Rolf Gehring
Encyclopedia
Rolf Gehring is a former professional tennis
player from Germany. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 37 in 1981.
Gehring participated in 6 Davis Cup
ties for West Germany
from 1979 to 1982, posting a 4–7 record in singles and a 1–2 record in doubles.
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 from Germany. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 37 in 1981.
Gehring participated in 6 Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
ties for West Germany
Germany Davis Cup team
The Germany Davis Cup team represents Germany in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Deutscher Tennis Bund. As East Germany never participated in the Davis Cup and the Deutscher Tennisbund remained the same organization throughout the century the West German Davis Cup team is...
from 1979 to 1982, posting a 4–7 record in singles and a 1–2 record in doubles.
Singles titles (2)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (1) |
| Challengers (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 1980 |  MunichBMW Open The BMW Open is a tennis tournament held in Munich, Germany. Held since 1900, the tournament is played on outdoor clay courts and is a part of the ATP Tour schedule.-History:... |
Clay |  Christophe FreyssChristophe Freyss Christophe Freyss , is a former professional tennis player from France.Freyss achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 82 in 1980.-Singles runner-ups :-Doubles runner-ups :... |
6–2, 0–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 2. | 1983 | Essen Essen - Origin of the name :In German-speaking countries, the name of the city Essen often causes confusion as to its origins, because it is commonly known as the German infinitive of the verb for the act of eating, and/or the German noun for food. Although scholars still dispute the interpretation of... |
Clay |  José López-MaesoJosé López-Maeso José López-Maeso Urquiza is a former professional tennis player from Spain.Urquiza currently works for Canal+ Spain as a TV commentator for tennis matches. He also has his own tennis club in Puertollano, which is called Real Club de Tenis López-Maeso.- External links :... |
6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-ups (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 1978 |  BogotáInternational Tennis Championships of Colombia The International Tennis Championships of Colombia is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1977 to 1980. It was held in Bogotá, Colombia and played on outdoor clay courts.-Singles:-Doubles:... |
Clay |  Víctor PecciVíctor Pecci Víctor Pecci is a former professional Paraguayan tennis player. Pecci was born in Asunción.Pecci was ranked as high as World No. 9 in singles in 1980 and World No. 31 in doubles in 1984. Pecci is famous for reaching the 1979 French Open final... |
4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
| 2. | 1980 |  Buenos AiresATP Buenos Aires The ATP Buenos Aires is an annual tennis event for male tennis players held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The tournament is an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour and it is played on outdoor clay courts at the 5,500 capacity Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club,... |
Clay | José Luis Clerc José Luis Clerc José Luis Clerc is a former Argentine professional tennis player, and one of the most important Argentine players in history.... |
7–6, 6–2, 5–7, 0–6, 3–6 |
| 3. | 1983 | Travemünde Travemünde Travemünde is a borough of Lübeck, Germany, located at the mouth of the river Trave in Lübeck Bay. It began life as a fortress built by Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony, in the 12th century to guard the mouth of the Trave, and the Danes subsequently strengthened it. It became a town in 1317 and in... |
Clay | Michael Westphal Michael Westphal Michael Westphal was a tennis player from West Germany.Westphal participated for his native country in the 1984 Summer Olympics, making it as far as the quarterfinals... |
5–7, 2–6 |