# Matthias Bachinger

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 127 mph (204 km/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 :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q3 | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | 2R | A | Q2 | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 |
| French Open | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | A | 1R | 1R | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | Q3 | A | Q3 | Q1 | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
| US Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 2R | Q1 | Q3 | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 9 | 2–9 |
| Career statistics ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 |
| Titles / Finals | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 |
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–10 | 9–16 | 2–6 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 31–55 | 31–55 |
| Year-end ranking | 648 | 332 | 173 | 225 | 239 | 187 | 94 | 123 | 159 | 141 | 222 | 493 | 180 | 130 | 223 | 278 | 234 | 815 | 912 | 36% | 36% |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | SR | W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| French Open | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Wimbledon | 2R | 1R | Q1 | A | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
| US Open | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
| Win–loss | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 5 | 1–5 |
| Career statistics ||||||||
| Titles / Finals | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 |

## ATP career finals
### Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

* 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)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2018 | Moselle Open, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Gilles Simon | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 1–6 |

### Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

* 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)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2011 | Atlanta Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard | Frank Moser | Alex Bogomolov Jr. Matthew Ebden | 6–3, 5–7, [8–10] |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 22 (6–16)

* 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)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2005 | Germany F13, Nussloch | Futures | Clay | Marcel Zimmermann | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2006 | Austria F4, Anif | Futures | Clay | Tobias Kamke | 1–6, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$ |
| Loss | 0–3 | Aug 2006 | Germania F13, Munchen | Futures | Clay | Martin Vacek | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–3 | Oct 2006 | Spain F33, Córdoba | Futures | Hard | Oscar Burrieza | 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2007 | Louisville, US | Challenger | Hard (i) | Donald Young | 0–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Mar 2008 | Kyoto, Japan | Challenger | Carpet (i) | Go Soeda | 6–7$^{(0–7)}$, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2008 | Freudenstadt, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Simon Greul | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Aug 2010 | Italy F21, Eppan | Futures | Clay | Marco Crugnola | 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Nov 2010 | Loughborough, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard (i) | Frederik Nielsen | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Mar 2011 | Pingguo, China | Challenger | Hard | Go Soeda | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 3–3 | Apr 2011 | Athens, Greece | Challenger | Hard | Dmitry Tursunov | walkover |
| Loss | 3–4 | Jun 2011 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Gilles Müller | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Jul 2011 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 6–7$^{(9–11)}$, 6–4, 1–6 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Nov 2011 | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Hard (i) | Daniel Brands | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Loss | 3–7 | Nov 2012 | Geneva, Switzerland | Challenger | Hard (i) | Marc Gicquel | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–8 | Nov 2014 | Ortisei, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Andreas Seppi | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–4 | Aug 2017 | Italy F24, Bolzano | Futures | Clay | Andrea Basso | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–8 | Sep 2017 | Gwangju, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Yang Tsung-hua | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–9 | Sep 2018 | Manacor, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Bernard Tomic | 6–4, 3–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Loss | 4–10 | Mar 2021 | Biella, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Daniel Masur | 3–6, 7–6$^{(10–8)}$, 5–7 |
| Loss | 4–11 | Dec 2021 | Forli, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Maxime Cressy | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Jan 2023 | M25 Veigy-Foncenex, France | World Tour | Carpet (i) | Neil Oberleitner | 4–6, 2–6 |

### Doubles: 9 (5–4)

* ATP Challenger (4–3)
* ITF Futures (1–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Sep 2005 | Germany F13, Nussloch | Futures | Clay | Philipp Piyamongkol | Dustin Brown Tobias Klein | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jun 2006 | Slovenia F1, Kranj | Futures | Clay | Daniel Brands | Mattia Livraghi Matteo Volante | 6–3, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2008 | Sanremo, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Daniel Brands | Harel Levy Jim Thomas | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2009 | Rimini, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Dieter Kindlmann | Leonardo Azzaro Marco Crugnola | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–1 | Jun 2010 | Marburg, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Denis Gremelmayr | Guillermo Olaso Grega Žemlja | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–1 | Feb 2011 | Wolfsburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet (i) | Simon Stadler | Dominik Meffert Frederik Nielsen | 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, [10–7] |
| Loss | 3–2 | Apr 2011 | Athens, Greece | Challenger | Hard | Benjamin Becker | Colin Fleming Scott Lipsky | walkover |
| Loss | 3–3 | Jul 2011 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Frank Moser | Karol Beck Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Aug 2014 | Meerbusch, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Dominik Meffert | Gong Maoxin Peng Hsien-yin | 6–3, 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.
* Radek Štěpánek 1–0
* Fernando Verdasco 1–0
* Roberto Bautista Agut 1–1
* Kei Nishikori 1–1
* James Blake 0–1
* David Goffin 0–1
* Gaël Monfils 0–1
* Andy Murray 0–1
* Casper Ruud 0–1
* Mikhail Youzhny 0–1
* Tomáš Berdych 0–2
* Marin Čilić 0–2
* Gilles Simon 0–3
* Marcos Baghdatis 0–4
    * As of 17 April 2023.