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1980 Bavarian Tennis Championships – Singles ...
Manuel Orantes was the defending champion, but did not participate this year. Rolf Gehring won the title, defeating Christophe Freyss 6–2, 0–6, 6–2, 6–2 in the final. Seeds # Víctor Pecci ''(second round)'' # Wojtek Fibak ''(first round)'' # Markus Günthardt ''(second round)'' # Terry Moor ''(quarterfinals)'' # Tom Okker ''(first round)'' # Rolf Gehring (champion) # Thomaz Koch ''(first round)'' # Chris Lewis ''(second round)'' Draw Final Section 1 Section 2 External links 1980 Bavarian Tennis Championships Singles draw {{DEFAULTSORT:1980 BMW Open - Singles Singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe * ''Singles'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Gehring
Rolf Gehring (born 25 November 1955) is a former professional tennis player from Germany. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 30 in November 1981. Gehring participated in 6 Davis Cup ties for West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ... from 1979 to 1982, posting a 4–7 record in singles and a 1–2 record in doubles. Career finals Singles titles (2) Runners-up (3) External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gehring, Rolf 1955 births Living people Sportspeople from Düsseldorf West German male tennis players Tennis people from North Rhine-Westphalia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Garcia
Timothy Garcia (born December 28, 1955) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Biography Garcia grew up in Albuquerque and began playing tennis competitively at the age of 15. While attending the University of New Mexico, Garcia played college tennis for the Lobos and earned All-American honors in 1976, when he was a semi-finalist in the NCAA singles championships. In 1978 he lost to John McEnroe in the NCAA championships, with the Stanford player coming close to defaulting the match due to his behaviour, instead going on to win the title. From 1978 he competed on the professional tour for three years. He made three singles main draw appearances at the US Open and played doubles at the 1980 French Open. Following his tennis career, Garcia studied at the University of New Mexico School of Law and became an attorney. In 2008 he was appointed by Governor Bill Richardson to serve as a judge on the New Mexico Court of Appeals The New Mexico Court of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Meiler
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 The 1973 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne in Australia and was held from 26 December 1972 to 1 January 1973. It was the 61st edition of the Australian Open and the ..., 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) Doubles: 24 (17 titles, 7 runner-ups) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Željko Franulović
Željko Franulović (; born 13 June 1947) is a Croatian former tennis player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia and has since had a long career in tennis management. He has been the Monte-Carlo Masters tournament director since 2005. Whilst his career-high ATP singles ranking was world No. 6, the ATP rankings were installed after his 1969–1971 heyday – Franulović was ranked inside the top 20 in both 1970 and 1971, reaching as high as world No. 8 in March 1971. Finalist of the 1970 French Open and winner in Monte Carlo the same year. Biography Franulović was born on the island of Korčula to father Ivo and mother Katica, but at the age of one month got brought to Split where he grew up. His playing career lasted for 12 years between 1969 and 1980, during which he won a total of ten singles professional titles as well as seven doubles titles. He is remembered for reaching the French Open final in 1970, which he lost to Czech Jan Kodeš in straight sets. He reached the semifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Elter
Peter Elter (born 10 June 1958) is a former professional tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ... player from West Germany. During his career, Elter did not win any singles titles but finished runner-up on three occasions. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 51 in October 1982. Elter played in four ties for the West German Davis Cup team between 1978 and 1981. ATP career finals Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups) Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Elter, Peter 1958 births Living people Tennis players from Frankfurt West German male tennis players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jairo Velasco, Sr
Jairo Velasco Sr. (born 9 May 1947) is a former professional tennis player from Colombia.ATP sources erroneously have him representing Spain during his career Velasco has additionally several Senior World Championship titles in different age classes in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. World Singles Champion: * 1994 Buenos Aires, 45+ * 1996 Velden, 45+ * 1997 Johannesburg, 50+ * 2019 Umag, 70+ * 2023 Mallorca, 75+ World Doubles Champion: * 1994 Buenos Aires, 45+ * 1996 Velden, 45+ * 1997 Johannesburg, 50+ * 2012 Umag, 65+ * 2021 Mallorca, 70+ * 2022 Florida, 75+ * World Mixed Champion: * 2019 Umag, 70+ * 2021 Mallorca, 70+ * 2022 Florida, 75+ * 2023 Mallorca, 75+ Career Velasco teamed with Iván Molina to reach the fourth round of the 1971 French Open, where they were defeated by eventual champions Arthur Ashe and Marty Riessen. In mixed doubles at the 1973 French Open, he and countrywoman Isabel Fernández de Soto lost in the semifinals in three sets to Patrice Domingu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Krulevitz
Steve "Lightning" Krulevitz (born May 30, 1951) is an American-Israeli former professional tennis player, and current coach. Playing for UCLA, he was an All-American. He won gold medals for the United States in singles and doubles at the 1977 Maccabiah Games in Israel. He played # 1 for the Israel Davis Cup team from 1978–80. His highest world singles ranking was No. 42. He was in the top 100 on the men’s tour from 1974 to 1983. Early life Krulevitz was born in Baltimore, Maryland, raised in Park Heights a few blocks from the Pimlico Race Course, and lives in Brooklandville, Maryland. He has dual American-Israeli citizenship, and is Jewish. He became a bar mitzvah at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation. During the Holocaust, when the Nazis implemented their Final Solution to the ‘Jewish Question’, his Polish grandfather’s mother, father, sisters, brother, aunts, uncles, and cousins, 22 people in all, were shipped to the Auschwitz concentration camp where they were kille ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanislav Birner
Stanislav Birner (born 11 October 1956) is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia. He is married to Jana Birnerová and has two daughters, Eva Birnerová Eva Birnerová (born 14 August 1984) is a Czech former tennis player. In her career, she won three doubles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as eight singles and 11 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 29 January 2007, she reached her be ... and Hanna Birnerová. Eva Birnerová played tennis until 2014 on professional level and reached No. 59 (singles) and 52 (doubles) in the world rankings. He lives in the Czech Republic. Birner enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he won two doubles titles and achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 43 in 1987. Grand Slam finals Mixed doubles: 1 runner-up Career finals Doubles (2 titles, 5 runner-ups) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Birner, Stanislav 1956 births Living people Czech male tennis pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byron Bertram
Byron Bertram (born 29 October 1952), is a former professional tennis player from South Africa Bertram attended Parktown Boys' High School. During his career he won 1 tour doubles title and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 51 in July 1976. Bertram reached the quarterfinals of the 1977 Wimbledon Championships; defeated Stan Smith at the tournament in 1975; and was a member of the winning South Africa Davis Cup team in 1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f .... Career finals Doubles (1 title, 3 runner-ups) Singles (1 runner-up) External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bertram, Byron Tennis players from Johannesburg South African male tennis players South African people of British descent White South African people Wimbledon junior champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Baumgartner
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and '' berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
