Elbert Sie

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Elbert Sie
Full nameAlexander Elbert Sie
Country (sports)Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Born (1987-09-06) 6 September 1987 (age 36)
Bandung, Indonesia
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$21,809
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 687 (15 October 2007)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 698 (9 May 2011)

Alexander Elbert Sie (born 6 September 1987), known as Elbert Sie, is an Indonesian former professional tennis player. After retiring he became a national representative in the sport of soft tennis.

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Biography

Sporting career

Born in Bandung, Sie had a best junior world ranking of 63 and appeared in the boys' singles main draw at Wimbledon, before competing professionally at ITF Futures level from 2006 to 2013. [1]

Sie reached a career high singles world ranking on the professional tour of 687 and won three Futures doubles titles. [2] At ATP Challenger Level, he made one attempt to qualify, in Bangkok in 2012. Unfortunately, in the first qualifying round, Sie had to retire against Hsin-Han Lee whilst leading 6-2 0-1. As a result, he has never lost a completed set at this level.

A regular Indonesian representative in regional multi-sport events, Sie won two gold medals at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games, in the men's doubles and team events. He also claimed two gold medals at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games and in 2014 made his Asian Games debut in Incheon. [3]

Sie featured in a total of 18 Davis Cup rubbers for Indonesia between 2006 and 2014, across 12 ties. He registered wins in four singles and three doubles rubbers. [4]

By the time of the 2018 Asian Games he had made the switch to soft tennis and replicated the feat of another Davis Cup player Edi Kusdaryanto by winning a silver medal in the singles event. [5] [6]

Personal life

Sie married Indonesian actress Stevani Nepa in December 2018. [7]

Titles

Legend
ITF Futures (3)
Titles by surface
Hard (2)
Clay (1)

Doubles: (3)

No.   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.Aug 2006Indonesia F3, Manado Hard Flag of Indonesia.svg Bonit Wiryawan Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Hsin-han
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Peng Hsien-yin
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
2.Oct 2010Iran F5, Tehran Clay Flag of India.svg Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan Flag of Austria.svg Christoph Lessiak-Collé
Flag of Austria.svg Bjorn Propst
6–3, 6–2
3.Jul 2012Indonesia F1, Jakarta Hard Flag of Indonesia.svg Christopher Rungkat Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Cheong-eui
Flag of South Korea.svg Oh Dae-soung
4–6, 7–5, [10–3]

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References

  1. "Elbert Sie Tampil di Future 4 Thailand". Antara News (in Indonesian). 5 October 2009.
  2. "Elbert Sie - Tennis Explorer". www.tennisexplorer.com.
  3. "Asian Games: Weightlifter Chen wins bronze medal". Taipei Times . 27 September 2014.
  4. "Key Statistics". daviscup.com.
  5. "Asian Games: Indonesian soft tennis players win a silver, two bronzes". The Jakarta Post . 29 August 2018.
  6. "Hanya Raih Perak Soft Tennis, Ini Komentar Elbert Sie". BeritaSatu (in Indonesian). 30 August 2018.
  7. Susanti, Ani (7 February 2019). "Nyaris Tak Terekspos, Artis FTV ini Dinikahi Atlet Peraih Medali Asian Games! Gelar Acara di Belanda". Tribunjatim.com (in Indonesian).