Helga Schultze (2 February 1940 – 12 September 2015), also known by her married name Helga Hösl, was a German female
tennis
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player who reached a singles ranking of No. 5 in 1964.
Schultze was born in Berlin on 2 February 1940, and after
World War II
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, she moved with her family to
Hanau
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, where she played for the local club THC Hanau.
Between 1961 and 1968 she competed in seven
Wimbledon Championships
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. She achieved her best singles result at Wimbledon in 1962 when she reached the fourth round, losing to second-seeded
Darlene Hard
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. She reached the semifinals at the
1964 French Championships where she lost in three sets to top-seeded and eventual champion
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. At the U.S. Championships, she reached the third round in 1962 and 1964.
In 1964 Schultz and her teammate
Norma Baylon
Norma Baylon (born 9 November 1942) is an Argentine former tennis player who was active in the 1960s. She was ranked No. 7 in singles in 1966.
Tennis career
Baylon started playing tennis at age five.
In 1964 Baylon and her teammate Helga Schult ...
reached the doubles final at the
1964 French Championships, losing to Margaret Smith and
Lesley Turner.
Between 1964 and 1974, she participated in the German
Fed Cup
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team and compiled a 14–11 win–loss record.
In 1970, she received the
Silbernes Lorbeerblatt
Silbernes Lorbeerblatt (Silver Laurel Leaf), the highest sports award in Germany, was endowed on 23 June 1950 by the German President Theodor Heuss. It is awarded to athletes and teams of exemplary character that have won medals at Olympic and ...
(Silver Laurel Leaf), the highest sports award in Germany.
After her tennis career, she wrote several books on tennis and nutrition.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (1 runner-up)
References
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1940 births
2015 deaths
West German female tennis players
Tennis players from Berlin