Bernd Karbacher

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Bernd Karbacher
Country (sports)Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Residence Munich, Germany
Born (1968-04-03) 3 April 1968 (age 55)
Munich, Germany
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1989
Retired2000
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$2,043,057
Singles
Career record135–161
Career titles2
1 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 22 (17 April 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (1997)
French Open QF (1996)
Wimbledon 2R (1992, 1995)
US Open QF (1994)
Doubles
Career record21–23
Career titles1
1 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 163 (6 June 1994)
Last updated on: 21 December 2021.

Bernd Karbacher (born 3 April 1968) is a German retired professional tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is world No. 22, which he reached on 17 April 1995. His career-high doubles ranking was world No. 163, achieved on 6 June 1994.

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During his career, he won two singles titles, Cologne in 1992 and the Swedish Open in Båstad in 1994.

He twice reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament. He did so in 1994 at the US Open after defeating Ivan Lendl and at the French Open in 1996 after a win against Goran Ivanišević. He also reached the semifinals of the 1993 Hamburg Masters and reached the finals of Indianapolis in 1995 after defeating Pete Sampras.

At the 1998 US Open, Karbacher, then ranked World No. 155, upset Australian Open champion and fourth seed Petr Korda in the first round in four sets. [1]

He retired from professional tennis in 2000. Since 2007, he has been the president of the German players organization "Tennis Germany".

ATP career finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–1)
ATP World Series (2–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (2–1)
Indoors (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Sep 1992 Cologne, GermanyWorld SeriesClay Flag of South Africa.svg Marcos Ondruska 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win2–0 Jul 1994 Båstad, SwedenWorld SeriesClay Flag of Austria.svg Horst Skoff 6–4, 6–3
Loss2–1 Aug 1995 Indianapolis, United StatesChampionship SeriesHard Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist 4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–0)
Indoors (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0 Aug 1993 Schenectady, United StatesWorld SeriesHard Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Olhovskiy Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Byron Black
Flag of New Zealand.svg Brett Steven
2–6, 7–6, 6–1

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–1)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Dec 1991Hong Kong, Hong KongChallengerHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Rusedski 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Loss1–1Nov 1992 Brest, FranceChallengerHard Flag of South Africa.svg Marcos Ondruska 7–5, 3–6, 0–6

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–1)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jun 1992 Cologne, GermanyChallengerClay Flag of Germany.svg Marc-Kevin Goellner Flag of the United States.svg Murphy Jensen
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Devening
6–4, 6–7, 6–1
Loss1–1Mar 1994 Agadir, MoroccoChallengerClay Flag of Sweden.svg Tomas Nydahl Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Slava Doseděl
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mark Koevermans
7–6, 3–6, 6–7

Performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AA 2R 1R 1R 1R 3R A 1R 1R 0 / 73–730%
French Open A 1R 3R 2R 3R QF A 1R 2R A0 / 710–759%
Wimbledon Q1 2R 1R 1R 2R A 1R A 1R A0 / 62–625%
US Open AA 3R QF 1R 2R Q2 2R 1R A0 / 68–657%
Win–loss0–01–25–45–43–45–32–21–21–40–10 / 2623–2647%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A 2R 2R 1R 1R 2R AAAA0 / 53–538%
Miami A 2R 2R 1R 4R 2R A Q2 Q2 Q1 0 / 55–550%
Monte Carlo AA 1R 2R 2R 1R AAAA0 / 42–433%
Hamburg AA SF 2R 1R 2R A 1R Q1 A0 / 56–555%
Rome AA 2R AA 2R AA Q1 A0 / 22–250%
Canada AAAAA 1R AA 1R A0 / 20–20%
Cincinnati AAAA 3R 3R AA Q2 A0 / 24–267%
Paris AAA 2R 1R AAAAA0 / 21–233%
Win–loss0–02–27–53–55–66–70–00–10–10–00 / 2723–2746%

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