 Aussem in 1927 | |
| Full name | Cäcilia Edith Aussem |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Weimar Republic Nazi Germany (1933–1934) |
| Born | 4 January 1909 Cologne, German Empire |
| Died | 22 March 1963 (aged 54) Portofino. Italy |
| Retired | 1935 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 240–71 (77.2%) |
| Career titles | 45 |
| Highest ranking | No. 2 (1930) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | W (1931) |
| Wimbledon | W (1931) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | F (1931) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| French Open | W (1930) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1930) |
Cilly Aussem (German pronunciation: [ˈʦiːli̯ə ˈaʊ̯sm]; 4 January 1909 – 22 March 1963) was a German tennis player.
She was the first German, male or female, to win the singles title at Wimbledon, which she did in 1931. She also won the women's single titles at the French Championships and German Championships in 1931. Aussem's coach and mixed doubles partner was Bill Tilden. They won the mixed doubles at the 1930 French Championships.
According to A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Aussem was ranked in the world top 10 in 1928, 1930, 1931, and 1934, reaching a career high of world no. 2 in these rankings in 1930 and 1931 behind Helen Wills Moody.[1]
- ^ Collins, Bud (2008). The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book. New York: New Chapter Press. pp. 695, 701–2. ISBN 978-0-942257-41-0.