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Ilse Friedleben
Ilse Friedleben (, "née" Weihermann; 2 September 1893 – December 1963) was a German female tennis player who was active until the beginning of the 1930s.
Biography.
Friedleben was born under her maiden name "Weihermann" in Frankfurt am Main on 2 September 1893. Along with her sisters Toni and Anna, she played field hockey at the SC Frankfurt 1880 as well as tennis at the TC Palmengarten. In the years before World War I, both Ilse and her sister Toni were among
I, Neppach married film architect and producer Robert Neppach and moved to Berlin where she joined the sports club Tennis Borussia Berlin.
In 1924 and 1925 Neppach won the singles title at the German Indoor Championships. In 1925 she reached her greatest success by beating Ilse Friedleben in the final of the German Championships at Hamburg in three sets. That year she won eight out of nine possible titles at German championships and was co-ranked No. 1 in Germany with Friedleben. In 1926, she was invited by Suzanne Lenglen to