Michel Frank Kratochvil (born April 7, 1979 in Bern) is a tennis player from Switzerland, who turned professional in 1997. The right-hander hasn't won a single title yet. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on July 8, 2002, when he became the number 35 of the world. Kratochvil began playing tennis with his parents, Frantisek and Eva, who are both from the former Czechoslovakia, leaving the country during Soviet invasion in 1968. They own a tennis center in their hometown of Ostermundigen.

Contents 1 Singles finals (7) 1.1 Wins (5) 1.2 Runner-ups (2) 2 External links

[edit] Singles finals (7)

[edit] Wins (5)

Legend (Singles)

Grand Slam (0)

Tennis Masters Cup (0)

ATP Masters Series (0)

ATP Tour (0)

Challengers (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
1.	August 9, 1999	Vienna	Clay	Marcelo Charpentier	3–6, 7–6, 6–2
2.	August 16, 1999	Sylt	Clay	Emilio Benfele Alvarez	6–1, 6–1
3.	August 23, 1999	Geneva	Clay	Orlin Stanoytchev	6–0, 6–1
4.	November 13, 2000	Osaka	Hard	Hyung-Taik Lee	2–6, 6–2, 6–2
5.	November 20, 2000	Brest	Hard (i)	Johan Settergen	3–6, 6–4, 7–6

[edit] Runner-ups (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
1.	September 18, 2000	Houston	Hard	James Blake	7–6, 6–7, 6–3
2.	September 1, 2003	Istanbul	Hard	Robin Söderling	7–6, 6–2

[edit] External links

• Profile on ATP-site

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