# Tore Meinecke

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West German tennis player

Tore Meinecke Country (sports) West Germany Residence Reith bei Kitzbühel, Austria Born (1967-07-21) 21 July 1967 (age 58) Hamburg, West Germany Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Turned pro 1983 Retired 1989 Plays Right-handed Prize money $242,301 Singles Career record 40–51 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 46 (9 May 1988) Grand Slam singles results Australian Open 2R (1989) French Open 2R (1988) Wimbledon 2R (1988) Doubles Career record 47–52 Career titles 2 Highest ranking No. 46 (13 July 1987) Grand Slam doubles results Australian Open 2R (1989) French Open 3R (1987, 1988) Wimbledon 1R (1985, 1988)

**Tore Meinecke** (born 21 July 1967) is a former professional [tennis](/source/Tennis) player from [West Germany](/source/West_Germany).

## Career

As a junior, Meinecke won the [Orange Bowl](/source/Dunlop_Orange_Bowl) doubles champion 16-under in 1982 (partnering [Boris Becker](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Geneva), Switzerland together with [Jonas Svensson](/source/Jonas_Svensson_(tennis)).

## Career finals

### Singles (1 loss)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score Loss 0–1 1987 Athens, Greece Clay Guillermo Pérez Roldán 2–6, 3–6

### Doubles (2 wins, 1 loss)

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0–1 1987 Guarujá, Brazil Hard Martin Hipp Luiz Mattar Cássio Motta 6–7, 1–6 Win 1–1 1987 Athens, Greece Clay Ricki Osterthun Jaroslav Navrátil Tom Nijssen 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 Win 2–1 1988 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Patrik Kühnen Magnus Gustafsson Diego Nargiso 7–6, 7–6

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["ATP Player Profile"](http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Me/T/Tore-Meinecke.aspx). ATP. Retrieved 30 March 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Gerald Eskenazi (September 28, 1992). ["Approaching Life As a 'Five-Setter'"](https://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/28/sports/sidelines-approaching-life-as-a-five-setter.html?src=pm). NY Times. Retrieved 30 March 2012.

## External links

- [Tore Meinecke](https://www.atptour.com/en/players/-/M057/overview) at the [Association of Tennis Professionals](/source/Association_of_Tennis_Professionals)

- [Tore Meinecke](https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/tore-meinecke/800178251/ger) at [World Tennis](/source/World_Tennis)

- [JOTO Tennis School](http://www.joto-tennis.ch/en)

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