Julian Reister

Julian Reister (German pronunciation: [juˈli̯aːn ˈʁaɪstɐ]; born 2 April 1986) is a German retired professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 83, achieved in November 2013. Reister reached the quarterfinals of Buenos Aires in 2013 as a qualifier.

Julian Reister
Country (sports) Germany
ResidenceReinbek, Germany
Born (1986-04-02) 2 April 1986 (age 38)
Hamburg, West Germany
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2005
Retired2016
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$ 858,433
Singles
Career record14–34
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 83 (11 November 2013)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2013, 2014)
French Open3R (2010)
Wimbledon2R (2010, 2013, 2014)
US OpenQ2 (2009, 2013)
Doubles
Career record0–3
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 431 (28 August 2006)
Last updated on: 25 June 2021.

Career

2006

Reister qualified for his first ATP World Tour tournament at Basel where he lost in the first round to Guillermo García-López 6–7(4), 2–6.

2007

Reister entered Basel as a qualifier where he lost in the first round to Roko Karanušić 0–6, 3–6.

2010

Reister qualified into the main draw at Brisbane where he lost in the first round to Florent Serra 7–6(3), 6–7(5), 5–7.

Reister next qualified into the main draw at the French Open. He defeated 27th seed Feliciano López in the first round 6–1, 7–6(5), 6–2 to record his first ever ATP World Tour victory. He went on to defeat Olivier Rochus in the second round 6–2, 6–2, 7–6(5) before losing to Roger Federer in straight sets 4–6, 0–6, 4–6.

Reister next made it into the main draw of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships as a lucky loser. He advanced to the 2nd round by defeating qualifier Rik de Voest 6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 6–2. He then lost to Xavier Malisse 7–6(7), 4–6, 1–6, 4–6

Reister was given a wildcard into the ATP 500 2010 International German Open. In the first round he defeated fellow wild card Daniel Brands 6–2, 7–6(10). He then caused an upset in the second round defeating 12th seed Victor Hănescu 7–6(4), 6–4 before losing a close match to Denis Istomin in the third round 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(3).

2011

Reister won his first challenger title in Monza defeating Alessio Di Mauro in the final. He qualified for the 2011 BMW Open where he won his opening match over countryman Daniel Brands before losing to Nikolay Davydenko in a close match.

2013

Reister became only the second man in the history of professional tennis to record a golden set (first had been Bill Scanlon in 1983, Stefano Napolitano joined them in 2015). In the first round of qualifying at the 2013 US Open, he defeated compatriot Tim Puetz 6–7(3), 6–4, 6–0. This is also the only match ever recorded with a golden set that lasted more than two sets.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 22 (6–16)

Legend
ATP Challenger (5–7)
ITF Futures (1–9)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (5–13)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jul 2005Germany F8, DüsseldorfFuturesClay Jacob Adaktusson6–4, 2–6, 5–7
Loss0–2Apr 2006Italy F11, PadovaFuturesClay Daniele Giorgini7–5, 1–6, 1–6
Loss0–3Jun 2006Poland F6, KrakówFuturesClay Timo Nieminen6–2, 3–6, 1–6
Loss0–4Jul 2006Netherlands F2, BredaFuturesClay Clinton Thomson6–3, 6–7(3–7), 3–6
Loss0–5Jul 2007Germany F8, KasselFuturesClay Nicolas Todero4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss0–6Aug 2007Germany F14, WahlstedtFuturesClay Andreas Beck7–5, 2–6, 2–6
Loss0–7Sep 2008Germany F18, KemptenFuturesClay Adrián García2–6, 7–5, 3–6
Loss0–8Sep 2008Trnava, SlovakiaChallengerClay Alberto Martín2–6, 0–6
Loss0–9Jan 2009Germany F3, KaarstFuturesCarpet Bastian Knittel2–6, 4–6
Win1–9Feb 2009Germany F5, NusslochFuturesCarpet Jonathan Marray6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Loss1–10Apr 2009Italy F7, PadovaFuturesClay Cristian Villagrán6–1, 6–7(5–7), 0–6
Loss1–11Jun 2009Constanța, RomaniaChallengerClay Blaž Kavčič6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss1–12Sep 2009Banja Luka, Bosnia & HerzegovinaChallengerClay Daniel Gimeno-Traver4–6, 1–6
Loss1–13Feb 2010Kazan, RussiaChallengerHard Michał Przysiężny6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win2–13Apr 2011Monza, ItalyChallengerClay Alessio Di Mauro2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss2–14Nov 2012Montevideo, UruguayChallengerClay Horacio Zeballos3–6, 2–6
Win3–14Apr 2013Rome, ItalyChallengerClay Guillermo García López4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win4–14Jun 2013Blois, FranceChallengerClay Dušan Lajović6–1, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–2)
Win5–14Sep 2013Trnava, SlovakiaChallengerClay Adrian Ungur7–6(7–3), 6–3
Loss5–15Nov 2013Seoul, South KoreaChallengerHard Dušan Lajovićwalkover
Loss5–16May 2014Tunis, TunisiaChallengerClay Simone Bolelli4–6, 2–6
Win6–16May 2014Rome, ItalyChallengerClay Pablo Cuevas6–3, 6–2


Doubles: 8 (5–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (5–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (5–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Sep 2005Germany F14, KemptenFuturesClay Jerome Becker Dustin Brown
Tobias Klein
4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win2–0Sep 2005Germany F15, FriedbergFuturesClay Jerome Becker Dustin Brown
Tobias Klein
6–4, 6–3
Loss2–1Mar 2006Switzerland F2, LeuggernFuturesCarpet Jerome Becker Dustin Brown
Tobias Klein
6–4, 3–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win3–1Aug 2006Germany F10, IngolstadtFuturesClay Tobias Kamke Michel Meijer
Antal Van Der Duim
3–6, 6–2, 6–0
Win4–1Aug 2006Germany F12, WahlstedtFuturesClay Karl Norberg Alexandre Renard
Heiner Tadault
7–5, 6–3
Win5–1Aug 2007Germany F14, WahlstedtFuturesClay Tobias Kamke Ruslan Chomaev
Nikolai Soloviev
6–2, 6–0
Loss5–2Aug 2008Germany F16, WahlstedtFuturesClay Martin Pedersen Sebastian Rieschick
Dmitri Sitak
5–7, 1–6
Loss5–3Feb 2010Kazan, RussiaChallengerHard Tobias Kamke Jan Mertl
Yuri Schukin
2–6, 4–6

Singles performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(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.
Tournament2007200820092010201120122013201420152016SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAQ2AQ1AA1R1RAA0 / 20–20%
French OpenAAQ23R1RA1RQ2Q1Q10 / 32–340%
WimbledonAAQ12R1RA2R2RQ2Q20 / 43–443%
US OpenAAQ2AAAQ2AAA0 / 00–0 – 
Win–loss0–00–00–03–20–20–01–31–20–00–00 / 95–936%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian WellsAAAAQ1AAAAA0 / 00–0 – 
Miami OpenAAAAQ2AAQ1AA0 / 00–0 – 
HamburgQ1ANot Masters Series0 / 00–0 – 
RomeAAAAQ1AAAAA0 / 00–0 – 
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 00–0 – 
Career statistics
Overall win–loss0–00–00–05–53–71–23–61–101–20–00 / 3414–3429%
Year-end ranking28217311423129686184563637Prize Money: $858,260

1 Including Win–loss 2006 (0–1), 2007 (0–1)

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