Alexander Mronz (born 7 April 1965) is a former

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from

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, who turned professional in 1987. Mronz played right-handed, and won one doubles title (1988,

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) in his career. Mronz reached his highest individual ranking on the

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on April 8, 1991, when he became the world No. 73. Mronz is famous for being the opponent of

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in a third round match at 1995 Wimbledon, having already knocked out

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and

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to get to that stage. Mronz was leading by a set and a break, when Tarango was defaulted after losing his temper with the umpire, Bruno Rebeuh, following a couple of code violations. Tarango walked off the court in anger. Tarango's wife, Benedict, later slapped Rebeuh across the face. Mronz then lost to the world No. 1,

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, in the fourth round. Mronz also reached the third round of the 1994 Australian Open, losing from 2 sets up against former world No. 1 and three-time

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champion

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(who was currently in the process of coming back to the sport), 6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 3–6.Los Angeles Times: 'Wilander Rallies to Win'
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Career finals

Doubles (1 title, 4 runner-ups)

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* * 1965 births Living people German male tennis players Tennis players from Cologne West German male tennis players 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-tennis-bio-stub