Auburn grad Andreas Mies wins French Open doubles title

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Auburn Man Andreas Mies teamed with fellow German Kevin Krawietz to win the French Open men's doubles title, beating France's Fabrice Martin and Jeremy Chardy for the Grand Slam victory.

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Mies, a four-year letterwinner from 2009-13 at Auburn, was an All-American in singles and doubles, winning 83 singles matches and 76 doubles contests during his career.

His journey from Cologne, Germany, to eventual Grand Slam champion took an important step when he chose to attend Auburn University in the fall of 2009. Mies had an excellent career during his time as a Tiger, excelling in both singles and doubles play. An all-SEC player, Mies was the 2012 ITA All-American champion in doubles with Daniel Cochrane and advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals in singles and doubles in 2013, earning All-America honors.   

"Auburn was an important step for me in my development and career," Mies recalled. "My goal was to become a professional tennis player since I was six years old. I wanted to go pro after high school, but I wasn't ready yet. I wasn't good enough maybe as a player, tough enough mentally, or fit enough physically. And I improved all of that at Auburn; it was a big step for me.

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I'm just so thankful to everyone who believed and supported me, especially my family and parents. Also thanks to Auburn tennis, my coaches, and my teammates for making me a better tennis player."

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Mies has some advice for current and future Auburn Tigers who want to make it to the top of the tennis world.

"My biggest advice is really to just always believe in yourself and work hard. Even though it's not easy at times, just never stop believing and keep trying to improve each day coming to practice. Try to improve your weaknesses and your strengths. You have to believe, and you have to have the work ethic.

"It's not all about talent; use your time at Auburn to improve and to develop yourself as a player and person. You have to work your way up from the Futures to the Challengers and then the ATP. Just really enjoy what you are doing and enjoy playing tennis."

Auburn holds a special place in Mies' heart and he wanted to let the Auburn family know how much he appreciates it.

"I just want to say thank you to the Auburn family for welcoming me," said Mies. "It was a great time at Auburn and I am glad I was a part of it and got my degree. Auburn really helped me on my journey to becoming a Grand Slam Champion. I just want to say thanks and give a big shout out to all the people in Auburn who played a part in my development as a player and person."

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