Richard Meyer (tennis)
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Richard Meyer is a former professional tennis
player from the United States
. During his career he won one singles title and one doubles title.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player from the United States
United States
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. During his career he won one singles title and one doubles title.
Singles titles (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 1981 | Sofia Sofia Open The Sofia Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1980 to 1981. It was held in Sofia in Bulgaria and played on indoor carpet courts.-Singles:-Doubles:-References:*... , Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
Carpet |  Leo PalinLeo Palin Leo Palin is a retired professional tennis player from Finland.During his career on the ATP Tour, Palin won one doubles title, and reached one singles and one other doubles final... |
6–4, 7–6, 7–6 |
Runner-ups (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 1979 | Sarasota Sarasota, Florida Sarasota is a city located in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the U.S. state of Florida. It is south of the Tampa Bay Area and north of Fort Myers... , U.S. |
Carpet |  Johan KriekJohan Kriek Johan Kriek is a South African American professional male tennis player and founder of the Global Water Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to delivering clean water to the world's neediest communities. Kriek has won two Australian Opens and has reached the semi-finals at the French... |
6–7, 2–6 |
Doubles titles (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 1981 | Napa Napa, California -History:The name Napa was probably derived from the name given to a southern Nappan village whose people shared the area with elk, deer, grizzlies and cougars for many centuries, according to Napa historian Kami Santiago. At the time of the first recorded exploration into Napa Valley in 1823, the... , U.S. |
Hard |  Chris MayotteChris Mayotte Chris Mayotte , is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles... |
Tracy Delatte Tracy Delatte Tracy Delatte , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Delatte enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 3 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 39 in 1984.-Titles :-Runner-ups :-External links:... John Hayes |
6–3, 3–6, 7–6 |
Runner-ups (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 1981 | Sofia Sofia Open The Sofia Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1980 to 1981. It was held in Sofia in Bulgaria and played on indoor carpet courts.-Singles:-Doubles:-References:*... , Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
Carpet |  Ismail El ShafeiIsmail El Shafei Ismail El-Shafei was the Head of Egyptian Tennis Federation and Member of International Tennis Federation. El Shafei is the only Egyptian player to enter Top 40 in Grand Prix/ATP ranking history... |
 Thomas EmmrichThomas Emmrich Thomas Emmrich is a former tennis player for East Germany.-Life and career:Between 1970 and 1988, Emmrich won 47 German Democratic Republic titles . Unfortunately, he entered the tennis scene after the GDR had decided to promote only those sports which were relevant for the Olympics’ medals table...  Jiri Granat |
6–7, 6–2, 4–6 |
| 2. | 1982 | Paris Indoor Paris Masters The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour... , France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
Hard (i) | Jay Lapidus |
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4–6, 2–6 |