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Rost was a singles runner-up at the 1931 [[German Open (WTA)|German Championships]] in Hamburg, losing the final in straight sets to defending champion and compatriot [[Cilly Aussem]]. In February 1929 Rost won the singles title at the German Indoor Championships in Bremen after a win in the finals against [[Ilse Friedleben]]. |
Rost was a singles runner-up at the 1931 [[German Open (WTA)|German Championships]] in Hamburg, losing the final in straight sets to defending champion and compatriot [[Cilly Aussem]]. In February 1929 Rost won the singles title at the German Indoor Championships in Bremen after a win in the finals against [[Ilse Friedleben]]. |
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In 1931 she went on a tennis tour to Argentina, Brazil and Chile together with her friend and teammate [[Cilly Aussem]] .<ref>{{cite news|title=Frauleins Rost and Aussem Make Tennis Sweep in Chile|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1931/12/06/archives/frauleins-rost-and-aussem-make-tennis-sweep-in-chile.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=5 December 1931}}</ref> |
In 1931 she went on a tennis tour to Argentina, Brazil and Chile together with her friend and teammate [[Cilly Aussem]] .<ref>{{cite news|title=Frauleins Rost and Aussem Make Tennis Sweep in Chile|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1931/12/06/archives/frauleins-rost-and-aussem-make-tennis-sweep-in-chile.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=5 December 1931}}</ref> At the [[WTA Argentine Open|Argentine Open]] she was runner-up to Aussem. |
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.jpg) Rost in Rio de Janeiro (1931) | |
| Country (sports) |  Weimar Republic |
|---|---|
| Born | 1909 |
| Died | 1970 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | QF (1930) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1928, 1929) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1928) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1929) |
Irmgard Rost (1909 – 1976), was a German tennis player active in the 1920 and 1930s.
She competed at the Wimbledon Championships in 1928 and 1929. Her best result in singles was reaching the second round in 1928 where she was defeated by fifth-seeded, and eventual finalist, Helen Jacobs.[1] At the 1929 French Championships she was seeded eighth. After victories in the first rounds against Colette Rosambert and Elsie Goldsack Pittman she lost in the thrid round to Sylvie Jung Henrotin. At the 1930 French Championships she was unseeded but reached the quarterfinals where she was defeated by top-seeded and eventual champions Helen Wills Moody.[2]
Rost was a singles runner-up at the 1931 German Championships in Hamburg, losing the final in straight sets to defending champion and compatriot Cilly Aussem. In February 1929 Rost won the singles title at the German Indoor Championships in Bremen after a win in the finals against Ilse Friedleben.
In 1931 she went on a tennis tour to Argentina, Brazil and Chile together with her friend and teammate Cilly Aussem .[3] At the Argentine Open she was runner-up to Aussem.
References
- ^ "Players archive – Irmgard Rost". Wimbledon. AELTC.
- ^ Collins, Bud (2016). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (3rd ed.). New York: New Chapter Press. p. 419. ISBN 978-1-937559-38-0.
- ^ "Frauleins Rost and Aussem Make Tennis Sweep in Chile". The New York Times. 5 December 1931.