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Hans Engert

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Hans Engert
Country (sports) West Germany
Born(1951-04-22)22 April 1951
Mannheim, West Germany
Died22 December 2020(2020-12-22) (aged 69)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record2–11
Highest rankingNo. 171 (23 Aug 1973)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon1R (1973)
Doubles
Career record2–9
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (1973)

Hans Engert (22 April 1951 – 22 December 2020) was a German professional tennis player.[1]

Born and raised in Mannheim, Engert was a long serving Bundesliga player for Grün-Weiss Mannheim and ranked as high as fifth nationally.[2] 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.[3] He later worked as the manager of Steffi Graf.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Trauer um eine große Tennislegende". Mannheimer Morgen (in German). 24 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Steffi-Graf-Manager Hans Engert ist gestorben". Die Rheinpfalz (in German). 22 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Yesterday's Wimbledon results". Boston Globe. 26 June 1973.
  4. ^ "Graf-Rücktritt: Entschluss fiel vor einer Woche". Der Spiegel (in German). 13 August 1999.
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