Mike Bauer

Mike Bauer
Country (sports)	United States
Born	June 29, 1959 (age 64); Oakland, California, US
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$ 611,891
Singles
Career record	75–92
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 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 record	162–180
Career titles	9
Highest ranking	No. 25 (December 19, 1983)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	QF (1983)
French Open	2R (1995)
Wimbledon	QF (1983)
US Open	QF (1984)

Last updated November 19, 2023

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]

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)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Nov 1982	Bangkok, Thailand	Carpet (i)	Jim Gurfein	6–1, 6–2
Win	2–0	Dec 1982	Adelaide, Australia	Grass	Chris Johnstone	4–6, 7–6, 6–2
Loss	2–1	Dec 1983	Sydney, Australia	Grass	Joakim Nyström	6–2, 3–6, 1–6
Win	3–1	Dec 1983	Adelaide, Australia	Grass	Miloslav Mečíř	3–6, 6–4, 6–1

Doubles (9 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partners	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Nov 1981	Taipei, Taiwan	Carpet (i)	John Benson	John Austin Mike Cahill	6–4, 6–3
Win	2–0	Nov 1981	Manila, Philippines	Clay	John Benson	Drew Gitlin Jim Gurfein	6–4, 6–4
Win	3–0	Oct 1992	Tel Aviv, Israel	Hard	João Cunha e Silva	Mark Koevermans Tobias Svantesson	6–3, 6–4
Win	4–0	Nov 1982	Bangkok, Thailand	Carpet (i)	John Benson	Charles Strode Morris Strode	7–5, 3–6, 6–3
Win	5–0	Jul 1983	Stuttgart, West Germany	Clay	Anand Amritraj	Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd	4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss	5–1	Oct 1983	Maui, U.S.	Hard	Scott Davis	Tony Giammalva Steve Meister	3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss	5–2	Dec 1984	Melbourne, Australia	Grass	Scott McCain	Broderick Dyke Wally Masur	6–7, 6–3, 6–7
Loss	5–3	Mar 1993	Zaragoza	Carpet	David Rikl	Martin Damm Karel Nováček	6–2, 4–6, 5–7
Win	6–3	Mar 1993	Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	Piet Norval	Ģirts Dzelde Goran Prpić	7–5, 7–6
Loss	6–4	Jun 1993	Halle, Germany	Grass	Marc-Kevin Goellner	Petr Korda Cyril Suk	6–7, 7–5, 3–6
Loss	6–5	Oct 1993	Tel Aviv, Israel	Hard	David Rikl	Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez	4–6, 4–6
Loss	6–6	Oct 1993	Vienna, Austria	Carpet (i)	David Prinosil	Byron Black Jonathan Stark	3–6, 6–7
Win	7–6	Nov 1993	Santiago, Chile	Clay	David Rikl	Christer Allgårdh Brian Devening	7–6, 6–4
Win	8–6	Dec 1983	Sydney, Australia	Grass	Pat Cash	Broderick Dyke Rod Frawley	7–6, 6–4
Win	9–6	Oct 1994	Vienna, Austria	Carpet (i)	David Rikl	Alex Antonitsch Greg Rusedski	7–6, 6–4

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References

1 2 3 "Mike Bauer: Career Titles/Finals". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
1 2 3 "Mike Bauer: Profile". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
↑ "Mike Bauer: Rankings History". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 2011-03-31.

External links

Mike Bauer at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Mike Bauer at the International Tennis Federation

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[titles-1] 1 2 3 "Mike Bauer: Career Titles/Finals". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 2011-03-31.

[ATP-2] 1 2 3 "Mike Bauer: Profile". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 2011-03-31.

[3] "Mike Bauer: Rankings History". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 2011-03-31.

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