Dirk Dier

Dirk Dier (born 16 February 1972) is a former professional tennis player from Germany.

Dirk Dier
Country (sports) Germany
ResidenceBlieskastel, Germany
Born (1972-02-16) 16 February 1972
Sankt Ingbert, West Germany
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1990
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$388,546
Singles
Career record6–18
Career titles0
5 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 118 (22 April 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (1989, 1999)
French Open1R (1996)
Wimbledon1R (1990)
US Open2R (1996)
Doubles
Career record3–12
Career titles0
6 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 158 (17 April 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
WimbledonQ1 (1990, 1993)

Career

Dier, an under 12s and 14s national champion, was a semi finalist in the Orange Bowl.[1] In 1990, he defeated Leander Paes to win the boys' singles event in the Australian Open and also finished runner-up in the juniors at Queen's that year. He appeared in the main draw of a Grand Slam for the first time at the 1990 Wimbledon Championships, where he lost in the opening round to countryman Michael Stich.

His other two Grand Slam appearances came in 1996. The German exited in the first round of the 1996 French Open, to Félix Mantilla in four sets, but reached the second round in the US Open, with a win over Chuck Adams. He then faced second seed Thomas Muster, who beat him in straight sets.[2]

Dier made just one quarter-final during his career on the ATP Tour, which was in the 1996 Bermuda Open. En route he defeated two top 100 players, Michael Joyce and Nicolás Lapentti.

As of September 2019, he is the coach of Angelique Kerber.[3]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)
Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win1990Australian OpenHardIndia Leander Paes6–4, 7–6(7–4)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 11 (5–6)
Legend
ATP Challenger (5–6)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (4–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 1993 Seville, Spain Challenger Clay Mexico Oliver Fernández 6–3, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Jun 1994 Furth, Germany Challenger Clay Belgium Kris Goossens 7–6, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Jun 1995 Eisenach, Germany Challenger Clay Poland Wojtek Kowalski 6–7, 3–6
Win 2–2 Jul 1995 Seville, Spain Challenger Clay Spain Tati Rascón 7–5, 6–2
Loss 2–3 Oct 1995 Guayaquil, Ecuador Challenger Clay Belgium Kris Goossens 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–4 Oct 1996 Mallorca, Spain Challenger Clay Slovakia Dominik Hrbatý 3–6, 2–6
Loss 2–5 Feb 1997 Lippstadt, Germany Challenger Carpet Germany Arne Thoms 6–7, 3–6
Win 3–5 Jun 1997 Weiden, Germany Challenger Clay Egypt Tamer El Sawy 7–6, 6–3
Win 4–5 Feb 1998 Lippstadt, Germany Challenger Carpet Italy Marzio Martelli 7–6, 4–3 ret.
Loss 4–6 Feb 1998 Wolfsburg, Germany Challenger Carpet Switzerland Ivo Heuberger 7–6, 4–6, 4–6
Win 5–6 May 1998 Dresden, Germany Challenger Clay Germany Markus Hantschk 0–6, 6–1, 6–4

Doubles: 16 (6–10)
Legend
ATP Challenger (6–9)
ITF Futures (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (2–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (3–6)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 1993 Hong Kong, Hong Kong Challenger Hard Germany Alexander Mronz United States Tommy Ho
Japan Shuzo Matsuoka		 3–2 ret.
Loss 0–2 Feb 1995 Wolfsburg, Germany Challenger Carpet Germany Lars Koslowski Germany Martin Sinner
Netherlands Joost Winnink		 5–7, 3–6
Win 1–2 May 1995 Jerusalem, Israel Challenger Hard Germany Christian Saceanu France Lionel Barthez
Germany Patrick Baur		 7–6, 7–6
Win 2–2 Jun 1995 Weiden, Germany Challenger Clay Germany Lars Koslowski Australia Brent Larkham
Spain Emilio Benfele Álvarez		 6–3, 6–3
Win 3–2 Jun 1995 Eisenach, Germany Challenger Clay Germany Lars Koslowski Canada Sébastien Leblanc
United States Chris Woodruff		 3–6, 6–3, 7–6
Win 4–2 Feb 1996 Wolfsburg, Germany Challenger Carpet Germany Arne Thoms United States Jim Pugh
Netherlands Joost Winnink		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 4–3 Dec 1997 Bad Lippspringe, Germany Challenger Carpet Germany Lars Koslowski Finland Tuomas Ketola
Germany Michael Kohlmann		 6–4, 3–6, 5–7
Loss 4–4 Jul 1998 Ulm, Germany Challenger Clay Germany Michael Kohlmann Brazil Marcio Carlsson
Brazil Jaime Oncins		 4–6, 7–6, 3–6
Loss 4–5 Feb 1999 Wolfsburg, Germany Challenger Carpet Germany Karsten Braasch Brazil Adriano Ferreira
Venezuela Maurice Ruah		 walkover
Loss 4–6 Mar 1999 Magdeburg, Germany Challenger Carpet Germany Jan-Ralph Brandt Australia Michael Hill
Australia Andrew Painter		 6–7, 7–6, 6–7
Loss 4–7 Jun 1999 Eisenach, Germany Challenger Clay Germany Marcus Hilpert United States Mitch Sprengelmeyer
South Africa Jason Weir-Smith		 3–6, 1–6
Loss 4–8 Jul 1999 Ulm, Germany Challenger Clay Germany Michael Kohlmann Australia Andrew Painter
South Africa Byron Talbot		 3–6, 4–6
Win 5–8 Dec 1999 Nümbrecht, Germany Challenger Carpet Germany Jens Knippschild Germany Andreas Tattermusch
Germany Andreas Weber		 6–3, 7–5
Loss 5–9 Feb 2000 Lübeck, Germany Challenger Carpet Germany Karsten Braasch Italy Giorgio Galimberti
Italy Diego Nargiso		 4–6, 4–6
Win 6–9 Mar 2000 Magdeburg, Germany Challenger Carpet Germany Karsten Braasch Germany Tomas Behrend
Germany Michael Kohlmann		 7–5, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 6–10 Oct 2000 France F21, Forbach Futures Carpet Germany Bjorn Jacob Germany Matthias A. Muller
Germany Andreas Tattermusch		 3–6, 6–7(4–7)

Performance timeline
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles
Tournament19891990199119921993199419951996199719981999SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q2 A A A A A A A A Q1 Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A A A Q1 Q3 A 1R Q3 Q1 Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A 1R A A Q2 A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open A A A A A A A 2R Q3 A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 3 1–3 25%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A A Q3 A Q1 A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami A A A A A A A 1R Q1 A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Monte Carlo A A A A Q2 Q2 Q2 A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Hamburg A A A A 2R Q3 A A Q1 Q2 A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Paris A A A A A Q1 A Q1 A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 2 1–2 33%

References
  1. ATP World Tour Profile
  2. ITF Tennis Profile
  3. Coach of Kerber (in German)
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