Daniel Prenn

Daniel Prenn
Prenn in 1930
Country (sports) Poland (−1932)[1]
Germany Weimar Republic (1932–33)
 United Kingdom (1940–)[2]
Born(1904-09-07)7 September 1904
Vilna, Russian Empire
Died3 September 1991(1991-09-03) (aged 86)
Dorking, Great Britain
Turned pro1928 (amateur tour)
Retired1939
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record172–59 (74.4%)[3]
Career titles10[3]
Highest rankingNo. 6 (1932, A. Wallis Myers)[4]
Grand Slam singles results
French Open4R (1930, 1933)
Wimbledon4R (1933, 1937)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 7 (1934)[5]
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenQF (1934)[6]
WimbledonSF (1934)[7]
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French OpenQF (1930)[8]
WimbledonF (1930)[9]
Team competitions
Davis CupF (1932)

Daniel Prenn (7 September 1904 – 3 September 1991) was a Russian Empire-born German, Polish, and British tennis player who was Jewish. He was ranked the world No. 6 for 1932 by A. Wallis Myers.[4] He was ranked world No. 8 in 1929 (Bill Tilden), world No. 7 in 1934 (American Lawn Tennis), and was ranked No. 1 in Germany for the four years from 1928 to 1932.[10] He was a runner-up for the mixed doubles title of Wimbledon in 1930. When the Nazis came to power in Germany in 1933, they barred him from playing because he was Jewish.[10] He emigrated from Germany to England, and later became a successful businessman.

  1. ^ The Times (30 August 1933). "Prenn and Poland". The Courier-Mail. I (3). Brisbane, Australia: The Herald and Weekly Times: 8. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Killy was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Daniel Prenn: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  4. ^ a b Joseph M. Siegman (1992). The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. New York United States: SPI Books/Shapolsky Publishers. p. 197. ISBN 9781561710287.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wistrich was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Perry beaten". The Advertiser. 76 (23, 601). Adelaide, Australia: The Herald and Weekly Times: 10. 31 May 1934. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Perry brings singles title back". The Straits Times. Singapore, Straits Settlements: Straits Times Press: 14. 7 July 1934. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  8. ^ Béla Kehrling, ed. (10 June 1930). "A francia bajnokságokról" [Report from the French Championships] (PDF). Tennisz és Golf. II (in Hungarian). 11. Budapest, Hungary: Bethlen Gábor Irod. és Nyomdai RT: 190. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  9. ^ "Tennis history". CBSSports.com. New York City, United States: CBS Corporation. 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  10. ^ a b Siegman, Joseph M. (21 September 1992). The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. SP Books. ISBN 9781561710287.