Nels Van Patten

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Nels Van Patten
Full nameRichard Nels Van Patten
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1955-01-15) January 15, 1955 (age 69)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Doubles
Career record2–5
Highest rankingNo. 713 (February 24, 1986)

Richard Nels Van Patten (born January 15, 1955), known as Nels Van Patten, is an American actor and former professional tennis player. He is married to Nancy Valen.

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Born in Brooklyn, Van Patten is the eldest son of actor Dick Van Patten and the former Patricia Poole. He is named after the character "Nels Hansen" that his father played on the TV series Mama . His youngest brother, Vincent, was also a tennis player and the pair won a Challenger doubles title together in Athens in 1981. [1] [2]

ATP Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

No.   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.Sep 1981Athens Challenger
Athens, Greece
Clay Flag of the United States.svg Vincent Van Patten Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Nanad Ilekovlc
Flag of Greece.svg George Kalovelonis
7–6, 7–6

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References

  1. Amdur, Neil (August 21, 1983). "For Tennis Pro, Return Match". The New York Times .
  2. "Van Patten Fretted as Pupil Nearly Nailed Down a Title". Los Angeles Times . August 10, 1996.