International tennis tournament von Zinnowitz 1955
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date | June 26 - July 3, 1955 |
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Zinnowitz German Democratic Republic![]() |
First run | 1955 |
Tournament type | Free place tournament |
Game surface | sand |
Title holder | |
Men's singles |
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Ladies singles |
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Men's doubles |
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Ladies doubles |
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Mixed |
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The 1st international tennis tournament in Zinnowitz took place from June 26th to July 3rd, 1955 in the Baltic resort of Zinnowitz .
The SV Wismut tournament, which was held internationally for the first time , included the top players from the GDR, as well as some Polish players and Werner Helmrich from Mannheim , who won the singles and men's doubles with Gerhard Strache from (East) Berlin . The GDR champion Karl-Heinz Sturm , who was defeated in the individual finals , won the mixed doubles alongside Irmgard Jacket from Hennigsdorf . Inge Wild from Berlin (East) Berlin won the women's singles against Polish runner-up Zuzanna Ryczkówna . In the semifinals, Wild had eliminated GDR champion Eva Mannschatz , who won the women's doubles with Halle's Inge Herrmann .
Results
Men's singles
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3 | 6th | 8th | 6th | |||
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6th | 3 | 6th | 4th |
Ladies singles
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7th | 6th | |||
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5 | 1 |
Men's doubles
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6th | 6th | 6th | ||||
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2 | 1 | 3 |
Ladies doubles
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8th | 6th | |||
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6th | 2 |
Mixed
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6th | 6th | |||
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4th | 3 |
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- Neues Deutschland , issues from June 28 to July 3, 1955
- Berliner Zeitung , issues from June 26 to July 5, 1955,
each available online at http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ at the Berlin State Library .