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

Karl Meiler
Country (sports) West Germany
ResidenceMunich, Germany
Born(1949-04-30)30 April 1949
Erlangen, Germany
Died17 April 2014(2014-04-17) (aged 64)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1970
Retired1986
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record253–191
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 20 (23 August 1973)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenSF (1973)
French Open3R (1977)
Wimbledon3R (1973, 1976, 1977)
US Open4R (1975)
Doubles
Career record189–124
Career titles17
Highest rankingNo. 12[1]
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1977)
French OpenQF (1977)
WimbledonSF (1973)
US Open3R (1973)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsW (1976 WCT)

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.[1]

ATP career finals

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

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Nov 1972 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay   Guillermo Vilas 6–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Feb 1973 Salisbury, U.S. Hard (i)   Jimmy Connors 6–7, 6–7, 3–6
Loss 1–2 Jun 1973 West Berlin Hard   Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Loss 1–3 Jun 1973 Hamburg, West Germany Clay   Eddie Dibbs 1–6, 6–3, 6–7, 3–6
Loss 1–4 Jan 1974 Roanoke, U.S. Indoor   Jimmy Connors 4–6, 3–6
Win 2–4 Jan 1974 Omaha, U.S. Carpet (i)   Jimmy Connors 6–3, 1–6, 6–1
Loss 2–5 Feb 1974 Little Rock, U.S. Carpet (i)   Jimmy Connors 2–6, 1–6
Win 3–5 Mar 1974 Calgary, Canada Indoor   Byron Bertram 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 3–6 Mar 1974 Jackson, U.S. Carpet (i)   Sandy Mayer 6–7, 5–7
Loss 3–7 Nov 1974 Oslo, Norway Indoor   Jeff Borowiak 3–6, 2–6
Loss 3–8 Jan 1975 Nassau, Bahamas Outdoor   Jimmy Connors 0–6, 2–6
Loss 3–9 May 1975 Munich, West Germany Clay   Guillermo Vilas 6–2, 0–6, 2–6, 3–6
Loss 3–10 Jul 1975 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay   Ken Rosewall 4–6, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 3–11 May 1976 Munich, West Germany Clay   Manuel Orantes 1–6, 4–6, 1–6
Loss 3–12 Jun 1977 Brussels, Belgium Clay   Harold Solomon 5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Win 4–12 Nov 1977 Manila, Philippines Clay   Manuel Orantes DEF
Loss 4–13 May 1979 Florence, Italy Clay   Raúl Ramírez 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 5–7, 0–6

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

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 1972 London/Queen's Club, England Grass   Jürgen Fassbender   Jim McManus
  Jim Osborne
6–4, 3–6, 5–7
Win 1. 1974 Omaha, U.S. Hard   Jürgen Fassbender   Ian Fletcher
  Kim Warwick
6–2, 6–4
Win 2. 1974 Baltimore, U.S. Carpet   Jürgen Fassbender   Owen Davidson
  Clark Graebner
7–6, 7–5
Win 3. 1974 Little Rock, U.S. Carpet   Jürgen Fassbender   Vitas Gerulaitis
  Bob Hewitt
6–0, 6–2
Win 4. 1974 Calgary, Canada Indoor   Jürgen Fassbender   Iván Molina
  Jairo Velasco Sr.
6–4, 6–4
Win 5. 1974 Tempe, U.S. Hard   Jürgen Fassbender   Ian Fletcher
  Kim Warwick
4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Win 6. 1974 Oslo, Norway Indoor   Haroon Rahim   Jeff Borowiak
  Vitas Gerulaitis
6–3, 6–2
Win 7. 1975 Birmingham, U.S. Carpet   Jürgen Fassbender   Colin Dowdeswell
  John Yuill
6–1, 3–6, 7–6
Loss 2. 1975 Hampton, U.S. Carpet   Jan Písecký   Ian Crookenden
  Ian Fletcher
2–6, 7–6, 4–6
Loss 3. 1975 Munich, West Germany Clay   Milan Holeček   Wojciech Fibak
  Jan Kodeš
5–7, 3–6
Loss 4. 1975 Barcelona, Spain Clay   Wojciech Fibak   Björn Borg
  Guillermo Vilas
6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Win 8. 1975 Paris Indoor, France Hard (i)   Wojciech Fibak   Ilie Năstase
  Tom Okker
6–4, 7–6
Win 9. 1975 London, England Carpet   Wojciech Fibak   Jimmy Connors
  Ilie Năstase
6–1, 7–5
Loss 5. 1976 Atlanta WCT, U.S. Carpet   Wojciech Fibak   John Alexander
  Phil Dent
3–6, 4–6
Loss 6. 1976 Barcelona WCT, Spain Clay   Wojciech Fibak   Robert Lutz
  Stan Smith
3–6, 3–6
Win 10. 1976 Nuremberg, West Germany Carpet   Frew McMillan   Colin Dowdeswell
  Paul Kronk
7–6, 6–4
Loss 7. 1976 Nice, France Clay   Wojciech Fibak   Patrice Dominguez
  François Jauffret
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 11. 1976 Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco Clay   Wojciech Fibak   Björn Borg
  Guillermo Vilas
7–6, 6–1
Win 12. 1976 WCT World Doubles, Kansas City Carpet   Wojciech Fibak   Robert Lutz
  Stan Smith
6–3, 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 13. 1976 Düsseldorf, West Germany Clay   Wojciech Fibak   Bob Carmichael
  Raymond Moore
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Win 14. 1977 Hamburg, West Germany Clay   Bob Hewitt   Phil Dent
  Kim Warwick
3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Win 15. 1977 Düsseldorf, West Germany Clay   Jürgen Fassbender   Paul Kronk
  Cliff Letcher
6–3, 6–3
Win 16. 1977 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay   Jürgen Fassbender   Colin Dowdeswell
  Bob Hewitt
6–4, 7–6
Win 17. 1979 Nancy, France Hard (i)   Klaus Eberhard   Robin Drysdale
  Andrew Jarrett
4–6, 7–6, 6–3

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ex-Davis-Cup-Spieler Meiler ist tot". Spiegel Online (in German). 20 April 2014.
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