Klaus Eberhard (tennis)
Klaus Eberhard ( born September 15, 1957 in dates) is since 1 January 2005 sports director of the German Tennis Federation and was a German professional tennis player.
Childhood and youth
Eberhard learned to play tennis at the age of five years by his father. This worked in development assistance in Egypt, so the family moved in 1963 for five years after Cairo. Klaus Eberhard had there the opportunity every day to play tennis. When Dr. Heinrich Klein Schroth, the longtime captain and official companion to the Davis Cup team with the German Davis Cup players Wilhelm Bungert, Dr. Christian Kuhnke and Jürgen Fassbender to Cairo came, he saw the nearly nine -year-old Klaus Eberhard tennis and recognized its talent. Dr. Klein Schroth wrote a recommendation to Karl -Heinz Philippi, the former sports director of the German Tennis Federation ( DTB), with the request to take up the young talent after his return to Germany.
Returned to Germany in 1968, Eberhard received funding through the DTB in the power center Herten. In 1969 he was Westphalia champion and 1971 first German youth champion. In the same year he moved to Hanover for HTV ( Hannoverscher tennis club ), because there was also the power center of the DTB with long-time head coach Richard Schönborn. In 1973 he was again German Youth Champion and played in the Bundesliga now on the men for the HTV. In 1974 he was, together with Ulrich Marten German youth champion in doubles. For years, this was double - even in international Galea Cup - undefeated. 1973-1975 Eberhard belonged to the squad of the DTB, the 1975 and in the final of the Orange Bowl, the unofficial World Junior Championships in Miami, came. At that time the Americans were just stronger.
Professional career
The start to a professional career took place in 1976 with the appointment to the national squad of men.
1977 Eberhard was the HTV Hannover of the Bundesliga champions. A year later, he was together with Kirchhübel in Hamburg German champion in doubles. In 1980 he moved for a season for veteran LTTC Rot-Weiß Berlin. In May 1980, he was the only German at the German Open in Round 3 The German Open is part of the Masters series and are played annually in Hamburg- Rother tree. From 1 December 1980 Eberhard was again provided for the HTV as number one.
1980/81 won Eberhard in Hamburg the title of National German indoor tennis champion. In the finals of Hamburg he beat in 68 minutes Reinhart Probst of the TC Amberg 6:4, 6:3, 6:0. The seeded Eberhard gave way to the final not a block. After this success, he dubbed the DTB together with Ulrich Pinner, Rolf Gehring (both from TC Blau-Weiss Neuss ) and Christopher Zipf ( HTV ) for the games to the Kingscup 1981 The German team reached the goal -. Place in the final of the Tennis Kingscup in Moscow - under 24 participating nations. Henceforth coined Eberhard significantly the national tournament scene. With the Master win against Karl Meiler 1982 in Bochum, he celebrated his greatest sporting success within the German tournament series.
In 1980, Eberhard was a member of the German Davis Cup team and played in the match against Sweden 's only two singles matches in the Davis Cup. He lost both games in four sets. Its highest ranking in the world rankings, he reached rank 78 The best placement in the German ranking list was ranked second in 1986 ended Eberhard his professional career, but played until the early 1990s, in the Bundesliga.
Team boss
From 2003 to 2004 Eberhard was team manager of the German Fed Cup team.
Personal
Eberhard is married and the father of two sons. Son Philip is also tennis players.