# Ulrich Pinner

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{{Short description|German tennis player}}
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{{Infobox tennis biography
|name                  = Ulrich Pinner
|fullname              =
|image                 = Pinner (West-Duitsland) in actie, Bestanddeelnr 928-0574.jpg
|caption               = Pinner, 1975 in Hilversum
|country               = {{FRG}}
|residence             = [Essen](/source/Essen), Germany
|birth_date            = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1954|2|7}}
|birth_place           = [Zittau](/source/Zittau), East Germany
|height                =
|turnedpro             = 1973
|retired               = 1984
|plays                 = Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney      =
|singlesrecord         = 138–125
|singlestitles         = 2 ATP, 2 Challenger
|highestsinglesranking = No. 19 (13 August 1979)
|AustralianOpenresult  = 2R ([1975](/source/1975_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles))
|FrenchOpenresult      = 3R ([1976](/source/1976_French_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles), [1977](/source/1977_French_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles))
|Wimbledonresult       = 3R ([1975](/source/1975_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles), [1976](/source/1976_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles))
|doublesrecord         = 17–51
|doublestitles         = 0
|highestdoublesranking = No. 521 (8 October 1981)
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 2R ([1974](/source/1974_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles))
}}

'''Ulrich Pinner''' (born 7 February 1954) is a former professional [tennis](/source/tennis) player from [Germany](/source/Germany).<ref>{{cite news |title=Ellerbrock nun in erlauchtem Kreis |url=https://www.nw.de/sport/kreis_herford/herford/10570068_Ellerbrock-nun-in-erlauchtem-Kreis.html |access-date=10 February 2025 |work=Neue Westfälische |date=27 February 2014 |language=de}}</ref> He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 19 in August 1979 and was the German No. 1 from 1978-1980.

Pinner participated in ten [Davis Cup](/source/Davis_Cup) ties for [West Germany](/source/Germany_Davis_Cup_team) from 1976 to 1982, posting a 12–8 record in singles and a 2–1 record in doubles.

==Career finals==
===Singles: 5 (4–1)===
{| class="wikitable"
! Legend
|- bgcolor="#f3e6d7"
| Grand Slam (0)
|- bgcolor="#e9e9e9"
| ATP Masters Series (0)
|-
| ATP Tour (2)
|- bgcolor="moccasin"
| Challengers (2)
|}

{|class="sortable wikitable" 
!style="width:40px"|Result
!style="width:20px" class="unsortable"|No.
!style="width:35px"|Year
!style="width:190px"|Tournament
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:150px"|Opponent
!style="width:120px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 1.
| 1978
| [Stuttgart Outdoor](/source/ATP_Stuttgart), Germany
| Clay
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [Kim Warwick](/source/Kim_Warwick)
| 6–2, 6–2, 7–6
|-
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 2.
| 1979
| [Gstaad](/source/ATP_Gstaad), Switzerland
| Clay
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [Peter McNamara](/source/Peter_McNamara)
| 6–2, 6–4, 7–5
|-
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
| 1.
| 1979
| Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany
| Clay
| {{flagicon|TCH}} [Tomáš Šmíd](/source/Tom%C3%A1%C5%A1_%C5%A0m%C3%ADd)
| 4–6, 0–6, 2–6
|- bgcolor="moccasin"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 3.
| 1981
| Barcelona, Spain
| Clay
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [Miguel Mir](/source/Miguel_Mir)
| 6–3, 6–1
|- bgcolor="moccasin"
| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
| 4.
| 1981
| Travemünde, Germany
| Clay
| {{flagicon|FRG}} [Peter Elter](/source/Peter_Elter)
| 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pinner, Ulrich}}
Category:1954 births
Category:Living people
Category:Sportspeople from Zittau
Category:West German male tennis players
Category:German male tennis players
Category:20th-century German sportsmen

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