Sport

Tennis

I started playing tennis earnestly 1994 when I was 17 years old. A tennis club in our neighbor village was founded (my family was co-founder) at this time. Before I played a couple of times just-for-fun during the summer because I was also playing in a football team occupying my whole free time. After quitting the football club I needed another passion and found Tennis. I started playing championships and in a league one year later. 1997 I changed my club and played from now on for Mistelbach, in a higher league and with better colleagues.
The summary below shows the clubs I have played for and the related leagues with the highest rankings. I also won a couple of more or less important tournaments (many more unimportant tournaments are not listed below).

Playing since

1994

Member of

TC Stade-Lausanne (2003-present)

TC Mistelbach (1997-2003)

TC Hohenruppersdorf (1994-2003)

Leagues

Swiss Tennis (2004-present)

NÖTV-NO (1998-2003)

Grenzland (1995-2003)

Highest Rankings

Swiss-Tennis: 2388 (2005)

NÖTV-NO: 14 (2001)

Grenzland: 8 (2002)

Tournaments (selection)

Won Grenzland-Championships (2001, Single, Gänserndorf)

Won Whitsun-Tournament (2000 & 2003, Single, Marchegg)

Won NÖTV Kreis NO Ranking-Tournament (2001, Single, Groß Enzersdorf)

Won TC Hohenruppersdorf-Championships (1996 & 1997 & 1998, Single, Hohenruppersdorf)

Won TC Hohenruppersdorf-Championships (1998 & 2000, Double, Hohenruppersdorf)

Finalist Grenzland-Championships (2000, Single, Gänserndorf)

Finalist Whitsun-Tournament (2001, Single, Marchegg)

Finalist Grenzland-Championships (2000 & 2002, Double, Dürnkrut)

Finalist TC Hohenruppersdorf-Championships (1995 & 1999, Single, Hohenruppersdorf)

Finalist TC Hohenruppersdorf-Championships (1999, Double, Hohenruppersdorf)

Semi-Finalist NÖTV Kreis NO Championships (2000, Single, Groß Enzersdorf)

Semi-Finalist NÖTV Kreis NO Championships (1999, Double, Bernhardsthal)

Semi-Finalist Whitsun-Tournament (2002, Single, Marchegg)

Semi-Finalist Grenzland-Championships (2001, Double, D¨rnkrut)

Skiing

As I was born in "the skiing country" I am also quite good in skiing. Unfortunately my hometown in Austria was too far away from the mountains to go skiing regularly but I was skiing at least one week per year since I was 3 years old. Without taking any skiing lessons I was able to win some small and regional contests in my childhood, but really nothing special.
Currently I am discovering ski resorts outside Austria and I would like to go to many more in the future. France, Italy, USA, Canada, and of course Switzerland are on my list. A list of ski resorts I already were is given below.

Austria

Gastein (Bad Hofgastein, Bad Gastein, Dorfgastein, Sportgastein), Flachau, Flachau-Winkel / Kleinarl, Mittersill, Saalbach / Hinterglemm, Schladming / Reiteralm, Semmering (Hirschenkogel, Stuhleck/Spital), St. Johann in Tirol, Wagrain, Werfenweng, Zauchensee, Zell am See

France

Chamonix (Argentière), Portes du Soleil (Avoriaz, Les Gets, Morzine)

Switzerland

Cran Montana, Grindelwald, Gstaad, Les Diablerets, Nendaz, Portes du Soleil (Champéry, Champoussin, Les Crosets), Saas-Fee, Verbier, Veysonnaz, Villars-Gryon, Wengen, Zermatt

Running

I started to practice a bit for half-marathons or once for a marathon. So far, I participated in the following events: