Julian Reister
ResidenceReinbek, Germany
Birth date2 April 1986 (age 40)
Birth placeHamburg, West Germany
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turnedpro2005
Retired2016
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney$ 858,433
Singlesrecord14–34
Singlestitles0
HighestsinglesrankingNo. 83 (11 November 2013)
Australianopenresult1R (2013, 2014)
Frenchopenresult3R (2010)
Wimbledonresult2R (2010, 2013, 2014)
UsopenresultQ2 (2009, 2013)
Doublesrecord0–3
Doublestitles0
HighestdoublesrankingNo. 431 (28 August 2006)
Updated25 June 2021

Julian Reister (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.

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–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jul 2005Germany F8, DüsseldorfFuturesClayJacob Adaktusson6–4, 2–6, 5–7
Loss0–2Apr 2006Italy F11, PadovaFuturesClayDaniele Giorgini7–5, 1–6, 1–6
Loss0–3Jun 2006Poland F6, KrakówFuturesClayTimo Nieminen6–2, 3–6, 1–6
Loss0–4Jul 2006Netherlands F2, BredaFuturesClayClinton Thomson6–3, 6–7(3–7), 3–6
Loss0–5Jul 2007Germany F8, KasselFuturesClayNicolas Todero4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss0–6Aug 2007Germany F14, WahlstedtFuturesClayAndreas Beck7–5, 2–6, 2–6
Loss0–7Sep 2008Germany F18, KemptenFuturesClayAdrián García2–6, 7–5, 3–6
Loss0–8Sep 2008Trnava, SlovakiaChallengerClayAlberto Martín2–6, 0–6
Loss0–9Jan 2009Germany F3, KaarstFuturesCarpetBastian Knittel2–6, 4–6
Win1–9Feb 2009Germany F5, NusslochFuturesCarpetJonathan Marray6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Loss1–10Apr 2009Italy F7, PadovaFuturesClayCristian Villagrán6–1, 6–7(5–7), 0–6
Loss1–11Jun 2009Constanța, RomaniaChallengerClayBlaž Kavčič6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss1–12Sep 2009Banja Luka, Bosnia & HerzegovinaChallengerClayDaniel Gimeno-Traver4–6, 1–6
Loss1–13Feb 2010Kazan, RussiaChallengerHardMichał Przysiężny6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win2–13Apr 2011Monza, ItalyChallengerClayAlessio Di Mauro2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Loss2–14Nov 2012Montevideo, UruguayChallengerClayHoracio Zeballos3–6, 2–6
Win3–14Apr 2013Rome, ItalyChallengerClayGuillermo García López4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win4–14Jun 2013Blois, FranceChallengerClayDušan Lajović6–1, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–2)
Win5–14Sep 2013Trnava, SlovakiaChallengerClayAdrian Ungur7–6(7–3), 6–3
Loss5–15Nov 2013Seoul, South KoreaChallengerHardDušan Lajovićwalkover
Loss5–16May 2014Tunis, TunisiaChallengerClaySimone Bolelli4–6, 2–6
Win6–16May 2014Rome, ItalyChallengerClayPablo 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–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Sep 2005Germany F14, KemptenFuturesClayJerome BeckerDustin Brown
Tobias Klein		4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win2–0Sep 2005Germany F15, FriedbergFuturesClayJerome BeckerDustin Brown
Tobias Klein		6–4, 6–3
Loss2–1Mar 2006Switzerland F2, LeuggernFuturesCarpetJerome BeckerDustin Brown
Tobias Klein		6–4, 3–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win3–1Aug 2006Germany F10, IngolstadtFuturesClayTobias KamkeMichel Meijer
Antal Van Der Duim		3–6, 6–2, 6–0
Win4–1Aug 2006Germany F12, WahlstedtFuturesClayKarl NorbergAlexandre Renard
Heiner Tadault		7–5, 6–3
Win5–1Aug 2007Germany F14, WahlstedtFuturesClayTobias KamkeRuslan Chomaev
Nikolai Soloviev		6–2, 6–0
Loss5–2Aug 2008Germany F16, WahlstedtFuturesClayMartin PedersenSebastian Rieschick
Dmitri Sitak		5–7, 1–6
Loss5–3Feb 2010Kazan, RussiaChallengerHardTobias KamkeJan Mertl
Yuri Schukin		2–6, 4–6

Singles performance timeline

Tournament2007200820092010201120122013201420152016SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAQ2AQ1AA1R1RAA0 / 20–2
French OpenAAQ23R1RA1RQ2Q1Q10 / 32–3
WimbledonAAQ12R1RA2R2RQ2Q20 / 43–4
US OpenAAQ2AAAQ2AAA0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–00–03–20–20–01–31–20–00–00 / 95–9
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 / 3414–34
Year-end ranking28217311423129686184563637Prize Money: $858,260

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