Peter Scholl

Peter Scholl
Country (sports) West Germany
Born(1934-10-05)5 October 1934
Died26 January 2019(2019-01-26) (aged 84)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open2R (1956, 1960)
Wimbledon2R (1955, 1958)
US Open2R (1963)

Peter Scholl (5 October 1934 – 26 January 2019) was a German tennis player.

Born in Baden-Württemberg, Scholl was a protege of Gottfried von Cramm, who trained him and a number of other select players in Duisburg. He was a Davis Cup player for West Germany from 1956 to 1958, with his only singles win coming against France's Pierre Darmon.[1] In 1961 he won West Germany's national indoor singles championship.[2]

Scholl became known after retirement for his instructional tennis books.[3]

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References

  1. ^ "France Takes Davis Matches". Edmonton Journal. 4 June 1956.
  2. ^ Tennis in Deutschland. Von den Anfängen bis 2002. Duncker & Humblot. 2002. ISBN 978-3-4281-0846-6.
  3. ^ "Peter Scholl: Autor von "Tennis ist toll" gestorben". Deutscher Tennis Bund (in German). 18 February 2019.