Hartmut Kirchhübel

Hartmut Kirchhübel

Full name	Hartmut Kirchhübel
Country (sports)	West Germany
Born	(1952-04-23) 23 April 1952 (age 72) Waldheim, East Germany [1]
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	0–8
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 253 (4 January 1982)
Doubles
Career record	10–10
Career titles	1
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	1R (1981)

Hartmut Kirchhübel (born 23 April 1952) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.

Biography

Born in East Germany, Kirchhübel and his family moved to Hanover when he was seven.[1] After school he studied at a Medical College in Hanover, then worked as a Medizinalassistenten before completing his PhD at Hannover Medical School.[2]

Kirchhübel didn't begin competing in professional tennis until the age of 28.[1] In 1980 he partnered with Robert Reininger to win the Sofia Open, a tournament on the Grand Prix tennis circuit.[3] It was in doubles that he made his only Grand Slam appearance, which was at the 1981 Wimbledon Championships with Klaus Eberhard.[4]

In 1983 he returned to medicine and since 1992 has worked in Wolfratshausen as an orthopedist.[2]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Dec 1980	Sofia, Bulgaria	Carpet	Robert Reininger	Vadim Borisov Thomas Emmrich	4–6, 6–3, 6–4

References

1. "Hartmut Kirchhübel". Munzinger Biographie (in German). Retrieved 22 January 2016.
2. "Dr. med. Hartmut Kirchhübel" (in German). Orthopädie Wolfratshausen. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
3. "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Sofia - 15 December - 21 December 1980". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
4. "Players Archive - H. Kirchhubel". wimbledon.com. Retrieved 22 January 2016.

External links

• Hartmut Kirchhübel at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Hartmut Kirchhübel at the International Tennis Federation