Rudolf Molleker Molleker at the 2019 French Open Qualifying
Country (sports) Germany Residence Oranienburg , GermanyBorn (2000-10-26 ) 26 October 2000 (age 22) Sievierodonetsk , UkraineHeight 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Turned pro 2017 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $436,949 Career record 4–10 (28.6% at ATP Tour level) Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 146 (29 July 2019) Current ranking No. 444 (1 August 2022) Australian Open 1R (2019 ) French Open 1R (2019 ) Wimbledon – US Open Q1 (2019 ) Career record 1–7 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 376 (21 March 2022) Current ranking No. 1435 (1 August 2022) Last updated on: 1 August 2022.
Rudolf Molleker (born 26 October 2000) is a German tennis player. Molleker achieved a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 146 on 29 July 2019 and a doubles ranking of World No. 376 on 21 March 2022.
Personal Information
He was born in Sieverodonetsk in Ukraine to Roman and Tanja Molleker and moved to Oranienburg in Germany when he was three years old. He is of Russian–German descent.[1] [2]
He trains at Patrick Mouratoglou Academy in Sophia Antipolis (France) since 2018. [3]
Tennis career
2017: ATP debut
Molleker made his ATP main draw debut at the German Open after defeating Casper Ruud and Leonardo Mayer , who later won the tournament as a lucky loser, in the qualifying rounds.
2018: First Challenger title & ATP and top-10 wins
Molleker won his first ATP Challenger Tour title as a wildcard at the Heilbronner Neckarcup , defeating Jiří Veselý in the final.[4]
He won his first match at ATP-level at the Stuttgart Open , defeating compatriot Jan-Lennard Struff in the first round.[5]
At the German Open he beat former world No. 3 David Ferrer in the first round.[6]
2019: Grand Slam and top 150 debut
Singles performance timeline
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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.
Current through the 2021 Stuttgart Open .
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 7 (3-4)
Legend
ATP Challenger (1–1)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (2-3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3-4)
Grass (0–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Loss
0–1
Sep 2017
Tunisia F25, Hammamet
Futures
Clay
Elliot Benchetrit
4–6, 0–2 ret.
Loss
0–2
Apr 2018
Turkey F15, Antalya
Futures
Clay
Nino Serdarušić
5–7, 2–6
Win
1-2
May 2018
Heilbronn , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Jiří Veselý
4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Loss
1–3
Jun 2019
Poznan , Poland
Challenger
Clay
Tommy Robredo
7–5, 4–6, 1–6
Loss
1-4
May 2022
M25 Split , Croatia
World Tennis Tour
Clay
Viacheslav Bielinskyi
2-6, 3-6
Win
2-4
Jun 2022
M15 Kamen , Germany
World Tennis Tour
Clay
David Pichler
6-1, 6-4
Win
3-4
Aug 2022
M25 Wetzlar , Germany
World Tennis Tour
Clay
Nick Hardt
7-6(7-3) , 6-1
Doubles: 1 (1–0)
Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
References
External links
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Official website (in German)