Tore Meinecke (born 21 July 1967) is a former professional tennis player from West Germany.
Career As a junior, Meinecke won the Orange Bowl doubles champion 16-under in 1982 (partnering Boris Becker) and was runner-up at the European Junior Championships (w/Becker). He turned pro in 1983. During his professional career, Meinecke won two doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 46 in May 1988 and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 46 in July 1987.
In June 1989, Meinecke suffered a car crash in Clermont-Ferrand, France which put him in a coma for more than a month and forced him to retire from professional tennis at the age of 22.
He currently runs a tennis school near Geneva, Switzerland together with Jonas Svensson.
Career finals Singles (1 loss) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Jun 1987 Athens, Greece Clay Guillermo Pérez Roldán 2–6, 3–6
Doubles (2 wins, 1 loss) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Jan 1987 Guarujá, Brazil Hard Martin Hipp Luiz Mattar Cássio Motta 6–7, 1–6Win 1–1 Jun 1987 Athens, Greece Clay Ricki Osterthun Jaroslav Navrátil Tom Nijssen 6–2, 3–6, 6–2Win 2–1 Feb 1988 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Patrik Kühnen Magnus Gustafsson Diego Nargiso 7–6, 7–6
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JOTO Tennis School