Background
The son of a German diplomat, Goellner lived in Rio de Janeiro, Tel Aviv, Sydney as a youngster before moving to Germany in 1986.
The son of a German diplomat, Goellner lived in Rio de Janeiro, Tel Aviv, Sydney as a youngster before moving to Germany in 1986.
26 in April 1994. Goellner reached the quarterfinals of the 1997 Rome Masters, defeating top tenners Richard Krajicek and Albert Costa en route. In 1990, he suffered two torn ligaments in his left foot, which almost ended his tennis career before it had begun. He turned professional in 1991.
1993 provided some of the most significant highlights of Goellner"s career.
He captured his first top-level singles title at Nice, defeating Ivan Lendl in the final. Goellner and Prinosil were also the men"s doubles runners-up at the French Open that year.
His career-high rankings were World Number. 26 in singles (in 1994), and World Number.
25 in doubles (in 1998).
His best singles performance at a Grand Slam event came at the French Open in 1993, where he reached the fourth round before losing to Andrei Medvedev. His career prize money earnings totalled United States$2,700,215. He was one of the first players to wear baseball caps reversed.
Goellner retired from the professional tour in 2004.
Singles (2)
Doubles (4).