Almut Sturm

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Almut Sturm
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Sturm (right) in 1965
Country (sports)Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Born (1941-04-07) 7 April 1941 (age 80)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 2R (1964, 1965)
Wimbledon 3R (1962)
US Open 1R (1963)

Almut Sturm (born 7 April 1941), known as Almut Gfroerer after marriage, is a German former tennis player.

Sturm, national singles champion in 1963, was a member of West Germany's 1969 Federation Cup team, featuring in two singles rubbers. She had a win over Canada's Andrée Martin, then was beaten by Winnie Shaw in West Germany's quarter-final loss to Great Britain. [1]

During the 1960s she won several titles on tour, including in Israel and Nice. [2]

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References

  1. "Britain, Australia advance". Montreal Gazette . 23 May 1969.
  2. "German wins Israel title". The Australian Jewish News . Vol. XXXV, no. 5. Victoria, Australia. 18 October 1968. p. 23. Retrieved 31 December 2021 via National Library of Australia.