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Heinrich Kleinschroth

German tennis player (1890–1979)

Summary

German tennis player (1890–1979)

Field	Value
name	Heinrich Kleinschroth
image	Heinrich kleinschroth.jpeg
country	Germany
birth_date
birth_place	Kitzingen, German Empire
death_date
death_place	Munich, West Germany
turnedpro	1906 (amateur tour)
retired	1938
highestsinglesranking	No. 9 (1914, A. Wallis Myers)
FrenchOpenresult	4R (1930)
Wimbledonresult	3R (1927, 1932)
USOpenresult	Q1 (1912)
Othertournaments	yes
WHCCresult	QF (1912, 1913)
WCCCresult	QF (1913)
OthertournamentsDoubles	yes
WHCCDoublesresult	W (1913)
WCCCDoublesresult	F (1910)
AustralianOpenDoublesresult	1R (1938)
FrenchOpenDoublesresult	QF (1929)
WimbledonDoublesresult	F (1913)
USOpenseniorresult	F (1937)
Team	yes
DavisCupresult	F (1929)
Mixed	yes
WHCCMixedDoublesresult	F (1912)

Heinrich Kleinschroth (; 15 March 1890 – 10 January 1979) was an amateur German tennis player who found success in the early 20th century, mainly in doubles competitions.

Tennis career

At the age of 20 he became the Catalan champion by winning both the singles and doubles with his brother in the Barcelona tournament (He repeated his doubles feat again in 1914). The same year he won the Homburg Cup by defeating the three-times defending champion and Germany's top player Otto Froitzheim. He also became Austrian Champion after claiming the Austrian International Championships in Vienna. In September 1910 he won the singles title at the Montreux Tournament after defeating R. Norris Williams in the final in five sets.

In 1911 he won several French Riviera mixed doubles titles pairing Hedwig Neresheimer. He also retained his Austrian title. In the South of France Championships he and Max Decugis lost the doubles final to Tony Wilding and Josiah Ritchie. In the Menton tournament he was defeated again by the former team in the doubles championships match partnering his brother Robert.

In 1913 he won the South of France Championships doubles (also the mixed doubles) and the Monte Carlo Cup alongside Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe who later became his partner for the 1913 Wimbledon Championships doubles final which they subsequently lost.

In major tournaments, Kleinschroth reached the quarter-finals of the World Covered Court Championships in 1913 and the quarter-finals of the World Hard Court Championships in both 1912 and 1913. He was on the Germany Davis Cup team several times, including Germany's World Group semi-final and Inter-Zonal final showings in 1913 and 1929 respectively.

A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph ranked Kleinschroth as world No. 9 in 1914.

During World War I he fought in the Western Front and fell into captivity in France.

He was the manager/coach of Gottfried von Cramm and Henner Henkel and the Germany Davis Cup team in the 1930s.

Heinrich's brother, Robert Kleinschroth, also competed on the amateur tour, reaching the semi-finals of the World Hard Court Championships in 1912.

He was a Juris Doctor, a degree he earned at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and used that title later on and registered as such for tournaments.

In his post-retirement years in the 60s he worked for the International Tennis Federation management committee and also was a part of a subcommittee dedicated to work on the possible merging of amateur and professional tennis scene, a project that came to life just a year after.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1913	Wimbledon	Grass	GER Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe	UKGBI Charles P. Dixon
UKGBI Herbert Roper Barrett	2–6, 4–6, 6–4, 2–6

World Championships finals

Doubles: (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents
Win	1913	World Hard Court Championships	Clay	GER Moritz von Bissing	GER Otto Froitzheim
NZL Anthony Wilding	7–5, 0–6, 6–3, 8–6
Loss	1913	World Covered Court Championships	Wood	GER Curt Bergmann	FRA Max Decugis
FRA Maurice Germot	5–7, 6–2, 9–7, 3–6, 1–6

Mixed doubles: (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1912	World Hard Court Championships	Clay	GER Mieken Rieck	FRA Max Decugis
BEL Anne de Borman	4–6, 5–7

References

L. C.. (9 October 1910). "Le Tournoi de Montreux". Tennis, Issue 23.
"Heinrich Kleinschroth". [[Tennis Australia]].
R.R. Bowker Co.. (1914). "The American library annual". Kay Printing House.
(August 9, 1929). "Lawntennis". Antoni Vilà i Bisa.
Fisher, Marshall Jon (2012). [https://www.scribd.com/doc/89878852/A-Terrible-Splendor-Three-Extraordinary-Men-a-World-Poised-for-War-and-the-Greatest-Tennis-Match-Ever-Played#.UQZ83mc1CSo "A Terrible Splendor; Three Extraordinary Men, a World Poised for War, and the Greatest Tennis Match Ever Played"]{{Dead link. (July 2024)
(2010). "Austrian Open Kitzbühel". Champ Events GmbH.
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. (1913). "Personalstand Der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München". Dr.C. Wolf & Sohn.
[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page5387667 "Arrival of German Tennis Players: Von Cramm and Henkel in Brisbane"], ''The Morning Bulletin, Rockhampton'', 15th December 1937, p. 10.
Jahial Parmly Paret. (1915). "Spalding's Official Lawn Tennis annual". American Sports Publishing Company.
Jahial Parmly Paret. (1912). "Spalding's Official Lawn Tennis annual". American Sports Publishing Company.
(September 18, 1910). "Lawn tennis gossip". Sun Printing and Publishing Association.
[http://www.tennisarchives.com/wedstrijdfiche.php?wedstrijdid=307 Homburg: Tournament Profile], ''Tennis Archives''.
(March 14, 1911). "Lawn tennis". [[The Herald and Weekly Times]].
(March 12, 1967). "Shamateur tennis is going strong". Public Welfare Foundation.
(June 11, 1912). "Lawntennis". C. Easton.
[http://bmarcore.perso.neuf.fr/tennis/reccord/France-2.html Championnats du monde sur terre battue (1912-1923)] {{Webarchive. link. (2013-09-21 , ''WHCC'' results archive. {{in lang). fr

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