Otto Froitzheim

Otto Froitzheim
Froitzheim in 1913
Country (sports)Germany
Born(1884-04-24)24 April 1884
Strasbourg, German Empire
Died27 October 1962(1962-10-27) (aged 78)
Wiesbaden,[1] West Germany
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record212–53 (80%)[2]
Career titles35[2]
Highest rankingNo. 4 (1914, A. Wallis Myers)[3]
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQF (1927)
WimbledonF (1914(AC))
Other tournaments
WHCCW (1912)
Olympic Games Silver Medal (1908)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open3R (1930)
Wimbledon2R (1912)
WHCCW (1912)
Team competitions
Davis CupSF (1913, 1914)
Medal record
Representing Germany
Men's Tennis
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1908 London Singles

Otto Froitzheim (German pronunciation: [ɔto fʀøːtshaɪ̯m]; 24 April 1884 – 27[1][4] October 1962) was a German tennis player. He won the singles and doubles titles at the World Hard Court Championships in 1912.[5] He also won an Olympic Silver medal in singles in 1908 and was a finalist at Wimbledon in 1914.[6]

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  2. ^ a b Garcia, Gabriel. "Otto Froitzheim: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  3. ^ United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 422.
  4. ^ "Otto Froitzheim". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  5. ^ Bensen, Clark (2013–2014). "The World Championships of 1913 to 1923: the Forgotten Majors" (PDF). tenniscollectors.org. Newport, RI, United States: Journal of The Tennis Collectors of America. p. 470. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-20. Retrieved 8 September 2018. Number 30
  6. ^ "Otto Froitzheim". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 April 2021.