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General First nameRudolf (Rolf)
LastnameKinzl
GenderMale
CountryAustria
Date of birth1878-10-19
Place of birthPraha (Prague), Austria
Date of death1938-11-14
Place of deathWien (Vienna), Austria


About

Rudolf Kinzl, popularly known as ‘Rolf’, was one of Austria’s best male lawn tennis players in the years before World War One. He continued to take part in lawn tennis tournaments for a number of years after the war. In 1898, Kinzl reached the final of the Austrian Championship, but lost in four sets to Jorge André. In 1901, he won the Adriatic Championships; his semi-final opponent was Miklós Horthy, who later became the Regent of Hungary.

In 1903, Kinzl won the men’s singles title at the international tournament held at the Magyar Athletikai Club in Budapest, defeating the Englishman Major Ritchie in the final. In the same year, with his compatriot Kurt von Wessely, Kinzl won his first important doubles title at the German International Championships. In 1904, Kinzl lost in straight sets to Ritchie in the semi-finals of the Austrian Championships. He and von Wessely also lost the doubles final, to Herbert Roper Barrett and B.W. Frost.

Kinzl played was a member of the Austrian Davis Cup team during the 1905 World Group semi-final against Australasia. He lost both his singles matches, against Norman Brookes and Anthony Wilding, as well as the doubles match with von Wessely.

Kinzl’s best result at a major tournament was reaching the third round in the men’s singles event at the 1907 Wimbledon Championships. In the same year, partnering von Wessely, he was a finalist in the men’s doubles event at the International Championships of Budapest tournament; they were beaten by Anthony Wilding and Oscar Kreuzer.

In May 1908, Kinzl was runner-up to Anthony Wilding in the Wiesbaden Cup in that city in Germany. In July of the same year Kinzl took part in the men’s singles event at the Summer Olympics in London, but lost in the first round to Wilberforce Eaves.

In 1913, Kinzl and von Wessely won the men’s doubles event at German International Championships in Hamburg for the second time. The same year, they reached the semi-finals of the World Hard Court Championships in Paris.

Rolf Kinzl sometimes took part in lawn tennis tournaments using the pseudonym K(.J.) Walther.

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Archive statistics Career1897 - 1931
Tournament wins41
Matches261
Match wins177


Tournament wins 1925 - Cottage Sport Club International Tournament (Amateur)
1925 - Pörtschach Championships (Open)
1924 - Wanderpokal des Landes Salzburg (Amateur)
1924 - Championships of Styria, Graz (Amateur)
1924 - Austrian National Championships ()
1923 - Yugoslavian International Championships (Amateur)
1922 - Graz (Amateur)
1914 - Tyrol Championships (Amateur)
1913 - Pörtschach Championships (Open)
1912 - Franzensbad Cup (Amateur)
1911 - Championships of Upper Austria (Amateur)
1910 - Marienbad Championships (Amateur)
1910 - Marienbad Cup (Amateur)
1909 - Baden General Tournament (Amateur)
1909 - Championships of Upper Austria (Amateur)
1908 - Graz (Amateur)
1908 - Prussian Championships (Amateur)
1908 - Championships of Lower Austria (Amateur)
1907 - Championships of Upper Austria (Amateur)
1906 - Championships of Lower Austria (Amateur)
1906 - Graz (Amateur)
1905 - Championships of Upper Austria (Amateur)
1904 - Prater Preis (Amateur)
1904 - Bohemian Championships (Amateur)
1904 - Championships of Dresden (Amateur)
1903 - Bohemian Championships (Amateur)
1903 - Wanderpreis der Stadt Brno (Brünn) (Amateur)
1903 - Championships of Dresden (Amateur)
1902 - Trieste (Amateur)
1902 - Bohemian Championships (Amateur)
1902 - Bavarian International Championships (ATP World Tour 250 series)
1901 - Championships of Upper Austria (Amateur)
1901 - Marienbad Championships (Amateur)
1901 - Pörtschach Championships (Open)
1901 - Trieste (Amateur)
1901 - Praha (Prague) (Open)
1900 - Bohemian Championships (Amateur)
1899 - Championships of Dresden (Amateur)
1898 - Bohemian Championships (Amateur)
1898 - Praha (Prague) (Open)
1897 - Prague Championships (First Czech LTC) (Amateur)


Tournaments Pörtschach Championships - 1931 Grand Hotel Panhans Championships - 1931 Austrian International Championships - 1928 Austrian International Championships - 1925 Pörtschach Championships - 1925 Wiener Akademischer Sportverein - 1925 Cottage Sport Club International Tournament - 1925 Graz Spring Meeting - 1925 Prater Preis - 1925 Graz Spring 2nd Meeting - 1925 Austrian International Championships - 1924 Pörtschach Championships - 1924 Austrian National Championships - 1924 Salzburg championships - 1924 Championships of Styria, Graz - 1924 Baden General Tournament - 1924 Cottage Eislaufverein Tournament - 1924 Wanderpokal des Landes Salzburg - 1924 Austrian International Championships - 1923 Graz - 1923 Austrian National Championships - 1923 Austrian International Championships - 1922 Graz - 1922 Austrian International Championships - 1920 Wien (Vienna) - 1914 Karlsbad Cup - 1914 Tyrol Championships - 1914 German International Championships - 1913 World Hardcourt Championships - 1913 Championships of Hamburg - 1913 Pörtschach Championships - 1913 Marienbad Cup - 1913 Franzensbad Cup - 1912 Wien (Vienna) - 1911 Championships of Upper Austria - 1911 Karlsbad Cup - 1911 Brussel International Matches - 1910 Marienbad Cup - 1910 Marienbad Championships - 1910 Karlsbad Cup - 1910 Wiesbaden Cup - 1909 Wiesbaden Championships - 1909 Championships of Upper Austria - 1909 Baden General Tournament - 1909 Olympics, Olympic Games - 1908 Prussian Championships - 1908 French Switzerland Championships - 1908 Wiesbaden Cup - 1908 Homburg Cup - 1908 Baden-Baden - 1908 Luzern - 1908 Wiesbaden Championships - 1908 Graz - 1908 Championships of Upper Austria - 1908 Franzensbad Cup - 1908 Championships of Lower Austria - 1908 Wimbledon - 1907 Queens Club Tournament - 1907 Championships of Upper Austria - 1907 Austrian International Championships - 1906 Graz - 1906 Championships of Lower Austria - 1906 Davis Cup - Semi-Finals - 1905-b Austrian International Championships - 1905 Wien (Vienna) - 1905 Gipsy - 1905 Championships of Upper Austria - 1905 Franzensbad Cup - 1905 Marienbad Championships - 1905 Wimbledon - 1904 Austrian International Championships - 1904 Prussian Championships - 1904 Championships of Berlin - 1904 Wien (Vienna) - 1904 Gipsy - 1904 Bohemian Championships - 1904 Praha (Prague) - 1904 Championships of Dresden - 1904 Prater Preis - 1904 Austrian International Championships - 1903 South of France Championships - 1903 German International Championships - 1903 Hungarian International Championships - 1903 Championships of Hamburg - 1903 Bohemian Championships - 1903 Praha (Prague) - 1903 Pöseldorf Prize - 1903 Trieste - 1903 Championships of Dresden - 1903 Budapest Championships - 1903 Marienbad Championships - 1903 Championships of Lower Austria - 1903 Championships of Hietzing - 1903 Wanderpreis der Stadt Brno (Brünn) - 1903 Austrian International Championships - 1902 Homburg Cup - 1902 Bohemian Championships - 1902 Homburg Coronation Cup - 1902 Bavarian International Championships - 1902 Marienbad Championships - 1902 Brno - 1902 Championships of Lower Austria - 1902 Austrian International Championships - 1901 Praha (Prague) - 1901 Trieste - 1901 Pörtschach Championships - 1901 Championships of Upper Austria - 1901 Marienbad Championships - 1901 Brno - 1901 Austrian International Championships - 1900 Bohemian Championships - 1900 Bohemian Championships - 1899 Championships of Dresden - 1899 Austrian International Championships - 1898 Championships of Berlin - 1898 Bohemian Championships - 1898 Praha (Prague) - 1898 Bohemian Championships - 1897 Bohemian Crown Lands Championships - 1897 Prague Championships (First Czech LTC) - 1897