Top 9 German tennis players of all time

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Youngest ever Wimbledon Singles Champion - Boris Becker
Youngest ever Wimbledon Singles Champion - Boris Becker

#5 Henner Henkel

Henner Henkel
Henner Henkel

Henner Henkel was a tennis player who excelled during the 1930s. He reached a career-high ranking of World Number 3 in 1937, the same year that he won the French Open Championship - his only Grand Slam triumph.

1937 was a special year for Henkel as he also won the doubles Grand Slam trophies at both the French Open and WImbledon. His doubles partner was fellow German tennis legend Gottfried von Cramm.

Between 1934 and 1939, Henkel played 66 Davis Cup matches for Germany. He won 49 out of them, and was especially successful in doubles, winning 16 of the 20 matches that he featured in.

At the age of 27, Henkel died due to a gunshot wound suffered during the Battle of Stalingrad. His legacy was honored when the German Tennis federation re-named the German Junior Tennis Championship as the "Große Henner Henkel-Spiele" (The Henner-Henkel Cup).

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