Erika Vollmer


Erika Vollmer is a German professional female tennis player who lost the final of Italian Championships singles title to British player Patricia Ward by 4–6, 3–6 in 1955.
She won the German national singles title in 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957 and 1959. Vollmer was the No.1 ranked German player in 1952 and 1955.
Between 1953 and 1959 she competed in seven consecutive editions of the Wimbledon Championships and achieved her best singles result in 1953 when she reached the quarterfinal in which she lost in two sets to first-seeded and eventual champion Maureen Connolly.
In 1947 she married doctor Johannes Vollmer. In 1956 she received the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt, the highest sports award in Germany.

Career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
LossMay 1955Italian Championships, ItalyClay Patricia Ward4–6, 3–6