Jan Leschly
| Country (sports) | Denmark |
|---|---|
| Born | (1940年09月11日) 11 September 1940 (age 84) Jutland, Denmark |
| Turned pro | 1957 (amateur) |
| Retired | 1973 |
| Plays | Left-handed |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 219–112 |
| Career titles | 18 |
| Highest ranking | No. 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 semifinalist in the men's singles at the 1967 U.S. National Championships and a quarterfinalist in doubles at the 1966 Wimbledon Championships. From 1957 to 1973, he won 18 career titles in singles.
Tennis career
[edit ]He was a tour tennis professional from the late the 1950s to the early 1970s. In July 1957, he won his first title the East of England Championships on grass at Felixstowe. From 1959 to 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 with his countryman Jørgen Ulrich (uncle of Lars Ulrich whose father is Torben Ulrich), he reached the quarterfinals of the doubles event.[2] Jan Leschly was in the semifinals of the US Championship at Forest Hills in 1967, losing to Clark Graebner in five sets.
He was ranked World No. 10 for 1967 in Lance Tingay's amateur rankings for The Daily Telegraph.[1] In 1972, he 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, losing in the semifinals to Lars Elvstrom.
Career finals
[edit ]Singles 33 (18-15)
[edit ]| 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) |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | July 1957 | East of England Championships | Grass | United Kingdom Gordon Talbot | 1–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 2. | July 1958 | East of England Championships | Grass | Denmark Claus Storm Pallesen | 6–0, 6–0 |
| Loss | 3. | August 1959 | Danish National Championships | Clay | Denmark Kurt Nielsen | 6–0, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4. | January 1961 | Danish Covered Court Championships | Wood (i) | Denmark Jørgen Ulrich | 6–4, 6–8, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5. | November 1961 | King's Cup | Wood (i) | Sweden Ulf Schmidt | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 6. | December 1961 | Copenhagen Indoor | Wood (i) | Sweden Torsten Johansson | 6–2, 5–7, 6–3, 10–8 |
| Loss | 7. | January 1962 | Danish Covered Court Championships | Wood (i) | Denmark Jørgen Ulrich | 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 8. | March 1962 | Danish International Championships | ? | Sweden Torsten Johansson | 6–3, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 9. | December 1962 | Copenhagen Indoor | Wood (i) | Denmark Jørgen Ulrich | 12–10, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 10. | January 1963 | Danish Covered Court Championships | Wood (i) | Denmark Jørgen Ulrich | 4–6, 9–11, 8–6, 8–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 11. | March 1963 | Moscow International Championships | ? | Soviet Union Toomas Leius | 6–0, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 12. | August 1963 | Danish National Championships | Clay | Denmark Jørgen Ulrich | 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 13. | August 1964 | Danish National Championships | Clay | Denmark Torben Ulrich | 3–6, 5–7, 7–5, 8–6, 6–0 |
| Loss | 14. | November 1965 | King's Cup Final (London) | Wood (i) | United Kingdom Bobby Wilson | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 12–10 |
| Win | 15. | January 1966 | Danish Covered Court Championships | Wood (i) | Denmark Carl-Edvard Hedelund | 6–0, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 16. | August 1966 | Danish National Championships | Clay | Denmark Carl-Edvard Hedelund | 6–0, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 17. | March 1967 | South African Championships | Hard | Spain Manuel Santana | 6–2, 2–6, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 18. | July 1967 | Travemünde International | Clay | Romania Ilie Năstase | 4–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 19. | August 1967 | Danish National Championships | Clay | Denmark Jorgen Ulrich | 3–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–1 |
| Loss | 20. | November 1967 | Queensland Hard Court Championships | Hard | Australia Roy Emerson | 6–4, 12–10 |
| Win | 21. | February 1968 | Scandinavian Indoor Championships | Carpet (i) | Soviet Union Alex Metreveli | 4–6, 12–10, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 22. | February 1968 | U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships | Carpet (i) | Spain Manuel Santana | 6–8, 3–6 |
| Win | 23. | February 1968[3] | Macon Indoor | Carpet (i) | United Kingdom Mike Sangster | 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 |
| Loss | 24. | March 1968 | Concord International Indoor | Carpet (i) | United States Arthur Ashe | 3–6, 13–15 |
| Win | 25. | August 1968 | Copenhagen Tournament | ? | Australia Martin Mulligan | 3–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 26. | January 1969 | Danish Covered Court Championships | Carpet (i) | Denmark Carl-Edvard Hedelund | 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 27. | February 1969 | Rothmans Trophy Crystal Palace,[4] | Carpet (i) | Spain Manuel Orantes | 9–7, 7–5 |
| Win | 28. | August 1969 | Danish National Championships | Clay | Denmark Jørgen Ulrich | 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 29 . | August 1969 | Copenhagen Tournament | ? | Australia Martin Mulligan | 4-6, 6-4, 7-9, 14-12, 1-6 |
| Win | 20. | August 1970 | Danish National Championships | Clay | Denmark Jorgen Ulrich | 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 31. | June 1971 | Chichester International | Grass | United Kingdom Gerald Battrick | 2-6, 8-9 |
| Loss | 32. | July 1971 | Swedish Open Bastaad | Clay | Romania Ilie Năstase | 7–6, 2–6, 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 33. | February 1972 | Scandinavian Indoor Championships | Carpet (i) | South Africa Ray Moore | 6–1, 11–9, 6–3 |
Work career
[edit ]Leschly has been the chairman and chief executive officer of Care Capital LLC, a private equity firm, since May 2000. Other positions:
- Chief Executive and Director, SmithKline Beecham, a company that develops and markets pharmaceuticals and over-the-counter medicines, 1994 to May 2000.
- Director, American Express, Viacom, Maersk, and Dynavax Technologies Corporation.
- Member, Advisory Board of Daimler Chrysler and the Emory University Business School Dean's Advisory Council.
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ a b United States Lawn Tennis Association (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (First Edition), p. 428.
- ^ "Wimbledon player archive – Jan Leschly". AELTC.
- ^ "ATP Tour: Results Archive". ATP Tour. ATP. 1968. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "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.
External links
[edit ]- Jan Leschly at the Association of Tennis Professionals Edit this at Wikidata
- Jan Leschly at the International Tennis Federation Edit this at Wikidata
- Jan Leschly at the Davis Cup Edit this at Wikidata
- Kubulus Alumni – Jan Leschly at Københavns Universitet
- Jan Leschly at the Tennis Archives
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| Preceded by | Chief Executive of SmithKline Beecham April 1994 - April 2000 |
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