Dirk Dier (born 16 February 1972) is a former professional

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player from Germany.

Career

Dier, an under 12s and 14s national champion, was a semi finalist in the

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. In 1990, he defeated

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to win the boys' singles event in the

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and also finished runner-up in the juniors at Queen's that year. He appeared in the main draw of a Grand Slam for the first time at the

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, where he lost in the opening round to countryman Michael Stich. His other two Grand Slam appearances came in 1996. The German exited in the first round of the

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, to Félix Mantilla in four sets, but reached the second round in the US Open, with a win over

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. He then faced second seed

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, who beat him in straight sets. Dier made just one quarter-final during his career on the

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, which was in the 1996 Bermuda Open. En route he defeated two top 100 players, Michael Joyce and

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. As of September 2019, he is the coach of

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.Coach of Kerber ''(in German)''
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Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 11 (5–6)

Doubles: 16 (6–10)

Performance timeline

Singles

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dier, Dirk 1972 births Living people West German male tennis players German male tennis players Australian Open (tennis) junior champions German tennis coaches People from Sankt Ingbert Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' singles