Béla von Kehrling

The native form of this personal name is Kehrling Béla. This article uses the Western name order.
Béla von Kehrling

Bela Von Kehrling in 1914 in the Hungarian National Tennis Championships
Country  Hungary
Born 25 January 1891(1891-01-25)
Spišská Sobota, Austria-Hungary
Died 26 April 1937(1937-04-26)
Budapest, Hungary
Turned pro 1910[1]
Retired 1933[1]
Plays right-handed
Singles
Career titles 9
Grand Slam results
French Open QF (1929)
Wimbledon QF (1926, 1929)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games 4R (1912, 1924)[2]
Doubles
Other Doubles tournaments
Olympic Games 2R (1912)
Mixed Doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon QF (1926, 1927)
Last updated on: 2 March 2011.
Medal record
Table Tennis
Competitor for  Hungary
World Table Tennis Championships
Silver London 1926 Doubles
Gold London 1926 Team

Béla von Kehrling (25 January 1891 - 16 April 1937) was a Hungarian tennis, table tennis, and football player but eventually a winter sportsman familiar with ice-hockey and occasionally competing in bobsleigh.[3]

Just as Fred Perry, he played both tennis and table tennis at the highest level. In 1926 he played in the first table tennis World Cup final in London with Zoltán Mechlovits in doubles but lost to Roland Jacobi (who won the singles title) and Dániel Pécsi. He was also featured in the Hungarian team that won gold in team competition.[4] Originally he wasn't part of the national team. While the Hungarians unanimously swept all of the medals after Roland Jacobi's sinles and doubles success he suddenly been reported of the death of his father thus he decided to travel home. The substitute player was Béla von Kehrling who had to beat Munio Pillinger of Austria to have the team medal as well. He did so and completed the flawless victory for Hungary.[3] In the end he took two medals in the table tennis world championships, one gold and one silver.

In 1924 he won the German Tennis Championships (now called German Open Hamburg). The following year he was back in the finals but then lost against Otto Froitzheim. The same year he won Hungarian tennis Championships (which he did 13 times altogether counting only the singles).

Contents

Table tennis career

Tennis career

Singles wins

Legend (Singles)
Majors (0)
Repechage Championship (2)
International Championships (9)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in final Score in final
1. 1920 Kassa[5] N/A Kamill Fittler N/A
2. 1923 Gotheborg Games[b] outdoors Oscar Kreuzer 4-6, 6-4, 6-7, 6-4, 6-2
3. 1923 Merano[6] N/A Otto Froitzheim 11-9, 8-6, 6-0
4. 1924 Hamburg N/A Louis Maria Heyden 8–6, 6–1, 9–7
5. 1925 All England Plate[a] N/A N/A N/A
6. 1926 Monaco clay Charles Kingsley 6–4, 6–1, 6–3
7. 1926 Cannes[7] N/A Charles Kingsley 7-5, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
8. 1927 Monaco clay Erik Worm walkover
9. 1931 Budapest N/A
10. 1932 Budapest N/A
11. 1932 San Remo N/A George E. Lyttleton-Rogers (3 straight sets)

Runner-up

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in final Score in final
1. 1924 Switzerland[8] Hendrik Timmer 3 sets to 2
2. 1925 Hamburg Otto Froitzheim 6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 6–1
3. 1928 Monaco clay Henri Cochet 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2
4. 1929 Bordighera clay Giorgio De Stefani 6-4, 7-5, 6-4
5. 1930 Zagreb clay Emmanuel Du Plaix 6-1, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
6. 1930 Budapest grass Roderich Menzel 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2[9]
7. 1930 Bordighera clay George E. Lyttleton-Rogers 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
8. 1932 Cannes Enrique Gerardo Maier 6-4, 7-9, 6-1, 6-4
9. 1933 Cannes Gottfried von Cramm 8-6, 6-3, 3-6, 8-6
  • a The All England Plate was a tournament played by the losers of the first two rounds of the Wimbledon Men's Singles tournament.[10]
  • b The Göteborg Games were A "mini-Olympics" held for the defeated nations of World War I who were defected from the 1924 Summer Olympics.[11]

Davis Cup

Europe Zone
Round Date Opponents Final match score Venue Surface Match Opponent Rubber score
2R 16–18 May 1924  Denmark 2–3 Copenhagen N/A Singles 2 Einer Ulrich 10-8, 6-0, 6-4 (W)
Doubles (with Jenő Péteri) Björn Thalbitzer / Einer Ulrich 5-7, 5-7, 6-1, 7-5, 5-7(L)
Singles 4 Axel Petersen 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 (W)
1R 8–10 May 1925  France 0-5 Budapest clay Singles 2 René Lacoste 3-6, 3-6, 3-6 (L)
Doubles (with Aurél Kelemen) Jean Borotra / René Lacoste 4-6, 2-6, 10-8, 3-6(L)
Singles 4 Jean Borotra 6-8, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 (W)
2R 16–18 May 1926  Argentina 2-3 Barcelona clay Singles 1 Guillermo Robson 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 (W)
Doubles (with Kálmán Kirchmayer) Enrique Obarrio / Guillermo Robson 2-6, 4-6, 3-6(L)
Singles 5 Enrique Obarrio 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 (W)
2R 13–15 May 1927  Italy 2-3 Budapest N/A Singles 1 Umberto De Morpurgo 7-5, 4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 1-6 (L)
Doubles (with Jenő Péteri) Umberto De Morpurgo / Giorgio De Stefani 3-6, 5-7, 6-8 (L)
Singles 5 Clemente Serventi 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 (W)
1R 4–6 May 1928  Norway 5-0 Christiana N/A Singles 1 Rolf Christoffersen 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 (W)
Doubles (with Jenő Péteri) Rolf Christoffersen / Torleif Torkildsen 6-2 6-2 4-6 6-0 (W)
Singles 4 Torleif Torkildsen 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 (W)
2R 18–20 May 1928  Netherlands 2-3 Noordwijk clay Singles 2 Arthur Diemer-Kool 7-5, 4-6, 2-6, 6-1, 1-1 Ret. (W)
Doubles (with Jenő Péteri) Hendrik Timmer / Ody Koopman 6-1, 4-6, 2-6, 5-7 (L)
Singles 4 Hendrik Timmer 3-6, 4-6, 3-6 (L)
1R 10–12 May 1929  Norway 4-1 Oslo N/A Singles 2 Jack Nielsen 11-9, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2 (W)
Doubles (with Pál Aschner) Torleif Torkildsen / Jack Nielsen 6-4, 6-4, 6-1 (W)
Singles 5 Torleif Torkildsen 6-1, 6-2, 6-1 (W)
2R 14–16 May 1929  Monaco 3-2 Budapest N/A Singles 2 Vladimir Landau 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 (W)
Doubles (with Jenő Péteri) René Gallepe/Vladimir Landau 4-6, 6-3, 2-6, 8-10 (L)
Singles 4 René Gallepe 6-0, 6-3, 6-1 (W)
QF 7–9 June 1929  Netherlands 3-2 Budapest clay Singles 1 Arthur Diemer-Kool 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 (W)
Doubles (with Imre Takáts) Hendrik Timmer / Arthur Diemer-Kool 6-1, 2-6, 6-4, 3-6, 2-6 (L)
Singles 5 Hendrik Timmer 8-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 (W)
SF 14–16 June 1929  Great Britain 2-3 Budapest clay Singles 1 Colin Gregory 5-7, 7-5, 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 (W)
Doubles (with Pál Aschner) Colin Gregory / Ian Collins 2-6, 6-4, 2-6, 3-6 (L)
Singles 4 Bunny Austin 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 (W)

Football career

Number Opponent Venue Attendance Type Date Result Goals scored
1. Austria Budapest 12.000-16.000 Friendly match 4 October 1914 2–2[12] 0
2. Austria Vienna N/A Friendly match 8 November 1914 2–1[13] 1
3. Austria Vienna 1.200 Friendly match 3 October 1915 4–2[14] N/A
4. Austria Hütteldorf 8000 Friendly match 7 May 1916 1–3[15] 0

Ice hockey career

Number Club affiliation Opponent Venue Type Date Result Goals scored
1. BKE Wiener Eislaufverein Vienna International match March 1915 14-2[16] several
2. BKE Wiener Eislaufverein Vienna International match December 1915 7-3[17] 2
3. BKE Wiener Eislaufverein Budapest Csáky Challenge Cup February 1917 2-7[18] 2
4. BKE Leipziger SC Budapest Csáky Challenge Cup January 1925 3-3[19] 1
5. BKE LTC Prague Tátrafüred Grand Hotel Challenge Cup January 1928 5–2[20] 0

Sources

References

  1. ^ a b "Kehrling Béla visszavonul [Bela Kehrling retires]" (in Hungarian). Budapest, Hungary: Huszadik század. September 1933. http://www.huszadikszazad.hu/sport/kehrling-bela-visszavonul. Retrieved 8 December 2010. 
  2. ^ "Szlovenszkó lawntennisz bajnokságai [Slovakia's International Lawn Championships]" (pdf). International Tennis Federation. September 1920. http://www.itftennis.com/shared/medialibrary/pdf/original/IO_34030_original.PDF. Retrieved 6 March 2011. 
  3. ^ a b Árpád gimnázium. "1910-1919" (in Hungarian). arpad.sulinet.hu. Budapest, Hungary: Ministry of National Development of Hungary. http://www.arpad.sulinet.hu/100ev100kep/Fejezetek/TeljesGozzelElore.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
  4. ^ "Idrott i Ungern". www.ae-learning.se. http://www.ae-learning.se/Ungern/Idrott.html. Retrieved 2011-03-02. 
  5. ^ "Szlovenszkó lawntennisz bajnokságai [Slovakia's International Lawn Championships]" (in Hungarian). Budapest, Hungary: Huszadik század. September 1920. http://www.huszadikszazad.hu/sport/szlovenszko-lawntennisz-bajnoksagai. Retrieved 2 March 2011. 
  6. ^ "Kehrling győzelmei Meránban [Kehrling's victories in Meran]" (in Hungarian). Budapest, Hungary: Huszadik század. October 1923. http://www.huszadikszazad.hu/sport/kehrling-gyozelmei-meranban. Retrieved 2 March 2011. 
  7. ^ "Beaulieu Tournament". New Zealand: Evening Post. 23 February 1926. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=EP19260223.2.116. Retrieved 2 March 2011. 
  8. ^ "A Dutch tennis champion". New Zealand: Evening Post. 26 April 1924. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=EP19240426.2.125. Retrieved 2 March 2011. 
  9. ^ "Menzel elhódította Kehrlingtől a magyar teniszbajnokságot" (in Hungarian). Budapest, Hungary: Huszadik század. September 1930. http://www.huszadikszazad.hu/sport/menzel-elhoditotta-kehrlingtol-a-magyar-teniszbajnoksagot. Retrieved 12 December 2010. 
  10. ^ "Lawn Tennis". New Zealand: Evening Post. 22 June 1929. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=EP19290622.2.184&l=mi&e=-------10--1----0--. Retrieved 2 March 2011. 
  11. ^ "Kehrling újabb győzelme Göteborgban [Kehrling newest victory in Göteborg]" (in Hungarian). Budapest, Hungary: Huszadik század. july 1923. http://www.huszadikszazad.hu/sport/kehrling-ujabb-gyozelme-goteborgban. Retrieved 2 March 2011. 
  12. ^ Dániel Sulyok (2009). "Magyarország - Ausztria 2 : 2, 1914.10.04 [Hungary - Austria 2 : 2, 1914.10.04]" (in Hungarian). Budapest, Hungary: Netkert Tech. http://www.magyarfutball.hu/hu/merkozes/1106. Retrieved 6 March 2011. 
  13. ^ "Magyarország – Ausztria 2:1 [Hungary - Austria 2:1]" (in Hungarian). Budapest, Hungary: Huszadik század. November 1914. http://www.huszadikszazad.hu/sport/magyarorszag-ausztria-21. Retrieved 6 March 2011. 
  14. ^ "1915 Osztrák Magyar [1915 Austria - Hungary]" (in Hungarian). Budapest, Hungary: Wordpress. 22 October 2010. http://www.tempofradi.hu/1915-osztrak-magyar-magyar-osztrak-i. Retrieved 6 March 2011. 
  15. ^ "Ausztria – Magyarország 3:1 [Austria – Hungary 3:1]" (in Hungarian). Budapest, Hungary: Huszadik század. May 1916. http://www.huszadikszazad.hu/sport/ausztria-magyarorszag-31-00. Retrieved 6 March 2011. 
  16. ^ "A magyar jéghockey-csapat győzelme [Victory of the Hungarian Ice-hockey team]" (in Hungarian). Budapest, Hungary: Huszadik század. March 1915. http://www.huszadikszazad.hu/sport/a-magyar-jeghockey-csapat-gyozelme. Retrieved 6 March 2011. 
  17. ^ "A BKE hockey-csapatának bécsi győzelme [Vienna triumph of BKE]" (in Hungarian). Budapest, Hungary: Huszadik század. December 1915. http://www.huszadikszazad.hu/sport/a-bke-hockey-csapatanak-becsi-gyozelme. Retrieved 6 March 2011. 
  18. ^ "A Csáky-vándordíj [Csáky Challenge Cup]" (in Hungarian). Budapest, Hungary: Huszadik század. February 1917. http://www.huszadikszazad.hu/sport/a-csaky-vandordij. Retrieved 6 March 2011. 
  19. ^ "A Csáky-vándordíj: BKE – Leipziger SC 3:3 (2:0) [Csáky Challenge Cup BKE – Leipziger SC 3:3 (2:0)]" (in Hungarian). Budapest, Hungary: Huszadik század. January 1925. http://www.huszadikszazad.hu/sport/a-csaky-vandordij-bke-leipziger-sc-33-20. Retrieved 6 March 2011. 
  20. ^ "A BKE fölényesen győzte le az LTC Prága csapatát [Overwhelming victory of BKE over LTC Prague]" (in Hungarian). Budapest, Hungary: Huszadik század. January 1928. http://www.huszadikszazad.hu/sport/a-bke-folenyesen-gyozte-le-az-ltc-praga-csapatat. Retrieved 6 March 2011. 

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