Jürgen Fassbender

Jürgen Fassbender (German: Faßbender, born 28 May 1948) is a retired German tennis player.

Jürgen Fassbender
Jürgen Fassbender in 1975
Country (sports) West Germany
Born (1948-05-28) 28 May 1948
Wesseling, West Germany
Retired1981
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record177–168 (Open era)
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 31 (23 August 1973)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open3R (1973, 1974)
WimbledonQF (1973)
US Open2R (1972)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (1968, demonstration)
Doubles
Career record240–126 (Open era)
Career titles16
Highest rankingNo. 854 (3 January 1983)
Grand Slam Doubles results
French OpenSF (1973)
WimbledonSF (1973, 1975)
US Open3R (1975)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsRR – 2nd (1975)
Other mixed doubles tournaments
Olympic GamesF (1968, demonstration)

On the ATP Tour, Fassbender won three singles and 15 doubles titles. His best Grand Slam singles result was reaching the quarterfinals at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships. In doubles, he reached the semifinals of the 1973 French Open and the 1973 and 1975 Wimbledon Championships.

Between 1968 and 1979, he played in 23 ties for the German Davis Cup team and compiled a record of 20 wins and 14 losses. Best team result was winning the European Zone and reaching the Inter-Zonal semifinal in 1968.[1][2]

Career finals

Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 1972 Düsseldorf, West Germany Clay Ilie Năstase 0–6, 2–6, 1–6
Win 1–1 Mar 1973 Charleston, United States Carpet (i) Clark Graebner 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Mar 1974 Paramus, United States Carpet (i) Sandy Mayer 1–6, 3–6
Win 2–2 May 1974 Munich, West Germany Clay François Jauffret 6–2, 5–7, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 2–3 Feb 1975 Boca Raton, United States Hard Jimmy Connors 4–6, 2–6
Win 3–3 Mar 1975 Düsseldorf, Germany Hard (i) Bernard Mignot 6–3, 6–3, 6–4

Doubles: 35 (16 titles, 19 runner-ups)

Result W–L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Aug 1968 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Wilhelm Bungert Gerald Battrick
Bobby Wilson
6–3, 7–5
Loss 1–1 Aug 1969 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Jean-Claude Barclay Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
1–6, 2–6, 4–6
Loss 1–2 Jun 1972 London Queen's Club, UK Grass Karl Meiler Jim McManus
Jim Osborne
6–4, 3–6, 5–7
Win 2–2 Jul 1972 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Mal Anderson
Geoff Masters
7–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 3–2 Jan 1973 Birmingham, United States Hard Pat Cramer Clark Graebner
Ion Ţiriac
6–4, 7–5
Loss 3–3 Feb 1973 Salisbury, United States Hard (i) Juan Gisbert Sr. Clark Graebner
Ilie Năstase
6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Win 4–3 Jun 1973 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Manuel Orantes
Ion Ţiriac
7–6, 7–6, 7–6
Loss 4–4 Oct 1973 Manila, Philippines Hard Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Marcello Lara
Sherwood Stewart
2–6, 0–6
Loss 4–5 Nov 1973 Christchurch, New Zealand Carpet (i) Jeff Simpson Anand Amritraj
Fred McNair
w/o
Win 5–5 Jan 1974 Omaha, United States Carpet (i) Karl Meiler Ian Fletcher
Kim Warwick
6–2, 6–4
Win 6–5 Feb 1974 Baltimore, United States Carpet (i) Karl Meiler Owen Davidson
Clark Graebner
7–6, 7–5
Win 7–5 Feb 1974 Little Rock, United States Carpet (i) Karl Meiler Vitas Gerulaitis
Bob Hewitt
6–0, 6–2
Win 8–5 Mar 1974 Calgary, Canada Hard (i) Karl Meiler Iván Molina
Jairo Velasco Sr.
6–4, 6–4
Win 9–5 Mar 1974 Tempe, Arizona Hard Karl Meiler Ian Fletcher
Kim Warwick
4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Loss 9–6 May 1974 Munich, West Germany Clay Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Antonio Muñoz
Manuel Orantes
6–2, 4–6, 6–7, 2–6
Win 10–6 May 1974 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 10–7 Aug 1974 Indianapolis, United States Clay Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Jimmy Connors
Ilie Năstase
7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 10–8 Aug 1974 Montreal, Canada Hard Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Manuel Orantes
Guillermo Vilas
1–6, 6–2, 2–6
Loss 10–9 Nov 1974 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Ismail El Shafei
Roscoe Tanner
5–7, 3–6
Win 11–9 Jan 1975 Birmingham, United States Carpet (i) Karl Meiler Colin Dowdeswell
John Yuill
6–1, 3–6, 7–6
Loss 11–10 Feb 1975 Boca Raton, United States Hard Ion Ţiriac Juan Gisbert Sr.
Clark Graebner
2–6, 1–6
Loss 11–11 Mar 1975 London WCT, UK Carpet (i) Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Paolo Bertolucci
Adriano Panatta
3–6, 4–6
Win 12–11 Jul 1975 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Colin Dowdeswell
Ken Rosewall
6–4, 9–7, 6–1
Loss 12–12 Aug 1975 Columbus, United States Hard Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Bob Lutz
Stan Smith
2–6, 7–6, 3–6
Loss 12–13 Nov 1975 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Paolo Bertolucci
Adriano Panatta
6–7, 7–6, 4–6
Loss 12–14 May 1976 Munich, West Germany Clay Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Juan Gisbert Sr.
Manuel Orantes
6–1, 3–6, 2–6, 3–2 ret.
Loss 12–15 Jun 1976 Berlin, West Germany Hard Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Patricio Cornejo
Antonio Muñoz
5–7, 1–6
Win 13–15 Jul 1976 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Paolo Bertolucci
Adriano Panatta
7–5, 6–3, 6–3
Loss 13–16 Jul 1976 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Jiří Hřebec
Jan Kodeš
7–6, 2–6, 4–6
Win 14–16 May 1977 Düsseldorf, West Germany Clay Karl Meiler Paul Kronk
Cliff Letcher
6–3, 6–3
Win 15–16 Jul 1977 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Karl Meiler Colin Dowdeswell
Bob Hewitt
6–4, 7–6
Loss 15–17 Mar 1978 Lagos, Nigeria Clay Colin Dowdeswell George Hardie
Sashi Menon
3–6, 6–3, 5–7
Loss 15–18 May 1978 Munich, West Germany Clay Tom Okker Ion Ţiriac
Guillermo Vilas
6–3, 4–6, 6–7
Win 16–18 Jun 1978 Berlin, West Germany Clay Colin Dowdeswell Željko Franulović
Hans Gildemeister
6–3, 6–4
Loss 16–19 May 1979 Munich, West Germany Clay Jean-Louis Haillet Wojtek Fibak
Tom Okker
6–7, 5–7

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