Nils Langer (; born 25 January 1990, in

Ludwigsburg Ludwigsburg (; Swabian: ''Ludisburg'') is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about north of Stuttgart city centre, near the river Neckar. It is the largest and primary city of the Ludwigsburg district with about 88,000 inhabitants. It is ...

) is a German retired

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. Langer reached a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 188, achieved in March 2016. Langer made his ATP main draw debut at the

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in the doubles event where he partnered

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, but lost in the first round to

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and

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, 0–6, 4–6. At the 2013 MercedesCup he qualified for the tournament, defeating

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and

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in the qualifying rounds. In the main draw he drew compatriot

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, a wildcard entrant, winning 3–6, 6–4, 6–3. His run came to an end where he lost to the second seed and compatriot

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, 5–7, 2–6.

ATP Challenger Tour finals

Singles: 4 (0–4)

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

Singles performance timeline

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Langer, Nils 1990 births Living people German male tennis players People from Ludwigsburg Sportspeople from Stuttgart (region) Tennis people from Baden-Württemberg