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Place of Birth: Berlin
About Thomas Emmrich
- Thomas Emmrich (born 21 July 1953) is a former tennis player for East Germany.
- Between 1970 and 1988, Emmrich won 46 German Democratic Republic (GDR) titles (17 singles and 29 in the doubles and mixed).
- Unfortunately, he entered the tennis scene after the GDR had decided to promote only those sports which were relevant for the Olympics’ medals table.
- Thus, he was barred from international competitions outside the Eastern bloc countries and had to keep the status as an amateur.
- However, he gained some points at an ATP tournament in Sofia as GDR functionaries had not noticed that it had become part of the ATP tour.
- After this tournament, the ATP ranked him number 482—the only entry of a GDR tennis player in the ATP rankings.Martina Navratilova claimed that he could have become a top-ten player in the 1970s.After the German reunification in 1990, Emmrich proved that he could compete on a high international level as he won several titles, i.e.
- runners-up in the European Championships of the 35+ Seniors (1996), runners-up in the Doubles World Championships in 2003 (50+), European Champion (50+) in 2006.
- In addition, he gained many national titles after 1990 in senior competitions. His daughter Manuela Emmrich also picked up the tennis sport and played college tennis in the US.
- She won the National Championship in 2005.
- His son, Martin Emmrich, is a professional tennis player and is successful on the doubles pro circuit.
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