Helga Schultze

Helga Schultze
Country (sports)  West Germany
Born (1940-02-02)2 February 1940
Berlin, Germany
Died 12 September 2015(2015-09-12) (aged 75)
Retired 1975
Singles
Highest ranking No. 5 (1964)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open SF (1964)
Wimbledon 4R (1962)
US Open 3R (1962, 1964)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open F (1964)
Wimbledon SF (1975)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open QF (1966)
Wimbledon 3R (1966)
Team competitions
Fed Cup F (1966, 1970)

Helga Schultze (2 February 1940 – 12 September 2015), also known by her married name Helga Hösl, was a German female tennis player who reached a singles ranking of No. 5 in 1964.

Schultze was born in Berlin on 2 February 1940, and after World War II, she moved with her family to Hanau, where she played for the local club THC Hanau.[1]

Between 1961 and 1968 she competed in seven Wimbledon Championships. She achieved her best singles result at Wimbledon in 1962 when she reached the fourth round, losing to second-seeded Darlene Hard.[2] She reached the semifinals at the 1964 French Championships where she lost in three sets to top-seeded and eventual champion Margaret Smith. At the U.S. Championships, she reached the third round in 1962 and 1964.

In 1964 Schultz and her teammate Norma Baylon reached the doubles final at the 1964 French Championships, losing to Margaret Smith and Lesley Turner Bowrey.

Between 1964 and 1974, she participated in the German Fed Cup team and compiled a 14–11 win-loss record.

In 1970 she received the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt (Silver Laurel Leaf), the highest sports award in Germany.[3]

After her tennis career, she wrote several books on tennis and nutrition.[4]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up1964French ChampionshipsClayArgentina Norma BaylonAustralia Margaret Smith
Australia Lesley Turner Bowrey		3–6, 1–6

References

  1. ↑ "Tennisass Helga Hösl-Thaw gestorben" (in German). Hanau Online. 24 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Wimbledon players archive – Helga Schultze". AELTC.
  3. ↑ "Sportbericht der Bundesregierung" (PDF). dipbt.bundestag.de. Deutscher Bundestag. 26 September 1973. p. 80.
  4. ↑ "DTB trauert um Helga Hösl-Thaw". www.dtb-tennis.de (in German). Deutscher Tennis Bund (DTB). 17 September 2015.
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