Renate Ostermann (14 June 1937 – 26 December 2015) was a German

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player. Ostermann, who came from

Krefeld Krefeld ( , ; ), also spelled Crefeld until 1925 (though the spelling was still being used in British papers throughout the Second World War), is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany. It is located northwest of Düsseldorf, its c ...

, twice made the round of 16 in singles at

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. In 1963 she featured in West Germany's first ever Federation Cup tie, partnering Edda Buding in the doubles rubber, which they lost to France's

Françoise Dürr Françoise Dürr (born 25 December 1942; sometimes referred to by English writers as Frankie Durr) is a retired French tennis player. She won 50 singles titles and over 60 doubles titles. Durr played with an unorthodox backhand, which she pla ...

and

Janine Lieffrig Janine Lieffrig (born 12 April 1938) is a French former tennis player. Lieffrig reached the doubles final at the 1965 Wimbledon Championships and the 1965 French Championships with compatriot Françoise Dürr. At the French, they were defeate ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ostermann, Renate 1937 births 2015 deaths West German female tennis players German female tennis players Sportspeople from Krefeld Tennis players from Düsseldorf (region)