Markus Günthardt

Markus Günthardt

Country (sports)	Switzerland
Born	(1957-09-10) 10 September 1957 (age 67) Zurich, Switzerland
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$81,388
Singles
Career record	1–15
Highest ranking	No. 209 (4 January 1981)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open	1R (1981)
Doubles
Career record	70–77
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 44 (17 September 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1981)
French Open	QF (1981)
Wimbledon	3R (1982)
US Open	1R (1981)

Markus Günthardt (born 10 September 1957) is a Swiss former tennis player. Günthardt won three doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest ATP doubles ranking on 17 September 1984, when he became the number 44 in the world.

Günthardt participated in 14 Davis Cup ties for Switzerland from 1980–86, posting a 9-5 record in doubles.

Günthardt's younger brother Heinz was a successful doubles player, winning two Grand Slam doubles titles in his career.

Doubles titles (3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1.	1980	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Heinz Günthardt	John Feaver Peter McNamara	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	1.	1980	Geneva, Switzerland	Clay	Heinz Günthardt	Željko Franulović Balázs Taróczy	4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Winner	2.	1981	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Heinz Günthardt	David Carter Paul Kronk	6–4, 6–1
Runner-up	2.	1981	Basel, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Pavel Složil	José Luis Clerc Ilie Năstase	6–7, 7–6, 6–7
Runner-up	3.	1982	Cairo, Egypt	Clay	Heinz Günthardt	Drew Gitlin Jim Gurfein	4–6, 5–7
Runner-up	4.	1982	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Heinz Günthardt	Sandy Mayer Ferdi Taygan	2–6, 3–6
Runner-up	5.	1983	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Zoltán Kuhárszky	Heinz Günthardt Pavel Složil	3–6, 3–6
Winner	3.	1984	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Heinz Günthardt	Givaldo Barbosa João Soares	6–4, 3–6, 7–6

External links

• Markus Günthardt at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Markus Günthardt at the International Tennis Federation
• Markus Günthardt at the Davis Cup