Henry Mollenhauer (1876–19??) was an American

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

player and musician. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. His family were musicians and Henry played the violin. He ran the Henry Mollenhauer Conservatory of Music (set up by his father Henry senior). The highlight of his tennis career was when he reached the semifinals of the 1907 U.S. Championships singles. The semi final between Mollenhauer and

Robert LeRoy Robert LeRoy (February 7, 1885 – September 7, 1946) was a tennis player from New York City in the United States, who won two medals at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis. He won a Silver medal in both the men's singles event and the men's ...

was marred with controversy when a questionable call went against Mollenhauer. Mollenhauer led two sets to one, 5–2 and had two match points when LeRoy hit a shot that looked out but was called good. Then Mollenhauer suffered from cramps in his arm and legs and lost in five sets. Mollenhauer was nicknamed "The Flying Dutchman" and played with "dash and vim", according to The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. That was Henry's only appearance in the U. S. championships singles. Henry died some time after 1942.

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