Introduction
Lars Rehmann (born 21 May 1975) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.
Career
Rehmann was a successful junior player, winning the Boys' Doubles at the 1993 Australian Open, with countryman Christian Tambue. They defeated the American pairing of Scott Humphries and Jimmy Jackson 6–7, 7–5, 6–2. In the same year he was also the junior single and doubles champion at Germany's national championship and also reached the final of the doubles at the 1993 Ansett Australian Indoor Championships. Along the way he and partner Alexander Mronz were victorious over top seeds Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde.
In 1994, he partnered Australian Joshua Eagle at the Wimbledon Championships but they lost in the opening round to number six seeds Tom Nijssen and Cyril Suk. He also reached his first ATP final that year, at Zaragoza where he lost to Magnus Larsson.
The following year he competed in the singles of the 1995 Australian Open, the only other Grand Slam that he got to compete in. He defeated Luiz Mattar of Brazil 6–3, 6–4, 6–1 and make it into the second round, but then lost to eventual quarter finalist Andriy Medvedev 5–7, 4–6, 1–6. In Seoul he reached another ATP final but was defeated again, this time to Greg Rusedski.
He is married to former WTA player Melanie Schnell.
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1993 | Australian Open | Hard | Christian Tambue | Scott Humphries Jimmy Jackson | 6–7, 7–5, 6–2 |
ATP career finals
Singles: 2 (2 runners-up)
| Titles by setting |
|---|
| Legend |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0–0) |
| ATP Championship Series (0–0) |
| ATP World Series (0–2) |
| Titles by surface |
| Hard (0–1) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–1) |
| Titles by setting |
| Outdoor (0–1) |
| Indoor (0–1) |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0–0) |
| ATP Championship Series (0–0) |
| ATP World Series (0–2) |
| Hard (0–1) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–1) |
| Outdoor (0–1) |
| Indoor (0–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Mar 1994 | Zaragoza, Spain | World Series | Carpet | Magnus Larsson | 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | May 1995 | Seoul, South Korea | World Series | Hard | Greg Rusedski | 4–6, 1–3 ret. |
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Finals by setting |
|---|
| Legend |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0–0) |
| ATP Championship Series(0–1) |
| ATP World Series (0–0) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–1) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Finals by setting |
| Outdoor (0–0) |
| Indoor (0–1) |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0–0) |
| ATP Championship Series(0–1) |
| ATP World Series (0–0) |
| Hard (0–1) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Outdoor (0–0) |
| Indoor (0–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Oct 1993 | Sydney, Australia | Championship Series | Hard | Alexander Mronz | Patrick McEnroe Richey Reneberg | 3–6, 5–7 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 2 (1–1)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| ATP Challenger (1–1) |
| ITF Futures (0–0) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (1–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| ATP Challenger (1–1) |
| ITF Futures (0–0) |
| Hard (0–0) |
| Clay (1–1) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Jul 1994 | Eisenach, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Thomas Gollwitzer | 6–1, 1–6, 7–6 | |
| Loss | Sep 1996 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | Félix Mantilla | 2–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 6 (1–5)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| ATP Challenger (1–4) |
| ITF Futures (0–1) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–1) |
| Clay (0–2) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (1–2) |
| ATP Challenger (1–4) |
| ITF Futures (0–1) |
| Hard (0–1) |
| Clay (0–2) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (1–2) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Apr 1994 | Nagoya, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Gilad Bloom | Daniel Nestor Albert Chang | 7–6, 4–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | Nov 1995 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Alexander Mronz | David Ekerot László Markovits | 7–6, 4–6, 6–7 | |
| Loss | Feb 1996 | Lübeck, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Lorenzo Manta | Jim Pugh Joost Winnink | 5–7, 5–7 | |
| Loss | Jul 1997 | Montauban, France | Challenger | Clay | Attila Sávolt | Gabrio Castrichella Daniele Musa | 6–7, 6–2, 5–7 | |
| Win | Oct 1997 | Eckental, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Rainer Schüttler | Georg Blumauer Max Mirnyi | 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 | |
| Loss | Jul 1998 | Austria F6, Bergheim | Futures | Clay | Ullrich-Jasper Seetzen | Patrick Sommer Markus Wislsperger | 4–6, 4–6 |
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
| Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q3 | 2R | Q2 | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||||||||||||||
| French Open | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | Q2 | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| US Open | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||||||||||||||
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamburg | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| Canada | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| Paris | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||||||