Heiner Moraing (born 3 August 1964) is a former professional

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player from

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Career

To qualify for the

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, Moraing managed to defeat former quarter-finalist

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in his final qualification match, which went for five sets, including two tiebreaks, before being won by West German 8–6 in the fifth. He defeated British wildcard

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in the first round of the main draw, but lost in the second round, to fellow qualifier Barry Moir, in four sets.ATP World Tour Profile
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as his partner, Moraing competed in the men's doubles as well. The pair were eliminated in the opening round by

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and

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. He also took part in both the singles and doubles draws of the

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. In the singles he had a win in the opening round, over

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, who retired in the third set with sickness, after losing the first two sets.''

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"Australian Open Tennis : Wilander Wins in 5 Sets; Leconte, Hanika Lose"
16 January 1989, Thomas Bonk He was unable to progress past fourth seed

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in his next match, losing in straight sets. The West German didn't do as well in the doubles, with he and partner Torben Theine losing in the first round. Outside of

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s, Moraing had his best performance on tour at the 1988

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, where he beat the 42nd ranked player in the world

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. The previous year he was a semi-finalist at a

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event in

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and made the doubles final at another Challenger tournament, in

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, partnering

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. Moraing is now a tennis coach and runs a tennis center with his brother in Mülheim.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moraing, Heiner 1964 births Living people West German male tennis players Sportspeople from Essen Tennis players from North Rhine-Westphalia