Bernd Karbacher

Bernd Karbacher
Country (sports) Germany
ResidenceMunich, Germany
Born (1968-04-03) 3 April 1968 (age 56)
Munich, Germany
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1989
Retired2000
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$2,043,057
Singles
Career record135–161
Career titles2
1 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 22 (17 April 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1997)
French OpenQF (1996)
Wimbledon2R (1992, 1995)
US OpenQF (1994)
Doubles
Career record21–23
Career titles1
1 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 163 (6 June 1994)
Last updated on: 21 December 2021.

Bernd Karbacher (born 3 April 1968) is a German retired professional tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is world No. 22, which he reached on 17 April 1995. His career-high doubles ranking was world No. 163, achieved on 6 June 1994.

During his career, he won two singles titles, Cologne in 1992 and the Swedish Open in Båstad in 1994.

He twice reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam tournament. He did so in 1994 at the US Open after defeating Ivan Lendl and at the French Open in 1996 after a win against Goran Ivanišević. He also reached the semifinals of the 1993 Hamburg Masters and reached the finals of Indianapolis in 1995 after defeating Pete Sampras.

At the 1998 US Open, Karbacher, then ranked world No. 155, upset Australian Open champion and fourth seed Petr Korda in the first round in four sets.[1]

He retired from professional tennis in 2000. Since 2007, he has been the president of the German players organization "Tennis Germany".

ATP career finals

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Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–1)
ATP World Series (2–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (2–1)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 1992 Cologne, Germany World Series Clay South Africa Marcos Ondruska 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win 2–0 Jul 1994 Båstad, Sweden World Series Clay Austria Horst Skoff 6–4, 6–3
Loss 2–1 Aug 1995 Indianapolis, United States Championship Series Hard Sweden Thomas Enqvist 4–6, 3–6

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

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Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1–0)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 1993 Schenectady, United States World Series Hard Russia Andrei Olhovskiy Zimbabwe Byron Black
New Zealand Brett Steven
2–6, 7–6, 6–1

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 2 (1–1)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (1–1)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Dec 1991 Hong Kong, Hong Kong Challenger Hard Canada Greg Rusedski 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Loss 1–1 Nov 1992 Brest, France Challenger Hard South Africa Marcos Ondruska 7–5, 3–6, 0–6

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (1–1)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 1992 Cologne, Germany Challenger Clay Germany Marc-Kevin Goellner United States Murphy Jensen
United States Brian Devening
6–4, 6–7, 6–1
Loss 1–1 Mar 1994 Agadir, Morocco Challenger Clay Sweden Tomas Nydahl Czech Republic Slava Doseděl
Netherlands Mark Koevermans
7–6, 3–6, 6–7

Performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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Tournament 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 2R 1R 1R 1R 3R A 1R 1R 0 / 7 3–7 30%
French Open A 1R 3R 2R 3R QF A 1R 2R A 0 / 7 10–7 59%
Wimbledon Q1 2R 1R 1R 2R A 1R A 1R A 0 / 6 2–6 25%
US Open A A 3R QF 1R 2R Q2 2R 1R A 0 / 6 8–6 57%
Win–loss 0–0 1–2 5–4 5–4 3–4 5–3 2–2 1–2 1–4 0–1 0 / 26 23–26 47%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A 2R 2R 1R 1R 2R A A A A 0 / 5 3–5 38%
Miami A 2R 2R 1R 4R 2R A Q2 Q2 Q1 0 / 5 5–5 50%
Monte Carlo A A 1R 2R 2R 1R A A A A 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Hamburg A A SF 2R 1R 2R A 1R Q1 A 0 / 5 6–5 55%
Rome A A 2R A A 2R A A Q1 A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Canada A A A A A 1R A A 1R A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Cincinnati A A A A 3R 3R A A Q2 A 0 / 2 4–2 67%
Paris A A A 2R 1R A A A A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Win–loss 0–0 2–2 7–5 3–5 5–6 6–7 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0 / 27 23–27 46%

References

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