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GENERALI OPEN - KITZBÜHEL: DAY 6 MEDIA NOTES Saturday, August 8, 2015

Kitzbühel Club, Kitzbühel, Austria | August 3 – 8, 2015 Draw: S-28, D-16 | Prize Money: €494,310| Surface: Clay

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SIXTH 30 & OVER FINAL FEATURES KOHLSCHREIBER, MATHIEU

 Day 6: In the final at the Generali Open- Kitzbühel the German / No 6 seed Philipp Kohlschreiber faces French qualifier Paul-Henri Mathieu, who is the first qualifier to reach the final here in the Open Era (since 1968). Mathieu is the seventh qualifier to reach an ATP World Tour final this year.

 First and Last Time: o The last final Mathieu appeared in was 2009 Hamburg (l. to Davydenko) o The last ATP World Tour title Mathieu won was 2007 Gstaad (d. Seppi) o Mathieu is attempting to become the first Frenchman to win the title here in the Open Era. Frenchmen are 0-3 in finals here – 2009 Julien Benneteau (l. to Garcia-Lopez), 1994 Fabrice Santoro (l. to Ivanisevic) and 1983 Henri Leconte (l. to Vilas) o The last ATP World Tour title Kohlschreiber won was 2014 Dusseldorf (d. Karlovic) o Kohlschreiber is attempting to become the first German to win the title here in the Open Era. German’s are 0-2 in finals here – 2012 Kohlschreiber (l. to Haase), 1985 Michael Westphal (l. to Pavel Slozil)

 30 & Over Finals (6): This is the sixth 30 & over ATP World Tour final this season (chronological): Quito Victor Estrella Burgos (34) d. Feliciano Lopez (33) Zagreb Guilllermo Garcia-Lopez (31) d. Andreas Seppi (30) Halle (33) d. Andreas Seppi (31) Newport (31) d. Ivo Karlovic (36) Atlanta John Isner (30) d. Marcos Baghdatis (30) Kitzbuhel Paul-Henri Mathieu (33) vs. Philipp Kohlschreiber (31)

 30-Over Winners (16): Either Kohlschreiber or Mathieu will add their name to the list of the 16 ATP World Tour winners 30 & over this season: Roger Federer, Brisbane 33 yrs, 4 months , Doha 32 yrs, 8 months Victor Estrella Burgos, Quito 34 yrs, 6 months Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Zagreb 31 yrs, 8 months Ivo Karlovic, Delray Beach 35 yrs, 11 months Gilles Simon, Marseille 30 yrs, 2 months Roger Federer, Dubai 33 yrs, 5 months David Ferrer, Rio de Janeiro 32 yrs. 10 months David Ferrer, Acapulco 32 yrs, 10 months Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Bucharest 31 yrs, 10 months Roger Federer, Istanbul 33 yrs., 8 months , Roland Garros 30 yrs., 2 months , ‘s-Hertogenbosch 33 yrs., 4 months Roger Federer, Halle 33 yrs., 10 months Rajeev Ram, Newport 31 yrs., 4 months John Isner, Atlanta 30 yrs., 3 months

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 Qualifiers in 2015: Mathieu is the7th qualifier this year to reach an ATP World Tour final. Qualifiers are 3-3 in finals this year. Qualifiers to reach finals this year are:

Aljaz Bedene at Chennai (l. to Wawrinka) Mikhail Kukushkin at Sydney (l. to Troicki) Nicolas Mahut at ‘s-Hertogenbosch (d. Goffin) Viktor Troicki at Sydney (d. Kukushkin) Luca Vanni at Sao Paulo (l. to Cuevas) Jiri Vesely at Auckland (d. Mannarino)

 Outside Top 50 Winners (8): No. 109 Mathieu is looking to become the 9th winner ranked outside the Top 50 Emriates ATP Rankings and the second ranked outside the Top 100: Rajeev Ram, Newport No. 161 Nicolas Mahut (Q), ‘s-Hertogenbosch No. 97 , Nottingham No. 92 Viktor Troicki (Q), Sydney No. 92 Victor Estrella Burgos, Quito No. 73 Jiri Vesely (Q), Auckland No. 63 Benoit Paire, Bastad No. 62 , Geneva No. 60

WHAT’S AT STAKE – Here is a breakdown of the points and prize money:

Winner: € 80,000 and 250 Emirates ATP Ranking points Runner-up: € 42,100 and 150 Emirates ATP Ranking points

FINALS HISTORY – Kohlschreiber Appearing in his 13th career ATP World Tour level final...5-7 (3-4 on clay) in finals Mathieu Appearing in his 9th career ATP World Tour level final….4-4 (2-2 on clay) in finals

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(6) Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) vs (Q) Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) Kohlschreiber Leads 3-1 03 Gstaad (Switzerland) Clay R32 Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-3 6-1 09 Metz (France) Hard SF Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6(5) 6-4 15 (Australia) Hard R128 Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-2 6-2 6-1 15 Montpellier (France) Hard R16 Philipp Kohlschreiber 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4

Kohlschreiber FastFacts: 2015 Highlights: F: Munich (l Murray); QF(4): Montpellier (l Sousa); Barcelona (l Ferrer); Stuttgart (l Monfils); Umag (l Monfils) YTD W-L: 22-18 (16-8 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 5 Date of Birth: October 16, 1983 Emirates ATP Ranking: 39 Kitzbühel W-L (Best Result-Year): 12-7 (RUP 2012)

 The 31-year-old German ended the 10-match winning streak of Top seed Dominic Thiem with a 60 76(6) win over last year’s finalist. He capitalized on four of his six break point chances to defeat the No. 3 seed Fabio Fognini 76(0) 64 on Thursday. He advanced to the QF with a 60 62 win over Santiago Giraldo. Opened with a 63 67(5) 63 win over qualifier Jan-Lennard Struff on Tuesday. He is playing here for the 8th time (12-7 record) and reached the final in 2012 (l. to Haase) Generali Open - Kitzbühel Day 6 – Saturday, August 8, 2015 Page 3 of 3 www.ATPWorldTour.com

 Appearing in his 13th career ATP World Tour final (5-7 record, 3-4 on clay), second of the season. In May, reached final at Munch (l. to Murray)  Reached QF at Montpellier (l. to Sousa), Barcelona (l. to Ferrer), Stuttgart (l. to Monfils) and Umag (l. to Monfils)  In play (2-3 record), reached 2R at Australian Open (l. to Tomic) and Roland Garros (l. to Andujar), fell in 1R at Wimbledon (l. to eventual champion Djokovic)

Mathieu FastFacts: 2015 Highlights: QF: Bastad (l Robredo) YTD W-L: 7-8 (6-3 on clay) YTD Titles: 0 / Career Titles: 4 Date of Birth: January 12, 1982 Emirates ATP Ranking: 109 Kitzbühel W-L (Best Result-Year): 7-4 (F 2015)

 The 33-year-old French qualifier recorded his third win in four meetings over Nicolas Almagro 64 63 to reach the final. He defeated Federico Delbonis 63 06 63 to reach the SF here for the first time. He opened with a 62 62 win over fellow countryman and qualifier Kenny de Schepper on Monday and followed with a 63 75 win over No. 4 seed Martin Klizan on Wednesday. He is playing here for the fifth time (7-4 tournament record), previous best result was 3R in his tournament debut in 2003 (l. to Lopez)  Appearing in his 9th career ATP World Tour final (4-4 record, 2-2 on clay) and first since 2009 Hamburg (l. to Davydenko). His last title came in Gstaad in 2007 (d. Seppi)  Trying to become the fifth different Frenchman to win an ATP World Tour title this season (5-3 in finals). The French winners: Richard Gasquet (2), Nicolas Mahut, Benoit Paire, Gilles Simon  Prior reaching QF at Bastad (l. to Robredo) his lone tour-level win of the year came at Montpellier (d. Daniel in 1R, l. to Kohlschreiber in 2R)  In Grand Slam play (0-2), fell in 1R at Australian Open (l. to Kohlschreiber) and Roland Garros (l. to Nishikori), fell in qualifying at Wimbledon (l. to Sijsling in Q3)

DOUBLES FINAL – ALMAGRO / BERLOCQ FACE HAASE / KONTINEN FOR TITLE

 In the doubles final, unseeded tandems of Nicolas Almagro of Spain / of and of The Netherlands / of Finland square off for the doubles title. Last year Kontinen partnered with fellow Finn Jarkko Nieminen to win the title here  Almagro and Berlocq are playing in their first ATP World Tour doubles final together. The 29- year-old Almagro is appearing in just his second career ATP World Tour doubles final. With Santiago Ventura he reached the finals at 2009 (l to Granollers / Martin). The 32- year-old Berlocq is appearing in his 7th career ATP World Tour doubles final (1-5 record) and first since 2013 Bastad (w/Ramos-Vinolas). Lone title came with Eduardo Schwank at 2010 Stuttgart (d. Kas / Petzschner)  Haase and Kontinen are playing in their first ATP World Tour doubles final together. The 28- year-old Haase is appearing in his 8th career ATP World Tour doubles final (2-5 record) and first since winning the title at 2014 Gstaad (d. Junaid / Mertinak) with Andre Begemann. The 25-year- old Kontinen is appearing in his 7th career ATP World Tour doubles final (4-2 record) and third this year. With Marin Draganja won titles at Barcelona (d. Murray / Peers), Marseille (d. Fleming / Marray) and Zagreb (d. Martin / Raja)