Åke Eliaeson
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | 26 May 1923 |
Died | 24 January 2015 Lidingö, Sweden | (aged 91)
Turned pro | 1941(amateur tour) |
Retired | 1967 |
Plays | Right–handed |
Singles | |
Career titles | 2(amateur tour) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
US Open | 1R (1950) |
Hans Ivar Åke Eliaeson (26 May 1923 – 24 January 2015) was a Swedish tennis player.[1][2]
Tennis career[]
Eliaeson represented the Swedish Davis Cup team in the 1952 Europe Zone second round tie against Chile. He played the last singles rubber in Sweden's 5–0 victory.[3]
Eliaeson played in one Grand Slam tournament, the 1950 US Open, where he lost to Sam Match.[4] Eliaeson won two amateur tournament titles, in 1951 at the Helsinki indoor event and in 1952 in Bad Schwartau, Germany.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Ake Eliaeson| Player Stats | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
- ^ "Hans Ivar Åke Eliaeson". gravar. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Davis Cup - Players". daviscup.com. Retrieved 2020-04-05.
- ^ "Ake Eliaeson | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1923 births
- Swedish male tennis players
- 2015 deaths