Jürgen Fassbender (german: Faßbender, born 28 May 1948) is a retired German

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player. On the

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, Fassbender won three singles and 15 doubles titles. His best

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singles result was reaching the quarterfinals at the

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. In doubles, he reached the semifinals of the

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and the 1973 and 1975 Wimbledon Championships. Between 1968 and 1979, he played in 23 ties for the German

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team and compiled a record of 20 wins and 14 losses. Best team result was winning the European Zone and reaching the Inter-Zonal semifinal in 1968.

Career finals

Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Doubles: 35 (16 titles, 19 runner-ups)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fassbender, Juergen 1948 births Living people People from Rhein-Erft-Kreis Sportspeople from Cologne (region) West German male tennis players Tennis players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Tennis people from North Rhine-Westphalia