Harald Rittersbacher

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Harald Rittersbacher
Full nameHarald Rittersbacher
Country (sports)Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Born (1963-04-27) 27 April 1963 (age 59)
Ludwigshafen, West Germany
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$37,551
Singles
Career record2-6
Highest rankingNo. 257 (14 July 1986)
Doubles
Career record4-22
Highest rankingNo. 183 (14 July 1986)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 1R (1986)
Wimbledon 1R (1987)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open 1R (1988)

Harald Rittersbacher (born 27 April 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.

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Biography

Born in Ludwigshafen, Rittersbacher played collegiate tennis in the United States for Texas Christian University in the early 1980s. [1]

Rittersbacher, a right-handed player, made his grand slam main draw debut at the 1986 French Open in the men's doubles with Anthony Emerson. At the 1987 Wimbledon Championships he and partner Russell Barlow faced top seeds Guy Forget and Yannick Noah for a first round loss. He made his third and final grand slam appearance in the mixed doubles with Marise Kruger at the 1988 French Open.

On the Grand Prix circuit he made most of his appearances in doubles, making several quarter-finals.

He won his only Challenger title in 1989, which came in the doubles at Montabaur in his home country. [2]

Now a tennis coach, Rittersbacher was formerly based in Mannheim, the birthplace of Steffi Graf, who had him as a hitting partner for several years. [3] He was later an assistant coach for the tennis team at Hawaii Pacific University. [4]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1989 Montabaur, West GermanyClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Fulwood Flag of Germany.svg Karsten Braasch
Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Leppen 		7–5, 6–3

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References

  1. ↑ "SMU men, Texas women capture SWC tennis titles". Lubbock Evening Journal. 25 April 1983. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Montabaur Challenger - 05 June - 11 June 1989". ITF . Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Steffi Graf: In der Absage steckt Hoffnung". Die Welt (in German). 31 December 1997. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Harald Rittersbacher - Graduate Assistant Coach". hpusharks.com. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
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