Peter Elter

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Peter Elter
Tennis Het Melkhuisje Peter Elter in actie, Bestanddeelnr 929-8365.jpg
Elter at the 1978 Dutch Open
Country (sports)Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Born (1958-06-10) 10 June 1958 (age 66)
Frankfurt, West Germany
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$242,362
Singles
Career record87–120
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 51 (18 October 1982)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 3R (1977, 1982)
Wimbledon 2R (1982, 1983)
Doubles
Career record26–66
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 100 (25 June 1984)

Peter Elter (born 10 June 1958) is a former professional tennis player from West Germany.

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During his career, Elter did not win any singles titles but finished runner-up on three occasions. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 51 in October 1982.

Elter played in four ties for the West German Davis Cup team between 1978 and 1981. [1]

ATP career finals

Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Nov 1979 Bombay, IndiaClay Flag of India.svg Vijay Amritraj 1–6, 5–7
Loss0–2Mar 1981 Cairo, EgyptClay Flag of Argentina.svg Guillermo Vilas 2–6, 3–6
Loss0–3May 1982 Munich, GermanyClay Flag of the United States.svg Gene Mayer 6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 1–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Oct 1983 Tel Aviv, IsraelClay Flag of Austria.svg Peter Feigl Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Dowdeswell
Flag of Hungary.svg Zoltán Kuhárszky 		4–6, 5–7

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References

  1. ↑ "Peter Elter". Davis Cup. International Tennis Federation.
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