Peter Moraing

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Peter Moraing
Country (sports) Flag of Germany.svg West Germany
Residence Mülheim
Born (1961-09-13) September 13, 1961 (age 62)
Essen, West Germany
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro1983
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$86,834
Singles
Career record7–18
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 142 (2 February 1987)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon 1R (1993)
Doubles
Career record0–7
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 281 (23 March 1987)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (1988)

Peter Moraing (born 13 September 1961) is a former professional tennis player from West Germany. [1]

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Career

Moraing appeared at two Wimbledon Championships during his career. [2] In the 1993 tournament he faced tenth seed Andrei Medvedev in the opening round and won the first set in a tiebreak, but went on to lose in four sets. [2] The West German competed in the men's doubles at the 1993 Wimbledon Championships, with his younger brother Heiner Moraing. [2] They were beaten in the first round by the Spanish pairing over Sergio Casal and Emilio Sánchez. [2]

He defeated top 30 player Slobodan Živojinović at the Open de Moselle in 1986 and also that year had a win over Todd Witsken, en route to the Tokyo Outdoor round of 16. [2]

Moraing is now a tennis coach and runs a tennis center with his brother in Mülheim. [3]

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

No.YearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.1987 Flag of Chile.svg Vina Del Mar, Chile Clay Flag of Argentina.svg Roberto Azar 4–6, 6–1, 6–4

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References

  1. ↑ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 ATP World Tour Profile
  3. ↑ Tennis Center Moraing (in German)
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