Hans
Denker
Male
Germany
1911-06-28
Harburg, Germany
1963-00-00
Hanover, West-Germany
It was probably the end of the 1920s when a talented boy from Hamburg came to Berlin and wanted to join the Rot-Weiss (Red-White) club. At the time, the club did not like taking on more than two or three young people who had the ambition to work their way up to the top of the German rankings in the old famous club. After Moldenhauer, Prenn and many others, Gottfried von Cramm and a new group joined the training team: besides Cramm, the young Denker, Kay Lund, and a little later our unforgettable Henner Henkel. Undoubtedly, Denker, in addition to his modesty and good upbringing, embodied the type of particularly ball-talented player of whom the club's sports attendant, dr. Hermann Rau held much, although he seemed quite tender and somewhat weak. Denker never became a player of the highest caliber in singles, but together with Gottfried von Cramm, he managed to form an excellent German doubles. He played seven times in the Davis Cup for Germany. He won the International German championship in the men's doubles together with Henner Henkel and mixed with Marie-Luise Horn/ Jencquel.
Denker passed away at the age of only 51 years. He left a painful reminiscence of the beautiful great German tennis days. Many friends mourned him at his grave of this lovely person, friendly comrade and fine tennis player, who learned his great skills in Berlin.
1931 - 1955
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225
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1952 - Championships of Bad Pyrmont (Amateur)
1951 - Championships of Bad Pyrmont (Amateur)
1951 - Championships of Bremen (Amateur)
1950 - Westerland Spa Second Meeting (Amateur)
1939 - Bad Harzburg (Amateur)
1937 - Championships of Nuremberg (Amateur)
1937 - Kassel (Open)
1937 - Cuxhaven Spa (Amateur)
1936 - Bad Eilsen (Amateur)
1936 - Championships of Nuremberg (Amateur)
1935 - Göttingen General Tournament (Amateur)
1935 - German Universities Championships (Amateur)
1934 - Blau-Weiss Club (Amateur)
1933 - Estonian Championships (Amateur)
1933 - Gelb-Weiss T.C. International Championships (Amateur)
1933 - Göttingen General Tournament (Amateur)
1933 - Montreux Palace (Amateur)
1931 - Engelberg (Amateur)
Quarterfinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Mr. Schwedhelm
6-0
6-0
Semifinals
Hans-Jürgen (Pitt) Baums 1 *
Hans Denker
9-7
6-3
Round 1
Horst Hermann 1 *
Hans Denker
6-3
7-5
Quarterfinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Jöns Lahmann
8-6
6-0
Semifinals
Paul Kramer 1 *
Hans Denker
7-5
6-4
Quarterfinals
Ulf Schmidt 1 *
Hans Denker
6-1
1-6
6-4
Quarterfinals
Gianni Clerici 1 *
Hans Denker
6-3
2-6
6-0
Semifinals
Herbert Gies 1 *
Hans Denker
5-7
6-1
8-6
Semifinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Herbert Gies
6-2
8-6
Final
Hans Denker 1 *
Jöns Lahmann
6-4
6-3
Semifinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Klaus Potlitz
4-1
ret.
Final
Herbert Tubben 1 *
Hans Denker
2-6
6-0
7-5
Quarterfinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Horst Fröhlich
6-2
6-4
Semifinals
Wolfgang Lencer 1 *
Hans Denker
6-3
7-7
ret.
Round 2
Lennart Bergelin 1 *
Hans Denker
w.o.
Round 2
Helmut Gulcz 1 *
Hans Denker
2
sets
Round 1
Hans Denker 1 *
Mr. Azzini
6-0
6-3
Round 2
Mario Belardinelli 1 *
Hans Denker
6-2
6-1
Semifinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Matthias Mauritz
6-3
6-3
Final
Hans Denker 1 *
Herbert Tubben
3-6
6-3
6-4
Quarterfinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Hans Pfahl
6-4
6-3
Semifinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Hans Denker
3-6
9-7
7-5
Quarterfinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Dr. Werner
6-3
6-0
Semifinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Heinz Pietzner
6-4
6-4
Final
Hans Denker 1 *
Ferdinand Henkel
6-4
6-3
6-4
Quarterfinals
Wolfgang Lencer 1 *
Hans Denker
8-6
5-7
9-7
Semifinals
Dieter Gerloff 1 *
Hans Denker
6-4
6-3
Semifinals
Mr. Förstemann 1 *
Hans Denker
7-5
6-3
Round 2
Hans Denker 1 *
Helmut Gottsche
7-5
2-6
7-5
Quarterfinals
Dilip Bose 1 *
Hans Denker
?
Round 1
Hans Denker 1 *
Wolfgang Köhler
w.o.
Round 2
Alfred Gerstel 1 *
Hans Denker
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Hans Denker 1 *
Jan Foldina
3-6
6-3
6-1
Round 2
Otto Furst 1 *
Hans Denker
7-5
5-7
6-0
Quarterfinals
Otto Furst 1 *
Hans Denker
6-4
4-6
6-3
Round 2
Hans Denker 1 *
Bent Panker
9-7
6-4
Quarterfinals
Karl-Heinz Sanders 1 *
Hans Denker
w.o.
Semifinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Dr. Reuther
6-0
6-1
Final
Hans Denker 1 *
Ferdinand Henkel
6-4
6-4
6-4
Round 2
Hans Denker 1 *
Matthias Mauritz
7-5
6-4
Quarterfinals
Matthew (Matt) Murphy 1 *
Hans Denker
6-1
6-2
Quarterfinals
Bengt Axelsson 1 *
Hans Denker
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Bertil Blomquist 1 *
Hans Denker
w.o.
Round 2
Hans Denker 1 *
Dieter Münchmeyer
6-3
6-4
Quarterfinals
Jack Harper 1 *
Hans Denker
6-3
6-0
Quarterfinals
Jan Dostal 1 *
Hans Denker
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
Karl-Heinz Sass 1 *
Hans Denker
6-4
6-1
Quarterfinals
Karl-Heinz Sass 1 *
Hans Denker
6-0
6-1
Quarterfinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Hans Schmidt-Krefeld
6-2
4-6
6-0
Semifinals
Jack Harper 1 *
Hans Denker
6-4
6-4
Quarterfinals
Jack Harper 1 *
Hans Denker
6-3
6-4
Quarterfinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Jöns Lahmann
4-6
11-9
6-3
Semifinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Georg Brandt
1-6
6-2
6-1
Final
Jack Harper 1 *
Hans Denker
6-3
6-3
6-1
Round 2
Hans Denker 1 *
Julius Walch
6-3
6-3
Round 3
Hans Denker 1 *
Fritz Kuhlmann Sr
5-7
6-1
6-2
Quarterfinals
Werner Beuthner 1 *
Hans Denker
4-6
6-4
6-3
Round 1
Hans Denker 1 *
Jöns Lahmann
6-2
6-2
Quarterfinals
Gottfried von Cramm 1 *
Hans Denker
6-2
7-5
Round 1
Hans Denker 1 *
Kurt Huxhold
6-2
6-2
Round 2
Hans Denker 1 *
H.C. Fischer
6-2
6-2
Quarterfinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Ferdinand Henkel
w.o.
Semifinals
Helmut Gulcz 1 *
Hans Denker
7-5
8-6
Round 1
Hans Denker 1 *
Josef Hirtz
6-3
10-8
Quarterfinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Ferdinand Henkel
w.o.
Semifinals
Gottfried von Cramm 1 *
Hans Denker
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Hans Denker 1 *
Dr. Siegel
6-1
6-3
Quarterfinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Horst Hermann
6-3
7-5
Semifinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Heinz Tuscher
6-3
6-2
Final
Helmut Gulcz 1 *
Hans Denker
6-4
6-4
Quarterfinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Werner Beuthner
6-3
4-6
7-5
Semifinals
Helmut Gulcz 1 *
Hans Denker
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Hans Denker 1 *
Horst Hermann
6-2
6-2
Quarterfinals
Ernst Buchholz 1 *
Hans Denker
6-3
7-5
Round 1
Hans Denker 1 *
Mr. Kurz
?
Round 2
Hans Denker 1 *
Heinz Tuscher
6-4
3-6
6-0
Quarterfinals
Helmut Gulcz 1 *
Hans Denker
6-3
6-1
Quarterfinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Horst Hermann
6-1
6-0
Semifinals
Ernst Buchholz 1 *
Hans Denker
4-6
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Werner Beuthner 1 *
Hans Denker
7-5
6-4
Round 1
Hans Denker 1 *
Willi Stingl
7-5
6-4
Quarterfinals
Engelbert Koch 1 *
Hans Denker
6-2
1-6
6-3
Semifinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Arthur Cramer
6-0
6-3
Final
Hans Denker 1 *
Wolfgang Blaum
6-4
3-6
6-1
Quarterfinals
Dr. Franz Pensel 1 *
Hans Denker
6-1
2-6
6-3
Round 2
Hans Denker 1 *
Czeslaw Spychala
6-1
6-2
6-4
Round 3
Bernard Jean Yves Destremau 1 *
Hans Denker
1-6
6-2
8-6
2-6
6-1
Round 1
Hans Denker 1 *
Herbert Kleinert
6-4
4-6
6-4
Round 2
Jaroslav Drobny 1 *
Hans Denker
4-6
6-4
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Hans Denker 1 *
Richard Loof
w.o.
Round 2
Hans Denker 1 *
Kurt Fromlowitz
6-0
6-1
6-0
Quarterfinals
Engelbert Koch 1 *
Hans Denker
3-6
6-4
6-3
7-5
Round 1
Hans Denker 1 *
Bela Peto
6-3
6-4
3-6
6-0
Round 2
Hans Denker 1 *
Edmund Bartkowiak
6-1
6-4
4-6
6-2
Round 3
Hans Denker 1 *
Yvon Petra
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Georg Felix von Metaxa 1 *
Hans Denker
2-6
9-7
6-1
2-6
6-4
Round 2
Frantisek Cejnar 1 *
Hans Denker
5-7
6-2
6-2
Quarterfinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Josef Malecek (Maleček)
5-2
ret.
Semifinals
Edgar Dettmer 1 *
Hans Denker
6-2
6-4
Round 2
Hans Denker 1 *
Alexander Fuchs
6-2
6-2
Round 3
Hans Denker 1 *
Johannes Pohlhausen
6-2
6-2
Quarterfinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Kay Lund
6-4
7-5
Semifinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Joachim Hildebrandt
6-2
6-1
Final
Henner Henkel 1 *
Hans Denker
6-2
6-1
6-2
Quarterfinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Othmar Kuntschik
2
sets
Semifinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Karel Pachovsky
6-4
6-2
Final
Hans Denker 1 *
Joachim Hildebrandt
8-6
9-11
8-6
1-6
6-2
Final
Hans Denker 1 *
Heinz Tuscher
5-7
6-4
6-1
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Willy Baudendiestel
6-3
6-4
Final
Hans Denker 1 *
Fredy Wulff
6-3
6-2
Round 1
Hans Denker 1 *
Vasco Valerio
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Giovanni Palmieri 1 *
Hans Denker
6-0
6-2
Round 1
Hans Denker 1 *
Ivan Radović
6-3
7-5
Round 2
Lazaros Stalios 1 *
Hans Denker
6-2
0-6
6-4
Round 3
Georg Felix von Metaxa 1 *
Hans Denker
?
Round 1
Hans Denker 1 *
Jerzy Księżopolski
6-2
6-1
6-1
Round 2
Hans Denker 1 *
Władysław Kurman
6-3
8-6
6-0
Quarterfinals
Ernest Wittman 1 *
Hans Denker
6-2
6-4
6-3
Round 2
R. Dukich 1 *
Hans Denker
w.o.
Round 2
Hans Denker 1 *
Claus Schwarz
7-5
6-3
Round 3
Hans Denker 1 *
Edmund Bartkowiak
14-12
6-3
Quarterfinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Pierre Geelhand de Merxem
6-3
6-4
Semifinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Rolf Göpfert (Goepfert)
7-9
7-5
6-4
Final
Henner Henkel 1 *
Hans Denker
6-1
6-3
Quarterfinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Joseph Mitterer
6-4
3-6
9-7
Semifinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Willi Stingl
6-3
8-10
9-7
Final
Hans Denker 1 *
Rudolf Melzer
6-3
4-6
7-5
6-2
Round 3
Hans Denker 1 *
Helmut Gottsche
?
Quarterfinals
Józef Hebda 1 *
Hans Denker
6-4
2-6
6-2
Round 1
Hans Denker 1 *
Fritz Held
2
sets
Round 2
Hans Denker 1 *
Mr. Polaschek
6-4
4-6
6-3
Quarterfinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Karl Werner
2
sets
Semifinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Karl Herder
6-1
6-1
Final
Hans Denker 1 *
Mr. Nottebohm
6-1
6-3
6-4
Quarterfinals
Giorgio De Stefani 1 *
Hans Denker
6-2
6-2
Round 2
Helge Plougmann 1 *
Hans Denker
8-6
2-6
8-6
Round 2
Hans Denker 1 *
Pascal Merlin
6-2
6-2
7-5
Round 3
Christian Boussus 1 *
Hans Denker
6-2
6-0
6-1
Round 2
Hans Denker 1 *
Dr. A. Warden
6-0
6-2
Round 3
Svatopluk Cernoch 1 *
Hans Denker
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Hans Denker 1 *
Hans van Swol
6-2
6-3
6-2
Round 2
Hans Denker 1 *
Robert Tinkler
4-6
6-4
6-1
7-5
Round 3
Hans Denker 1 *
Maximilian S. (Max) Ellmer
6-2
6-3
6-3
Quarterfinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Svatopluk Cernoch
4-6
6-2
7-5
6-2
Semifinals
Gottfried von Cramm 1 *
Hans Denker
6-4
6-3
6-3
Round 3
Hans Denker 1 *
Herbert Tubben
6-3
4-6
6-4
Quarterfinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Wilmer Hines
6-4
2-6
6-3
Semifinals
Henner Henkel 1 *
Hans Denker
4-6
6-1
6-1
Round 2
Burghard Freiherr von Cramm 1 *
Hans Denker
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Josef Hirtz
6-4
6-4
Semifinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Louis Haensch
7-9
6-1
6-0
Final
Fritz Kuhlmann Sr 1 *
Hans Denker
6-4
3-6
3-6
6-4
7-5
Semifinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Adalbert Von Cramm
7-5
5-7
6-1
Final
Hans Denker 1 *
Heinz Tuscher
6-0
2-6
3-6
5-5
ret.
Round 1
Hans Denker 1 *
Henry Billington
6-3
1-6
6-3
1-6
6-3
Round 2
Bunny Austin 1 *
Hans Denker
6-1
6-1
6-2
Round 1
Hans Denker 1 *
Mr. Michael Robertson
6-1
6-0
8-6
Round 2
Hans Denker 1 *
Josef Siba
w.o.
Round 3
Bunny Austin 1 *
Hans Denker
6-3
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Lazaros Stalios 1 *
Hans Denker
w.o.
Round 1
Hans Denker 1 *
Giovanni (Vanni) Canepele
6-8
8-6
6-3
Round 2
Hans Denker 1 *
Mr. Detrowski
6-3
8-6
6-3
Round 3
Hans Denker 1 *
Eugenio Migone
7-5
6-4
Quarterfinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Georg Felix von Metaxa
6-1
8-6
Semifinals
Augusto Rado 1 *
Hans Denker
6-1
6-4
Round 1
Hans Denker 1 *
Adolf Hammacher
w.o.
Round 2
Hans Denker 1 *
Joachim Bäumer
6-3
6-2
Round 3
Hans Denker 1 *
Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe
6-3
6-3
Quarterfinals
Vladimir Landau 1 *
Hans Denker
6-0
6-2
Round 2
Hans Denker 1 *
Konrad Meffert
6-2
6-3
Round 3
Hans Denker 1 *
Herbert Eichner
6-4
6-4
Quarterfinals
Walter Dessart 1 *
Hans Denker
6-2
4-6
6-3
Quarterfinals
Johannes Pohlhausen 1 *
Hans Denker
8-6
2-6
7-5
Final
Henner Henkel 1 *
Hans Denker
12-14
7-5
6-0
8-6
Round 3
Hans Denker 1 *
Rolf Göpfert (Goepfert)
6-4
3-6
6-4
Quarterfinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Herbert Tubben
5-7
6-3
6-3
Semifinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Martin E. Zander
6-4
6-4
Final
Hans Denker 1 *
Heinz Tuscher
8-6
7-5
7-5
Semifinals
Emmanuel Du Plaix 1 *
Hans Denker
6-3
6-2
Round 1
Hans Denker 1 *
Constantin Cantacuzino
6-2
6-0
6-2
Round 2
Roderich Menzel 1 *
Hans Denker
6-3
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Hermann Wilhelm Artens 1 *
Hans Denker
7-5
6-4
Semifinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Gaby Mercier-Odier
1-6
6-3
9-7
Final
Hans Denker 1 *
Boris Maneff
9-7
7-5
6-3
Round 2
Hans Denker 1 *
Dr. Bill Fuchs
6-2
6-2
Quarterfinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Friedrich (Fitti) Weihe
6-3
6-4
Semifinals
Louis Haensch 1 *
Hans Denker
6-2
2-6
6-4
Round 1
Hans Denker 1 *
Burghard Freiherr von Cramm
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Henner Henkel 1 *
Hans Denker
8-6
6-3
Round 1
Hans Denker 1 *
Mr. Rhodis
7-5
6-1
Quarterfinals
Fritz Kuhlmann Sr 1 *
Hans Denker
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Günther Rahn
7-5
6-3
Semifinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Siegfried Hendewerk
6-1
6-1
Final
Hans Denker 1 *
Henner Henkel
3-6
7-5
6-4
6-4
Quarterfinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Hans Heydenreich
7-5
6-1
Semifinals
Herbert Tubben 1 *
Hans Denker
1-6
6-3
6-2
Round 2
Hans Denker 1 *
Helmut Pancke
7-5
1-6
6-2
Round 3
Hans Denker 1 *
Henry Scriven Burrows
9-7
3-6
6-3
Quarterfinals
Heinz Pietzner 1 *
Hans Denker
4-6
6-1
9-7
Semifinals
Werner Menzel 1 *
Hans Denker
6-3
6-4
Final
Hans Denker 1 *
Helmut Pancke
6-2
6-3
6-3
Final
Hans Denker 1 *
Kristian Lasn
6-1
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Herbert Tubben 1 *
Hans Denker
6-2
6-4
Round 2
Werner Menzel 1 *
Hans Denker
6-3
6-1
Round 2
Giorgio De Stefani 1 *
Hans Denker
6-2
10-8
Round 2
Hans Denker 1 *
Harry Gottschewsky
7-5
6-1
Round 3
Louis Haensch 1 *
Hans Denker
6-3
7-5
Round 1
Louis Haensch 1 *
Hans Denker
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Heinz-Werner Blömer
6-3
6-2
Semifinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Wolfgang Blaum
2-6
6-1
6-3
Final
Willy Brauer (Bräuer) 1 *
Hans Denker
6-2
2-6
6-2
Quarterfinals
Henner Henkel 1 *
Hans Denker
4-6
6-3
6-4
Quarterfinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Mr. Wanner
6-8
6-3
7-5
Semifinals
Antoine (Coco) Gentien 1 *
Hans Denker
8-6
6-2
Round 1
Minoru Kawachi 1 *
Hans Denker
2-6
6-1
7-5
6-0
Round 2
Ferenc Marsalek 1 *
Hans Denker
5-7
6-3
6-2
Final
Hans Denker 1 *
Dr. F. Grossmann
?
Quarterfinals
Dr. Hermann Rau 1 *
Hans Denker
2
sets
Quarterfinals
Harry Schwenker 1 *
Hans Denker
6-4
4-0
ret.
Quarterfinals
Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe 1 *
Hans Denker
6-2
1-6
6-4
Semifinals
Friedrich Frenz 1 *
Hans Denker
9-7
6-8
6-3
Semifinals
Dietrich Von Gustke 1 *
Hans Denker
6-3
2-6
6-4
Semifinals
Hans Denker 1 *
Wilhelm (Willi) Ehrenreich
0-6
8-6
6-1
Final
Friedrich (Fitti) Weihe 1 *
Hans Denker
6-1
6-1
6-2