Ulrich Marten (born 7 January 1956) is a former professional

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player from

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Career

Marten was a doubles quarterfinalist at the

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, with partner

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.ATP World Tour profile
/ref> In 1977 he had wins over both

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and American Mark Meyers to make the round of 16 at the South Australian Men's Tennis Classic. He came from two sets down to defeat

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at the

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, 8–6 in the fifth. It was one of five times that he would make the second round of a Grand Slam singles draw, but he was unable to go further. Marten made an appearance in 1979 for the

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, in a tie against

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. He featured in the doubles rubber, with

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, which they lost, to Gavorielle-Traian Marcu and Ilie Năstase.Davis Cup profile
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Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marten, Ulrich 1956 births Living people West German male tennis players People from Schweinfurt (district) Sportspeople from Lower Franconia Tennis players from Bavaria