Moritz von Bissing (tennis player)

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Moritz "Fritz" von Bissing (born September 9, 1886 ; † March 18, 1954 ) was a German hockey , rugby and tennis player .

Life

Von Bissing, a member of SC Frankfurt 1880 , took part in tennis tournaments from 1904. In 1908 he appeared for the first time at Wimbledon , but was eliminated in the first round against Stanley Doust . In the same year he took part in the Olympic Games in London and reached the third round in singles, in which he had to admit defeat Wilberforce Vaughan Eaves in three sets. In 1909 he was eliminated again in the first round at Wimbledon.

In 1912, on his third appearance at Wimbledon, he was clearly defeated in three sets in the singles in the second round against Francis Gordon Lowe . In doubles, he was able to advance to the quarterfinals alongside Curt Bergmann this year . He celebrated his greatest success in 1913 when he won the double title at the hard court world championships in Paris with Heinrich Kleinschroth .

In addition, von Bissing was also successful as a rugby and hockey player on a national level. In 1907 he organized the first national hockey competition in Germany, his mother donated the trophy, a "silver shield".

In 1918 he was elected club president of SC Frankfurt. After the National Socialists came to power in Germany, von Bissing , who was married to a Jew , stepped down from office in August 1933 and later emigrated to the USA . After the Second World War , von Bissing returned to Frankfurt and was re-elected club president of SC Frankfurt.

Double title

No. year competition partner Final opponent Bottom line
1. 1913 Hard Court World Championships German EmpireThe German Imperium Heinrich Kleinschroth German EmpireThe German Imperium Otto Froitzheim Anthony Wilding
New ZealandNew Zealand  		7: 5, 0: 6, 6: 3, 8: 6

Sources and web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hockey in the 80th SC Frankfurt 1880, accessed on April 15, 2013 .
  2. ^ Detlev Mewes: A German story. From: Berliner Zeitung, November 3, 2005 ( online )
  3. ↑ Thomas Bauer: The "Jews Club" on Adickesallee - The "Eighties" from 1933 to 1945. City of Frankfurt am Main, Institute for City History, December 21, 2005, accessed on April 15, 2013 .
personal data
SURNAME Bissing, Moritz von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bissing, Fritz von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German hockey, rugby and tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH September 9, 1886
DATE OF DEATH March 8, 1954