Jürgen Fassbender (, born 28 May 1948) is a retired German tennis player.
On the ATP Tour, Fassbender won three singles and 15 doubles titles. His best Grand Slam singles result was reaching the quarterfinals at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships. In doubles, he reached the semifinals of the 1973 French Open and the 1973 and 1975 Wimbledon Championships.
Between 1968 and 1979, he played in 23 ties for the German Davis Cup team and compiled a record of 20 wins and 14 losses. Best team result was winning the European Zone and reaching the Inter-Zonal semifinal in 1968.
Career finals Singles: 6 (3 titles / 3 runner-ups) ResultW–L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Jul 1972 Düsseldorf, Germany Clay Ilie Năstase 0–6, 2–6, 1–6Win 1–1 Mar 1973 Charleston, United States Carpet (i) Clark Graebner 4–6, 6–1, 6–4Loss 1–2 Mar 1974 Paramus, United States Carpet (i) Sandy Mayer 1–6, 3–6Win 2–2 May 1974 Munich, Germany Clay François Jauffret 6–2, 5–7, 6–1, 6–4Loss 2–3 Feb 1975 Boca Raton, United States Hard Jimmy Connors 4–6, 2–6Win 3–3 Mar 1975 Düsseldorf, Germany Hard (i) Bernard Mignot 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
Doubles: 35 (16 titles / 19 runner-ups) ResultW–L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Aug 1968 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Wilhelm Bungert Gerald Battrick Bobby Wilson 6–3, 7–5Loss 1–1 Aug 1969 Hamburg, Germany Clay Jean-Claude Barclay Tom Okker Marty Riessen 1–6, 2–6, 4–6Loss 1–2 Jun 1972 London Queen's Club, UK Grass Karl Meiler Jim McManus Jim Osborne 6–4, 3–6, 5–7Win 2–2 Jul 1972 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Mal Anderson Geoff Masters 7–6, 6–4, 6–4Win 3–2 Jan 1973 Birmingham, United States Hard Pat Cramer Clark Graebner Ion Țiriac 6–4, 7–5Loss 3–3 Feb 1973 Salisbury, United States Hard (i) Juan Gisbert Sr. Clark Graebner Ilie Năstase 6–2, 4–6, 3–6Win 4–3 Jun 1973 Hamburg, Germany Clay Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Manuel Orantes Ion Țiriac 7–6, 7–6, 7–6Loss 4–4 Oct 1973 Manila, Philippines Hard Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Marcello Lara Sherwood Stewart 2–6, 0–6Loss 4–5 Nov 1973 Christchurch, New Zealand Carpet (i) Jeff Simpson Anand Amritraj Fred McNair w/oWin 5–5 Jan 1974 Omaha, United States Carpet (i) Karl Meiler Ian Fletcher Kim Warwick 6–2, 6–4Win 6–5 Feb 1974 Baltimore, United States Carpet (i) Karl Meiler Owen Davidson Clark Graebner 7–6, 7–5Win 7–5 Feb 1974 Little Rock, United States Carpet (i) Karl Meiler Vitas Gerulaitis Bob Hewitt 6–0, 6–2Win 8–5 Mar 1974 Calgary, Canada Hard (i) Karl Meiler Iván Molina Jairo Velasco Sr. 6–4, 6–4Win 9–5 Mar 1974 Tempe, Arizona Hard Karl Meiler Ian Fletcher Kim Warwick 4–6, 6–4, 7–5Loss 9–6 May 1974 Munich, Germany Clay Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Antonio Muñoz Manuel Orantes 6–2, 4–6, 6–7, 2–6Win 10–6 May 1974 Hamburg, Germany Clay Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 6–4, 6–4Loss 10–7 Aug 1974 Indianapolis, United States Clay Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase 7–6, 3–6, 4–6Loss 10–8 Aug 1974 Montreal, Canada Hard Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Manuel Orantes Guillermo Vilas 1–6, 6–2, 2–6Loss 10–9 Nov 1974 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Ismail El Shafei Roscoe Tanner 5–7, 3–6Win 11–9 Jan 1975 Birmingham, United States Carpet (i) Karl Meiler Colin Dowdeswell John Yuill 6–1, 3–6, 7–6Loss 11–10 Feb 1975 Boca Raton, United States Hard Ion Țiriac Juan Gisbert Sr. Clark Graebner 2–6, 1–6Loss 11–11 Mar 1975 London WCT, UK Carpet (i) Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta 3–6, 4–6Win 12–11 Jul 1975 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Colin Dowdeswell Ken Rosewall 6–4, 9–7, 6–1Loss 12–12 Aug 1975 Columbus, United States Hard Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Bob Lutz Stan Smith 2–6, 7–6, 3–6Loss 12–13 Nov 1975 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta 6–7, 7–6, 4–6Loss 12–14 May 1976 Munich, Germany Clay Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Juan Gisbert Sr. Manuel Orantes 6–1, 3–6, 2–6, 3–2 ret.Loss 12–15 Jun 1976 Berlin, Germany Hard Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Patricio Cornejo Antonio Muñoz 5–7, 1–6Win 13–15 Jul 1976 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Paolo Bertolucci Adriano Panatta 7–5, 6–3, 6–3Loss 13–16 Jul 1976 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Jiří Hřebec Jan Kodeš 7–6, 2–6, 4–6Win 14–16 May 1977 Düsseldorf, Germany Clay Karl Meiler Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher 6–3, 6–3Win 15–16 Jul 1977 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Karl Meiler Colin Dowdeswell Bob Hewitt 6–4, 7–6Loss 15–17 Mar 1978 Lagos, Nigeria Clay Colin Dowdeswell George Hardie Sashi Menon 3–6, 6–3, 5–7Loss 15–18 May 1978 Munich, Germany Clay Tom Okker Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 4–6, 6–7Win 16–18 Jun 1978 Berlin, Germany Clay Colin Dowdeswell Željko Franulović Hans Gildemeister 6–3, 6–4Loss 16–19 May 1979 Munich, Germany Clay Jean-Louis Haillet Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker 6–7, 5–7
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