Julian Reister

Julian Reister (German pronunciation: [ˈʁaɪ̯stɐ]; 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
Residence	Reinbek, Germany
Born	(1986-04-02) 2 April 1986 Hamburg, West Germany
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro	2005
Retired	2016
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$ 858,260
Singles
Career record	14–34
Career titles	0 5 Challenger
Highest ranking	No. 83 (11 November 2013)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (2013, 2014)
French Open	3R (2010)
Wimbledon	2R (2010, 2013, 2014)
US Open	Q2 (2009, 2013)
Doubles
Career record	0–3
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 431 (28 August 2006)

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. 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.

Career finals

Singles: 11 (5–6)

Legend

Challengers (5–6)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1.	September 28, 2008	Trnava, Slovakia	Clay	Alberto Martín	2–6, 0–6
Runner-up	2.	June 28, 2009	Constanţa, Romania	Clay	Blaž Kavčič	6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	3.	September 20, 2009	Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Clay	Daniel Gimeno-Traver	4–6, 1–6
Runner-up	4.	February 7, 2010	Kazan, Russia	Hard (i)	Michał Przysiężny	6^5–7, 4–6
Winner	1.	April 10, 2011	Monza, Italy	Clay	Alessio di Mauro	2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up	5.	November 5, 2012	Montevideo, Uruguay	Clay	Horacio Zeballos	3–6, 2–6
Winner	2.	April 21, 2013	Rome, Italy	Clay	Guillermo García-López	4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Winner	3.	June 16, 2013	Blois, France	Clay	Dušan Lajović	6–1, 6–7^(3–7), 7–6^(7–2)
Winner	4.	September 22, 2013	Trnava, Slovakia	Clay	Adrian Ungur	7–6^(7–3), 6–3
Runner-up	6.	May 4, 2014	Tunis, Tunisia	Clay	Simone Bolelli	4–6, 2–6
Winner	5.	May 11, 2014	Rome, Italy	Clay	Pablo Cuevas	6–3, 6–2

Singles performance timeline

Tournament	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	Q2	A	Q1	A	A	1R	1R	A	A	0–2
French Open	A	Q2	3R	1R	A	1R	Q2	Q1	Q1	2–3
Wimbledon	A	Q1	2R	1R	A	2R	2R	Q2	Q2	3–4
US Open	A	Q2	A	A	A	Q2	A	A	A	0–0
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	3–2	0–2	0–0	1–3	1–2	0–0	0–0	5–9
Career statistics
Overall Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	5–5	3–7	1–2	3–6	1–10	1–2	0–0	14–34^1
Year-end Ranking	282	173	114	231	296	86	184	563	637

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

External links

• Julian Reister at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Julian Reister at the International Tennis Federation