Mike Bauer

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Mike Bauer
Country (sports) United States
Born (1959-06-29) June 29, 1959 (age 64)
Oakland, California, US
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$ 611,891
Singles
Career record75–92
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 29 (November 6, 1984)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1982, 1984)
French Open1R (1985)
Wimbledon3R (1983)
US Open2R (1984, 1984)
Doubles
Career record162–180
Career titles9
Highest rankingNo. 25 (December 19, 1983)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1983)
French Open2R (1995)
WimbledonQF (1983)
US OpenQF (1984)

Mike Bauer (born June 29, 1959) is a retired American tour professional tennis player. Bauer won three singles and nine top-tier doubles titles during his career.[1] He reached a career high singles ranking of world No. 29 in November 1984. [2]

Career[edit]

An All-American in 1981 at University of California, Berkeley, Bauer won the 1982 Bangkok Grand Prix and 1982 and 1983 South Australian Open. He was also a finalist at the 1983 Sydney Outdoor Grand Prix. He reached the semi-finals in five other tournaments during his career.[2] His best Grand Slam result was reaching the 3rd round of Wimbledon in 1983 where he lost to eventual finalist Chris Lewis. He reached the second round of the U.S. Open twice in four tries.

Bauer reached a career high doubles ranking of world No. 25,[3] and won the 1981 Taipei Grand Prix and Manila Grand Prix, and 1982 Bangkok Grand Prix, tournaments partnering compatriot John Benson, the 1983 Stuttgart Outdoor partnering Anand Amritraj and Sydney Outdoor partnering Pat Cash, the 1992 Tel Aviv Grand Prix partnering João Cunha e Silva, the 1993 Casablanca Grand Prix partnering Piet Norval, and Santiago Grand Prix with Rikl, and the 1994 Vienna Grand Prix again with Rikl.[1] He was a finalist at the 1983 Maui Grand Prix partnering Scott Davis and 1984 Melbourne Grand Prix partnering Scott McCain,[2] 1993 Zarazoga Grand Prix partnering David Rikl, Gerry Weber Open with Marc-Kevin Goellner, Tel Aviv partnering Rikl, and Vienna with David Prinosil.[1]

Bauer was a member of the American Davis Cup team. Mike graduated from Miramonte High School in Orinda, California. He is the former Director of Tennis at Harbor Bay Club in Alameda, California. He regularly gave private lessons and directed the Summer Tennis Camp program. He now lives in Germany with his family.

Grand Prix career finals[edit]

Singles (3 titles, 1 runner-up)[edit]

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Nov 1982 Bangkok, Thailand Carpet (i) United States Jim Gurfein 6–1, 6–2
Win 2–0 Dec 1982 Adelaide, Australia Grass Australia Chris Johnstone 4–6, 7–6, 6–2
Loss 2–1 Dec 1983 Sydney, Australia Grass Sweden Joakim Nyström 6–2, 3–6, 1–6
Win 3–1 Dec 1983 Adelaide, Australia Grass Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř 3–6, 6–4, 6–1

Doubles (9 titles, 6 runner-ups)[edit]

Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partners Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 1981 Taipei, Taiwan Carpet (i) United States John Benson United States John Austin
United States Mike Cahill
6–4, 6–3
Win 2–0 Nov 1981 Manila, Philippines Clay United States John Benson United States Drew Gitlin
United States Jim Gurfein
6–4, 6–4
Win 3–0 Oct 1992 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Portugal João Cunha e Silva Netherlands Mark Koevermans
Sweden Tobias Svantesson
6–3, 6–4
Win 4–0 Nov 1982 Bangkok, Thailand Carpet (i) United States John Benson United States Charles Strode
United States Morris Strode
7–5, 3–6, 6–3
Win 5–0 Jul 1983 Stuttgart, West Germany Clay India Anand Amritraj Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 5–1 Oct 1983 Maui, U.S. Hard United States Scott Davis United States Tony Giammalva
United States Steve Meister
3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Loss 5–2 Dec 1984 Melbourne, Australia Grass United States Scott McCain United States Broderick Dyke
Australia Wally Masur
6–7, 6–3, 6–7
Loss 5–3 Mar 1993 Zaragoza Carpet Czech Republic David Rikl Czech Republic Martin Damm
Czech Republic Karel Nováček
6–2, 4–6, 5–7
Win 6–3 Mar 1993 Casablanca, Morocco Clay South Africa Piet Norval Latvia Ģirts Dzelde
Croatia Goran Prpić
7–5, 7–6
Loss 6–4 Jun 1993 Halle, Germany Grass Germany Marc-Kevin Goellner Czechoslovakia Petr Korda
Czech Republic Cyril Suk
6–7, 7–5, 3–6
Loss 6–5 Oct 1993 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Czech Republic David Rikl Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
4–6, 4–6
Loss 6–6 Oct 1993 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) Germany David Prinosil Zimbabwe Byron Black
United States Jonathan Stark
3–6, 6–7
Win 7–6 Nov 1993 Santiago, Chile Clay Czech Republic David Rikl Sweden Christer Allgårdh
United States Brian Devening
7–6, 6–4
Win 8–6 Dec 1983 Sydney, Australia Grass Australia Pat Cash Australia Broderick Dyke
Australia Rod Frawley
7–6, 6–4
Win 9–6 Oct 1994 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) Czech Republic David Rikl Austria Alex Antonitsch
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
7–6, 6–4

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Mike Bauer: Career Titles/Finals". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  2. ^ a b c "Mike Bauer: Profile". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  3. ^ "Mike Bauer: Rankings History". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 2011-03-31.

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