Tim Pütz

Tim Pütz (German pronunciation: [ˈtɪm ˈpʏts]; born 19 November 1987) is a German professional tennis player who specialises in doubles.

Tim Pütz
Pütz at the 2019 French Open
ITF nameTim Puetz
Country (sports) Germany
ResidenceUsingen, Germany
Born (1987-11-19) 19 November 1987
Frankfurt, West Germany
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2011
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachDominik Meffert
Prize moneyUS$2,184,673
Singles
Career record1–2 (in ATP Tour events)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 163 (2 February 2015)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2015)
French OpenQ3 (2015)
Wimbledon2R (2014)
US OpenQ1 (2013, 2014)
Doubles
Career record166–102 (61.9% in ATP Tour events)
Career titles8
Highest rankingNo. 7 (29 August 2022)
Current rankingNo. 13 (1 April 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2022, 2024)
French OpenQF (2020, 2021, 2023)
WimbledonSF (2023)
US Open3R (2022)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2020)
Mixed doubles
Career titles1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open2R (2022)
French OpenW (2023)
US Open2R (2023)
Team competitions
Davis CupSF (2021)
Last updated on: 15 May 2024.

He reached his career-high doubles ranking of world No. 7 on 29 August 2022, and has won seven doubles titles on the ATP Tour, most notably the 2021 Paris Masters alongside Michael Venus and the 2023 French Open in mixed doubles alongside Miyu Kato. Pütz has reached three Grand Slam quarterfinals in doubles. In singles, he has a career-high ranking of world No. 163, achieved in February 2015, and he reached the second round at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships.

Pütz has represented Germany in the Davis Cup since 2017, most notably reaching the semifinals in 2021. He also competed at the 2020 Olympic Games with Kevin Krawietz.

Professional career

2014: ATP debut in singles

Pütz made his ATP Tour main-draw singles debut at Wimbledon. As a qualifier, he defeated Teymuraz Gabashvili in the first round. He lost to Fabio Fognini in four sets in the next round.

2017: Davis Cup debut

Pütz played in the Davis Cup for the first time. He helped the German team to win over Portugal in the World Group play-offs by winning the doubles rubber with Jan-Lennard Struff.

2018: First ATP title

In the first round of the 2018 Davis Cup, Pütz and Struff beat the Australian duo John Peers and Matthew Ebden to set Germany on its way to victory.[1] Although Pütz and Struff won again in the Davis Cup quarterfinals against the Spaniards Feliciano López and Marc López, their team lost the tie with 2–3.

In June, Pütz won his first title on the ATP Tour at the Stuttgart Open in doubles with Philipp Petzschner as a wild-card entry.[2]

2019: Second ATP title

Pütz won his second doubles title with Frederik Nielsen at the Bavarian International Tennis Championships in Munich.[3]

2020: First French Open quarterfinals

Pütz reached his first Grand Slam quarterfinals at the 2020 French Open with Nielsen, where they lost to world No. 1 and top-seeded Columbian pair of Farah/Cabal.

2021: Second French Open quarterfinal, first Masters title, top 20 debut

Pütz won his third doubles title at the Estoril Open with Hugo Nys.[4]

He reached his first semifinals in doubles at a Masters 1000 at the Madrid Open with compatriot Alexander Zverev,[5] but they withdrew from the match. Later in May, Pütz won his fourth doubles title at the Lyon Open, again with Nys.[6]

The Pütz/Nys duo reached the quarterfinals of the French Open, where they were defeated by Kazakh duo Bublik/Golubev.

In July, with Michael Venus, he won his fifth title and his first at an ATP 500 tournament at the Hamburg European Open.[7]

He and Venus got to the semifinals of the Indian Wells Masters.[8]

He won his first ATP Masters 1000 title at the Paris Masters, again with Venus.[9] As a result, he reached a new doubles career-high of No. 17 in November 2021.

2022: Australian Open quarterfinal, Masters final, world No. 7

Seeded sixth, Pütz and Venus reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, where they were defeated by eventual champions Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios. On 21 March, he broke into the top 10 for the first time, ranked at world No. 9.

After a final showing at the Cincinnati Masters with Venus,[10] he reached world No. 7 in the doubles rankings on 29 August 2022.

2023–2024: French Open mixed doubles title and Wimbledon semifinal

Pütz won his first Grand Slam title at the French Open mixed doubles championship with Miyu Kato.[11] At the same tournament, he reached the quarterfinals for the third time in doubles with new partner Kevin Krawietz.

He reached the semifinals of a Major for the first time at the Wimbledon Championships with Krawietz. They won their first title together at the Hamburg European Open.[12]

At the 2024 Australian Open, he reached the quarterfinals for the second time at this tournament with Krawietz. The pair also reached the semifinals at the 2024 BNP Paribas Open where they lost to unseeded pair and eventual champions Wesley Koolhof/Nikola Mektić and at the 2024 Miami Open where they lost to second seeds Austin Krajicek/Ivan Dodig. Next they reached the quarterfinals at the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters where they lost to also unseeded pair of Joran Vliegen/Sander Gillé.

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Tournament201320142015SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
French Open A Q2 Q3 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A 2R Q1 0 / 1 1–1
US Open Q1 Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–loss 0–0 1–1 0–1 0 / 2 1–2
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 1 1 2
Overall win–loss 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–2
Year-end ranking 241 187 424

Doubles

Current through the 2024 Halle Open.

Tournament20142015201620172018201920202021202220232024SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A 1R 1R A QF 1R QF 0 / 5 5–5 50%
French Open A A A A A 2R QF QF 3R QF 3R 0 / 6 13–6 68%
Wimbledon Q2 A A A 3R 2R NH 1R 1R SF 0 / 5 6–5 55%
US Open A A A A 2R 1R A 1R 3R 1R 0 / 5 3–5 38%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–2 2–4 3–2 3–3 6–4 6–4 4–2 0 / 21 27–21 56%
Year-end championship
ATP Finals did not qualify Alt Alt DNQ 0 / 0 0–0
National representation
Summer Olympics not held A not held 2R not held 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Davis Cup A A A PO QF QR A SF QF G1 QR 0 / 4 15–1 94%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Open A A A A A A NH SF 2R A SF 0 / 3 7–3 70%
Miami Open A A A A A A NH 2R A A SF 0 / 2 3–2 60%
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A A A NH A QF SF QF 0 / 3 7–3 70%
Madrid Open A A A A A A NH SF A 1R 2R 0 / 3 4–2 67%
Italian Open A A A A A A A A A 2R 2R 0 / 2 2–1 67%
Canadian Open A A A A A A NH 1R 1R SF 0 / 3 3–3 50%
Cincinnati Open A A A A A A 1R QF F 2R 0 / 4 6–4 60%
Shanghai Masters A A A A A A not held 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Paris Masters A A A A A A A W QF 1R 1 / 3 6–2 75%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 14–4 7–5 9–6 9–5 1 / 24 39–21 65%
Career statistics
20142015201620172018201920202021202220232024Career
Tournaments 0 0 0 3 8 20 10 18 19 23 12 113
Titles 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 8
Finals 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 6 3 2 17
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–3 15–7 17–19 8–10 38–13 36–20 34–21 20–12 170–105
Win % 40% 68% 47% 44% 75% 64% 62% 63% 62%
Year-end ranking[lower-alpha 1] 194 269 577 164 60 63 61 18 18 24
  1. Year-end ranking 2011: 811, 2012: 542, 2013: 156

Mixed doubles

Tournament202220232024SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 2R 1R 1R 0 / 3 1–3
French Open A W QF 1 / 2 7–1
Wimbledon A A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open 1R 2R 0 / 2 1–2
Win–loss 1–2 6–2 2–2 1 / 7 9–6

Significant finals

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2023 French Open Clay Miyu Kato Bianca Andreescu
Michael Venus
4–6, 6–4, [10–6]

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2021 Paris Masters Hard (i) Michael Venus Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Nicolas Mahut
6–3, 6–7(4–7), [11–9]
Loss 2022 Cincinnati Open Hard Michael Venus Rajeev Ram
Joe Salisbury
6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)

ATP Tour finals

Doubles: 17 (8 titles, 9 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (1–1)
ATP 500 (3–3)
ATP 250 (4–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (5–2)
Grass (1–4)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (7–8)
Indoor (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2018 Stuttgart Open,
Germany
ATP 250 Grass Philipp Petzschner Robert Lindstedt
Marcin Matkowski
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win 2–0 May 2019 Bavarian Championships,
Germany
ATP 250 Clay Frederik Nielsen Marcelo Demoliner
Divij Sharan
6–4, 6–2
Win 3–0 May 2021 Estoril Open,
Portugal
ATP 250 Clay Hugo Nys Luke Bambridge
Dominic Inglot
7–5, 3–6, [10–3]
Win 4–0 May 2021 Lyon Open,
France
ATP 250 Clay Hugo Nys Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Nicolas Mahut
6–4, 5–7, [10–8]
Win 5–0 Jul 2021 Hamburg European Open,
Germany
ATP 500 Clay Michael Venus Kevin Krawietz
Horia Tecău
6–3, 6–7(3–7), [10–8]
Win 6–0 Nov 2021 Paris Masters,
France
Masters 1000 Hard (i) Michael Venus Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Nicolas Mahut
6–3, 6–7(4–7), [11–9]
Loss 6–1 Feb 2022 Rotterdam Open,
Netherlands
ATP 500 Hard (i) Lloyd Harris Robin Haase
Matwé Middelkoop
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [5–10]
Win 7–1 Feb 2022 Dubai Championships,
United Arab Emirates
ATP 500 Hard Michael Venus Nikola Mektić
Mate Pavić
6–3, 6–7(5–7), [16–14]
Loss 7–2 Jun 2022 Stuttgart Open,
Germany
ATP 250 Grass Michael Venus Hubert Hurkacz
Mate Pavić
6–7(3–7), 6–7(5–7)
Loss 7–3 Jun 2022 Halle Open,
Germany
ATP 500 Grass Michael Venus Marcel Granollers
Horacio Zeballos
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [12–14]
Loss 7–4 Jul 2022 Austrian Open Kitzbühel,
Austria
ATP 250 Clay Michael Venus Pedro Martínez
Lorenzo Sonego
7–5, 4–6, [8–10]
Loss 7–5 Aug 2022 Cincinnati Open,
United States
Masters 1000 Hard Michael Venus Rajeev Ram
Joe Salisbury
6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)
Loss 7–6 Apr 2023 Bavarian Championships,
Germany
ATP 250 Clay Kevin Krawietz Alexander Erler
Lucas Miedler
3–6, 4–6
Loss 7–7 Jun 2023 Stuttgart Open,
Germany
ATP 250 Grass Kevin Krawietz Nikola Mektić
Mate Pavić
6–7(2–7), 3–6
Win 8–7 Jul 2023 Hamburg European Open,
Germany (2)
ATP 500 Clay Kevin Krawietz Sander Gillé
Joran Vliegen
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss 8–8 Jan 2024 Brisbane International,
Australia
ATP 250 Hard Kevin Krawietz Lloyd Glasspool
Jean-Julien Rojer
6–7(3–7), 7–5, [10–12]
Loss 8–9 Jun 2024 Halle Open,
Germany
ATP 500 Grass Kevin Krawietz Simone Bolelli
Andrea Vavassori
6–7(3–7), 6–7(5–7)

ATP Challenger finals

Singles: 2 (0–2)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2014 Eckental, Germany Carpet (i) Ruben Bemelmans 6–7(3–7), 3–6
Loss 0–2 Oct 2017 Ortisei, Italy Hard (i) Lorenzo Sonego 4–6, 4–6

Doubles: 19 (15–4)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2013 Liberec,
Czech Republic
Clay Rameez Junaid Colin Ebelthite
Lee Hsin-han
6–0, 6–2
Win 2–0 Nov 2013 Ortisei,
Italy
Hard (i) Christopher Kas Benjamin Becker
Daniele Bracciali
6–2, 7–5
Win 3–0 Apr 2014 Saint-Brieuc,
France
Hard (i) Dominik Meffert Philipp Marx
Victor Baluda
6–4, 6–3
Loss 3–1 Apr 2014 Shenzhen,
China
Hard Dominik Meffert Samuel Groth
Chris Guccione
3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 4–1 May 2014 Heilbronn,
Germany
Clay Andre Begemann Jesse Huta Galung
Rameez Junaid
6–3, 6–3
Win 5–1 Feb 2015 Wrocław,
Poland
Hard (i) Philipp Petzschner Frank Dancevic
Andriej Kapaś
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss 5–2 May 2015 Heilbronn,
Germany
Clay Dominik Meffert Mateusz Kowalczyk
Igor Zelenay
4–6, 3–6
Win 6–2 Sep 2016 Sibiu,
Romania
Clay Robin Haase Jonathan Eysseric
Tristan Lamasine
6–4, 6–2
Win 7–2 Sep 2017 Genoa,
Italy
Clay Jan-Lennard Struff Guido Andreozzi
Ariel Behar
7–6(7–5), 7–6(10–8)
Loss 7–3 Oct 2017 Ismaning,
Germany
Carpet (i) Dustin Brown Marin Draganja
Tomislav Draganja
7–6(7–1), 2–6, [8–10]
Win 8–3 Jan 2018 Nouméa,
New Caledonia
Hard Hugo Nys Alejandro González
Jaume Munar
6–2, 6–2
Win 9–3 Mar 2018 Yokohama,
Japan
Hard Tobias Kamke Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana
3–6, 7–5, [12–10]
Win 10–3 Mar 2018 Lille,
France
Hard (i) Hugo Nys Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
Purav Raja
7–6(7–3), 1–6, [10–7]
Win 11–3 May 2018 Aix-en-Provence,
France
Clay Philipp Petzschner Guido Andreozzi
Kenny de Schepper
6–7(3–7), 6–2, [10–8]
Win 12–3 Apr 2019 Tunis,
Tunisia
Clay Ruben Bemelmans Facundo Argüello
Guillermo Durán
6–3, 6–1
Loss 12–4 May 2019 Aix-en-Provence,
France
Clay Frederik Nielsen Kevin Krawietz
Jürgen Melzer
6–7(5–7), 2–6
Win 13–4 Nov 2019 Bratislava,
Slovakia
Hard (i) Frederik Nielsen Roman Jebavý
Igor Zelenay
4–6, 7–6(7–4), [11–9]
Win 14–4 Nov 2019 Helsinki,
Finland
Hard (i) Frederik Nielsen Tomislav Draganja
Pavel Kotov
7–6(7–2), 6–0
Win 15–4 Feb 2021 Biella,
Italy
Hard (i) Hugo Nys Lloyd Glasspool
Harri Heliövaara
7–6(7–4), 6–3

ITF Futures finals

Singles: 11 (7–4)

Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2011 Leimen, Germany Hard (i) Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6–3, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Nov 2011 Amelia Island, United States Clay Rudolf Siwy 6–4, 5–7, 3–6
Win 2–1 Sep 2012 Sarreguemine, France Carpet (i) Elie Rousset 7–5, 6–2
Loss 2–2 Oct 2012 Cardiff, Great Britain Hard (i) Bastian Knittel 1–6, 2–6
Win 3–2 Jan 2013 Bagnoles, France Clay (i) Márton Fucsovics 6–0, 4–1, ret.
Win 4–2 Mar 2013 Gatineau, Canada Hard (i) Austin Krajicek 6–2, 6–4
Win 5–2 Jun 2013 Essen, Germany Clay Steven Moneke 6–2, 7–5
Win 6–2 Sep 2013 Forbach, France Carpet (i) Oscar Otte 6–2, 6–2
Loss 6–3 Mar 2014 Taverne, Switzerland Carpet (i) Henri Laaksonen 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 6–4 Feb 2017 Bellevue, Switzerland Carpet (i) Daniel Altmaier 5–7, 6–7(5–7)
Win 7–4 Aug 2017 Neuchatel, Switzerland Clay Hiroyasu Ehara 6–2, 6–2

Doubles: 12 (4–8)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2006 Wetzlar,
Germany
Clay Fernando Cabrera Artemon Apostu-Efremov
Laurent Bram
2–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Sep 2011 Kempten,
Germany
Clay Steven Moneke Andre Wiesler
Marcel Zimmermann
6–2, 6–3
Loss 1–2 Oct 2011 Leimen,
Germany
Hard (i) Terence Nugent Victor Anagnastopol
Florin Mergea
6–7(3–7), 2–6
Loss 1–3 Nov 2011 Amelia Island,
United States
Clay Alexandre Lacroix Rudolf Siwy
Matteo Viola
6–7(3–7), 1–6
Win 2–3 Aug 2012 Wetzlar,
Germany
Clay Steven Moneke Andre Begemann
Alejandro Figueroa
6–2, 6–0
Loss 2–4 Oct 2012 La Roche-sur-Yon,
France
Hard (i) Moritz Baumann Jean Andersen
Hugo Nys
6–7(6–8), 6–7(3–7)
Win 3–4 Dec 2012 Jakarta,
Indonesia
Hard Michael Venus Brydan Klein
Dane Propoggia
7–5, 6–3
Loss 3–5 Jan 2013 Bagnoles,
France
Clay (i) Moritz Baumann Ivan Arenas-Gualda
Enrique López-Pérez
walkover
Win 4–5 Mar 2013 Gatineau,
Canada
Hard (i) Moritz Baumann Adam El Mihdawy
Peter Polansky
7–6(7–0), 6–1
Loss 4–6 Apr 2013 Angers,
France
Clay Niels Desein Ivan Bjelica
Miljan Zekić
3–6, 4–6
Loss 4–7 Apr 2013 Grasse,
France
Clay Jeremy Jahn Jonathan Eysseric
Nicolas Renavand
6–7(6–8), 4–6
Loss 4–8 Sep 2013 Forbach,
France
Carpet (i) Lukas Storck Andreas Mies
Oscar Otte
7–6(9–7), 2–6, [7–10]

National participation

Davis Cup (15–1)

Group membership
Finals / World Group (9–1)
Qualifying round / Play-offs (5–0)
World Group I (1–0)
Matches by type
Singles (0–0)
Doubles (15–1)
Matches by surface
Hard (11–1)
Clay (4–0)
Matches by venue
Germany (5–0)
Away (7–0)
Neutral (3–1)
Date Venue Surface Rd Opponent nation Score Match Opponent player(s) W/L Rubber score
2017
Sep 2017 Oeiras Clay PO  Portugal 3–2 Doubles (w/ J-L Struff) G Elias / J Sousa Win 6–2, 4–6, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–4
2018
Feb 2018 Brisbane Hard 1R  Australia 3–1 Doubles (w/ J-L Struff) M Ebden / J Peers Win 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 6–4
Apr 2018 Valencia Clay QF  Spain 2–3 Doubles (w/ J-L Struff) F López / M López Win 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(4–7), 7–5
2019
Feb 2019 Frankfurt Hard (i) QR  Hungary 5–0 Doubles (w/ J-L Struff) G Borsos / P Nagy Win 6–2, 6–3
2020–21
Nov 2021 Innsbruck Hard (i) RR  Serbia 2–1 Doubles (w/ K Krawietz) N Ćaćić / N Djokovic Win 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
 Austria 2–1 Doubles (w/ K Krawietz) O Marach / P Oswald Win 6–3, 6–4
QF  Great Britain 2–1 Doubles (w/ K Krawietz) J Salisbury / N Skupski Win 7–6(12–10), 7–6(7–5)
Dec 2021 Madrid SF  Russia 1–2 Doubles (w/ K Krawietz) A Karatsev / K Khachanov Win 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
2022
Mar 2022 Rio de Janeiro Clay QR  Brazil 3–1 Doubles (w/ K Krawietz) F Meligeni Alves / B Soares Win 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Sep 2022 Hamburg Hard (i) RR  France 2–1 Doubles (w/ K Krawietz) N Mahut / A Rinderknech Win 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–1)
 Belgium 2–1 Doubles (w/ K Krawietz) S Gillé / J Vliegen Win 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
 Australia 2–1 Doubles (w/ K Krawietz) M Ebden / M Purcell Win 6–4, 6–4
Nov 2022 Málaga QF  Canada 1–2 Doubles (w/ K Krawietz) V Pospisil / D Shapovalov Loss 6–2, 3–6, 3–6
2023
Feb 2023 Trier Hard (i) QR   Switzerland 2–3 Doubles (w/ A Mies) D Stricker / S Wawrinka Win 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–4
Sep 2023 Mostar Clay WG1 Bosnia & Herz. 4–0 Doubles (w/ K Krawietz) M Bašić / D Džumhur Win 6–4, 6–2
2024
Feb 2024 Tatabánya Hard (i) QR  Hungary 3–2 Doubles (w/ K Krawietz) F Marozsán / M Valkusz Win 6–3, 7–6(7–3)

ATP Cup (1–1)

Date Venue Surface Rd Opponent nation Score Match Opponent player(s) W/L Match score
2022
Jan 2022 Sydney Hard RR  United States 2–1 Doubles (w/ K Krawietz) T Fritz / J Isner Loss 0–6, 3–6
 Canada 1–2 Doubles (w/ K Krawietz) S Diez / B Schnur Win 6–3, 6–4

References

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