Peter Gojowczyk (/ɡoʊˈjoʊvtʃɪk/ goh-YOHV-chik; born 15 July 1989) is a German former professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 39 in June 2018. He won one ATP singles title and reached two more finals.

Tennis career

2012: Grand Slam debut

He qualified for his first Grand Slam main draw at the 2012 Australian Open.

2014: Cracking the top 100

Gojowczyk began the year by reaching his first tour-level semifinal at Doha as a qualifier, defeating sixth seed and countryman Philipp Kohlschreiber en route, before losing to Rafael Nadal in three sets (taking the first).

After qualifying at the Australian Open, he broke into the top 100 for the first time in his career.

In April, he defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in five sets in a Davis Cup World Group quarterfinal tie.

In June, Gojowczyk reached the quarterfinals of Halle, defeating world No. 9 Milos Raonic in straight sets in the second round. In August at the US Open, he defeated Benjamin Becker in straight sets in the first round. He ended the year ranked as world No. 79.

2015–2016: Struggles with form, out of Top 100

2017: Maiden ATP 250 title

Gojowczyk qualified for and then reached the second round of Wimbledon for the first time in his career at the Wimbledon Championships, defeating Marius Copil in the first round. He then lost to 18th seed Roberto Bautista Agut. Carrying his good form into the following week, Gojowczyk reached the semifinals in Newport.

In September, he won his maiden ATP title at the Moselle Open in Metz as a qualifier, defeating Benoît Paire in straight sets in the final.

2018: Best season: Two ATP finals, top 40 career-high ranking

Gojowczyk was runner-up at the Delray Beach Open. As a result, he reached the top 50 on 5 March 2018. He was also a finalist at the Geneva Open and reached a career-high ranking of world No. 39 on 25 June 2018.

2019–2020: Struggles with form, out of Top 100

Gojowczyk's results during 2019 and 2020 did not match the highs of the 2018 season.

As a lucky loser he reached the semifinals of the 2019 Washington Open losing to third seed Daniil Medvedev.

At the 2020 Australian Open, he qualified and reached the second round for the second time at this Major defeating Christopher Eubanks. He lost to 27th seed Pablo Carreño Busta.

2021: Second best season: US Open fourth round, return to Top 100

Ranked world No. 141, Gojowczyk qualified for the main draw at the US Open to make his fifth appearance in the main draw. He reached beyond the second round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career defeating 23rd seed Ugo Humbert and Dušan Lajović both matches in five sets. He went on to reach the fourth round of a Major for the first time in his career defeating fellow qualifier Henri Laaksonen in four sets. He lost in the round of 16 to Carlos Alcaraz in a five-set match 7–5, 1–6, 7–5, 2–6, 0–6. As a result, he climbed 40 spots in the rankings to No. 101 on 13 September 2021.

At the 2021 Moselle Open in Metz, he made the quarterfinals and semifinals again as a qualifier, defeating seventh seed Karen Khachanov and Marcos Giron to reach his third tour-level quarterfinal and second semifinal of the season respectively after Montpellier and Newport. With this run he returned to the Top 100 at World No. 88 on 27 September 2021.

2022–2023: Second ATP 500-level quarterfinal, retirement

In 2022, as a lucky loser, Gojowcyk made the quarterfinals in Acapulco, defeating Brandon Nakashima in the first round and advancing after his second round opponent, defending champion Alexander Zverev was defaulted from the tournament due to unsportsmanlike conduct in his doubles match. In the quarterfinals he lost to Cam Norrie in straight sets. He fell out of the top 300 on 27 February 2023 to No. 333.

Gojowcyk announced his retirement from professional tennis on 5 November 2023, after losing in the first qualifying round of the Moselle Open, the place where he won his only title on the ATP Tour.

Performance timelines

Key
WFSFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH

Singles

Tournament200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAAA1RQ11R1R1RQ22R1R2RQ11RQ30 / 82–820%
French OpenAAAAAAQ3Q1Q2Q1Q3Q31R1RQ11R1RA0 / 40–40%
WimbledonAAAAAAQ1Q2Q1Q1Q12R1R1RNHQ11RA0 / 41–420%
US OpenAAAAAAQ32R2RQ3Q1Q31RQ11R4R1RA0 / 65–645%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–11–11–20–10–11–11–40–31–23–20–40–00 / 228–2227%
National representation
Davis CupAAAAAAAAQFAAAAAASFAA0 / 21–233%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells MastersAAAAAAQ1AAAA2R1R2RNHAAA0 / 32–340%
Miami OpenAAAAAAAAQ1AAQ11R1RNHAQ2A0 / 20–20%
Monte-Carlo MastersAAAAAAAAAAAA1RQ1NHAAA0 / 10–10%
Madrid OpenAAAAAAAAAAAA1RANHAAA0 / 10–10%
Italian OpenAAAAAAAAAAAA3RQ1AAAA0 / 12–167%
Canadian OpenAAAAAAAAAAAA1R1RNHAAA0 / 20–20%
Cincinnati MastersAAAAAAAAAAAA2RAAAAA0 / 11–150%
Shanghai Mastersnot heldAAAAAQ2AAQ13RQ1not heldA0 / 12–167%
Paris MastersAAAAAAAAAAA2R1RAAQ1AA0 / 21–233%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–02–25–91–30–00–00–00–00 / 148–1436%
Career statistics
200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023Career
Tournaments000010118321025213914098
Titles0000000000010000001
Finals0000000000012000003
Hard win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–11–16–51–21–29–617–178–141–310–72–100–01 / 6756–6845%
Clay win–loss0–00–00–00–00–10–00–00–00–30–00–00–06–71–30–00–10–20–00 / 177–1729%
Grass win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–02–10–10–05–30–11–40–03–21–20–00 / 1412–1446%
Overall win–loss0–00–00–00–00–10–00–11–18–91–31–214–923–2510–211–313–103–140–01 / 9875–9943%
Win %––––0%–0%50%47%25%33%61%48%32%25%57%18%–43%
Year-end ranking76543634638649425018116279194189605911814586235377

ATP Tour finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) ATP Tour Finals (0–0) ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0) ATP Tour 250 Series (1–2)Finals by surface Hard (1–1) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–0)Finals by setting Outdoor (0–2) Indoor (1–0)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–2)
Indoor (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Sep 2017Moselle Open, France250 SeriesHard (i)France Benoît Paire7–5, 6–2
Loss1–1Feb 2018Delray Beach Open, United States250 SeriesHardUnited States Frances Tiafoe1–6, 4–6
Loss1–2May 2018Geneva Open, Switzerland250 SeriesClayHungary Márton Fucsovics2–6, 2–6

ATP Challenger finals

Singles: 9 (5–4)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Aug 2011Manerbio, ItalyClayRomania Adrian Ungur6–4, 6–7(4–7), 2–6
Loss0–2Sep 2012Shanghai, ChinaHardTaiwan Yen-Hsun Lu5–7, 0–6
Win1–2Sep 2012Ningbo, ChinaHardSouth Korea Jeong Suk-young6–3, 6–1
Loss1–3Jul 2013Oberstaufen, GermanyClayFrance Guillaume Rufin3–6, 4–6
Win2–3Jan 2014Heilbronn, GermanyHard (i)Netherlands Igor Sijsling6–4, 7–5
Win3–3Nov 2014Bratislava, SlovakiaHard (i)Uzbekistan Farrukh Dustov7–6(7–2), 6–3
Win4–3Sep 2015Nanchang, ChinaHardIsrael Amir Weintraub6–2, 6–1
Win5–3Jan 2017Happy Valley, AustraliaHardAustralia Omar Jasika6–3, 6–1
Loss5–4Feb 2017Quimper, FranceHardFrance Adrian Mannarino4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 3 (0–3)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jul 2007Oberstaufen, GermanyClayGermany Marc SieberSlovakia Filip Polášek Slovakia Igor Zelenay5–7, 5–7
Loss0–2Mar 2013San Luis, MexicoClaySwitzerland Marco ChiudinelliCroatia Marin Draganja Spain Adrián Menéndez Maceiras4–6, 3–6
Loss0–3Jun 2015Todi, ItalyClayGermany Andreas BeckItaly Flavio Cipolla Argentina Máximo González4–6, 1–6

ITF Futures finals

Singles: 12 (8–4)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jul 2007Germany F6, MarburgClayHungary Kornél Bardóczky6–7(1–7), 6–2, 5–7
Win1–1Sep 2007Mexico F6, MonterreyHardMexico Luis-Manuel Flores6–3, 6–4
Win2–1Oct 2007Mexico F8, Los CabosHardPoland Marcin Gawron6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Win3–1Jan 2008Austria F2, BergheimCarpet (i)France Ludovic Walter4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–0
Win4–1Feb 2008Austria F3, BergheimCarpet (i)Italy Uros Vico6–4, 6–4
Win5–1Sep 2008India F6, ChennaiHardKazakhstan Alexey Kedryuk7–6(8–6), 6–1
Win6–1Sep 2008India F7, New DelhiHardPakistan Aqeel Khan6–1, 7–6(7–1)
Win7–1Sep 2008Thailand F6, NonthaburiHardSouth Korea Lim Yong-kyu6–4, 6–2
Loss7–2Aug 2009Germany F16, ÜberlingenClayGermany Dennis Bloemke2–6, 0–6
Win8–2Oct 2009Germany F18, HambachCarpet (i)France Benoît Paire6–4, 6–4
Loss8–3Apr 2011Turkey F13, AntalyaHardMoldova Radu Albot3–6, 2–6
Loss8–4Jun 2011Germany F6, TrierClayGermany Marc Sieber2–6, 6–4, 4–6

Doubles: 5 (1–4)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Sep 2007Monterrey, MexicoHardGermany Marc SieberIceland Arnar Sigurdsson New Zealand Adam Thompson2–6, 1–6
Loss0–2Oct 2007Los Cabos, MexicoHardGermany Marc SieberMexico Adrian Contreras Mexico Luis-Manuel Flores3–6, 6–1, [7–10]
Loss0–3Feb 2008Bergheim, AustriaCarpet (i)Germany Marc SieberCroatia Antonio Šančić Croatia Vilim Višak7–6(7–5), 1–6, [8–10]
Win1–3Sep 2008Nonthaburi, ThailandHardChinese Taipei Lee Hsin-hanSwitzerland Patrick Eichenberger Sri Lanka Harshana Godamanna4–6, 7–6(7–1), [11–9]
Loss1–4Jun 2011Trier, GermanyClayGermany Marc SieberSweden Carl Bergman Finland Juho Paukku4–6, 1–6

Playing style

Gojowczyk possesses a fast, accurate first serve and great finishing power off both wings. He has a hard-hit, "clubbed" forehand with a long takeback, similar in some ways to Xavier Malisse. His backhand is particularly solid in terms of relative groundstroke quality, opting for frequent injections of pace, whilst not shying away from the down-the-line shot.

Record against top-10 players

Gojowczyk's match record against players who have been ranked world No. 10 or higher, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw and Davis Cup matches are considered.

  • Statistics correct as of 8 January 2024[update].
PlayerYearsMatchesRecordWin %HardClayGrass
Number 1 ranked players
Spain Carlos Alcaraz202110–10%0–1––
Russia Daniil Medvedev201910–10%0–1––
Spain Rafael Nadal201420–20%0–2––
Switzerland Roger Federer2018–1930–30%0–3––
Number 2 ranked players
Germany Alexander Zverev201820–20%0–2––
Number 3 ranked players
Canada Milos Raonic2014–1932–167%1–1–1–0
Spain David Ferrer2016–1821–150%0–11–0–
Austria Dominic Thiem2014–1731–233%1–2––
Argentina Juan Martín del Potro201810–10%––0–1
Greece Stefanos Tsitsipas201810–10%0–1––
Number 4 ranked players
Japan Kei Nishikori201810–10%0–1––
Denmark Holger Rune202210–10%0–1––
Number 5 ranked players
Russia Andrey Rublev201911–0100%1–0––
France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga2014–1932–167%2–00–1–
Number 6 ranked players
Italy Matteo Berrettini201811–0100%1–0––
France Gilles Simon2017–1931–233%1–1–0–1
France Gaël Monfils2014–1820–20%0–2––
Number 7 ranked players
Belgium David Goffin201710–10%0–1––
France Richard Gasquet201910–10%––0–1
Spain Fernando Verdasco201810–10%0–1––
Number 8 ranked players
United States Jack Sock201822–0100%2–0––
United States John Isner2018–2221–150%1–0–0–1
Russia Karen Khachanov2019–2121–150%1–1––
Serbia Janko Tipsarević201910–10%–0–1–
Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis2010–1720–20%0–10–1–
United Kingdom Cameron Norrie2018–2230–30%0–20–1–
Number 9 ranked players
Spain Nicolás Almagro201611–0100%1–0––
Italy Fabio Fognini2018–1931–233%0–11–1–
Poland Hubert Hurkacz2020–2120–20%0–2––
Spain Roberto Bautista Agut2015–2150–50%0–20–10–2
Number 10 ranked players
Australia Alex de Minaur201611–0100%1–0––
United States Frances Tiafoe201810–10%0–1––
Spain Pablo Carreño Busta2017–2030–30%0–3––
Total2010–226216–4626%13–342–61–6

Top 10 wins

  • Gojowczyk has a 2–14 record against players who were ranked in the top 10 at the time the match was played.
#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScorePG Rank
2014
1.Canada Milos Raonic9Halle Open, GermanyGrass2R6–4, 6–4120
2018
2.United States Jack Sock8Auckland Open, New ZealandHard2R6–3, 6–365

National participation

Davis Cup (1–2)

Group membership
Group membership World Group / Finals (1–2) WG Play-off (0–0)Matches by type Singles (1–2) Doubles (0–0)Matches by surface Hard (1–2) Clay (0–0)Matches by venue Germany (0–0) Away (1–1) Neutral (0–1)
World Group / Finals (1–2)
WG Play-off (0–0)
Matches by type
Singles (1–2)
Doubles (0–0)
Matches by surface
Hard (1–2)
Clay (0–0)
Matches by venue
Germany (0–0)
Away (1–1)
Neutral (0–1)
DateVenueSurfaceRdOpponent nationScoreMatchOpponent playerW/LRubber score
2014
Apr 2014NancyHard (i)QFFrance2–3Singles 2Jo-Wilfried TsongaWin5–7, 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 7–6(10–8), 8–6
Singles 5 (decider)Gaël MonfilsLoss1–6, 6–7(0–7), 2–6
2020–21
Nov 2021InnsbruckHard (i)QFGreat Britain2–1Singles 1Dan EvansLoss2–6, 1–6

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