TK
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Intro
Brazilian tennis player
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Male
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Birth:
11 May 1945(Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)
Residences
Porto Alegre
The details
Biography
Introduction
Thomaz Koch (born May 11, 1945 in Porto Alegre), is a left-handed former tennis player from Brazil, who was a quarter-finalist at the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. National Championships.
He won at least 14 singles titles (3 in the Open era) and 3 Open era doubles titles. Whilst Koch's career-high ATP singles ranking was World No. 24 (achieved on December 20, 1974), he ranked inside the Top 20 in the 1960s before the invention of the ATP rankings, peaking at World No. 12.
He won two Gold medals in the men's tennis competition at the 1967 Pan American Games. He also won the Wimbledon Plate twice.
Career highlights
Open era singles finals (3–2)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 1969 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | United Kingdom Mark Cox | 8–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | 1969 | Washington, U.S. | Hard | United States Arthur Ashe | 7–5, 9–7, 4–6, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 1971 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | Spain Manuel Orantes | 7–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1976 | Khartoum, Sudan | Hard | United States Mike Estep | 4–6, 7–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1976 | Nuremberg, Germany | Carpet | South Africa Frew McMillan | 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
Open era doubles finals (3–8)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 1968 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Brazil José Mandarino | Brazil Carlos Fernández Chile Patricio Rodríguez |
2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1969 | London/Queen's Club, UK | Grass | Sweden Ove Nils Bengtson | Australia Owen Davidson United States Dennis Ralston |
6–8, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 1971 | Salisbury, U.S. | Carpet | United States Clark Graebner | Spain Juan Gisbert, Sr. Spain Manuel Orantes |
3–6, 6–4, 6–7 |
| Winner | 1. | 1971 | Macon, U.S. | Hard | United States Clark Graebner | Yugoslavia Željko Franulović Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš |
6–3, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 1971 | Hampton, U.S. | Hard (i) | United States Clark Graebner | Romania Ilie Năstase Romania Ion Țiriac |
4–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
| Winner | 2. | 1971 | Caracas, Venezuela | Clay | Brazil José Edison Mandarino | United Kingdom Gerald Battrick United Kingdom Peter Curtis |
6–4, 3–6, 6–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 1972 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Carpet | United States Clark Graebner | United States Tom Edlefsen United States Cliff Richey |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 1974 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Australia Roy Emerson | Spain José Higueras Spain Manuel Orantes |
5–7, 6–0, 1–6, 8–9 |
| Winner | 3. | 1975 | Istanbul, Turkey | Outdoor | Australia Colin Dibley | Rhodesia Colin Dowdeswell United Kingdom John Feaver |
6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 1982 | Itaparica, Brazil | Carpet | Brazil Jose Schmidt | Brazil Givaldo Barbosa Brazil João Soares |
6–7, 1–2, RET. |
| Runner-up | 8. | 1983 | Bahia, Brazil | Hard | Argentina Ricardo Cano | Brazil Givaldo Barbosa Brazil João Soares |
Mixed doubles: (1)
| Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents in final | Score in final |
| 1975 | French Open | Uruguay Fiorella Bonicelli | Chile Jaime Fillol United States Pam Teeguarden |
6–4, 7–6 |