Peter Elter

Peter Elter (born 10 June 1958) is a former professional tennis player from West Germany.

Peter Elter
Elter at the 1978 Dutch Open
Country (sports) West Germany
Born (1958-06-10) 10 June 1958 (age 66)
Frankfurt, West Germany
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$242,362
Singles
Career record87–120
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 51 (18 October 1982)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open3R (1977, 1982)
Wimbledon2R (1982, 1983)
Doubles
Career record26–66
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 100 (25 June 1984)

During his career, Elter did not win any singles titles but finished runner-up on three occasions. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 51 in October 1982.

Elter played in four ties for the West German Davis Cup team between 1978 and 1981.[1]

ATP career finals

Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Nov 1979Bombay, IndiaClay Vijay Amritraj1–6, 5–7
Loss0–2Mar 1981Cairo, EgyptClay Guillermo Vilas2–6, 3–6
Loss0–3May 1982Munich, GermanyClay Gene Mayer6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 1–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Oct 1983Tel Aviv, IsraelClay Peter Feigl Colin Dowdeswell
Zoltán Kuhárszky
4–6, 5–7

References