Klaus Eberhard (tennis)

Last updated
Klaus Eberhard
Tennisturnier um den Galea-Cup (Kiel 69.074).jpg
Tennisturnier um den Galea-Cup
Country (sports) Flag of Germany.svg West Germany
Residence Berlin/Hanover
Born (1957-09-15) 15 September 1957 (age 66)
Datteln, West Germany
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record53–74
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 104 (22 Dec 1980)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 2R (1978, 1980, 1982)
Wimbledon 1R (1981)
Doubles
Career record26–45
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 320 (3 Jan 1983)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (1981)

Klaus Eberhard (born 15 September 1957) is a former professional tennis player from West Germany. [1]

Contents

Career

Early in his career, Eberhard had his best performances in his home country. [2] He was quarterfinalist at the Stuttgart Outdoor tournament in 1978 and reached the quarter-finals at Berlin the following year. [2] The West German defeated Peter Elter to make second round of the 1978 French Open. [2]

In 1980, he reached the semifinals of the BMW Open in Munich and again made the second round of the French Open, beating Spaniard José López-Maeso. [2] He took part in a Davis Cup tie for the West German team that year, playing two singles rubbers against Swedish players Björn Borg and Kjell Johansson, which he both lost. [3]

Eberhard was an Austrian Open and Tel Aviv Open semifinalist in 1981. [2] Also that year, he reached the quarterfinals in Mexico City. [2]

He defeated Mario Martinez in the first round of the 1982 French Open, then lost a five-set second-round match to John Lloyd. [2] It would be his last win at a Grand Slam tournament. [2]

In 1982, he was a quarterfinalist at the Cairo Open and made the semifinals in Linz. [2]

He won two doubles titles during his career, in Nancy and Kitzbühel. [2]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 2 (2–0)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Mar 1979 Nancy, FranceHard Flag of Germany.svg Karl Meiler Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robin Drysdale
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jarrett 		4–6, 7–6, 6–3
Win2–0Jul 1980 Kitzbühel, AustriaClay Flag of Germany.svg Ulrich Marten Flag of Brazil.svg Carlos Kirmayr
Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Lewis 		6–4, 3–6, 6–4

Challenger titles

Doubles: 1

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1980 Parioli, ItalyClay Flag of Germany.svg Ulrich Marten Flag of Germany.svg Karl Meiler
Flag of Germany.svg Werner Zirngibl 		3–6, 6–3, 7–5

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thomas Muster</span> Austrian tennis player

Thomas Muster is an Austrian former world No. 1 tennis player. One of the world's leading clay court players in the 1990s, he won the 1995 French Open and at his peak was called "The King of Clay". In addition, he won eight Masters 1000 Series titles. Muster is one of the nine players to win Super 9/ATP Masters Series/ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles on clay, hardcourt and carpet.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mats Wilander</span> Swedish tennis player

Mats Arne Olof Wilander is a Swedish former world No. 1 tennis player. From 1982 to 1988, he won seven major singles titles, and one major men's doubles title. His breakthrough came suddenly and unexpectedly when he won the 1982 French Open at the age of 17.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carlos Moyá</span> Spanish tennis player

Carlos Moyá Llompart is a Spanish former world No. 1 tennis player. He is the 1998 French Open singles champion and the runner-up at the 1997 Australian Open. In 2004, he was part of his country's winning Davis Cup team. He has been Rafael Nadal's primary coach since 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Nalbandian</span> Argentine tennis player

David Pablo Nalbandian is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He reached his highest ranking in singles of world No. 3 in March 2006, during a career that stretched from 2000 to 2013. Nalbandian was runner-up in the singles event at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships. During his career, he won 11 singles titles, including the Tennis Masters Cup in 2005 and two Masters 1000 tournaments. Nalbandian is the only Argentine man in history to reach the semifinals or better at all four majors and to reach the Wimbledon final.He was a member of the Argentinian Davis Cup team who reached the finals of the World Group in 2006, 2008 and 2011. Nalbandian played right-handed with a two-handed backhand, which was known for being a devastating shot. Since his retirement, Nalbandian has taken up the sport of rally racing and has competed in Rally Argentina.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robby Ginepri</span> American tennis player

Robert Louis Ginepri is an American former professional tennis player. He won three ATP singles titles in his career and achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 15 in December 2005. Ginepri's best Grand Slam result was the semifinals of the 2005 US Open, where he lost to Andre Agassi.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joachim Johansson</span> Swedish tennis player

Joachim Johansson is a former professional male tennis player from Sweden. He reached the semifinals of the 2004 US Open, won 3 singles titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 9 in February 2005.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jarkko Nieminen</span> Finnish tennis player

Jarkko Kalervo Nieminen is a Finnish former professional tennis player. His highest ranking of world No. 13, achieved in July 2006, is a Finnish record. He has won two ATP singles titles and five doubles titles in his career. His best performances in Grand Slam tournaments have been reaching the quarterfinals of the 2005 US Open, the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2008 Australian Open.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Barbara Schett</span> Austrian tennis player

Barbara Schett Eagle is an Austrian former professional tennis player, who reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 7 in September 1999. Between 1993 and 2004 she played in 48 matches for the Austria Fed Cup team, winning 30. She also represented Austria at the 2000 Sydney Olympics in singles and doubles, reaching the quarterfinals of the singles event. She retired after the 2005 Australian Open and now works for Eurosport as a commentator and presenter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Florian Mayer</span> German tennis player

Florian Mayer is a German former professional tennis player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alejandro Falla</span> Colombian tennis player

Alejandro Falla Ramírez is a retired professional male tennis player from Colombia. The left-hander turned pro in 2000 and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 48 in July 2012. At the 2006 Wimbledon tournament, Falla upset 9th seed Nikolay Davydenko and at the 2007 Sony Ericsson Open he beat 9th seed Tommy Haas in straight sets. He reached the semifinals of the Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon in 2007, beating players such as the 5th seed Ivan Ljubičić.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michał Przysiężny</span> Polish tennis player

Michał Przysiężny is a former Polish professional tennis player. He reached the semifinals of St. Petersburg in 2013, achieving a career-high singles ranking of World No. 57 in January 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Philipp Petzschner</span> German tennis player

Philipp Petzschner is a retired German professional tennis player. He was known for his hard-hitting forehand and backhand slices. He reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 9, which he achieved in April 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bruno Soares</span> Brazilian tennis player

Bruno Fraga Soares is a Brazilian former professional tennis player who specialises in doubles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leonardo Mayer</span> Argentine tennis player

Leonardo Martín Mayer is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. Mayer achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 21 in June 2015 and world No. 48 in doubles in January 2019. He was coached by Alejandro Fabbri and Leo Alonso. He was born in Corrientes and resides in Buenos Aires.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Juan Sebastián Cabal</span> Colombian tennis player

Juan Sebastián Cabal Valdés is a Colombian former professional tennis player. A world No. 1 in doubles, he also reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 184 in February 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peter Gojowczyk</span> German tennis player

Peter Gojowczyk is a German former professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 39 in June 2018. He won one ATP singles title and reached two more finals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Guido Pella</span> Argentine tennis player

Guido Pella is an Argentine former professional tennis player. In August 2019, Pella reached his career best world No. 20 in singles. In July 2019, he peaked at No. 55 in doubles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maximilian Marterer</span> German tennis player

Maximilian Marterer is a German professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 45, achieved in August 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andreas Mies</span> German tennis player

Andreas Mies is a German professional tennis player who specialises in doubles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gabriel Debru</span> French tennis player (born 2005)

Gabriel Debru is a French tennis player.

References

  1. ↑ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ATP World Tour Profile
  3. ↑ Davis Cup Profile
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.