Björn Phau


Björn Phau is a retired German tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 59 in June 2006. Career highlights include reaching five ATP tour semifinals and finishing runner-up in doubles at Munich in 2006.
Phau defeated Andre Agassi 7–5, 7–5 at the 2006 Dubai Tennis Championships. In an interview, Agassi cited Phau as one of the quickest tennis players he has ever faced. His main strengths are his movement, foot speed and fitness. He is sponsored by Nike and Wilson.

Personal life

Phau was born in Darmstadt. He is the son of a German mother and an Indonesian father.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Runner-up1.1 May 2006Munich, GermanyClay Alexander Peya Andrei Pavel
Alexander Waske
4–6, 2–6

Challenger & Futures singles titles

No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.2 August 1999Decatur, USHard Tom Chicoine6–0, 6–3
2.13 August 2001Bronx, USHard Andy Ram6–2, 6–4
3.31 October 2005Busan, South KoreaHard Simon Greul6–1, 6–2
4.16 May 2010Biella, ItalyClay Simone Bolelli6–4, 6–2
5.30 May 2010Alessandria, ItalyClay Carlos Berlocq7–6, 2–6, 6–2
6.26 June 2011Marburg, GermanyHard Jan Hájek6–4, 2–6, 6–3
7.29 January 2012Heilbronn, GermanyHard Ruben Bemelmans6–7, 6–3, 6–4
8.19 February 2012Bergamo, ItalyHard Alexander Kudryavtsev6–4, 6–4

Doubles finals (1)

Singles Performance Timeline

Doubles Performance Timeline

''Current through the 2012 US Open.