Marie-Louise Horn

Marie-Luise "Marlies" Horn (15 March 1912 – 26 July 1991) was a German tennis player who was active in the 1930s.

Marie-Luise Horn

Country (sports)	Germany
Born	(1912-03-15)15 March 1912 Wiesbaden, Germany
Died	26 July 1991(1991-07-26) (aged 79) Wiesbaden, Germany
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 8 (1932, A. Wallis Myers)
Grand Slam Singles results
French Open	SF (1936)
Wimbledon	QF (1936)
US Open	3R (1937)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
French Open	QF (1935, 1937)
Wimbledon	2R (1933–35, 1937)
US Open	QF (1937)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open	F (1937)
Wimbledon	2R (1932–34, 1936)
US Open	QF (1937)

Personal

Horn was born at Wiesbaden on 15 March 1912.[1][2]

She married businessman Joachim Hinrich (1908–1990) at Wiesbaden, on 15 April 1939.[2] Horn died at her home town on 26 July 1991, aged 79.[2]

Career

Early years

In 1927, she joined the local tennis and hockey club. From 1928 to 1930, Horn took part at the German junior championships where she lost to Edith Sander twice in the finals.[1]

Grand Slam tournaments

She played at the French Championships from 1931 to 1937. In singles, her best result was in 1936 when she lost to second-seeded Simonne Mathieu in the semifinals. In mixed doubles, she reached the final alongside Roland Journu in 1937 where they were defeated by Mathieu and Yvon Petra.[3]

Horn participated at Wimbledon from 1932 to 1937, reaching the quarterfinals in singles in 1936. She was the top player on the German national ranking in 1936 and 1937.[4] In 1932 and 1937, she was ranked world No. 8 by British journalist A. Wallis Myers.[5] In 1937, Horn went on a world tour together with the best German male players Gottfried von Cramm, Henner Henkel and coach Heinrich Kleinschroth which led them to the United States and Japan.[6][7] In Japan, she won the national mixed-doubles title with Ryuki Miki.

At the 1937 U.S. Championships, she reached the third round in singles where she lost to Dorothy Bundy.[8] In doubles, she teamed with Anita Lizana; both were defeated in the quarterfinals by Sarah Palfrey and Alice Marble.[9] In mixed doubles, she played with von Cramm and also reached the quarterfinals.[10] After their stay at Japan, the men continued their trip towards Australia, while Horn returned to Germany from Manila.[4]

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1937	French Championships	Clay	Roland Journu	Simonne Mathieu Yvon Petra	5–7, 5–7

References

1. Der Tennissport, November 1938
2. Deutsches Geschlechterbuch. 205. C. A. Starke. 1997. p. 474.
3. Albiero, Alessandro; Carta, Andrea (2011). The Grand Slam Record Book Vol. 2. Monte Porzio Catone: Effepi Libri. p. 365. ISBN 978-88-6002-023-9.
4. Kaufhold, Hans-Jürgen. "Vom Licht ins Dunkel" [From light to darkness]. In Deutscher Tennis Bund (ed.). Tennis in Deutschland. Von den Anfängen bis 2002 [Tennis in Germany. From the beginnings to 2002.] (in German). Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. p. 140. ISBN 3-428-10846-9.
5. Collins, Bud (2010). History of Tennis (2nd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 723. ISBN 978-0-942-25770-0.
6. Fisher, Marshall Jon (2009). Ich spiele um mein Leben [A Terrible Splendor] (in German). Berlin: Osburg Verlag. p. 311. ISBN 978-3-940-73131-9.
7. "German tennis team". The Argus (Melbourne) (28, 390). 18 August 1937. p. 16 – via National Library of Australia.
8. Albiero, Alessandro; Carta, Andrea (2011). The Grand Slam Record Book Vol. 2. Monte Porzio Catone: Effepi Libri. p. 743. ISBN 978-88-6002-023-9.
9. Albiero, Alessandro; Carta, Andrea (2011). The Grand Slam Record Book Vol. 2. Monte Porzio Catone: Effepi Libri. p. 845. ISBN 978-88-6002-023-9.
10. Albiero, Alessandro; Carta, Andrea (2011). The Grand Slam Record Book Vol. 2. Monte Porzio Catone: Effepi Libri. p. 946. ISBN 978-88-6002-023-9.