Nils Langer (German pronunciation: [ˈniːls ˈlaŋɐ]; born 25 January 1990, in Ludwigsburg) is a German retired tennis player.
 Langer in 2015 | |
| Full name | Nils Langer |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Germany |
| Residence | Affalterbach, Germany |
| Born | 25 January 1990 Ludwigsburg, Germany |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $ 208,894 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 188 (7 March 2016) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2015) |
| French Open | Q1 (2016) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2016) |
| US Open | Q2 (2015) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 277 (12 September 2016) |
Langer reached a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 188, achieved in March 2016.
Langer made his ATP main draw debut at the 2009 International German Open in the doubles event where he partnered Kevin Krawietz, but lost in the first round to Marcelo Melo and Filip Polášek, 0–6, 4–6.
At the 2013 MercedesCup he qualified for the tournament, defeating Ivo Klec, Jan Mertl and Evgeny Korolev in the qualifying rounds. In the main draw he drew compatriot Robin Kern, a wildcard entrant, winning 3–6, 6–4, 6–3. His run came to an end where he lost to the second seed and compatriot Philipp Kohlschreiber, 5–7, 2–6.
ATP Challenger Tour finals
editSingles: 4 (0–4)
edit| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2012 | Oberstaufen, Germany | Clay | Dominik Meffert | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2015 | Marburg, Germany | Clay | Íñigo Cervantes | 6–2, 6–7(3–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Sep 2015 | St Rémy, France | Hard | Ivan Dodig | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Jan 2017 | Koblenz, Germany | Hard (i) | Ruben Bemelmans | 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(0–7) |
Doubles: 2 (1–1)
edit| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2015 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
Hard | Tristan Lamasine | Saketh Myneni Sanam Singh |
1–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
| Loss | 1–1 | Sep 2016 | Como, Italy | Clay | Gerald Melzer | Roman Jebavý Andrej Martin |
6–3, 1–6, [5–10] |
Singles performance timeline
edit| 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.
| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | 0–0 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0–0 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0–0 |
| US Open | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | 0–0 |
| Career statistics | |||||||
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Year-end ranking | 305 | 365 | 255 | 218 | 359 | 457 | |
External links
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