Rainer Kuhlmey

Rainer Kuhlmey (born July 16, 1942) is a retired German tennis player. He was born in Wuppertal.

He has won several national titles including the German Tennis-Hochschulmeisterschaften and the 1968 German Team Championships with Eintracht Frankfurt[1] (second from right) in a 6-3 team victory versus TV Hannover[2] and took part in several international tournaments, such as Beaulieu and Cannes Championships. In addition, he represented Germany as the only German player in the main draw of the 1971 French Open – Men's Singles competition at Roland Garros, Paris. Prior, he succeeded in the Qualifying Draw, winning the longest three consecutive matches in tennis history in a total of 14 and a half hours.[3]

His real strength was to play doubles. Amongst other national doubles titles, most notably, he beat the former Davis Cup players Faßbender/Meiler in a spectacular doubles final of 1967 Kassel Open, partnering Hans Engert (former manager of Steffi Graf). As a result of his successes, he was nominated to the German national team against Norway in 1969.

Apart from his career in sports, he graduated in economics (Diplom-Volkswirt) at Philipps-Universität Marburg. He partnered with roulette legend Richard Jarecki, conquering roulette and Black Jack.

References
  1. "1968 Tennis-Herren DM". www.eintracht-frankfurt.de. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
  2. "Tennis-Blatt 1968" (PDF).
  3. "Kuhlmey erinnert sich an die French Open". op-marburg.de / Oberhessische Presse / Zeitung für Marburg - Biedenkopf (in German). Retrieved 2019-12-26.


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