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Austrian Open Kitzbühel
The Austrian Open Kitzbühel (known as the Generali Open Kitzbühel and originally known as the Austrian International Championships (1894–1968)) is an annual tennis tournament held in Kitzbühel, Austria. The event was part of the ATP World Series from the creation of ATP World Tour till 1998, International Series Gold from 1999 to 2008 and ATP World Tour 250 series in 2009. It was downgraded to the ATP Challenger Tour in 2010, replaced by the Open de Nice Côte d'Azur, before regaining top tour status in 2011. It is once again part of the 250 series. The tournament has been held, since 1894, on clay court A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis is played. Clay courts are built on a foundation of crushed stone, brick, shale, and other construction aggregate, aggregate, with a thin layer of fine clay particles ...s. Past finals Singles Doubles See also * :National and multi-national tennis tournaments References Official t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitzbühel
Kitzbühel (, also: ; ) is a town rights, medieval town situated in the Kitzbühel Alps along the river Kitzbüheler Ache in Tyrol (state), Tyrol, Austria, about east of the state capital Innsbruck and is the administrative centre of the Kitzbühel (district), Kitzbühel district (). Kitzbühel is one of the most famous and exclusive ski resorts in the world. It is frequented primarily by the international High society (social class), high society and has the most expensive real estate in Austria. The proximity to Munich has made it a preferred location for vacation homes among the Germany, German elite. Geography Kitzbühel is situated in the Kitzbühel Alps between Zell am See and Innsbruck. It lies in the Leukental valley on the Kitzbüheler Ache river. The town is subdivided into the municipalities of Am Horn, Aschbachbichl, Badhaussiedlung, Bichlach, Ecking, Felseneck, Griesenau, Griesenauweg, Gundhabing, Hagstein, Hausstatt, Henntal, Jodlfeld, Kaps, Mühlau, Obernau, Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Dering
Sir Herbert Guy Dering, KCMG, KCIE, MVO (13 November 1867 – 29 May 1933) was a British diplomat. The second son of the British diplomat Sir Henry Dering, 9th Baronet, Dering was educated at Eton College. He entered HM Diplomatic Service in 1892 and served in Berlin, Constantinople, Peking (where he received the China War Medal with the Defence of Legations clasp), Washington, Stockholm, and Rome. He was British Minister to Siam from 1915 to 1919, British High Commissioner to Bulgaria from 1919 to 1920, and British Minister to Romania from 1920 to 1926. Dering was appointed MVO in 1908, KCMG in 1917, and KCIE in 1919. He received the third class of Swedish Order of the Polar Star in 1908 and the Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Roumania in 1922. Family Dering married in 1920 Edith Ann Mountjoy Sanders, previously married to James Ross Middleton Smith (died 1918), daughter of James Sanders of South Molton. Her first husband was chief manager of HSBC HSBC Hol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwig Von Salm-Hoogstraeten
Count Ludwig von Salm-Hoogstraeten (; ; 24 February 1885 – 23 July 1944), nicknamed "Ludi", was an Austrian tennis player of the pre-Open Era. He competed in the men's outdoor singles event at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He reached the quarterfinal in which he lost to South African Harold Kitson in straight sets. Salm-Hoogstraeten played in six ties for the Austrian Davis Cup team between 1924 and 1928 and compiled a record of four wins and eight losses. Early life and family Count Salm was born on 24 February 1885 in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany, to Count Alfred von Salm- Hoogstraeten, a Prussian cavalry officer in the Franco-Prussian War, and Baroness Adolphine von Erlanger. He had three brothers, Alfred, Otto and Alexander. The latter two were also tennis players and formed a doubles team, were Austrian champions and competed in the 1914 US Indoor Championships. His family held an estate at Reichenau, Lower Austria, and as the oldest child, he was the first in li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Froitzheim
Otto Froitzheim (; 24 April 1884 – 27 October 1962) was a German tennis player. He won the singles and doubles titles at the World Hard Court Championships in 1912. He also won an Olympic Silver medal in singles in 1908 and was a finalist at Wimbledon in 1914. Biography Froitzheim was born in Strasbourg, then part of the German Empire, on 24 April 1884. His father worked as a teacher at the local lyceum, and his mother was the daughter of a doctor from the Rhineland. During his childhood, he practised several sports, including athletics, swimming, ice skating, and football. At the age of 16, he began playing tennis. After graduating from school with the Abitur in 1901, Froitzheim began to study law at the University of Strasbourg. In 1902, he interrupted his studies for one year and served at the 138th Infantry Regiment at Strasbourg. In autumn 1903, following his military service, he continued his studies at the University of Bonn. In 1904, he passed the first law examin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaroslav Just
Jaroslav Just (; 6 February 1883 – 5 August 1928) was a Czech tennis player. He competed for Bohemia at the 1912 Summer Olympics and for Czechoslovakia at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i .... He was the president of the Czechoslovak Tennis Association between 1919 and 1928. References External links * * * * 1883 births 1928 deaths Czechoslovak male tennis players Olympic tennis players for Bohemia Olympic tennis players for Czechoslovakia Tennis players at the 1912 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 1920 Summer Olympics Tennis players from Prague Czech Technical University in Prague alumni {{CzechRepublic-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Kleinschroth
Heinrich Kleinschroth (; 15 March 1890 – 10 January 1979) was an amateur German tennis player who found success in the early 20th century, mainly in doubles competitions. Tennis career At the age of 20 he became the Catalan champion by winning both the singles and doubles with his brother in the Barcelona tournament (He repeated his doubles feat again in 1914). The same year he won the Homburg Cup by defeating the three-times defending champion and Germany's top player Otto Froitzheim. He also became Austrian Champion after claiming the Austrian International Championships in Vienna. In September 1910 he won the singles title at the Montreux Tournament after defeating R. Norris Williams in the final in five sets. In 1911 he won several French Riviera mixed doubles titles pairing Hedwig Neresheimer. He also retained his Austrian title. In the South of France Championships he and Max Decugis lost the doubles final to Tony Wilding and Josiah Ritchie. In the Menton tournament h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix Pipes
Fritz Felix Pipes (also "Piepes"; 15 April 1887 – 20 January 1983) was an Austrian tennis player who was born in Prague. He was Jewish, and was a medical doctor. At the 1912 Stockholm Olympics he teamed up with Arthur Zborzil to win a silver medal for Austria in the men's doubles event. He also competed for Austria in singles in 1912, and in both singles and doubles (with Zborzil) at the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were originally schedu .... He was runner-up in the Austrian International Championship in both 1909 and 1913. He twice played at the World Hard Court Championships, losing in round one of singles in 1912 and in the quarterfinals of mixed doubles in 1912, and in round two in 1913. See also * List of select Jewish tennis players References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Kreuzer
Oscar Kreuzer (; 14 June 1887 – 1 May 1968) was a male tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ... and Rugby union, rugby player from Germany. Biography Kreuzer was born at Frankfurt am Main on 14 June 1887. He played at the 1908 Summer Olympics and at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden where he won a bronze medal in the men's singles tournament. In 1912, he also reached the final at the World Hard Court Championships at Paris which he lost to his compatriot Otto Froitzheim. At Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon, he reached his best result in 1913 where he advanced to the semifinals before being stopped by Stanley Doust. Besides tennis, Kreuzer also excelled at Rugby union, rugby. He won the German championships with his club SC 1880 Frankfurt in 1910, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Wilding
Anthony Frederick Wilding (31 October 1883 – 9 May 1915), also known as Tony Wilding, was a New Zealand world number 1 ranked male tennis players, world No. 1 tennis player and soldier who was killed in action during World War I. Considered the world's first tennis superstar, Wilding was the son of wealthy English immigrants to Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand, Canterbury, New Zealand and enjoyed the use of private tennis courts at their home. Wilding obtained a legal education at Trinity College, Cambridge and briefly joined his father's law firm. Wilding was a first-class cricketer and a keen motorcycle enthusiast. His tennis career started with him winning the Canterbury Championships aged 17. Wilding developed into a leading tennis player in the world during 1909–1914 and is considered to be a former World number 1 male tennis player rankings, world No. 1. He won 11 Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournament titles, six in singles and five in doubles, and is the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Roper Barrett
Herbert Roper Barrett, KC (24 November 1873 – 27 July 1943) was a tennis player from Great Britain. Biography Barrett was born on 24 November 1873 in Upton, Essex. At the London Olympics in 1908 Barrett won a gold medal in the men's indoor doubles event with Arthur Gore. They also won the doubles in Wimbledon in 1909. In 1912 and 1913 he won the Wimbledon doubles title with Charles Dixon. He played his first Wimbledon singles' competition in 1898, reaching the second round in which he lost to eventual finalist Laurence Doherty. In 1908 he reached the All comers final, beating Anthony Wilding and Major Ritchie before losing in five sets to Arthur Gore. In 1909 he beat James Cecil Parke and Friedrich Rahe before losing to Ritchie in the all comers final. He achieved his best Wimbledon singles result in 1911 when he beat Parke and Gordon Lowe before winning the All-Comers final against compatriot Charles P. Dixon. In the Challenge Round against Anthony Wilding fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick William Payn
Frederick William Payn (16 September 1872 – c. 6 March 1908) was a British amateur tennis player at the turn of the 20th century. He reached the singles quarterfinals of Wimbledon in 1900 and 1902 and the finals of the German International Championships in 1901. He won the singles title at the Scottish Championships defeating compatriot Ernest Wills in the final in straight sets. He attended Trinity Hall, Cambridge and was called to the bar at the Inner Temple as a solicitor in 1899. He was a barrister by profession. In addition to legal writings, Payn was also authored the tennis books ''Tennis Topics and Tactics'' (1904), ''Secrets of Lawn Tennis'' (1906). and ''Lifting the Veil'' (1907). Payn died in Baku or Unus, Russian Empire (now Azerbaijan), in March 1908. Selected publications ''Tennis Topics and Tactics''(1904, 1907)''The Secrets of Lawn Tennis''(1906) *''Lifting the Veil'' (1907) References External links ''Secrets of Lawn Tennis''(via Google Books Goog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Von Wessely
Kurt von Wessely, also Curt von Wessely (; 18 October 1881 – 25 October 1917), was an Austrian tennis player who was active during the beginning of the 20th century. Career In July 1905, he played for the Austrian Davis Cup team in a semifinal match against Australasia. The match was played on the grass courts at the Queen's Club, London, England and was won 5–0 by Australasia. Von Wessely lost his singles match against Tony Wilding in four sets and his match against Norman Brookes in three straight sets. Von Wessely participated in the Wimbledon Championships in 1903 and 1907 and, on both occasions, lost his first-round match. At the time, players defeated in the first or second rounds of the singles competition were entitled to compete for the All England Plate. In 1907, he reached the final of that competition, losing in two straight sets to future four-time Wimbledon champion Anthony Wilding from New Zealand. In 1901 and 1903, von Wessely reached the singles final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
