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Karl Meiler

{{Short description|West German tennis player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

|name= Karl Meiler

|image=

|country= {{FRG}}

|residence= Munich, Germany

|birth_date= {{birth date|1949|4|30|df=y}}

|birth_place= Erlangen, Germany

|death_date = {{death date and age|2014|4|17|1949|4|30|df=yes}}

|height={{convert|1.78|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|turnedpro= 1970

|retired= 1986

|plays= Right-handed (one-handed backhand)

|careerprizemoney=

|singlesrecord= {{tennis record|won=253|lost=191}}

|singlestitles= 4

|highestsinglesranking= No. 20 (23 August 1973)

|AustralianOpenresult= SF (1973)

|FrenchOpenresult= 3R (1977)

|Wimbledonresult= 3R (1973, 1976, 1977)

|USOpenresult= 4R (1975)

|doublesrecord= {{tennis record|won=189|lost=124}}

|doublestitles= 17

|highestdoublesranking= No. 12{{Cite web|url=https://www.spiegel.de/sport/sonst/tennis-karl-meiler-ist-tot-a-965315.html|title= Ex-Davis-Cup-Spieler Meiler ist tot |date=20 April 2014|work=Spiegel Online|language=German}}

|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = QF (1977)

|FrenchOpenDoublesresult = QF (1977)

|WimbledonDoublesresult = SF (1973)

|USOpenDoublesresult = 3R (1973)

|OthertournamentsDoubles = yes

|MastersCupDoublesresult = W (1976 WCT)

}}

Karl Meiler (30 April 1949 – 17 April 2014) was a tennis player from West Germany who was active in the 1970s and 1980s.

Meiler won four singles (1972, Buenos Aires; 1974, Omaha and Calgary; 1977, Manila) and 17 doubles titles during his professional career. He notably beat top seed Ken Rosewall in the 1973 Australian Open, where he went on to reach the semifinals. Meiler reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 23 August 1973 when he became world No. 20. He died aged 64 on 17 April 2014 of complications from a head injury sustained in a domestic accident in November 2013.

ATP career finals

=Singles: 17 (4 titles, 13 runner-ups)=

class="sortable wikitable"

!style="width:40px"|Result

!style="width:35px" class="unsortable"|W/L

!style="width:60px"|Date

!style="width:160px"|Tournament

!style="width:55px"|Surface

!style="width:160px"|Opponent

!style="width:150px" class="unsortable"|Score

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

| 1–0

| Nov 1972

| Buenos Aires, Argentina

| Clay

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Guillermo Vilas

| 6–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 1–1

| Feb 1973

| Salisbury, U.S.

| Hard (i)

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors

| 6–7, 6–7, 3–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 1–2

| Jun 1973

| West Berlin

| Hard

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

| 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 3–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 1–3

| Jun 1973

| Hamburg, West Germany

| Clay

| {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Dibbs

| 1–6, 6–3, 6–7, 3–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 1–4

| Jan 1974

| Roanoke, U.S.

| Indoor

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors

| 4–6, 3–6

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

| 2–4

| Jan 1974

| Omaha, U.S.

| Carpet (i)

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors

| 6–3, 1–6, 6–1

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 2–5

| Feb 1974

| Little Rock, U.S.

| Carpet (i)

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors

| 2–6, 1–6

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

| 3–5

| Mar 1974

| Calgary, Canada

| Indoor

| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Byron Bertram

| 6–4, 3–6, 6–3

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 3–6

| Mar 1974

| Jackson, U.S.

| Carpet (i)

| {{flagicon|USA}} Sandy Mayer

| 6–7, 5–7

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 3–7

| Nov 1974

| Oslo, Norway

| Indoor

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Borowiak

| 3–6, 2–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 3–8

| Jan 1975

| Nassau, Bahamas

| Outdoor

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors

| 0–6, 2–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 3–9

| May 1975

| Munich, West Germany

| Clay

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Guillermo Vilas

| 6–2, 0–6, 2–6, 3–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 3–10

| Jul 1975

| Gstaad, Switzerland

| Clay

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ken Rosewall

| 4–6, 4–6, 3–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 3–11

| May 1976

| Munich, West Germany

| Clay

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

| 1–6, 4–6, 1–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 3–12

| Jun 1977

| Brussels, Belgium

| Clay

| {{flagicon|USA}} Harold Solomon

| 5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 4–6

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

| 4–12

| Nov 1977

| Manila, Philippines

| Clay

| {{flagicon|ESP|1977}} Manuel Orantes

| DEF

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 4–13

| May 1979

| Florence, Italy

| Clay

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez

| 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 5–7, 0–6

=Doubles: 24 (17 titles, 7 runner-ups)=

class="sortable wikitable"

!Result

!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Surface

!style="width:145px"|Partner

!style="width:145px"|Opponents

!class="unsortable"|Score

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 1.

| 1972

| London/Queen's Club, England

| Grass

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Jürgen Fassbender

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

| 6–4, 3–6, 5–7

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

| 1.

| 1974

| Omaha, U.S.

| Hard

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Jürgen Fassbender

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

| 6–2, 6–4

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

| 2.

| 1974

| Baltimore, U.S.

| Carpet

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Jürgen Fassbender

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

| 7–6, 7–5

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

| 3.

| 1974

| Little Rock, U.S.

| Carpet

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Jürgen Fassbender

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

| 6–0, 6–2

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

| 4.

| 1974

| Calgary, Canada

| Indoor

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Jürgen Fassbender

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

| 6–4, 6–4

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

| 5.

| 1974

| Tempe, U.S.

| Hard

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Jürgen Fassbender

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

| 4–6, 6–4, 7–5

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

| 6.

| 1974

| Oslo, Norway

| Indoor

| {{flagicon|PAK}} Haroon Rahim

| {{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Borowiak
{{flagicon|USA}} Vitas Gerulaitis

| 6–3, 6–2

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

| 7.

| 1975

| Birmingham, U.S.

| Carpet

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Jürgen Fassbender

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

| 6–1, 3–6, 7–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 2.

| 1975

| Hampton, U.S.

| Carpet

| {{flagicon|TCH}} Jan Písecký

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Ian Crookenden
{{flagicon|AUS}} Ian Fletcher

| 2–6, 7–6, 4–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 3.

| 1975

| Munich, West Germany

| Clay

| {{flagicon|TCH}} Milan Holeček

| {{flagicon|POL}} Wojciech Fibak
{{flagicon|TCH}} Jan Kodeš

| 5–7, 3–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 4.

| 1975

| Barcelona, Spain

| Clay

| {{flagicon|POL}} Wojciech Fibak

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Björn Borg
{{flagicon|ARG}} Guillermo Vilas

| 6–3, 4–6, 3–6

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

| 8.

| 1975

| Paris Indoor, France

| Hard (i)

| {{flagicon|POL}} Wojciech Fibak

| {{flagicon|ROU|1965}} Ilie Năstase
{{flagicon|NED}} Tom Okker

| 6–4, 7–6

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

| 9.

| 1975

| London, England

| Carpet

| {{flagicon|POL}} Wojciech Fibak

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

| 6–1, 7–5

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 5.

| 1976

| Atlanta WCT, U.S.

| Carpet

| {{flagicon|POL}} Wojciech Fibak

| {{flagicon|AUS}} John Alexander
{{flagicon|AUS}} Phil Dent

| 3–6, 4–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 6.

| 1976

| Barcelona WCT, Spain

| Clay

| {{flagicon|POL}} Wojciech Fibak

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

| 3–6, 3–6

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

| 10.

| 1976

| Nuremberg, West Germany

| Carpet

| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Frew McMillan

| {{flagicon|Rhodesia}} Colin Dowdeswell
{{flagicon|AUS}} Paul Kronk

| 7–6, 6–4

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

| 7.

| 1976

| Nice, France

| Clay

| {{flagicon|POL}} Wojciech Fibak

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrice Dominguez
{{flagicon|FRA}} François Jauffret

| 4–6, 6–3, 3–6

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

| 11.

| 1976

| Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco

| Clay

| {{flagicon|POL}} Wojciech Fibak

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Björn Borg
{{flagicon|ARG}} Guillermo Vilas

| 7–6, 6–1

bgcolor="ffffcc"

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

| 12.

| 1976

| WCT World Doubles, Kansas City

| Carpet

| {{flagicon|POL}} Wojciech Fibak

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

| 6–3, 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4

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

| 13.

| 1976

| Düsseldorf, West Germany

| Clay

| {{flagicon|POL}} Wojciech Fibak

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Bob Carmichael
{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Raymond Moore

| 6–4, 4–6, 6–4

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

| 14.

| 1977

| Hamburg, West Germany

| Clay

| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Bob Hewitt

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Phil Dent
{{flagicon|AUS}} Kim Warwick

| 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4

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

| 15.

| 1977

| Düsseldorf, West Germany

| Clay

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Jürgen Fassbender

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

| 6–3, 6–3

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

| 16.

| 1977

| Gstaad, Switzerland

| Clay

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Jürgen Fassbender

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

| 6–4, 7–6

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

| 17.

| 1979

| Nancy, France

| Hard (i)

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Klaus Eberhard

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Robin Drysdale
{{flagicon|GBR}} Andrew Jarrett

| 4–6, 7–6, 6–3

References

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External links

  • {{ATP}}
  • {{ITF}}
  • {{Davis Cup player}}

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Category:2014 deaths

Category:Sportspeople from Erlangen

Category:West German male tennis players

Category:German male tennis players

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Category:Tennis players from Bavaria

Category:20th-century German sportsmen