Karl Meiler (30 April 1949 – 17 April 2014) was a

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player from West Germany who was active in the 1970s and 1980s. Meiler won four singles (1972, Buenos Aires; 1974, Omaha and Calgary; 1977, Manila) and 17 doubles titles during his professional career. He notably beat top seed

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in the

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, where he went on to reach the semifinals. Meiler reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 23 August 1973 when he became world No. 20. He died aged 64 on 17 April 2014 of complications from a head injury sustained in a domestic accident in November 2013.

ATP career finals

Singles: 17 (4 titles, 13 runner-ups)

Doubles: 24 (17 titles, 7 runner-ups)

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