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West German tennis player
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Place of birth
Hamburg, Germany
Age
56 years
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Height:
180 cm
Weight:
73 kg
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Biography
Tore Meinecke (born 21 July 1967) is a former professional tennis player from West Germany.
Career
As a junior, Meinecke won the Orange Bowl doubles champion 16-under in 1982 (partnering Boris Becker) and was runner-up at the European Junior Championships (w/Becker). 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, 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.
He currently runs a tennis school near Geneva, Switzerland together with Jonas Svensson.
Career finals
Singles (1 win)
| 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 |
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