Reinhard Wawra Explained

Reinhard Wawra
Birth Date:7 February 1973
Careerprizemoney:$13,829
Singlesrecord:0–2
Highestsinglesranking:No. 293 (12 Jun 1995)
Australianopenresult:Q1 (1991)
Doublesrecord:0–3
Highestdoublesranking:No. 456 (11 Nov 1996)

Reinhard Wawra (born 7 February 1973) is an Austrian former professional tennis player. Reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 456 on 11 November 1996.

Career

As a junior, Wawra was a standout player who won several youth tournaments. In 1986, he was part of the Austrian team that dominated and won the Lacoste Nations Cup, an Under-14 team tournament held in Germany.[1] The following year, Wawra excelled on the U14 circuit of the Tennis Europe Junior Tour, winning the prestigious trophies of the year at Petits As and the European Junior Championships at San Remo.[2] [3] In 1989, at the Orange Bowl for the Under 16 category in Miami, Wawra was defeated by qualifier Juan Garat, 6–2, 4–6, 7-6(8–6).[4] [5] [6]

On the professional tour, Wawra made ATP Tour singles main draw appearances at the Vienna Open in 1990 and Austrian Open Kitzbühel in 1991. He participated in the qualifying rounds of the 1991 Australian Open, was a finalist at the 1992 Vienna Challenger and achieved his career high singles ranking of 293 during the 1995 season.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Turniergeschichte . Tournament history . de . www.kdjtc.net . 23 October 2023 . 16 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230716195324/https://www.kdjtc.net/turniergeschichte . live .
  2. Web site: The winners of Les Petits As . www.lespetitsas.com . 23 October 2023 . 26 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231026195914/https://www.lespetitsas.com/en/tournament/winners-record/ . live .
  3. Web site: European Junior Championships 14 & Under . www.tenniseurope.org . 23 October 2023 . 27 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231027162713/https://www.tenniseurope.org/page/16401/European-Junior-Championships-14-Under . live .
  4. News: Tennis: . . 24 December 1989 . 2021-06-20 . 2023-10-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231030205650/https://www.chicagotribune.com/ . live .
  5. Web site: Orange bowl international tennis champions . assets.usta.com . 23 October 2023 . 30 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231030205639/https://assets.usta.com/assets/1/15/BOYS%20CHAMPIONS%2020110512.pdf . live .
  6. Web site: Lautaro Midón llegó hasta los octavos de final en el tradicional Orange Bowl . Lautaro Midón reached the round of 16 in the traditional Orange Bowl . es . www.ellitoral.com.ar . 19 December 2016 . 23 October 2023 . 30 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231030205643/https://www.ellitoral.com.ar/corrientes/2016-12-19-1-0-0-lautaro-midon-llego-hasta-los-octavos-de-final-en-el-tradicional-orange-bowl . live .
  7. Web site: Tennis Abstract: Reinhard Wawra ATP Match Results, Splits, and Analysis . www.tennisabstract.com . 2021-06-20 . 2021-06-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624202230/http://www.tennisabstract.com/cgi-bin/player-classic.cgi?p=ReinhardWawra . live .