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.

Professional career

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, 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.

Playing style

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 127mph (204km/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

Key
WFSFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH

Singles

Tournament2005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAQ1Q3Q2Q21RQ2Q22RAQ21RQ2Q2AQ1A0 / 31–3
French OpenAAQ1Q1Q1AQ1Q3Q2Q11RQ1AQ1Q2AQ1AA0 / 10–1
WimbledonAAQ1Q2Q3A1R1RQ1Q2Q2Q3AQ3Q1NHAAA0 / 20–2
US OpenAAAQ1Q1A1R1RQ22RQ1Q3AQ1Q1AAAA0 / 31–3
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–20–30–01–11–20–00–00–10–00–00–00–00–00 / 92–9
Career statistics
Tournaments00140210166241044010055
Titles / Finals0 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 10 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 1
Overall win–loss0–00–01–10–40–01–24–109–162–64–22–40–10–05–43–40–00–10–00–031–55
Year-end ranking6483321732252391879412315914122249318013022327823481591236%

Doubles

Tournament20112012201320142015SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenA1RAAA0 / 10–1
French OpenA1RAAA0 / 10–1
Wimbledon2R1RQ1AQ10 / 21–2
US Open1RAAAA0 / 10–1
Win–loss1–20–30–00–00–00 / 51–5
Career statistics
Titles / Finals0 / 10 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 00 / 1

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
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)
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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Sep 2018Moselle Open, France250 SeriesHard (i)France Gilles Simon6–7(2–7), 1–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
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)
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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jul 2011Atlanta Open, United States250 SeriesHardGermany Frank MoserUnited States Alex Bogomolov Jr. Australia Matthew Ebden6–3, 5–7, [8–10]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 22 (6–16)

Legend
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)
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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Sep 2005Germany F13, NusslochFuturesClayGermany Marcel Zimmermann2–6, 1–6
Loss0–2Jul 2006Austria F4, AnifFuturesClayGermany Tobias Kamke1–6, 6–7(7–9)
Loss0–3Aug 2006Germania F13, MunchenFuturesClayCzech Republic Martin Vacek4–6, 4–6
Win1–3Oct 2006Spain F33, CórdobaFuturesHardSpain Oscar Burrieza6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Win1–0Nov 2007Louisville, USChallengerHard (i)United States Donald Young0–6, 7–5, 6–3
Loss1–1Mar 2008Kyoto, JapanChallengerCarpet (i)Japan Go Soeda6–7(0–7), 6–2, 4–6
Loss1–2Aug 2008Freudenstadt, GermanyChallengerClayGermany Simon Greul3–6, 4–6
Loss1–4Aug 2010Italy F21, EppanFuturesClayItaly Marco Crugnola4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win2–2Nov 2010Loughborough, United KingdomChallengerHard (i)Denmark Frederik Nielsen6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Loss2–3Mar 2011Pingguo, ChinaChallengerHardJapan Go Soeda4–6, 5–7
Win3–3Apr 2011Athens, GreeceChallengerHardRussia Dmitry Tursunovwalkover
Loss3–4Jun 2011Nottingham, United KingdomChallengerGrassLuxembourg Gilles Müller6–7(4–7), 2–6
Loss3–5Jul 2011Granby, CanadaChallengerHardFrance Édouard Roger-Vasselin6–7(9–11), 6–4, 1–6
Loss3–6Nov 2011Helsinki, FinlandChallengerHard (i)Germany Daniel Brands6–7(2–7), 6–7(5–7)
Loss3–7Nov 2012Geneva, SwitzerlandChallengerHard (i)France Marc Gicquel6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss3–8Nov 2014Ortisei, ItalyChallengerHard (i)Italy Andreas Seppi4–6, 3–6
Win2–4Aug 2017Italy F24, BolzanoFuturesClayItaly Andrea Basso6–4, 6–2
Win4–8Sep 2017Gwangju, South KoreaChallengerHardChinese Taipei Yang Tsung-hua6–3, 6–4
Loss4–9Sep 2018Manacor, SpainChallengerHardAustralia Bernard Tomic6–4, 3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss4–10Mar 2021Biella, ItalyChallengerHard (i)Germany Daniel Masur3–6, 7–6(10–8), 5–7
Loss4–11Dec 2021Forli, ItalyChallengerHard (i)United States Maxime Cressy4–6, 2–6
Loss2–5Jan 2023M25 Veigy-Foncenex, FranceWorld TourCarpet (i)Austria Neil Oberleitner4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 9 (5–4)

ATP Challenger (4–3)
ITF Futures (1–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Sep 2005Germany F13, NusslochFuturesClayGermany Philipp PiyamongkolJamaica Dustin Brown Germany Tobias Klein6–4, 6–4
Loss1–1Jun 2006Slovenia F1, KranjFuturesClayGermany Daniel BrandsItaly Mattia Livraghi Italy Matteo Volante6–3, 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Loss0–1May 2008Sanremo, ItalyChallengerClayGermany Daniel BrandsIsrael Harel Levy United States Jim Thomas4–6, 4–6
Win1–1Jul 2009Rimini, ItalyChallengerClayGermany Dieter KindlmannItaly Leonardo Azzaro Italy Marco Crugnola6–4, 6–2
Win2–1Jun 2010Marburg, GermanyChallengerClayGermany Denis GremelmayrSpain Guillermo Olaso Slovenia Grega Žemlja6–4, 6–4
Win3–1Feb 2011Wolfsburg, GermanyChallengerCarpet (i)Germany Simon StadlerGermany Dominik Meffert Denmark Frederik Nielsen3–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–7]
Loss3–2Apr 2011Athens, GreeceChallengerHardGermany Benjamin BeckerUnited Kingdom Colin Fleming United States Scott Lipskywalkover
Loss3–3Jul 2011Granby, CanadaChallengerHardGermany Frank MoserSlovakia Karol Beck France Édouard Roger-Vasselin1–6, 3–6
Win4–3Aug 2014Meerbusch, GermanyChallengerClayGermany Dominik MeffertChina Gong Maoxin Chinese Taipei Peng Hsien-yin6–3, 3–6, [10–6]

Record against top-10 players

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 17April2023[update].

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