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Jürgen Fassbender

{{short description|German tennis player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

|name = Jürgen Fassbender

|image = Jürgen Fassbender 1975b.jpg

|caption = Jürgen Fassbender in 1975

|country = {{FRG}}

|residence =

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1948|05|28}}

|birth_place = Wesseling, Allied-occupied Germany

|death_date =

|death_place =

|retired = 1981

|plays = Right-handed

|singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=185|lost=170|details=in Open Era}}

|singlestitles = 3

|highestsinglesranking = No. 31 (23 August 1973)

|FrenchOpenresult = 3R (1973, 1974)

|Wimbledonresult = QF (1973)

|USOpenresult = 2R (1972)

|Othertournaments = yes

|Olympicsresult = 1R (1968, demonstration)

|doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=250|lost=129|details=in Open Era}}

|doublestitles = 16

|highestdoublesranking = No. 22 (1 March 1976)

|FrenchOpenDoublesresult = SF (1973)

|WimbledonDoublesresult = SF (1973, 1975)

|USOpenDoublesresult = 3R (1975)

|OthertournamentsDoubles = yes

|MastersCupDoublesresult = RR – 2nd (1975)

|OthertournamentsMixedDoubles = yes

|OlympicMixedDoublesresult = F (1968, demonstration)

}}

Jürgen Fassbender ({{langx|de|Faßbender}}, born 28 May 1948) is a retired German tennis player.

On the ATP Tour, Fassbender won three singles and 15 doubles titles. His best Grand Slam singles result was reaching the quarterfinals at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships. In doubles, he reached the semifinals of the 1973 French Open and the 1973 and 1975 Wimbledon Championships.

Between 1968 and 1979, he played in 23 ties for the German Davis Cup team and compiled a record of 20 wins and 14 losses. Best team result was winning the European Zone and reaching the Inter-Zonal semifinal in 1968.{{cite web|title=Biographien – Jürgen Faßbender|url=http://www.munzinger.de/search/portrait/J%C3%BCrgen+Fa%C3%9Fbender/1/51384.html|publisher=Munzinger}}{{cite web|title=Players – Jürgen Fassbender|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10002441|publisher=ITF}}

Career finals

=Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)=

class="sortable wikitable"

!Result

!style="width:38px" class="unsortable"|W–L

!Date

!style="width:165px"|Tournament

!Surface

!style="width:160px"|Opponent

!style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 0–1

| Jul 1972

| Düsseldorf, West Germany

| Clay

| {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ilie Năstase

| 0–6, 2–6, 1–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 1–1

| Mar 1973

| Charleston, United States

| Carpet (i)

| {{flagicon|USA}} Clark Graebner

| 4–6, 6–1, 6–4

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 1–2

| Mar 1974

| Paramus, United States

| Carpet (i)

| {{flagicon|USA}} Sandy Mayer

| 1–6, 3–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 2–2

| May 1974

| Munich, West Germany

| Clay

| {{flagicon|FRA}} François Jauffret

| 6–2, 5–7, 6–1, 6–4

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 2–3

| Feb 1975

| Boca Raton, United States

| Hard

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors

| 4–6, 2–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 3–3

| Mar 1975

| Düsseldorf, West Germany

| Hard (i)

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Bernard Mignot

| 6–3, 6–3, 6–4

=Doubles: 35 (16 titles, 19 runner-ups)=

class="sortable wikitable nowrap"

!Result

!style="width:38px" class="unsortable"|W–L

!Date

!style="width:165px"|Tournament

!Surface

!style="width:160px"|Partner

!style="width:160px"|Opponents

!class="unsortable"|Score

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 1–0

| Aug 1968

| Kitzbühel, Austria

| Clay

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Wilhelm Bungert

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Gerald Battrick
{{flagicon|GBR}} Bobby Wilson

| 6–3, 7–5

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 1–1

| Aug 1969

| Hamburg, West Germany

| Clay

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Claude Barclay

| {{flagicon|NED}} Tom Okker
{{flagicon|USA}} Marty Riessen

| 1–6, 2–6, 4–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 1–2

| Jun 1972

| London Queen's Club, UK

| Grass

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Karl Meiler

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jim McManus
{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Osborne

| 6–4, 3–6, 5–7

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 2–2

| Jul 1972

| Kitzbühel, Austria

| Clay

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Hans-Jürgen Pohmann

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mal Anderson
{{flagicon|AUS}} Geoff Masters

| 7–6, 6–4, 6–4

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 3–2

| Jan 1973

| Birmingham, United States

| Hard

| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Pat Cramer

| {{flagicon|USA}} Clark Graebner
{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ion Țiriac

| 6–4, 7–5

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 3–3

| Feb 1973

| Salisbury, United States

| Hard (i)

| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juan Gisbert Sr.

| {{flagicon|USA}} Clark Graebner
{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ilie Năstase

| 6–2, 4–6, 3–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 4–3

| Jun 1973

| Hamburg, West Germany

| Clay

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Hans-Jürgen Pohmann

| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Manuel Orantes
{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ion Țiriac

| 7–6, 7–6, 7–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 4–4

| Oct 1973

| Manila, Philippines

| Hard

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Hans-Jürgen Pohmann

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Marcello Lara
{{flagicon|USA}} Sherwood Stewart

| 2–6, 0–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 4–5

| Nov 1973

| Christchurch, New Zealand

| Carpet (i)

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Jeff Simpson

| {{flagicon|IND}} Anand Amritraj
{{flagicon|USA}} Fred McNair

| w/o

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 5–5

| Jan 1974

| Omaha, United States

| Carpet (i)

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Karl Meiler

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ian Fletcher
{{flagicon|AUS}} Kim Warwick

| 6–2, 6–4

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 6–5

| Feb 1974

| Baltimore, United States

| Carpet (i)

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Karl Meiler

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Owen Davidson
{{flagicon|USA}} Clark Graebner

| 7–6, 7–5

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 7–5

| Feb 1974

| Little Rock, United States

| Carpet (i)

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Karl Meiler

| {{flagicon|USA}} Vitas Gerulaitis
{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Bob Hewitt

| 6–0, 6–2

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 8–5

| Mar 1974

| Calgary, Canada

| Hard (i)

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Karl Meiler

| {{flagicon|COL}} Iván Molina
{{flagicon|COL}} Jairo Velasco Sr.

| 6–4, 6–4

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 9–5

| Mar 1974

| Tempe, Arizona

| Hard

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Karl Meiler

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ian Fletcher
{{flagicon|AUS}} Kim Warwick

| 4–6, 6–4, 7–5

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 9–6

| May 1974

| Munich, West Germany

| Clay

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Hans-Jürgen Pohmann

| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Antonio Muñoz
{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Manuel Orantes

| 6–2, 4–6, 6–7, 2–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 10–6

| May 1974

| Hamburg, West Germany

| Clay

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Hans-Jürgen Pohmann

| {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Gottfried
{{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez

| 6–3, 6–4, 6–4

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 10–7

| Aug 1974

| Indianapolis, United States

| Clay

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Hans-Jürgen Pohmann

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors
{{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ilie Năstase

| 7–6, 3–6, 4–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 10–8

| Aug 1974

| Montreal, Canada

| Hard

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Hans-Jürgen Pohmann

| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Manuel Orantes
{{flagicon|ARG}} Guillermo Vilas

| 1–6, 6–2, 2–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 10–9

| Nov 1974

| Jakarta, Indonesia

| Hard

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Hans-Jürgen Pohmann

| {{flagicon|EGY|1972}} Ismail El Shafei
{{flagicon|USA}} Roscoe Tanner

| 5–7, 3–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 11–9

| Jan 1975

| Birmingham, United States

| Carpet (i)

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Karl Meiler

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Colin Dowdeswell
{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} John Yuill

| 6–1, 3–6, 7–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 11–10

| Feb 1975

| Boca Raton, United States

| Hard

| {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ion Țiriac

| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juan Gisbert Sr.
{{flagicon|USA}} Clark Graebner

| 2–6, 1–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 11–11

| Mar 1975

| London WCT, UK

| Carpet (i)

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Hans-Jürgen Pohmann

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Paolo Bertolucci
{{flagicon|ITA}} Adriano Panatta

| 3–6, 4–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 12–11

| Jul 1975

| Gstaad, Switzerland

| Clay

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Hans-Jürgen Pohmann

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Colin Dowdeswell
{{flagicon|AUS}} Ken Rosewall

| 6–4, 9–7, 6–1

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 12–12

| Aug 1975

| Columbus, United States

| Hard

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Hans-Jürgen Pohmann

| {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Lutz
{{flagicon|USA}} Stan Smith

| 2–6, 7–6, 3–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 12–13

| Nov 1975

| Buenos Aires, Argentina

| Clay

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Hans-Jürgen Pohmann

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Paolo Bertolucci
{{flagicon|ITA}} Adriano Panatta

| 6–7, 7–6, 4–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 12–14

| May 1976

| Munich, West Germany

| Clay

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Hans-Jürgen Pohmann

| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Juan Gisbert Sr.
{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Manuel Orantes

| 6–1, 3–6, 2–6, 3–2 ret.

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 12–15

| Jun 1976

| Berlin, West Germany

| Hard

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Hans-Jürgen Pohmann

| {{flagicon|CHI}} Patricio Cornejo
{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Antonio Muñoz

| 5–7, 1–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 13–15

| Jul 1976

| Gstaad, Switzerland

| Clay

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Hans-Jürgen Pohmann

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Paolo Bertolucci
{{flagicon|ITA}} Adriano Panatta

| 7–5, 6–3, 6–3

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 13–16

| Jul 1976

| Kitzbühel, Austria

| Clay

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Hans-Jürgen Pohmann

| {{flagicon|TCH}} Jiří Hřebec
{{flagicon|TCH}} Jan Kodeš

| 7–6, 2–6, 4–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 14–16

| May 1977

| Düsseldorf, West Germany

| Clay

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Karl Meiler

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Paul Kronk
{{flagicon|AUS}} Cliff Letcher

| 6–3, 6–3

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 15–16

| Jul 1977

| Gstaad, Switzerland

| Clay

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Karl Meiler

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Colin Dowdeswell
{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Bob Hewitt

| 6–4, 7–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 15–17

| Mar 1978

| Lagos, Nigeria

| Clay

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Colin Dowdeswell

| {{flagicon|USA}} George Hardie
{{flagicon|IND}} Sashi Menon

| 3–6, 6–3, 5–7

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 15–18

| May 1978

| Munich, West Germany

| Clay

| {{flagicon|NED}} Tom Okker

| {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ion Țiriac
{{flagicon|ARG}} Guillermo Vilas

| 6–3, 4–6, 6–7

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

| 16–18

| Jun 1978

| Berlin, West Germany

| Clay

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Colin Dowdeswell

| {{flagicon|YUG}} Željko Franulović
{{flagicon|CHI}} Hans Gildemeister

| 6–3, 6–4

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 16–19

| May 1979

| Munich, West Germany

| Clay

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Louis Haillet

| {{flagicon|POL}} Wojciech Fibak
{{flagicon|NED}} Tom Okker

| 6–7, 5–7

References

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External links

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