Karl Richter (born July 21, 1960) is a former professional

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player from the United States.

Biography

Richter grew up Auburn, California, near Sacramento. As a collegiate player at

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(TCU) he won the

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doubles title in 1981. He and partner

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were seeded third and defeated Arkansas's Pat Serret and

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in the final. This made them the first players in TCU's history to win a national championship in tennis. Turning professional in 1983, Richter spent four years on the international tour, mostly as a doubles specialist. His most regular partner on tour was

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and the pair were runners-up at a

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tournament in

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in 1986. During his professional career he appeared in the main draw of all four Grand Slam tournaments, with a best result coming at the

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, 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

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and Anders Järryd in the opening round. Since retiring he has remained involved in tennis and was an assistant coach at TCU for many years. He worked as a teacher and tennis coach at Aledo High School in Aledo, Texas.

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

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