 Koch in 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| Country (sports) |  Brazil | ||||||||||||||
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| Residence | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 May 1945 Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1968 (amateur from 1961) | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
| Singles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 556–341[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 36[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 12 (1967)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
| French Open | QF (1968) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | QF (1967) | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | QF (1963) | ||||||||||||||
| Doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 111–99 (Open era) | ||||||||||||||
| Career titles | 3 (Open era) | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | SF (1971) | ||||||||||||||
| Mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||
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| French Open | W (1975) | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | QF (1971) | ||||||||||||||
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Thomaz Koch (born 11 May 1945) is a former tennis player from Brazil, who was a quarterfinalist at the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. National Championships. Koch was active from 1961 to 1985 and played close to 900 singles matches,[1] and won 36 career singles titles.[1] He was ranked World No 12 player for 1967.[2] His highest computer ranking which was past his peak period in the ATP singles ranking was No. 24 (achieved on December 20, 1974).[1] In addition he also won 5 challenger satellite tour tiles towards the end of his career.[1] He won also two gold medals in the men's tennis competition at the 1967 Pan American Games.[1]
He played his first tournament in 1961 at the Santos Open where he reached the final.[1] He won his first senior title in 1964 at the Swiss International Championships against compatriot Ronald Barnes. He won his final main tour title in 1976 at the Malta International against Britain's Roger Taylor.[1] He played his final singles tournament in 1984 at the Guarujá Open in 1984.[1] He also won the Wimbledon Plate twice, in 1969 and 1975.