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Andreas Beck (born February 5, 1986 in Weingarten) is a professional male tennis player of Germany. His career high rank was #51, achieved on July 6, 2009

In June, Beck qualified into the 2008 Wimbledon, beating #218 Paolo Lorenzi, #194 Brendan Evans, and #280 Jaroslav Pospisil. In his first round match he played World No.2 Rafael Nadal on Centre Court and lost in straight sets.

In the second round of the Monte-Carlo Masters, Beck defeated #6 seed Gilles Simon (of France) 7–5 6–1. In the third round he defeated Juan Mónaco 3–6 6–2 7–5 to reach the quaterfinals. Here his tournament ended with a loss to Stanislas Wawrinka 2–6 4–6; Wawrinka had defeated world #2 Roger Federer in the third round. As a result of his performance in this tournament, Beck's ranking climbed 29 places in the ATP rankings to a career high #60.

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