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Karl Meiler

GER Died Apr 17, 2014 (age 64) 178 cm / 5'10" Plays: Right-Handed, One-Handed Backhand ATP Tour years active: 1968–1985

Karl Meiler represented Germany on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 20. TennisDB's records show a 252–190 record in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1968 through 1985 and 4 recorded singles titles.

Peak singles rank
20 (Aug 27, 1973)
Elo peak
1903 (83rd percentile)
Singles record
252–190 (57.0%)
Singles titles
4
Prize money
$2,148

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Karl Meiler's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Fitzgerald #29 0-6 6-4 1-6 L H2H Match data Jan 11, 1985* R16 ASB Classic ATP 250 Hard
Mark Wooldridge 2-6 6-4 6-3 W — Match data Jan 10, 1985* R32 ASB Classic ATP 250 Hard
Kim Warwick #193 1-6 7-6 2-6 L H2H Match data Jul 27, 1984* R16 Austrian Open Kitzbühel ATP 250 Clay
Thomas Hogstedt #54 7-6 6-2 W H2H Match data Jul 26, 1984* R32 Austrian Open Kitzbühel ATP 250 Clay
Klaus Eberhard #346 6-4 6-1 W H2H Match data Jul 25, 1984* R64 Austrian Open Kitzbühel ATP 250 Clay

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Karl Meiler's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Jimmy Connors 1 10 11 Aug 13, 1976 H2H
Jan Kodes 2 7 9 Nov 9, 1978 H2H
Onny Parun 1 6 7 Jul 9, 1976 H2H
Harold Solomon 1 5 6 Nov 3, 1982 H2H
Eddie Dibbs 1 5 6 Oct 25, 1979 H2H

Singles Titles (4)

Karl Meiler singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP FinalsTournaments
197223 1 — — — 1 — Argentina Open
197425 2 — — — 2 — Calgary, Omaha
197728 1 — — — 1 — Manila
Total 4 — — — 4 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Karl Meiler career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
19681953862.5%——
197021561145.5%——
19712215616.7%——
1972231662272.7%——
19732445277262.5%2032
19742542266861.8%3867
19752647247166.2%6631
19762726234953.1%3654
19772834225660.7%5334
1978298122040.0%35127
197930891747.1%—169
1980310440.0%——
19813236933.3%——
198233591435.7%——
198334461040.0%142—
19843521366.7%223180
19853611250.0%180452
Career25219044257.0%——

Career Results by Surface

Karl Meiler career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
196819 ————22450.0%————31475.0% 53862.5%
197021 ————561145.5%———————— 561145.5%
197122 ————14520.0%0110.0%———— 15616.7%
197223 ————1031376.9%63966.7%———— 1662272.7%
197324 1682466.7%1282060.0%1171861.1%641060.0% 45277262.5%
197425 44850.0%991850.0%25728.6%2783577.1% 42266861.8%
197526 1051566.7%24113568.6%0110.0%1372065.0% 47247166.2%
197627 ————20143458.8%21366.7%481233.3% 26234953.1%
197728 1161764.7%13112454.2%841266.7%21366.7% 34225660.7%
197829 44850.0%26825.0%————22450.0% 8122040.0%
197930 45944.4%43757.1%0110.0%———— 891747.1%
198031 0110.0%0330.0%———————— 0440.0%
198132 13425.0%0220.0%————21366.7% 36933.3%
198233 24633.3%33650.0%————0220.0% 591435.7%
198334 11250.0%34742.9%————0110.0% 461040.0%
198435 ————21366.7%———————— 21366.7%
198536 11250.0%———————————— 11250.0%
Career—54429656.2%1109020055.0%29235255.8%59359462.8%25219044257.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Karl Meiler career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
197324 0110.0%0110.0%21366.7%00—— 23540.0%
197425 00——0330.0%61785.7%42666.7% 1061662.5%
197526 23540.0%101100.0%51683.3%202100.0% 1041471.4%
197627 0110.0%00——202100.0%00—— 21366.7%
197728 12333.3%26825.0%1372065.0%0110.0% 16163250.0%
197829 0220.0%0110.0%25728.6%00—— 281020.0%
197930 0110.0%00——0220.0%00—— 0330.0%
198031 00——00——0440.0%00—— 0440.0%
198132 00——0110.0%11250.0%00—— 12333.3%
198233 00——101100.0%0550.0%00—— 15616.7%
198334 00——0110.0%14520.0%00—— 15616.7%
198435 00——00——101100.0%11250.0% 21366.7%
198536 00——0110.0%00——00—— 0110.0%
Career 3101323.1%4141822.2%33316451.6%741163.6% 475910644.3%

Opponent ranking data available for 106/442 (24.0%) of Karl Meiler's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Karl Meiler advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1968 19 1558 115.1 — — — — +30 -6 — 56.5% +0.96 2–1 (67%) — — +0.11
1970 21 1557 112.1 — — — — — +3 — 37.5% -0.54 1–1 — — +0.20
1971 22 1503 110.6 — — — — — +11 — 38.5% -0.73 0–2 — — +0.20
1972 23 1735 126.8 — — — — — +25 -133 63.0% +0.77 6–2 (75%) 2–2 (50%) 105.3 +1.06
1973 24 1809 138.9 — — — — +46 -41 -109 60.3% +0.58 7–7 (50%) 13–10 (57%) 102.0 +1.52
1974 25 1781 134.0 — — — — +117 -41 -181 59.3% +0.67 10–9 (53%) 11–6 (65%) 100.6 +5.87
1975 26 1844 144.1 — — — — -10 +47 — 61.6% +0.81 11–8 (58%) 11–10 (52%) 98.8 +3.63
1976 27 1824 149.0 — — — — -81 +47 -190 51.8% +0.07 7–7 (50%) 7–1 (88%) 104.5 -2.00
1977 28 1773 135.9 — — — — +35 -4 -72 56.8% +0.40 8–7 (53%) 13–8 (62%) 101.8 +2.77
1978 29 1693 122.2 — — — — +91 -46 — 44.4% -0.31 2–3 (40%) 1–2 (33%) 95.9 +0.55
1979 30 1652 122.6 — — — — +81 -3 — 46.3% -0.10 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +1.30
1980 31 1603 103.9 — — — — — -2 — 11.1% -2.11 0–1 0–1 — -0.31
1981 32 1576 109.5 — — — — +96 — — 36.4% -0.91 2–2 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 99.2 +0.89
1982 33 1554 114.0 — — — — +51 +20 — 45.7% -0.14 1–6 (14%) 2–3 (40%) 93.9 +1.04
1983 34 1563 111.8 — — — — +37 +9 — 41.7% -0.79 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.18
1984 35 1588 108.2 — — — — — +18 — 71.4% +0.57 0–1 2–0 — +0.09
1985 36 1591 101.0 — — — — — — — 50.0% -1.34 1–1 — — +0.20
Career 1903 139.9 — — — — +49 +9 -120 55.3% +0.34 61–62 (50%) 65–47 (58%) 101.6 +3.96

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Karl Meiler Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
197021 —R128—— 0–1 (0%)
197122 ——R128— 0–1 (0%)
197223 ——R64— 1–1 (50%)
197324 SFR128R32R128 6–4 (60%)
197425 R32R128R64R128 2–4 (33%)
197526 —R128R128R16 3–3 (50%)
197627 —R128R32— 2–2 (50%)
197728 R16R32R32— 6–3 (67%)
197829 —R128—— 0–1 (0%)
197930 ——R128— 0–1 (0%)
198334 —R128—— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 7–3
(70%)
2–8
(20%)
8–8
(50%)
3–3
(50%)
20–22
(48%)

ATP 500

Karl Meiler ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge ITACAN W-L
Win %
197425 R16R32 3–2 (60%)
197526 R16— 2–1 (67%)
197627 —R64 0–1 (0%)
W-L 4–2
(67%)
1–2
(33%)
5–4
(56%)

ATP 250

Karl Meiler ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ADEATLASBSWEBARBASBUEFLRGSTHAMHKGAUSMADMCMETMUNNAPPARQUEROMROTSOFSTOSTUTKYVIEWASAIXANCBALBERBIRMIABOLBRUCALCANCHACOLCOLDESDUSFRAFREHAMJACAUSLAGLAGLINLITLONLOUMANMEMMEXNANNEWNICNOREASNUROMAOSLIWPARPERPHIPRAROASALSALSANSOUSOUSYDSYDTAITEHTEMCANU.SWEM W-L
Win %
196819 ———————————————F——————————————QF—————R64—————————————————————————————————————————————— 5–3 (62%)
197021 —————————R16———R32—R32——————————————R32———————————————R32———————————————————————————————————— 5–5 (50%)
197122 —————————R64—R32———R32——————————————R16———————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1–4 (20%)
197223 QF—————W——QF—R32——————R16——————————————————————QF————————————————————————————————————————— 15–5 (75%)
197324 ——R16—————SFF——R32R32—R32R32SFR16———R16———SF———F————QF—QF——SF———R16—————————————QF———R32—————R16—FR16——R16—R16—————— 39–23 (63%)
197425 —————————R32—————QFR32—————R32——QFF——R16—SF———W————————R16F————F—R32———————R64—WF—R16———FR64—————R32——R16—R64— 37–20 (65%)
197526 ————R16———FR16——R16——F—R16————R16————————SFSF——————R16———FQF—————SFR16—————R16———————————SFR16——SF————R32——R32— 42–20 (68%)
197627 —R16——QFSF——QF———R32SF—FR16——R16R16—R16————————R32————————————————QF———R16—————R16R16—QF—————R64——————————R64———R32 24–20 (55%)
197728 R16———————R32R32SFSF———R16————————R32—————————F————R64—R16———————————WR16—————————R32—R32—————R32——R32R16QF——R64R64— 28–19 (60%)
197829 ————R64———————R64——QF——————R32——R16—R32—————QFR32———QF——————————————————————————————————R32————————R32 8–11 (42%)
197930 ———R32———F———————R32———————R16—R32————————————R32————————QF————————R32—————————————————————————— 8–8 (50%)
198031 —————————R64—————R32———————R32——————————————————————————————————R32———————————————————————— 0–4 (0%)
198132 ———————————R64—————————QF———R32————————————R32——————————R32—————R32——————————————————————————— 3–6 (33%)
198233 ———R16———————R16——R16R32——————R64——R32——R32—————————R16———R32———————————————————————————————————————— 5–9 (36%)
198334 ———R16—————R64—R16———R32————————————————————————————————————————R16—————————————————————————— 4–5 (44%)
198435 ———————————R16——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 2–1 (67%)
198536 ——R16———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1–1 (50%)
W-L 5–2
(71%)
0–1
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
2–3
(40%)
3–3
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
5–0
(100%)
4–1
(80%)
10–4
(71%)
13–9
(59%)
3–1
(75%)
10–7
(59%)
4–4
(50%)
3–3
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
16–13
(55%)
3–3
(50%)
4–2
(67%)
4–2
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
5–6
(45%)
1–2
(33%)
1–1
(50%)
5–5
(50%)
5–2
(71%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
8–4
(67%)
5–3
(62%)
3–1
(75%)
2–1
(67%)
4–2
(67%)
7–1
(88%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
3–4
(43%)
1–2
(33%)
2–1
(67%)
2–2
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
4–1
(80%)
4–3
(57%)
3–1
(75%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
6–2
(75%)
1–1
(50%)
3–2
(60%)
5–0
(100%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
0–1
(0%)
4–3
(57%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
5–1
(83%)
4–1
(80%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
5–2
(71%)
7–3
(70%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
3–2
(60%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
3–3
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
0–2
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
1–3
(25%)
0–2
(0%)
227–164
(58%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
20
Career-high date
Aug 27, 1973
First Top 100
Aug 27, 1973
First Top 50
Aug 27, 1973
First Top 20
Aug 27, 1973
First Top 10
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Ranking History Matrix

Karl Meiler ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
197324———————2030303132
197425——38343437476564—6267
19752666—50505038—————31
197627—————36—————54
197728565552516746455657504734
1978293633313030414638364489127
197930———————————169
198031————————————
198334————————————
198435—————158162174167171175180
198536178178210214218278461488453454461452
198637556548549538471608635656668669673687
198738689685667694890903——————

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Karl Meiler's most statistically similar ATP players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS M1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Francois Jauffret FRA #20 1,911 332 199 133 59.9% — 2 0 0 1968–1980 Rivalries Match log
Jeff Borowiak USA #20 1,958 593 290 303 48.9% $598 5 0 0 1968–1984 Rivalries Match log
Chris Lewis NZL #19 1,865 417 221 196 53.0% $647,550 3 0 0 1973–1985 Rivalries Match log
Ulrich Pinner GER #19 1,893 250 132 118 52.8% — 2 0 0 1973–1983 Rivalries Match log
Onny Parun NZL #19 1,990 714 374 340 52.4% $4,000 6 0 0 1968–1982 Rivalries Match log
Phil Dent AUS #17 1,958 758 414 344 54.6% — 3 0 0 1968–1983 Rivalries Match log
Thomaz Koch BRA #24 1,879 356 199 157 55.9% $2,532 6 0 0 1968–1983 Rivalries Match log
Ross Case AUS #24 1,962 567 293 274 51.7% — 4 0 0 1968–1983 Rivalries Match log
Hank Pfister USA #19 1,929 473 260 213 55.0% — 2 0 0 1975–1988 Rivalries Match log
Heinz Gunthardt SUI #22 1,969 414 225 189 54.3% $1,550,007 5 0 0 1976–1987 Rivalries Match log
Patrick Proisy FRA #23 1,876 417 222 195 53.2% — 1 0 0 1968–1981 Rivalries Match log
Brian Fairlie NZL #24 1,902 450 231 219 51.3% — 3 0 0 1968–1979 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Karl Meiler born?
Karl Meiler was born on April 30, 1949.
Which country did Karl Meiler represent?
Karl Meiler represented Germany in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Karl Meiler?
Karl Meiler is 178 cm / 5'10".
Does Karl Meiler use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Karl Meiler uses a one-handed backhand.
Is Karl Meiler left-handed or right-handed?
Karl Meiler plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Karl Meiler won?
No Grand Slam singles titles are recorded for Karl Meiler in TennisDB's covered main-draw results.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Karl Meiler won?
TennisDB does not group any of Karl Meiler's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Karl Meiler won?
TennisDB records 4 ATP singles titles for Karl Meiler across all categories. The most recent was Manila in 1977.
What is Karl Meiler's highest ATP ranking?
Karl Meiler's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 20, first achieved on August 27, 1973.
What is Karl Meiler's career win-loss record?
Karl Meiler has 252 wins and 190 losses (57.0%) in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1968 through 1985.
How much career prize money has Karl Meiler earned?
Karl Meiler has earned at least $2,148 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Karl Meiler's career appear in TennisDB?
Karl Meiler appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1985.
On which surface does Karl Meiler have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Karl Meiler's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on carpet: 62.8% (59–35).
Who has Karl Meiler faced most often?
Karl Meiler's most frequent opponent is Jimmy Connors, with a head-to-head record of 1–10 across 11 meetings.