Ulf Fischer (born 29 July 1965) is a German tennis coach and former professional player.
| Full name | Ulf Jens Wladimir Fischer |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  West Germany |
| Born | 29 July 1965 Göttingen, West Germany |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 357 (14 Mar 1983) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (1987) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–6 |
| Highest ranking | No. 190 (25 Apr 1983) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (1987) |
Active on tour in the 1980s, Fischer was born in Göttingen and had a best career singles world ranking of 357. He featured in the qualifying draw for the 1987 Wimbledon Championships. His best performance on the Grand Prix tennis circuit was a doubles semi-final appearance at the 1982 Bavarian Tennis Championships and he made two doubles finals on the second tier ATP Challenger Series. He had a best doubles ranking of 190 in the world.[1]
Fischer has been a tennis coach since 1992 and served as an assistant coach for the Germany Davis Cup team from 2007 to 2011, under Patrik Kühnen. During the 1990s he coached both Hendrik Dreekmann and Alex Rădulescu to grand slam quarter-finals. More recently he was coach of Benjamin Becker, Tommy Haas and Florian Mayer. He was named "Trainer of the Year" by the German Tennis Federation in 2014.[2]
ATP Challenger finals
editDoubles: 2 (0–2)
edit| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | Jul 1984 | Neunkirchen, West Germany | Clay | Eric Jelen
|
Hans-Dieter Beutel Christoph Zipf
|
6–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2. | Apr 1985 | Marrakech, Morocco | Clay |  Goran Prpić
|
 Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez
|
6–4, 3–6, 1–6 |
References
edit- ^ "Munich 1982 Tennis Tournament". itftennis.com.
- ^ Fritz, Jörg (13 June 2013). "Tommy Haas' neuer Trainer: Fischer, der Bessermacher". Westdeutsche Zeitung (in German).
