He achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 20 in July 1979 and was the German No. 1 from 1978-1980.
Pinner participated in 10 Davis Cup ties for West Germany from 1976 to 1982, posting a 12–8 record in singles and a 2–1 record in doubles.
Round 1
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Jiri Granat
7-6
6-2
Round 2
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Steffan Svensson
6-1
5-7
6-4
Quarterfinals
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Florin Segarceanu
7-6
6-3
Semifinals
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Rolf Gehring
6-3
6-2
Final
Stefan Edberg 1 *
Ulli Pinner
6-2
6-0
Round 1
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Michael (Mike) Barr
6-1
6-0
Round 2
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Karl Meiler
6-2
6-1
Round 3
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Thomas Hogstedt
6-4
6-2
Quarterfinals
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Damir Keretic
7-5
1-6
7-6
Semifinals
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Warren Maher
6-3
6-3
Final
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Peter Elter
6-4
4-6
6-3
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Leo Palin
3-6
6-3
6-4
Poule
Alexander Mikhailovich Zverev 1 *
Ulli Pinner
7-6
3-6
6-3
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Matti Timonen
6-4
7-6
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Hans Kary
7-6
6-7
6-4
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Konstantin Pugaev
7-6
6-2
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Robert Reininger
3-6
6-3
6-3
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Stanislav Birner
7-5
7-6
Round 1
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Jose A. Moreno
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Juan Avendano
6-3
6-4
Quarterfinals
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Joakim Nystrom
6-2
6-3
Semifinals
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Bernard Fritz
6-3
6-2
Final
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Miguel Mir
6-3
6-1
Semifinals
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Teimuraz Kakuliya
6-1
6-3
Final
Vadim Borisov 1 *
Ulli Pinner
6-1
6-4
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Robin Drysdale
7-5
4-6
6-2
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Ivan Lendl
7-5
5-7
7-5
Poule
Kjell Johansson 1 *
Ulli Pinner
5-7
6-3
6-4
Poule
Ivan Lendl 1 *
Ulli Pinner
6-4
6-4
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Kjell Johansson
6-3
7-6
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Robin Drysdale
6-4
6-4
Round 1
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Jaime Fillol Sr.
6-4
1-6
6-1
Round 2
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Rick Fagel
6-2
6-2
Round 3
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Manuel Orantes
6-3
6-4
Quarterfinals
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Tomas Smid
6-3
4-6
6-3
Semifinals
Harold C. Solomon 1 *
Ulli Pinner
3-6
6-3
6-2
2-6
6-2
Round 1
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Jean Louis Haillet
7-6
7-6
Round 2
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Ferdi Taygan
6-2
6-3
Quarterfinals
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Pavel Hutka (Huťka)
6-3
6-1
Semifinals
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Colin Dowdeswell
6-2
6-1
Final
Tomas Smid 1 *
Ulli Pinner
6-4
6-0
6-2
Round 1
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Ricardo Ycaza
6-1
6-1
Round 2
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Željko Franulović
6-1
2-6
6-4
Quarterfinals
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Heinz Gunthardt
7-5
6-7
6-3
Semifinals
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Ismail El Shafei
6-4
5-7
6-4
Final
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Peter McNamara
6-2
6-4
7-5
Poule
Mark M. Cox 1 *
Ulli Pinner
3-6
7-5
6-3
Poule
Pascal Portes 1 *
Ulli Pinner
7-6
6-3
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
José Higueras
6-2
3-6
6-3
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Mark M. Cox
6-4
3-6
6-3
Poule
José Higueras 1 *
Ulli Pinner
4-6
7-6
6-2
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Balazs Taroczy
6-3
6-3
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Patrice Dominguez
6-1
6-4
Poule
Balazs Taroczy 1 *
Ulli Pinner
6-4
6-2
Round 1
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Ulrich Wilms
6-0
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Andreas Trenkle
6-0
6-3
6-1
Quarterfinals
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Max Wunschig
4-6
6-4
6-4
6-3
Semifinals
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Werner Zirngibl
6-3
6-3
6-4
Final
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Andreas Maurer
6-4
6-1
6-2
Round 1
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Zlatko Ivancic (Ivančić)
7-6
6-3
Round 2
Ulli Pinner 1 *
John W. Feaver
7-5
3-6
6-1
Quarterfinals
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Peter Elter
6-2
6-1
Semifinals
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Carlos A. Kirmayr
6-3
6-3
Final
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Kim Warwick
6-2
6-2
7-6
Round 1
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Milan Hostinsky
6-3
6-0
Round 2
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Peter Dinckels
6-4
6-4
Quarterfinals
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Reinhart Probst
6-3
1-0
ret.
Semifinals
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Klaus Eberhard
3-6
6-3
6-2
Final
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Peter Elter
7-6
6-3
6-2
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Dragan Savic
4-6
6-2
6-3
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Patrice Dominguez
6-1
6-3
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Hans Kary
6-1
7-6
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
François Jauffret
6-2
6-1
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Balazs Taroczy
1-6
7-6
7-5
Poule
Hans Kary 1 *
Ulli Pinner
7-5
5-7
6-4
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Dragan Savic
7-6
6-4
Poule
Balazs Taroczy 1 *
Ulli Pinner
6-4
7-5
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Reinhart Probst
6-3
6-4
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Reinhart Probst
6-4
6-3
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Peter Elter
6-4
7-5
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Klaus Eberhard
6-2
6-4
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Peter Elter
6-4
6-2
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Klaus Eberhard
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Ulf Eriksson
6-3
2-6
7-6
Round 2
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Viorel Sotiriu
6-2
6-1
Quarterfinals
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Frantisek Pala
5-7
6-1
6-2
Semifinals
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Pavel Hutka (Huťka)
7-6
6-1
Final
Ivan Lendl 1 *
Ulli Pinner
6-2
1-6
0-6
6-2
6-1
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Nikola (Niki) Pilic
5-7
7-6
6-3
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Jose A. Moreno
7-6
4-6
7-5
Poule
Nikola (Niki) Pilic 1 *
Ulli Pinner
6-3
4-6
6-4
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
John Lloyd
6-3
6-4
Poule
Rolf Norberg 1 *
Ulli Pinner
7-6
6-2
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
John Lloyd
6-7
6-3
6-2
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Juan Igancio Muntanola
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Jim Hodges
5-7
6-0
6-0
Round 2
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Eddie Edwards
6-4
6-3
Quarterfinals
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Ionel (Ion) Santeiu (Sânteiu)
6-1
6-7
6-3
Semifinals
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Georges Goven
7-5
6-4
6-3
Final
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Robin Drysdale
6-2
6-3
7-5
Poule
Manuel Orantes 1 *
Ulli Pinner
6-2
6-2
Poule
Nikola (Niki) Pilic 1 *
Ulli Pinner
6-4
7-5
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Birger Andersson
5-7
6-4
7-6
Poule
Balazs Taroczy 1 *
Ulli Pinner
6-2
6-4
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Balazs Taroczy
6-4
6-3
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
François Jauffret
6-2
7-6
Poule
Birger Andersson 1 *
Ulli Pinner
2-6
6-3
7-5
Poule
Željko Franulović 1 *
Ulli Pinner
6-4
6-4
Poule
Corrado Barazzutti 1 *
Ulli Pinner
7-6
6-7
6-0
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Corrado Barazzutti
6-4
6-4
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Christopher J. (Buster) Mottram
2-6
6-3
6-4
Poule
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Juan M. Gisbert Ortiga Sr
6-4
7-6
Round 1
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Klaus Kuhlmey
7-6
6-1
6-3
Round 2
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Willibald Winn
6-4
6-4
6-3
Round 3
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Waldemar Timm
6-4
6-4
6-1
Quarterfinals
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Hans Jurgen Pohmann
w.o.
Semifinals
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Hans Engert jr
2-6
6-4
6-4
6-3
Final
Karl Meiler 1 *
Ulli Pinner
2-6
6-2
7-6
7-6
Round 1
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Ron Smolders
6-4
6-3
Round 2
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Spencer Segura
6-4
6-3
Round 3
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Michael H. (Mike) Machette
6-2
6-1
Quarterfinals
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Harald Elschenbroich
6-0
6-1
6-4
Semifinals
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Bob Giltinan
6-4
6-1
6-1
Final
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Kjell Johansson
6-3
6-2
4-6
7-5
Round 2
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Joachim Rohwedder
6-4
6-2
2-6
6-3
Round 3
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Hartmut Kirchhubel
6-1
6-4
3-6
6-2
Quarterfinals
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Max Wunschig
6-7
6-1
6-4
3-6
6-4
Semifinals
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Waldemar Timm
6-4
4-6
6-2
6-2
Final
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Attila Korpas
6-4
6-7
3-6
6-4
6-4
Round 1
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Gilles Moretton
6-2
2-6
6-2
Round 2
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Antonio Barranco
6-1
6-4
Round 3
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Mr. Zahini
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Mr. Vasquez
4-6
6-3
6-3
Semifinals
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Jacques Bonnemaison
6-1
6-0
Final
Ulli Pinner 1 *
Christophe Casa
6-3
6-2