line, with neither attempting to reach the net, save on rare occasions when a short drop shot would pull them to the forecourt. As a result the match was rather tedious." Nüsslein finished third out of four in the concluding round robin at the World Pro Championships in Berlin in September behind Martin Plaa and Bill Tilden. 1933 The score in the 1933 U. S. tour between Nüsslein and Tilden was 56–22 in Tilden's favour. In September, Nüsslein and Tilden met in the final of the World Pro Championships. In front of an audience of 7,000, "Nusslein was better than he seemed ... and little by little the young man began to blunt Tilden’s shot-making. With Tilden tiring, Nusslein pushed closer into court, sometimes trapping half-volleys at the service line and moving in, often behind drop shots. The German star gradually added pace and confidence, eventually dominating play and finally winning 1-6 6-4 7-5 6-3." Touring South America in November, Nüsslein won the tournament at Buenos Aires over Kozeluh and the Facondi brothers. Ray Bowers ranked Nüsslein the World No. 1 professional for 1933 and Albert Burke also ranked Nüsslein World no. 1 pro. 1934 Nüsslein won the Miami Pro in March beating Kozeluh in the final "timing his shots to perfection and stroking with lightning-like speed". At the US Pro in August, Nüsslein beat Ellsworth Vines in the semi finals. In the final he beat Karel Koželuh. "Nusslein mixed soft slices to midcourt with stinging drives, to the corners and kept the Czech on the run throughout the match. Kozeluh's lift shots carried about half the speed that Nusslein put on his flat drives." Nüsslein won the German Pro in September. 1935 Nüsslein won the Miami Beach Pro in February beating Kozeluh in four sets in the final. He won the Strassbourg Pro in June over Tilden in the semis and Ramillon in the final and won the German Pro in September. 1936 From 1936 onwards, Nüsslein spent a fair amount of his time coaching. He signed a contract with Rot-Weiss tennis club in Cologne. In the late thirties, Nüsslein coached the first Grand Slam winner Don Budge, the Australian Davis Cup team as well as several German players. Nüsslein won the Southport Pro event in July beating Cochet, Plaa and Ramillon in the concluding round robin and won the German Pro in September. 1937 Nüsslein won the King