Hella Strecker born Hella Kovac (10 November 1911 – 1999) was a Yugoslav then later Austrian tennis player from Vienna active during the 1930s to 1950s. She was a losing finalist in the women's doubles at the 1939 French Championships partnering Alice Florian. At the Wimbledon Championships which she played six times, she reached the third round of the singles events in 1939 and 1953.[1]
Hella Kovac was born on 10 November 1911 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. During the 1930s until 1940 she represented Yugoslavia on the international tennis circuit.[2] After her marriage in 1941 marriage she represented Austria, and continued playing until late 1950s.
She played and won her first tournament in 1935 at Zagreb against Vlasta Gostisa. In major tournament singles events, she reached the third round of the French Championships twice in 1936 and 1938. At the Wimbledon Championships she reached the third round two times, in 1939 and 1953.[3]
Her other career singles highlights include winning the Yugoslavian International Championships three times, (1935–37) the Prince Hertier Cup (1938), the Durham County Lawn Tennis Championships (1938), the Italian Riviera Championships (1940), the Closed Croatian Championships (1940), Alassio International (1940), the Genoa International (1940), Coupe des Alpes, Kitzbühel (1949), the Gallia Lawn Tennis Club Tournament, Cannes (1951), Cimiez Club Tournament (1951), the Austrian International Championships three times ((1951–52, 1954),
She was also a losing finalist at the Wiesbaden International (1936), Bordighera Championship (1938), German International Championships (1939), Polish International Championships (1939), Slovakian International Championships (1941). She won her final singles title at Munich in 1953 against Margot Dittmeyer, and played her final singles tournament the same year at Linz.
Personal lifeedit
She married Anton Strecker on 31 May 1941.
Referencesedit
^"Player Profile". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^Grasso, John (16 September 2011). "Y: Yugoslavia". Historical Dictionary of Tennis. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. p. 315. ISBN978-0-8108-7237-0.
hella, strecker, born, hella, kovac, november, 1911, 1999, yugoslav, then, later, austrian, tennis, player, from, vienna, active, during, 1930s, 1950s, losing, finalist, women, doubles, 1939, french, championships, partnering, alice, florian, wimbledon, champi. Hella Strecker born Hella Kovac 10 November 1911 1999 was a Yugoslav then later Austrian tennis player from Vienna active during the 1930s to 1950s She was a losing finalist in the women s doubles at the 1939 French Championships partnering Alice Florian At the Wimbledon Championships which she played six times she reached the third round of the singles events in 1939 and 1953 1 Hella StreckerCountry sports Kingdom of Yugoslavia AustriaBorn10 November 1911Vienna Austria HungaryDied1999Cannes FranceTurned pro1932 amateur tour Retired1959SinglesCareer record84 71Career titles26Grand Slam singles resultsFrench Open3R 1938 1939 Wimbledon3R 1939 1953 DoublesGrand Slam doubles resultsFrench OpenF 1939 Wimbledon1R 1938 1939 Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksCareer editHella Kovac was born on 10 November 1911 in Vienna Austria Hungary During the 1930s until 1940 she represented Yugoslavia on the international tennis circuit 2 After her marriage in 1941 marriage she represented Austria and continued playing until late 1950s She played and won her first tournament in 1935 at Zagreb against Vlasta Gostisa In major tournament singles events she reached the third round of the French Championships twice in 1936 and 1938 At the Wimbledon Championships she reached the third round two times in 1939 and 1953 3 Her other career singles highlights include winning the Yugoslavian International Championships three times 1935 37 the Prince Hertier Cup 1938 the Durham County Lawn Tennis Championships 1938 the Italian Riviera Championships 1940 the Closed Croatian Championships 1940 Alassio International 1940 the Genoa International 1940 Coupe des Alpes Kitzbuhel 1949 the Gallia Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Cannes 1951 Cimiez Club Tournament 1951 the Austrian International Championships three times 1951 52 1954 She was also a losing finalist at the Wiesbaden International 1936 Bordighera Championship 1938 German International Championships 1939 Polish International Championships 1939 Slovakian International Championships 1941 She won her final singles title at Munich in 1953 against Margot Dittmeyer and played her final singles tournament the same year at Linz Personal life editShe married Anton Strecker on 31 May 1941 References edit Player Profile www wimbledon com AELTC Retrieved 28 February 2023 Grasso John 16 September 2011 Y Yugoslavia Historical Dictionary of Tennis Lanham Maryland Scarecrow Press p 315 ISBN 978 0 8108 7237 0 AELTCExternal links editWimbledon player profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hella Strecker amp oldid 1154570628, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
