Karl Meiler
This page provides a comprehensive overview of Karl Meiler’s Grand Slam career. It combines key background information and career-level statistics with a complete, filterable list of his tournament results, showing how far he progressed in each Grand Slam event across his career.
Insights
Peak came at the 1973 Australian Open semifinal
Meiler’s only semifinal run in the data came at the 1973 Australian Open, when he was 23. That stands out as his deepest result across 22 Grand Slam tournaments and 45 matches.
1973 was his strongest Grand Slam season
He reached the semifinals at the Australian Open, the round of 32 at Wimbledon, and the round of 128 at both the French Open and US Open in 1973. No other year in the table matches that combination of depth and volume.
Wimbledon was his most consistent major
Across six Wimbledon appearances, Meiler reached the round of 32 twice, the round of 64 once, and never fell earlier than the round of 128. That is his best repeated performance pattern among the four majors listed.
French Open results were highly volatile
His French Open record ranges from the semifinal-equivalent peak of 1973’s broader season context to four first-round exits at R128, plus one R32 in 1977. The spread shows far less consistency there than at Wimbledon.
His Grand Slam career stretched from age 21 to 34
The data begins with a 1970 French Open appearance at age 21 and ends with a 1983 French Open first-round exit at age 34. That 13-year span includes a long gap after 1979 before his final listed return in 1983.
Basics
| Born | 30 April 1949 |
| Gender | Male |
| Nation | West Germany |
| Era | Open Era |
| Grand Slam careerCareer | 1970-1979, 1983 |
Grand Slam statistics
| Tournaments | 22 |
| Best results | 1 x semifinalist 2 x R16 5 x R32 |
| Total matches | 45 |
| W/L-record | 23-22 (51% won) |
Compared with other men
| In the Open Era | #203 of 2311 |
| With overlapping career | #77 of 559 |
| From West Germany | #2 of 46 |
| Born in 1949 | #4 of 29 |
| Year | Tournament | Result | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | French Open | R128 | 34 |
| 1979 | Wimbledon | R128 | 30 |
| 1978 | French Open | R128 | 29 |
| 1977 | Wimbledon | R32 | 28 |
| 1977 | French Open | R32 | 28 |
| 1977 | Australian Open (Dec) | R16 | 27 |
| 1976 | Wimbledon | R32 | 27 |
| 1976 | French Open | R128 | 27 |
| 1975 | US Open | R16 | 26 |
| 1975 | Wimbledon | R128 | 26 |
| 1975 | French Open | R128 | 26 |
| 1974 | US Open | R128 | 25 |
| 1974 | Wimbledon | R64 | 25 |
| 1974 | French Open | R128 | 25 |
| 1974 | Australian Open | R32 | 24 |
| 1973 | US Open | R128 | 24 |
| 1973 | Wimbledon | R32 | 24 |
| 1973 | French Open | R128 | 24 |
| 1973 | Australian Open | S | 23 |
| 1972 | Wimbledon | R64 | 23 |
| 1971 | Wimbledon | R128 | 22 |
| 1970 | French Open | R128 | 21 |
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