Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling

German-Danish tennis player

Date of Birth: 26-Mar-1908

Place of Birth: Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 07-Mar-1981

Profession: tennis player

Nationality: Denmark, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling

  • Hildegard "Hilde" Krahwinkel Sperling (German pronunciation: ['h?ld?ga?t k?a?v??kl?] née Krahwinkel; 26 March 1908 – 7 March 1981) was a German tennis player who became a dual-citizen after marrying Dane Svend Sperling in December 1933.
  • She won three consecutive singles titles at the French Championships from 1935 to 1937.
  • Krahwinkel Sperling is generally regarded as the second-greatest female German tennis player in history, behind Steffi Graf.
  • Sperling played a counterpunching game, predicated on speed, and wore down opponents.
  • Helen Jacobs once wrote that Sperling was the third-best player she ever played, behind Helen Wills Moody and Suzanne Lenglen.

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