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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
GenderMale
NationWest Germany
EraOpen Era
Grand Slam careerCareer1970-1979, 1983

Grand Slam statistics

Tournaments22
Best results
1 x semifinalist
2 x R16
5 x R32
Total matches45
W/L-record23-22 (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

Grand Slam results

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Karl Meiler – Grand Slam results (year, tournament, result, age)
YearTournamentResultAge
1983French OpenR12834
1979WimbledonR12830
1978French OpenR12829
1977WimbledonR3228
1977French OpenR3228
1977Australian Open (Dec)R1627
1976WimbledonR3227
1976French OpenR12827
1975US OpenR1626
1975WimbledonR12826
1975French OpenR12826
1974US OpenR12825
1974WimbledonR6425
1974French OpenR12825
1974Australian OpenR3224
1973US OpenR12824
1973WimbledonR3224
1973French OpenR12824
1973Australian OpenS23
1972WimbledonR6423
1971WimbledonR12822
1970French OpenR12821