Lars Burgsmüller
Country (sports) Germany
ResidenceAltstätten, Switzerland
Born (1975-12-06) 6 December 1975
Mülheim, West Germany
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro1993
Retired2008
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,887,164
Singles
Career record90–152
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 65 (18 February 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2001)
French Open3R (2001)
Wimbledon2R (2003, 2005)
US Open2R (1999, 2003)
Doubles
Career record31–70
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 61 (28 August 2006)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
Wimbledon2R (2006)
US Open3R (2005)

Lars Burgsmüller (born 6 December 1975) is a German former professional tennis player. Burgsmüller reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 65, achieved on 18 February 2002. He also reached a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 61, achieved on 28 August 2006.

Burgsmüller reached two singles finals on the ATP Tour, winning the 2002 Copenhagen Open in Denmark where he defeated Olivier Rochus of Belgium in the final in straight sets, and losing the final of the 2004 ATP Shanghai to Argentine Guillermo Cañas, also in straight sets. He also reached three doubles finals on the ATP Tour with three different partners. Partnered with Andrew Painter, he lost in the final of the 2000 Grand Prix Hassan II tournament in Casablanca falling in two sets to Frenchmen Sébastien Grosjean and Arnaud Clément. Alongside Jan Vacek he lost his next doubles final at the 2004 Ordina Open in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands in three sets to Czech pairing Martin Damm and Cyril Suk. He would prove victorious in his third and last ATP doubles final appearance at the 2005 Ho Chi Minh City Open in Vietnam, where partnering compatriot Philipp Kohlschreiber he defeated Ashley Fisher and Robert Lindstedt in three sets.

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (1 win, 1 loss)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (1)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2002 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet Belgium Olivier Rochus 6–3, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Sep 2004 Shanghai, China Hard Argentina Guillermo Cañas 0–6, 1–6

Doubles: 3 (1 win, 2 losses)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (1)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2000 Casablanca, Morocco Clay Australia Andrew Painter France Arnaud Clément
France Sébastien Grosjean		 6–7(4–7), 4–6
Loss 0–2 Sep 2004 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Grass Czech Republic Jan Vacek Czech Republic Martin Damm
Czech Republic Cyril Suk		 3–6, 7–6(9–7), 3–6
Win 1–2 Sep 2005 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Carpet Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber Australia Ashley Fisher
Sweden Robert Lindstedt		 5–7, 6–4, 6–2

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 11 (4–7)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–7)
ITF World Tennis Tour (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (3–4)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Feb 1995 Lippstadt, Germany Challenger Carpet Sweden Jonas Svensson walkover
Loss 1–1 Jun 1995 Weiden, Germany Challenger Clay Romania Dinu-Mihai Pescariu 4–6, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Nov 1997 Portorož, Slovenia Challenger Hard Bulgaria Orlin Stanoytchev 6–1, 6–7, 0–6
Win 2–2 Mar 1998 Magdeburg, Germany Challenger Carpet Romania Andrei Pavel 6–4, 6–3
Win 3–2 Aug 2002 Wrexham, United Kingdom Challenger Hard Switzerland Ivo Heuberger 6–2, 6–7(5–7) 6–4
Win 4–2 Nov 2002 Eckental, Germany Challenger Carpet Germany Björn Phau 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–4
Loss 4–3 Apr 2003 Calabasas, United States Challenger Hard France Jérôme Golmard 3–6, 5–7
Loss 4–4 Feb 2004 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Carpet Belgium Gilles Elseneer 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 4–5 Nov 2004 Aachen, Germany Challenger Carpet Serbia and Montenegro Novak Djokovic 4–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 4–6 Nov 2004 Eckental, Germany Challenger Carpet Germany Alexander Waske 5–7, 6–7(15–17)
Loss 4–7 Jan 2005 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Carpet Czech Republic Jiří Vaněk 2–6, 4–6

Doubles: 11 (2–9)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (2–9)
ITF World Tennis Tour (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–5)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 1997 Neumünster, Germany Challenger Carpet Germany Markus Hantschk South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager
South Africa Chris Haggard		 3–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 Dec 1997 Wismar, Germany Challenger Carpet Germany Michael Kohlmann Mexico Bernardo Martínez
Mexico Óscar Ortiz		 6–4, 7–6
Win 2–1 Nov 1999 Aachen, Germany Challenger Carpet Japan Takao Suzuki Spain Juan Ignacio Carrasco
Spain Jairo Velasco		 7–6, 6–4
Loss 2–2 May 2000 Edinburgh, United Kingdom Challenger Clay Czech Republic Ota Fukárek United States Michael Russell
Spain Tommy Robredo		 0–6, 2–6
Loss 2–3 Nov 2003 Eckental, Germany Challenger Carpet Germany Andreas Tattermusch Australia Stephen Huss
Sweden Robert Lindstedt		 walkover
Loss 2–4 Feb 2004 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Carpet Denmark Kenneth Carlsen Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Poland Marcin Matkowski		 3–6, 3–6
Loss 2–5 Nov 2005 Aachen, Germany Challenger Carpet Germany Michael Kohlmann United Kingdom James Auckland
United Kingdom Jamie Delgado		 6–2, 5–7, 3–6
Loss 2–6 Jan 2006 Nouméa, New Caledonia Challenger Hard Germany Denis Gremelmayr United States Alex Bogomolov Jr.
United States Todd Widom		 6–3, 2–6, [6–10]
Loss 2–7 Jun 2006 Ettlingen, Germany Challenger Clay Germany Simon Greul Greece Vasilis Mazarakis
Chile Felipe Parada		 6–3, 1–6, [4–10]
Loss 2–8 Nov 2006 Shrewsbury, United Kingdom Challenger Hard Germany Mischa Zverev Germany Philipp Marx
Denmark Frederik Nielsen		 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–9 Jul 2007 Dublin, Ireland Challenger Carpet Germany Mischa Zverev India Rohan Bopanna
Australia Adam Feeney		 2–6, 2–6

Performance timelines

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.

Singles

Tournament19941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q3 2R Q2 A 1R 1R Q2 3R 1R 2R 1R 1R 2R Q1 0 / 9 5–9 36%
French Open A Q1 Q1 A Q1 Q1 Q2 3R 1R 2R 2R 1R Q2 A 0 / 5 4–5 44%
Wimbledon A 1R A A Q2 A Q3 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R Q2 Q2 0 / 6 2–6 25%
US Open A A Q1 Q2 Q1 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R Q1 1R Q1 Q1 0 / 6 2–6 25%
Win–loss 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 4–4 0–4 4–4 1–3 1–4 1–1 0–0 0 / 26 13–26 33%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A A A Q2 Q2 A 1R Q1 1R A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Miami Open A A A A A Q1 Q2 Q1 2R 1R 2R 1R Q1 A 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Monte-Carlo Masters Q3 Q1 Q2 A A A A Q1 A A Q1 Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Hamburg Masters Not Masters Series A 2R 1R 2R 2R 1R A A 0 / 5 3–5 38%
Italian Open A A A A A A A Q2 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q2 Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canada Masters A A A A A Q2 A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Masters A A A A Q2 A A A A A A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Stuttgart A A A A A A A Q2 Not Held 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Paris Masters A A A A A A A Q2 A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–3 0–2 0–1 0–0 0 / 11 5–11 31%

Doubles

Tournament20002001200220032004200520062007SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R A 1R 1R 1R 1R A 0 / 5 0–5 0%
French Open A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon Q2 A A A A A 2R 1R 0 / 2 1–2 33%
US Open 1R A A A A 3R 2R A 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Win–loss 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 2–3 0–1 0 / 10 4–10 29%
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