Matthias Bachinger (born 2 April 1987) is a German former tennis player who played professionally from 2005 to 2023. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 85, achieved in August 2011.

Matthias Bachinger
Bachinger at the 2019 French Open Qualifying
Country (sports) Germany
ResidenceMunich, Germany
Born (1987-04-02) 2 April 1987 (age 37)
Munich, West Germany
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2005
Retired2023
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,703,120
Singles
Career record31–55
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 85 (15 August 2011)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2015)
French Open1R (2015)
Wimbledon1R (2011, 2012)
US Open2R (2014)
Doubles
Career record5–21
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 151 (31 October 2011)

Professional career

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In 2007, Bachinger qualified for his first ATP tournament, the 2007 BMW Open. Bachinger won in the first round against Andreas Beck 6–2, 7–6, 7–5 before losing to Marcos Baghdatis in the second round 6–7, 2–6, 4–6.

In 2008, Bachinger entered the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, the BMW Open, the Austrian Open and the If Stockholm Open, losing in the first round in each event.

He then played only Challenger level tournaments before qualifying for the 2010 If Stockholm Open, where he reached the second round.

Bachinger reached his first ATP semifinal at the 2012 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy. He also reached the quarterfinals of Umag the same year, defeating seventh-seeded Martin Kližan en route.

In 2013, Bachinger defeated World No. 18 Andreas Seppi, for his first top 20 win.

In 2014, he recorded his first Major win as a qualifier at the 2014 US Open (tennis) defeating Radek Štěpánek. He also reached the semifinals in Stockholm as a qualifier.

In 2018, he reached his first ATP Tour final in Metz, again as a qualifier, after defeating Kei Nishikori in the semifinals,[1] before losing to Gilles Simon.

In April 2023, Bachinger announced his retirement and played his last professional match at the BMW Open in his hometown Munich in the doubles competition with Dominic Thiem, where they lost in the first round.[2]

Playing style

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Bachinger has an unusual take-back and swing on his forehand and backhand. He has solid groundstrokes, with both sides capable of producing winners. He has a good serve that can reach up to 127 mph (204 km/h). He is very strong at the net and frequently rushes to the net. He frequently serve-and-volleys and uses the chip-and-charge tactic on returns.

Performance timelines

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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.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

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Tournament 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A Q1 Q3 Q2 Q2 1R Q2 Q2 2R A Q2 1R Q2 Q2 A Q1 A 0 / 3 1–3
French Open A A Q1 Q1 Q1 A Q1 Q3 Q2 Q1 1R Q1 A Q1 Q2 A Q1 A A 0 / 1 0–1
Wimbledon A A Q1 Q2 Q3 A 1R 1R Q1 Q2 Q2 Q3 A Q3 Q1 NH A A A 0 / 2 0–2
US Open A A A Q1 Q1 A 1R 1R Q2 2R Q1 Q3 A Q1 Q1 A A A A 0 / 3 1–3
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–3 0–0 1–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 9 2–9
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 0 1 4 0 2 10 16 6 2 4 1 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 55
Titles / Finals 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–4 0–0 1–2 4–10 9–16 2–6 4–2 2–4 0–1 0–0 5–4 3–4 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 31–55
Year-end ranking 648 332 173 225 239 187 94 123 159 141 222 493 180 130 223 278 234 815 912 36%

Doubles

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Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R A A A 0 / 1 0–1
French Open A 1R A A A 0 / 1 0–1
Wimbledon 2R 1R Q1 A Q1 0 / 2 1–2
US Open 1R A A A A 0 / 1 0–1
Win–loss 1–2 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 5 1–5
Career statistics
Titles / Finals 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1

ATP career finals

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2018 Moselle Open, France 250 Series Hard (i)   Gilles Simon 6–7(2–7), 1–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Finals (0–0)
ATP Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2011 Atlanta Open,
United States
250 Series Hard   Frank Moser   Alex Bogomolov Jr.
  Matthew Ebden
6–3, 5–7, [8–10]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 22 (6–16)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (4–11)
ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (2–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–8)
Clay (1–5)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2005 Germany F13, Nussloch Futures Clay   Marcel Zimmermann 2–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 Jul 2006 Austria F4, Anif Futures Clay   Tobias Kamke 1–6, 6–7(7–9)
Loss 0–3 Aug 2006 Germania F13, Munchen Futures Clay   Martin Vacek 4–6, 4–6
Win 1–3 Oct 2006 Spain F33, Córdoba Futures Hard   Oscar Burrieza 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Win 1–0 Nov 2007 Louisville, US Challenger Hard (i)   Donald Young 0–6, 7–5, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Mar 2008 Kyoto, Japan Challenger Carpet (i)   Go Soeda 6–7(0–7), 6–2, 4–6
Loss 1–2 Aug 2008 Freudenstadt, Germany Challenger Clay   Simon Greul 3–6, 4–6
Loss 1–4 Aug 2010 Italy F21, Eppan Futures Clay   Marco Crugnola 4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win 2–2 Nov 2010 Loughborough, United Kingdom Challenger Hard (i)   Frederik Nielsen 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Loss 2–3 Mar 2011 Pingguo, China Challenger Hard   Go Soeda 4–6, 5–7
Win 3–3 Apr 2011 Athens, Greece Challenger Hard   Dmitry Tursunov walkover
Loss 3–4 Jun 2011 Nottingham, United Kingdom Challenger Grass   Gilles Müller 6–7(4–7), 2–6
Loss 3–5 Jul 2011 Granby, Canada Challenger Hard   Édouard Roger-Vasselin 6–7(9–11), 6–4, 1–6
Loss 3–6 Nov 2011 Helsinki, Finland Challenger Hard (i)   Daniel Brands 6–7(2–7), 6–7(5–7)
Loss 3–7 Nov 2012 Geneva, Switzerland Challenger Hard (i)   Marc Gicquel 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 3–8 Nov 2014 Ortisei, Italy Challenger Hard (i)   Andreas Seppi 4–6, 3–6
Win 2–4 Aug 2017 Italy F24, Bolzano Futures Clay   Andrea Basso 6–4, 6–2
Win 4–8 Sep 2017 Gwangju, South Korea Challenger Hard   Yang Tsung-hua 6–3, 6–4
Loss 4–9 Sep 2018 Manacor, Spain Challenger Hard   Bernard Tomic 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss 4–10 Mar 2021 Biella, Italy Challenger Hard (i)   Daniel Masur 3–6, 7–6(10–8), 5–7
Loss 4–11 Dec 2021 Forli, Italy Challenger Hard (i)   Maxime Cressy 4–6, 2–6
Loss 2–5 Jan 2023 M25 Veigy-Foncenex, France World Tour Carpet (i)   Neil Oberleitner 4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 9 (5–4)

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ATP Challenger (4–3)
ITF Futures (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2005 Germany F13,
Nussloch
Futures Clay   Philipp Piyamongkol   Dustin Brown
  Tobias Klein
6–4, 6–4
Loss 1–1 Jun 2006 Slovenia F1,
Kranj
Futures Clay   Daniel Brands   Mattia Livraghi
  Matteo Volante
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss 0–1 May 2008 Sanremo,
Italy
Challenger Clay   Daniel Brands   Harel Levy
  Jim Thomas
4–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Jul 2009 Rimini,
Italy
Challenger Clay   Dieter Kindlmann   Leonardo Azzaro
  Marco Crugnola
6–4, 6–2
Win 2–1 Jun 2010 Marburg,
Germany
Challenger Clay   Denis Gremelmayr   Guillermo Olaso
  Grega Žemlja
6–4, 6–4
Win 3–1 Feb 2011 Wolfsburg,
Germany
Challenger Carpet (i)   Simon Stadler   Dominik Meffert
  Frederik Nielsen
3–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–7]
Loss 3–2 Apr 2011 Athens,
Greece
Challenger Hard   Benjamin Becker   Colin Fleming
  Scott Lipsky
walkover
Loss 3–3 Jul 2011 Granby,
Canada
Challenger Hard   Frank Moser   Karol Beck
  Édouard Roger-Vasselin
1–6, 3–6
Win 4–3 Aug 2014 Meerbusch,
Germany
Challenger Clay   Dominik Meffert   Gong Maoxin
  Peng Hsien-yin
6–3, 3–6, [10–6]

Record against top-10 players

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Bachinger's match record against players who have been ranked world No. 10 or higher is as follows. Only ATP Tour main draw are considered.

* As of 17 April 2023.

References

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  1. ^ "Bachinger Stuns Nishikori in Metz To Reach First Final". ATP Tour. 22 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Matthias Bachinger – Now the journey really begins". tennisnet.com. 17 April 2023.
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