Peter Feigl
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Peter Feigl is a former Austrian
professional
tennis
player.
Feigl is best known for being a quarter-finalist in the 1978 Australian Open
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Austria
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Professional
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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.
Feigl is best known for being a quarter-finalist in the 1978 Australian Open
1978 Australian Open
List of the 1978 Australian Open champions:-Men's singles: Guillermo Vilas def. John Marks, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3*It was Vilas's 3rd career Grand Slam title, and his 1st Australian Open title.-Women's singles: Christine O'Neil def...
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Singles titles (4)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | 1978 | Cleveland ATP Cleveland Known by various names, this was a men's tennis tournament played in Cleveland, Ohio. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1978 through 1982 and in 1984 and 1985. It was played on outdoor hard courts... , U.S. |
Hard | Van Winitsky Van Winitsky Van Winitsky , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Winitsky enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 9 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 11 times. Partnering Fritz Buehning in doubles, Winitsky finished... |
4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
2. | 1979 | Linz ATP Linz The ATP Linz is a defunct tennis tournament that was played on the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1979-1982. The event was held in Linz, Austria and was played on various surfaces.-Singles:-Doubles:-References:*ATP Linz 1981*ATP Linz 1982... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
Hard (i) | Hans Kary Hans Kary (tennis) ----Hans Kary , is a former professional tennis player from Austria.During his career Kary won 1 singles title and 3 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 54 in 1976 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No... |
6–3, 6–4, 7–6 |
3. | 1979 | Cairo Cairo Open The Cairo Open is a defunct Grand Prix and Challenger affiliated tennis tournament played from 1975 to 1991. It was held in Cairo in Egypt and played on outdoor clay courts.... , Egypt Egypt Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world... |
Clay | Carlos Kirmayr Carlos Kirmayr Carlos Kirmayr is a retired Brazilian professional tennis player.Kirmayr won a total of 10 Grand Prix doubles titles, but none for singles. He did win a number of Challenger tournaments in singles and achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 36.-Runner-ups :-Doubles titles :-External links:*... |
7–5, 3–6, 6–1 |
4. | 1980 | Lagos ATP Lagos The Lagos Open is a defunct WCT, Grand Prix and Challenger affiliated tennis tournament played from 1976 to 1991. It was held in Lagos in Nigeria and played on outdoor clay courts from 1976 to 1980, then on outdoor hard courts from 1981 to 1991.... , Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in... |
Clay | Welry Fritz | 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 |