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 (1973) |
French Open | 3R (1977) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1973, 1976, 1977) |
US Open | 4R (1975) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 188–122 |
Career titles | 17 |
Highest ranking | No. 12[1] |
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. He notably beat top seed Ken Rosewall in the 1973 Australian Open, where he went on to reach the semifinal. 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: 14 (4 titles, 10 runner-ups)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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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 | DEF | |
Runner-up | 14. | 1979 | Florence, Italy | Clay | 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 5–7, 0–6 |
Doubles: 27 (17 titles, 10 runner-ups)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1972 | London/Queen's Club, England | Grass | 6–4, 3–6, 5–7 | ||
Winner | 1. | 1974 | Omaha, U.S. | Hard | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
Winner | 2. | 1974 | Baltimore, U.S. | Carpet | 7–6, 7–5 | ||
Winner | 3. | 1974 | Little Rock, U.S. | Carpet | 6–0, 6–2 | ||
Winner | 4. | 1974 | Calgary, Canada | Indoor | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
Winner | 5. | 1974 | Tempe, U.S. | Hard | 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 | ||
Winner | 6. | 1974 | Oslo, Norway | Indoor | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
Winner | 7. | 1975 | Birmingham, U.S. | Carpet | 6–1, 3–6, 7–6 | ||
Runner-up | 2. | 1975 | Hampton, U.S. | Carpet | 2–6, 7–6, 4–6 | ||
Runner-up | 3. | 1975 | Munich, West Germany | Clay | 5–7, 3–6 | ||
Runner-up | 4. | 1975 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 | ||
Winner | 8. | 1975 | Paris Indoor, France | Hard (i) | 6–4, 7–6 | ||
Winner | 9. | 1975 | London, England | Carpet | 6–1, 7–5 | ||
Runner-up | 5. | 1976 | Atlanta WCT, U.S. | Carpet | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Runner-up | 6. | 1976 | Barcelona WCT, Spain | Clay | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
Winner | 10. | 1976 | Nuremberg, West Germany | Carpet | 7–6, 6–4 | ||
Runner-up | 7. | 1976 | Nice, France | Clay | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 | ||
Winner | 11. | 1976 | Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco | Clay | 7–6, 6–1 | ||
Winner | 12. | 1976 | World Doubles WCT, Kansas City | Carpet | 6–3, 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
Winner | 13. | 1976 | Düsseldorf, West Germany | Clay | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 | ||
Winner | 14. | 1977 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 | ||
Winner | 15. | 1977 | Düsseldorf, West Germany | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
Winner | 16. | 1977 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | 6–4, 7–6 | ||
Winner | 17. | 1979 | Nancy, France | Hard (i) | 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
References
- 1 2 "Früherer deutscher Davis-Cup-Spieler Meiler gestorben". zeit.de (in German). Retrieved 20 April 2014.
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