Karl Meiler
West German tennis player
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Residence | Munich , Germany |
Born |
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1949-04-30
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30 April 1949
Erlangen , Germany |
Died | 17 April 2014 (2014-04-17) (aged 64) |
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Turned pro | 1970 |
Retired | 1986 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Singles | |
Career record | 248–189 |
Career titles | 4 |
Highest ranking | No. 20 (23 August 1973) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | SF ( 1973 ) |
French Open | 3R ( 1977 ) |
Wimbledon | 3R ( 1973 , 1976 , 1977 ) |
US Open | 4R ( 1975 ) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 188–123 |
Career titles | 17 |
Highest ranking | No. 12 [1] |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF ( 1977 ) |
French Open | QF ( 1977 ) |
Wimbledon | SF ( 1973 ) |
US Open | 3R ( 1973 ) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Tour Finals | W ( 1976 WCT ) |
Karl Meiler (30 April 1949 – 17 April 2014) was a tennis player from West Germany who was active in the 1970s and 1980s.
Meiler won four singles (1972, Buenos Aires; 1974, Omaha and Calgary; 1977, Manila) and 17 doubles titles during his professional career. He notably beat top seed Ken Rosewall in the 1973 Australian Open , where he went on to reach the semifinals. Meiler reached his highest singles ATP -ranking on 23 August 1973 when he became world No. 20. He died aged 64 on 17 April 2014 of complications from a head injury sustained in a domestic accident in November 2013. [1]
ATP career finals
Singles: 17 (4 titles, 13 runner-ups)
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 1972 | Buenos Aires , Argentina | Clay |
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6–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | Feb 1973 | Salisbury , U.S. | Hard (i) |
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6–7, 6–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Jun 1973 | West Berlin | Hard |
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3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Jun 1973 | Hamburg , West Germany | Clay |
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1–6, 6–3, 6–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Jan 1974 | Roanoke , U.S. | Indoor |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2–4 | Jan 1974 | Omaha , U.S. | Carpet (i) |
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6–3, 1–6, 6–1 |
Loss | 2–5 | Feb 1974 | Little Rock , U.S. | Carpet (i) |
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2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 3–5 | Mar 1974 | Calgary , Canada | Indoor |
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6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 3–6 | Mar 1974 | Jackson , U.S. | Carpet (i) |
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6–7, 5–7 |
Loss | 3–7 | Nov 1974 | Oslo , Norway | Indoor |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3–8 | Jan 1975 | Nassau , Bahamas | Outdoor |
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0–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3–9 | May 1975 | Munich , West Germany | Clay |
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6–2, 0–6, 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 3–10 | Jul 1975 | Gstaad , Switzerland | Clay |
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4–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 3–11 | May 1976 | Munich , West Germany | Clay |
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1–6, 4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 3–12 | Jun 1977 | Brussels , Belgium | Clay |
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5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 4–12 | Nov 1977 | Manila , Philippines | Clay |
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Loss | 4–13 | May 1979 | Florence , Italy | Clay |
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4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 5–7, 0–6 |
Doubles: 24 (17 titles, 7 runner-ups)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | 1972 | London/Queen's Club , England | Grass |
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6–4, 3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 1. | 1974 | Omaha , U.S. | Hard |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 2. | 1974 | Baltimore , U.S. | Carpet |
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7–6, 7–5 |
Win | 3. | 1974 | Little Rock , U.S. | Carpet |
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6–0, 6–2 |
Win | 4. | 1974 | Calgary , Canada | Indoor |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 5. | 1974 | Tempe , U.S. | Hard |
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4–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 6. | 1974 | Oslo , Norway | Indoor |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 7. | 1975 | Birmingham , U.S. | Carpet |
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6–1, 3–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 2. | 1975 | Hampton , U.S. | Carpet |
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2–6, 7–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3. | 1975 | Munich , West Germany | Clay |
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5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 4. | 1975 | Barcelona , Spain | Clay |
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6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 8. | 1975 | Paris Indoor , France | Hard (i) |
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6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 9. | 1975 | London, England | Carpet |
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6–1, 7–5 |
Loss | 5. | 1976 | Atlanta WCT , U.S. | Carpet |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 6. | 1976 | Barcelona WCT , Spain | Clay |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 10. | 1976 | Nuremberg , West Germany | Carpet |
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7–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 7. | 1976 | Nice , France | Clay |
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4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Win | 11. | 1976 | Monte Carlo WCT , Monaco | Clay |
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7–6, 6–1 |
Win | 12. | 1976 | WCT World Doubles , Kansas City | Carpet |
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6–3, 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 13. | 1976 | Düsseldorf , West Germany | Clay |
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6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
Win | 14. | 1977 | Hamburg , West Germany | Clay |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 15. | 1977 | Düsseldorf , West Germany | Clay |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 16. | 1977 | Gstaad , Switzerland | Clay |
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6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 17. | 1979 | Nancy , France | Hard (i) |
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4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
References
- 1 2 "Ex-Davis-Cup-Spieler Meiler ist tot" . Spiegel Online (in German). 20 April 2014.
External links
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Karl Meiler
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Association of Tennis Professionals
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Karl Meiler
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International Tennis Federation
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Karl Meiler
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Davis Cup