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Björn Jacob

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Björn Jacob
Country (sports) Germany
Born (1974-12-03) 3 December 1974 (age 49)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$27,736
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 416 (21 Oct 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (1995)
US OpenQ1 (1996)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 248 (8 Sep 1997)

Björn Jacob (born 3 December 1974) is a German former professional tennis player.[1]

Jacob, a French Open junior quarter-finalist, competed on the professional tour in the 1990s and had a career high singles ranking of 416 in the world. He featured in qualifying draws for the Australian Open and US Open. His only ATP Challenger title came in doubles, at Nettingsdorf in 1997. He is a former personal coach of Julia Görges.[2]

ATP Challenger titles

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Doubles: (1)

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No.    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. Aug 1997 Nettingsdorf Challenger Clay Germany Michael Kohlmann Austria Thomas Buchmayer
Austria Thomas Strengberger
6–2, 3–6, 6–3

References

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  1. ^ "Björn Jacob mischt bei den Herren 30 mit". DerWesten (in German). 29 December 2014.
  2. ^ Bode, Manfred (28 August 2007). "Tennis: Neue Hoffnung auf eine neue Steffi". Die Welt (in German).
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