Patrick Baur

Patrick Baur
Country (sports)	Germany
Born	3 May 1965 (age 59); Radolfzell, West Germany
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	1986
Retired	1997
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Coach	Gunter Bresnik
Prize money	$709,282
Singles
Career record	67–107
Career titles	2 ; 2 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 74 (22 April 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1988, 1992)
French Open	1R (1988, 1991)
Wimbledon	3R (1995)
US Open	2R (1997)
Doubles
Career record	38–59
Career titles	2 ; 3 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 64 (1 May 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1989)
French Open	2R (1989)
Wimbledon	1R (1989, 1990, 1997)
US Open	Q2 (1997)
	Last updated on: 1 June 2023.

Last updated January 29, 2025

Patrick Baur (born 3 May 1965) is a German former professional tennis player.

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (2 titles)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (2–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Finals by setting
Outdoors (2–0)
Indoors (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 1991	Guarujá, Brazil	World Series	Hard	Fernando Roese	6–2, 6–3
Win	2–0	Apr 1991	Seoul, South Korea	World Series	Hard	Jeff Tarango	6–4, 1–6, 7–6^(7–5)

Doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (2–2)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)

Finals by setting
Outdoors (2–1)
Indoors (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 1988	Båstad, Sweden	Grand Prix	Clay	Udo Riglewski	Stefan Edberg Niclas Kroon	6–7, 6–3, 7–6
Loss	1–1	Oct 1988	Tel Aviv, Israel	Grand Prix	Hard	Alexander Mronz	Roger Smith Paul Wekesa	3–6, 3–6
Win	2–1	Oct 1989	Tel Aviv, Israel	Grand Prix	Hard	Jeremy Bates	Rikard Bergh Per Henricsson	6–1, 4–6, 6–1
Loss	2–2	Oct 1992	Taipei, Taiwan	World Series	Carpet	Christo van Rensburg	Sandon Stolle John Fitzgerald	6–7, 2–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 9 (2–7)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–7)
ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (0–6)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (2–0)
Carpet (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jun 1989	Manchester, United Kingdom	Challenger	Grass	Andrew Castle	6–4, 6–7, 7–5
Loss	1–1	May 1990	Bangkok, Thailand	Challenger	Hard	Slava Dosedel	3–6, 4–6
Loss	1–2	Oct 1990	Ilhéus, Brazil	Challenger	Hard	Luis-Enrique Herrera	2–6, 2–6
Loss	1–3	Dec 1991	Bossonnens, Switzerland	Challenger	Hard	Christo Van Rensburg	4–6, 6–7
Win	2–3	Jul 1992	Bristol, United Kingdom	Challenger	Grass	Jamie Morgan	4–6, 7–6, 6–1
Loss	2–4	Mar 1993	Garmisch, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Martin Laurendeau	0–6, 4–6
Loss	2–5	Jul 1994	Montebello, Canada	Challenger	Hard	Sebastien Lareau	6–7, 1–6
Loss	2–6	May 1995	Jerusalem, israel	Challenger	Hard	Thomas Johansson	4–6, 6–7
Loss	2–7	Nov 1995	Réunion Island, Réunion	Challenger	Hard	Tim Henman	6–1, 3–6, 6–7

Doubles: 13 (3–10)

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–10)
ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–5)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (0–3)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Apr 1989	Guadeloupe, Guadeloupe	Challenger	Hard	Christian Saceanu	Gilad Bloom Brad Pearce	4–6, 2–6
Loss	0–2	Sep 1992	Singapore, Singapore	Challenger	Hard	Sander Groen	Martin Blackman Laurence Tieleman	4–6, 6–1, 6–7
Loss	0–3	Jul 1994	Seville, Spain	Challenger	Clay	Torben Theine	Emilio Benfele Álvarez Pepe Imaz	1–6, 3–6
Loss	0–4	Oct 1994	Réunion Island, Réunion	Challenger	Hard	Michael Geserer	Hendrik-Jan Davids Joost Winnink	1–6, 2–6
Loss	0–5	May 1995	Sliema, Malta	Challenger	Hard	Tomas Anzari	Marius Barnard Lionel Barthez	5–7, 3–6
Loss	0–6	May 1995	Jerusalem, Israel	Challenger	Hard	Lionel Barthez	Dirk Dier Christian Saceanu	6–7, 6–7
Loss	0–7	Dec 1995	Velenje, Slovenia	Challenger	Carpet	Joost Winnink	Mark Petchey Andrew Richardson	7–6, 4–6, 4–6
Loss	0–8	Jul 1996	Bristol, United Kingdom	Challenger	Grass	Lionel Barthez	Petr Pala Andrew Richardson	2–6, 4–6
Win	1–8	Aug 1996	Geneva, Switzerland	Challenger	Clay	Jens Knippschild	George Bastl Michel Kratochvil	6–1, 6–1
Loss	1–9	Nov 1996	Neumünster, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Jens Knippschild	Stephen Noteboom Fernon Wibier	3–6, 4–6
Win	2–9	Nov 1996	Port Louis, Mauritius	Challenger	Grass	Joost Winnink	Andrei Pavel Sander Groen	0–1 ret.
Loss	2–10	Jan 1997	Heilbronn, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Clinton Ferreira	Olivier Delaitre Stephane Simian	7–6, 3–6, 6–7
Win	3–10	Dec 1997	Eilat, Israel	Challenger	Hard	Andrei Cherkasov	Rogier Wassen Sander Groen	6–3, 7–6

Performance timelines

Key
W	F	SF	QF	#R	RR	Q#	DNQ	A	NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	2R	1R	Q3	A	2R	A	Q1	A	Q1	A	0 / 3	2–3	40%
French Open	A	1R	A	A	1R	A	Q2	A	Q1	Q1	A	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Wimbledon	Q1	Q1	1R	Q2	1R	Q1	Q3	A	3R	A	2R	0 / 4	3–4	43%
US Open	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	2R	0 / 2	1–2	33%
Win–loss	0–0	1–2	0–2	0–0	0–3	1–1	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	2–2	0 / 11	6–11	35%
ATP Masters Series
Miami	A	A	1R	A	2R	1R	A	A	Q1	1R	A	0 / 4	1–4	20%
Monte Carlo	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Canada	A	A	A	A	1R	A	Q2	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Paris	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	1–2	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	0 / 5	1–5	17%

Doubles

Tournament	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	1R	2R	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 3	1–3	25%
French Open	A	2R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Wimbledon	A	1R	1R	A	Q2	Q1	A	Q2	A	1R	0 / 3	0–3	0%
US Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–1	2–3	0–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	0 / 7	2–7	22%
ATP Masters Series
Miami	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	Q2	A	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Monte Carlo	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	–
Hamburg	1R	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Win–loss	0–1	0–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 3	0–3	0%

External links

Patrick Baur at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Patrick Baur at the International Tennis Federation

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