HTC Blue-White Krefeld
| HTC Blau-Weiß Krefeld e. V. | |
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| Founding: | 1923/24 |
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| Contact: | HTC Blau-Weiß Krefeld e. V. Hüttenallee 70 (Stadtwald) 47800 Krefeld |
| Website: | www.blau-weiss-krefeld.de |
| Board: | Hajo Ploenes, Bahman Sarabi |
| Number of places: | 6 places
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| Game operation: | Men: 1st tennis Bundesliga (men) 2012 (season 2012) Women: 1st association league (season 2012) |
The HTC Blau-Weiß Krefeld eV is a tennis club from the city of Krefeld . The club is based in the Krefeld city forest and plays in the tennis Bundesliga .
history
The club was founded on May 9, 1923, initially with a hockey department , which was handed over to VfL Prussia in 1855 Krefeld in 1930 . The tennis department has existed since 1924.
In 1971 the first men's team was promoted to the tennis Bundesliga for the first time and remained there until 1979. After a few promotions and relegations, the men have now been part of the tennis Bundesliga again since 2005. In 1991 the first women's team also played in the highest league, but after relegation it broke up for the time being.
Sporting successes
- 1978: German senior champion
- 1985: German senior champion
- 1992: Jens-Peter Wenner becomes German youth champion / Jochen Obermeier becomes senior world champion with the German team
Known players
- Lawson Duncan
- Patrik Fredriksson
- Magnus Larsson
- José López-Maeso
- Alexander Metreweli
- Nikola Spear
- Michael Tauson
- Marco Cecchinato
