Background
Henner was born in 1915 the son of Ferdinand and Margarete Henkel. His father moved to Berlin for job-related reasons, and his entire family followed in 1927.
Henner was born in 1915 the son of Ferdinand and Margarete Henkel. His father moved to Berlin for job-related reasons, and his entire family followed in 1927.
His biggest success was his singles title at the 1937 French Championships. After World War I, his family moved to Erfurt in 1919. Henkel played his last tournament at Bad Pyrmont in the summer of 1942.
He reached the final which he lost to Roderich Menzel.
During the tournament, he had already received his draft notice. In the Battle of Stalingrad, Henkel was shot into the upper legal
He died of this injury on 13 January 1943 near Voronezh. Since 1950 the German junior team championship has been called the "Große Henner Henkel-Spiele" and since 1963 a commemorative tournament, "Henner-Henkel-Gedächtnisturnier", has been held in Erfurt.
Singles ( 1 title)
Doubles (2 titles, 2 runners-up)
Mixed doubles (1 runner-up).