Max Wünschig (born 4 April 1950) is a former professional

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player from Germany.

Biography

Career

Wünschig appeared in the singles draw of the

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and lost his first round match to Australian player Warren Maher, in four sets. A month after the French Open he represented

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in a Davis Cup tie against

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in Bucharest, one of the Europe Zone quarter-final fixtures. His match against Dumitru Hărădău started the tie and he defeated the Romanian to give West Germany a 1–0 lead. By the time he returned for the reverse singles the tie had been lost to Romania and his match against

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was a dead rubber, which he lost in straight sets. On the

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he played only in home tournaments and had wins over Harald Elschenbroich,

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, Haroon Ismail and

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. In doubles he and Reinhart Probst were surprise finalists at the 1980 German Open, a

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event. During their run to the final the pair managed to defeat top Australian pairing

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and

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Personal life

Wünschig now runs a sports center in

Augsburg Augsburg ( , ; ; ) is a city in the Bavaria, Bavarian part of Swabia, Germany, around west of the Bavarian capital Munich. It is a College town, university town and the regional seat of the Swabia (administrative region), Swabia with a well ...

. In 2002 he won the 5-million Euro jackpot on German quiz show ''Die 5-Millionen-SKL-Show''.

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wunschig, Max 1950 births Living people West German male tennis players German male tennis players Game show contestants Sportspeople from Augsburg Tennis players from Swabia (Bavaria) 20th-century German sportsmen