Jan Leschly

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Jan Leschly
Country (sports)Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Born (1940-09-11) 11 September 1940 (age 83)
Jutland, Denmark
Turned pro1957 (amateur)
Retired1973
PlaysLeft-handed
Singles
Career record219–112
Career titles18
Highest rankingNo. 10 (1967, Lance Tingay ) [1]
Grand Slam singles results
French Open 3R (1971)
Wimbledon 4R (1966)
US Open SF (1967)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open 4R (1971)
Wimbledon QF (1966)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon 2R (1959, 1960, 1967)

Jan Leschly (born 11 September 1940) is a Danish businessman and former professional tennis player. He was a semi finalist in the men's singles at the 1967 U.S. National Championships, and a quarter finalist in doubles at the1966 Wimbledon Championships. Between 1957 and 1973 he won 18 career titles in singles.

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Tennis career

He was a tour tennis professional from the late the 1950s to the early 1970s. In July 1957 won his played and won his first title the East of England Championships on grass at Felixstowe. Between 1959 and 1971 he participated in nine Wimbledon Championships and achieved his best result in 1966 when he reached the fourth round of the singles event and, partnering with his countryman Jørgen Ulrich (uncle of Lars Ulrich whose father is Torben Ulrich), the quarterfinals of the doubles event. [2] Jan Leschly was in the semifinal of the US Championship at Forest Hills in 1967, where he lost to Clark Graebner in five sets. He was ranked World No. 10 for 1967 in Lance Tingay amateur rankings for The Daily Telegraph. [1] In 1972 won his last title at the Scandinavian Indoor Championships played on carpet courts at Copenhagen. In 1973 played his final tournament at the Coast Championship at Rungsted where he lost in the semi-finals to Lars Elvstrom.

Career finals

Singles 33 (18-15)

Category + (Titles)
Grand Slam (0)
National (8)
International (4)
Provincial/Regional/State (2)
County 0)
Regular (4)
Titles by Surface
Clay – Outdoor (9)
Grass – Outdoor (3)
Hard – Outdoor (0)
Carpet – Indoor (7)
Wood – Indoor (8)
ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1.July 1957 East of England Championships Grass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Talbot1–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win2.July 1958 East of England Championships Grass Flag of Denmark.svg Claus Storm Pallesen6–0, 6–0
Loss3.August 1959 Danish National Championships Clay Flag of Denmark.svg Kurt Nielsen 6–0, 6–2, 6–4
Loss4.January 1961 Danish Covered Court Championships Wood (i) Flag of Denmark.svg Jørgen Ulrich 6–4, 6–8, 6–2, 6–2
Loss5.November 1961King's Cup Wood (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Ulf Schmidt 6–4, 6–2
Win6.December 1961 Copenhagen Indoor Wood (i) Flag of Sweden.svg Torsten Johansson 6–2, 5–7, 6–3, 10–8
Loss7.January 1962Danish Covered Court ChampionshipsWood (i) Flag of Denmark.svg Jørgen Ulrich 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Win8.March 1962 Danish International Championships ? Flag of Sweden.svg Torsten Johansson 6–3, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
Win9.December 1962 Copenhagen Indoor Wood (i) Flag of Denmark.svg Jørgen Ulrich 12–10, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win10.January 1963Danish Covered Court ChampionshipsWood (i) Flag of Denmark.svg Jørgen Ulrich 4–6, 9–11, 8–6, 8–6, 6–4
Loss11.March 1963 Moscow International Championships ? Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Toomas Leius 6–0, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win12.August 1963 Danish National Championships Clay Flag of Denmark.svg Jørgen Ulrich 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
Win13.August 1964 Danish National Championships Clay Flag of Denmark.svg Torben Ulrich 3–6, 5–7, 7–5, 8–6, 6–0
Loss14.November 1965King's Cup Final (London) Wood (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bobby Wilson 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 12–10
Win15.January 1966Danish Covered Court ChampionshipsWood (i) Flag of Denmark.svg Carl-Edvard Hedelund 6–0, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Win16.August 1966Danish National ChampionshipsClay Flag of Denmark.svg Carl-Edvard Hedelund 6–0, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Loss17.March 1967 South African Championships Hard Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Manuel Santana 6–2, 2–6, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss18.July 1967 Travemünde International Clay Flag of Romania.svg Ilie Năstase 4–6, 3–6, 2–6
Loss19.August 1967 Danish National Championships Clay Flag of Denmark.svg Jorgen Ulrich 3–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–1
Loss20.November 1967 Queensland Hard Court Championships Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roy Emerson 6–4, 12–10
Win21.February 1968 Scandinavian Indoor Championships Carpet (i) Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alex Metreveli 4–6, 12–10, 6–3, 6–4
Loss22.February 1968 U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships Carpet (i) Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Manuel Santana 6–8, 3–6
Win23.February 1968 [3] Macon Indoor Carpet (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Sangster 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4
Loss24.March 1968 Concord Indoor Championships Carpet (i) Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Ashe 3–6, 13–15
Win25.August 1968 Copenhagen Tournament ? Flag of Australia (converted).svg Martin Mulligan 3–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win26.January 1969Danish Covered Court ChampionshipsCarpet (i) Flag of Denmark.svg Carl-Edvard Hedelund 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Win27.February 1969Rothmans Trophy Crystal Palace, [4] Carpet (i) Flag of Spain.svg Manuel Orantes 9–7, 7–5
Win28.August 1969Danish National ChampionshipsClay Flag of Denmark.svg Jørgen Ulrich 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
Loss29 .August 1969 Copenhagen Tournament ? Flag of Australia (converted).svg Martin Mulligan 4-6, 6-4, 7-9, 14-12, 1-6
Win20.August 1970 Danish National Championships Clay Flag of Denmark.svg Jorgen Ulrich 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Loss31.June 1971 Chichester International Grass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gerald Battrick 2-6, 8-9
Loss32.July 1971 Swedish Open Bastaad Clay Flag of Romania.svg Ilie Năstase 7–6, 2–6, 1–6, 4–6
Win33.February 1972 Scandinavian Indoor Championships Carpet (i) Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Ray Moore 6–1, 11–9, 6–3

Work career

Leschly has been the chairman and chief executive officer of Care Capital LLC, a private equity firm, since May 2000. Other positions:

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References

  1. 1 2 United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 428.
  2. ↑ "Wimbledon player archive – Jan Leschly". AELTC.
  3. ↑ "ATP Tour: Results Archive". ATP Tour. ATP. 1968. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Mulligan for Cystal Palace: Australian born Martin Mulligan, a former Wimbledon finalist, and Nicola PletrangeU will represent Italy in the new Rothman's Trophy tennis tournament, Crystal Palace in February". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Aberdeen, Scotland. 10 January 1969. p. 12.
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