Kristian Pless

Insights

His only second-week breakthrough came at the 2002 Australian Open

Pless’s best Grand Slam result was a single R32, and it came at age 20 in the 2002 Australian Open. Every other listed Slam run stopped in the first two rounds, with seven R64s and ten R128s.

2001 was his strongest Slam season by match wins

He won three matches across three events in 2001: R64 at the French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open. That is his highest yearly total in the data, ahead of 2002 and 2004 with two wins each.

His best results were concentrated early in his career

All of Pless’s R32 and R64 finishes occurred from 2001 through 2004, before the 2006-2007 return. In the later stretch, he never advanced beyond R64 and finished with three straight R128 exits in 2006-2007.

He was most productive at the US Open

The US Open produced four of his nine total match wins: R64 in 2001, 2002, and 2004, plus R128 in 2007. By contrast, Wimbledon and the French Open each reached only one R64, and the Australian Open peaked at R32 once.

His Slam career was brief but spread across 18 tournaments

Pless’s Grand Slam career spans 2001-2004 and 2006-2007, totaling 18 tournaments and 27 matches. That produced a 9-18 record, or 33% wins, placing him #880 of 2307 in the Open Era and #5 of 14 among Danish men.