Country (sports) | West Germany |
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Born | (1951-04-22)22 April 1951 Mannheim, West Germany |
Died | 22 December 2020(2020-12-22) (aged 69) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Career record | 2–11 |
Highest ranking | No. 171 (23 Aug 1973) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (1973) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 2–9 |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (1973) |
Hans Engert (22 April 1951 – 22 December 2020) was a German professional tennis player.
Born and raised in Mannheim, Engert was a long serving Bundesliga player for Grün-Weiss Mannheim and ranked as high as fifth nationally. In 1973 he qualified for the singles main draw of the Wimbledon Championships, where he lost his first round match in four sets to Chiradip Mukerjea. He later worked as the manager of Steffi Graf.
References
- "Trauer um eine große Tennislegende". Mannheimer Morgen (in German). 24 December 2020.
- "Steffi-Graf-Manager Hans Engert ist gestorben". Die Rheinpfalz (in German). 22 December 2020.
- "Yesterday's Wimbledon results". Boston Globe. 26 June 1973.
- "Graf-Rücktritt: Entschluss fiel vor einer Woche". Der Spiegel (in German). 13 August 1999.
External links
- Hans Engert at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Hans Engert at the International Tennis Federation