Daniel Elsner (born 4 January 1979) is a former professional German tennis player.
Daniel Elsner Country (sports) GermanyResidence Memmingerberg , GermanyBorn (1979-01-04 ) 4 January 1979 (age 45) Memmingerberg, West GermanyHeight 1.82 m (5 ft 11+ 1 ⁄2 in) Turned pro 1997 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money US$369,334 Career record 8–27 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 92 (23 October 2000) Australian Open 1R (2001 ) French Open 2R (2004 ) Wimbledon 1R (2001 ) US Open 1R (2004 ) Career record 1–3 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 505 (19 June 2000) Last updated on: 19 September 2021.
Elsner was an outstanding juniors player. He won 3 consecutive juniors grand slam singles titles: the 1996 Juniors U.S. Open, the 1997 Juniors Australian Open, and 1997 Juniors French Open; as well as making the finals of the subsequent 1997 Juniors Wimbledon.[ 1] He is one of only 12 male players (as of May 2017) to win at least 3 junior grand slam singles titles, and one of only 4 to do so consecutively. He was a World No. 1 junior player in singles. [citation needed ]
Elsner turned professional in 1997 and won several futures tournaments, but had limited success on the ATP tour. His professional highlight was making the semi-finals of the Stuttgart Open in 2000, beating then ATP world No. 2 ranked Magnus Norman en route 46 76 64.[ 2] He obtained a career high rank of 92 during that year. His best grand slam result was the 2nd round of the French Open in 2004. He last played on the ATP World Tour in October 2008.[citation needed ]
Junior Grand Slam finals
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Singles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
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Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
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Legend
ATP Challenger (6–3)
ITF Futures (8–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (10–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Apr 1998
Germany F3, Riemerling
Futures
Clay
Jérôme Haehnel
6–0, 6–3
Win
2–0
Jun 1998
Germany F10, Albstadt
Futures
Clay
Carsten Arriens
6–3, 6–2
Win
3–0
Jun 1998
Germany F11, Trier
Futures
Clay
Igor Gaudi
6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Win
4–0
Apr 2000
France F9, Clermont-Ferrand
Futures
Carpet
Olivier Mutis
6–3, 6–4
Win
5–0
Apr 2000
France F10, Saint-Brieuc
Futures
Clay
Tobias Clemens
6–2, 6–1
Win
6–0
Apr 2000
Germany F1, Berlin
Futures
Hard
Jan Vacek
6–2, 7–5
Loss
6–1
Jun 2000
Furth , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Irakli Labadze
4–6, 4–6
Win
7–1
Jun 2000
Weiden , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Filip Dewulf
6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Loss
7–2
Jun 2002
Germany F6, Oberweiler
Futures
Clay
Kristof Vliegen
1–6, 0–1 ret.
Win
8–2
Apr 2003
Australia F2, Devonport
Futures
Hard
Todd Larkham
4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Win
9–2
Aug 2003
Mönchengladbach , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Irakli Labadze
6–1, 2–6, 6–3
Win
10–2
Sep 2003
Brașov , Romania
Challenger
Clay
Răzvan Sabău
6–2, 6–1
Loss
10–3
Sep 2003
Sofia , Bulgaria
Challenger
Clay
Stéphane Robert
1–6, 6–4, 6–7(4–7)
Loss
10–4
Jun 2004
Braunschweig , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Tomáš Berdych
6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Win
11–4
Jul 2004
Zell , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Dieter Kindlmann
6–3, 6–1
Win
12–4
Sep 2005
Brașov , Romania
Challenger
Clay
Daniel Gimeno Traver
7–5, 6–2
Win
13–4
May 2006
Zagreb , Croatia
Challenger
Clay
Victor Crivoi
4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win
14–4
Apr 2007
Sweden F2, Linköping
Futures
Hard
Mikael Ekman
6–3, 6–1
Loss
14–5
Oct 2007
Germany F20, Isernhagen
Futures
Hard
Andre Wiesler
4–6, ret.
Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–2)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Sep 1999
Germany F10, Oberhaching
Futures
Carpet
Tomas Zivnicek
Petr Kovačka Pavel Kudrnáč
4–6, 7–6, 6–7
Loss
0–2
Jun 2000
Weiden , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Andy Fahlke
Mark Nielsen Andrei Stoliarov
5–7, 3–6
Win
1–2
Jan 2003
Germany F1B, Biberach
Futures
Hard
Philipp Petzschner
Alberto Brizzi Michael Ryderstedt
6–4, 6–4
Loss
1–3
Jan 2003
Germany F1C, Munich
Futures
Carpet
Philipp Petzschner
Michal Mertiňák Igor Zelenay
6–4, 6–7(18–20) , 6–7(5–7)
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.