Wilhelm Otto "Eberhard" Nourney (23 April 1904 – 31 July 1936) was a

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player from

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Career

Nourney competed in

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but was eliminated in the opening round, by Colin Robbins of

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. The German also failed to register a win at the 1930 French Championships, losing to second seed

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in the second round, having received a bye in the first. In the

1931 Wimbledon Championships The 1931 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 22 June until Saturday 4 July 1931. It was the 51st ...

, Nourney made it into the third round, with wins over Denmark's Helge Plougmann and Dutch player

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. He lost in the third round to eventual finalist

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. Later that year, Nourney won the men's doubles title at the German Championships, with Walter Dessart as his partner. Nourney was beaten by David Williams, a local, in the first round of the 1933 Wimbledon Championships but did manage to reach the doubles semi-finals, partnering

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. He represented

in eight

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ties during his career, the first in 1931 and last in 1934. From his 13 rubbers he had seven wins, three in singles and four in doubles.

Death

Nourney died of

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in 1936 at the age of 32.'' The Argus''
"Nourney's Death"
3 August 1936, p.4

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nourney, Eberhard 1904 births 1936 deaths German male tennis players Tennis players from Cologne 20th-century German sportsmen