Tobias Kamke

Juega con revés a dos manos… Comenzó a jugar tenis a los cinco años, siguiendo los pasos de su hermano mayor… Sus sobrenombres son ‘Tobi’, ‘Toppi’ y ‘Klaus’… Habla alemán, inglés y francés… Sus padres Lutz y Margit son profesores; su hermano Phillip trabaja para un canal de TV; su novia (desde 2003) es Vera-

Katharina… Le gusta jugar en todas las superficies… Sus tiros favoritos son el servicio y la volea… Su torneo favorito es Wimbledon… Su ídolo de infancia era Michael Stich, “Algún día espero ayudar con el ‘Michael-Stich-Stiftung’”… Sus hobbies incluyen el fútbol (apoya al Hamburger SV), jugar cartas y salir con sus amigos… Entrena en Wahlstedt, Alemania… Apoyado por Schleswig-Holstein… Su preparador físico es Soeren Kuhn… Entrenado por Maik Schuerbesmann (en 2008) y Ralph Grambow (desde 2009)…

Kamke en artículo de DEUCE (Ene. 2011)

2011 -- The German finished in Top 100 for 2nd straight year, highlighted by 1st career ATP World Tour SF in Newport (l. to Isner) and personal-best 15 match wins during season…Ranked a career-high No. 64 on Jan. 31...Played in all 4 Grand Slam tournaments during year for 1st time, reaching 2R at Roland Garros (l. to Troicki) and Wimbledon (l. to No. 4 Murray)...Highest-ranked win came over No. 21 Chela in Hamburg in July…Went 0-3 vs. Top 10 opponents...During fall European indoor circuit, reached QF in Stockholm (l. to Nieminen) and earned title at Loughborough Challenger (d. Cipolla)...Compiled marks of 7-14 on hard, 5-4 on grass and 3-5 on clay while earning a career-high $337,774...

2010 -- The ATP World Tour Newcomer of the Year made one of biggest climbs in rankings, from No. 254 in ‘09 to year-end best No. 67…Compiled a 7-8 match record on ATP World Tour and 35-18 in Challengers with titles at Granby (d. Raonic) and Tiburon (d. Harrison)…Qualified for his first Grand Slam event at Roland Garros and reached 3rd RD (d. Garcia-Lopez, Seppi, l. to Tsonga)…Posted first Top 10 win of his career over No. 6 Berdych in Basel (l. to Gasquet)…Earned a career-high $214,572...

2009 -- Reached 2 SF and and QF in Challengers…Unsuccessful in 7 attempts to qualify at ATP events...

2008 -- Runner-up at Karlsruhe Challenger (l. to Gabashvili) and qualified in 1st Grand Slam event at Wimbledon (l. to Seppi 4 sets)...

2007 -- Advanced to his 1st Challenger final in Helsinki (l. to Darcis) and qualified in 1st ATP World Tour stop in Stockholm (l. to Nieminen)...

2011

The German reached one ATP World Tour SF at Newport (l. to Isner) in July and as a qualifier as Stockholm advanced to the QFs (l. to Nieminen)...Competed in main draw at three ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events at Indian Wells, Miami and Montreal...