Country (sports) | West Germany Germany |
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Born | Oelde, West Germany | 24 May 1970
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $10,675 |
Singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 203 (22 Apr 1991) |
Doubles | |
Highest ranking | No. 1031 (26 Oct 1992) |
Boris Laustroer (born 24 May 1970, died 08 April 2023) was a German professional tennis player. [1]
Laustroer, a native of Oelde, competed on the professional tour in the early 1990s. He had a best singles ranking of 203 in the world and won an ATP Challenger tournament in Singapore in 1990, beating Sander Groen in the final. [2] He took his life due to depression on 08 April 2023.
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponents | Score |
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1. | Oct 1990 | Singapore Challenger, Singapore | Hard | Sander Groen | 7–6, 6–4 |
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