Mike Bauer (born June 29, 1959) is a retired American tour professional tennis player. Bauer won three singles and nine top-tier doubles titles during his career. He reached a career high singles ranking of world No. 29 in November 1984.
Bauer reached a career high doubles ranking of world No. 25, and won the 1981 ATP Taipei and Manila Grand Prix, and 1982 Bangkok Grand Prix, tournaments partnering compatriot John Benson, the 1983 Mercedes Cup partnering Anand Amritraj and Sydney Outdoor partnering Pat Cash, the 1992 Tel Aviv Grand Prix partnering João Cunha e Silva, the 1993 Casablanca Grand Prix partnering Piet Norval, and Movistar Open with Rikl, and the 1994 Vienna Grand Prix again with Rikl. He was a finalist at the 1983 ATP Maui partnering Scott Davis and 1984 Melbourne Grand Prix partnering Scott McCain, 1993 ATP Zaragoza partnering David Rikl, Gerry Weber Open with Marc-Kevin Goellner, Tel Aviv partnering Rikl, and Vienna with David Prinosil.
Bauer was a member of the American Davis Cup team. Mike graduated from Miramonte High School in Orinda, California. He is the former Director of Tennis at Harbor Bay Club in Alameda, California. He regularly gave private lessons and directed the Summer Tennis Camp program. He now lives in Germany with his family.
Win | 1–0 | Nov 1982 | Bangkok, Thailand | Carpet (i) | Jim Gurfein | 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 2–0 | Dec 1982 | Adelaide, Australia | Grass | Chris Johnstone | 4–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–1 | Dec 1983 | Sydney, Australia | Grass | Joakim Nyström | 6–2, 3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 3–1 | Dec 1983 | Adelaide, Australia | Grass | Miloslav Mečíř | 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 1–0 | Nov 1981 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet (i) | John Benson | John Austin Mike Cahill | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 2–0 | Nov 1981 | Manila, Philippines | Clay | John Benson | Drew Gitlin Jim Gurfein | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 3–0 | Oct 1992 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | João Cunha e Silva | Mark Koevermans Tobias Svantesson | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 4–0 | Nov 1982 | Bangkok, Thailand | Carpet (i) | John Benson | Charles Strode Morris Strode | 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 5–0 | Jul 1983 | Stuttgart Open, West Germany | Clay | Anand Amritraj | Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 5–1 | Oct 1983 | Hawaii Open, U.S. | Hard | Scott Davis | Tony Giammalva Steve Meister | 3–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
Loss | 5–2 | Dec 1984 | Melbourne, Australia | Grass | Scott McCain | Broderick Dyke Wally Masur | 6–7, 6–3, 6–7 |
Loss | 5–3 | Mar 1993 | ATP Zaragoza | Carpet | David Rikl | Martin Damm Karel Nováček | 6–2, 4–6, 5–7 |
Win | 6–3 | Mar 1993 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Piet Norval | Ģirts Dzelde Goran Prpić | 7–5, 7–6 |
Loss | 6–4 | Halle Open, Germany | Grass | Marc-Kevin Goellner | Petr Korda Cyril Suk | 6–7, 7–5, 3–6 | |
Loss | 6–5 | Oct 1993 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | David Rikl | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 6–6 | Vienna Open, Austria | Carpet (i) | David Prinosil | Byron Black Jonathan Stark | 3–6, 6–7 | |
Win | 7–6 | Nov 1993 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | David Rikl | Christer Allgårdh Brian Devening | 7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 8–6 | Dec 1983 | Sydney, Australia | Grass | Pat Cash | Broderick Dyke Rod Frawley | 7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 9–6 | Oct 1994 | Vienna Open, Austria | Carpet (i) | David Rikl | Alex Antonitsch Greg Rusedski | 7–6, 6–4 |
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