Before Denver: Reached highest junior tennis ranking of No. 18 and highest men’s tennis ranking of No. 248 in Germany • won the Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany U18 Championship in singles in 2005.

Personal: Born March 16, 1987 in Ludwigshafen, Germany • son of Gerd and Christine Zimmermann • brother of Anja • graduated from Heinrich Heine Gymnasium in Kaiserslautern, Germany in 2006 • transferred to DU from the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz because of the business school, the athletics program, the city of Denver and the weather • intends to major in Business • goals are to improve at tennis while receiving a good education • enjoys sports, spending time with friends and music.