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Matt Richard Klinger (born 17 July 1979) is a Canadian former professional tennis player.

Matt Klinger

Full name	Matt Richard Klinger
Country (sports)	Canada
Born	(1979-07-17) 17 July 1979 (age 43) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Plays	6 ft 5 in
Prize money	$17,487
Singles
Career record	1–0 (Davis Cup)
Highest ranking	No. 595 (1 Dec 2003)
Doubles
Highest ranking	No. 529 (11 Oct 2004)

Born in Toronto, Ontario, Klinger is the son of a world ranked men's high jumper who fled communist Poland.[1]

Klinger featured mostly on the ITF Circuit during his time on tour but made the final qualifying round of the 2003 Canada Masters in Montreal.[2] He featured in a 2003 Davis Cup tie against Peru in Calgary, serving 27 aces to beat Willy Lock in straight sets.[3] Before competing professionally he played collegiate tennis for Arizona State University.[4]

ITF Futures finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 2002	Mexico F12, Tuxtla Gutiérrez	Hard	Víctor Romero	4–6, 6–7(5)

Doubles: 5 (1–4)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 2002	Jamaica F8, New Kingston	Hard	Matthew Yeates	Nicolas Boeker Travis Parrott	4–6, 6–1, 2–6
Loss	0–2	Jun 2002	Jamaica F9, Montego Bay	Hard	Matthew Yeates	Konstantin Harle-Zettler Kevin Sorensen	6–7(5), 3–6
Loss	0–3	Jun 2004	Mexico F7, Monterrey	Hard	Chris Letcher	Juan-Ignacio Cerda Rodrigo-Antonio Grilli	7–6(6), 3–6, 4–6
Win	1–3	Jul 2004	Canada F5, Ontario	Hard	Daniel Wendler	David Martin Todd Widom	w/o
Loss	1–4	Sep 2004	Ecuador F1, Guayaquil	Clay	Matthew Hanlin	Levar Harper-Griffith Jean-Julien Rojer	w/o

See also

• List of Canada Davis Cup team representatives

References

External links

• Matt Klinger at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Matt Klinger at the Davis Cup
• Matt Klinger at the International Tennis Federation

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