Karl Richter (tennis)

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| name = Karl Richter

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| fullname = Karl Richter

| country_represented = {{USA}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|7|21}}

| birth_place = Auburn, California

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| careerprizemoney = $25,679

| singlesrecord = 1–5

| singlestitles = 0

| highestsinglesranking = No. 285 (July 30, 1984)

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| doublesrecord = 18–32

| doublestitles = 0

| highestdoublesranking = No. 116 (July 28, 1986)

| currentdoublesranking =

| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1987)

| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1986)

| WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R (1986)

| USOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1981, 1986)

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Karl Richter (born July 21, 1960) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Biography

Richter grew up Auburn, California, near Sacramento. As a collegiate player at Texas Christian University (TCU) he won the NCAA Division 1 doubles title in 1981. He and partner David Pate were seeded third and defeated Arkansas's Pat Serret and Peter Doohan in the final.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=348&dat=19810525&id=juotAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yTIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5525,4011056&hl=en|title=Mayotte captures NCAA tennis title|date=May 25, 1981|work=Rome News-Tribune|page=6|accessdate=May 26, 2016}} This made them the first players in TCU's history to win a national championship in tennis.{{cite news|url=https://www.tcu360.com/story/13532newcomer-wants-individual-title-tcu/|title=Tennis newcomer wants team to achieve first national title|last=Crum|first=Brooke|date=September 29, 2011|publisher=TCU 360|accessdate=May 26, 2016}}

Turning professional in 1983, Richter spent four years on the international tour, mostly as a doubles specialist. His most regular partner on tour was Rick Rudeen and the pair were runners-up at a Grand Prix tournament in Auckland in 1986.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122420649 |title=Woodforde's plan pays dividends in NZ Open |newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=13 January 1986 |accessdate=May 26, 2016 |page=25 |via=National Library of Australia}}

During his professional career he appeared in the main draw of all four Grand Slam tournaments, with a best result coming at the 1986 Wimbledon Championships, where he partnered with Australian player David Graham to make the third round. The pair's second round win was over the Gullikson twins, who had upset the top seeds Stefan Edberg and Anders Järryd in the opening round.{{cite news|url=http://articles.philly.com/1986-06-29/sports/26044963_1_italy-s-raffaella-reggi-iva-budarova-first-three-sets|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915074945/http://articles.philly.com/1986-06-29/sports/26044963_1_italy-s-raffaella-reggi-iva-budarova-first-three-sets|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 15, 2015|title=Becker Serves Up A Win Edberg And Kohde-kilsch Fall At Wimbledon|last=Morganti|first=Al|date=June 29, 1986|work=Inquirer|publisher=Philadelphia Media Network|accessdate=May 26, 2016}}

Since retiring he has remained involved in tennis and was an assistant coach at TCU for many years.{{cite web|url=http://www.gofrogs.com/sports/m-tennis/spec-rel/101113aaa.html|title=TCU Men's Tennis Alumni: Karl Richter|publisher=TCU Horned Frogs Official Athletic Site|accessdate=May 26, 2016}} He worked as a teacher and tennis coach at Aledo High School in Aledo, Texas.{{cite news|url=http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/weatherford-star-telegram/wt-sports/article36097224.html|title=Aledo tennis going for 10th straight district championship|last=Allen|first=Richard|date=September 22, 2015|work=The Star-Telegram|accessdate=May 26, 2016}}