Klaus Eberhard (tennis)

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Klaus Eberhard
Country (sports) West Germany West Germany
Residence Berlin/Hanover
Born (1957-09-15) 15 September 1957 (age 67)
Datteln,
West Germany
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
Winner 1. 1979 Nancy, France Hard West Germany Karl Meiler United Kingdom Robin Drysdale
United Kingdom Andrew Jarrett
4–6, 7–6, 6–3
Winner 2. 1980 Kitzbuhel, Austria Clay West Germany Ulrich Marten Brazil Carlos Kirmayr
New Zealand 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
1. 1980 Parioli, Italy Clay West Germany Ulrich Marten West Germany Karl Meiler
West Germany Werner Zirngibl
3–6, 6–3, 7–5

References