Germany National Ranking Tournament 1974


General 1974-06-04 - 1974-06-09
Open
Clay
1
Hamburg / THGC Grossflottbek
Germany

Source Deutsche Tennis Zeitung


Report Mere 8 months after the first edition 10 German players convened to participate in the second National Ranking Tournament (this time on clay and outdoors).
Although a price money of DM 10.000 was put up ,the event nevertheless turned into a big disaster when 4 of the 10 players prematurely departed due to injuries
or lack of motivation as some journalists surmised. Fichtel took his leave after just 2 matches,Brenner followed after 4,Burgemeister after 6 and Meyer after 7 matches.Consequently,14 of the 45 matches were not played and the whole competition was distorted.The German Tennis Federation never again staged a round robin tournament of this size.
The Final Standings were: 1.Max Wunschig 8:1,2.Alex Kurucz 7:2,3.Reinhard Mattern 6:3,4.Harald Neuner 5:4,5.Hartmut Kirchhübel 5:4,6.Herbert Loerke 5:4, 7.Wilhelm Burgemeister 4:5,8.Karl Heinz Meyer 1:8,9.Karl Fichtel 1:8,10.Mario Brenner 0:9.Wunschig won a price money of DM 3000.



Media


Winner Max Wunschig


Players
Mario Brenner
Wilhelm Burgemeister
Karl Fichtel
Hartmut Kirchhubel (Kirchhübel)
Alex Kurucz
Herbert Loerke
Reinhard Mattern
Karl-Heinz Meyer
Harald Neuner
Max Wunschig


Rounds
Poule
Max Wunschig*
Reinhard Mattern
6-2 4-6 6-3
Harald Neuner*
Karl Fichtel
6-3 1-6 6-1
Alex Kurucz*
Hartmut Kirchhubel
6-4 6-2
Herbert Loerke*
Mario Brenner
7-5 6-1
Wilhelm Burgemeister*
Karl-Heinz Meyer
6-7 6-3 6-2
Alex Kurucz*
Max Wunschig
4-6 6-1 6-4
Karl Fichtel*
Wilhelm Burgemeister
6-3 6-7 6-1
Hartmut Kirchhubel*
Harald Neuner
3-6 7-5 4-2 ret.
Reinhard Mattern*
Mario Brenner
6-4 6-7 6-3
Herbert Loerke*
Karl-Heinz Meyer
3-6 6-3 7-5
Max Wunschig*
Herbert Loerke
6-4 6-2
Alex Kurucz*
Harald Neuner
6-4 6-3
Reinhard Mattern*
Hartmut Kirchhubel
6-3 7-5
Wilhelm Burgemeister*
Mario Brenner
3-6 6-4 6-2
Max Wunschig*
Hartmut Kirchhubel
6-0 6-4
Alex Kurucz*
Mario Brenner
6-4 6-4
Reinhard Mattern*
Karl-Heinz Meyer
6-1 6-4
Harald Neuner*
Herbert Loerke
6-7 6-4 6-3
Max Wunschig*
Harald Neuner
6-3 6-4
Alex Kurucz*
Karl-Heinz Meyer
6-4 4-2 ret.
Reinhard Mattern*
Wilhelm Burgemeister
6-4 6-7 6-3
Hartmut Kirchhubel*
Herbert Loerke
7-6 6-2
Max Wunschig*
Karl-Heinz Meyer
6-1 6-3
Reinhard Mattern*
Alex Kurucz
7-6 6-4
Wilhelm Burgemeister*
Harald Neuner
6-7 6-3 6-2
Harald Neuner*
Reinhard Mattern
6-3 6-2
Herbert Loerke*
Alex Kurucz
7-5 6-3
Karl-Heinz Meyer*
Hartmut Kirchhubel
6-4 6-2
Harald Neuner*
Karl-Heinz Meyer
6-2 6-2
Herbert Loerke*
Reinhard Mattern
6-7 6-4 6-2
Wilhelm Burgemeister*
Herbert Loerke
6-2 6-3


Tournament