Béla from Kehrling
Béla von Kehrling (born January 25, 1891 in Szepesszombat, today Spišská Sobota , † April 26, 1937 ; also Béla Kehrling ) was a Hungarian tennis and table tennis player .
Like Fred Perry later, he played both tennis and table tennis at a high level. In 1926 he became world champion with the Hungarian table tennis team at the championships in London, with Zoltán Mechlovits he reached the final in doubles. He also won the German tennis championships in 1924 . From 1924 to 1933 he played 16 games for the Hungarian Davis Cup team . He won 22 of his 31 singles games and three of a total of 15 doubles games.
Success in table tennis
| Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUN | World Championship | 1926 | London | CLOSELY | last 64 | silver | no participants | 1 |
philately
On June 15, 1965, the Hungarian Post issued a stamp in honor of Béla von Kehrling, perforated and cut ( Michel catalog no. 2135 A and 2135 B).
Web links
- ITF profile of Béla von Kehrling (English)
- Davis Cup stats by Béla von Kehrling (English)
- Short biography in Hungarian ( Memento from October 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ^ Béla von Kehrling Results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed on September 9, 2011)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kehrling, Béla von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian tennis and table tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Szepesszombat, today Spišská Sobota, |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 26, 1937 |