Köln International 1947


General 1947-08-01 - 1947-08-03
Amateur
Clay
5
Köln, THC Rot-Weiss Stadion
Germany

Source Deutsche Tennis Zeitung, TENNIS-RUNDSCHAU 1947/48 Part II


Report The first appearance of the Tennis Baron during the german season after he had spent the early summer in Sweden.



Media


Winner Roderich Ferdinand Ottomar Menzel


Players
Karl Barnscheidt
Ernst Buchholz
Hans Denker
Walter Elschenbroich sr
Walter Esser
Heinz Gieren
Helmut Gulcz
Dr. Ludmar Heitmann
Ferdinand Henkel
Horst Hermann
Josef Hirtz
Hans Klein
Roderich Ferdinand Ottomar Menzel
Karl-Heinz Sass
Baron Gottfried Alexander Maximilian Walter Kurt von Cramm


Rounds
Round 1
Walter Esser*
Dr. Ludmar Heitmann
7-5 6-4
Karl Barnscheidt*
Walter Elschenbroich sr
6-4 6-4

Round 2
Gottfried von Cramm*
Walter Esser
6-4 6-8 6-1
Josef Hirtz*
Heinz Gieren
6-4 6-3
Helmut Gulcz*
Karl Barnscheidt
6-2 3-6 6-1
Hans Denker*
Horst Hermann
6-2 6-2
Ferdinand Henkel*
Hans Klein
6-0 6-0

Quarterfinals
Karl-Heinz Sass*
Gottfried von Cramm
w.o.
Helmut Gulcz*
Josef Hirtz
6-0 6-0
Ernst Buchholz*
Hans Denker
6-3 7-5
Roderich Menzel*
Ferdinand Henkel
6-3 8-6

Semifinals
Helmut Gulcz*
Karl-Heinz Sass
6-2 6-1
Roderich Menzel*
Ernst Buchholz
6-1 6-3

Final
Roderich Menzel*
Helmut Gulcz
7-5 6-1 6-2


Tournament
Round 1
Karl Barnscheidt*
Walter Elschenbroich sr
Walter Esser*
Dr. Ludmar Heitmann
Round 2
Ferdinand Henkel*
Hans Klein
Hans Denker*
Horst Hermann
Helmut Gulcz*
Karl Barnscheidt
Josef Hirtz*
Heinz Gieren
Gottfried von Cramm*
Walter Esser
Quarterfinals
Roderich Menzel*
Ferdinand Henkel
Ernst Buchholz*
Hans Denker
Helmut Gulcz*
Josef Hirtz
Karl-Heinz Sass*
Gottfried von Cramm
Semifinals
Roderich Menzel*
Ernst Buchholz
Helmut Gulcz*
Karl-Heinz Sass
Final
Roderich Menzel*
Helmut Gulcz