{{Short description|American tennis player (born 1995)}} {{Infobox tennis biography |name = Strong Kirchheimer |image = Strong Kirchheimer (2023 Cary 2) 03 (cropped).jpg |caption = Kirchheimer at the [[2023 Cary Challenger II]] |fullname = |country = United States |residence = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|4|26}} |birth_place = [[Highland Park, Illinois]], United States |height = {{convert|abbr=on|1.85|m}} |weight = |turnedpro = |plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |college = [[Northwestern Wildcats men's tennis|Northwestern]] |careerprizemoney = $109,878 |singlesrecord = 0–2 <small> (at [[ATP Tour]] level, [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] level, and in [[Davis Cup]])</small> |singlestitles = 0 |highestsinglesranking = No. 375 (6 November 2023) |currentsinglesranking = No. 664 (30 June 2025) |doublesrecord = 0–0 <small> (at [[ATP Tour]] level, [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] level, and in [[Davis Cup]])</small> |doublestitles = 0 |highestdoublesranking = No. 491 (20 September 2021) |currentdoublesranking = No. 796 (12 August 2024) |updated = 21 August 2024 }}
'''Strong Kirchheimer''' (born 26 April 1995) is an American tennis player.
Kirchheimer has a career high [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]] singles ranking of world No. 375 achieved on 6 November 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 491 achieved on 20 September 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/strong-kirchheimer/kg27/overview|title=Strong Kirchheimer | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis|website=ATP Tour}}</ref>
==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]].<ref>https://nusports.com/sports/mens-tennis/roster/strong-kirchheimer/4946</ref>
==Challenger and World Tennis Tour finals==
===Singles: 10 (1–9)=== {| |-valign=top | {|class=wikitable style=font-size:97% !Legend (singles) |-bgcolor=e5d1cb |-bgcolor=moccasin |ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) |-bgcolor=cffcff |ITF World Tennis Tour (1–9) |} | {|class=wikitable style=font-size:97% !Finals by surface |- |Hard (1–6) |- |Clay (0–3) |- |Grass (0–0) |- |Carpet (0–0) |} |}
{|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |- |bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss |<small>0–1</small> |{{dts|Mar 2018}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|Canada F1, [[Gatineau]] |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Hard |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Ugo Humbert]] |4–6, 0–6 |- |bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss |<small>0–2</small> |{{dts|Nov 2018}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F29, [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]] |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|VEN}} [[Ricardo Rodríguez-Pace]] |6–7<sup>(6–8)</sup>, 4–6 |- |bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss |<small>0–3</small> |{{dts|Nov 2018}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|USA F30, [[Niceville, Florida|Niceville]] |style="background:#cffcff;"|Futures |Clay |{{flagicon|COL}} [[Nicolás Mejía]] |4–6, 4–6 |- |bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss |<small>0–4</small> |{{dts|Jun 2019}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 [[Champaign, Illinois|Champaign]], USA |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Nathan Ponwith |6–7<sup>(2–7)</sup>, 4–6 |- |bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss |<small>0–5</small> |{{dts|Jun 2019}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 [[Rochester, New York|Rochester]], USA |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|ECU}} [[Diego Hidalgo (tennis)|Diego Hidalgo]] |6–7<sup>(8–10)</sup>, 6–7<sup>(2–7)</sup> |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>1–5</small> |{{dts|Feb 2020}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 [[Cancún]], Mexico |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Dusty Boyer |6–4, 6–4 |- |bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss |<small>1–6</small> |{{dts|Sep 2020}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 [[Castelo Branco, Portugal|Castelo Branco]], Portugal |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|MON}} [[Lucas Catarina]] |3–6, 6–2, 6–7<sup>(11–13)</sup> |- |bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss |<small>1–7</small> |{{dts|Jul 2021}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 [[Edwardsville, Illinois|Edwardsville]], USA |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rinky Hijikata]] |3–6, 1–6 |- |bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss |<small>1–8</small> |{{dts|Mar 2023}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 [[Montreal]], Canada |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|FRA}} Jules Marie |5–7, 0–6 |- |bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss |<small>1–9</small> |{{dts|Jun 2023}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]], USA |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} [[James Tracy (tennis)|James Tracy]] |1–6, 2–6 |}
===Doubles: 5 (4–1)=== {| |-valign=top | {|class=wikitable style=font-size:97% !Legend (doubles) |-bgcolor=e5d1cb |-bgcolor=moccasin |ATP Challenger Tour (0–0) |-bgcolor=cffcff |ITF World Tennis Tour (4–1) |} | {|class=wikitable style=font-size:97% !Finals by surface |- |Hard (3–1) |- |Clay (1–0) |- |Grass (0–0) |- |Carpet (0–0) |} |}
{|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>1–0</small> |{{dts|Jan 2019}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 [[Naples, Florida|Naples]], USA |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Clay |{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Julian Bradley (tennis)|Julian Bradley]] |{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Gonzalo Lama]]<br>{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Alejandro Tabilo]] |6–4, 6–2 |- |bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss |<small>1–1</small> |{{dts|Feb 2019}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 [[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]], USA |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Julian Bradley (tennis)|Julian Bradley]] |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Martin Redlicki]]<br>{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Karue Sell]] |4–6, 1–6 |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>2–1</small> |{{dts|Dec 2019}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M15 [[Tallahassee]], USA |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dennis Novikov]] |{{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Findel-Hawkins<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ryan Peniston]] |7–5, 6–3 |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>3–1</small> |{{dts|Sep 2020}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25+H [[Plaisir, Yvelines|Plaisir]], France |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Michael Geerts]] |{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Guilherme Clezar]]<br>{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Pedro Sakamoto]] |6–2, 6–7<sup>(4–7)</sup>, [10–4] |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>4–1</small> |{{dts|Jun 2021}} |style="background:#cffcff;"|M25 [[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]], USA |style="background:#cffcff;"|World Tennis Tour |Hard |{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Michail Pervolarakis]] |{{flagicon|USA}} [[JC Aragone]]<br>{{flagicon|COL}} [[Nicolás Barrientos]] |6–1, 4–6, [10–7] |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{ATP|KG27}} *{{ITF|strong-kirchheimer/800336318/usa}}
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