Peter Pokorny (tennis) explained

Peter Pokorny
Birth Date:1940 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Graz, Austria
Plays:Left-handed
Highestsinglesranking:No. 221 (14 June 1976)
Frenchopenresult:2R (1971)
Wimbledonresult:1R (1966, 1969, 1973)
Frenchopendoublesresult:1R (1971)
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973)

Peter Pokorny (born 25 July 1940) is a former professional Austrian tennis player who was active in the 1960s and 1970s.

His best singles result at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the second round at the 1971 French Open after a first round win against Bob Giltinan. In the second round he lost to Nicola Pietrangeli in four sets. At Wimbledon he qualified for the main singles draw in 1966, 1969 and 1973 but did not manage to make it past the first round.[1]

In 1973 he won the singles title at the international German indoor championships in Bremen after a five-sets victory in the final against Tadeusz Nowicki.[2] [3]

Pokorny played in 14 ties for the Austrian Davis Cup team between 1963 and 1974 and had a 8–25 win–loss record.

As a senior player Pokorny won many European and World Championships.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wimbledon player profile – Peter Pokorny . AELTC.
  2. News: Tennis . . 29 January 1973 . 10 . Dutch. Delpher.
  3. Web site: Philip Bauer . "Wir waren Nomaden des Tennissports" . . German . 20 November 2012.
  4. Web site: Der beste Tennissenior der Welt . . German . 14 April 2015.
  5. Web site: Pokorny — mit 74 Jahren eine Klasse für sich . . German . 7 May 2015.