Klaus Eberhard (tennis)
Country (sports) | West Germany |
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Residence | Berlin/Hanover |
Born |
Datteln, West Germany | 15 September 1957
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Career record | 53–74 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 104 (22 Dec 1980) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
French Open | 2R (1978, 1980, 1982) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1981) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 26–45 |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 320 (3 Jan 1983) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (1981) |
Klaus Eberhard (born 15 September 1957) is a former professional tennis player from West Germany.[1]
Career
Early in his career, Eberhard had his best performances in his home country.[2] He was a quarter-finalist at the Stuttgart Outdoor tournament in 1978 and reached the quarter-finals at Berlin the following year.[2] The West German defeated Peter Elter to make second round of the 1978 French Open.[2]
In 1980 he reached the semi-finals of the BMW Open in Munich and again made the second round of the French Open, beating Spaniard José López-Maeso.[2] He took part in a Davis Cup tie for the West German team that year, playing two singles rubbers against Swedish players Björn Borg and Kjell Johansson, which he both lost.[3]
Eberhard was an Austrian Open and Tel Aviv Open semi-finalist in 1981.[2] Also that year he reached the quarter-finals in Mexico City.[2]
He defeated Mario Martinez in the first round of the 1982 French Open, then lost a five set second round match to John Lloyd.[2] It would be his last win at a Grand Slam tournament.[2]
In 1982 he was a quarter-finalist at the Cairo Open and made the semi-finals in Linz.[2]
He won two doubles titles during his career, in Nancy and Kitzbuhel.[2]
Grand Prix career finals
Doubles: 2 (2–0)
Outcome | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Winner | 1. | 1979 | Nancy, France | Hard | Karl Meiler | Robin Drysdale Andrew Jarrett |
4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 2. | 1980 | Kitzbuhel, Austria | Clay | Ulrich Marten | Carlos Kirmayr Chris Lewis |
6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
Challenger titles
Doubles: (1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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1. | 1980 | Parioli, Italy | Clay | Ulrich Marten | Karl Meiler Werner Zirngibl |
3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |