No 2, Pete Sampras, in the first round of 1995 Wimbledon whom he lost to in four sets.
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Karsten Braasch's ranking began to slip in late 1995 and he dropped to a low of 496 in September 1996.
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Karsten Braasch lost in the third round to Jonas Bjorkman in straight sets.
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In 1997, Karsten Braasch began to focus more on doubles than on singles.
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Karsten Braasch made his first ATP doubles final at the 1997 Hong Kong Open partnering Jeff Tarango and followed the result up by making the 1997 French Open quarterfinals partnering Jens Knippschild.
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Karsten Braasch would go on to make six more doubles finals and win two more titles.
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Karsten Braasch reached a career-high doubles ranking of 36 on 10 November 1997.
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Karsten Braasch started to become very inactive in singles and dropped out of the singles rankings in 2002 for a brief period and then permanently in 2004.
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Karsten Braasch retired from tennis in 2005 after his doubles ranking started to slip.
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Karsten Braasch played senior tennis and reached a high ranking of No 3 in 2017.
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Karsten Braasch was described by one journalist as "a man whose training regime centred around a pack of cigarettes and more than a couple bottles of ice cold lager".
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Karsten Braasch was thirty years old at the time, while Venus and Serena were seventeen and sixteen, respectively.
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Karsten Braasch is a fan of the NBA and his favorite team is the Charlotte Hornets.