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Tommy Haas
Haas at the 2009 French Open
Full nameThomas Mario Haas
Country (sports) Germany
ResidenceBradenton, Florida
Los Angeles, United States
Born (1978-04-03) 3 April 1978 (age 46)
Hamburg, West Germany
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1996
Retired2018
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$13,609,987
Singles
Career record569–338
Career titles15
Highest rankingNo. 2 (13 May 2002)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenSF (1999, 2002, 2007)
French OpenQF (2013)
WimbledonSF (2009)
US OpenQF (2004, 2006, 2007)
Other tournaments
Grand Slam CupF (1999)
Olympic GamesF (2000)
Doubles
Career record74–86
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 82 (3 February 2014)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (2011)
US Open3R (2015)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic GamesQF (2000)
Team competitions
Davis CupSF (2007)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Singles

Thomas Mario Haas (German pronunciation: [ˈtɔmi ˈhaːs]; born 3 April 1978) is a German former professional tennis player. He competed on the ATP Tour from 1996 to 2017. After breaking into the world top 100 in 1997 and reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 2 in May 2002, his career was interrupted by injuries: Haas twice dropped out of the world rankings due to being unable to play for twelve months.[1] His first period of injury saw him miss the whole of the 2003 season, and he did not return to the world's top 10 until 2007. He also was absent between February 2010 and June 2011, but returned to world No. 11 in 2013 by reaching the quarterfinals at the French Open for the first time. Haas reached the semifinals of the Australian Open three times, and in Wimbledon once. He reached the quarterfinal stage of each of the major events. He won 15 career titles in singles, including a Masters title at the 2001 Stuttgart Masters, and a silver medal from the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Early life

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Born in Hamburg, Germany to Brigitte and Peter Haas,[2] Tommy started playing his own version of tennis when he was four years old,[3] using a wooden plank to hit balls against the wall or into his father's hands. When his father observed his talents, he started bringing Haas to work, as he was a tennis coach.

At five, Haas won his first youth tournament, in Hamburg. At eight, he won his second, in Munich. Between 11 and 13, Haas twice won the Austrian Championship, the German Championship, and the European Championship.

Haas's talents were noted by tennis guru Nick Bollettieri. He was so impressed by the young German's talent that he offered Haas the chance to stay and train at his Bollettieri Academy in Bradenton, Florida, for free, and Haas began attending at age 11.[2] At 13, speaking little English, Haas moved full-time to Florida to train at the academy.[2]

His sister, Sabine, also played professional tennis.[4]

Tennis career

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Juniors

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As a junior Haas reached as high as No. 11 in the junior world singles rankings in 1995 (and No. 5 in doubles).

1996–2000: World Team Cup champion, first title, Grand Slam Cup final, Olympic Silver

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In 1996, Haas became a professional tennis player. He played his first Grand Slam tournament at the US Open, losing in the first round to compatriot Michael Stich in four sets. He gained attention as a future star when he won his first ATP title in 1999, made it to the semifinals of the Australian Open, and was a finalist in the Grand Slam Cup. The following year, he won a silver medal at the Sydney Olympics defeating Wayne Ferreira, Andreas Vinciguerra, Àlex Corretja, Max Mirnyi and Roger Federer en route to the gold medal match where he lost to Yevgeny Kafelnikov. He also beat Andre Agassi at the 1998 Wimbledon Championships in the second round.

2001–2005: World No. 2, Masters champion, second World Team Cup victory and injuries

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Haas at the public training for the World Team Cup in Düsseldorf, 2005

In 2001, he won four ATP titles, including his first Masters shield, finishing 2001 as world No. 8 and only missing out on playing in the season-ending Masters Cup because of Goran Ivanišević's Wimbledon victory, which meant Ivanišević took the eighth and final spot. In the 2002 Australian Open, he won in five sets against Todd Martin and Roger Federer, and in four against Marcelo Ríos to reach the semifinals. He led Marat Safin two sets to one but suffered from a stiff shoulder after a rain delay, and Safin won the match, taking the final two sets 6–0, 6–2. Haas was quickly rising to the top of the tennis ranks when his career was suddenly halted at No. 2 in the world by a severe accident that nearly claimed the lives of his parents, leaving his father in a coma. Haas spent much of 2002 taking care of his family. At the end of this lay-off, he injured his shoulder, requiring a major operation. He was plagued by further injuries and related complications afterwards and did not return to professional tennis fully until 2004. Before his parents' accident and his injuries, he had a winning record against several former and future No. 1 ranked players: 3–0 against Andy Roddick, 2–1 against Roger Federer, 2–1 against Marat Safin, and 2–0 against Jim Courier, as well as 5–5 against Pete Sampras. Haas won two more ATP titles in his return year of 2004, while trying to gain back his form.

2006: Three titles, second US Open quarterfinal

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Haas at the 2006 Cincinnati Masters

In 2006, Haas won three ATP tournaments and reached the quarterfinals at the US Open, where he was knocked out by Nikolay Davydenko after having been up two sets. Haas began having severe cramps in his legs in the third set. During the match he was visibly disturbed, repeatedly hitting his legs with his racquet, frustrated at the cramps.

At the end of the year, he had to win the Paris Masters to qualify for the Masters Cup, the ATP year-end final. He lost after a semifinal run to Dominik Hrbatý with health problems and did not play again for the rest of the year.

2007: Australian Open and Davis Cup semifinals, back to top 10

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In 2007, Haas, with his long hair now cut short, had battled his way to his third Australian Open semifinal, which included matches against David Nalbandian and a five-set quarterfinal rematch against Nikolay Davydenko. He lost his semifinal match against first-time Grand Slam finalist Fernando González from Chile in straight sets. Despite this loss, Haas returned to the top 10 of the world rankings for the first time since 2002.

On 25 February, at the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis, Haas stopped Andy Roddick's quest for the final, winning in two sets. This was the first time Haas had won a title without facing a single break point in any of his matches, as well as the first time he had won titles in consecutive seasons. Haas also became only the second player to win three titles at Memphis, the other being Jimmy Connors, who won in 1979, 1983, and 1984.

Haas reached the quarterfinals of the Pacific Life Open, an ATP Masters Series tournament held in Indian Wells, California, where he lost to Andy Murray in a third-set tiebreaker. In the 2007 ATP Champion's Race, Haas, the 13th seed (10th-ranked), not known for being much of a grass court player, advanced to the fourth round at Wimbledon for the first time, defeating Zack Fleishman, Tomáš Zíb, and No. 21 seed Dmitry Tursunov. His run came to an end after he suffered a torn abdominal muscle and had to withdraw a day before playing Roger Federer.

At the US Open, Haas equaled his best result in New York by reaching the quarterfinals with five-set wins over Sébastien Grosjean and James Blake. He beat Blake in a fifth-set tiebreak, saving match points. His run ended, however, with a three-set loss to Nikolay Davydenko.

2008–2009: Injuries, Wimbledon semifinal, return to top 20

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In the first half of 2008, Haas was derailed by injuries, causing him to miss both the Australian Open and the French Open. This dropped him significantly in the rankings, as he was unable to back up his semifinal performance at the Australian Open the year before. He made it to the quarterfinals of the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, defeating Andy Murray in three sets. He was then forced to withdraw from his quarterfinal match against Roger Federer due to injury.

Haas at the 2009 French Open.

He reached the third round at Wimbledon with a four-set win over Guillermo Cañas and a straight-set win over 23rd seed Tommy Robredo. He then fell to Andy Murray in four sets.

In the hard-court season, he got to the semifinals of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C., but lost to Juan Martín del Potro. At the Rogers Cup in Toronto, he beat former world No. 1 Carlos Moyà, and then lost to Nikolay Davydenko in the second round. At the US Open, he beat 12th seed Richard Gasquet in five sets. He then fell to Gilles Müller of Luxembourg in five sets, despite cruising in the first two sets.

At the beginning of the new season, Haas pulled out of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open due to elbow problems. However, he appeared in the Kooyong Exhibition game, where he beat Mardy Fish.

At the 2009 Australian Open, Haas beat Eduardo Schwank in the first round and Flavio Cipolla in the second. In the third round, he fell to the tournament's first seed and eventual champion Rafael Nadal.

At the SAP Open in San Jose, California, he joined forces with Czech Radek Štěpánek to clinch his first doubles title, after losing in the singles quarterfinals to defending champion Andy Roddick.

Haas lost in the first round in both Memphis and Delray Beach. He did not succeed in defending his quarterfinal points at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, as he fell to Novak Djokovic in the third round, after defeating Óscar Hernández and Rainer Schüttler. He suffered another failure in the Miami Masters, losing to Mikhail Kukushkin.

In Houston, Texas, at the River Oaks Men's Clay Championship, Haas was defeated by Björn Phau in the quarterfinals, after he defeated defending champion Marcel Granollers in the second round.

As a qualifier in Madrid, he defeated Ernests Gulbis, before losing to Andy Roddick.

At the French Open, Haas matched his best result since 2002. He defeated Andrei Pavel in straight sets, and then won a five-setter against Leonardo Mayer. After defeating Jérémy Chardy in the third round, Haas was narrowly defeated by the former world No. 1 and eventual champion, Roger Federer, in the fourth round. At a crucial stage in the third set, Haas was only five points away from his biggest win on clay, but was unable to convert a break point that would have seen him serve for the match at 5–3. Federer hit a vital winner to save the break point, en route to a comeback victory.

At the Gerry Weber Open, Haas won his first title on grass in his 21st ATP World Tour final. In the process, he defeated fourth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the second round, Mischa Zverev in the quarterfinals, and Philipp Kohlschreiber in the semifinals. He defeated the tournament's second seed Novak Djokovic, in the final.[5]

This victory made Haas one of a small group of players to have won ATP titles on all three major surfaces (grass, clay, and hard courts.) With Haas' success at this tournament and at the French Open, his ranking rose to no. 35.

At Wimbledon, Haas won a five-set match against Marin Čilić. Haas was up two sets to love and had match points in the fourth set, then had to save two match points serving at 5–6 before the match was suspended due to darkness after over four hours of play, at 6–6 in the fifth. The next day, Haas broke Cilic at 8–8 and eventually held on to win. Haas then comfortably defeated Igor Andreev to reach the quarterfinals. There, he defeated Novak Djokovic for the second time in three weeks to reach the semifinals at Wimbledon for the first time in his career, where he faced Roger Federer in a rematch of their encounter in Paris. Haas lost, ensuring Federer's historic seventh Wimbledon final. This success at Wimbledon made Haas rise to No. 19 in the rankings.

Haas continued his late career resurgence by making it to the semifinals at the LA Tennis Open, defeating Marat Safin in the quarterfinals,[6] before losing to Sam Querrey. He made it to the third round at the US Open, losing narrowly to Fernando Verdasco, after being up a break in each set.

Haas practicing at the 2011 French Open.

2010–2011: Continued injuries and absence

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Following his comeback, however, Haas suffered from another bout of injury. He made the third round of the 2010 Australian Open, defeating Simon Greul and Janko Tipsarević, but did not play after February 2010, spending time recovering from right hip and right shoulder surgeries.[7] He missed the rest of the 2010 season and once more dropped out of the ATP rankings. He returned to action partnering Radek Štěpánek in doubles in Munich in May 2011, but then lost in the first round.[8] His return match in singles came at the 2011 French Open, where he lost in round one. He also went down in the first round at Wimbledon, but reached the third round of the US Open, losing to Juan Mónaco in four sets. Other than Grand Slams, he played little tennis, competing in only ten other tournaments, mainly in July, August, and October.

2012: 13th title, second ATP Comeback Player of the Year award

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Tommy Haas at the 2012 US Open

Haas began the 2012 season at the Brisbane International, but had to withdraw in the second round.[9] Nevertheless, he competed more regularly in 2012 than in previous seasons. He qualified for the French Open, progressing to the third round, and reached the semifinals of the BMW Open, returning to the world's top 100.

As a wildcard at the Gerry Weber Open in Germany, Haas won the title for the second time thanks to wins over former champions Tomáš Berdych and Philipp Kohlschreiber en route to the final,[10] where he defeated world No. 3 and five-time champion Federer in two sets.[11] However, Haas was subsequently defeated in the first round of Wimbledon later that month, letting a two-sets-to-one lead slip against compatriot Philipp Kohlschreiber.

Haas lost to world No. 206, Pavol Červenák in the Stuttgart clay-court tournament at the second-round stage.[12]

Haas continued to find good form during the second half of the season. He reached the finals of the German Open Tennis Championships 2012, losing to Juan Mónaco,[13] and the Citi Open, losing to Alexandr Dolgopolov.[14] These two runs saw Haas rise back into the top 50. Haas went on to reach two quarterfinals in Masters 1000 tournaments, his best performance at that level since 2008. Haas briefly returned to the top 20 in the world in October 2012,[15] and he finished the season ranked No. 21. This was enough to earn him the Comeback Player of the Year award for a second time.[16]

2013: French Open quarterfinal, victory over No.1, comeback to No.11

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Haas lost in the Australian Open first round. In February at the SAP Open he reached his 25th career final against defending champion Milos Raonic, but lost in straight sets.[17] Next he played in Delray Beach International Tennis Championships as a former 2006 champion, where he lost to Ernests Gulbis in three sets in the semifinals.[18]

At Indian Wells, he lost in the fourth round to Juan Martín del Potro after saving match point to beat Nicolás Almagro in the previous round. In Miami, he beat world No. 1, Novak Djokovic, in straight sets. It was his first victory over a top-ranked player since he defeated Andre Agassi in 1999.[19] He followed this up with a victory over Gilles Simon to reach his first Miami semifinal, and first Masters 1000 semifinal since the 2006 Paris Masters. There, he lost to third seed David Ferrer, 6–4, 2–6, 3–6.

In May, he won his first title of the year at Munich, beating Philipp Kohlschreiber in an all-German final.[20]

Haas made history at the French Open, when he missed a record twelve match points against John Isner in the fourth set of their third round match. Isner won the set on a tiebreak, but in the fifth set Haas went on to recover from 2–4 down and saved a match point against him at 4–5 to eventually win 10–8.[21] Haas beat Mikhail Youzhny in the fourth round but eventually lost to Djokovic in straight sets in the quarter finals.[22]

At Wimbledon, Haas advanced to the fourth round to set up a rematch against Djokovic but again lost in straight sets.

2014–2018: Last career final, Indian Wells Tournament Director, retirement

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2014

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Tommy Haas at Wimbledon in 2015

Haas started the season at the Heineken Open in Auckland, where he lost in the second round against Jack Sock in straight sets. At the Australian Open, he was forced to retire with a recurring shoulder problem against Guillermo García López in the first round after trailing 5–7, 2–5 on serve. After the setback, he participated in the first round of the Davis Cup against Spain. He teamed up alongside Philipp Kohlschreiber in doubles, taking a four-set victory to hand Germany a place in the quarterfinals for the first time since 2011.

Haas then hired compatriot Alexander Waske as his new coach. His goal was to qualify for his first season-end ATP World Tour Finals. In his next tournament, the Zagreb Indoors, Haas reached the final by defeating Benjamin Becker, Andrey Kuznetsov, and Daniel Evans. In the final, he was beaten by defending champion Marin Čilić in straight sets.

At the 2014 BMW Open, Haas was the defending champion. He made it to the semifinals, but lost to Martin Kližan. Haas reached the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open, where he was defeated by Roger Federer in straight sets. Haas reached the quarterfinals of the Rome Masters after beating third seed Stan Wawrinka. He then retired in the quarterfinals to Grigor Dimitrov.[23]

Haas missed the rest of the 2014 season to have an operation on his injured right shoulder which had forced him to retire from several events.

2015

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After a later than expected return from injury, in the grass court season in June 2015, Haas played his comeback match at Stuttgart as a wild card. In the first round he beat Mikhail Kukushkin in straight sets but then lost to Bernard Tomic in straight sets in the second round. Haas then played at the Gerry Weber Open, losing in the first round to eventual finalist Andreas Seppi. His next tournament was Wimbledon, where he reached the second round. After beating Dušan Lajović, he lost to world No. 8 Milos Raonic in four sets.. At the US Open, Haas was defeated by Fernando Verdasco in a five-setter in the first round.

2016

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In April 2016, Haas, at 38, had toe surgery and was out for nine months, "I know that there's a chance that I might not come back from this", Haas said. "I know it will be a very, very hard task, but there's no doubt in my mind I'm certainly going to try."[24]

In June 2016, Tommy Haas was named the new Indian Wells Tournament Director. "I'm thrilled to join the BNP Paribas Open as its new Tournament Director and look forward to working with one of the finest sporting events in the world", said Haas. "There is a reason that the BNP Paribas Open has been voted Tournament of the Year by both tours for consecutive years, as the tournament and venue continue to provide a world-class experience for players, fans and sponsors. I look forward to joining the experienced Indian Wells staff, building upon the foundation they have created, and working to take the event to even greater heights."[25]

2017

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In January 2017, Haas made his first ATP Tour appearance in 15 months at the Australian Open. In the first round, he retired after the second set because he felt physically "empty".[26]

In April 2017, Haas won his first match at ATP-level in 21 months in Houston. At the age of 39, he defeated the almost 20 years younger Reilly Opelka in the first round. This victory made him the oldest player to win an ATP Tour match since Jimmy Connors in 1995.[27] He then lost to top seed Jack Sock in three sets.[28]

At the Monte-Carlo Masters, Haas beat world No. 40 Benoît Paire in straight sets in the first round.[29] In the second round, he lost to Tomáš Berdych in a close match.

In June, Haas reached the quarterfinals of the MercedesCup in Stuttgart after upsetting Roger Federer in the second round[30] and Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the first round. In the quarterfinals, he lost to sixth seed Mischa Zverev in straight sets.

Haas played his last ATP tournament in Kitzbühel in August 2017, where he lost in the first round to compatriot Jan-Lennard Struff.[31] He was not given a wild card for the US Open and cancelled his participation at the Vienna Open.

Haas as a retired player in Wimbledon's Invitational Doubles tournament in 2023.

2018

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At the 2018 Australian Open, Haas coached Lucas Pouille.[32]

In February, it was assumed that Haas ended his career because of an interview he gave a California newspaper.[33] On 15 March 2018, he officially announced his retirement from the ATP World Tour.[34]

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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Tournament 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R SF 2R 2R SF A A 2R 4R SF A 3R 3R A 2R 1R 1R A A 1R 0 / 14 26–14 65%
French Open A A 1R 3R 3R 2R 4R A 1R 3R 3R A A 4R A 1R 3R QF 1R A A A 0 / 13 21–13 62%
Wimbledon A 2R 3R 3R 3R 1R A A 2R 1R 3R 4R 3R SF A 1R 1R 4R A 2R A 1R 0 / 16 24–15 62%
US Open 1R 3R 2R 4R 2R 4R 4R A QF 3R QF QF 2R 3R A 3R 1R 3R A 1R A A 0 / 17 34–17 67%
Win–loss 0–1 3–2 3–4 12–4 6–4 5–4 11–3 0–0 5–3 5–4 11–4 12–2 3–2 12–4 2–1 2–3 3–4 9–4 0–2 1–2 0–0 0–2 0 / 60 105–59 64%
National representation
Olympics A not held F-S not held 2R not held A not held A not held A NH 0 / 2 6–2 75%
Davis Cup A A QF 1R QF QF 1R A PO PO 1R SF A A A A 1R A QF A A A 0 / 9 19–7 73%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 4–0 3–1 7–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 2–2 1–2 3–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 11 25–9 69%
Year-end championships
Grand Slam Cup did not qualify F not held 0 / 1 3–1 75%
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A Q1 3R 1R 3R 2R 2R A 4R 2R 4R QF QF 3R A A 2R 4R 4R A A A 0 / 14 25–13 66%
Miami A 3R 2R 2R 3R 4R 3R A 1R 3R 3R 2R A 1R A A 2R SF A A A 1R 0 / 14 14–13 52%
Monte Carlo A A A 2R 1R 3R QF A 2R A A A 1R A A A A A A A A 2R 0 / 7 8–7 53%
Rome Q2 2R 3R A 1R 2R F A 1R 1R 1R 1R A A A A A 1R QF A A 2R 0 / 12 13–12 52%
Hamburg1 Q2 SF 2R QF 1R 2R 3R A 2R 1R 1R A A 2R A A A 3R 1R A A 1R 0 / 13 15–13 54%
Canada A 2R 3R 3R A SF SF A 1R A 2R 3R 2R 2R A A QF 2R A A A A 0 / 12 21–12 64%
Cincinnati Q3 2R 3R 3R A 2R 1R A QF 1R 3R 1R 3R 1R A 1R 2R 3R A A A A 0 / 14 16–14 53%
Stuttgart2 Q1 1R 2R 3R 1R W 2R A 3R 2R 3R 2R A 2R A A QF 3R A 1R A A 1 / 14 17–12 59%
Paris Q1 A 3R QF 2R SF 3R A 3R 3R SF 3R A 2R A A A 2R A A A A 0 / 11 15–11 58%
Win–loss 0–0 9–6 13–8 9–8 4–7 20–7 17–9 0–0 11–9 4–7 10–8 6–7 7–3 5–7 0–0 0–1 9–5 14–8 5–3 0–1 0–0 2–4 1 / 111 144–107 57%
Career statistics
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 SR W–L Win%
Tournaments 3 17 26 24 21 25 22 0 21 21 22 18 15 19 4 12 19 26 11 9 0 14 349
Titles 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 15
Finals 0 1 1 4 3 4 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 28
Hardcourt W–L 4–3 10–8 20–14 25–12 18–9 41–11 26–13 0–0 25–12 16–13 35–11 33–13 15–10 15–13 3–4 6–8 16–11 28–13 7–6 0–5 0–0 0–3 11 / 212 343–192 64%
Clay W–L 0–0 5–3 10–6 13–8 14–8 7–6 18–7 0–0 8–7 11–7 5–6 3–4 0–2 6–3 0–0 0–1 10–4 14–6 7–5 0–0 0–0 4–8 2 / 85 135–91 60%
Grass W–L 0–0 2–2 3–2 7–3 2–2 1–2 0–0 0–0 3–2 3–2 5–2 3–0 3–2 10–1 0–0 1–3 5–1 5–2 0–0 2–4 0–0 2–3 2 / 36 57–33 63%
Carpet W–L 0–0 5–4 8–4 2–3 2–3 8–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–2 4–2 0–0 0–0 discontinued 0 / 16 34–22 61%
Overall W–L 4–3 22–17 41–26 47–26 36–22 57–21 45–21 0–0 37–22 33–24 49–21 39–17 18–14 31–17 3–4 7–12 31–16 47–21 14–11 2–9 0–0 6–14 15 / 349 569–338 63%
Win % 57% 56% 61% 64% 62% 73% 68% – 63% 58% 70% 70% 56% 65% 43% 37% 66% 69% 56% 18% – 30% 63%
Year-end ranking 170 45 34 11 23 8 11 – 17 45 11 12 82 18 372 205 21 12 77 470 – 252 $13,609,987

* 2007 Wimbledon counts as 3 wins, 0 losses. Roger Federer walkover in round 4, after Haas withdrew because of a torn stomach muscle,[35] does not count as a Haas loss.

1Held as Hamburg Masters until 2008, Madrid Masters (outdoor clay) 2009 – present.
2Held as Stuttgart Masters until 2001, Madrid Masters (indoor hard) from 2002 to 2008, and Shanghai Masters 2009 – present.

Doubles

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Tournament 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 1R A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1
Wimbledon A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open A A A A A A A A A 1R A A A A A A A A A 3R A A 0 / 2 2–2
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 3 2–3
National representation
Olympics A not held QF not held A not held A not held A not held A NH 0 / 1 2–1
Davis Cup A A QF 1R QF QF 1R A PO PO 1R SF A A A A 1R A QF A A A 0 / 9 4–2
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 10 6–3
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A A A A 1R 1R A A A A A A A A A A 1R A A A A 0 / 3 0–3
Miami A A A A A 2R 1R A A A A A A A A A A QF A A A A 0 / 3 3–3
Monte Carlo A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1
Rome Q2 A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A QF A A 1R 0 / 2 2–1
Hamburg1 Q2 1R 1R A A QF 1R A A A 2R A A A A A A QF A A A 2R 0 / 7 6–6
Canada A QF 1R A A A A A A A A A A 2R A A A 2R A A A A 0 / 4 4–2
Cincinnati A 2R A A A 2R A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 2 2–2
Stuttgart2 A A QF A A 1R A A 1R A A A A 2R A A A A A A A A 0 / 4 3–3
Paris A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 3–3 2–3 0–0 0–0 4–5 0–3 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 5–3 2–0 0–0 0–0 2–3 0 / 26 21–21
Career statistics
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Career
Titles / Finals 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1
Overall W–L 0–1 4–6 5–9 2–3 5–5 12–11 0–7 0–0 5–5 7–3 1–3 0–1 1–1 7–2 1–0 3–3 2–5 10–12 3–2 2–1 0–0 4–6 74–86
Year-end ranking 973 290 213 689 696 133 729 – 335 397 491 – 677 130 – 408 406 93 287 372 – 268 46.25%

1Held as Hamburg Masters until 2008, Madrid Masters (outdoor clay) 2009 – present.
2Held as Stuttgart Masters until 2001, Madrid Masters (indoor hard) from 2002 to 2008, and Shanghai Masters 2009 – present.

Post-retirement activity

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In July 2020, Haas played the Berlin tennis exhibitions, where he beat Jan-Lennard Struff before he lost to Dominic Thiem.[36]

Playing style

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Haas was an all-court player, capable of playing well on clay, hard, and grass surfaces. Nick Bollettieri noted Haas as having "one of the greatest backhands in the world", praising its versatility and power.[37] Haas also possessed a powerful slice backhand, which he used to disrupt the rhythm of the point and to construct offensive positions. He also possessed a strong serve and a functional set of volleys.

Haas was known for his refined footwork and racquet skills, both of which he used to construct quick defensive-to-offensive transitions. He was widely considered one of the best players to have never won a grand slam, having been restricted by numerous injuries. Reviewers described him as having nice "fluidity" and how his game overall allows him to adapt to most situations, as demonstrated by his equal win percentage over both right and left-handed players, as well as his relatively even win percentages on all surfaces. Haas' mental game was described as solid, boasting a positive win record in deciding sets (3rd or 5th).

Personal life

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On 27 January 2010, Haas became a United States citizen, but continued to represent Germany in tennis.[38]

In 2006, Hass began dating American actress Sara Foster. They were married in 2010 and have two daughters, Valentina Evelyn (b. 2011) and Josephine Lena (b. 2016). In August 2024, they announced their separation after 18 years together.[39]

Significant finals

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Olympic finals

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Singles: 1 (1 silver medal)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Silver 2000 Sydney Olympics Hard Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 3–6

Grand Slam Cup finals

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Singles: 1 (0–1)

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Result Year Location Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1999 Munich, Germany Hard (i) United Kingdom Greg Rusedski 3–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7)

Masters Series finals

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Singles: 2 (1–1)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2001 Stuttgart Masters Hard (i) Belarus Max Mirnyi 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
Loss 2002 Rome Masters Clay United States Andre Agassi 3–6, 3–6, 0–6

ATP career finals

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Singles: 28 (15–13)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Grand Slam Cup (0–1)
Olympic Games (0–1)
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (1–1)
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (4–4)
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (10–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (11–9)
Clay (2–4)
Grass (2–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 1997 Open Sud de France, Lyon International Hard (i) France Fabrice Santoro 4–6, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 1998 Open Sud de France, Lyon International Hard (i) Spain Àlex Corretja 6–2, 6–7(6–8), 1–6
Loss 0–3 Jan 1999 Auckland Open, New Zealand International Hard Netherlands Sjeng Schalken 4–6, 4–6
Win 1–3 Feb 1999 US Indoor Championships, United States Intl. Gold Hard (i) United States Jim Courier 6–4, 6–1
Loss 1–4 Jul 1999 Stuttgart Open, Germany Intl. Gold Clay Sweden Magnus Norman 7–6(8–6), 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 0–6, 3–6
Loss 1–5 Oct 1999 Grand Slam Cup, Germany GS Cup Hard (i) United Kingdom Greg Rusedski 3–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7)
Loss 1–6 May 2000 Bavarian Championships, Germany International Clay Argentina Franco Squillari 4–6, 4–6
Loss 1–7 Sep 2000 Summer Olympics, Sydney Olympics Hard Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 1–8 Oct 2000 Vienna Open, Austria Intl. Gold Hard (i) United Kingdom Tim Henman 4–6, 4–6, 4–6
Win 2–8 Jan 2001 ATP Adelaide, Australia International Hard Chile Nicolás Massú 6–3, 6–1
Win 3–8 Aug 2001 ATP Long Island, United States International Hard United States Pete Sampras 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Win 4–8 Oct 2001 Vienna Open, Austria Intl. Gold Hard (i) Argentina Guillermo Cañas 6–2, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Win 5–8 Oct 2001 Stuttgart Masters, Germany Masters Hard (i) Belarus Max Mirnyi 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
Loss 5–9 May 2002 Rome Masters, Italy Masters Clay United States Andre Agassi 3–6, 3–6, 0–6
Win 6–9 Apr 2004 US Clay Court Championships, United States International Clay United States Andy Roddick 6–3, 6–4
Win 7–9 Jul 2004 Los Angeles Open, United States International Hard Germany Nicolas Kiefer 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Win 8–9 Feb 2006 Delray Beach Open, United States International Hard Belgium Xavier Malisse 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
Win 9–9 Feb 2006 US Indoor Championships, United States (2) Intl. Gold Hard (i) Sweden Robin Söderling 6–3, 6–2
Win 10–9 Jul 2006 Los Angeles Open, United States (2) International Hard Russia Dmitry Tursunov 4–6, 7–5, 6–3
Win 11–9 Feb 2007 US Indoor Championships, United States (3) Intl. Gold Hard (i) United States Andy Roddick 6–2, 6–3
Win 12–9 Jun 2009 Halle Open, Germany 250 Series Grass Serbia Novak Djokovic 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–1
Win 13–9 Jun 2012 Halle Open, Germany (2) 250 Series Grass Switzerland Roger Federer 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss 13–10 Jul 2012 Hamburg European Open, Germany 500 Series Clay Argentina Juan Mónaco 5–7, 4–6
Loss 13–11 Aug 2012 Washington Open, United States 500 Series Hard Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov 7–6(9–7), 4–6, 1–6
Loss 13–12 Feb 2013 Pacific Coast Championships, United States 250 Series Hard (i) Canada Milos Raonic 4–6, 3–6
Win 14–12 May 2013 Bavarian Championships, Germany 250 Series Clay Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win 15–12 Oct 2013 Vienna Open, Austria (2) 250 Series Hard (i) Netherlands Robin Haase 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 15–13 Feb 2014 Zagreb Indoors, Croatia 250 Series Hard (i) Croatia Marin Čilić 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

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Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2009 Pacific Coast Championships,
United States 		250 Series Hard (i) Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek India Rohan Bopanna
Finland Jarkko Nieminen 		6–2, 6–3

Team competition: 2 (2–0)

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Result W–L Year Tournament Surface Partners Opponents Score
Win 1–0 1998 World Team Cup, Germany Clay Germany Nicolas Kiefer
Germany Boris Becker
Germany David Prinosil 		Czech Republic Petr Korda
Czech Republic Ctislav Doseděl
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
Czech Republic Cyril Suk 		3–0
Win 2–0 2005 World Team Cup, Germany Clay Germany Nicolas Kiefer
Germany Florian Mayer
Germany Alexander Waske 		Argentina Guillermo Cañas
Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela
Argentina Guillermo Coria
Argentina Gastón Gaudio 		2–1

ATP Challenger finals

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Singles: 3 (0–3)

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Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 1996 Weiden, Germany Clay Sweden Tomas Nydahl 2–6, 6–3, 6–7
Loss 0–2 Dec 1996 Daytona Beach, United States Hard Russia Andrei Cherkasov 6–7, 6–3, 5–7
Loss 0–3 Apr 1997 Birmingham, United States Clay Belgium Johan Van Herck 6–7, 7–6, 4–6

Record against other players

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Record against top-10 players

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Haas' record against players who have been ranked world No. 10 or higher.[40]

Player Years Matches Record Win % Hard Clay Grass Carpet
Number 1 ranked players
United States Jim Courier 1998–1999 2 2–0 100% 2–0 – – –
Russia Marat Safin 1999–2009 7 5–2 71% 2–1 1–1 – 2–0
Spain Carlos Moyá 1997–2008 11 6–5 55% 1–1 5–3 – 0–1
United States Andy Roddick 2001–2011 13 7–6 54% 3–5 4–1 – –
Chile Marcelo Ríos 1997–2002 7 3–4 43% 1–3 1–1 – 1–0
United States Andre Agassi 1998–2006 10 4–6 40% 3–4 0–1 1–0 0–1
Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 1999–2009 5 2–3 40% 1–0 0–3 1–0 –
United States Pete Sampras 1996–2002 8 3–5 38% 2–5 1–0 – –
Australia Lleyton Hewitt 1999–2013 11 4–7 36% 3–5 1–2 – –
Serbia Novak Djokovic 2006–2013 9 3–6 33% 1–3 0–2 2–1 –
United Kingdom Andy Murray 2007–2008 3 1–2 33% 1–1 – 0–1 –
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 1997–2002 7 2–5 29% 0–3 1–0 – 1–2
Switzerland Roger Federer 2000–2017 17 4–13 24% 2–6 0–1 2–4 0–2
Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 1998–2001 6 1–5 17% 1–3 0–2 – –
Australia Patrick Rafter 1999 1 0–1 0% – – 0–1 –
Austria Thomas Muster 1997–1998 2 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 – –
Spain Rafael Nadal 2006–2012 5 0–5 0% 0–5 – – –
Number 2 ranked players
Spain Àlex Corretja 2000–2003 6 4–2 67% 2–0 1–1 – 1–1
Sweden Magnus Norman 1999–2002 3 2–1 67% 1–0 1–1 – –
Germany Michael Stich 1996 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – –
United States Michael Chang 1998–2002 2 0–2 0% 0–2 – – –
Czech Republic Petr Korda 1997–1998 2 0–2 0% 0–2 – – –
Number 3 ranked players
Argentina David Nalbandian 2002–2012 5 5–0 100% 3–0 1–0 – 1–0
Switzerland Stan Wawrinka 2006–2014 2 2–0 100% 1–0 1–0 – –
Spain Sergi Bruguera 1998 1 1–0 100% – 1–0 – –
Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 2000–2007 5 3–2 60% 2–1 – 0–1 1–0
Croatia Marin Čilić 2009–2014 4 2–2 50% 0–1 1–1 1–0 –
Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 2011–2014 3 1–2 33% 1–1 0–1 – –
Russia Nikolay Davydenko 2005–2008 5 1–4 20% 1–3 0–1 – –
Canada Milos Raonic 2013–2017 3 0–3 0% 0–1 0–1 0–1 –
Spain David Ferrer 2005–2013 4 0–4 0% 0–2 0–1 – 0–1
Argentina Juan Martín del Potro 2008–2013 5 0–5 0% 0–5 – – –
Number 4 ranked players
Sweden Jonas Björkman 1998–2001 2 2–0 100% 2–0 – – –
France Guy Forget 1997 1 1–0 100% 1–0 – – –
Japan Kei Nishikori 2014 1 1–0 100% 1–0 – – –
Sweden Thomas Enqvist 1997–2004 11 9–2 82% 5–1 2–1 – 2–0
United States Todd Martin 1999–2002 4 3–1 75% 3–1 – – –
Sweden Robin Söderling 2004–2006 4 3–1 75% 2–0 0–1 1–0 –
United Kingdom Tim Henman 1997–2006 5 3–2 60% 2–1 1–0 – 0–1
Netherlands Richard Krajicek 1998–1999 2 1–1 50% – – 1–1 –
Ukraine Andrei Medvedev 2001 2 1–1 50% 0–1 1–0 – –
France Sébastien Grosjean 1999–2007 9 4–5 44% 3–1 1–2 – 0–2
Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych 2004–2017 5 2–3 40% 1–0 0–2 1–1 –
United States James Blake 2002–2007 5 2–3 40% 1–3 – – 1–0
Germany Nicolas Kiefer 1998–2005 5 2–3 40% 1–1 0–2 1–0 –
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski 1998–2002 5 1–4 20% 0–4 1–0 – –
Number 5 ranked players
Argentina Gastón Gaudio 2005 1 1–0 100% – 1–0 – –
Czech Republic Jiří Novák 2000–2005 6 4–2 67% 3–0 0–1 1–1 –
Spain Tommy Robredo 2001–2013 6 4–2 67% 2–0 1–2 1–0 –
France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2009–2015 4 2–2 50% 0–2 1–0 1–0 –
France Cédric Pioline 1999–2000 2 1–1 50% 1–1 – – –
Germany Rainer Schüttler 2000–2009 9 4–5 44% 3–3 1–2 – –
South Africa Kevin Anderson 2011–2015 3 1–2 33% 1–2 – – –
Chile Fernando González 2004–2009 5 1–4 20% 1–3 0–1 – –
Number 6 ranked players
South Africa Wayne Ferreira 1998–2005 5 5–0 100% 4–0 – – 1–0
France Gilles Simon 2006–2013 6 5–1 83% 3–1 1–0 1–0 –
France Gaël Monfils 2006–2013 4 2–2 50% 1–1 0–1 1–0 –
Spain Albert Costa 1997–2004 5 2–3 40% 2–2 0–1 – –
Slovakia Karol Kučera 1997–2002 3 1–2 33% 1–0 – – 0–2
Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti 1999 2 0–2 0% 0–1 – – 0–1
Number 7 ranked players
Spain Alberto Berasategui 1997–1999 3 3–0 100% – 3–0 – –
Belgium David Goffin 2013 1 1–0 100% 1–0 – – –
Switzerland Jakob Hlasek 1996 1 1–0 100% – – – 1–0
Sweden Thomas Johansson 2001 1 1–0 100% – – – 1–0
United States Mardy Fish 2000–2012 5 4–1 80% 4–0 0–1 – –
Spain Fernando Verdasco 2006–2015 5 3–2 60% 3–2 – – –
Croatia Mario Ančić 2004–2007 4 2–2 50% 2–2 – – –
France Richard Gasquet 2006–2012 4 2–2 50% 2–1 0–1 – –
Number 8 ranked players
Serbia Janko Tipsarević 2005–2012 4 3–1 75% 3–0 – 0–1 –
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek 2007–2013 7 4–3 57% 3–2 0–1 1–0 –
United States John Isner 2007–2013 6 3–3 50% 2–3 1–0 – –
Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis 2005–2012 2 1–1 50% – 1–0 – 0–1
Russia Mikhail Youzhny 2002–2013 9 4–5 44% 3–3 1–2 – –
Argentina Guillermo Cañas 2001–2008 6 2–4 33% 1–3 – 1–0 0–1
Austria Jürgen Melzer 2002–2005 3 1–2 33% 0–1 0–1 1–0 –
United States Jack Sock 2013–2017 3 1–2 33% 0–1 1–1 – –
Australia Mark Philippoussis 1997–2001 4 1–3 25% 1–3 – – –
Number 9 ranked players
Spain Nicolás Almagro 2005–2013 3 3–0 100% 2–0 1–0 – –
Chile Nicolás Massú 2001 2 2–0 100% 2–0 – – –
Sweden Joachim Johansson 2005 1 1–0 100% – 1–0 – –
Argentina Mariano Puerta 1999 1 1–0 100% 1–0 – – –
Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan 2004 1 1–0 100% 1–0 – – –
Switzerland Marc Rosset 1998–2002 5 2–3 40% 1–1 1–1 0–1 –
Italy Fabio Fognini 2013 2 0–2 0% – 0–2 – –
Number 10 ranked players
Spain Carlos Costa 1998 1 1–0 100% – – – 1–0
France Arnaud Clément 1998–2009 7 6–1 86% 4–1 – – 2–0
Latvia Ernests Gulbis 2009–2013 6 4–2 67% 0–2 3–0 1–0 –
Sweden Magnus Gustafsson 1997–2001 6 3–3 50% 1–1 1–1 – 1–1
Spain Félix Mantilla 1997–2001 4 2–2 50% 1–1 1–1 – –
Sweden Magnus Larsson 1998 2 1–1 50% 1–1 – – –
Argentina Juan Mónaco 2007–2012 5 1–4 20% 1–3 0–1 – –
Spain Pablo Carreño Busta 2015 1 0–1 0% 0–1 – – –
Total 1996–2017 412 201–211 49% 118–126 46–54 20–14 17–17

Record against No. 11–20 players

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Haas' record against players who have been ranked world No. 11–20.

Wins over top 10 players

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Haas has a 48–86 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.[41]

Season 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Total
Wins 0 2 3 4 6 6 2 0 3 1 3 7 1 3 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 48
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score Haas
Rank
1997
1. Spain Carlos Moyá 9 Hamburg, Germany Clay 2R 6–4, 6–1 126
2. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7 Lyon, France Carpet (i) SF 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 67
1998
3. Sweden Jonas Björkman 9 Davis Cup, Hamburg, Germany Hard RR 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 7–5 39
4. Chile Marcelo Ríos 2 Lyon, France Carpet (i) SF 6–2, 1–0 ret. 53
5. Spain Àlex Corretja 6 Paris, France Carpet (i) 2R 7–6(7–2), 2–6, 6–3 38
1999
6. United Kingdom Tim Henman 7 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany Clay RR 6–7(4–7), 7–6(9–7), 6–3 19
7. Netherlands Richard Krajicek 5 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Grass QF 7–6(7–3), 1–6, 6–4 17
8. Spain Carlos Moyá 9 Stuttgart, Germany Clay QF 7–6(7–3), 6–2 16
9. United States Andre Agassi 1 Grand Slam Cup, Munich, Germany Hard (i) QF 6–0, 6–7(2–7), 6–4 11
2000
10. Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 6 Indian Wells, United States Hard 2R 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–1) 22
11. Sweden Thomas Enqvist 9 Munich, Germany Clay SF 7–6(7–5), 1–6, 6–4 19
12. Sweden Thomas Enqvist 7 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf Clay RR 5–7, 6–2, 6–2 20
13. United States Pete Sampras 2 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf Clay RR 7–5, 6–2 20
14. Spain Àlex Corretja 9 Olympics, Sydney, Australia Hard 3R 7–6(9–7), 6–3 48
15. Spain Àlex Corretja 9 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) 1R 6–1, 6–0 28
2001
16. Australia Lleyton Hewitt 7 Adelaide, Australia Hard QF 6–4, 0–6, 6–1 23
17. Sweden Magnus Norman 9 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany Clay RR 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–3), 6–4 23
18. Australia Lleyton Hewitt 6 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany Clay RR 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–3 23
19. United States Pete Sampras 10 Long Island, United States Hard F 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 16
20. United Kingdom Tim Henman 9 Stuttgart, Germany Hard (i) QF 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 14
21. Australia Lleyton Hewitt 3 Stuttgart, Germany Hard (i) SF 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 14
2002
22. France Sébastien Grosjean 10 Rome, Italy Clay 3R 6–3, 6–4 7
23. Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov 5 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany Clay RR 7–6(7–5), 6–3 3
2004
24. United States Andy Roddick 2 Houston, United States Clay F 6–3, 6–4 349
25. United States Andre Agassi 10 Los Angeles, United States Hard QF 7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8), 6–3 91
26. Germany Rainer Schüttler 8 Cincinnati, United States Hard 1R 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 67
2005
27. Argentina Gastón Gaudio 6 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany Clay F 6–4, 6–3 22
2006
28. United States Andre Agassi 9 Indian Wells, United States Hard 3R 7–5, 6–2 28
29. United States Andy Roddick 4 Houston, United States Clay QF 6–7(1–7), 6–4, 6–4 27
30. United States James Blake 9 Paris, France Carpet (i) 2R 6–4, 6–2 13
2007
31. Argentina David Nalbandian 8 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard 4R 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 12
32. Russia Nikolay Davydenko 3 Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard QF 6–3, 2–6, 1–6, 6–1, 7–5 12
33. Croatia Mario Ančić 9 Davis Cup, Krefeld, Germany Hard (i) RR 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 10
34. Croatia Ivan Ljubičić 8 Davis Cup, Krefeld, Germany Hard (i) RR 6–2, 7–6(9–7), 6–4 10
35. United States Andy Roddick 4 Memphis, United States Hard (i) F 6–3, 6–2 9
36. Chile Fernando González 5 Indian Wells, United States Hard 4R 6–3, 6–2 9
37. United States James Blake 6 US Open, New York, United States Hard 4R 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–0, 7–6(7–4) 10
2008
38. United States Andy Roddick 6 Indian Wells, United States Hard 2R 6–4, 6–4 36
2009
39. France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 9 Halle, Germany Grass 2R 6–3, 7–6(7–3) 41
40. Serbia Novak Djokovic 4 Halle, Germany Grass F 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–1 41
41. Serbia Novak Djokovic 4 Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom Grass QF 7–5, 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–3 34
2012
42. France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 5 Munich, Germany Clay 2R 6–1, 6–4 134
43. Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych 7 Halle, Germany Grass QF 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 87
44. Switzerland Roger Federer 3 Halle, Germany Grass F 7–6(7–5), 6–4 87
45. Serbia Janko Tipsarević 9 Shanghai, China Hard 3R 6–2, 6–1 21
2013
46. Serbia Novak Djokovic 1 Miami, United States Hard 4R 6–2, 6–4 18
2014
47. Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka 3 Rome, Italy Clay 3R 5–7, 6–2, 6–3 19
2017
48. Switzerland Roger Federer 5 Stuttgart, Germany Grass 2R 2–6, 7–6(10–8), 6–4 302

German tournaments

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Tournament 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 SR W–L
Halle 2R 2R QF 1R 2R A A QF SF SF A 2R W A 1R W SF A 1R A 1R 2 / 15 26–13
Munich A 1R 2R F A QF A 2R SF 1R 1R A A A A SF W SF A A 2R 1 / 12 21–11
Hamburg SF 2R QF 1R 2R 3R A 2R 1R 1R A A A A A F QF A A A 1R 0 / 12 18–12
Stuttgart Open A 2R F 2R A A A A A A A A A A A 2R QF A 2R A QF 0 / 7 10–7
Stuttgart Masters 1R 2R 3R 1R W discontinued 1 / 5 7–4
Grand Slam Cup DNQ F discontinued 0 / 1 3–1
Düsseldorf not held QF A discontinued 0 / 1 1–0

ATP ranking

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ATP rankings (singles)

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Preceded by ATP Comeback Player of the Year
2004
2012 		Succeeded by
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