Rüdiger Haas (born 15 December 1969) is a former professional

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player from Germany.

Career

Despite winning two Grand Prix doubles titles, Haas never competed in the main draw of a Grand Slam event. He did however make some Grand Slam appearances in the juniors. The biggest tournament he participated in as a singles player was the 1991 German Open, part of the ATP Super 9 series. He lost in the first round to Omar Camporese from

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. The only occasion that he made it past the opening round of a Grand Prix or

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tournament was in the 1991 Kremlin Cup, where he defeated Soviet Sergei Skakun, before being eliminated in the second round by

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. He won his first doubles title at

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in 1988, partnering a 17-year-old

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. They upset the reigning

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and

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in the semi-finals, then defeated Jeremy Bates and

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in the final. The other title win was in

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the following year, with he and partner

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beating both the first and second seeds.ITF Tennis profile
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Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 2 (2–0)

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haas, Ruediger 1969 births Living people German male tennis players West German male tennis players People from Eberbach (Baden) Tennis players from Karlsruhe (region) 20th-century German sportsmen