Wimbledon QF (1953) Wimbledon QF (1954, 1957) Residence Germany | Career titles 0 WTA Career titles 0 WTA Wimbledon QF (1955, 1956) | |
Born 23 February 1925 (age 92)Graz, Austria ( 1925-02-23 ) | ||
Erika Vollmer (née Obst; born 23 February 1925) is a German professional female tennis player who lost the final of Italian Open singles title to British player Patricia Ward by 4–6, 3–6 in 1955.
Between 1953 and 1959 she competed in seven consecutive editions of the Wimbledon Championships and achieved her best singles result in 1953 when she reached the quarterfinal in which she lost in two sets to first-seeded and eventual champion Maureen Connolly.
In 1947 she married doctor Johannes Vollmer.
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