Strong Kirchheimer
_03_(cropped).jpg) Kirchheimer at the 2023 Cary Challenger II | |
| Country (sports) | United States |
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| Born | 26 April 1995 Highland Park, Illinois, United States |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | Northwestern |
| Coach | Robert Kirchheimer, Arvid Swan |
| Prize money | US $153,526 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 375 (November 6, 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 638 (August 10, 2026) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 491 (September 20, 2021) |
| Current ranking | No. 1,214 (August 10, 2026) |
| Last updated on: August 21, 2026. | |
Strong Kirchheimer (born 26 April 1995) is an American tennis player. Kirchheimer has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 375 achieved on November 6, 2023 and a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 491 achieved on September 20, 2021.[1]
Professional career
Kirchheimer made his ATP main draw debut at the 2023 Winston-Salem Open after entering the singles main draw as a lucky loser directly into the second round after the withdrawal of 11th seed Daniel Altmaier.
For a second year in a row, ranked No. 495, he entered the main draw of the 2024 Winston-Salem Open after qualifying as an alternate, with wins over another alternate player Ryan Fishback and sixth qualifying seed Thai-Son Kwiatkowski.
College career
Kirchheimer played college tennis at Northwestern University.[2]
Challenger and World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 10 (1–9)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2018 | Canada F1, Gatineau | Futures | Hard |  Ugo Humbert |
4–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Nov 2018 | USA F29, Birmingham | Futures | Clay |  Ricardo Rodríguez-Pace |
6–7(6–8), 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Nov 2018 | USA F30, Niceville | Futures | Clay |  Nicolás Mejía |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Jun 2019 | M15 Champaign, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Nathan Ponwith |
6–7(2–7), 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–5 | Jun 2019 | M15 Rochester, USA | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Diego Hidalgo |
6–7(8–10), 6–7(2–7) |
| Win | 1–5 | Feb 2020 | M15 Cancún, Mexico | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Dusty Boyer |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–6 | Sep 2020 | M15 Castelo Branco, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Lucas Catarina |
3–6, 6–2, 6–7(11–13) |
| Loss | 1–7 | Jul 2021 | M15 Edwardsville, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | .svg.png){kind=small} Rinky Hijikata |
3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1–8 | Mar 2023 | M25 Montreal, Canada | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Jules Marie |
5–7, 0–6 |
| Loss | 1–9 | Jun 2023 | M15 South Bend, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | James Tracy |
1–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 5 (4–1)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 2019 | M15 Naples, USA | World Tennis Tour | Clay |  Julian Bradley |
 Gonzalo Lama Alejandro Tabilo |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Feb 2019 | M15 Tucson, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Julian Bradley |
Martin Redlicki Karue Sell |
4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Dec 2019 | M15 Tallahassee, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Dennis Novikov |
 Jack Findel-Hawkins Ryan Peniston |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 2020 | M25+H Plaisir, France | World Tennis Tour | Hard | .svg.png){kind=small} Michael Geerts |
Guilherme Clezar Pedro Sakamoto |
6–2, 6–7(4–7), [10–4] |
| Win | 4–1 | Jun 2021 | M25 Tulsa, USA | World Tennis Tour | Hard |  Michail Pervolarakis |
JC Aragone Nicolás Barrientos |
6–1, 4–6, [10–7] |