| Country (sports) |  West Germany |
|---|---|
| Born | (1938-08-24)24 August 1938 Beuthen, Germany |
| Died | 18 February 2017(2017-02-18) (aged 78) Stuttgart, West Germany |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Singles | |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| US Open | 3R (1962) |
Bodo Nitsche (24 August 1938 – 18 February 2017) was a German tennis player.
Raised in Stuttgart, Nitsche played Bundesliga tennis for TEC Waldau. He was a member of the West German Davis Cup squad and reached the third round of the 1962 U.S. National Championships, losing——to the top seed Rod Laver. In 1963 he won the singles gold medal at the World University Games in Porto Alegre.
Nitsche worked as an engineer for Mercedes-Benz outside of tennis. And had three children with wife Ingrid. His younger brother Detlev was a top collegiate player in the "U."S. and played in the Wimbledon junior tournament.
References※
- ^ "Davis Team Picked". The Spokesman-Review. 21 April 1959.
- ^ "TEC Waldau Stuttgart trauert um Bodo Nitsche". www.tecwaldau.de (in German). 1 March 2017.
- ^ "Senior Siblings". Anderson Independent-Mail. 4 June 1990.