Career
To qualify for the 1988 Wimbledon Championships, Moraing managed to defeat former quarter-finalist Vijay Amritraj in his final qualification match, which went for five sets, including two tiebreaks, before being won by West German 8–6 in the fifth. [1] He defeated British wildcard Mark Petchey in the first round of the main draw, but lost in the second round, to fellow qualifier Barry Moir, in four sets. [2] With his elder brother Peter as his partner, Moraing competed in the men's doubles as well. [2] The pair were eliminated in the opening round by Sergio Casal and Emilio Sánchez. [2]
He also took part in both the singles and doubles draws of the 1989 Australian Open. [2] In the singles he had a win in the opening round, over Thierry Tulasne, who retired in the third set with sickness, after losing the first two sets. [3] He was unable to progress past fourth seed Stefan Edberg in his next match, losing in straight sets. [2] The West German didn't do as well in the doubles, with he and partner Torben Theine losing in the first round. [2]
Outside of Grand Slams, Moraing had his best performance on tour at the 1988 German Open, where he beat the 42nd ranked player in the world Eric Jelen. [2] The previous year he was a semi-finalist at a Challenger event in Vancouver and made the doubles final at another Challenger tournament, in Bossonnens, partnering Alexander Mronz. [2]
Moraing is now a tennis coach and runs a tennis center with his brother in Mülheim.
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