Axel Hornung

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Axel Hornung
Country (sports)Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Born (1966-06-06) 6 June 1966 (age 57)
Köln, West Germany
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$13,304
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 422 (30 Mar 1987)
Doubles
Career record1–6 (ATP Tour)
Highest rankingNo. 125 (20 Jul 1987)

Axel Hornung (born 6 June 1966) is a German tennis coach and former professional player. [1] He has previously served as the national tennis coach of Luxembourg. [2]

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Hornung, who comes from Köln, turned professional in 1986 and reached a best singles world ranking of 422.

Ranked as high as 125 in the world for doubles, he had his best year in 1987 when he made five Grand Prix main draw appearances and won an ATP Challenger title in Montabaur.

ATP Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

No.   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.May 1987Montabaur Challenger
Montabaur, West Germany
Clay Flag of Germany.svg Christian Saceanu Flag of Mexico.svg Jorge Lozano
Flag of Mexico.svg Agustín Moreno
6–3, 6–4

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References

  1. "Aachen: BW Aachen: "Über unseren Teamgeist ist einiges möglich"". Aachener Zeitung (in German). 16 June 2017.
  2. "Tennis: Mir stellen Iech den Nationaltrainer Axel Hornung vir". Radio Television Luxembourg (in Luxembourgish). 6 May 2015.