Eric Jelen
Country (sports) | Germany |
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Born | Trier, West Germany | 11 March 1965
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Turned pro | 1982 |
Retired | 1992 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $1,100,059 |
Singles | |
Career record | 135–136 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 23 (7 July 1986) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1984, 1990, 1991) |
French Open | 3R (1986) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1986) |
US Open | 3R (1986) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 111–81 |
Career titles | 5 |
Highest ranking | No. 18 (12 June 1989) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
French Open | 3R (1989) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1988) |
US Open | 2R (1988) |
Eric Jelen (born 11 March 1965) is a former tennis player from Germany, who won one singles (1989, Bristol) and five doubles titles during his professional career.
The right-hander Jelen reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 7 July 1986, when he became World No. 23.[1] Jelen was a member of two Davis Cup-winning teams. In 1988, he teamed with Boris Becker in doubles to earn the win that guaranteed a West German victory over Sweden in the final.[2] The following year, West Germany successfully defended the title by defeating Sweden in the final, and Becker and Jelen again won the doubles match.[3]
Career finals[]
Singles (1 title – 1 runner-up)[]
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Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Oct 1987 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard (i) | Kelly Evernden | 6–3, 1–6, 1–6 |
Win | 1. | Jun 1989 | Bristol, UK | Grass | Nick Brown | 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 |
Doubles (5 titles – 6 runners-up)[]
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Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Sep 1986 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | Boris Becker | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez |
4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 2. | Feb 1987 | Indian Wells, U.S. | Hard | Boris Becker | Guy Forget Yannick Noah |
4–6, 6–7 |
Win | 1. | Feb 1988 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | Boris Becker | Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 2. | Oct 1988 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard (i) | Carl-Uwe Steeb | Grant Connell Glenn Michibata |
6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 3. | Oct 1988 | Tokyo, Japan | Carpet (i) | Boris Becker | Andrés Gómez Slobodan Živojinović |
5–7, 7–5, 3–6 |
Win | 3. | Feb 1989 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | Michael Mortensen | Jakob Hlasek John McEnroe |
6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 4. | May 1989 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | Boris Becker | Emilio Sánchez Javier Sánchez |
4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 5. | Oct 1989 | Frankfurt, West Germany | Carpet (i) | Kevin Curren | Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser |
6–7, 7–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 6. | Apr 1991 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Boris Becker | Horacio de la Peña Diego Nargiso |
6–3, 6–7, 4–6 |
Win | 4. | Aug 1991 | Long Island, U.S. | Hard | Carl-Uwe Steeb | Doug Flach Diego Nargiso |
0–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 5. | Nov 1991 | Moscow, Russia | Hard | Carl-Uwe Steeb | Andrei Cherkasov Alexander Volkov |
6–4, 7–6 |
References[]
- ^ "Eric Jelen: Profile". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
- ^ "Davis Cup; West Germans Clinch Title, 3–0". The New York Times. Associated Press. 18 December 1988. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
- ^ "West Germany Wins Davis Cup". The Dispatch. Associated Press. 18 December 1989. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
External links[]
- Eric Jelen at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Eric Jelen at the International Tennis Federation
- Eric Jelen at the Davis Cup
Categories:
- 1965 births
- Living people
- German male tennis players
- Olympic tennis players of West Germany
- People from Trier
- Tennis players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- West German male tennis players
- German tennis biography stubs