Michel Frank Kratochvil (born 7 April 1979) is a former tennis player from Switzerland.[1] He was a member of the Swiss Davis Cup Team between 2000 and 2004 with a singles record 3–9, winning the decider in the first round of the 2003 World Group against Martin Verkerk of Netherlands 1–6, 7–6, 7–6, 6–1.[2] He played doubles alongside Roger Federer in the 2002 Gstaad Open who was the defending champion but lost in the first round this time. He also defeated reigning champion Andre Agassi in the first round 2002 Indian Wells Masters.[3]
| Country (sports) | Switzerland |
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| Residence | Ostermundigen, Switzerland |
| Born | 7 April 1979 Bern, Switzerland |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 1997 |
| Retired | 2008 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$1,159,379 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 73–98 |
| Career titles | 0 5 Challenger, 0 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 35 (8 July 2002) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2001) |
| French Open | 3R (2000) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2002) |
| US Open | 1R (2000, 2001, 2002) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 7–18 |
| Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 0 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 269 (16 September 2002) |
| Last updated on: 23 November 2022. | |
ATP career finals
Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2001 | Shanghai, China | International Series | Hard |  Rainer Schüttler |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2001 | Tokyo, Japan | Championship Series | Hard |  Lleyton Hewitt |
4–6, 2–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 10 (5–5)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1998 | Austria F7, Vienna | Futures | Clay |  Thomas Schiessling |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jan 1999 | India F3, Bombay | Futures | Hard |  Paradorn Srichaphan |
6–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Apr 1999 | Italy F4, Frascati | Futures | Clay |  Ionuț Moldovan |
2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–3 | Aug 1999 | Vienna, Austria | Challenger | Clay |  Marcelo Charpentier |
3–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–3 | Aug 1999 | Sylt, Germany | Challenger | Clay |  Emilio Benfele Álvarez |
6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–3 | Aug 1999 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay |  Orlin Stanoytchev |
6–0, 6–1 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Sep 2000 | Houston, United States | Challenger | Hard |  James Blake |
6–7(5–7), 7–6(14–12), 3–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | Nov 2000 | Osaka, Japan | Challenger | Hard |  Lee Hyung-taik |
2–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–4 | Nov 2000 | Brest, France | Challenger | Hard |  Johan Settergren |
3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
| Loss | 5–5 | Sep 2003 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Robin Söderling |
6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
Doubles: 4 (0–4)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1996 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay |  George Bastl |
Patrick Baur Jens Knippschild |
1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 1999 | Vienna, Austria | Challenger | Clay |  Petr Kralert |
Julian Knowle Thomas Strengberger |
3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Nov 2004 | Réunion Island, Réunion | Challenger | Hard | Jiří Vaněk |
Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana |
walkover |
| Loss | 0–4 | Aug 2007 | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard |  Gilles Müller |
 Rohan Bopanna  Aisam Qureshi |
6–7(8–10), 3–6 |
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
| Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | SR | W–L | Win% | ||||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q2 | A | A | Q1 | 3R | 2R | 2R | Q3 | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% | ||||||||||
| French Open | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% | ||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 1R | 4R | 1R | Q2 | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% | ||||||||||
| US Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | ||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 5–4 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 13 | 10–13 | 43% | ||||||||||
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||||||||
| Miami | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% | ||||||||||
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||||||
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||||||
| Hamburg | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||||
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||||
| Madrid | Not Masters Series | 1R | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||||||
| Paris | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–9 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 15 | 5–15 | 25% | ||||||||||
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