Country (sports) | West Germany |
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Residence | Reith bei Kitzbühel, Austria |
Born | Hamburg, West Germany | 21 July 1967
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Turned pro | 1983 |
Retired | 1989 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $242,301 |
Singles | |
Career record | 40–51 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 46 (9 May 1988) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1989) |
French Open | 2R (1988) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1988) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 47–52 |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 46 (13 July 1987) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1989) |
French Open | 3R (1987, 1988) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1985, 1988) |
Tore Meinecke (born 21 July 1967) is a former professional tennis player from West Germany.
As a junior, Meinecke won the Orange Bowl doubles champion 16-under in 1982 (partnering Boris Becker) and was runner-up at the European Junior Championships (w/Becker). [1] He turned pro in 1983. During his professional career, Meinecke won two doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 46 in May 1988 and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 46 in July 1987.
In June 1989, Meinecke suffered a car crash in Clermont-Ferrand, France which put him in a coma for more than a month and forced him to retire from professional tennis at the age of 22. [2]
He currently runs a tennis school near Geneva, Switzerland together with Jonas Svensson.
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | 1987 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Guillermo Pérez Roldán | 2–6, 3–6 |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | 1987 | Guarujá, Brazil | Hard | Martin Hipp | Luiz Mattar Cássio Motta | 6–7, 1–6 |
Win | 1–1 | 1987 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Ricki Osterthun | Jaroslav Navrátil Tom Nijssen | 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
Win | 2–1 | 1988 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | Patrik Kühnen | Magnus Gustafsson Diego Nargiso | 7–6, 7–6 |
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