Karl Meiler
Country (sports) |
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Residence | Munich, Germany |
Born |
Erlangen, Germany | 30 April 1949
Died | 17 April 2014 64) | (aged
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Turned pro | 1970 |
Retired | 1986 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Singles | |
Career record | 232–173 |
Career titles | 4 |
Highest ranking | No. 20 (23 August 1973) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | SF (1972) |
French Open | 3R (1977) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1973, 1976, 1977) |
US Open | 4R (1975) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 188–122 |
Career titles | 17 |
Highest ranking | No. 25 (23 August 1977) |
Karl Meiler (30 April 1949 – 17 April 2014) was a tennis player from West Germany.
Meiler won four singles (1972, Buenos Aires; 1974, Omaha and Calgary; 1977, Manila) and seventeen doubles titles during his professional career. The German 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 November 2013.[1]
Singles titles (4)
Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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Winner | 1. | 1972 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | ![]() |
6–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1. | 1973 | Salisbury, U.S. | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–7, 6–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1973 | West Berlin | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1973 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 6–3, 6–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 1974 | Roanoke, U.S. | Indoor | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 2. | 1974 | Omaha, U.S. | ![]() |
6–3, 1–6, 6–1 | |
Runner-up | 5. | 1974 | Little Rock, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
2–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 3. | 1974 | Calgary, Canada | Indoor | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 6. | 1974 | Jackson, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
6–7, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 7. | 1974 | Washington D.C., U.S. | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 | |
Runner-up | 8. | 1974 | Oslo, Norway | Indoor | ![]() |
3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 1975 | Nassau, Bahamas | Outdoor | ![]() |
0–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 10. | 1975 | Munich, West Germany | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 0–6, 2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | 1975 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 12. | 1976 | Munich, West Germany | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 4–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 13. | 1977 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | ![]() |
5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 4. | 1977 | Manila, Philippines | Clay | ![]() |
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Runner-up | 14. | 1979 | Florence, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 5–7, 0–6 |
Doubles titles (17)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1972 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 5–7 |
Winner | 1. | 1974 | Omaha, U.S. | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 | |
Winner | 2. | 1974 | Baltimore, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
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7–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 3. | 1974 | Little Rock, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–2 |
Winner | 4. | 1974 | Calgary, Canada | Indoor | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 5. | 1974 | Tempe, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
Winner | 6. | 1974 | Oslo, Norway | Indoor | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Winner | 7. | 1975 | Birmingham, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–1, 3–6, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1975 | Hampton, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
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2–6, 7–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1975 | Munich, West Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 1975 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 8. | 1975 | Paris Indoor, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6 |
Winner | 9. | 1975 | London, England | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 5. | 1976 | Atlanta WCT, U.S. | Carpet | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 1976 | Barcelona WCT, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 10. | 1976 | Nuremberg, West Germany | Carpet | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 7. | 1976 | Nice, France | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Winner | 11. | 1976 | Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–1 |
Winner | 12. | 1976 | World Doubles WCT, Kansas City | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 13. | 1976 | Düsseldorf, West Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 14. | 1977 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 15. | 1977 | Düsseldorf, West Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 16. | 1977 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6 |
Winner | 17. | 1979 | Nancy, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
References
- ↑ "Früherer deutscher Davis-Cup-Spieler Meiler gestorben". zeit.de. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
External links
- Karl Meiler at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Karl Meiler at the International Tennis Federation
- Karl Meiler at the Davis Cup
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