title: Peter Elter
text: # Peter Elter
  
  Peter Elter (born 10 June 1958) is a former professional tennis player from West Germany.
  
  During his career, Elter did not win any singles titles but finished runner-up on three occasions. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 51 in October 1982.
  
  Elter played in four ties for the West German Davis Cup team between 1978 and 1981.
  
  ## ATP career finals
  
  ### Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)
  
  | Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Loss | 0–1 | Nov 1979 | Bombay, India | Clay | Vijay Amritraj | 1–6, 5–7 |
  | Loss | 0–2 | Mar 1981 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 2–6, 3–6 |
  | Loss | 0–3 | May 1982 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Gene Mayer | 6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 1–6 |
  
  ### Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)
  
  | Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Loss | 0–1 | Oct 1983 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Clay | Peter Feigl | Colin Dowdeswell Zoltán Kuhárszky | 4–6, 5–7 |
  