Thursday, 16 April 2015

Karl Meiler (30 April 1949 – 17 April 2014) was a tennis

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)[edit]

OutcomeNo.DateChampionshipSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Winner1.1972Buenos Aires, ArgentinaClayArgentina Guillermo Vilas6–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up1.1973Salisbury, U.S.Hard (i)United States Jimmy Connors6–7, 6–7, 3–6
Runner-up2.1973West BerlinHardWest Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up3.1973HamburgWest GermanyClayUnited States Eddie Dibbs1–6, 6–3, 6–7, 3–6
Runner-up4.1974Roanoke, U.S.IndoorUnited States Jimmy Connors4–6, 3–6
Winner2.1974Omaha, U.S.United States Jimmy Connors6–3, 1–6, 6–1
Runner-up5.1974Little Rock, U.S.CarpetUnited States Jimmy Connors2–6, 1–6
Winner3.1974Calgary, CanadaIndoorSouth Africa Byron Bertram6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-up6.1974Jackson, U.S.CarpetUnited States Sandy Mayer6–7, 5–7
Runner-up7.1974Washington D.C., U.S.India Vijay Amritraj4–6, 3–6
Runner-up8.1974Oslo, NorwayIndoorUnited States Jeff Borowiak3–6, 2–6
Runner-up9.1975Nassau, BahamasOutdoorUnited States Jimmy Connors0–6, 2–6
Runner-up10.1975MunichWest GermanyClayArgentina Guillermo Vilas6–2, 0–6, 2–6, 3–6
Runner-up11.1975Gstaad, SwitzerlandClayAustralia Ken Rosewall4–6, 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up12.1976MunichWest GermanyClaySpain Manuel Orantes1–6, 4–6, 1–6
Runner-up13.1977Brussels, BelgiumClayUnited States Harold Solomon5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Winner4.1977Manila, PhilippinesClaySpain Manuel OrantesDEF
Runner-up14.1979Florence, ItalyClayMexico Raúl Ramírez4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 5–7, 0–6

Doubles titles (17)[edit]

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponents in the finalScore in the final
Runner-up1.1972London/Queen's Club, EnglandGrassWest Germany Jürgen FassbenderUnited States Jim McManus
United States Jim Osborne
6–4, 3–6, 5–7
Winner1.1974Omaha, U.S.West Germany Jürgen FassbenderAustralia Ian Fletcher
Australia Kim Warwick
6–2, 6–4
Winner2.1974Baltimore, U.S.CarpetWest Germany Jürgen FassbenderAustralia Owen Davidson
United States Clark Graebner
7–6, 7–5
Winner3.1974Little Rock, U.S.CarpetWest Germany Jürgen FassbenderUnited States Vitas Gerulaitis
South Africa Bob Hewitt
6–0, 6–2
Winner4.1974Calgary, CanadaIndoorWest Germany Jürgen FassbenderColombia Iván Molina
Colombia Jairo Velasco, Sr.
6–4, 6–4
Winner5.1974Tempe, U.S.HardWest Germany Jürgen FassbenderAustralia Ian Fletcher
Australia Kim Warwick
4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Winner6.1974Oslo, NorwayIndoorPakistan Haroon RahimUnited States Jeff Borowiak
United States Vitas Gerulaitis
6–3, 6–2
Winner7.1975Birmingham, U.S.CarpetWest Germany Jürgen FassbenderRhodesia Colin Dowdeswell
South Africa John Yuill
6–1, 3–6, 7–6
Runner-up2.1975Hampton, U.S.CarpetCzechoslovakia Jan PiseckyNew Zealand Ian Crookenden
Australia Ian Fletcher
2–6, 7–6, 4–6
Runner-up3.1975MunichWest GermanyClayCzechoslovakia Milan HolečekPoland Wojtek Fibak
Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
5–7, 3–6
Runner-up4.1975Barcelona, SpainClayPoland Wojtek FibakSweden Björn Borg
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Winner8.1975Paris Indoor, FranceHard (i)Poland Wojtek FibakRomania Ilie Năstase
Netherlands Tom Okker
6–4, 7–6
Winner9.1975London, EnglandCarpetPoland Wojtek FibakUnited States Jimmy Connors
Romania Ilie Năstase
6–1, 7–5
Runner-up5.1976Atlanta WCT, U.S.CarpetPoland Wojtek FibakAustralia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
3–6, 4–6
Runner-up6.1976Barcelona WCT, SpainClayPoland Wojtek FibakUnited States Robert Lutz
United States Ramsey Smith
3–6, 3–6
Winner10.1976NurembergWest GermanyCarpetSouth Africa Frew McMillanRhodesia Colin Dowdeswell
Australia Peter Kronk
7–6, 6–4
Runner-up7.1976Nice, FranceClayPoland Wojtek FibakFrance Patrice Dominguez
France François Jauffret
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Winner11.1976Monte Carlo WCT, MonacoClayPoland Wojtek FibakSweden Björn Borg
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
7–6, 6–1
Winner12.1976World Doubles WCTKansas CityCarpetPoland Wojtek FibakUnited States Robert Lutz
United States Ramsey Smith
6–3, 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Winner13.1976DüsseldorfWest GermanyClayPoland Wojtek FibakAustralia Bob Carmichael
South Africa Raymond Moore
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Winner14.1977HamburgWest GermanyClaySouth Africa Bob HewittAustralia Phil Dent
Australia Kim Warwick
3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Winner15.1977DüsseldorfWest GermanyClayWest Germany Jürgen FassbenderAustralia Paul Kronk
Australia Cliff Letcher
6–3, 6–3
Winner16.1977Gstaad, SwitzerlandClayWest Germany Jürgen FassbenderSwitzerland Colin Dowdeswell
South Africa Bob Hewitt
6–4, 7–6
Winner17.1979Nancy, FranceHard (i)West Germany Klaus EberhardUnited Kingdom Robin Drysdale
United Kingdom Andrew Jarrett
4–6, 7–6, 6–3

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