Benjamin Kohllöffel (born 13 March 1982) is a German former professional tennis player.

Benjamin Kohllöffel
ITF nameBenjamin Kohlloeffel
Country (sports) Germany
Born (1982-03-13) 13 March 1982 (age 42)
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
PlaysLeft-handed
Prize money$15,558
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 461 (5 May 2003)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 715 (19 May 2003)

A native of Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Kohllöffel was a left-handed player and reached a best singles ranking of 461 on the professional tour, winning two ITF Futures titles. He made ATP Challenger quarter-finals at Aschaffenburg in 2001 and Hull in 2002. His only ATP Tour appearances were in qualifying, including for the 2006 Indian Wells Masters.[1]

Kohllöffel played collegiate tennis for the UCLA Bruins and in 2006 became the third German in a row to win the NCAA singles championship, after Benjamin Becker and Benedikt Dorsch.[2] He defeated Somdev Devvarman in the final.[3]

ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 3 (2–1)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2001 Germany F8, Leun Clay   Daniel Lesske 6–4, 1–6, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Apr 2003 Japan F3, Kumamoto City Hard   Yoon Yong-il 3–6, 2–6
Win 2–1 Aug 2005 Germany F11, Essen Clay   Ilija Bozoljac 2–6, 7–6(4), 6–2

Doubles: 3 (1–2)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2002 Germany F10, Leun Clay   Artemon Apostu-Efremov   Diego Ayala
  Hamid Mirzadeh
6–7(4), 4–6
Win 1–1 Sep 2002 Sweden F2, Gothenburg Hard   Aleksander Djuranovic   Philip Gubenco
  Jasper Smit
6–4, 6–2
Loss 1–2 May 2003 Germany F3, Arnsberg Clay   Florian Jeschonek   Benedikt Stronk
  Marius Zay
6–3, 6–7(7), 5–7

References

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  1. ^ "Kohlloeffel wins NCTC". The Desert Sun. 16 January 2006.
  2. ^ "Dominik Köpfer im Portrait: Zahmer Pitbull". tennis MAGAZIN (in German). 24 June 2019.
  3. ^ "UCLA's Kohlloeffel, Cal's Babos win tennis singles titles". ESPN.com. 29 May 2006.
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