Henner Henkel

Full name: Heinrich Ernst Otto Henkel
Nickname: Henner

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Bio	Henner was a German tennis player during the 1930s. His biggest success was his singles title at the 1937 French Championships where he beat Bunny Austin in 3 straight sets. At the same Roland Garros, he won the men's doubles along with von Cramm and Henkel became the 1st non-French champion of Roland Garros who won in singles and in men's doubles in the same year! He was born in 1915 the son of Ferdinand and Margarete Henkel. After World War I, his family moved to Erfurt in 1919. He joined the Sportclub Erfurt together with his elder brother Ferdinand and learned to play tennis. His father moved to Berlin for job-related reasons, and his entire family followed in 1927. In 1929, Henkel won the club championships of the THC 99 Berlin. In 1932 and 1933, he won the German junior championships. Henkel was the second German, after Gottfried von Cramm, to win the singles title at the French Championships in 1937. The same year, he and Gottfried von Cramm won the Roland Garros doubles title. Later that year they also won the US Championships doubles title defeating Americans Don Budge and Gene Mako in three straight sets. In 1938, at the Australian championships (predecessor of Australian Open), he reached the final with von Cramm in men's doubles, however they were defeated by John Bromwich and Adrian Quist. The German doubles lost, but they set a record which still stands: Henkel and von Cramm remain the only German male players who reached all 4 major finals (singles or men's or mixed doubles), and they completed this feat in 13 months! In March 1937 he became the singles champion at the Cairo International Championships defeating Giorgio de Stefani in the final in straight sets and also won the doubles title partnering Von Cramm. Later that year he won the singles title at the German Championships after a five-sets victory in the final over Vivian McGrath. Two years later, in 1939, he again won the title after defeating Roderich Menzel in the final in four sets. Between 1934 and 1939 Henkel played 66 matches for the German Davis Cup team in 27 ties. He won 49 matches, lost 17 and was particularly successful in doubles, winning 16 of 20 matches partnering Gottfried von Cramm, Georg von Metaxa and Roderich Menzel. Henkel played his last tournament at Bad Pyrmont in the summer of 1942. He reached the final which he lost to Roderich Menzel. During the tournament, he had already received his draft notice. In the Battle of Stalingrad, Henkel was shot into the upper leg. He died of this injury on 13 January, 1943 near Voronezh. 1st non-French winning RG in S&MD in same year(1937)! He and Cramm are the only 🇩🇪 male reached all 4 GS Fs in
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