Mike Bauer

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Mike Bauer
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1959-06-29) June 29, 1959 (age 65)
Oakland, California, US
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money $ 611,891
Singles
Career record75–92
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 29 (November 6, 1984)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (1982, 1984)
French Open 1R (1985)
Wimbledon 3R (1983)
US Open 2R (1984, 1984)
Doubles
Career record162–180
Career titles9
Highest rankingNo. 25 (December 19, 1983)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open QF (1983)
French Open 2R (1995)
Wimbledon QF (1983)
US Open QF (1984)

Mike Bauer (born June 29, 1959) is a retired American tour professional tennis player. Bauer won three singles and nine top-tier doubles titles during his career. [1] He reached a career high singles ranking of world No. 29 in November 1984. [2]

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Career

An All-American in 1981 at University of California, Berkeley, Bauer won the 1982 Bangkok Grand Prix and 1982 and 1983 South Australian Open. He was also a finalist at the 1983 Sydney Outdoor Grand Prix. He reached the semi-finals in five other tournaments during his career. [2] His best Grand Slam result was reaching the 3rd round of Wimbledon in 1983 where he lost to eventual finalist Chris Lewis. He reached the second round of the U.S. Open twice in four tries.

Bauer reached a career high doubles ranking of world No. 25, [3] and won the 1981 Taipei Grand Prix and Manila Grand Prix, and 1982 Bangkok Grand Prix, tournaments partnering compatriot John Benson, the 1983 Stuttgart Outdoor partnering Anand Amritraj and Sydney Outdoor partnering Pat Cash, the 1992 Tel Aviv Grand Prix partnering João Cunha e Silva, the 1993 Casablanca Grand Prix partnering Piet Norval, and Santiago Grand Prix with Rikl, and the 1994 Vienna Grand Prix again with Rikl. [1] He was a finalist at the 1983 Maui Grand Prix partnering Scott Davis and 1984 Melbourne Grand Prix partnering Scott McCain, [2] 1993 Zarazoga Grand Prix partnering David Rikl, Gerry Weber Open with Marc-Kevin Goellner, Tel Aviv partnering Rikl, and Vienna with David Prinosil. [1]

Bauer was a member of the American Davis Cup team. Mike graduated from Miramonte High School in Orinda, California. He is the former Director of Tennis at Harbor Bay Club in Alameda, California. He regularly gave private lessons and directed the Summer Tennis Camp program. He now lives in Germany with his family.

Grand Prix career finals

Singles (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Nov 1982 Bangkok, ThailandCarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Jim Gurfein 6–1, 6–2
Win2–0Dec 1982 Adelaide, AustraliaGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Johnstone 4–6, 7–6, 6–2
Loss2–1Dec 1983 Sydney, AustraliaGrass Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Nyström 6–2, 3–6, 1–6
Win3–1Dec 1983 Adelaide, AustraliaGrass Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Miloslav Mečíř 3–6, 6–4, 6–1

Doubles (9 titles, 6 runner-ups)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnersOpponentsScore
Win1–0Nov 1981 Taipei, TaiwanCarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg John Benson Flag of the United States.svg John Austin
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Cahill 		6–4, 6–3
Win2–0Nov 1981 Manila, PhilippinesClay Flag of the United States.svg John Benson Flag of the United States.svg Drew Gitlin
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Gurfein 		6–4, 6–4
Win3–0 Oct 1992 Tel Aviv, IsraelHard Flag of Portugal.svg João Cunha e Silva Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mark Koevermans
Flag of Sweden.svg Tobias Svantesson		6–3, 6–4
Win4–0Nov 1982 Bangkok, ThailandCarpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg John Benson Flag of the United States.svg Charles Strode
Flag of the United States.svg Morris Strode 		7–5, 3–6, 6–3
Win5–0Jul 1983 Stuttgart, West GermanyClay Flag of India.svg Anand Amritraj Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Složil
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Šmíd 		4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss5–1Oct 1983 Maui, U.S.Hard Flag of the United States.svg Scott Davis Flag of the United States.svg Tony Giammalva
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Meister 		3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss5–2Dec 1984 Melbourne, AustraliaGrass Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCain Flag of the United States.svg Broderick Dyke
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wally Masur 		6–7, 6–3, 6–7
Loss5–3Mar 1993 Zaragoza Carpet Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Rikl Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Damm
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karel Nováček 		6–2, 4–6, 5–7
Win6–3Mar 1993 Casablanca, MoroccoClay Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Piet Norval Flag of Latvia.svg Ģirts Dzelde
Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Prpić 		7–5, 7–6
Loss6–4 Jun 1993 Halle, GermanyGrass Flag of Germany.svg Marc-Kevin Goellner Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Korda
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk 		6–7, 7–5, 3–6
Loss6–5Oct 1993 Tel Aviv, IsraelHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Rikl Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Casal
Flag of Spain.svg Emilio Sánchez 		4–6, 4–6
Loss6–6 Oct 1993 Vienna, AustriaCarpet (i) Flag of Germany.svg David Prinosil Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Byron Black
Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Stark 		3–6, 6–7
Win7–6Nov 1993 Santiago, ChileClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Rikl Flag of Sweden.svg Christer Allgårdh
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Devening 		7–6, 6–4
Win8–6Dec 1983 Sydney, AustraliaGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pat Cash Flag of Australia (converted).svg Broderick Dyke
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Frawley 		7–6, 6–4
Win9–6Oct 1994 Vienna, AustriaCarpet (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Rikl Flag of Austria.svg Alex Antonitsch
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Greg Rusedski 		7–6, 6–4

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mike Bauer: Career Titles/Finals". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mike Bauer: Profile". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Mike Bauer: Rankings History". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved March 31, 2011.


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