Roman Najuch (15 February 1893 – 1967) was a professional tennis player and teacher based in Germany. He was a quarter finalist at the 1930 U.S. Pro Championships, and semi finalist at the French Pro Championship the same year. He was active from 1911 to 1950 and won 17 professional singles titles,
 Roman Najuch in 1928, in Grunewald | |
| Country (sports) |  German Reich (1919–1933) |
|---|---|
| Born | 1893 |
| Died | 1967 Berlin |
| Turned pro | 1911 |
| Retired | 1950 |
| Plays | Left-handed |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 17 |
| Professional majors | |
| US Pro | QF (1930) |
| French Pro | SF (1930) RR |
Career
editHe was born in a location of today's Poland belonging to the Russian Empire at that time. His family moved to Germany, caused by revolutions and wars, and settled in Berlin. One of his first teachers was Georg Kerr who left Germany in 1910. Later he got German citizenship. He took part in the first German Pro Championships 1911, still with Russian citizenship, and reached the final, but the winner was Karel Koželuh.[1] He won the German Championships in 1913 and 1914. He was teaching at the LTTC Rot-Weiss Tennis Club in Berlin.[2] In October 1925 he became German Champion for the seventh time. In 1928 and 1929 he won German Pro Championships. He was defeated in 1931 by his student[3] Hans Nüsslein[4] after getting the title for eleven times. With Hans Nüsslein, who was 17 years younger, he played in the doubles event. Najuch was the coach of Poland's Davis Cup team and became president of the International Pro Tennis Federation.[3] His life career was presented on German TV in the series Wie ich angefangen habe (1957–1958). Marshall Jon Fisher called him "one of the world's best players at the time" around the year 1925.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Karel Koželuh". International Tennis Hall of Fame Museum. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ Ray Bowers. "History of the Pro Tennis Wars, Chapter 2, part 1: 1927-1928". The Tennis Server. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ a b Ray Bowers. "History of the Pro Tennis Wars Chapter IV: Tilden and Nusslein, 1932-1933". The Tennis Server. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Hans Nüsslein". tennisfame.com. International Tennis Hall of Fame Museum. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ Marshall Jon Fisher: A Terrible Splendor: Three Extraordinary Men, a World Poised for War, and the Greatest Tennis MatchEver Played, Crown/Archetype 2009. p. 56
External links
edit- Ray Bowers: History 1929-1930
- Ray Bowers: History 1931
- Ray Bowers: Forgotten Victories, around 1934
- Obituary: Berliner Tennis-Blatt, Heft 1, Jahrgang 1968, page 16 (deutsch)