Reinhard Wawra (born 7 February 1973) is an Austrian former professional tennis player. Reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 456 on 11 November 1996.

Reinhard Wawra
Country (sports) Austria
Born (1973-02-07) 7 February 1973 (age 51)
Prize money$13,829
Singles
Career record0–2
Highest rankingNo. 293 (12 Jun 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (1991)
Doubles
Career record0–3
Highest rankingNo. 456 (11 Nov 1996)

Career

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As a junior, Wawra was a standout player who won several youth tournaments. In 1986, he was part of the Austrian team that dominated and won the Lacoste Nations Cup, an Under-14 team tournament held in Germany.[1] The following year, Wawra excelled on the U14 circuit of the Tennis Europe Junior Tour, winning the prestigious trophies of the year at Petits As and the European Junior Championships at San Remo.[2][3] In 1989, at the Orange Bowl for the Under 16 category in Miami, Wawra was defeated by qualifier Juan Garat, 6–2, 4–6, 7-6(8–6).[4][5][6]

On the professional tour, Wawra made ATP Tour singles main draw appearances at the Vienna Open in 1990 and Austrian Open Kitzbühel in 1991. He participated in the qualifying rounds of the 1991 Australian Open, was a finalist at the 1992 Vienna Challenger and achieved his career high singles ranking of 293 during the 1995 season.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Turniergeschichte" [Tournament history]. www.kdjtc.net (in German). Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  2. ^ "The winners of Les Petits As". www.lespetitsas.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  3. ^ "European Junior Championships 14 & Under". www.tenniseurope.org. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Tennis:". Chicago Tribune. 24 December 1989. Archived from the original on 2023-10-30. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  5. ^ "Orange bowl international tennis champions" (PDF). assets.usta.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Lautaro Midón llegó hasta los octavos de final en el tradicional Orange Bowl" [Lautaro Midón reached the round of 16 in the traditional Orange Bowl]. www.ellitoral.com.ar (in Spanish). 19 December 2016. Archived from the original on 30 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Tennis Abstract: Reinhard Wawra ATP Match Results, Splits, and Analysis". www.tennisabstract.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
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