Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling
Henri Cochet, Eileen Bennett Whittingstall, Hilde Krahwinkel and Gottfried von Cramm, Roland Garros 1932 | |
| Country (sports) | Germany Denmark |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 March 1908 Essen, Germany |
| Died | 7 March 1981 (aged 72) Helsingborg, Sweden |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 2013 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 331-41 (89.0%) |
| Career titles | 90 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (1936, Ned Potter) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | W (1935, 1936, 1937) |
| Wimbledon | F (1931, 1936) |
| Doubles | |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | F (1935) |
| Wimbledon | F (1935) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| French Open | 2R (1929, 1930) |
| Wimbledon | W (1933) |
Hildegard Krahwinkel Sperling (née Krahwinkel; 26 March 1908 – 7 March 1981) was a German-Danish tennis player. She won three consecutive singles titles at the French Championships from 1935 to 1937. Krahwinkel Sperling is generally regarded as the second-greatest female German tennis player in history, behind Steffi Graf. Sperling played a counterpunching game, predicated on speed, and wore down opponents. Helen Jacobs once wrote that Sperling was the third-best player she ever played, behind Helen Wills Moody and Suzanne Lenglen.
She became a dual-citizen after marrying a Dane, Svend Sperling, in December 1933.