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Cilly Aussem

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Cilly Aussem was a German tennis player who in 1931 became the first German, man or woman, to win the singles title at Wimbledon. That year she also won the women's singles at the French and German Championships. Born in Cologne in 1909, she learned the game at a local club and was coached, and partnered in mixed doubles, by Bill Tilden, with whom she won the 1930 French Championships mixed title. Contemporary rankings placed her in the world top ten in 1928, 1930, 1931 and 1934, and as high as world number two in 1930 and 1931 behind Helen Wills Moody. She died in 1963.

Facts
Birth Year
1909 1
Gender
Female 1
Medals or Titles Band
2-4 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
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Competed In

French Open, Competitions
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Wimbledon, Competitions
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Plays

Tennis, Sports
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Nationality

Germany

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Source Cilly Aussem (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
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was a German tennis player
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1. Cilly Aussem (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, birth and death dates
    4 January 1909-22 March 1963)
  • Article text, pronoun
    She was the first German, male or female, to win the singles title at Wimbledon, which she did in 1931. She also won the women's single titles at the French
  • Lead, singles title
    She was the first German, male or female, to win the singles title at Wimbledon, which she did in 1931.
  • Article text, titles won
    She was the first German, male or female, to win the singles title at Wimbledon, which she did in 1931. She also won the women's single titles at the French Championships and German Championships in 1931. Aussem's coach and mixed doubles partner was Bill Tilden. They won the mixed doubles at the 1930 French Championships.
  • Lead, nationality
    was a German tennis player
  • Plays: Tennis, Lead, sport
    was a German tennis player
  • Competed In: Wimbledon, Lead, Wimbledon title
    She was the first German, male or female, to win the singles title at Wimbledon, which she did in 1931.
  • Competed In: French Open, French Open
    She also won the women's single titles at the French Championships and German Championships in 1931.
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