Tore Meinecke Explained

Tore Meinecke
Residence:Reith bei Kitzbühel, Austria
Birth Date:1967 7, df=y
Birth Place:Hamburg, West Germany
Turnedpro:1983
Retired:1989
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$242,301
Singlesrecord:40–51
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 46 (9 May 1988)
Australianopenresult:2R (1989)
Frenchopenresult:2R (1988)
Wimbledonresult:2R (1988)
Doublesrecord:47–52
Doublestitles:2
Highestdoublesranking:No. 46 (13 July 1987)
Australianopendoublesresult:2R (1989)
Frenchopendoublesresult:3R (1987, 1988)
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (1985, 1988)

Tore Meinecke (born 21 July 1967) is a former professional tennis player from West Germany.

Career

As a junior, Meinecke won the Orange Bowl doubles champion 16-under in 1982 (partnering Boris Becker) and was runner-up at the European Junior Championships (w/Becker).[1] He turned pro in 1983. During his professional career, Meinecke won two doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 46 in May 1988 and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 46 in July 1987.

In June 1989, Meinecke suffered a car crash in Clermont-Ferrand, France which put him in a coma for more than a month and forced him to retire from professional tennis at the age of 22.[2]

He currently runs a tennis school near Geneva, Switzerland together with Jonas Svensson.

Career finals

Doubles (2 wins, 1 loss)

ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–11987Guarujá, BrazilHard Martin Hipp Luiz Mattar
Cássio Motta
6–7, 1–6
Win1–11987Athens, GreeceClay Ricki Osterthun Jaroslav Navrátil
Tom Nijssen
6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Win2–11988Rotterdam, NetherlandsCarpet (i) Patrik Kühnen Magnus Gustafsson
Diego Nargiso
7–6, 7–6

References

  1. Web site: ATP Player Profile. ATP. 30 March 2012.
  2. News: Approaching Life As a 'Five-Setter'. NY Times. 30 March 2012. Gerald Eskenazi. September 28, 1992.

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