Karl Meiler





















































































Karl Meiler
Country (sports)
 West Germany
Residence
Munich, Germany
Born
(1949-04-30)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
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]




Contents






  • 1 ATP career finals


    • 1.1 Singles: 14 (4 titles, 10 runner-ups)


    • 1.2 Doubles: 27 (17 titles, 10 runner-ups)




  • 2 References


  • 3 External links





ATP career finals



Singles: 14 (4 titles, 10 runner-ups)














































































































































































Result
 No.
 Date
 Tournament
 Surface
 Opponent
 Score
Winner
 1.
 1972
Buenos Aires, Argentina
 Clay
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
 6–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up
 1.
 1973
Salisbury, U.S.
 Hard (i)
United States Jimmy Connors
 6–7, 6–7, 3–6
Runner-up
 2.
 1973
West Berlin
 Hard
West Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up
 3.
 1973
Hamburg, West Germany
 Clay
United States Eddie Dibbs
 1–6, 6–3, 6–7, 3–6
Runner-up
 4.
 1974
Roanoke, U.S.
 Indoor
United States Jimmy Connors
 4–6, 3–6
Winner
 2.
 1974
Omaha, U.S.

United States Jimmy Connors
 6–3, 1–6, 6–1
Runner-up
 5.
 1974
Little Rock, U.S.
 Carpet
United States Jimmy Connors
 2–6, 1–6
Winner
 3.
 1974
Calgary, Canada
 Indoor
South Africa Byron Bertram
 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-up
 6.
 1974
Jackson, U.S.
 Carpet
United States Sandy Mayer
 6–7, 5–7
Runner-up
 7.
 1974
 Washington D.C., U.S.

India Vijay Amritraj
 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up
 8.
 1974
Oslo, Norway
 Indoor
United States Jeff Borowiak
 3–6, 2–6
Runner-up
 9.
 1975
Nassau, Bahamas
 Outdoor
United States Jimmy Connors
 0–6, 2–6
Runner-up
 10.
 1975
Munich, West Germany
 Clay
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
 6–2, 0–6, 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up
 11.
 1975
Gstaad, Switzerland
 Clay
Australia Ken Rosewall
 4–6, 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up
 12.
 1976
Munich, West Germany
 Clay
Spain Manuel Orantes
 1–6, 4–6, 1–6
Runner-up
 13.
 1977
Brussels, Belgium
 Clay
United States Harold Solomon
 5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Winner
 4.
 1977
Manila, Philippines
 Clay
Spain Manuel Orantes
 DEF
Runner-up
 14.
 1979
Florence, Italy
 Clay
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
 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
Runner-up
 1.
 1972
London/Queen's Club, England
 Grass
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
United States Jim McManus
United States Jim Osborne
 6–4, 3–6, 5–7
Winner
 1.
 1974
Omaha, U.S.
 Hard
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
Australia Ian Fletcher
Australia Kim Warwick
 6–2, 6–4
Winner
 2.
 1974
Baltimore, U.S.
 Carpet
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
Australia Owen Davidson
United States Clark Graebner
 7–6, 7–5
Winner
 3.
 1974
Little Rock, U.S.
 Carpet
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
United States Vitas Gerulaitis
South Africa Bob Hewitt
 6–0, 6–2
Winner
 4.
 1974
Calgary, Canada
 Indoor
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
Colombia Iván Molina
Colombia Jairo Velasco, Sr.
 6–4, 6–4
Winner
 5.
 1974
Tempe, U.S.
 Hard
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
Australia Ian Fletcher
Australia Kim Warwick
 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Winner
 6.
 1974
Oslo, Norway
 Indoor
Pakistan Haroon Rahim
United States Jeff Borowiak
United States Vitas Gerulaitis
 6–3, 6–2
Winner
 7.
 1975
Birmingham, U.S.
 Carpet
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
Rhodesia Colin Dowdeswell
South Africa John Yuill
 6–1, 3–6, 7–6
Runner-up
 2.
 1975
Hampton, U.S.
 Carpet
Czechoslovakia Jan Písecký
New Zealand Ian Crookenden
Australia Ian Fletcher
 2–6, 7–6, 4–6
Runner-up
 3.
 1975
Munich, West Germany
 Clay
Czechoslovakia Milan Holeček
Poland Wojtek Fibak
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
 5–7, 3–6
Runner-up
 4.
 1975
Barcelona, Spain
 Clay
Poland Wojtek Fibak
Sweden Björn Borg
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
 6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Winner
 8.
 1975
Paris Indoor, France
 Hard (i)
Poland Wojtek Fibak
Romania Ilie Năstase
Netherlands Tom Okker
 6–4, 7–6
Winner
 9.
 1975
 London, England
 Carpet
Poland Wojtek Fibak
United States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ilie Năstase
 6–1, 7–5
Runner-up
 5.
 1976
Atlanta WCT, U.S.
 Carpet
Poland Wojtek Fibak
Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up
 6.
 1976
Barcelona WCT, Spain
 Clay
Poland Wojtek Fibak
United States Robert Lutz
United States Ramsey Smith
 3–6, 3–6
Winner
 10.
 1976
Nuremberg, West Germany
 Carpet
South Africa Frew McMillan
Rhodesia Colin Dowdeswell
Australia Paul Kronk
 7–6, 6–4
Runner-up
 7.
 1976
Nice, France
 Clay
Poland Wojtek Fibak
France Patrice Dominguez
France François Jauffret
 4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Winner
 11.
 1976
Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco
 Clay
Poland Wojtek Fibak
Sweden Björn Borg
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
 7–6, 6–1
Winner
 12.
 1976
World Doubles WCT, Kansas City
 Carpet
Poland Wojtek Fibak
United States Robert Lutz
United States Ramsey Smith
 6–3, 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner
 13.
 1976
Düsseldorf, West Germany
 Clay
Poland Wojtek Fibak
Australia Bob Carmichael
South Africa Raymond Moore
 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Winner
 14.
 1977
Hamburg, West Germany
 Clay
South Africa Bob Hewitt
Australia Phil Dent
Australia Kim Warwick
 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Winner
 15.
 1977
Düsseldorf, West Germany
 Clay
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
Australia Paul Kronk
Australia Cliff Letcher
 6–3, 6–3
Winner
 16.
 1977
Gstaad, Switzerland
 Clay
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender
Switzerland Colin Dowdeswell
South Africa Bob Hewitt
 6–4, 7–6
Winner
 17.
 1979
Nancy, France
 Hard (i)
West Germany Klaus Eberhard
United Kingdom Robin Drysdale
United Kingdom Andrew Jarrett
 4–6, 7–6, 6–3


References





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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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