Full name | Ludwig Albrecht Constantin Maria von Salm Hoogstraeten |
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Country (sports) | Austria-Hungary Austria |
Born | Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, German Empire | 24 February 1885
Died | 23 July 1944 Budapest, Hungary | (aged 59)
Turned pro | 1910 (amateur tour) |
Retired | 1932 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Singles | |
Grand Slam singles results | |
French Open | 3R (1926) |
Wimbledon | 2R (1913) |
US Open | 1R (1907) |
French Open Senior | F (1931)[1][2] |
Other tournaments | |
WHCC | F (1914) |
Olympic Games | QF (1912) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (1913, 1929, 1930) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 3R (1913) |
Other mixed doubles tournaments | |
WHCC | F (1914) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | QF (1925Eu) |
Count Ludwig von Salm-Hoogstraeten (German pronunciation: [ˈluːtvɪç fɔn ˈzalm ˈhoːkˌʃtʁaːtn̩]; Hungarian: Salm Lajos [sɒlm ˈlɒjoʃ]; 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.[3] He reached the quarterfinal in which he lost to South African Harold Kitson in straight sets.[4]
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.