Thomas Muster
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| Country (sports) |
 Austria
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| Residence |
Leibnitz, Austria (1984–1994, 2010–2011) Monte Carlo, Monaco (1994–1997) Noosa Heads, Australia (1996–1999) |
| Born |
2 October 1967 Leibnitz, Austria |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 1985 |
| Retired | 2011 |
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $12,252,511 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 626–274 (69.56%) |
| Career titles | 44 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (12 February 1996) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (1989, 1997) |
| French Open | W (1995) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1987, 1992, 1993, 1994) |
| US Open | QF (1993, 1994, 1996) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | RR (1990, 1995, 1996, 1997) |
| Olympic Games | 2R (1984, demonstration event) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 56–91 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 94 (7 November 1988) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1989, 1990) |
| US Open | 2R (1986) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | SF (1990) |
Thomas Muster (born 2 October 1967) is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Austria. One of the world's leading clay court players in the 1990s, he won the 1995 French Open and at his peak was known as "The King of Clay." In addition, he won eight Masters 1000 series titles. Muster is one of only three players to win Masters titles on three different surfaces (clay, carpet, and hard court).
Muster first came to prominence when he reached the final of the French Open junior tournament and the Orange Bowl juniors tournament in 1985.
Muster played his first matches at the top-level in 1984, as a junior player, at the age of 16. In 1984, he played his first match for Austria in the Davis Cup. He also played at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and in two tournaments on Austrian soil, the clay-court event in Kitzbühel and the indoor carpet event in Vienna.
Muster turned professional in 1985, regularly playing in Challenger tournaments throughout the year, winning in Belo Horizonte, as well as continuing to play in many top-level tournaments. Muster won his first top-level tournament at the Dutch Open in Hilversum in 1986.
In 1988, Muster reached six top-level tournament finals, winning four of them, in Boston, Bordeaux, Prague and Bari. Muster finished the year ranked 16th in the world.
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