Henner Henkel

Henner Henkel
Full nameHeinrich Ernst Otto Henkel
Country (sports)German Empire / Weimar Republic / Nazi Germany Germany
Born(1915-10-09)9 October 1915
Posen, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died13 January 1943(1943-01-13) (aged 27)
near Voronezh, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Cause of deathDied of wounds
Turned pro1934 (amateur tour)
Retired1943 (due to death)
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record165–76 (68.4%)[1]
Career titles12[2]
Highest rankingNo. 3 (1937, A. Wallis Myers)[3]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1938)
French OpenW (1937)
WimbledonSF (1938, 1939)
US Open2R (1937)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (1938)
French OpenW (1937)
WimbledonF (1938)
US OpenW (1937)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
WimbledonF (1938)
Team competitions
Davis CupF (1935, 1936, 1937, 1938)

Heinrich Ernst Otto "Henner" Henkel (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛnɐ ˈhɛŋkl̩]; 9 October 1915 – 13 January 1943) was a German tennis player during the 1930s. His biggest success was his singles title at the 1937 French Championships.

  1. ^ "Henner Henkel: Tournament results". thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Henner Henkel: Tournament results". thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Budge Seeded First in All-England", Daytona Beach Morning Journal, 17 June 1937.