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)
Last updated on: 5 January 2022.

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 Felix 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 Nicolas 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 OpenHard 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 Oliver Fernández 6–3, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Jun 1994 Furth, Germany Challenger Clay Kris Goossens 7–6, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Jun 1995 Eisenach, Germany Challenger Clay Wojtek Kowalski 6–7, 3–6
Win 2–2 Jul 1995 Seville, Spain Challenger Clay Tati Rascón 7–5, 6–2
Loss 2–3 Oct 1995 Guayaquil, Ecuador Challenger Clay Kris Goossens 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–4 Oct 1996 Mallorca, Spain Challenger Clay Dominik Hrbaty 3–6, 2–6
Loss 2–5 Feb 1997 Lippstadt, Germany Challenger Carpet Arne Thoms 6–7, 3–6
Win 3–5 Jun 1997 Weiden, Germany Challenger Clay Tamer El Sawy 7–6, 6–3
Win 4–5 Feb 1998 Lippstadt, Germany Challenger Carpet Marzio Martelli 7–6, 4–3 ret.
Loss 4–6 Feb 1998 Wolfsburg, Germany Challenger Carpet Ivo Heuberger 7–6, 4–6, 4–6
Win 5–6 May 1998 Dresden, Germany Challenger Clay 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 Alexander Mronz Tommy Ho
Shuzo Matsuoka		 3–2 ret.
Loss 0–2 Feb 1995 Wolfsburg, Germany Challenger Carpet Lars Koslowski Martin Sinner
Joost Winnink		 5–7, 3–6
Win 1–2 May 1995 Jerusalem, Israel Challenger Hard Christian Saceanu Lionel Barthez
Patrick Baur		 7–6, 7–6
Win 2–2 Jun 1995 Weiden, Germany Challenger Clay Lars Koslowski Brent Larkham
Emilio Benfele-Alvarez		 6–3, 6–3
Win 3–2 Jun 1995 Eisenach, Germany Challenger Clay Lars Koslowski Sebastien Leblanc
Chris Woodruff		 3–6, 6–3, 7–6
Win 4–2 Feb 1996 Wolfsburg, Germany Challenger Carpet Arne Thoms Jim Pugh
Joost Winnink		 6–4, 6–4
Loss 4–3 Dec 1997 Bad Lippspringe, Germany Challenger Carpet Lars Koslowski Tuomas Ketola
Michael Kohlmann		 6–4, 3–6, 5–7
Loss 4–4 Jul 1998 Ulm, Germany Challenger Clay Michael Kohlmann Marcio Carlsson
Jaime Oncins		 4–6, 7–6, 3–6
Loss 4–5 Feb 1999 Wolfsburg, Germany Challenger Carpet Karsten Braasch Adriano Ferreira
Maurice Ruah		 walkover
Loss 4–6 Mar 1999 Magdeburg, Germany Challenger Carpet Jan-Ralph Brandt Michael Hill
Andrew Painter		 6–7, 7–6, 6–7
Loss 4–7 Jun 1999 Eisenach, Germany Challenger Clay Marcus Hilpert Mitch Sprengelmeyer
Jason Weir-Smith		 3–6, 1–6
Loss 4–8 Jul 1999 Ulm, Germany Challenger Clay Michael Kohlmann Andrew Painter
Byron Talbot		 3–6, 4–6
Win 5–8 Dec 1999 Nümbrecht, Germany Challenger Carpet Jens Knippschild Andreas Tattermusch
Andreas Weber		 6–3, 7–5
Loss 5–9 Feb 2000 Lübeck, Germany Challenger Carpet Karsten Braasch Giorgio Galimberti
Diego Nargiso		 4–6, 4–6
Win 6–9 Mar 2000 Magdeburg, Germany Challenger Carpet Karsten Braasch Tomas Behrend
Michael Kohlmann		 7–5, 7–6(8–6)
Loss 6–10 Oct 2000 France F21, Forbach Futures Carpet Bjorn Jacob Matthias A. Muller
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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