Ludwig von Salm-Hoogstraeten

Ludwig von Salm-Hoogstraeten
Full nameLudwig Albrecht Constantin Maria von Salm Hoogstraeten
Country (sports)Austria-Hungary
Austria
Born(1885-02-24)24 February 1885
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, German Empire
Died23 July 1944(1944-07-23) (aged 59)
Budapest, Hungary
Turned pro1910 (amateur tour)
Retired1932
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Grand Slam singles results
French Open3R (1926)
Wimbledon2R (1913)
US Open1R (1907)
French Open SeniorF (1931)[1][2]
Other tournaments
WHCCF (1914)
Olympic GamesQF (1912)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (1913, 1929, 1930)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon3R (1913)
Other mixed doubles tournaments
WHCCF (1914)
Team competitions
Davis CupQF (1925Eu)

Count Ludwig von Salm-Hoogstraeten (German pronunciation: [ˈluːtvɪç fɔn ˈzalm ˈhoːkˌʃtʁaːtn̩]; Hungarian: Salm Lajos [sɒlm ˈlɒjoʃ]; 24 February 1885 – 23 July 1944), nicknamed "Ludi", was an Austrian tennis player of the pre-Open Era. He competed in the men's outdoor singles event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[3] He reached the quarterfinal in which he lost to South African Harold Kitson in straight sets.[4]

Salm-Hoogstraeten played in six ties for the Austrian Davis Cup team between 1924 and 1928 and compiled a record of four wins and eight losses.


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