Karl Meiler (30 April 1949 – 17 April 2014) was a tennis player from West Germany who was active in the 1970s and 1980s.
Meiler won four singles (1972, Buenos Aires; 1974, Omaha and Calgary; 1977, Manila) and 17 doubles titles during his professional career. He notably beat top seed Ken Rosewall in the 1973 Australian Open, where he went on to reach the semifinals. Meiler reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 23 August 1973 when he became world No. 20. He died aged 64 on 17 April 2014 of complications from a head injury sustained in a domestic accident in November 2013.
ATP career finals
Singles: 17 (4 titles, 13 runner-ups) ResultW-L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 Nov 1972 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Guillermo Vilas 6–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4Loss 1–1 Feb 1973 Salisbury, U.S. Hard (i) Jimmy Connors 6–7, 6–7, 3–6Loss 1–2 Jun 1973 West Berlin Hard Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 3–6Loss 1–3 Jun 1973 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Eddie Dibbs 1–6, 6–3, 6–7, 3–6Loss 1–4 Jan 1974 Roanoke, U.S. Indoor Jimmy Connors 4–6, 3–6Win 2–4 Jan 1974 Omaha, U.S. Carpet (i) Jimmy Connors 6–3, 1–6, 6–1Loss 2–5 Feb 1974 Little Rock, U.S. Carpet (i) Jimmy Connors 2–6, 1–6Win 3–5 Mar 1974 Calgary, Canada Indoor Byron Bertram 6–4, 3–6, 6–3Loss 3–6 Mar 1974 Jackson, U.S. Carpet (i) Sandy Mayer 6–7, 5–7Loss 3–7 Nov 1974 Oslo, Norway Indoor Jeff Borowiak 3–6, 2–6Loss 3–8 Jan 1975 Nassau, Bahamas Outdoor Jimmy Connors 0–6, 2–6Loss 3–9 May 1975 Munich, West Germany Clay Guillermo Vilas 6–2, 0–6, 2–6, 3–6Loss 3–10 Jul 1975 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Ken Rosewall 4–6, 4–6, 3–6Loss 3–11 May 1976 Munich, West Germany Clay Manuel Orantes 1–6, 4–6, 1–6Loss 3–12 Jun 1977 Brussels, Belgium Clay Harold Solomon 5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 4–6Win 4–12 Nov 1977 Manila, Philippines Clay Manuel Orantes DEFLoss 4–13 May 1979 Florence, Italy Clay Raúl Ramírez 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 5–7, 0–6
Doubles: 24 (17 titles, 7 runner-ups) ResultW-L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 1972 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Jürgen Fassbender Jim McManus Jim Osborne 6–4, 3–6, 5–7Win 1–1 1974 Omaha, U.S. Hard Jürgen Fassbender Ian Fletcher Kim Warwick 6–2, 6–4Win 2–1 1974 Baltimore, U.S. Carpet Jürgen Fassbender Owen Davidson Clark Graebner 7–6, 7–5Win 3–1 1974 Little Rock, U.S. Carpet Jürgen Fassbender Vitas Gerulaitis Bob Hewitt 6–0, 6–2Win 4–1 1974 Calgary, Canada Indoor Jürgen Fassbender Iván Molina Jairo Velasco Sr. 6–4, 6–4Win 5–1 1974 Tempe, U.S. Hard Jürgen Fassbender Ian Fletcher Kim Warwick 4–6, 6–4, 7–5Win 6–1 1974 Oslo, Norway Indoor Haroon Rahim Jeff Borowiak Vitas Gerulaitis 6–3, 6–2Win 7–1 1975 Birmingham, U.S. Carpet Jürgen Fassbender Colin Dowdeswell John Yuill 6–1, 3–6, 7–6Loss 7–2 1975 Hampton, U.S. Carpet Jan Písecký Ian Crookenden Ian Fletcher 2–6, 7–6, 4–6Loss 7–3 1975 Munich, West Germany Clay Milan Holeček Wojciech Fibak Jan Kodeš 5–7, 3–6Loss 7–4 1975 Barcelona, Spain Clay Wojciech Fibak Björn Borg Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 4–6, 3–6Win 8–4 1975 Paris Indoor, France Hard (i) Wojciech Fibak Ilie Năstase Tom Okker 6–4, 7–6Win 9–4 1975 London, England Carpet Wojciech Fibak Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase 6–1, 7–5Loss 9–5 1976 Atlanta WCT, U.S. Carpet Wojciech Fibak John Alexander Phil Dent 3–6, 4–6Loss 9–6 1976 Barcelona WCT, Spain Clay Wojciech Fibak Robert Lutz Stan Smith 3–6, 3–6Win 10–6 1976 Nuremberg, West Germany Carpet Frew McMillan Colin Dowdeswell Paul Kronk 7–6, 6–4Loss 10–7 1976 Nice, France Clay Wojciech Fibak Patrice Dominguez François Jauffret 4–6, 6–3, 3–6Win 11–7 1976 Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco Clay Wojciech Fibak Björn Borg Guillermo Vilas 7–6, 6–1Win 12–7 1976WCT World Doubles, Kansas City Carpet Wojciech Fibak Robert Lutz Stan Smith 6–3, 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4Win 13–7 1976 Düsseldorf, West Germany Clay Wojciech Fibak Bob Carmichael Raymond Moore 6–4, 4–6, 6–4Win 14–7 1977 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Bob Hewitt Phil Dent Kim Warwick 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4Win 15–7 1977 Düsseldorf, West Germany Clay Jürgen Fassbender Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher 6–3, 6–3Win 16–7 1977 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Jürgen Fassbender Colin Dowdeswell Bob Hewitt 6–4, 7–6Win 17–7 1979 Nancy, France Hard (i) Klaus Eberhard Robin Drysdale Andrew Jarrett 4–6, 7–6, 6–3
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