Karl Meiler
Karl Meiler (30 April 1949 – 17 April 2014) was a tennis player from West Germany who was active in the 1970s and 1980s.
Country (sports) | West Germany |
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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 | 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) |
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 | Guillermo Vilas | 6–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–1 | Feb 1973 | Salisbury, U.S. | Hard (i) | Jimmy Connors | 6–7, 6–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Jun 1973 | West Berlin | Hard | Hans-Jürgen Pohmann | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Jun 1973 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | Eddie Dibbs | 1–6, 6–3, 6–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Jan 1974 | Roanoke, U.S. | Indoor | Jimmy Connors | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2–4 | Jan 1974 | Omaha, U.S. | Jimmy Connors | 6–3, 1–6, 6–1 | |
Loss | 2–5 | Feb 1974 | Little Rock, U.S. | Carpet | Jimmy Connors | 2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 3–5 | Mar 1974 | Calgary, Canada | Indoor | Byron Bertram | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 3–6 | Mar 1974 | Jackson, U.S. | Carpet | Sandy Mayer | 6–7, 5–7 |
Loss | 3–7 | Nov 1974 | Oslo, Norway | Indoor | Jeff Borowiak | 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3–8 | 1975 | Nassau, Bahamas | Outdoor | Jimmy Connors | 0–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3–9 | 1975 | Munich, West Germany | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 6–2, 0–6, 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 3–10 | 1975 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Ken Rosewall | 4–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 3–11 | 1976 | Munich, West Germany | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 1–6, 4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 3–12 | 1977 | Brussels, Belgium | Clay | Harold Solomon | 5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 4–12 | 1977 | Manila, Philippines | Clay | Manuel Orantes | DEF |
Loss | 4–13 | 1979 | Florence, Italy | Clay | Raúl Ramírez | 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 | Jürgen Fassbender | Jim McManus Jim Osborne |
6–4, 3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 1. | 1974 | Omaha, U.S. | Hard | Jürgen Fassbender | Ian Fletcher Kim Warwick |
6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 2. | 1974 | Baltimore, U.S. | Carpet | Jürgen Fassbender | Owen Davidson Clark Graebner |
7–6, 7–5 |
Win | 3. | 1974 | Little Rock, U.S. | Carpet | Jürgen Fassbender | Vitas Gerulaitis Bob Hewitt |
6–0, 6–2 |
Win | 4. | 1974 | Calgary, Canada | Indoor | Jürgen Fassbender | Iván Molina Jairo Velasco, Sr. |
6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 5. | 1974 | Tempe, U.S. | Hard | Jürgen Fassbender | Ian Fletcher Kim Warwick |
4–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 6. | 1974 | Oslo, Norway | Indoor | Haroon Rahim | Jeff Borowiak Vitas Gerulaitis |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 7. | 1975 | Birmingham, U.S. | Carpet | Jürgen Fassbender | Colin Dowdeswell John Yuill |
6–1, 3–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 2. | 1975 | Hampton, U.S. | Carpet | Jan Písecký | Ian Crookenden Ian Fletcher |
2–6, 7–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3. | 1975 | Munich, West Germany | Clay | Milan Holeček | Wojtek Fibak Jan Kodeš |
5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 4. | 1975 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Wojtek Fibak | Björn Borg Guillermo Vilas |
6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 8. | 1975 | Paris Indoor, France | Hard (i) | Wojtek Fibak | Ilie Năstase Tom Okker |
6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 9. | 1975 | London, England | Carpet | Wojtek Fibak | Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase |
6–1, 7–5 |
Loss | 5. | 1976 | Atlanta WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Wojtek Fibak | John Alexander Phil Dent |
3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 6. | 1976 | Barcelona WCT, Spain | Clay | Wojtek Fibak | Robert Lutz Ramsey Smith |
3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 10. | 1976 | Nuremberg, West Germany | Carpet | Frew McMillan | Colin Dowdeswell Paul Kronk |
7–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 7. | 1976 | Nice, France | Clay | Wojtek Fibak | Patrice Dominguez François Jauffret |
4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Win | 11. | 1976 | Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco | Clay | Wojtek Fibak | Björn Borg Guillermo Vilas |
7–6, 6–1 |
Win | 12. | 1976 | WCT World Doubles, Kansas City | Carpet | Wojtek Fibak | Robert Lutz Ramsey Smith |
6–3, 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 13. | 1976 | Düsseldorf, West Germany | Clay | Wojtek Fibak | Bob Carmichael Raymond Moore |
6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
Win | 14. | 1977 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | Bob Hewitt | Phil Dent Kim Warwick |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 15. | 1977 | Düsseldorf, West Germany | Clay | Jürgen Fassbender | Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 16. | 1977 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Jürgen Fassbender | Colin Dowdeswell Bob Hewitt |
6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 17. | 1979 | Nancy, France | Hard (i) | Klaus Eberhard | Robin Drysdale Andrew Jarrett |
4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
References
- "Ex-Davis-Cup-Spieler Meiler ist tot". Spiegel Online (in German). 20 April 2014.
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