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When Tommy Haas was four years old, he started playing tennis. He had developed his skills independently by using a wooden board to knock balls against the wall or into his father’s hands. He turned pro and played in his first grand slam in the United States in 1996. But in the opening round, he lost to fellow countryman Michael Stitch in four sets.
In addition, he has won four ATP titles, including his first Master’s trophy in 2001. Similar to this, he defeated Todd Martin, Roger Federer, and Marcelo Rios in five sets apiece in 2002 to advance to the semi-finals. He added two additional ATP titles in 2004, the year of his comeback.
He reached the quarterfinals and won three ATP tournaments in 2006. To be eligible for the Master’s Cup, the ATP year-end championship, he had to win the Paris Masters. Fernando González of Chile, a first-time Grand Slam finalist in 2007, defeated him in straight sets.
Similar like in 2008, when he missed both the Australian Open and the French Open due to injury, his ranking suffered greatly. In spite of having a break in each set, he lost to Fernando Verdasco in the third round of the 2009 US Open. Similar to this, he sustained another ailment between 2010 and 2011, keeping him from playing.
He found his form again in the second half of the 2012 season, reaching the German Open Tennis Championships final. In an all-German final in Munich, he defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber to capture his first title of the year.
He started the 2014 campaign at the Heineken Open in Auckland, where he was defeated by Jack Sock in the second round in straight sets. Alexander Waske, a fellow countryman, was then selected as his new coach. In the first round of the 2015 tournament, Fernando Verdasco defeated him in five sets.
He defeated Fernando Verdasco in a five-set first round match the following year. In a same vein, he competed in his final match in 2017 at Kitzbühel. He made his ATP World Tour retirement announcement earlier this year, in 2018.
