{{Short description|German tennis player (1965–1991)}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Michael Westphal | image = Davis Tennis tournament taking place at the tennis center in Ramat Hasharon (FL63234764).jpg | caption = Michael Westphal playing in 1983 | country = {{GER}} | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1965|2|19}} | birth_place = [[Pinneberg]], West Germany | death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1991|6|22|1965|2|19}} | death_place = [[Hamburg]], Germany | height = {{height|m=1.90|precision=0}} | turnedpro = 1983 | retired = 1990 | plays = Right-handed | careerprizemoney = [[US$|$]]1,646,328 | singlesrecord = 82–107 | singlestitles = 0 | highestsinglesranking = No. 49 (17 March 1986) | AustralianOpenresult = 1R ([[1989 Australian Open – Men's singles|1989]]) | FrenchOpenresult = 2R ([[1984 French Open – Men's singles|1984]], [[1987 French Open – Men's singles|1987]]) | Wimbledonresult = 2R ([[1986 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|1986]]) | USOpenresult = 1R ([[1983 US Open – Men's singles|1983]], [[1984 US Open – Men's singles|1984]]) | Othertournaments = yes | Olympicsresult = QF&nbsp;([[Tennis at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|1984,<small>&nbsp;demonstration</small>]]) | doublesrecord = 6–22 | doublestitles = 0 | highestdoublesranking = No. 239 (15 May 1989) | AustralianOpenDoublesresult = | FrenchOpenDoublesresult = | WimbledonDoublesresult = | USOpenDoublesresult = }} '''Michael Westphal''' (19 February 1965 – 20 June 1991) was a male [[tennis player]] from [[West Germany]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Michael Westphal|url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/michael-westphal/800177815/ger/mt/s/activity/|access-date=2020-10-18|website=www.itftennis.com}}</ref>

Westphal participated for his native country in the [[1984 Summer Olympics]], making it as far as the quarter-finals.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-06-14|title=Michael WESTPHAL - Olympic Tennis {{!}} Federal Republic of Germany (1950-1990, "GER" since)|url=https://www.olympic.org/michael-westphal|access-date=2020-10-18|website=International Olympic Committee|language=en}}</ref> The right-hander reached his highest [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]] singles ranking of world No. 49 in March 1986.

Westphal died of complications from [[AIDS]] on 20 June 1991, aged 26.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Walsh|first=Kenneth M.|title=Remembering German Tennis Star Michael Westphal, Who Succumbed to AIDS in 1991 at Age 26|url=http://www.kennethinthe212.com/2018/06/remembering-german-tennis-star-michael.html|access-date=2020-10-18}}</ref>

==Career finals== ===Singles: 2 (0–2)===

{| class="sortable wikitable" !style="width:25px"|Result !style="width:40px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:50px"|Date !style="width:140px"|Tournament !style="width:50px"|Surface !style="width:140px"|Opponent !style="width:90px" class="unsortable"|Score |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 0–1 | [[1984 Livingston Open – Singles|Aug 1984]] | [[Livingston Open|Livingston]], U.S. | Hard | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Johan Kriek]] | 2–6, 4–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 0–2 | Aug 1985 | [[Austrian Open Kitzbühel|Kitzbühel]], Austria | Clay | {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Pavel Složil]] | 5–7, 2–6 |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{ATP}} * {{ITF}} * {{Davis Cup player}}

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