Country (sports) Denmark French Open 3R (1971) US Open SF (1967) Role Tennis Player | Plays Left-handed Wimbledon 4R (1966) Name Jan Leschly Handed Left-handed | |
Born September 11, 1940 (age 83)
Jutland, Denmark ( 1940-09-11 ) Highest ranking No. 10 (1967, Lance Tingay) | ||
Laver vs Leschly, Tegart vs Shaw
Jan Leschly (born 11 September 1940) is a Danish businessman and former professional tennis player.
Leschly has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Care Capital LLC, a private equity firm, since May 2000. He was a tour tennis professional in the 1960s and early 1970s. 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 Jorgen Ulrich (uncle of Lars Ulrich whose father is Torben Ulrich), the quarterfinals of the doubles event. 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.
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