Career titles 0 Weight 70 kg Name Robbie Koenig Turned pro 1992 | Prize money US$ 944,191 Role Tennis Player Retired 2005 Career record 3–11 Height 1.73 m | |
Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||
Robbie koenig analyses djokovic win in miami
Robbie Koenig (born 5 July 1971) is a retired professional tennis player from South Africa who is now a tennis commentator and analyst. He won five doubles titles and reached the semifinals of the 1998 US Open men's doubles competition. Koenig works as a tennis broadcaster for a host of TV channels around the world, most notably the ATP Masters 1000 events, the Australian Open, US Open and Wimbledon (Radio) as well as the premier online tennis channel of TennisTV.com
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- Robbie koenig analyses djokovic win in miami
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- Playing career
- Commentating career
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The commentary style of robbie koenig funny
Playing career
Koenig achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 262, notably reaching the third round of Washington in 1992. He had wins early on in his singles career over the likes of Tim Henman, Pat Rafter, Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Felix Mantilla. Most of his success, however, came in doubles. He won 5 titles (with 6 further finals), reaching a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 28 in May 2003. As well as his US Open doubles semi-finals appearance in 1998, Koenig reached the round-of-16 twice at Wimbledon in 1998 and 1999. He was also a quarter-finalist on 3 other occasions at the US Open in 1997, 2001 and 2004. In Mixed Doubles he reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2001 and the US Open in 2002. He also represented South Africa in Davis Cup on 4 occasions and was captained by 2005 Wimbledon finalist, Kevin Curren.
Commentating career
Koenig is very well known for his commentary on the ATP World Tour at their Masters 1000 events matches broadcast on Tennis Channel as well as the premier online tennis broadcast site TennisTV, often as part of a commentating duo alongside Jason Goodall. Now also the lead commentator for the Australian Open and US Open he has established himself as "The Voice of Tennis." He can also be heard on Fox Sports in Australia, Star Sports in Asia, ESPN International as well as SuperSport in South Africa where he co-hosts during the Grand Slam events. He is regarded as one of the best tennis analysts and commentators with an in-depth knowledge of the modern game and the players. He brings this all to light with great enthusiasm, passion and one-liners that draw the audience in. Many tennis fans regard Koenig as one of the top commentators in the sport.
