66-1988: Wegner is a surname, and may refer to: A [ edit ] Armin T. Wegner (1886–1978), German WWI soldier, writer, and human-rights activist Axel Wegner (born 1963), German sports shooter B [ edit ] Benjamin Wegner (1795–1864), Prussian-Norwegian industrialist, estate owner, and timber merchant Benjamin Wegner (civil servant) (1868–1949), Norwegian civil servant and lawyer Bernd Wegner (born 1949), German historian Bernd Wegner (mathematician) (1942–2024), German mathematician and editor-in-chief of zbMath Bettina Wegner (born 1947), German songwriter C [ edit ] Carl Wegner (born 1991), South African rugby union player Carl O. Wegner (1897-1986), American lawyer and politician Christel Wegner (born 1947), German politician (DKP) D [ edit ] Daniel Wegner (1948–2013), American experimental social psychologist Dennis Wegner (born 1991), German football player E [ edit ] Erwin Wegner (1909–1945), German athlete F [ edit ] Franz Wegner (born 1940), German theoretical physicist Fritz Wegner (1924–2015), Austrian-born emigrated British illustrator G [ edit ] Gary A. Wegner (born 1944), American astronomer Gudrun Wegner (1955–2005), German swimmer Gustav Wegner (1903–1942), German track and field athlete H [ edit ] Hans Wegner (1914–2007), Danish furniture designer Henriette Wegner (1805–1875), Norwegian businesswoman and humanitarian leader Herman B. Wegner (1891–1964), American politician (Socialist Party of America, Wisconsin Progressive Party) J [ edit ] Jack Wegner (1913–1982), Australian rules footballer Josef W. Wegner (born 1967), American Egyptologist and Professor at
132-495: A 1991 review of his book "Tennis In 2 Hours" in Tennis magazine stated that Wegner: "advocates an outdated brand of tennis that over-relies on topspin" top players such as Tilden, Kramer, Laver, Borg, Lendl, Bruguera, Kuerten, Muster, Sabatini, Sánchez Vicario and Nadal demonstrate the timelessness and efficacy of huge topspin throughout the history of the sport. In a 1992 episode of his TV series Tennis Television With Brad Holbrook ,
198-485: A case for the creation of an independent Armenian state. Also in 1919, Wegner published Der Weg ohne Heimkehr ( The Road of No Return ), a collection of letters he had written during what he deemed the "martyrdom" ( Martyrium ) of the Anatolian Armenians. In Germany after the war, Wegner married author Lola Landau , and became an activist espousing pacifism . His efforts during the aftermath of World War I and
264-607: A chair umpire to earn extra money along the way. Tales of his adventures playing in tournaments and hitchhiking through South America, Europe and Africa were reported in magazines and newspapers during his travels. Wegner represented Argentina in July 1965 at the annual meeting of the ILTF in London. There he proposed a change of the Davis Cup Americas Zone rules. Up to that point
330-606: A concentration camp. After leaving Germany, Wegner lived the rest of his life in Italy. He was later recognized for his anti-genocide efforts, including recognition by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations . His story and his pictures have featured in multiple later efforts to document the Armenian genocide. Wegner was born in the town of Elberfeld , Rhine Province (now in Wuppertal ) in
396-405: A lot of sense especially because the ideas are based on years of research and careful observation of how the modern day professionals hit the ball." Referencing Wegner's influence on Russian tennis "Leading Russian Coach Tatiana Matokhniyuk, who mentored Nadia Petrova and Marcus Baghdatis as juniors said of Oscar's system, 'You won't find beginners improve this quickly with any other method. It
462-542: A month at The Colony and the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Sarasota and Bradenton, Florida . Of the experience, Borg wrote: "Oscar is a great coach. He help me regain my strokes and my feel for the ball." After seeing Wegner's methodology at work in person with four of his own children ranging from 16 to 30 plus a 7-year-old granddaughter, Bud Collins was convinced of its efficacy and consented to write
528-413: A presentation at the 2008 USPTA World Conference, Nick Bollettieri admitted that after over 30 years of teaching the closed stance he now advocates the open stance, a mainstay of Wegner's method for over 40 years. In the 2008 Quickstart tennis practice and play plans manual, the forehand is illustrated with an open stance and finish over the shoulder and advises that "coaches who work with young players at
594-829: A tennis commentator in Spanish for Davis Cup, ATP and WTA tournaments including the Australian Open and the French Open , and in 2000 he joined the es:Panamerican Sports Network doing ATP and WTA tournaments including Wimbledon . Through these broadcasts Wegner became well known throughout South America. Also contributing to Wegner's worldwide recognition were 40 "Play Like The Pros With Oscar Wegner" Tennis Tips, instructional vignettes both in English and in Spanish, which were broadcast by ESPN International from June 1997 through September 1999 several times daily in more than 150 countries around
660-585: A writer and as a co-creator of German Expressionism . In 1927–8, he and his wife traveled to the Soviet Union and also visited the Soviet Socialist Republic of Armenia , where he met with several Armenians he had befriended in Berlin in 1918–1920. Based on his journey, Wegner authored Five Fingers Over You , the success of which made him a celebrity. The text described the underlying political violence of
726-477: Is a tennis coach and pre-open-era tour player, author, and the creator of Modern Tennis Methodology, a tennis-teaching system which he began developing in 1968. He is the founder and president of Oscar Wegner Enterprises, Inc. and Tennis Kids For Life, Inc. a non-profit corporation . He also founded several other projects such as The Modern Tennis Methodology Coaches Association, The Oscar Wegner Elite Training Program and The Oscar Wegner Modern Tennis College. He
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#1732854843842792-732: Is a USPTA Professional 1, the highest tested rating possible in that organization. He teaches publicly and privately throughout the United States, where he became a citizen in 2005. He currently resides and coaches in Clearwater, Florida . Oscar Wegner was born and raised in Buenos Aires , Argentina , the son of Dalmira Ofelia Jimenez and Oscar Pablo Wegner, Chief Engineer of Argentinian government oil fields in Comodoro Rivadavia (YPF) and an initiator of Aero Club Comodoro Rivadavia. He attended
858-619: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Armin T. Wegner Armin Theophil Wegner (October 16, 1886 – May 17, 1978) was a German soldier and medic in World War I , a prolific author, and a human rights activist . Stationed in the Ottoman Empire during World War I , Wegner was a witness to the Armenian genocide and the photographs he took documenting the plight of
924-402: Is doing. I am one. His unorthodox methods and techniques have in major measure become a new orthodoxy!" During his introduction of Wegner at the 2011 USPTA Nor Cal Annual Convention Dick Gould remarked: "Sometimes you listen to things a little different from what you've done before and Oscar and I go back a number of years...get to know him a little bit...to talk to him. He is not afraid to test
990-603: Is incredible! It describes to a "T" what I felt when I was at the top of my game. It is amazing that Oscar made it so simple to learn." During the Sunshine Cup, Wegner gave a copy of his new book "Tennis in 2 Hours" to Russian team captain Anatoly Lepyoshin, personally signed with the quote: "To the Russian Tennis Federation, with my best wishes, Oscar Wegner". The following year Bud Collins traveled to Moscow for
1056-791: Is the only way to teach at all levels. It's how we do it in Russia; surely everyone teaches this way.'" Wegner considers his greatest accomplishment the dissemination of his tennis teaching technology to coaches over the past 40 years. In addition to hundreds of tennis teaching professionals, high school coaches and parents certified in his methodology numerous coaches worldwide have been influenced by Wegner including Angel Jimenez, Lorenzo Fargas, Carlos Alves, Richard Williams, Chan Srichaphan, Jasenko Palos, Scott Gilmore, Sheri Slobin, David Glackin, Tia Hall, Bob Ruzanic and Vincent Spadea Sr. Ron Waite, certified USPTR tennis instructor who has successfully coached several NCAA Division III teams, has trained with many of
1122-725: The German Empire . Educated at first in Striegau (today Strzegom ), he later pursued further study in Zürich , Breslau , and Berlin . Upon completing his doctoral studies in law, he joined the armed forces. Wegner joined the German army at the outbreak of World War I, serving as a medic in Poland during the winter of 1914–1915, where he was awarded the Iron Cross for rendering care under fire. He rose to
1188-624: The Miami Police Department in the inner city area of Overtown , establishing a successful tennis program in the elementary schools and parks. He worked as Tennis Pro at the Newfield Bath and Tennis Club in Stamford, Connecticut during the summer of 1993. From November 1991 through October 1995, Wegner was featured on the instructional segment of The New Tennis Magazine Show (renamed Tennis Television With Brad Holbrook in 1993), exposing
1254-472: The surname Wegner . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wegner&oldid=1226127243 " Categories : Surnames German toponymic surnames German-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
1320-467: The "common tennis misconceptions" from Wegner's 1989 book. Chronological age and publication dates of other practitioners of modern tennis coaching techniques will indicate where on the timeline they relate to Wegner's methodology. Wegner has written several articles for TennisOne, a leading tennis instructional site since 1996 "founded on the dream of bringing the best teaching pros around the world to everyone." In an introduction to one of his articles
1386-566: The Americas Zone rules required that all finals be played within the confines of the North American section, forcing all South American teams to travel to the US, Mexico, or Canada to compete. The proposal, which was passed by an overwhelming majority and against the wishes of Australia, the US and Great Britain, specified that the finals would be played on alternate home and away locations (a rule which
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#17328548438421452-678: The Armenian genocide through his own photographs. Prior to the release of the documentary he was honored at the Armenian Genocide Museum in Yerevan for championing the plight of Armenians throughout his life. Recalled by some as "the only writer in Nazi Germany ever to raise his voice in public against the persecution of the Jews", by the time of Wegner's death in Rome he had been "virtually forgotten" by
1518-593: The Armenians today "comprises the core of witness images of the Genocide." In the years following World War I, Wegner also voiced his opposition, at great risk to his own life, to the antisemitic policies of the Nazi regime . In 1933, he authored an impassioned plea to Adolf Hitler on behalf of German Jews . He suggested that the persecution of the Jews was not just a question of "the fate of our Jewish brothers alone, [but also]
1584-685: The Bundesliga." After spending 4 months in Germany Wegner returned to Florida and worked as Owner and Head Pro of the American Tennis Academy in Sunrise for the next 3 years. After the academy's lease expired in 1985, Wegner went back to Florianópolis to coach at Alves' tennis academy at ASTEL. Living in the Alves home for 10 months Wegner worked daily with 8-year-old Kuerten and other youngsters. For
1650-739: The Escuela Nacional de Tenis at the Real Club de Polo then the Club de Tenis Andrés Gimeno. While there Wegner persuaded the national coaching team including Joaquin Moure that reinforcing open stance and topspin was the best way to develop their juniors into players of international stature. According to Bud Collins , who met Oscar Wegner in 1973 in Miami Beach where he was coaching the Spanish Junior boys team in
1716-470: The German people. He had never felt at home again in Germany after fleeing in the 1930s, and had lived out the remainder of his days in Italy. The inscription on Wegner's gravestone echoes the dying words attributed to Pope Gregory VII in 1085. Amavi iustitiam odi iniquitatem Propterea morior in exsilio I loved justice and hated iniquity Therefore I die in exile Oscar Wegner Oscar Wegner
1782-592: The Germans and recalled to Germany. While some of his photographs were confiscated and destroyed, he succeeded in smuggling out many negatives hidden in his belt. Wegner protested against the atrocities perpetrated by the Ottoman government against the Armenian people in an open letter, published in the Berliner Tageblatt , submitted to American President Woodrow Wilson at the peace conference of 1919. The letter made
1848-648: The Instituto Euskal-Echea, Liceo Naval Militar Almirante Guillermo Brown and Colegio San Jose. At the age of 12 he learned to sail at the Club Yacimientos de Petroliferos Fiscales, marking the beginning of a lifelong love of the sport. Later he joined the Club Nautico San Isidro, where he continued sailing, and at age 14 took up tennis, soon becoming the #1 junior player at his club and entering national tournaments. Beginning at 15 years of age and in
1914-615: The Order of Saint Gregory the Illuminator. He died at the age of 91 in Rome . Some of his ashes were later taken to Armenia to be honored at a posthumous state funeral near the Armenian Genocide Monument 's perpetual flame. A 2000 documentary film, Destination: Nowhere (The Witness) directed by Carlo Massa and produced by Dr. J. Michael Hagopian , depicted Wegner's personal account of
1980-556: The Soviet Communist model, foretelling the advent of Stalinism . On April 11, 1933, shortly after the Nazi boycott of Jewish businesses , Wegner denounced the persecution of Jews in Germany in an open letter to Adolf Hitler. On September 19, Wegner was arrested by the Gestapo , who imprisoned and tortured him. He was subsequently interned in the Nazi concentration camps at Oranienburg, Börgermoor and Lichtenburg , among others. He
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2112-644: The advantages of both groups playing tournaments together. Hunt would later purchase the NTL from George MacCall. In 1968, after recovering from his injury Wegner took a position at the Beverly Hills Tennis Club as Assistant Coach to Pancho Segura . Because Pancho liked Oscar's emerging teaching style he permitted Oscar to coach many of his celebrity clients, including Dinah Shore 's son Jody, Charlton Heston , Anne Douglas, Barbara Marx , Ava Gardner , Dean Martin Jr. and
2178-455: The barriers a little bit, he is not afraid to say, hey, you don't quite do it like this and to look at how the players are really really playing...the mark of a good teacher is someone who listens and evolves with the game and leads that evolution and you have that guy here today. First time I saw this my mouth dropped, my jaw dropped open, I go holy criminy! The more I thought about it, the more I watched these guys play, I watch these guys and that
2244-864: The children of Robert Taylor , Terrance and Tessa. During this period Wegner tested and developed a revolutionary new way of teaching tennis that he would later name Modern Tennis Methodology™. In the Summer of 1969 Wegner taught at the Westside Tennis Club , home of the USLTA National Championship (now the US Open ) in Forest Hills, New York as Assistant Coach to fr:Warren Woodcock . Next Wegner moved to Florida where he worked as Assistant Coach at David Park Tennis Center in Hollywood, Florida . In 1970 he took
2310-757: The differences between conventional tennis teaching methods and his own. The segments, shot in New York, Florida and Pennsylvania were shown nationally on Prime Network and aired in Florida on Sunshine Sports Network . During this time Venus and Serena Williams had moved from Compton, California to Florida where they trained under the supervision of their father Richard Williams at the Macci Tennis Academy, then left Macci's to train exclusively with their father thereafter, achieving tremendous success, from singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles to reaching #3 and #4 in
2376-415: The editors of TennisOne wrote: "A lot has been written about the modern forehand with its natural movements, open stance, windshield-wiper swing, and most importantly, tracking the ball and waiting before taking the racquet back. Much of this has been pioneered by Oscar Wegner, who has been teaching this method since 1968. Back then, this was very controversial, however, history has proved him right." Although
2442-653: The fact that he did not manage to save a single Jew from the Nazis. Wegner was awarded the Highest Order of Merit by the Federal German Government in 1956. His native city of Wuppertal awarded him the prestigious Eduard-Von-der-Heydt prize in 1962. In 1967 he was accorded the title of Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem . A year later, he was invited to Armenia by the Catholicos of All Armenians and awarded
2508-677: The fall of the Ottoman Empire explicitly advocated a separate Armenian nation as a path to reconciliation, which raised difficult political questions. Likewise, Wegner tried to ascribe culpability to the Young Turk regime rather than the Turkish people as a whole. In 1921 Wegner testified at the trial of Soghomon Tehlirian , the Ottoman Armenian who had killed Talat Pasha in Berlin . Wegner's role
2574-420: The fate of Germany." Noting that he was writing the letter as a proud German who could himself trace his Prussian familial roots back to the time of the Crusades , Wegner asked Hitler what would become of Germany if it continued its persecution of Jews. Answering his own question, Wegner declared, "There is no Fatherland without justice!" He was persecuted by the Nazi regime and fled after being released from
2640-540: The first Kremlin Cup and was asked by Russian coaches for more copies of Oscar Wegner's book. In the fall of 1990, he returned to Boca Raton private-coaching players including Vince Spadea and his sisters Luanne and Diana at St. Andrews School, where Luanne is currently on the Alumni Association board of directors (he had previously coached them at the Laver Racquet Club when they first started playing, instructing their parents on how to coach them with his techniques). In January of that year Wegner coached Björn Borg for
2706-467: The foreword to the second edition of Wegners' book (released at Lipton Tennis Championships in Key Biscayne, Florida March 1992), commenting: "I think you'll find it worthwhile to dump the past and join Oscar in your tennis future. In listening to him I've unlearned a few things myself that I long considered gospel." In 1993 and 1994, Wegner worked for the Greater Miami Tennis Patron Foundation under Donna Floyd Fales in conjunction with City government and
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2772-472: The game's leading instructors (including Wegner), and writes the "Turbo Tennis" column on tennisserver.com, refers often to Wegner's methodology saying: "Oscar is a most unconventional tennis teacher. Some doubt his methods and insights, but I would beg to differ. In many ways, I believe Oscar was the "forerunner" with respect to the modern game. His "unorthodox" doctrine has made him an outcast of sorts. But, his devotees will certainly support that he knows what he
2838-696: The host referred to Oscar Wegner as "The Father of Modern Tennis", initiating a reference that has been widely used and debated over the years, particularly in the past decade. Holbrook, who was largely responsible for launching Wegner's career in the US, is himself an avid tennis player and fan. Wegner denies that he "invented" modern tennis: "I didn't discover something new. It's the way the top players play. If you go back 60 years there are some players that were already playing this way." David Bailey tennis footwork and fitness coach at Sydney Academy Tennis and creator of The Bailey Method, summarizes Oscar Wegner's Modern Tennis Methodology as follows: "Oscar's teachings make
2904-724: The international tennis circuit from 1963 to 1967. After completing his military service he traveled through South America, the Caribbean, Europe, then Africa, back to Europe, the US and back to South America. The challenge of traveling around the world with the small budget of a few hundred dollars of "under the table" expenses paid by the tournaments was very exciting to the young Wegner, and in five years he visited over 30 countries and met numerous top players and local personalities. His friendship with top players, including Manolo Santana, Roy Emerson and Martin Mulligan , helped him come in contact with tournament directors and receive invitations to participate. He gave tennis lessons and served as
2970-418: The massacres (as the Ottoman Empire and Germany were allies), he gathered information on the massacres, collected documents, annotations, notes, and letters and took hundreds of photographs in the Armenian deportation camps in Deir ez-Zor , which later served to evidence the extent of the atrocities to which the Ottoman Armenians were subjected. At the Ottoman command's request, Wegner was eventually arrested by
3036-467: The next 2 years he taught tennis, sailing and windsurfing at the Galt Ocean Mile Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, then, in the Winter of 1981 became Director of the Junior Academy at the Laver Racquet Club in Del Ray Beach, where he met Carlos Alves, and Jürgen Fassbender . In 1982 Alves invited him to Florianópolis , Brazil where Wegner spent a month working with a group of young players, including Gustavo Kuerten , then 5 years old, prior to going to Germany for
3102-555: The next 4 years he visited Florianópolis and Itajaí often, coaching Kuerten and many other players including Márcio Carlsson , Maria Fernanda Alves and Rita Cruz Lima at ASTEL and Itamirim Clube de Campo. He also helped them with their games during their visits to US tournaments including the Orange Bowl for the next several years, with the exception of Guga, who started working with Larri Passos from 1990 onwards. Wegner self-published his first book "Tennis in 2 Hours" in December 1989. Of its contents Martin Mulligan wrote: "This book
3168-434: The next few years he saw Jack Kramer , Pancho Gonzales , Tony Trabert , Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall play in Buenos Aires and began to model some of his strokes after theirs. Notable players in Argentina he looked up to at the time were Enrique Morea and Eduardo Soriano . Seeing those players travel the world he decided he would try it himself. By the age of 16 he had earned a 100-ton motorsailer vessel pilot's license and
3234-399: The position of Head Tennis Coach for the City of West Palm Beach . In 1971 he went to Le Club International in Fort Lauderdale, Florida as Head Pro. In 1972, Wegner left Florida for Spain and became Director for Junior Development at Real Club de Tenis de Santander . The following year he was hired as the Junior Davis Captain for Spain and one of three National Coaches in Barcelona for
3300-539: The premise that players at every age and ability level can and should use the same basic techniques employed by the top players in the game, hence his motto "Play Like The Pros". The system is based on allowing the player to use instinct and natural movement together with fundamental techniques that emulate the best strokes of the all-time great players in tennis. These fundamentals include an emphasis on open stance, highly developed hand–eye coordination, impeccable timing characterized by waiting rather than early preparation of
3366-569: The public. He also made tips and articles as well as the second edition of his book available free of charge on the site. Over the past 14 years Wegner's website has had millions of visits. In 2005, Wegner published the third edition of his book and a new video, produced for the first time in DVD format. He has subsequently produced 5 more DVDs and offers the 5 original videos as "classic" DVDs. In 2007, Wegner formed his own coaching organization, which currently has over 400 members worldwide. Oscar Wegner recognized early on in his coaching career, that
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#17328548438423432-415: The rank of second lieutenant in the German Sanitary Corps, which was attached to the Ottoman Sixth Army . Wegner was part of a German detachment led by Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz , which was stationed along the Baghdad Railway in Syria and Mesopotamia ; here, Wegner witnessed the death marches of Armenians during the height of the Armenian genocide . Disobeying orders intended to smother news of
3498-636: The second-to-last stop on the Caribbean circuit, to say goodbye to his friends and colleagues. After leaving the tour in 1967 Wegner traveled to Los Angeles and arranged tournaments in the Caribbean and Latin America for George MacCall, then USA Davis Cup Captain and Owner of the National Tennis League (NTL), which had 6 players and 2 alternates under contract: Laver, Emerson, Rosewall, Stolle, Gimeno, Gonzales, and Segura and Olmedo. Also during this time Wegner met with another tour player, Mike Davies, Tour Director for Lamar Hunt 's World Championship Tennis (WCT), which represented The Handsome Eight and discussed
3564-422: The start of their tennis careers will recognize the importance of starting them off well and with success", while the 2009 USTA Quickstart teaching manual for parents and recreational coaches illustrates the forehand with a traditional closed-stance position with the racket finish toward the target. In a 2010 article for Tennis Magazine Rick Macci listed verbatim as the biggest myths of tennis instruction three of
3630-486: The stroke, and absence of self-conscious emphasis on footwork. The simplicity of the method is summed in the phrase "Find, Feel, Finish". Many of today's tennis teaching professionals, combining elements from the past with the term "modern tennis", mirror techniques which conform in part with the basic principles of Wegner's methodology. Some remain critical of Wegner's techniques, others have modified their viewpoints and still others now openly advocate his original tenets. In
3696-488: The summer to coach at the Weiden Tennis Club in Cologne at Fassbender's invitation. Fassbender later wrote: "Oscar's techniques are incredible. He was with me in Germany and the students started to call him the 'American who could teach tennis in two hours'. Over and over, he had total beginners that would rally 40, 60 balls back and forth in just two hours of instruction. He also helped the Weiden Tennis Club have an undefeated junior team that year and to get our main team up to
3762-405: The way tennis was traditionally taught bore little resemblance to the way the pros played. Thanks to his keen eye and experience on the tour he was able to distinguish between the "modern" method referred to by Bill Tilden and the traditional techniques and so-called conventional wisdom of tennis instruction, and set out to devise a more effective approach. His system of teaching tennis is based on
3828-518: The world by the end of 1999. Mike Daley introduced Wegner to Richard Williams during a satellite tournament at the Patricio Apey Tennis Academy in the Miami Airport Marriott in January 1999, and according to Oscar: "He greeted me with a great smile and said 'Oscar, it is an honor to meet you. I used to watch your show. Your techniques made so much sense that I taped them and had my girls watch them every day.'" From April 1994 to December 1999 Wegner, who speaks 5 languages, worked for ESPN International as
3894-447: The world, including airings during the Super Bowl , NBA Finals , Stanley Cup Finals and US Open Golf Tournaments , generating over two billion impressions on television worldwide. In 1992, segments of the Tennis Television shows were compiled into videotapes , which became available for purchase. In 1997 Wegner acquired the rights to the videos and initiated a website in order to sell the videos and introduce his tennis methodology to
3960-477: The worldwide Sunshine Cup tournament: "Those kids were hitting extra hard and with plenty of topspin in a way that startled spectators – and me." In 1974, he left Spain to take the position of Head Pro at the Aventura Country Club in North Miami Beach . That winter he served as the Tennis Pro at the Marco Polo Hotel in Palm Beach . He decided to build his own club, The Tennis Club International in Fort Lauderdale in 1975. After 3 years he sold his club and for
4026-561: Was acting as chair umpire for finals of international tournaments in Buenos Aires. After graduating from secondary school he studied engineering and surveying at the Universidad de Buenos Aires , was drafted into the Argentine Air Force . He later decided to join the international tennis circuit. He played his first tennis tournament outside Argentina in Asunción, Paraguay in 1961, beginning an enthusiasm for traveling which has continued throughout his life. Wegner made his first trip to Brazil in 1962 to meet his father's cousin German Frers who
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#17328548438424092-454: Was common to the rest of the world). Beginning in 1966 the finals of the Americas Zone were played under the revised rule, which may have resulted in the USA losing on red clay in Porto Alegre , Brazil in 1966 and in Guayaquil , Ecuador in 1967. After sustaining a severe hamstring injury in Curaçao in March 1967 he was forced to quit the tour. Staying behind while the other players moved on to Caracas , he later traveled to Mexico City ,
4158-420: Was found not guilty on the grounds of temporary insanity. The documents of the sensational trial were collected into a book, Justicier du génocide armènien: le procès de Tehlirian , for which Wegner authored the preface. In 1922 Wegner published Der Schrei von Ararat ( The Scream from Ararat ), an appeal for the rights of surviving Armenians. Toward the mid-1920s, Wegner reached the peak of his popularity as
4224-436: Was in the Buenos Aires – Rio sailboat race, which his cousin had won in 1950. In Rio de Janeiro Wegner practiced tennis with Lucy Maia at Fluminense Football Club , attended soccer matches and fell in love with the country. He returned on several occasions to enjoy the city, visit friends and play tennis with locals such as Jorge Paulo Lemann and coach Pepe Aguero at the Country Club of Rio de Janeiro. Oscar Wegner played on
4290-402: Was only to confirm the scope and horror of the Armenian experience during the events that later became known as the Armenian Genocide. Talat Pasha, the former Minister of the Interior of the Ottoman Empire, had been sentenced to death in absentia for orchestrating the Armenian massacres; Tehlirian, though he killed the former Ottoman administrator in broad daylight in front of several eyewitnesses,
4356-408: Was released in 1934, and fled to Rome , where he lived under an assumed name. In 1939, Wegner and his wife mutually agreed to divorce. He would later suggest, "Germany took everything from me... even my wife." In 1945 he married Irene Kowaliska . According to Stefan Ihrig , Wegner was a "broken man" by the 1960s. Ihrig suggests that all of Wegner's efforts ultimately failed, in particular due to
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