Reinhard Wawra

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Reinhard Wawra
Country (sports)Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Born (1973-02-07) 7 February 1973 (age 50)
Prize money$13,829
Singles
Career record0–2
Highest rankingNo. 293 (12 Jun 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (1991)
Doubles
Career record0–3
Highest rankingNo. 456 (11 Nov 1996)

Reinhard Wawra (born 7 February 1973) is an Austrian former professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 456, attained on 11 November 1996.

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Career

As a junior, Wawra was a prodigious player who won several youth tournaments. In 1986, Wawra was a part of the Austrian team that, in a dominant manner, won the Lacoste Nations Cup, a U14 team tournament held in Germany. [1] In 1987, Wawra dominated the U14 circuit in the Tennis Europe Junior Tour, collecting the two most prestigious trophies of the year at Petits As and the European Junior Championships at San Remo. [2] [3] Two years later, in the 1989 Orange Bowl of the Under 16 category, held in Miami, Wawra was upseted by qualifier Juan Garat, 6–2, 4–6, 7-6(8–6). [4] [5] [6]

On the professional tour, Wawra made ATP Tour singles main draw appearances at the Vienna Open in 1990 and Austrian Open Kitzbühel in 1991. He featured in qualifying at the 1991 Australian Open, was a finalist at the 1992 Vienna Challenger and reached his career high singles ranking of 293 in the 1995 season. [7]

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